<s>[INST]Chapter 20 verse 121[/INST]So (in fondness of that station of eternal nearness to Allah) both ate the fruit of that tree. So, their private parts became exposed to them, and both began to stick to their (bodies) the leaves of (the trees in) Paradise. And Adam made a mistake (by way of omission) in (understanding) his Lord’s Command. So he could not achieve the aim (of eternal life in Paradise)</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 20 verse 122[/INST]Then his Lord chose him (for His nearness and Prophethood) and turned to him (in His Exceptional Forgiveness and Mercy) and showed the path to the coveted destination.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 20 verse 123[/INST](Allah) said: ‘Go down from here all of you. Some of you will be enemies to some others. Then if there comes to you any Guidance (Revelation) from Me, whoever will follow My Guidance will neither lose the straight path (in the world) nor face misfortune (in the Hereafter).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 20 verse 124[/INST]And whoever turns away from My Direction and Guidance (remembrance and advice), his worldly sustenance will be narrowed and We will raise him blind on the Day of Resurrection (as well).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 20 verse 125[/INST]He will say: ‘O my Lord, why have You raised me up blind (today) whereas I had vision (in the world)?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 20 verse 126[/INST](Allah) will say: ‘In like manner Our Signs came to you (in the world) but you forgot them and the same way you (too) will be forgotten today.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 20 verse 127[/INST]And that is how We recompense the one who exceeds the limit (in sins) and does not believe in the Revelations of his Lord, and surely the torment of the Last Day is extremely severe and everlasting.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 20 verse 128[/INST]Has (this fact) not guided them as to how many people We destroyed before them in whose dwelling places they (now) walk about? Undoubtedly, in this are (many) Signs for the wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 20 verse 129[/INST]And had it not been settled already by your Lord and the time (of the Day of Resurrection) not fixed (for their torment, befalling them) the calamity (right now) would have been inevitable?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 20 verse 130[/INST]So bear their (heart-rending) talk patiently and glorify your Lord with His praise before the rising of the sun (in Fajr [dawn] Prayer) and before its setting (in the ‘Asr [afternoon] Prayer) and glorify Him in the early hours of night (the Maghrib [sunset] and ‘Isha’ [evening] Prayer) and also at the ends of the day (in Zuhr [midday] Prayer when the first half of the day ends and the second half starts. O Esteemed Beloved, all this is designed) so that you may be pleased.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 20 verse 131[/INST]And do not glance with amazement and wonder at the adornments (of worldly life) which We have provided to some classes (of the disbelieving materialists) for their (short-term) luxury so that We may cause for them a trial in these (very things). And the provision of your Lord (in the Hereafter) is the best and eternal.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 20 verse 132[/INST]And enjoin Prayer on your family and strictly adhere to it. And We do not ask for provision from you, (rather) We provide for you. And it is fearing God that brings about best results.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 20 verse 133[/INST]And (the disbelievers) say: ‘Why this (Prophet) does not bring us any Sign from his Lord?’ Has there not come to them (the Qur’an,) a Clear Proof of the things (mentioned) in the former Books?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 20 verse 134[/INST]And had We destroyed them through some calamity already, they would have said: ‘O Lord, why did You not send to us any Messenger so that we might have followed Your Revelations before we were humiliated and disgraced?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 20 verse 135[/INST]Say: ‘Everyone is waiting, so wait on. You will soon come to know who are the people of the right path and who are the guided ones.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21[/INST]The Prophets</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 1[/INST]The time of reckoning of people has drawn near but, rapt in heedlessness, they are disinclined (to obedience).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 2[/INST]Whenever some fresh admonition comes to them from their Lord, they listen to it (with such carelessness) as if they are engaged in sport.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 3[/INST]Their hearts have become neglectful and (these) wrongdoers whisper (against you) inaudibly: ‘He is but a human being like you. Do you (even then) submit to (his) magic while you can see?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 4[/INST](The Esteemed Prophet) said: ‘My Lord knows (every) word uttered in the heavens and the earth and He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 5[/INST]But (the wrongdoers go so far as to) say: ‘This (Qur’an) comprises (things seen in) confused dreams. Nay! He has invented it (himself). Nay, he is (in fact) a poet. (If he is a true Prophet,) let him (also) bring us some Sign as were former (Prophets) sent (with Signs).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 6[/INST]Every community whom We destroyed before them disbelieved (these signs). So, will these people believe?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 7[/INST]And, (O Esteemed Beloved,) We sent only men (as Prophets) before you (also). We used to send them Revelations. So, (O people,) if you do not know (yourselves), ask the people of remembrance.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 8[/INST]And We did not create them (the Prophets) with such bodies as would not eat food, nor were they to live (their visible life in the world) forever.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 9[/INST]Then We fulfilled Our promise to them. So We delivered them and those whom We liked and We destroyed the transgressors.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 10[/INST]Verily, We have revealed to you the Book which contains (means and substance for) your admonition. So do you not have sense?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 11[/INST]And how many communities which were unjust did We destroy and We raised up other communities after them!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 12[/INST]Then, when they sensed Our punishment (approaching), they started fleeing fast from there.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 13[/INST](It was said to them:) ‘Do not flee in haste and return to the same place where you were given comforts, and (go back) to your (luxurious) dwellings. It is likely that you are interrogated.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 14[/INST]They said: ‘Woe to us! Surely, we were wrongdoers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 15[/INST]So this is what they always bewailed till We made them like a reaped field (and a heap) of extinguished fire.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 16[/INST]And We have not created the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them (useless) as a sport.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 17[/INST]If We intended to take up some sport, We would adopt it on Our own if at all We were to do (so).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 18[/INST]Nay, We strike at falsehood with the Truth with full force. So, the Truth crushes it and it (i.e. falsehood) gets destroyed. And you are bound to ruin yourselves owing to what you utter.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 19[/INST]And whatever is in the heavens and in the earth (serves and) belongs to Him alone. And those (angels) who (remain) in His Presence are not arrogant towards His worship, nor do they become weary (of carrying out His obedience).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 20[/INST]They glorify (Him) night and day ceaselessly, and do not observe even a momentary pause.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 21[/INST]Have they (the disbelievers) taken from (the contents of) the earth gods that can raise (the dead) alive?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 22[/INST]Had there been in these two (i.e. the heaven and the earth) other gods (as well) apart from Allah, then both would have been destroyed. So, Holy is Allah, the Lord of the Throne, Transcendent of all (the things) that these (polytheists) utter.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 23[/INST]He cannot be questioned for what He does and they will be questioned (for every action).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 24[/INST]Have they (the disbelievers) taken gods other than Him? Say: ‘Bring your proof. This (Qur’an) is the reminder of those who are with me and (also) the reminder of those who had been before me.’ But most of them do not know the Truth, so they have adopted aversion to it.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 25[/INST]And We did not send any Messenger before you but We frequented the same revelation to him: ‘There is no God but I, so worship Me (alone).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 26[/INST]And they say: ‘The Most Kind (Lord) has taken (angels as His) children.’ Holy is He. Nay, (the angels whom they consider His children) are but (Allah’s) esteemed servants.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 27[/INST]They do not precede Him in (uttering) any word and they remain engaged in carrying out only His Command.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 28[/INST]He (Allah) knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they do not intercede (before His Presence) but for him with whom He is pleased. And they remain fearful of His Awe and Magnificence.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 29[/INST]And who is it among them to say: ‘I am a god besides (Allah)’? So, him We shall award Hell as punishment. This is the way We punish the wrongdoers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 30[/INST]And have the disbelievers not seen that the whole heavenly universe and the earth were (all) joined together as one unit and then We split them apart? And We originated (the life of) living organism (on earth) from water. So do they not accept faith (even after learning these facts brought forth by the Qur’an)?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 31[/INST]And We set up firm mountains in the earth lest it should shake with them while rotating (in its orbit). And We made in this (earth) broad highways so that people might find routes (to reach different destinations).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 32[/INST]And We made the heavens (i.e. upper spheres of the earth) a secure roof (in order to save the inhabitants of the earth from adverse effects of fatal forces and aggressive waves shooting towards the earth from space) and they turn away from these Signs (of upper spheres).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 33[/INST]And (Allah) is He Who created the night and the day, and (also) the sun and the moon. All (heavenly bodies) are continually floating fast in their respective orbits.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 34[/INST]And We have not granted eternity to any human being before you (in the physical life of the world). So, if you pass away (from here) will they live forever?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 35[/INST]Every soul has to taste death, and We make you undergo foul and fair for trial, and towards Us will you be returned.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 36[/INST]And when the disbelievers see you, they just start mocking you (and say:) ‘Is this the one who talks about your gods (with rejection and denial)?’ And yet it is they themselves who reject the mention of the Most Kind (Lord).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 37[/INST]Man has been created (instinctually) from haste. I shall soon show you My Signs, so do not seek hurry.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 38[/INST]And they say: ‘When will this promise (of torment) be (fulfilled) if you are truthful?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 39[/INST]If the disbelievers knew the time when they will not be able to keep off the Fire (of Hell) from their faces and their backs and nor will they be helped, (then they would not call out to hasten the torment).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 40[/INST]In fact, it (i.e. the Last Day) will come upon them all of a sudden and stun them. So neither will they have the power to avert it, nor will they be granted respite.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 41[/INST]And of course the Messengers were mocked before you too. Then those who ridiculed were beset by the same (torment) which they used to make fun of.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 42[/INST]Say: ‘Who can guard and save you from (the punishment of) the Most Kind (Lord) by night and by day?’ In fact they keep away from the remembrance of the (same) Lord.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 43[/INST]Have they any gods apart from Us who can save them (from the torment)? They do not have any power even to help themselves. Nor will they get any support and alliance from Us.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 44[/INST]Nay, We provided for them and their fathers (generous luxuries) so much so that their life spans also gradually prolonged. So do they not perceive that (through Islamic conquests) We are gradually reducing the land (under their control) from all borders? So, will they dominate (now)?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 45[/INST]Say: ‘I warn you only through Revelation.’ But the deaf do not hear the call whenever they are warned.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 46[/INST]If (even) a minor calamity from your Lord is to really touch them, they will surely say: ‘Woe to us. Certainly we were the unjust.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 47[/INST]And on the Day of Resurrection We shall set up balances of fairness and justice. So no soul will be wronged in the least. And if there is (someone’s deed) equal to the weight of a mustard seed, We shall bring forth that (as well). And We are Sufficient to take account.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 48[/INST]And indeed We granted Musa (Moses) and Harun ([Aaron] the Book, the Torah,) the criterion distinguishing (between right and wrong) and (the embodiment of) light and admonition for the Godfearing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 49[/INST](They are) those who fear their Lord unseen and who dread (the calamities of) the Hour (of Rising).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 50[/INST]This (Qur’an) is the Most Blessed Admonition which We have revealed. Do you deny it?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 51[/INST]And surely We had awarded Ibrahim (Abraham) understanding and guidance (commensurate with his rank) well before, and We knew full well his (competence and capability).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 52[/INST]When he said to his father (i.e. uncle) and his people: ‘What idols are these (whose worship) you are stuck to, squatting?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 53[/INST]They said: ‘We found our fathers worshipping them.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 54[/INST]Ibrahim (Abraham) said: ‘Surely you and your fathers (all) were in manifest error.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 55[/INST]They said: ‘Have you (alone) brought the truth, or are you (just) one of the entertainers?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 56[/INST]Ibrahim (Abraham) said: ‘The truth is that your Lord Who created them (all) is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and I am of those who bear witness to this (truth).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 57[/INST]And I swear by Allah, I shall certainly implement a plan against your idols after you turn back and go away.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 58[/INST]Then Ibrahim (Abraham) broke those (idols) into pieces except the biggest (idol) so that they might turn to it.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 59[/INST]They said: ‘Who has done this to our gods? Surely he is of the wrongdoers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 60[/INST](Some of the) people said: ‘We have heard of a young man who speaks of them (with denial and disgust). He is known as Ibrahim (Abraham).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 61[/INST]They said: ‘Bring him before the people so that they may see (him).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 62[/INST](When Ibrahim [Abraham] came) they said: ‘O Ibrahim (Abraham), is it you who have done this to our gods?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 63[/INST]He said: ‘Nay, this biggest (idol) of them would have done this. So ask these very (idols) if they can speak.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 64[/INST]Then they turned to their own (reflections) and said: ‘Surely you yourselves have become the wrongdoers (by worshipping these helpless idols incapable of doing anything).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 65[/INST]Then they were turned upside down upon their heads (i.e. their thinking reverted and they said: ‘Ibrahim [Abraham]), surely you yourself know that they do not speak.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 66[/INST](Ibrahim [Abraham]) said: ‘Then do you worship apart from Allah these (idols) which can neither bring you any benefit nor do you any harm?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 67[/INST]Fie on you and (also) on these (idols) that you worship apart from Allah. Do you not then have sense?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 68[/INST]They said: ‘Burn him and help your (ruined) gods if you have to do (something).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 69[/INST]We said: ‘Fire, be cool and become absolute safety for Ibrahim (Abraham).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 70[/INST]And they had intended an evil plot against Ibrahim (Abraham) but We failed them badly.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 71[/INST]And (from Iraq) We rescued Ibrahim (Abraham) and Lut (Lot, his nephew, the son of his brother Haran,) towards (Syria), the land in which We have placed blessings for the people of the world.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 72[/INST]And We blessed him with (a son) Ishaq (Isaac) and (by his prayer a grandson) Ya‘qub (Jacob) in addition, and We made all of them pious.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 73[/INST]And We made them the leaders (of mankind) who guided (people) by Our Command and We sent to them Revelation (giving commands) to do good deeds, establish Prayer and pay Zakat (the Alms-due). And All of them were Our devoted worshippers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 74[/INST]And We (also) bestowed upon Lut (Lot) wisdom and knowledge and We delivered him from the town whose people practised filthy deeds. They were indeed a people with extremely evil (and) immoral character.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 75[/INST]And We admitted Lut (Lot) to the fold of Our Mercy. Truly he was of the pious.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 76[/INST](And recall) Nuh (Noah as well) when he called (on Us) before these (Prophets). So We granted his prayer. Then We delivered him and his family from great distress and grief.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 77[/INST]And We helped him against (most torturous circumstances of) the people who rejected Our Revelations. Surely they (too) were a very evil people, so We drowned them all.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 78[/INST]And (also call to mind the account of) Dawud (David) and Sulaiman (Solomon) when both of them were to decide (the dispute) of a crop when the goats of a tribe unattended by the shepherd entered the field at night (and destroyed it). And We were witnessing their judgment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 79[/INST]So We alone taught Sulaiman ([Solomon] the way to make that judgment) and blessed them all with reason and knowledge. And We made (even) the mountains and the birds subservient to (the command of) Dawud (David). They all celebrated (Our) Praise (with him jointly). And it was We Who were doing (all this).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 80[/INST]And We taught Dawud (David) the art of making the coats of mail for you to protect you from injury in your battle. Are you then grateful?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 81[/INST]And to Sulaiman ([Solomon] We subjected) the violent wind which used to blow by his command (from all sides and directions) towards (Syria), the land in which We have placed Blessings. And We know everything (full) well.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 82[/INST]And (We) also made (subservient to Sulaiman [Solomon]) some of Satans (devils and jinn) who dived for him (in the seas) and besides that accomplished other services also (under his command). And We alone kept watch over them (devils).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 83[/INST]And (call to mind the account of) Ayyub (Job) when he called out to his Lord: ‘Misery has laid a hand on me, and You are the Most Merciful of all the merciful.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 84[/INST]So We granted his prayer and We removed the misery that was afflicting him. And We (also) gave him back his family and (bestowed upon him) the like of them along with them. This is an Exceptional Mercy from Us and an Advice for those who are devoted to Our worship (that is how Allah rewards patience and gratitude).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 85[/INST]And (also recall) Isma‘il (Ishmael), and Idris and Dhu’l-Kifl. They were all steadfast men of patience.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 86[/INST]And We admitted them to (the Embrace of) Our Mercy. Surely they were of the pious.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 87[/INST]And (also remember) Dhu’n-Nun (the Prophet whom fish swallowed) when he went away enraged (at his people). So he thought that We would not cause him any distress (during that journey). Then he cried out (entangled) in (the layers of) the darkness (of night, under the river and in the fish belly): ‘There is no God except You. Glory be to You. Surely I was of those who wrong (their souls).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 88[/INST]So We granted his prayer and We delivered him from grief. And likewise We always deliver the believers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 89[/INST]And (remember) Zakariyya ([Zacharias] as well) when he called out to his Lord: ‘O my Lord, leave me not single and You are the Best of all inheritors.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 90[/INST]So We granted his prayer and We blessed him with Yahya (John) and for his sake made his wife healthy (fertile). Surely they (all) used to hasten in (doing) pious deeds and used to call on Us (feeling) eager, fond, fearful and frightened, and used to humble before Our Presence in tearful submissions.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 91[/INST](And call to mind) that (embodiment of purity) Maryam ([Mary] as well) who guarded her chastity. Then We breathed into her of Our Spirit and We made her and her son (‘Isa [Jesus]) a Sign (of Our Power) for the people of the world.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 92[/INST]Surely these (people) are your Umma ([Community] and all) are one Umma. And I am your Lord, so worship Me (alone).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 93[/INST]And these (people of the Book) split up their Din [Religion] into pieces among themselves. To Us they all will return.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 94[/INST]So whoever does good deeds and is a believer as well (the reward of) his effort will not be refused, and surely We are writing down (all) his deeds.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 95[/INST]And it is not possible that the people of the town whom We destroyed will not return to Us (after death),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 96[/INST]Until when Gog and Magog are let loose and they will come down running from every high place,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 97[/INST]And the true promise (of the Day of Resurrection) will draw near, then the eyes of the disbelievers will suddenly fix staring (and they will cry out:) ‘Woe to us! We were indeed oblivious of (the arrival of) this (Day); in fact we were unjust.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 98[/INST]Surely you and the (idols) you worship besides Allah (all) are the fuel of Hell. You are going to enter it.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 99[/INST]Had they been (true) gods, they would not have entered Hell. And all of them will stay in it forever.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 100[/INST]There will be their (sighing and wailing, a) roar of screaming in it and they will not be able to hear in it anything (else).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 101[/INST]Surely those for whom good has already been decreed from Us will be kept away from (Hell).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 102[/INST]They shall not hear even its slightest hissing sound and they shall live forever in those (bounties) which their hearts will long for.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 103[/INST](Even) the Greatest Horror (of the Day of Rising) will not grieve them and the angels will welcome them, (saying:) ‘This is (but) your Day which you were promised.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 104[/INST]On that Day, We shall roll up the (whole) heavenly universe as the written papers are rolled up. The way We created (the universe) the first time, We shall repeat the same process of creation (after its extinction). We have made it binding upon Us to fulfil this promise. We will do (repeat it).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 105[/INST]And surely We wrote in the az-Zabur (the Psalms) after (stating the) admonition that the inheritors of the earth (in the Hereafter) will be My pious servants.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 106[/INST]Surely there is for the devoted worshippers a guarantee and sufficient provision in this (Qur’an, of achieving the objective).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 107[/INST]And, (O Esteemed Messenger,) We have not sent you but as a Mercy for all the worlds.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 108[/INST]Say: ‘This is what is revealed to me that your God is One God (only). Do you then accept Islam?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 109[/INST]Then, if they turn away, say: ‘I have conveyed to you all alike, and I do not know (on my own) whether that (torment) which you are promised is near or far.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 110[/INST]He surely knows what you utter loudly and also knows (all) that you keep secret.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 111[/INST]And I do not know that this (delaying of the torment and the respite given to you) may perhaps be a trial for you and the intention may be to provide (you) a benefit till a fixed time.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 21 verse 112[/INST](Our Beloved) submitted: ‘My Lord, judge (between us) with truth and Our Lord is Ever-Merciful and He is the One Whose help is sought against the (heart-rending) words which, (O disbelievers,) you utter.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22[/INST]The Pilgrimage</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 1[/INST]O mankind! Keep fearing your Lord. No doubt the earthquake of the Hour of Rising is a terrible thing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 2[/INST]The Day when you see it, every suckling woman (i.e. mother) will forget the (infant) she was suckling and every pregnant woman will abort her fetus. And, (O observer,) you will see people in a drunken (state) whereas actually they will not be drunk, but the torment of Allah will be (so) severe (that everyone will lose his senses).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 3[/INST]And there are some people who dispute about Allah without any knowledge and understanding and follow every disobedient Satan,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 4[/INST](Satan) for whom it is written that whoever takes him for a friend, he will lead him astray and show him the road to the torment of Hell.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 5[/INST]O people! If you are in doubt about being raised up (after death) then (contemplate your creation and evolution). We initiated your creation (i.e. chemical genesis) from (the extract of) clay, then (your biological genesis) from a sperm drop (zygote), then from a hanging mass (clinging to the uterus like a leech — embryo) and then from a lump of flesh looking chewed, having manifest contours of elementary formation of some parts of the body and others yet to form (fetus), so that We might show you (Our Power and the trueness of Our Revelations). So We cause whom We please to stay in the wombs till an appointed time. Then We bring you forth as an infant, then (nourish you) so that you may reach your youth. And of you are (also) some who die (early) and some are brought to quite a worthless age so that (he may see this state too that) having learnt so much knowledge, now he knows (just) nothing (once more). And you see the earth completely dry (i.e. dead) and when We shower water on it, a stir of freshness and fertility runs through it. And it swells enriched and puts forth in pairs every kind of blooming and beauteous vegetation.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 6[/INST](All) this (keeps happening) because Allah alone is the True (Creator and All-Sustaining) and doubtlessly He alone gives life to the dead and certainly He alone is All-Powerful to do everything.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 7[/INST]And, certainly, the Last Hour is bound to come. There is no doubt about it. And verily Allah shall raise up alive those who are in the graves.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 8[/INST]And there are some of the people who dispute about Allah (His Essence, Attributes and Powers) without knowledge and understanding, and without any guidance and logic, and without any enlightening Book (sent down from heaven),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 9[/INST]Turning his neck (in arrogance) so that he may lead (others also) astray from the path of Allah. For him is disgrace in the world (too) and on the Day of Resurrection We shall make him taste the burning torment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 10[/INST]This is because of the doings which your hands sent forth, and indeed Allah is not in the least unjust to His servants.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 11[/INST]And among people there is also one who worships Allah (keeping just) on the verge (of Din [Religion]). So if some (worldly) benefit reaches him, he feels contented with this (Din [Religion]) and if some trial befalls him, he turns about on his face away (from Din [Religion]). He met a loss in this world (as well as) in the Hereafter. It is this that is conspicuously a heavy loss.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 12[/INST](Such a person) worships besides Allah that (idol) which cannot harm him, nor can bring him benefit. That is indeed straying (quite) far off.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 13[/INST]He worships someone whose loss is nearer than his profit. What an evil helper and what an evil companion!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 14[/INST]Indeed Allah will admit those who believe and keep doing good deeds to the Gardens with streams flowing beneath them. Surely Allah does what He wills.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 15[/INST]Whoever thinks that Allah will not at all help His (beloved and most exalted) Prophet in the world and in the Hereafter should tie a rope to the ceiling (of his house) and then hang and strangle (himself). Then let him see whether his plan removes that (help of Allah) at which he feels enraged.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 16[/INST]And in the same way We have revealed this (complete Qur’an) in the format of clear, logical arguments. And surely Allah blesses with guidance whom He wills.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 17[/INST]Indeed those who believe and those who are the Jews and the Sabeans and the Christians and the Magians and those who are polytheists — verily Allah will judge among (all of) them on the Day of Resurrection. Surely Allah is witnessing everything.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 18[/INST]Have you not seen that to Allah bows in prostration (the whole creation) that is in the heavens and in the earth, and the sun, and the moon and the stars, and the mountains, and the vegetable as well as the animal kingdoms and many of mankind (too)? But there are still many (human beings) for whom the torment has been proved (due to their disbelief and polytheism). And he whom Allah dishonours none can bring him honour. Indeed Allah does what He wills.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 19[/INST]There are two groups who dispute about their Lord. So those who have become disbelievers, the clothes of (Hell) Fire have been cut out (and stitched) for them. The boiling hot water will be poured over their heads.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 20[/INST]With it will melt whatever is in their bellies and also (their) skins.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 21[/INST]And for them will be hammers of iron (to strike their heads).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 22[/INST]Whenever they will intend to get out from there due to intense suffering, they will be turned back into it and (it will be said to them:) ‘Taste the torment of fierce Fire.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 23[/INST]Surely Allah will admit those who believe and do pious deeds to the Gardens beneath which streams flow. There they will be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls. And their clothes there will be of silk.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 24[/INST]And (in the world) they are directed to pure and decent talk and are guided to the favourite path (of Islam).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 25[/INST]Surely those who disbelieve and hinder (others) from the path of Allah and this Sacred Mosque (the Ka‘ba) which We have made equal for all the people — (there is no discrimination) in it between its inhabitants and the visitors — and he who resolves in it to deviate unjustly (transgress the appointed limits and violate rights), We shall make him taste grievous torment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 26[/INST]And (recall the time) when We fixed for Ibrahim (Abraham) the site of the House of Allah (for the construction of the Ka‘ba and ordained him:) ‘Do not associate with Me anything and keep My House (after its construction) purified and clean for those who circumambulate it and those who stand and those who kneel and prostrate themselves in Prayer.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 27[/INST]And proclaim Hajj (Pilgrimage) aloud among the people. They will approach you on foot and (mounted) on all lean camels, coming by distant tracks —</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 28[/INST]So that they may avail themselves of their benefits and invoke the Name of Allah as well (while slaughtering) over the cattle which Allah has provided for them (for sacrifice), during the appointed days. Then eat of them yourselves and feed the distressed and the needy.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 29[/INST]Then let them cleanse their dirt (i.e. cut their hair and nails on removing Ihram, the Pilgrim attire), fulfil their vows (or the remaining prescribed rituals of Pilgrimage) and make (the prescribed farewell) circumambulation of Allah’s Ancient House (the Ka‘ba).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 30[/INST]That is (the Command). And whoever venerates the things sanctified before (the Presence of) Allah that is better for him in the sight of his Lord. (All) the cattle (i.e. quadrupeds) are made lawful for you except those whose prohibition has been recited to you. So always keep away from the filth of idols and guard yourselves against telling lies.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 31[/INST]Devote yourselves wholly to Allah alone, not associating (anything as) partner with Him. And whoever associates anything as partner with Allah, (his case is as if) he fell from the sky, then birds snatched him up or the wind blew him away down into a distant place.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 32[/INST]That is the (Command). And whoever venerates the Signs of Allah (i.e. honouring those living beings, shrines, monumental sites, commands and prescribed duties known and recognized due to some pious association or link with Allah or Allah’s devoted servants), this (veneration) is of the Godwariness of hearts (only those venerate whose hearts have been blessed with fear of God).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 33[/INST]There are benefits for you in these (sacrificial animals) for a fixed term. Then they are to arrive at the Ancient House (the Ka‘ba for sacrifice).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 34[/INST]And We have appointed a sacrifice for every people so that (at the time of sacrifice) they may invoke the Name of Allah over the cattle (i.e. quadrupeds) that Allah has provided for them. And your God is (only) One God, so submit to Him alone, and, (O Beloved,) give good news to those who remain submissive.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 35[/INST](They are) the people whose hearts get into fear when Allah is mentioned and they bear with fortitude whatever troubles touch them. And they establish Prayer and give away out of what We have bestowed upon them.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 36[/INST]And We have made for you bigger sacrificial animals (i.e. camels and cows, etc.) from among the Signs of Allah. There is good in them for you. So line (them) up and (after lancing at the time of their slaughter) invoke the Name of Allah over them. Then, when they fall down on their sides, eat of it (too) and feed those who are sitting contented as well as the (needy) who beg. We have this way subjected them to you so that you may give thanks.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 37[/INST]It is neither the meat (of slaughtered animals) nor their blood that reaches Allah at all but it is the Godwariness that reaches Him from you. Thus has Allah subjected them to you so that you may proclaim Allah’s greatness (while sacrificing) the way He has guided you. And give glad tidings to those who practise spiritual excellence.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 38[/INST]Surely, Allah removes from the men of faith (the mischief and strife of their enemies). Indeed He does not like anyone treacherous (and) ungrateful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 39[/INST]Permission (to fight against mischief, disruption and oppression) is granted to those against whom (unjust) war is waged, because they were oppressed and Allah is doubtlessly All-Powerful to help them (the oppressed).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 40[/INST]They are those who were unjustly expelled from their homes simply because they said: ‘Our Lord is Allah. (i.e. they refused to accept the evil rule).’ And had Allah not been repelling one class of human society by the other (through progressive struggle and revolutionary toil), the cloisters, synagogues, churches and mosques (i.e. religious centres and worship places of all religions) would have been ruined where Allah’s Name is abundantly commemorated. And whoever helps (Din [Religion] of) Allah, Allah surely helps him. Allah is indeed All-Powerfull, Ever-Dominant (over all i.e. the survival of good is possible only through the revolutionary process of contradiction and conflict between good and evil).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 41[/INST](These men of Truth) are those who, if We establish their rule in the earth, will establish (systems of) Prayer, (organize and control) paying of Zakat (the Alms-due), enjoin righteousness (and piousness in the whole society) and forbid (people from) evil. And the result of all the endeavours is in the control of Allah.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 42[/INST]And if these (disbelievers) reject you then the people of Nuh (Noah) and ‘Ad and Thamud (also) denied (their Prophets),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 43[/INST]And the people of Ibrahim (Abraham) and (also) the people of Lut (Lot),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 44[/INST]And the inhabitants of Madyan (too belied). And Musa (Moses) was also rejected. So I kept giving respite to (all) the disbelievers. Ultimately I seized them. (Say,) how terrible was My punishment!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 45[/INST]Then how many a town was there which We annihilated because they were oppressors! They are fallen down on their roofs. And (owing to their devastation) how many a well (was) deserted and how many a strongly built castle (is) lying ruined!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 46[/INST]Have they not travelled in the land that (perhaps by seeing these ruins) their hearts should become (such) as to understand or the ears (such) as to hear (the Truth)? So the fact is that it is not the eyes (of such people) that are blind, but the hearts turn blind which are in the breasts.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 47[/INST]And they seek from you torment in haste and Allah never goes against His promise. And (when the Hour of torment will come) then one day (of torment) with your Lord is like a thousand years, according to your (scale of) counting.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 48[/INST]And how many a town I gave respite while it was given to wrongdoing and then I seized it (with torment)! And to Me has (everyone) to return.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 49[/INST]Say: ‘O people, I am only a Warner to you (against the torment of Allah).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 50[/INST]So they who believe and do good deeds, for them is forgiveness and bounty of (greater) honour and dignity.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 51[/INST]And those who strive in (refuting) Our Verses with the idea to frustrate (Us), it is they who are the inmates of Hell.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 52[/INST]And We did not send any Messenger and Prophet before you but (it happened to them all) that when he (the Prophet or the Messenger) would recite (to the people the Revelations of Allah), Satan mixed up in their minds false doubts and absurd ideas of his own with the Verses recited (by that Prophet). Then Allah removes those doubts from the minds of the people which Satan puts (into the minds of the listeners). And then Allah firmly establishes His Verses (in the hearts of the believers). And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 53[/INST](It happens) so that Allah may make these (false ideas and absurd doubts) which Satan puts (into their minds) a trial for those people whose hearts are diseased (of hypocrisy) and whose hearts are hardened (owing to disbelief and disgust). And surely the wrongdoers are engaged in serious rivalry;</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 54[/INST]And so that those who have been given (true) knowledge may know that the (Revelation which the Messenger recited) is (based on) the truth from your Lord, so, they believe in the same (and reject Satan’s suggestions) and their hearts beat in submissiveness (before the Lord). No doubt, Allah does guide the believers to the straight path.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 55[/INST]And the disbelievers will always remain in doubt about this (Holy Qur’an) until the Last Hour comes suddenly upon them or the torment of the Day from which salvation is least possible.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 56[/INST]On that Day sovereignty will be Allah’s alone. He is the One Who will judge among them. So those who believe and do good deeds, will (reside) in the Gardens of Bliss.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 57[/INST]And those who disbelieve and reject Our Revelations, for them will be humiliating punishment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 58[/INST]And those who migrated from their (homeland) in the way of Allah (and) were then slain or died (suffering from troubles in the way of Allah), Allah shall indeed provide for them an excellent provision (of bestowals specific to the Last Day). And verily Allah is the Best of providers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 59[/INST]He will indeed admit them to that (station of divine pleasure) they will be well pleased with. And Allah is indeed All-Knowing, Most Forbearing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 60[/INST]That is (the Command). And whoever takes revenge in proportion to the torture inflicted upon him and then he is again wronged, Allah will surely help him. Allah is verily Most Forgiving, Most Pardoning.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 61[/INST]That is because Allah causes the night to enter into the day and causes the day to enter into the night, and indeed Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 62[/INST]And that is because Allah alone is the Truth, and whatever they (i.e. the disbelievers) worship besides Him is certainly falsehood and verily Allah is Most High, Most Great.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 63[/INST]Have you not seen that Allah sends down water from the sky and the earth becomes fresh and green? Allah is indeed Most Beneficent (and) All-Aware.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 64[/INST]To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. And surely Allah is Self-Sufficient, All- Praiseworthy.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 65[/INST]Have you not seen that Allah has subjected to you whatever is in the earth and (also) the vessels that sail in the sea (and river) by His Command (i.e. Law) and He withholds the heavens (spatial spheres and atmospheric fields) from falling on to the earth (under a cosmic system)? But (when He wills, they will collide) by His Command. Surely Allah is Most Compassionate, Most Merciful to mankind.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 66[/INST]And He is the One Who gave you life, then He causes you to die and then will give you life again. No doubt, it is the man who is highly ungrateful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 67[/INST]We have appointed for every people a way (of Islamic injunctions or worship and sacrifice) which they are to act upon. So let them not at all dispute with you over the Command (of Allah). And keep calling towards your Lord. Certainly it is you who are on the straight (path of) guidance.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 68[/INST]And if they dispute with you then say: ‘Allah knows best whatever you are doing.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 69[/INST]Allah will judge between you on the Day of Judgment all those matters in which you used to disagree.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 70[/INST]Do you not know that Allah knows all that is in the heavens and the earth? Verily it is all (recorded) in the Book (al-Lawh al-Mahfuz). Surely all that is (very) easy for Allah.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 71[/INST]And they worship these (idols) besides Allah for which He has not sent down any authority. Nor do they have any knowledge of (the consequence of) this (idol-worship). And there will be no helper of the wrongdoers (on the Day of Judgment).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 72[/INST]And when Our enlightening Verses are recited to the disbelievers, you can clearly see (signs of) displeasure (and resentment) on their faces. It seems as if they are nearly ready for violent attack on those who are reciting to them Our Signs. Say: ‘(O restlessly upset disbelievers,) shall I inform you of something more agonizing than this? (That) is the Fire (of Hell) which Allah has promised to the disbelievers. And that is the most evil abode.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 73[/INST]O mankind! An example is given, so listen to it attentively. Verily the (idols) you worship besides Allah cannot create (even) a fly though they all may join in for this (purpose). And if the fly snatches a thing away from them, they cannot (even) recover it from that (fly). How helpless is the seeker (worshipper) and the sought (god)!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 74[/INST]These (disbelievers) did not recognize the value of Allah as was His due. Surely, Allah is Most Powerful, Most Dominant (over everything).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 75[/INST]Allah chooses His Messengers from among angels and from among men (as well). Surely, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 76[/INST]He knows (best) what is before them and what is behind them. And to Allah are returned all matters.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 77[/INST]O Believers! Persist in kneeling down and prostrating yourselves and worshipping your Lord, and do (other) pious deeds consistently so that you may prosper.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 22 verse 78[/INST]And toil hard (for the establishment and promotion of Allah’s Din [Religion], fully charged with His love and obedience,) as is toil His due. He has chosen you and has not laid upon you any hardship or constriction (in the matter of) Din (Religion). This is the Din (Religion) of your father Ibrahim (Abraham). He (Allah) has named you Muslims in the previous (Books) as well as in this (Holy Qur’an) so that this (Last of the) Messengers may be a witness over you and you be witnesses over mankind. So, (to sustain this status) establish Prayer, pay Zakat (the Alms-due) and hold fast to (the Embrace of) Allah. He (alone) is your Helper (Patron). So what an excellent Patron and what an excellent Helper is He!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23[/INST]The Believers</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 1[/INST]Certainly the believers have attained their goal,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 2[/INST]Those who become most humble and submissive in their Prayer,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 3[/INST]And who (always) keep away from absurd talk,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 4[/INST]And who (always) pay Zakat (the Alms-due [and keep purifying their wealth and souls]),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 5[/INST]And who guard their private parts (all the time),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 6[/INST]Except from their wives or those slave-girls who are the possessions of their hands. (If they go to them according to the Islamic injunctions), there is surely no blame on them.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 7[/INST]But whoever desires someone beyond these (lawful women), it is these people who are transgressors (and disobedient).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 8[/INST]And those who are watchful of their trusts and their pledges,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 9[/INST]And who guard their Prayers (with persistence),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 10[/INST]It is they who will be the inheritors (of Paradise).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 11[/INST]They will inherit (also) the most superior Gardens of Paradise (where all the bounties, comforts and pleasures of nearness to Allah will abound). They will live there forever.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 12[/INST]And indeed We originated (the genesis of) man from the extract of (chemical ingredients of) clay.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 13[/INST]Then We placed him as a sperm drop (zygote) in a secure place (mother’s womb).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 14[/INST]Then We made that zygote a hanging mass (clinging to the uterus like a leech). Then We developed that hanging mass into a lump, looking chewed with teeth. Out of this chewed lump We built a structure of bones which We clothed with flesh (and muscles). Then (changing him) into another form We developed him (gradually) into a new creation. Then Allah brought (him up into a strong body), Allah — the Best of creators.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 15[/INST]Then certainly after this (life) you shall die.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 16[/INST]Then indeed on the Day of Resurrection you will be raised up (after brought to life).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 17[/INST]And surely We have created above you seven paths (i.e. seven magnetic paths or fields, around the vast atmospheric expanse of the planet earth, for the safeguard of the cosmic system). And We were not unaware of the creation (of the universe and the pre-requisites of its security).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 18[/INST]And We showered water persistently (for a long time) from the clouds according to an estimated measure. So (when the earth became cool then) We lodged this water in (the depressions and depths of) the earth (shaping into preliminary forms of oceans). And verily We have the power to make it evaporate (as vapours).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 19[/INST]Then by means of this We caused to grow for you (step by step firstly herbs, then plants and then trees and) the gardens of dates and grapes. (Furthermore, We created) for you many (other) fruits of which you eat (now).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 20[/INST]And (We have also created for you the olive) tree which grows forth from the Mount Sinai, (and) contains oil, and is a curry for those who eat.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 21[/INST]And for you indeed there are (also) aspects to the cattle that need contemplation: We make you drink (milk We prepare from some ingredients) of what is in their bellies. And there are for you (also) many (other) benefits in them, and you eat (some) of them (as well).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 22[/INST]And you are (also) borne upon them and on boats.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 23[/INST]And surely We sent Nuh (Noah) to his people. He said: ‘O people, always worship Allah. There is no God for you other than He. So do you not fear?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 24[/INST]Then the chiefs (and the lords) of his people who disbelieved said: ‘This man is just a human being like you, (nothing else).’ He seeks to establish (his) superiority and predominance over you. And if Allah wanted (to send some Messenger for guidance), He would send down angels. We have never heard of it from our ancestors (that a human being like us should be appointed as our Messenger).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 25[/INST]He is nothing but a man (afflicted) with madness. So wait for him for a while (and keep an eye on what he does next).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 26[/INST]Nuh (Noah) submitted: ‘O my Lord, help me because they have rejected me.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 27[/INST]Then We revealed to him: ‘Build an Ark under Our supervision according to Our Command. So when Our Command (for torment) comes and the (water-filled) oven starts overflowing, load into it of every kind of animals two pairs each (male and female) and also your family except that one among them about whom the Command (of torment) has already been issued. And also do not supplicate Me concerning those who have wronged (by denying and mocking you). They shall (surely) be drowned.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 28[/INST]So when you and the (people) accompanying you get settled in the Ark then say: All praise be to Allah alone, Who has delivered us from the unjust people.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 29[/INST]And submit: O my Lord, land me at a blessed destination, and You are the Best of all Who bring to land.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 30[/INST]Surely in this (event) there are (many) Signs and We do certainly make trials.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 31[/INST]Then We raised after them another community.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 32[/INST]So We sent among them (also) a Messenger from among themselves: ‘Worship Allah. There is no God for you other than He. So do you not fear?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 33[/INST]And proclaimed the chiefs (and the lords) of his people (too) who disbelieved and rejected the meeting of the Hereafter and whom We had (also) given prosperity (on account of riches and abundant wealth) in worldly life (they said to the people): ‘He is only a human being like you. He eats what you eat and drinks what you drink.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 34[/INST]And if you obey a human being like yourselves, then you shall be the sure losers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 35[/INST]Does he promise you that, when you die and become dust and (decomposed) bones, then you will be brought forth (alive again)?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 36[/INST]Far (from understanding), far (off from likelihood) are the things you are being promised.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 37[/INST]There is nothing (like life after death). Our life is only this world. We live and die (here alone) and (that is all). We shall not be raised up (again).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 38[/INST]He is merely a man who has put a false blame on Allah, and we are not going to believe in him at all.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 39[/INST](The Prophet) submitted: ‘O my Lord, help me in the circumstances that they have rejected me.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 40[/INST](Allah) said: ‘They will repent in a little while.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 41[/INST]So, according to the true promise, the dreadful Blast seized them and We made them a waste of withered grass. Far distant from and deprived (of Our Mercy) are the unjust and wrongdoing people.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 42[/INST]Later We raised after them other communities (one after the other).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 43[/INST]No community can step ahead of their appointed time, nor can they step back.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 44[/INST]Then We sent Our Messengers one after the other. Whenever there came to a community their Messenger, they rejected him. Then We also destroyed them one after another (by successive torments) and We reduced them to mere tales. So woe to the people who do not believe!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 45[/INST]Then We sent Musa (Moses) and his brother Harun (Aaron) with Our Signs and an evident authority,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 46[/INST]To Pharaoh and the chiefs (of his people). They too behaved with arrogance and conceit. And they too were (extremely) wrongdoing and disobedient people.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 47[/INST]So they (also) said (the same): ‘Shall we believe in two human beings like ourselves while their people worship us?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 48[/INST]They (also) belied both of them. So they too became of those who were eliminated.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 49[/INST]And indeed We gave Musa (Moses) the Book so that they might take guidance.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 50[/INST]And We made ‘Isa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary) and his mother Our (Great) Sign. And We provided them a comfortable and facilitated living place on a pleasant, elevated ground fit for living with ease and comfort, and there was flowing water (i.e. streams, waterfalls and springs – a feast) for sight.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 51[/INST]O (My Esteemed) Messengers! Eat of the pure things (as your practice is) and do good deeds with persistence. Surely I am Well Aware of whatever (deed) you do.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 52[/INST]And surely this is your Umma ([Community] which is in fact) but one Umma (Community) and I am your Lord. Therefore, always fear Me.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 53[/INST]But they broke the command of their Din [Religion] into sects by disagreeing among themselves. Each sect is glad with that much (portion of Din [Religion]) which they have.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 54[/INST]So leave them ditched in their ignorance and error for a time.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 55[/INST]Do they think that the help We are giving them (in this world) in the shape of wealth and children,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 56[/INST](Implies that) We are hastening (the provision of) good things to them? (No way!) The truth is that they have no awareness.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 57[/INST]Indeed those who remain restless and tremble with fear of their Lord,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 58[/INST]And those who believe in the Revelations of their Lord,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 59[/INST]And those who do not associate (any) partners with their Lord,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 60[/INST]And those who give away (in the way of Allah as much) as they can, yet (in spite of that) their hearts fear that they are to return to their Lord (lest it should be rejected),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 61[/INST]It is these people who are hastening in (collecting) good works and it is they who excel in this pursuit.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 62[/INST]And We do not strain any soul but commensurate with its capacity, and with Us is the record (of deeds) which will speak the truth, and they will not be wronged.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 63[/INST]But their hearts are in (utter) negligence of this (message of the Qur’an) and (also) besides that there are many other (evil) deeds which they are doing,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 64[/INST]Until when We seize the rich and the prosperous of them with torment, then they will cry out.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 65[/INST](It will be said to them:) ‘Do not cry today. Surely you shall not be helped by Us.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 66[/INST]Certainly, My Verses were repeatedly recited to you but you used to turn back on your heels.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 67[/INST]Displaying haughtiness and arrogance against it, you used to utter absurdity in the darkness of night.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 68[/INST]So have they not pondered over this Command (of Allah)? Or has there come to them such a thing that did not come to their fathers?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 69[/INST]Or have they not recognized their Messenger and (so) they deny him?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 70[/INST]Or do they say: ‘He (the Prophet) is (afflicted) with mania’? (Nay, not at all;) he has rather brought to them the Truth but most of them do not like the Truth.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 71[/INST]And had the (Holy) Truth (Allah) followed their vain desires then (all) the heavens and the earth and whatever (living and non-living things) are therein, all would have been destroyed. We have rather brought them that (Qur’an) which contains (the secret of) their honour, dignity (and fame). So it is from their own honour that they are turning away.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 72[/INST]Do you demand of them any recompense (for preaching the faith in Messengership? Nay, that too is not the case.) The recompense of your Lord itself is (by far) the best and He is the Best of all sustainers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 73[/INST]And surely you call them to the straight path (for their own good).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 74[/INST]And surely those who do not believe in the Hereafter remain deviated from the (straight) path.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 75[/INST]And if We have mercy on them and remove the distress that has (afflicted) them, they will become hardened in their transgression wandering disorientated.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 76[/INST]And indeed We seized them with torment, but (still) they did not adopt submissiveness to their Lord, nor did they entreat in humility (before His Presence),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 77[/INST]Until when We open to them the gate of an extremely harsh torment, (then,) at that time, taken aback, they will (stay) therein stunned in despair.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 78[/INST]And He is the One Who (gradually) made for you ears and eyes and hearts (and minds) but you give very little thanks.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 79[/INST]And He is the One Who created and then scattered you in the earth and before Him will you be gathered.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 80[/INST]And He is the One Who gives life and causes death and in His control is (also) the alternation of night and day. So do you not understand?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 81[/INST]But these people (too) utter similar words that the former (disbelievers) used to utter.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 82[/INST]They say: ‘When we die and turn into dust and (decomposed) bones, then shall we be raised up (after given life again)?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 83[/INST]Surely this is what we and our fathers have (also) been promised. These (sayings) are but the tales of the bygone people.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 84[/INST]Say (to them): ‘To whom belongs the earth and everyone (living) in it, if you know (anything)?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 85[/INST]They will promptly say: ‘(All) belongs to Allah.’ (Then) say: ‘Then why do you not accept guidance?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 86[/INST]Ask (them): ‘Who is the Lord of the seven heavens and the Mighty Throne (i.e. the Sovereign Authority of the entire universe)?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 87[/INST]They will spontaneously say: ‘(All) this belongs to Allah.’ Say: ‘Why do you not fear then?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 88[/INST]Say (to them): ‘Who is He in Whose Mighty Hand is the Absolute Ownership of everything and Who gives asylum but against Whom no asylum can be given, if you know (anything)?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 89[/INST]They will readily say: ‘That is all Allah’s (Glory).’ So, say: ‘From where then are you being deceived (as if under a spell)?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 90[/INST]The fact is that We have brought them the Truth and they are liars without any doubt.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 91[/INST]Allah has not taken (to Himself) any son, nor is there any god with Him. In that case each god would certainly have taken (away) what he had created and they would surely have dominated each other (and the whole universe would have undergone violence and chaos). Glorified is Allah, above all that they describe.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 92[/INST](He) is the Knower of (all things) hidden and disclosed. So He is Exalted, High above all what they associate with Him.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 93[/INST](Pray:) ‘O my Lord, if You would show me that (torment) which they are being promised,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 94[/INST](Then,) my Lord, put me not among the unjust people.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 95[/INST]And We certainly have the Power to show you that (torment) of which We are making them a promise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 96[/INST]Repel evil in such a way as is best of all. We know best (the things) they say.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 97[/INST]And say, (praying): ‘O my Lord, I seek Your shelter from promptings of satans.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 98[/INST]And, O my Lord, also I seek refuge with You lest they should come to me.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 99[/INST]Until when death comes to anyone of them, (then) he will say: ‘O my Lord, send me back (to the world),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 100[/INST]So that I may do some righteous works in that (world) which I have left behind.’ No way! He will be saying this (only in despair). And ahead of them is a barrier (erected) till the Day (when) they will be raised up (from the graves).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 101[/INST]Then when the trumpet will be blown neither any relation will remain (intact) among them that Day, nor they will be able to ask of one another.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 102[/INST]So they whose scales will weigh heavy (due to greater number of good deeds) will be successful and prosperous.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 103[/INST]And the ones whose scales will be light (due to little weight of good deeds) it is they who have harmed themselves. They are permanent residents of Hell.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 104[/INST]The Fire will burn their faces and they will be lying in it with teeth bulging out and mouths deformed.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 105[/INST](It will be said to them:) ‘Were My Revelations not repeatedly recited to you, and then you used to belie them?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 106[/INST]They will say: ‘O our Lord, our misfortune overwhelmed us, and surely we were the misguided people.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 107[/INST]O our Lord! Take us out from here. Then if we repeat (the same error) we shall certainly be the wrongdoers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 108[/INST](Allah will) say: ‘Stay on therein with disgrace and do not speak to Me.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 109[/INST]Indeed there was a party of My servants who used to submit (before My Presence): O our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and have Mercy on us. And (surely) You are the Best of the merciful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 110[/INST]But you used to laugh at them till they made you forget My remembrance and you (just) continued making fun of them.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 111[/INST]This Day I have bestowed upon them (this) reward for their patience that they have triumphed.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 112[/INST](Allah) will say: ‘How many years have you stayed in the earth?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 113[/INST]They will say: ‘We might have stayed there a day or part of a day, but ask those who work out statistics.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 114[/INST](Allah) will say: ‘You stayed there but very little. Would that you knew (it there)!’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 115[/INST]So did you think that We had created you in vain (without any purpose) and that you would not return to Us?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 116[/INST]So Allah the True Sovereign is High and Exalted. There is no God but He. He alone is the Lord of the Venerated Throne (Authority).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 117[/INST]And anyone who worships another god along with Allah has no proof of this. So he will be accountable for that to his Lord alone. Surely, the disbelievers will not be successful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 23 verse 118[/INST]And submit: ‘O my Lord, forgive and have Mercy and You (alone) are the Best of those who have mercy.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24[/INST]The Light</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 1[/INST]This is a (great) Sura which We have revealed and We have made its (Commandments) obligatory. And We have sent down in it clear Revelations so that you may take direction and guidance.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 2[/INST]Whip a hundred lashes each, the (unmarried) adulteress and the adulterer (on validation of adultery in accordance with conditions of statutory [hadd] punishment. If married, then both are to be stoned to death). And you should not feel even the slightest pity for both of them (in executing the command of Din [Religion]) if you have faith in Allah and the Last Day. And a (sizeable) party of Muslims should be present on (the occasion of) award of punishment to both of them.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 3[/INST]An adulterer does not (like to) marry (a chaste and virtuous woman) but only an adulteress or a polytheist, and no (pious man likes to) marry an adulteress (too) but only an adulterer or a polytheist. And this act (adultery) has been forbidden to the Muslims.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 4[/INST]And those who accuse chaste women (of adultery), then fail to produce four witnesses, whip them eighty lashes (as qadhaf — punishment for false accusation) and never accept their evidence. And it is they who are the evildoers,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 5[/INST]Except for those who repent after this (false blaming) and mend their ways. Then Allah is verily Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful. (They will not be counted among the disobedient, but this will not exempt them from hadd al-qadhaf [the penalty for false accusation].)</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 6[/INST]And those who accuse their wives (of adultery) and have no witnesses except themselves, the testimony of such a person would be to swear (himself) four times by Allah that he is truthful (in his accusation),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 7[/INST]And the fifth time (to say) that Allah’s curse be upon him if he is a liar.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 8[/INST]And (similarly) this can avert punishment from that (woman as well) if she (herself) gives evidence, swearing four times by Allah that he (the husband) is a liar (in accusing her),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 9[/INST]And the fifth time (to say) that Allah’s wrath be upon her (i.e. me) if he (the husband) is truthful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 10[/INST]And had there not been Allah’s Grace and Mercy upon you (then you would have been more perturbed under such circumstances) and Allah is surely Most Relenting, All-Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 11[/INST]Surely those who fabricated the accusation (against ‘A’isha the truthful, the pure, the chaste — may Allah be well pleased with her) were (also) a party from among you. Do not consider this (slander account) as a bad thing for you. It has rather (turned out to be) good for you. Everyone of them has a share in the sin as much as he has earned it, but whoever has had major share in this (false accusation), for him is a terrible torment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 12[/INST]Why did it not happen that when you heard of it (the slander) the believers, both men and women, would think good of their own people and say: ‘This is obviously a fabricated accusation (based on falsehood)’?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 13[/INST]Why did these (slanderers) not produce four witnesses to this (turmoil)? Since they could not bring forth witnesses, it is certainly they who are liars in the sight of Allah.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 14[/INST]And had there not been Allah’s Grace upon you and His Mercy in this world and in the Hereafter, severe torment would have afflicted you for promoting that (slander) into which you rushed headlong.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 15[/INST]When (hearing this matter from one another) you brought it on your tongues and uttered with your mouths something about which you (yourselves) had no knowledge, and you took (propagation of) this matter as inconsiderable, whereas in the Presence of Allah it was a grave (offence underway).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 16[/INST]And when you heard of this (heinous charge), why did you not declare (at the same moment): ‘It is not (at all justified) for us to talk about it’? (Rather you should have said: ‘O Allah,) Holy are You (High above making such a woman the beloved wife of Your beloved and Esteemed Messenger). This is a grave charge.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 17[/INST]Allah admonishes you never ever to repeat such a thing (in your lifetime), if you are believers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 18[/INST]And Allah explains to you the Revelations with utmost clarity. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 19[/INST]Indeed those who like that lewdness should spread among the Muslims, for them is agonizing punishment in this world and in the Hereafter. And Allah knows (the intentions of such people) and you do not know.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 20[/INST]And had there not been Allah’s Grace and His Mercy upon you (for the sake of the Holy Prophet, you too would have been destroyed like the former communities). But Allah is Most Clement, Ever-Merciful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 21[/INST]O Believers! Do not follow the footsteps of Satan, and whoever follows the footsteps of Satan, then he (Satan) certainly commands to practise (and promote) immorality and sinful deeds. And if there had not been Allah’s Grace and His Mercy upon you then none of you would ever have been pure (from the stain of the sin of slander). But Allah purifies whom He wills and Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 22[/INST]And (now) those of you who are exalted (Din —Religionwise) and affluent (worldwise) must not swear that they will not provide (financial help) to the relatives, the needy and the emigrants (who were involved in this offence of false accusation). They should forgive (their misconduct) and overlook (their mistake). Do you not like that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 23[/INST]Verily those who falsely accuse chaste believing women who are unaware of and unacquainted (with even the very idea of indecency and evil) are cursed in this world and in the Hereafter. And for them is woeful punishment,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 24[/INST]On the Day when their (own) tongues and their hands and their feet will bear witness against them for whatever they used to do,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 25[/INST]On that Day Allah will pay them full recompense that they truly deserve (for their deeds). And they will come to know that Allah is (Himself) the Truth (and also) the Revealer (of the Truth).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 26[/INST]Unclean women are (particular) for unclean men while unclean men are meant for unclean women. And (likewise) clean and chaste women are (specific) to clean and pious men while clean and pious men are exclusively for clean and chaste women. (So keeping in view the holiness, sanctity and purity of the Holy Prophet, you yourselves could imagine how pure, wholesome and chaste a wife Allah would have raised for him.) These (pure, innocent and divine people) are totally free from these (slanders) which these (foul-mouthed) people are levelling. Forgiveness and bestowal of honour and dignity have been (destined) for them. (Why do you ruin your life after death and earn disgrace and humiliation by denigrating his glory?)</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 27[/INST]O Believers! Do not enter houses other than your own until you obtain their permission. And greet their residents (immediately after you enter). This (advice) is better for you so that you may contemplate (its rationale).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 28[/INST]Then, if you do not find anyone in these (houses), do not enter them until you are granted permission (for that). And if it is said to you: ‘Go back,’ then do go back. That is purer for you, and Allah is Well Aware of what you do.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 29[/INST]There is no sin on you if you enter (without permission) those houses (or buildings) which are not any permanent residences (such as hotels, roadhouses and inns). You have the right to get benefit therein. And Allah knows (all) that you disclose and that you conceal.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 30[/INST]Direct the believing men to keep their eyes always lowered and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Surely Allah is Well Aware of the (works) which they are busy doing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 31[/INST]And direct the believing women that they (too) must keep their eyes lowered and guard their chastity, and must not show off their adornments and beautification except that (part of it) which becomes visible itself. And they must keep their veils (and head-coverings) drawn over their chests and breasts (too), and must not display their adornments (to anyone) except their husbands, or their fathers or the fathers of their husbands, or their sons or the sons of their husbands, or their brothers or the sons of their brothers or the sons of their sisters, or (the women of) their (own faith, the Muslim) women or their female slaves or such male servants as are free from any lust and sexual urge, or the children who (being minor) have (yet) no sense of women’s private parts. (They too are exceptions.) Nor must they (while walking) strike their feet (on the ground in such a manner that ornaments jingle and) thus get revealed and known which they are keeping hidden (under the command of Shari‘a). And turn to Allah all of you in repentance, O believers, so that you may prosper (by implementing these Commandments).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 32[/INST]And marry those of your men and women who are leading an unmarried life (despite reaching the age of marriage), and also (marry) those of your male and female slaves who are capable. If they are poor, Allah will make them rich out of His Bounty and Allah is Most Infinite, All-Knowing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 33[/INST]And those who cannot afford marriage (for lack of financial means) should adopt chastity until Allah enriches them out of His Bounty. And from among (the male and female slaves) under your control those who seek to write out a deed (of manumission — freedom through earning and paying,) write it for them, and free them (under the given condition) if you see any good in them. Pay them (also yourselves) out of that wealth which Allah has given you (to help them get freedom). And do not force your maids into prostitution if they desire to keep themselves chaste (or wish to safeguard their chastity through marriage). And whoever will compel them, then (even) after they are compelled Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 34[/INST]And surely We have sent down to you evident and enlightening Revelations and some examples of those who have passed away before you (i.e. like ‘A’isha’s story, the story of Maryam [Mary] and the story of Yusuf [Joseph]). And (this) is for the direction and guidance of the Godfearing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 35[/INST]Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The likeness of His Light (which is glowing in the world in the form of Muhammad’s Light) is as a niche-like (sacred breast) wherein is glowing the lamp (of Prophethood), the lamp contained in a crystal globe (the radiant heart of Muhammad). This globe is (as dazzlingly bright owing to reflection of Allah’s Light) as a glittering star. (This lamp of Prophethood) is lit with the sacred olive tree (i.e. either due to the blissful communication of divine Revelation from the Realm of Divinity or owing to the blissful genealogical tree of the Prophets and the Messengers). It is neither (merely) eastern nor western (rather universal and cosmic in its generously infinite luminosity. The likeness of this lamp of Prophethood is as if) its oil (i.e. Light, due to its genuine and inherent potential capability) is glowing, though no fire (or the radiation of celestial miracles and divine revelation) has even touched it yet. (So it) is Light upon Light (i.e. the Light of Prophethood upon the Light of the Holy Essence, denoting a Self-embodying double Light). Allah takes to (the gnosis of) His Light whom He wills. And Allah explains similitudes for (the Guidance of) people and Allah is Well Aware of everything.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 36[/INST](This Light of Allah illumines) such houses (mosques and centres) which Allah has ordained to exalt (i.e. enhance their esteem and honour) and remember His Name therein. (These are the houses) in which (Allah’s servants) glorify Him morning and evening.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 37[/INST](Blessed with this Light) are those servants of (Allah) whom neither trade nor sale diverts from the remembrance of Allah, and from establishing Prayer and paying Zakat (the Alms-due. Even while performing their worldly duties) they keep fearing the Day when hearts and eyes will (all) overturn (with terror),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 38[/INST]So that Allah may give them best reward for the (good) deeds they have done and may bestow upon them (still) more out of His Bounty. And Allah blesses with sustenance (and provisions) without measure whom He wills.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 39[/INST]And the deeds of the disbelievers are like a mirage in a vast barren field which the thirsty one deems to be water, until when he gets near it he finds it to be nothing. (Likewise in the Hereafter) he would find Allah near him but Allah fully paid him back (in the world). And Allah is Swift in taking account.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 40[/INST]Or (the disbelievers’ deeds are like) the darkness in a deep sea covered by a wave, rolled upon (yet) by another wave and above that are clouds. (This) darkness is (in layers) one over another. When (a person drowning into such a sea) stretches his hand out, (none) can see it. And he for whom Allah has not formed any light (of guidance), for him there is no light (anywhere).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 41[/INST]Have you not seen that (all) who are in the heavens and the earth glorify Allah alone, and the birds (too in the air around) with wings outspread (do celebrate His praise)? Each one knows his own mode of Prayer and praise (before the Presence of Allah). And Allah is Well Aware of the deeds they accomplish.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 42[/INST]To Allah alone belongs the sovereignty of all the heavens and the earth and to Him shall all return.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 43[/INST]Have you not seen that Allah is the One Who drives the cloud (first) gently, then joins its (various pieces) together, and then forms them into layers upon layers? Then you see that from spaces between them rain issues forth and falls down. And He sends down hail from the clouds (looking) like snow-covered mountains in the same sky (i.e. atmosphere). And then He throws it down upon whom He wills and turns it away from whom He likes. (Moreover, He creates lightning from the same clouds.) It seems as if the flash of the lightning (of clouds) would (dazzle their eyes and) snatch their sight away.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 44[/INST]And Allah turns about the night and the day (over each other). Surely there is (great) guidance in it for those who have reason and insight.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 45[/INST]And Allah has originated (chemical genesis of) every moving creature from water. So, some of them creep on their bellies, some walk on two feet and some others on four. Allah creates what He wills. Surely Allah has Absolute Power over everything.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 46[/INST]We have, indeed, sent down clear and enlightening Revelations (through which) Allah guides whom He wills to the straight path.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 47[/INST]And they say: ‘We have believed in Allah and the Messenger and we obey.’ Then after (saying) this a group of them turns away (from their affirmation). And (in fact) these people are not (at all) believers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 48[/INST]And when they are called to Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) that he may judge between them, a party of them turns away (from appearing before the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him]).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 49[/INST]And had they been in the right, they would have come fast to him (the Messenger) most submissively.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 50[/INST]Is there a disease (of hypocrisy) in their hearts? Or do they doubt (the majesty and glory of the Messenger)? Or do they fear that Allah and His Messenger will do them wrong? (Nay,) they themselves are the wrongdoers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 51[/INST]The only saying of the believers, when they are called to Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) in order that he may judge between them, is that they say: ‘We have heard and we (totally) submit to obey.’ It is they who will prosper.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 52[/INST]And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and fears Allah and adopts Godwariness for Him, it is they who will achieve their goal.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 53[/INST]And they swear most strongly (and solemnly) by Allah that if you order them, they shall certainly set out (for Jihad [the Sacred Struggle]). Say: ‘Do not swear. It is obedience that is (required) as per law. Allah is certainly Well Aware of the deeds you do.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 54[/INST]Say: ‘Obey Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him), but if you turn away (from obedience) then (beware that) the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) is simply responsible for the duty he is charged with and you are responsible for what you are charged with. And if you obey him you will be guided. And nothing is (obligatory) for the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) but to convey (the Commands) clearly.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 55[/INST]To those of you who believe and keep doing pious deeds Allah has given the promise (whose fulfilment and implementation is obligatory for the Umma [Community]): He will surely bestow upon them Khilafa (the trust of right to rule) as He granted (the right to) rule to those who were before them. And (through dominance and rule) He will strengthen and stabilize their Din (Religion) for them which He has liked for them, and (by this strength and rule) He will for sure change their former state of fear (which was due to their political, economic and social handicap) to that of peace and security. They will worship Me (fearlessly and) will not associate any partner with Me (i.e. will follow and obey only My Command and System). And after this whoever adopts ingratitude (i.e. aversion to and denial of My Commands) it is they who will be defiant (and disobedient).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 56[/INST]And establish (the system of) Prayers and (ensure) the payment of Zakat (the Alms-due) and accomplish (absolute) obedience to the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) so that you may be granted mercy (i.e. the blessings of sovereign rule, stability, peace and security may endure and continue).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 57[/INST]And let it not occur to you at all that those who disbelieve and are ungrateful will make (Allah) powerless (to destroy them) in the earth. And Hell is their abode and the worst is that abode.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 58[/INST]O Believers! Your (male and female) slaves and your children who have not yet attained puberty must seek your permission (to come to you) on three occasions: (first) before Fajr (dawn) Prayer, (second) when you put off your clothes at noon (for rest) and (third) after ‘Isha’ (night) Prayer (when you go to bed for sleep. These are) the three (times) of privacy for you. Other than these (times), there is no sin on you or them (because during remaining hours they) keep coming and going frequently where you are from one to the other. That is how Allah makes clear the Revelations for you, and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 59[/INST]And when the children from among you reach puberty they must also seek your permission (to come to you) as (other elders) have been doing before them. That is how Allah makes clear His Commands for you. And Allah is All-Knowing All-Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 60[/INST]And there is no sin on those elderly house-confined women who have no desire (now) for marriage if they lay aside their garments (i.e. additional outer coverings), provided they (too) do not show their adornment. And if they are (more) committed to self-restraint (i.e. do not remove additional outer coverings as well) that is better for them. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 61[/INST]There is no restriction on the blind, nor any blame on the lame, nor is there any sin on the sick and nor (any harm) for you if you eat (food) from your own houses or from the houses of your fathers, or the houses of your mothers, or the houses of your brothers, or the houses of your sisters, or the houses of your fathers’ brothers, or the houses of your fathers’ sisters, or the houses of your mothers’ brothers, or the houses of your mothers’ sisters, or the houses whose keys are in your charge (i.e. whose owners have permitted you for any use. Nor is there any harm to eat food) from your friends’ houses. There is no sin on you whether you all eat together or separately. Then when you enter the houses greet (the members of) your (family) with the greeting of peace and security. (This) is a blissful and pure greeting from Allah. Thus Allah makes clear His Verses for you so that you may understand (the commands of the Shari‘a and manners of life).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 62[/INST]The believers are only those who have believed in Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him), and when they are with you for some (collective) issue which brings (the people) together, then they should not go away from there (i.e. they should participate whole-heartedly to work for collective coherence and unity among the Umma [Community]) until they have obtained permission from you (owing to some special excuse. O Esteemed Prophet,) surely those who seek permission from you (believing your Majesty the Supreme and Ultimate Authority) it is they who are the believers in Allah and His Prophet. So when they seek from you permission (to go) for some affair of theirs, then (you are the Supreme Sovereign Authority). Grant leave whom you please and ask forgiveness for them from Allah (even on going away from your company by obtaining your permission, lest they should be seized even on that). Surely Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 63[/INST](O Muslims!) Do not regard the calling of the Prophet among you like your calling of one another. (When calling the Holy Prophet is not like your mutual calling among you, then how can the Holy Personality of the Prophet be like yours?) Surely Allah knows those from among you (well) who slip away quietly (from the presence of the Holy Prophet) under the shelter of one another. So let those who go against the Messenger’s command (of veneration and devotion) feel afraid lest some trial should overtake them (here in the world) or a painful torment seize them in the Hereafter.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 24 verse 64[/INST]Beware! To Allah belongs (all) that is in the heavens and in the earth. He certainly knows your state of mind (i.e. state of belief or that of hypocrisy). And on the Day when they will be returned to Him, He will disclose to them what they used to do and Allah knows everything full well.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25[/INST]The Criterion</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 1[/INST]Blessed is He (Allah) Who sent down to His (most beloved and most intimate) servant the Criterion (the Qur’an) that (draws the difference between right and wrong and) gives judgment in order that he may be a Warner to all the worlds;</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 2[/INST]He (Allah) to Whom belongs the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and Who has not taken (to Himself) any children, nor has He any partner in His Kingdom and He alone has created everything, and then destined (i.e. formatted) it exactly according to a definite estimation (its features, functions, time frame and everything for all the stages of its growth and survival).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 3[/INST]And these (polytheists) have taken besides Him other gods which cannot create anything and are themselves created and possess no power either to harm or to benefit themselves and control neither death nor life, nor (have they any authority) to raise up (after death) and assemble.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 4[/INST]And the disbelievers say: ‘This (Qur’an) is but a lie which this (claimant of Prophethood) has fabricated and other people have helped him in (inventing) it.’ Surely the disbelievers have come down to sheer injustice and falsehood.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 5[/INST]And they say: ‘(This Qur’an comprises) fables of the ancients which this man has got written; then these (fables) are recited to him morning and evening (in order to memorize and narrate further).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 6[/INST]Say: ‘He (Allah) has sent down this (Qur’an) Who knows all the secrets (present) in the heavens and the earth. Surely He is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 7[/INST]And they say: ‘What is the matter with this Messenger? He eats food and walks about in the marketplaces. Why has an angel not been sent down to him that he might (join) him as a Warner?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 8[/INST]Or a treasure should have been sent down to him or (at least) he should have owned a garden so that he might eat (of its income).’ And the wrongdoers say (to the Muslims): ‘You are following but a man spellbound.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 9[/INST](O Esteemed Beloved!) Just see what sort of comparisons they utter for you. So they have gone astray and cannot find any path (to Guidance).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 10[/INST]Most Blessed is He. If He pleases He can produce gardens for you (far) better than these (here in the world) beneath which streams flow, and raise for you magnificent palaces (but these are not the conditions for a Prophet and Messenger).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 11[/INST]But they have denied the Last Hour (as well), and for everyone who denies the Last Hour We have prepared the blazing Fire (of Hell).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 12[/INST]When that (Fire of Hell) will be visible to them (even) from a distant place, they will hear it raging and roaring.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 13[/INST]And when, tightly bound (together or bound to their satans,) they will be thrown into it from some narrow place, then they will cry out for (their) destruction.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 14[/INST](It will be said to them:) ‘Do not call out (just) for one destruction today but call for many more destructions.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 15[/INST]Say: ‘Is this (a) better (state) or the (life of) eternal Paradise promised to the Godfearing? This is their reward (of deeds) and their abode.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 16[/INST](All) that they long for will be (available) for them in these (gardens of Paradise). They shall live (in it) for ever. That is a coveted promise which your Lord has made a (bountiful) obligation upon Himself (and which will surely be fulfilled).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 17[/INST]And on that Day Allah will assemble them together with those they worshipped besides Allah. He will then say: ‘Was it you who led these My servants astray or did they (themselves) go astray from the path?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 18[/INST]They will say: ‘Glory be to You. It did not become us (even) to take friends other than You (let alone asking them to worship others besides You). But, (O Lord,) You bestowed upon them and their fathers worldly riches to such an extent that they forgot (even) Your Remembrance. And these were but the (doomed) people to be destroyed.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 19[/INST](O disbelievers!) They have denied what you said. So, (now) you can neither avert the torment nor help yourselves. And, (listen,) whoever of you does injustice We will make him taste mighty torment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 20[/INST]And We did not send Messengers before you but (that) they certainly ate food and also walked about in the marketplaces (as needed). And We have made you a trial for one another. Will you observe patience (in trial)? And your Lord is All-Seeing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 21[/INST]And those who do not hope for meeting with Us say: ‘Why were angels not sent down to us? Or if we could see our Lord (with our own eyes, we would certainly believe).’ In fact they esteem (themselves) very highly in their hearts and are rebelling beyond bounds.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 22[/INST]The Day when they will see the angels, there will be no matter of joy for the evildoers anyway on that Day. They will rather say (frightened on seeing them): ‘Would that there were a barricade (which could save us from them! Or the angles, on seeing them, will say: Entry to Paradise is totally forbidden for you.)’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 23[/INST]And (then) We shall turn to the deeds they (presumably) did (in life) and shall make them scattered dust particles.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 24[/INST]On that Day, the lodging for the inmates of Paradise will be the best and their resting place (too) will be excellent (where they will retire for a nap after the reckoning noon).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 25[/INST]And that Day the sky will be rent asunder, changed into (the resemblance of smoke, like) a cloud, and the angels will be sent down ranks upon ranks.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 26[/INST]That Day True Sovereignty will belong to the Most Kind (Lord) and that will be very hard (i.e. tough) Day on the disbelievers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 27[/INST]And that Day every wrongdoer will bite his hands (in fury and frustration and) will say: ‘Would that I had taken the path (of Guidance by joining) the companionship of the Holy Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him)!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 28[/INST]Ah! Woe to me! Would that I had not taken such a one for a friend!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 29[/INST]Surely he led me astray from the direction and guidance after it had come to me, and Satan leaves man helpless and forlorn (in the time of distress).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 30[/INST]And the (Holy) Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) will submit: ‘O Lord, surely my people had utterly abandoned this Qur’an.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 25 verse 31[/INST]And that is how We made for every Prophet (their) enemy from the evildoers (who used to oppose their Prophetic mission, and this way, a conflict between the forces of right and wrong would develop and a favourable and congenial environment for revolution would take shape against tyranny, oppression and injustice). And your Lord is sufficient to guide and help.</s>