The English Reference Qur’an

4B3 In the name of Allah, the most gracious and merciful. People, fear your^MP Lord who created you^MP from one soul, then from that created its spouse and from them^D brought forth many men and women. Fear Allah, by whom you^MP ask each other, as well as those who bore you. Allah watches over you^MP.

Give the orphans their money and do not trade bad for good, nor take their money as your^MP money. That is a great travesty.

*** If you^MP fear that you^MP will not be just toward the orphans, marry the women you^MP think best, a pair or three or four. But if you^MP fear you^MP will not be just to them, then just one, or the slave girls you^MP own. This is better to avoid oppression.

*** Give women their^FP bride-price as a gift. If they^FP freely give you^MP back any of it, take^MP it as a blessing and health to you^MP.

Do not give^MP fools^MP the money  Allah gave you^MP for your^MP livelihood. Rather, provide^MP for them^MP with it, clothe^MP them^MP, and speak^MP kindly to them.

Test^MP the orphans until they^MP reach marriage. If you^MP sense they are mature, pay^MP them their^MP money. Do not spend^MP it wastefully or hastily before they grow up. The rich should refrain from doing anything wrong. The poor should spend it kindly. If you^MP pay them their money, do^MP it in front of witnesses. Allah is a sufficent reckoner.

Both men and women have shares in what their parents and relatives leave behind, whether little or much. It is a mandatory share.

If the distribution is attended by relatives, orphans, and the needy, provide for them with it, and speak^MP kindly to them.

Let those who have weak descendants for whom they fear beware. Let them fear Allah and speak appropriately.

Those who wickedly take orphans’ money shall take fire into their bellies and be roasted in a burning fire.

This is what Allah commands concerning your^MP children: Each son shall inherit as much as two daughters. If there are more than two women, they shall have two-thirds of what he left. If there is only one, then she inherits half. His parents shall each get one-sixth if he has a son. If he does not have a son and his parents inherit from him, his mother shall get a third. But if he has brothers, his mother shall get a sixth after deducting bequests and debts. You^MP do not know whether your^MP parents or your^MP children will be closer and more beneficial to you^MP. This is Allah’s ordinance. Allah is all-knowing and wise.

4B4 *** You^MP are entitled to half of what your^MP wives leave if they^FP do not have a son. If they^FP have a son, you^MP inherit a quarter of what they^FP left behind after deducting bequests and debts. They^FP get a quarter of what you^MP leave behind if they^FP do not have a son. If you^MP have a son, they^FP get an eighth of what you^MP left behind after deducting bequests and debts. If a man or a woman inherits from a distant relative, and there is a brother or sister, they^D will each get a sixth. If there are more than that, they^MP shall share a third, after deducting bequests and debts, without harming [anyone]; it is Allah’s commandment. Allah is all-knowing and gentle.

These are Allah’s limits. Allah will cause him who obeys Allah and his messenger to enter heavenly gardens with flowing rivers underneath where they will remain forever. That is the great victory.

If anyone disobeys Allah and his messenger and transgresses his limits, Allah will make him enter hellfire forever, and he will have shameful torment.

*** As for your^MP women who commit promiscuity, bring four of you^MP as witnesses against them^FP. If they witness [against them], keep them^FP in their houses until they^FP die or Allah provides a way [out] for them^FP.

As for the two^MD who commit it, harm^MP them^D, and if they^D repent and make^D amends, turn away^MP from them^D. Allah will accept repentance and is merciful.

Allah is obliged to accept the repentance of those who unknowingly do evil and then repent soon. Allah will accept their repentance. Allah is all-knowing and wise.

Repentance is not for those who do bad deeds, and saying when approaching death, “Now I repent.” Nor is it for those who die in their disbelief. We have prepared painful torment for them.

Believers, it is not lawful for you^MP to inherit women against their will. Do^MP not make it difficult for them^FP so you^MP can cheat them^FP out of part of what you^MP gave them^FP, except if they^FP commit promiscuity openly. Live^MP with them^FP kindly. If you^MP hate them^FP, you might hate something that Allah will make very good.

If you^MP want to trade one wife for another, though you^MP have given the first a huge bride price, do not take ^MPany of it back. Would you^MP take it back scandalously and with clear guilt?

How could you^MP take it back when you^MP have been intimate with each other and they^FP have made a solemn covenant with you^MP?

From now on, do not marry^MP women your fathers have married. It is promiscuity, hateful, and a bad path.

It is forbidden for you^MP [to marry] your^MP mothers, daughters, sisters, paternal and maternal aunts, daughters of your brothers or sisters, wet nurses who nursed you and girls they have nursed, mothers-in-law, step-daughters in your care if you^MP have consumated marriage with their mothers (if you^MP have not consumated the marriage, they are allowed), and daughters-in-law if they are married to your^MP biological sons. Do not marry sisters from now on - Allah is forgiving and merciful -

5A1nor married women, except if they are your^MP slaves. That is Allah’s command to you. Besides that, you^MP are permitted to use your^MP money to get married^MP rather than having^MP sex with a prostitute. Give the wives their^FP wages for what you^MP have enjoyed with them^FP. This is a regulation. Anything that you^MP agree upon after the regulation is allowed. Allah is all-knowing and wise.

*** Those of you^MP who are not able to marry believing^FP wives [should marry] believing^FP slave girls you^MP own. Allah knows your^MP faith, one and the other, so marry them^FP with the permission of their^FP families and give them^FP their^FP wages kindly, as wives, and not as prostitutes or mistresses. When they^FP are married, if they^FP commit promiscuity, they^FP will get half the torment of married [free] women. This is for those of you^MP who fear hardship. But enduring is better for you^MP. Allah is forgiving and merciful.

Allah wants to show you^MP and guide you^MP by the traditions of those before you^MP, and to accept your^MP repentance. Allah is all-knowing and wise.

*** Allah wants to accept your^MP repentance, but those who want to follow their passions veer far from the path.

Allah wants to lighten matters for you^MP, and man was created weak.

Believers, do not waste your^MP money, except if it is voluntary business, and do not kill yourselves. Allah is merciful to you^MP.

We will roast in hellfire whoever does such things in enmity and wickedness. That is easy for Allah.

If you^MP avoid the serious sins you^MP have been warned not to do, we will expiate your^MP bad deeds from you^MP and give you^MP a generous entry.

Do not covet what Allah has given one over another. Men and women both have a portion of what they have earned. Ask Allah by his grace. Allah knows everything.

For everything left behind by parents and relatives we have appointed heirs. As for you who have sworn a contract, give them their portion. Allah is witness of everything.

Men are guardians of women, with what Allah has preferred some of them over others with, and as they donated their money. Righteous women are devout and protect what is unseen as Allah protects it. Admonish those^FP you^MP fear will cheat, then desert^MP them on their^FP beds, and then leave^MP them^FP. If they^FP obey you^MP, do not wish for a way against them^FP. Allah is most high and great.

If you^MP fear a split between them^D, send an arbiter from his family and an arbiter from her family. If they^D want to reconcile, Allah will make them^D agree. Allah is all-knowing and aware.

5A2 Worship^MP Allah and do not worship^MP any other god beside him. Be charitable to your parents, your relatives, orphans, the needy, neighboring relatives, neighbors who are strangers, close friends, travelers, and your^MP slaves. Allah does not love the proud and boastful,

those who are miserly, and who command others to be miserly, who hide what Allah has given them out of his grace. We have prepared shameful torment for disbelievers

and those who donate their money to be seen by people and do not believe in Allah or the last day. Satan is a bad partner to have.

What harm is it to them if they believe in Allah and the last day and donate out of what Allah has provided them? Allah knows about them.

Allah does not cheat by so much as a speck. If it is a good deed, he himself multiplies it and gives a great reward.

What if we brought a witness from every nation, and we brought you^MS against them as a witness?

On that day, disbelievers who disobeyed the messenger will wish that the earth would flatten them. They do not conceal a saying from Allah.

Believers, do not go near prayers when you^MP are drunk, until you^MP know what you^MP are saying, nor when ritually unclean until you have washed, unless you are traveling. If you^MP are sick or traveling or have gone to the bathroom or have had sex with women and do not find water, wash with pure sand and wipe your faces and hands. Allah is pardoning and forgiving.

*** Have you^MS not seen that those who were given a portion of the book buy error? They want you^MP to go astray from the path.

*** Allah knows your^MP enemies well, and Allah is a sufficient protector. He is a sufficient savior.

Some Jews take words out of their context and say: “We heard and disobeyed; hear^MS without being heard and pay attention to us.” They distort with their tongues and slander religion. If they had said: “We heard and obeyed; hear^MS and look at us,” it would have been better and more upright for them. Allah has damned them for their disbelief, for few of them believe.

You^MP who received the book, believe^MP in what we have revealed, confirming what you^MP have, before we obliterate faces and turn them backwards, or damn them as we damned the people of the sabbath, and Allah’s command is done.

Allah does not forgive those who believe in other gods, but he forgives those he wills for sins less serious than that. He who believes in other gods has invented serious guilt.

Do you^MS not see those who purify themselves? Allah purifies those he wills, and they will not be wronged at all.

See^MS how they invent lies about Allah? That is clearly a sin.

Have you^MS not seen those who were given a portion of the book believing in idols and false gods? They say of disbelievers, “They are more rightly guided than the believers.”

Those are the ones Allah has damned, and you^MS will find no savior for those Allah damns.

Or do they share the kingdom? They do not give people anything.

Or do they envy people because of Allah's gifts to them by his grace? We gave the family of Ibrahim the book and wisdom and we gave them a great kingdom.

Some of them believe in it, and others block it. Hell is a sufficient burning fire for them.

We will roast those who disbelieve in our signs in hellfire. As soon as their skins mature, we will exchange them with other skins so that they taste torment. Allah is strong and wise.

We will make those who believe and do righteous deeds enter heavenly gardens with flowing rivers underneath. They will be in it forever and ever. In them they will have purified kinds and we will bring them into the deep shade.

5A3 Allah commands you^MP to restore pledges to their owners, and if you^MP judge between people, to judge justly. Allah admonishes you^MP well. Allah hears all and sees all.

Believers, obey Allah and obey the messenger and your^MP rulers. If you^MP dispute about anything, take^MP it to Allah and the messenger, if you^MP believe in Allah and the last day. That is better, and a better explanation.

Have you^MS not seen those who claim they believe in what was revealed to you^MS and what was revealed before you^MS? They want to be ruled by false gods and they were commanded to disbelieve in them. Satan wants to lead them far astray.

When they are told: “Come to what Allah revealed and to the messenger,” you^MS see the hypocrites blocking them from you^MS.

What if they have a disaster because of what they did, and they come to you^MS swearing by Allah, “We wanted only goodness and success.”

Allah knows what is in their hearts, so turn aside^MS from them and admonish them, and say^MS an eloquent saying to them about themselves.

Every messenger we sent was to be obeyed by Allah’s permission. If they had come to you^MS when they had wronged themselves and asked Allah’s forgiveness, and the messenger had asked for their forgiveness, they would have found that Allah accepts repentance and is merciful.

No, by your^MS Lord, they will not believe until they ask for your^MS judgment regarding their controversy. Then they will find no wrong in your^MS judgment, and they will surrender.

If we had written for them, “Kill yourselves,” or “Leave^MP your^MP homes,” only a few of them would have done it. If they had done what they were admonished to do, it would have been better and firmer for them.

Thus we would have given them a great reward from us

and guided them on a straight path.

Those who obey Allah and his messenger are with those whom Allah has blessed – the prophets, the righteous, martyrs, and the good. Those are good companions.

That is Allah’s grace. Allah is totally all-knowing.

Believers, be careful and go out in groups or all together.

One of you^MP will certainly delay, so if a catastrophe happens to you^MP, he will say, “Allah has blessed me, because I was not a witness with them.”

If you^MP receive Allah’s grace, he will say, as if there is no love between you^MP and him, “I wish I had been with them, so I could [also] be greatly victorious.”

5A4 So let those who sell the hereafter for this life fight in Allah’s path. We will greatly reward those who fight in Allah’s path, whether they are killed or victorious.

Why do you^MP not fight in Allah’s path, since the weak men and women and children say, “Our Lord, get us out of this village whose people are wicked and give us a helper from yourself^MS. Give us a savior from yourself^MS.

The believers fight in Allah’s path, and the disbelievers fight in the path of false gods. So fight Satan’s helpers. Satan’s trap is weak.

Have you^MS not seen those who were told, “Keep your^MP hands back, perform the prayers, and pay the poor-tax.” When they were appointed to fight, a group of them feared men at least as much as they feared Allah, and said, “Our Lord, why did you^MS appoint us to fight? Could you^MS not postpone it until a bit later?” Say^MS, “The pleasures of the world are few, and the hereafter is better for those who are godly. You^MP will not be wronged at all.

, Death will reach you^MP wherever you^MP are, even in a high tower.” If goodness happens to them, they say, “This is from Allah,” and if something bad happens to them, they say, “This is from you^MS.” Say^MS, “Everything is from Allah.” What is wrong with those people? They barely understand a saying.

The goodness that happens to you^MS is from Allah, and the bad that happens to you^MS is from yourself^MS. We sent you^MS as a messenger to people, and Allah is a sufficent witness.

Whoever obeys the messenger obeys Allah, and we have not sent you^MS to watch over those who turn away.

They say, “We will obey.” And if they go forth from you^MS, a group of them plots against your^MS saying. Allah records what they plot, so turn away from them and trust Allah. Allah is a sufficent attorney.

Do they not reflect on the Qur’an? If it were not from Allah, they would have found many differences.

If a matter of safety or fear comes to them, they broadcast it. If they had sent it back to the messenger or those responsible among them, those who discover the truth among them would have known it. If not for Allah’s grace and mercy to you^MP, most of you^MP would have followed Satan.

Fight^MS in Allah’s path. Do not compel^MS anyone but yourself^MS. Urge^MS the believers. Allah may stop the vengeance of the disbelievers. Allah is more vengeful and punishing.

He who intercedes well for it will have a portion of it, and he who intercedes badly it will have a share of it. Allah will nourish everything.

If you^MP are greeted, greet^MP them back with a better greeting, or return^MP the same one. Allah reckons everything.

Allah is the only god. He will certainly gather you^MP at the day of resurrection. There is no doubt about it. Whose sayings are truer than Allah's?

5B1 Why are you^MP divided into two groups regarding the hypocrites? Allah has overturned them by what they gained. Do you^MP want to guide those Allah has misled? You^MS will not find a way with those Allah misleads.

They wished you^MP disbelieved as they do, so you^MP would be alike. Do not take^MP any of them as helpers until they emigrate in Allah’s path. If they turn away, take^MP them and kill^MP them wherever you^MP find them. Do not take them as helpers or saviors,

except for those who get to people with whom you^MP have a covenant, or if they come to you^MP and their hearts are besieged from their fighting you^MP or fighting their people. If Allah had willed, he would have put them in authority over you and they would have fought you. Allah has not permitted you to fight in any way those who isolate themselves from you^MP, do not fight you^MP and offer you^MP peace.

You will find others who want themselves and their people to be safe from you^MP. Whenever they return to strife they are overthrown by it. If they do not isolate themselves from you^MP, offer^MP you^MP peace, and hold^MP their hands back, take them and kill them wherever you^MP discover them. We have given you^MP clear authority over them.

A believer should not kill another believer, except by accident. Whoever kills a believer by accident must free a believing slave as a fine surrendered to the family, unless they forego it. If the believer was from people that are enemies of yours^MP, then the penalty is freeing a believing slave. If he was from people you^MP have a treaty with, then pay a fine to his family and freeing a believing slave. Whoever cannot do this must fast two consecutive months as repentance given by Allah. Allah is all-knowing and wise.

He who kills a believer intentionally will be punished in hell forever. Allah is angry with him and has damned him and prepared great torment for him.

Believers, if you^MP march in Allah’s path, use^MP discernment and do not say^MP to him who gives greetings of peace to you^MP, “You^MS are not a believer.” You^MP want the world’s goods, but Allah has much plunder. Thus you^MP were beforehand, but Allah blessed you^MP. Discern^MP that Allah is aware of your^MP deeds.

Believers who sit idle, except for the handicapped, are not equal to those who struggle in Allah’s path with their money and themselves. Allah ranks those who struggle with their money and themselves a grade above the idlers. Allah has promised good to each of them, but Allah prefers the strugglers over the idlers by a great reward:

rank with him, forgiveness, and mercy. Allah is forgiving and merciful.

Those the angels cause to die wronged themselves. They said, “What were you like?” They said, “We were weak on the earth.” They said, “Was the earth not wide enough so you^MP could emigrate in it? Their home will be hell, an awful destiny.

The exception is the weak men, the women, and children who cannot plan and be guided on the way.

Allah may pardon them. Allah is pardoning and merciful.

5B2 He who emigrates in Allah’s path will find much refuge and room on the earth. He who leaves his house, emigrates to Allah and his messenger, and then dies will have his reward from Allah. Allah is forgiving and merciful.

If you^MP march in the land, it is not wrong to shorten prayers if you^MP fear that disbelievers will attack you^MP. Disbelievers are a clear enemy to you^MP.

If you^MS are among them and perform^MS prayers for them, let a group of them stand with you^MS, and let them take their weapons. When they bow down, let them be behind you^MP, and let another group that has not prayed come and pray with you^MS. Let them be careful and take their weapons. Disbelievers want you^MP to be unaware of their weapons and their equipment so they can turn against you^MP at once. It is not wrong for you^MP to take off your weapons if you are harmed by rain or sickness, but beware. Allah has prepared shameful torment for disbelievers.

When you^MP finish performing the prayer, remember^MP Allah, when standing, sitting, and on your^MP sides. If you^MP feel secure, perform^MP the prayers. Performing prayers is an obligation to believers at specific times.

Do not be^MP slack in pursuing the people if you^MP are in pain. They are in pain like you^MP are, and you^MP hope from Allah and they do not. Allah is all-knowing and wise.

We revealed the book to you^MS in truth so that you^MS can judge between people based on what Allah has shown you^MS. Do not be^MS an advocate of traitors,

and ask^MS forgiveness from Allah. Allah is forgiving and merciful.

Do not argue about those who betray themselves. Allah does not love guilty traitors.

They hide from people but they cannot hide from Allah. He is with them when they plot sayings that are not pleasing. Allah knows what they do.

You^MP argued with them about this life. Who will argue with Allah about them on the day of resurrection, or who will be responsible for them?

Whoever does evil or wrongs himself, and then asks Allah’s forgiveness will find Allah forgiving and merciful.

If anyone becomes guilty, it is against his own soul, and Allah is all-knowing and wise.

Whoever is at fault or guilty and then blames an innocent person has committed slander and is clearly guilty.

If not for Allah’s grace and mercy to you^MS, a group of them would have tried to mislead you^MS. They mislead only themselves, and they do not harm you^MS at all. Allah revealed the book and wisdom to you^MS and taught you^MS what you^MS did not know. Allah’s grace to you^MS was great.

5B3 There is no good in their private counsels except for those who promote alms or kindness or reconciliation. We will greatly reward those who do that in order to please Allah.

We will make the one who contends with the messenger after guidance has come to him, who does not follow the believers’ path, get what he has turned to. We will roast him in hell, an evil destiny.

Allah does not forgive those who worship other gods, but he forgives less serious sins for those he wills. He who worships gods other than Allah has gone far astray.

They only pray to goddesses besides Allah. They only pray to a devil they follow.

Allah has damned him, and he said, “I will take some of your^MS worshipers as a required portion,

mislead them, make them desire, and command them, so they cut the ears of cattle. I will command them and they will change Allah’s creation.” Whoever takes Satan as a helper apart from Allah is clearly lost.

He promises them and makes them desire. Satan promises only temptations for them.

Their dwelling place is hell, and they will find no escape from it.

We will make those who believe and do righteous deeds enter heavenly gardens with flowing rivers underneath, where they will remain forever and ever. This is Allah’s true promise. Who is more trustworthy than Allah in what he says?

It is neither by your^MP wish nor by the wish of the people of the book; those who do evil will be repaid according to it, and will not find any helper or savior besides Allah.

Male and female believers who do righteous deeds will enter heaven, and will not be wronged at all.

Who is better in religion than one who submits his face to Allah and is generous and follows the monotheistic spiritual path of Ibrahim? Allah took Ibrahim as a friend.

Everything in the heavens and the earth is Allah's. Allah knows everything.

They ask you^MS for a religious decision about women. Say^MS, “Allah will give you^MP the decision about them^FP, in addition to what is recited to you^MP in the book about orphan women whom you^MP want to marry, to whom^FP you^MP do not give what was written for them, and weak children: be^MP just with orphans. Allah knows the good you^MP do.

If a woman fears her husband will cheat on her or turn away from her, it is not wrong for them^D to reconcile^D between themselves. Reconciliation is better. Souls are covetous, but if you^MP do good and are^MP godly, Allah is aware of your^MP deeds.

You^MP will never be able to treat [multiple] wives justly, even if you^MP are careful, so do not turn^MP aside from her completely, leaving her hanging. If you^MP reconcile and are^MP godly, Allah is forgiving and merciful.

If they^D split up, Allah will enrich each one from his bounty. Allah is omnipresent and wise.

Everything in heaven and earth is Allah's. We commanded you^MP and those who were given the book before you^MP, to fear Allah. If you^MP disbelieve, everything in heaven and earth is Allah's. Allah is self-sufficient and praiseworthy.”

Everything in the heavens and the earth is Allah's, and Allah is a sufficent trustee.

If he wills, he will make all you^MP people go away, and bring others. Allah can do that.

If anyone wants the rewards of this world, Allah has the rewards of this world and the hereafter. Allah hears all and sees all.

5B4 Believers, be just and fair witnesses to Allah, even if against yourselves^MP, your^MP parents, or relatives. Whether rich or poor, Allah is better than they^D, so do not follow your^MP desires. When you^MP twist or turn away from justice, Allah is aware of it.

Believers, believe in Allah, his messenger, the book he revealed to his messenger, and the book he revealed beforehand. Whoever disbelieves in Allah, his angels, his books, his messengers, and the last day has gone far astray.

Allah will not forgive or guide those who believe, then disbelieve, then believe, then disbelieve, then become more disbelieving.

Announce to the hypocrites that they will have painful torment.

Do those who take disbelievers as helpers instead of believers seek power from them? All power is Allah’s.

He has revealed to you^MP in the book that, if you^MP hear his signs being disbelieved and mocked, do not sit with them until they begin talking about something else. Otherwise you^MP are like them. Allah will gather all the hypocrites and disbelievers together in hell.

If you^MP have Allah's victory, those who watch you^MP will say, “Were we not with you^MP?” If [the battle] goes well for the disbelievers, they will say, “Did we not overcome you^MP and prevent you^MP from the believers?” Allah will judge between you^MP on the day of resurrection, and will give the disbelievers no path against the believers.

The hypocrites try to deceive Allah, and he deceives them. If they stand up for prayers, they do so lazily, just to be seen by men, and they remember Allah infrequently,

wavering between that, not toward one group nor toward another. If Allah misleads anyone, he will find no way [out].

Believers, do not take disbelievers as helpers instead of believers. Do you^MP want to give Allah clear authority against you^MP?

The hypocrites are the lowest of the low in hellfire. You^MS will find no savior for them.

The exceptions are those who repent, make amends, deeply trust in Allah, and are sincere in their religion to Allah. They will be with the believers, and Allah will give believers a great reward.

What does Allah do with your^MP torment if you^MP give thanks and believe? Allah is grateful and knows all.

6A1 Allah does not love publicizing evil sayings except by those who were cheated. Allah hears all and knows all.

Whether you^MP show good or hide it, or pardon evil, Allah is pardoning and powerful.

Those who disbelieve in Allah and his messengers and want to distinguish between Allah and his messengers and say, “We believe in some and disbelieve in others,” and want to take the middle path

are truly disbelievers. We have prepared shameful torment for disbelievers.

We will give rewards to those who believe in Allah and his messengers and do not distinguish between any of them. Allah is forgiving and merciful.

The people of the book ask you^MS to make a book come down from heaven. They asked more than that from Musa. They said, “Show us Allah publicly,” and they were struck by lightning for their wickedness. Then they took the calf after miracles had come to them, and we pardoned that and we gave Musa clear authority.

We raised the Mount over them by their covenant, and we told them, “Enter^P the door bowing down.” We told them, “Do not break the sabbath,” and we made a strong covenant with them.

Because they broke their covenant and disbelieved in Allah’s signs and wrongfully murdered the prophets and said, “Our hearts are hardened,” (Allah has stamped disbelief on their hearts, for only a few believe),

and because they disbelieved in Allah and accused Mariam of a great scandal,

and because of their saying, “We killed the Messiah, Isa son of Mariam, Allah’s messenger,” though they did not kill him nor crucify him, but it seemed so to them. Truly those who differed about him are in doubt about him. They have no knowledge about him, but only follow what they guess. They did not kill him certainly.

But Allah raised him up to himself. Allah is strong and wise.

Every one of the people of the book will certainly believe in him before his death, and he will be a witness over them on the day of resurrection.

Because of the wickedness of the Jews, we forbade good things from them that had been permitted. Because they often blocked others from the path to Allah,

and because the disbelievers among them took usury, which was forbidden to them, and took people’s money falsely, we have prepared painful torment for them.

But those of them who are firm in knowledge and the believers believe in what was revealed to you^MS and what was revealed before you^MS. We will give a great reward to those who perform the prayers, pay the poor-tax, and believe in Allah and the last day.

6A2 We inspired you^MS just as we inspired Nuh and the prophets after him. We inspired Ibrahim, Ismail, Ishaq, Yaqub, the tribes, Isa, Ayyub, Yunus, Harun, and Sulayman. We gave Dawud the Zabur.

We have told you^MS the story of messengers beforehand. We have not told you^MS the stories of other messengers. Allah spoke to Musa directly.

[They were] messengers, bearers of good news, and warners, so that people would have no excuse before Allah after the messengers. Allah is strong and wise.

But Allah witnesses to what he revealed to you^MS. He revealed it with his knowledge. The angels witness. Allah is a sufficent witness.

Disbelievers who block others from Allah’s path have gone far astray.

Allah will not forgive or guide wicked disbelievers on the path,

except for the path to hell, where they will be forever and ever. This is easy for Allah.

People, the messenger has come to you^MP with truth from your^MP Lord, so believe^MP. It is better for you^MP. If you^MP disbelieve, everything in the heavens and the earth is Allah's. Allah is all-knowing and wise.

People of the book, do not exaggerate in your^MP religion, and only say the truth about Allah. Truly the Messiah, Isa son of Mariam is Allah’s messenger and his word which he sent down on Mariam, and a spirit from him. So believe in Allah and his messengers and do not say^MP, "Three." Stop^MP it. It is better for you^MP. Allah is one god. May he be glorified above having a boy. Everything in the heavens and the earth is his. Allah is a sufficient trustee.

The Messiah will not disdain to be a servant of Allah, nor will the angels who have been brought near. Allah will gather everyone who proudly disdains his service.

But he will reward those who believe and do righteous deeds and he will give them more grace. He will painfully torment those who proudly disdain him. They will find no helper or savior apart from him.

People, a proof has come to you^MP from your^MP Lord. We have revealed clear light to you^MP.

Allah will cause those who believe and take refuge in him to enter his mercy and grace,  and he will guide them to him on a straight path.

*** They ask you^MS for a religious ruling. Say^MS, “Allah will give you^MP a religious ruling about distant relatives. If a man dies with no child, but he has a sister, she shall inherit half of what he left behind. He is her heir if she does not have a child. If there are two sisters, they shall inherit two-thirds of what he left behind between them. If there are several brothers and sisters, each male shall inherit as much as two females. Allah makes clear to you^MP lest you^MP go  astray. Allah knows everything.