[ { "surah": "4", "ayah": 24, "translation": "(24) And [also prohibited to you are all] married women except those your right hands possess.[177] [This is] the decree of All\u0101h upon you. And lawful to you are [all others] beyond these, [provided] that you seek them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse. So for whatever you enjoy [of marriage] from them, give them their due compensation[178] as an obligation. And there is no blame upon you for what you mutually agree to beyond the obligation. Indeed, All\u0101h is ever Knowing and Wise." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 25, "translation": "(25) And whoever among you cannot [find] the means to marry free, believing women, then [he may marry] from those whom your right hands possess of believing slave girls. And All\u0101h is most knowing about your faith. You [believers] are of one another. So marry them with the permission of their people and give them their due compensation [i.e., mahr] according to what is acceptable. [They should be] chaste, neither [of] those who commit unlawful intercourse randomly nor those who take [secret] lovers. But once they are sheltered in marriage, if they should commit adultery, then for them is half the punishment for free [unmarried] women. This [allowance] is for him among you who fears affliction [i.e., sin], but to be patient is better for you. And All\u0101h is Forgiving and Merciful." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 26, "translation": "(26) All\u0101h wants to make clear to you [the lawful from the unlawful] and guide you to the [good] practices of those before you and to accept your repentance. And All\u0101h is Knowing and Wise." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 27, "translation": "(27) All\u0101h wants to accept your repentance, but those who follow [their] passions want you to digress [into] a great deviation." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 28, "translation": "(28) And All\u0101h wants to lighten for you [your difficulties]; and mankind was created weak." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 29, "translation": "(29) O you who have believed, do not consume one another's wealth unjustly[179] but only [in lawful] business by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, All\u0101h is to you ever Merciful." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 30, "translation": "(30) And whoever does that in aggression and injustice - then We will drive him into a Fire. And that, for All\u0101h, is [always] easy." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 31, "translation": "(31) If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins and admit you to a noble entrance [into Paradise]." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 32, "translation": "(32) And do not wish for that by which All\u0101h has made some of you exceed others. For men is a share of what they have earned, and for women is a share of[180] what they have earned. And ask All\u0101h of His bounty. Indeed All\u0101h is ever, of all things, Knowing." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 33, "translation": "(33) And for all, We have made heirs to what is left by parents and relatives. And to those whom your oaths have bound [to you] - give them their share.[181] Indeed All\u0101h is ever, over all things, a Witness." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 34, "translation": "(34) Men are in charge of women[182] by [right of] what All\u0101h has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what All\u0101h would have them guard.[183] But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance[184] - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them [lightly].[185] But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, All\u0101h is ever Exalted and Grand." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 35, "translation": "(35) And if you fear dissension between the two, send an arbitrator from his people and an arbitrator from her people. If they both desire reconciliation, All\u0101h will cause it between them. Indeed, All\u0101h is ever Knowing and Aware." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 36, "translation": "(36) Worship All\u0101h and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side,[186] the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. Indeed, All\u0101h does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful," }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 37, "translation": "(37) Who are stingy and enjoin upon [other] people stinginess and conceal what All\u0101h has given them of His bounty - and We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment -" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 38, "translation": "(38) And [also] those who spend of their wealth to be seen by the people and believe not in All\u0101h nor in the Last Day. And he to whom Satan is a companion - then evil is he as a companion." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 39, "translation": "(39) And what [harm would come] upon them if they believed in All\u0101h and the Last Day and spent out of what All\u0101h provided for them? And All\u0101h is ever, about them, Knowing." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 40, "translation": "(40) Indeed, All\u0101h does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 41, "translation": "(41) So how [will it be] when We bring from every nation a witness and We bring you, [O Mu\u1e25ammad], against these [people] as a witness?" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 42, "translation": "(42) That Day, those who disbelieved and disobeyed the Messenger will wish they could be covered by the earth. And they will not conceal from All\u0101h a [single] statement." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 43, "translation": "(43) O you who have believed, do not approach prayer while you are intoxicated until you know what you are saying[187] or in a state of jan\u0101bah,[188] except those passing through [a place of prayer], until you have washed [your whole body]. And if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women [i.e., had sexual intercourse] and find no water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and your hands [with it]. Indeed, All\u0101h is ever Pardoning[189] and Forgiving." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 44, "translation": "(44) Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture, purchasing error [in exchange for it] and wishing you would lose the way?" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 45, "translation": "(45) And All\u0101h is most knowing of your enemies; and sufficient is All\u0101h as an ally, and sufficient is All\u0101h as a helper." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 46, "translation": "(46) Among the Jews are those who distort words from their [proper] places [i.e., usages] and say, \"We hear and disobey\" and \"Hear but be not heard\" and \"R\u0101\u02bfin\u0101,\"[190] twisting their tongues and defaming the religion. And if they had said [instead], \"We hear and obey\" and \"Wait for us [to understand],\" it would have been better for them and more suitable. But All\u0101h has cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few.[191]" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 47, "translation": "(47) O you who were given the Scripture, believe in what We have sent down [to Prophet Mu\u1e25ammad (\ufdfa)], confirming that which is with you, before We obliterate faces and turn them toward their backs or curse them as We cursed the sabbath-breakers.[192] And ever is the matter [i.e., decree] of All\u0101h accomplished." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 48, "translation": "(48) Indeed, All\u0101h does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with All\u0101h has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 49, "translation": "(49) Have you not seen those who claim themselves to be pure? Rather, All\u0101h purifies whom He wills, and injustice is not done to them, [even] as much as a thread [inside a date seed]." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 50, "translation": "(50) Look how they invent about All\u0101h untruth, and sufficient is that as a manifest sin." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 51, "translation": "(51) Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture, who believe in jibt [superstition] and \u1e6d\u0101gh\u016bt [false objects of worship] and say about the disbelievers, \"These are better guided than the believers as to the way\"?" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 52, "translation": "(52) Those are the ones whom All\u0101h has cursed; and he whom All\u0101h curses - never will you find for him a helper." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 53, "translation": "(53) Or have they a share of dominion? Then [if that were so], they would not give the people [even as much as] the speck on a date seed." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 54, "translation": "(54) Or do they envy people for what All\u0101h has given them of His bounty? But We had already given the family of Abraham the Scripture and wisdom[193] and conferred upon them a great kingdom." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 55, "translation": "(55) And some among them believed in it,[194] and some among them were averse to it. And sufficient is Hell as a blaze." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 56, "translation": "(56) Indeed, those who disbelieve in Our verses - We will drive them into a fire. Every time their skins are roasted through, We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment. Indeed, All\u0101h is ever Exalted in Might and Wise." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 57, "translation": "(57) But those who believe and do righteous deeds - We will admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide forever. For them therein are purified spouses, and We will admit them to deepening shade." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 58, "translation": "(58) Indeed, All\u0101h commands you to render trusts to whom they are due and when you judge between people to judge with justice. Excellent is that which All\u0101h instructs you. Indeed, All\u0101h is ever Hearing and Seeing." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 59, "translation": "(59) O you who have believed, obey All\u0101h and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to All\u0101h and the Messenger, if you should believe in All\u0101h and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 60, "translation": "(60) Have you not seen those who claim to have believed in what was revealed to you, [O Mu\u1e25ammad], and what was revealed before you? They wish to refer legislation to \u1e6d\u0101gh\u016bt,[195] while they were commanded to reject it; and Satan wishes to lead them far astray." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 61, "translation": "(61) And when it is said to them, \"Come to what All\u0101h has revealed and to the Messenger,\" you see the hypocrites turning away from you in aversion." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 62, "translation": "(62) So how [will it be] when disaster strikes them because of what their hands have put forth and then they come to you swearing by All\u0101h, \"We intended nothing but good conduct and accommodation.\"" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 63, "translation": "(63) Those are the ones of whom All\u0101h knows what is in their hearts, so turn away from them[196] but admonish them and speak to them a far-reaching [i.e., effective] word." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 64, "translation": "(64) And We did not send any messenger except to be obeyed by permission of All\u0101h. And if, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you, [O Mu\u1e25ammad], and asked forgiveness of All\u0101h and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found All\u0101h Accepting of Repentance and Merciful." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 65, "translation": "(65) But no, by your Lord, they will not [truly] believe until they make you, [O Mu\u1e25ammad], judge concerning that over which they dispute among themselves and then find within themselves no discomfort from what you have judged and submit in [full, willing] submission." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 66, "translation": "(66) And if We had decreed upon them, \"Kill yourselves\" or \"Leave your homes,\" they would not have done it, except for a few of them. But if they had done what they were instructed, it would have been better for them and a firmer position [for them in faith]." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 67, "translation": "(67) And then We would have given them from Us a great reward." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 68, "translation": "(68) And We would have guided them to a straight path." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 69, "translation": "(69) And whoever obeys All\u0101h and the Messenger - those will be with the ones upon whom All\u0101h has bestowed favor of the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the righteous. And excellent are those as companions." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 70, "translation": "(70) That is the bounty from All\u0101h, and sufficient is All\u0101h as Knower." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 71, "translation": "(71) O you who have believed, take your precaution and [either] go forth in companies or go forth all together." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 72, "translation": "(72) And indeed, there is among you he who lingers behind; and if disaster strikes you, he says, \"All\u0101h has favored me in that I was not present with them.\"" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 73, "translation": "(73) But if bounty comes to you from All\u0101h, he will surely say, as if [i.e., showing that] there had never been between you and him any affection, \"Oh, I wish I had been with them so I could have attained a great attainment.\"[197]" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 74, "translation": "(74) So let those fight in the cause of All\u0101h who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter. And he who fights in the cause of All\u0101h and is killed or achieves victory - We will bestow upon him a great reward." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 75, "translation": "(75) And what is [the matter] with you that you fight not in the cause of All\u0101h and [for] the oppressed among men, women and children who say, \"Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper\"?" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 76, "translation": "(76) Those who believe fight in the cause of All\u0101h, and those who disbelieve fight in the cause of \u1e6d\u0101gh\u016bt.[198] So fight against the allies of Satan. Indeed, the plot of Satan has ever been weak." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 77, "translation": "(77) Have you not seen those who were told, \"Restrain your hands [from fighting][199] and establish prayer and give zak\u0101h\"? But then when battle was ordained for them, at once a party of them feared men as they fear All\u0101h or with [even] greater fear. They said, \"Our Lord, why have You decreed upon us fighting? If only You had postponed [it for] us for a short time.\" Say, \"The enjoyment of this world is little, and the Hereafter is better for he who fears All\u0101h. And injustice will not be done to you, [even] as much as a thread [inside a date seed].\"" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 78, "translation": "(78) Wherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you should be within towers of lofty construction. But if good comes to them, they say, \"This is from All\u0101h\"; and if evil befalls them, they say,[200] \"This is from you.\" Say, \"All [things] are from All\u0101h.\" So what is [the matter] with those people that they can hardly understand any statement?" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 79, "translation": "(79) What comes to you of good is from All\u0101h, but what comes to you of evil, [O man], is from yourself.[201] And We have sent you, [O Mu\u1e25ammad], to the people as a messenger, and sufficient is All\u0101h as Witness.[202]" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 80, "translation": "(80) He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed All\u0101h; but those who turn away - We have not sent you over them as a guardian." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 81, "translation": "(81) And they say, \"[We pledge] obedience.\" But when they leave you, a group of them spend the night determining to do other than what you say. But All\u0101h records what they plan by night. So leave them alone and rely upon All\u0101h. And sufficient is All\u0101h as Disposer of affairs." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 82, "translation": "(82) Then do they not reflect upon the Qur\u2019\u0101n?[203] If it had been from [any] other than All\u0101h, they would have found within it much contradiction." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 83, "translation": "(83) And when there comes to them something [i.e., information] about [public] security or fear, they spread it around. But if they had referred it back to the Messenger or to those of authority among them, then the ones who [can] draw correct conclusions from it would have known about it. And if not for the favor of All\u0101h upon you and His mercy, you would have followed Satan, except for a few." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 84, "translation": "(84) So fight, [O Mu\u1e25ammad], in the cause of All\u0101h; you are not held responsible except for yourself. And encourage the believers [to join you] that perhaps All\u0101h will restrain the [military] might of those who disbelieve. And All\u0101h is greater in might and stronger in [exemplary] punishment.[204]" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 85, "translation": "(85) Whoever intercedes for a good cause will have a share [i.e., reward] therefrom; and whoever intercedes for an evil cause will have a portion [i.e., burden] therefrom. And ever is All\u0101h, over all things, a Keeper.[205]" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 86, "translation": "(86) And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]. Indeed All\u0101h is ever, over all things, an Accountant." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 87, "translation": "(87) All\u0101h - there is no deity except Him. He will surely assemble you for [account on] the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. And who is more truthful than All\u0101h in statement." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 88, "translation": "(88) What is [the matter] with you [that you are] two groups concerning the hypocrites,[206] while All\u0101h has made them fall back [into error and disbelief] for what they earned.[207] Do you wish to guide those whom All\u0101h has sent astray? And he whom All\u0101h sends astray - never will you find for him a way [of guidance].[208]" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 89, "translation": "(89) They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of All\u0101h. But if they turn away [i.e., refuse], then seize them and kill them [for their betrayal] wherever you find them and take not from among them any ally or helper," }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 90, "translation": "(90) Except for those who take refuge with a people between yourselves and whom is a treaty or those who come to you, their hearts strained at [the prospect of] fighting you or fighting their own people. And if All\u0101h had willed, He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you. So if they remove themselves from you and do not fight you and offer you peace, then All\u0101h has not made for you a cause [for fighting] against them." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 91, "translation": "(91) You will find others who wish to obtain security from you and [to] obtain security from their people. Every time they are returned to [the influence of] disbelief, they fall back into it. So if they do not withdraw from you or offer you peace or restrain their hands, then seize them and kill them wherever you overtake them. And those - We have made for you against them a clear authorization." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 92, "translation": "(92) And never is it for a believer to kill a believer except by mistake. And whoever kills a believer by mistake - then the freeing of a believing slave and a compensation payment [diyah] presented to his [i.e., the deceased's] family [is required], unless they give [up their right as] charity. But if he [i.e., the deceased] was from a people at war with you and he was a believer - then [only] the freeing of a believing slave; and if he was from a people with whom you have a treaty - then a compensation payment presented to his family and the freeing of a believing slave. And whoever does not find [one or cannot afford to buy one] - then [instead], a fast for two months consecutively,[209] [seeking] acceptance of repentance from All\u0101h.[210] And All\u0101h is ever Knowing and Wise." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 93, "translation": "(93) But whoever kills a believer intentionally - his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and All\u0101h has become angry with him and has cursed him and has prepared for him a great punishment." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 94, "translation": "(94) O you who have believed, when you go forth [to fight] in the cause of All\u0101h, investigate; and do not say to one who gives you [a greeting of] peace, \"You are not a believer,\"[211] aspiring for the goods of worldly life; for with All\u0101h are many acquisitions. You [yourselves] were like that before; then All\u0101h conferred His favor [i.e., guidance] upon you, so investigate. Indeed All\u0101h is ever, of what you do, Aware." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 95, "translation": "(95) Not equal are those believers remaining [at home] - other than the disabled - and the muj\u0101hideen, [who strive and fight] in the cause of All\u0101h with their wealth and their lives. All\u0101h has preferred the muj\u0101hideen through their wealth and their lives over those who remain [behind], by degrees. And to all [i.e., both] All\u0101h has promised the best [reward]. But All\u0101h has preferred the muj\u0101hideen over those who remain [behind] with a great reward -" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 96, "translation": "(96) Degrees [of high position] from Him and forgiveness and mercy. And All\u0101h is ever Forgiving and Merciful." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 97, "translation": "(97) Indeed, those whom the angels take [in death] while wronging themselves[212] - [the angels] will say, \"In what [condition] were you?\" They will say, \"We were oppressed in the land.\" They [the angels] will say, \"Was not the earth of All\u0101h spacious [enough] for you to emigrate therein?\" For those, their refuge is Hell - and evil it is as a destination." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 98, "translation": "(98) Except for the oppressed among men, women and children who cannot devise a plan nor are they directed to a way[213] -" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 99, "translation": "(99) For those it is expected that All\u0101h will pardon them, and All\u0101h is ever Pardoning[214] and Forgiving." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 100, "translation": "(100) And whoever emigrates for the cause of All\u0101h will find on the earth many [alternative] locations and abundance. And whoever leaves his home as an emigrant to All\u0101h and His Messenger and then death overtakes him - his reward has already become incumbent upon All\u0101h. And All\u0101h is ever Forgiving and Merciful." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 101, "translation": "(101) And when you travel throughout the land, there is no blame upon you for shortening the prayer,[215] [especially] if you fear that those who disbelieve may disrupt [or attack] you.[216] Indeed, the disbelievers are ever to you a clear enemy." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 102, "translation": "(102) And when you [i.e., the commander of an army] are among them and lead them in prayer,[217] let a group of them stand [in prayer] with you and let them carry their arms. And when they have prostrated, let them be [in position] behind you and have the other group come forward which has not [yet] prayed and let them pray with you, taking precaution and carrying their arms. Those who disbelieve wish that you would neglect your weapons and your baggage so they could come down upon you in one [single] attack. But there is no blame upon you, if you are troubled by rain or are ill, for putting down your arms, but take precaution. Indeed, All\u0101h has prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 103, "translation": "(103) And when you have completed the prayer, remember All\u0101h standing, sitting, or [lying] on your sides. But when you become secure, re-establish [regular] prayer. Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 104, "translation": "(104) And do not weaken in pursuit of the enemy. If you should be suffering - so are they suffering as you are suffering, but you expect from All\u0101h that which they expect not. And All\u0101h is ever Knowing and Wise." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 105, "translation": "(105) Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Mu\u1e25ammad], the Book in truth so you may judge between the people by that which All\u0101h has shown you. And do not be for the deceitful an advocate." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 106, "translation": "(106) And seek forgiveness of All\u0101h. Indeed, All\u0101h is ever Forgiving and Merciful." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 107, "translation": "(107) And do not argue on behalf of those who deceive themselves. Indeed, All\u0101h loves not one who is a habitually sinful deceiver." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 108, "translation": "(108) They conceal [their evil intentions and deeds] from the people, but they cannot conceal [them] from All\u0101h, and He is with them [in His knowledge] when they spend the night in such as He does not accept of speech. And ever is All\u0101h, of what they do, encompassing." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 109, "translation": "(109) Here you are - those who argue on their behalf in [this] worldly life - but who will argue with All\u0101h for them on the Day of Resurrection, or who will [then] be their representative?" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 110, "translation": "(110) And whoever does a wrong or wrongs himself but then seeks forgiveness of All\u0101h will find All\u0101h Forgiving and Merciful." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 111, "translation": "(111) And whoever earns [i.e., commits] a sin only earns it against himself. And All\u0101h is ever Knowing and Wise." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 112, "translation": "(112) But whoever earns an offense or a sin and then blames it on an innocent [person] has taken upon himself a slander and manifest sin." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 113, "translation": "(113) And if it was not for the favor of All\u0101h upon you, [O Mu\u1e25ammad], and His mercy, a group of them would have determined to mislead you. But they do not mislead except themselves, and they will not harm you at all. And All\u0101h has revealed to you the Book and wisdom and has taught you that which you did not know. And ever has the favor of All\u0101h upon you been great." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 114, "translation": "(114) No good is there in much of their private conversation, except for those who enjoin charity or that which is right or conciliation between people. And whoever does that seeking means to the approval of All\u0101h - then We are going to give him a great reward." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 115, "translation": "(115) And whoever opposes the Messenger after guidance has become clear to him and follows other than the way of the believers - We will give him what he has taken[218] and drive him into Hell, and evil it is as a destination." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 116, "translation": "(116) Indeed, All\u0101h does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with All\u0101h has certainly gone far astray." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 117, "translation": "(117) They call upon instead of Him none but female [deities], and they [actually] call upon none but a rebellious Satan," }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 118, "translation": "(118) Whom All\u0101h has cursed. For he had said, \"I will surely take from among Your servants a specific portion." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 119, "translation": "(119) And I will mislead them, and I will arouse in them [sinful] desires, and I will command them so they will slit the ears of cattle, and I will command them so they will change the creation of All\u0101h.\" And whoever takes Satan as an ally instead of All\u0101h has certainly sustained a clear loss." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 120, "translation": "(120) He [i.e., Satan] promises them and arouses desire in them. But Satan does not promise them except delusion." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 121, "translation": "(121) The refuge of those will be Hell, and they will not find from it an escape." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 122, "translation": "(122) But the ones who believe and do righteous deeds - We will admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever. [It is] the promise of All\u0101h, [which is] truth, and who is more truthful than All\u0101h in statement." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 123, "translation": "(123) It [i.e., Paradise] is not [obtained] by your wishful thinking nor by that of the People of the Scripture. Whoever does a wrong will be recompensed for it, and he will not find besides All\u0101h a protector or a helper." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 124, "translation": "(124) And whoever does righteous deeds, whether male or female, while being a believer - those will enter Paradise and will not be wronged, [even as much as] the speck on a date seed." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 125, "translation": "(125) And who is better in religion than one who submits himself to All\u0101h while being a doer of good and follows the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth? And All\u0101h took Abraham as an intimate friend." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 126, "translation": "(126) And to All\u0101h belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And ever is All\u0101h, of all things, encompassing." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 127, "translation": "(127) And they request from you, [O Mu\u1e25ammad], a [legal] ruling concerning women. Say, \"All\u0101h gives you a ruling about them and [about] what has been recited to you in the Book concerning the orphan girls to whom you do not give what is decreed for them[219] - and [yet] you desire to marry them - and concerning the oppressed among children and that you maintain for orphans [their rights] in justice.\" And whatever you do of good - indeed, All\u0101h is ever Knowing of it." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 128, "translation": "(128) And if a woman fears from her husband contempt or evasion, there is no sin upon them if they make terms of settlement between them - and settlement is best. And present in [human] souls is stinginess.[220] But if you do good and fear All\u0101h - then indeed All\u0101h is ever, of what you do, Aware." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 129, "translation": "(129) And you will never be able to be equal [in feeling] between wives, even if you should strive [to do so]. So do not incline completely [toward one] and leave another hanging.[221] And if you amend [your affairs] and fear All\u0101h - then indeed, All\u0101h is ever Forgiving and Merciful." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 130, "translation": "(130) But if they separate [by divorce], All\u0101h will enrich each [of them] from His abundance. And ever is All\u0101h Encompassing and Wise." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 131, "translation": "(131) And to All\u0101h belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And We have instructed those who were given the Scripture before you and yourselves to fear All\u0101h. But if you disbelieve - then to All\u0101h belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And ever is All\u0101h Free of need and Praiseworthy." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 132, "translation": "(132) And to All\u0101h belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is All\u0101h as Disposer of affairs.[222]" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 133, "translation": "(133) If He wills, He can do away with you, O people, and bring others [in your place]. And ever is All\u0101h competent to do that." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 134, "translation": "(134) Whoever desires the reward of this world - then with All\u0101h is the reward of this world and the Hereafter. And ever is All\u0101h Hearing and Seeing." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 135, "translation": "(135) O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for All\u0101h, even if it be against yourselves or parents and relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, All\u0101h is more worthy of both.[223] So follow not [personal] inclination, lest you not be just. And if you distort [your testimony] or refuse [to give it], then indeed All\u0101h is ever, of what you do, Aware." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 136, "translation": "(136) O you who have believed, believe[224] in All\u0101h and His Messenger and the Book that He sent down upon His Messenger and the Scripture which He sent down before. And whoever disbelieves in All\u0101h, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day has certainly gone far astray." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 137, "translation": "(137) Indeed, those who have believed then disbelieved, then believed then disbelieved, and then increased in disbelief - never will All\u0101h forgive them, nor will He guide them to a way." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 138, "translation": "(138) Give tidings to the hypocrites that there is for them a painful punishment -" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 139, "translation": "(139) Those who take disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do they seek with them honor [through power]? But indeed, honor belongs to All\u0101h entirely.[225]" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 140, "translation": "(140) And it has already come down to you in the Book [i.e., the Qur\u2019\u0101n] that when you hear the verses of All\u0101h [recited], they are denied [by them] and ridiculed; so do not sit with them until they enter into another conversation. Indeed, you would then be like them.[226] Indeed, All\u0101h will gather the hypocrites and disbelievers in Hell all together -" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 141, "translation": "(141) Those who wait [and watch] you. Then if you gain a victory from All\u0101h, they say, \"Were we not with you?\" But if the disbelievers have a success, they say [to them], \"Did we not gain the advantage over you, but we protected you from the believers?\" All\u0101h will judge between [all of] you on the Day of Resurrection, and never will All\u0101h give the disbelievers over the believers a way [to overcome them].[227]" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 142, "translation": "(142) Indeed, the hypocrites [think to] deceive All\u0101h, but He is deceiving them. And when they stand for prayer, they stand lazily, showing [themselves to] the people and not remembering All\u0101h except a little," }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 143, "translation": "(143) Wavering between them, [belonging] neither to these [i.e., the believers] nor to those [i.e., the disbelievers]. And whoever All\u0101h sends astray - never will you find for him a way." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 144, "translation": "(144) O you who have believed, do not take the disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do you wish to give All\u0101h against yourselves a clear case?" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 145, "translation": "(145) Indeed, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire - and never will you find for them a helper -" }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 146, "translation": "(146) Except for those who repent, correct themselves, hold fast to All\u0101h, and are sincere in their religion for All\u0101h, for those will be with the believers. And All\u0101h is going to give the believers a great reward." }, { "surah": "4", "ayah": 147, "translation": "(147) What would All\u0101h do with [i.e., gain from] your punishment if you are grateful and believe? And ever is All\u0101h Appreciative[228] and Knowing." } ]