The English Reference Qur’an

In the name of Allah, the most gracious and merciful. We have given you^MS an obvious victory,

so that Allah may forgive your^MS past and future sins; complete his blessings upon you^MS; guide you^MS on a straight path;

and rescue you^MS with a mighty rescue.

He it is who sent the presence into the hearts of the believers, so they would grow in faith. The hosts of heaven and earth belong to Allah. Allah is All-knowing and Wise.

He also did so in order to bring the believing men and women forever into heavenly gardens with flowing rivers underneath, and to expiate their bad deeds from them. This is a great victory to Allah,

that he may torment hypocritical men and women and polytheistic men and women, who wrongly think evil thoughts about Allah. They are encircled by evil. Allah is angry with them, has damned them. He has prepared hell for them, an evil destiny.

The hosts of heaven and earth belong to Allah and Allah is strong and wise.

We have sent you^MS as a witness, a bearer of good news, and a warner

so that you^MP would believe in Allah and his messenger and aid him, revere him, and praise him morning and evening.

Those who pledge allegiance to you^MS pledge allegiance to Allah, and Allah’s hand is upon their hands. Whoever violates really violates himself. Whoever is faithful to what he promises Allah will receive a great reward from Allah.

Those desert nomads who delay will tell you^MS, “We are busy with our money and our families, so ask forgiveness for us.” What they say with their tongues is not what is in their hearts. Say^MS: “Who can help you^MP against Allah if he wants to harm you^MP or benefit you^MP? Allah is aware of your^MP deeds.

You^MP thought that Allah’s messenger and the believers would never return to their families and this seemed pleasing to you^MP. You^MP imagined evil, and you were wicked people.”

As for those who do not believe in Allah and his messenger, we have prepared a burning fire for disbelievers.

The kingdom of the heavens and the earth belongs to Allah. He has mercy on whoever he wills and he torments whoever he wills. Allah is forgiving and merciful.

If you^MP depart to take spoils, those who delay will say, “Let^MP us follow you^MP.” They want to change Allah’s Word. Say^MS, “You^MP will not follow us this way. Allah has said so beforehand.” They will say, “So you^MP are jealous of us.” They do not understand much.

Say to the desert nomads who delay, “You^MP will be called to courageous, strong people, either to fight^MP them or make them surrender. If you^MP obey, Allah will reward you^MP well. If you^MP turn back as you^MP did before, he will torment you^MP painfully.”

Neither the blind nor the lame nor the sick are obligated. Allah will cause him who obeys him and his messenger to enter heavenly gardens with flowing rivers underneath, and will torment him who turns away painfully.

26B1 Allah was pleased with the believers when they pledged allegiance to you^MS under the tree. He knew what was in their hearts and sent the presence down upon them and rewarded them with a quick victory

and much spoils for them to take. Allah is powerful and wise.

Allah promised you^MP would take much spoils, Then he gave it quickly, and kept people’s hands from you^MP as a sign for the believers and guidance for you^MP on a straight path.

And others that you^MP were unable to get. Allah has surrounded them. Allah can do anything.

If the disbelievers had fought you^MP, they would have fled, finding neither protector nor savior,

as Allah’s did in the past. You^MS will never find a change in Allah’s practice.

It was Allah who kept their hands from you^MP and your^MP hands from them in the heart of Mecca after he gave you^MP victory over them. Allah sees your^MP deeds.

They are the disbelievers who blocked you^MP from the sacred place of worship, so the sacrifice was restrained from its place. If not for the believing men and women you^MP did not know, you^MP would have trampled them and been shamed unknowingly, in order to bring whoever he wills into his mercy. If they had been separated, we would have painfully tormented the disbelievers among them.

The disbelievers' hearts were furious with the fury of ignorance, so Allah sent his presence on his messenger and the believers, and made them keep the word of godliness, of which they were more worthy and deserving. Allah is all-knowing.

Allah has truly fulfilled the vision to his messenger: you^MP will certainly enter the sacred place of worship, if Allah wills, safely, with heads shaved or short-haired, and fearlessly. He knew what you^MP did not know, and furthermore made it a swift victory.

He sent his messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to give it victory over all religion. Allah is a sufficent witness.

“Muhammad, Allah’s messenger, and those with him are harsh against the disbelievers, and merciful among themselves. You^MS see them kneeling and bowing down, seeking grace and pleasure from Allah. The marks of bowing down are on their faces as signs. The Tawrah compares them to that. The Injil compares them to a seed that sends forth its stem, and gets strong, thick, and straight on its stalk, thus pleasing the farmers, though the disbelievers are furious at them. Allah has promised the believers among them who do righteous deeds forgiveness and a great reward.”