<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 142[/INST]And (He) has created (giant-like) cattle to carry burden and the ones lying-on-earth (due to short height or for slaughter). Eat of this (provision also by way of slaughter) which Allah has provided for you. And do not follow in the footsteps of Satan; certainly he is your open enemy.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 143[/INST](Allah) has created eight pairs: two of the sheep (male and female) and two of the goat (male and female). Say (to them): ‘Has He forbidden the two males or the two females or that (offspring) which is in the wombs of the two females? Answer me on the basis of knowledge and reason if you are truthful,’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 144[/INST]And two of the camel (male and female) and two of the cow (male and female). Say (to them): ‘Has He forbidden the two males or the two females or that (offspring) which is in the wombs of the two females? Were you present at the time when Allah pronounced to you this (prohibitive) injunction?’ Then who can be more unjust than the one who fabricates a lie against Allah so that he may lead the people astray without knowledge? Indeed Allah does not guide the unjust people.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 145[/INST]Say: ‘I do not find in that Revelation which has been sent to me anything forbidden to anyone who eats (such things) as he takes in food except carrion, or running blood, or the flesh of swine, for it is filthy and impious, or the sinfully slaughtered animal on which some name other than Allah’s Name has been invoked at the time of slaughter. But he who becomes helpless (due to hunger), and is neither disobeying nor transgressing, then surely your Lord is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 146[/INST]And We forbade to the Jews every (beast) having claws, and We forbade them the fat of the cow and the goat, except that (fat) which coats their backs or lines their entrails, or which is attached to the bones. This We awarded them as a punishment for their rebellion. And assuredly We are Truthful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 147[/INST]Should they belie you then say: ‘Your Lord is the Lord of Infinite Mercy, but His torment will not be averted from the evildoers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 148[/INST]Those who associate partners with Allah will soon say: ‘Had Allah so willed, neither we nor our fathers would have committed polytheism; nor would have we declared anything forbidden (without authority).’ In like manner the people before them also belied until they tasted Our torment. Say: ‘Do you have any (authentic) knowledge which you may bring forth for us? (If so, then present it).’ You (abandoning knowledge of certitude) follow only assumptions and speculations and tell sheer lies (based on guesswork).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 149[/INST]Say: ‘Only Allah’s is the irrefutable proof. So, if He had willed (to force you) He would have made all of you guidance-bound.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 150[/INST]Say (to these polytheists): ‘Produce your witnesses who would (come to) testify that Allah has forbidden this.’ Then if at all they bear (false) witness, do not accept their testimony (but instead, disclose to them their falsehood). Nor yield to the vain desires of those who refuse to accept Our Revelations as true and do not believe in the Hereafter and hold (false gods as) equal to their Lord.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 151[/INST]Say: ‘Come, I will recite to you those things which your Lord has forbidden to you: Do not set up anything as a partner with Him; be morally excellent with parents; and do not kill your children owing to poverty. We alone give you sustenance and (will provide for) them as well. And do not draw near to shameful deeds (whether) open or hidden. And do not kill the soul whose (killing) Allah has forbidden, except when it is rightful due (according to Law in self-defence, against disruption and while combating terrorism). It is these (injunctions) He has enjoined upon you so that you may apply reason.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 152[/INST]And do not go near the property of the orphan but in the most likable manner until he reaches the age of maturity.’ And always give full measure and weight with justice. We do not burden any soul beyond its ability to bear it. And when you say (something pertaining to somebody), do justice even though he is (your) near relative. And always fulfil the promise of Allah. These are (the matters) which He has strictly ordained for you in order that you may accept direction and guidance.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 153[/INST]And that this (Islamic Law) is My straight path. So follow it and do not follow (other) paths, because they (i.e. the other paths) will move you away from Allah’s path. This is what He has enjoined you strictly so that you may become Godfearing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 154[/INST]Then We gave Musa (Moses) the Book to complete (the Favour) on him who would become pious, and (revealed it) as explanation of everything and as guidance and mercy, so that they might believe in meeting with their Lord (on the Day of Resurrection).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 155[/INST]And this (Qur’an) is a Book which We have revealed full of blessings. So (now) follow it and fear (Allah) persistently so that you are shown Mercy.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 156[/INST](The Qur’an has been revealed lest) you (should) say: ‘The (heavenly) Book was sent down before us only to the two communities (the Jews and the Christians), and undoubtedly we were unaware of their reading and teaching.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 157[/INST]Or (lest) you should say: ‘Had the Book been sent down to us we would certainly have been better guided than they are.’ So, now has come to you from your Lord the clear proof and guidance and mercy. Then who can be more unjust than he who treats the Revelations of Allah as lies and evades them? Soon shall We inflict an evil torment upon those who evade Our Revelations because they used to turn away (from the Signs of Allah).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 158[/INST]They are just waiting for the angels (of torment) to reach them, or your Lord to come (Himself), or some (exclusive) Signs of your Lord to come (perceptibly. Tell them:) ‘The Day when some Signs of your Lord will come (in such an evident way, then accepting) the belief will not benefit someone who had not believed before, or did not earn any good (in the state of) having believed.’ Say: ‘Wait; we (too) are waiting.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 159[/INST]Surely those who have broken up their religion (by introducing segregated paths) and have divided into (different) sects, you are not (concerned with or responsible for) them in any matter. Their case is only with Allah. Then He would let them know what they used to do.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 160[/INST]Whoever brings one good deed will have to his credit (as a reward) ten more like it, and whoever brings an evil deed will not be punished for more than one similar (evil deed). And no injustice will be done to them.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 161[/INST]Say: ‘Verily my Lord has guided me to the straight path. (This is the path of) the well-founded Din (Religion), the path followed by Ibrahim (Abraham) single-mindedly devoted to Allah, turning aside from every falsehood. And he was not of the polytheists.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 162[/INST]Say: ‘My Prayer, my Hajj (Pilgrimage) and sacrifice (together with the entire worship and servitude) and my life and my death are for Allah alone, Who is the Lord of all the worlds.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 163[/INST]He has no partner and of this have I been commanded and I am the first Muslim (in the entire creation).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 164[/INST]Say: ‘Should I look for a Lord other than Allah while He is the Sustainer of everything? And whatever (sin) each soul earns (its evil outcome) falls back upon it. And no bearer of burden will bear another’s burden. Then you are to return to your Lord alone, and He will inform you (of the truth of the matters) wherein you used to differ.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 6 verse 165[/INST]And He is the One Who has made you vicegerents in the earth and exalted some of you over others in ranks, so that He may test you by means of (things) which He has bestowed upon you (as a trust). Surely your Lord is swift in awarding punishment (to those who deserve it), but He is indeed Most Forgiving and Ever-Merciful (towards the aspirants to forgiveness).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7[/INST]The Heights</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 1[/INST]Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad. (Only Allah and the Messenger know the real meaning.)</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 2[/INST](O Esteemed Beloved!) This is the Book (that) has been revealed to you. So, let there be no feeling of constriction in your (illumined) breast (on thinking of the disbelievers’ belying and denying the promulgation of its message. This has been revealed with the sole purpose) that by means of it you may warn (the ones who deny), and it (provides) direction and guidance to the believers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 3[/INST](O people!) Follow this (Qur’an) which has been sent down to you from your Lord, and do not follow (any heretic rulers and) friends other than Him. You take advice but little!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 4[/INST]And how many a town (is such as) We destroyed! Our torment came upon them either at night or (while) they were asleep at noon.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 5[/INST]And when Our torment came upon them, their cry was nothing (else) but they began to say: ‘No doubt we were the wrongdoers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 6[/INST]Then We shall certainly interrogate those towards whom We sent Messengers, and We shall assuredly ask the Messengers as well (with regard to the response of their call for Truth and their teaching and preaching).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 7[/INST]We shall then relate to them from (Our) knowledge (all their) affairs, and We were not absent (from anywhere, unable somehow to monitor them).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 8[/INST]And on that Day the weighing (of deeds) is a truth. So those whose scales (of righteous deeds) are heavy will be successful,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 9[/INST]But those whose scales (of righteous deeds) are light, it is they who have harmed their souls because they had been unjust to Our Revelations.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 10[/INST]And surely We established you firmly on earth with control and authority and created therein means of sustenance for you. Yet you thank but little.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 11[/INST]And certainly We did create you (i.e. your real being), then gave you shape (i.e. accomplished the phases of chemical and biological genesis and evolution of life till the completion of the physical existence of Adam). Then We commanded the angels: ‘Prostrate yourselves before Adam.’ They all prostrated themselves except Iblis; he was not of those who prostrate themselves.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 12[/INST](Allah) said: ‘(O Iblis)! What inhibited you that you did not prostrate yourself when I commanded you?’ He said: ‘I am better than he. You have created me from fire and You have made him from clay.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 13[/INST](Allah) said: ‘So, get you down from here. You have no way any right to show arrogance here. Away with you (from My Presence)! You are certainly of the disgraced and humiliated lot.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 14[/INST]He (Iblis) said: ‘Grant me respite (to live) till the Day when people will be raised up (from the graves).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 15[/INST](Allah) said: ‘Indeed You are of the respited.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 16[/INST]He (Iblis) said: ‘Since You have led me astray, (I swear that) I will (also) sit on Your straight path (to waylay the children of Adam till I cause them to deviate from the path of Truth).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 17[/INST]I will assuredly approach them from their front, from their rear, from their right and from their left and (consequently) You will not find most of them grateful.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 18[/INST]Allah commanded: ‘(O Iblis!) Be gone from here, humiliated and cursed. Whoever of them will follow you I will certainly fill Hell with all of you.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 19[/INST]And, O Adam, reside you and your wife (both) in Paradise and eat from wherever you wish. And (beware!) Do not go near this tree lest you become of those who transgress.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 20[/INST]But Satan created doubt in the hearts of both (Adam and Hawwa [Eve]) in order to make manifest to them their private parts which were hidden (from their eyes). He said: ‘(O Adam and Hawwa [Eve],) your Lord has not forbidden you (eating fruit of) this tree but (because, eating it,) you both should transform into angels (free from human characteristics) or both of you become (its) permanent residents (i.e. never will you be deprived of this station of proximity).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 21[/INST]And he swore to both of them, saying: ‘I am indeed of your well-wishers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 22[/INST]So by means of deceit he tempted both of them down (into eating the fruit of the tree). When both had tasted (the fruit of) the tree, their private parts became manifest to them and they started sticking the leaves of Paradise to their (bodies). Then their Lord called out to them: ‘Did I not forbid both of you (to get closer to) that tree and did I (not) say to you that Satan was indeed an open enemy of you both?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 23[/INST]Both of them submitted: ‘O our Lord! We have wronged our souls. And if You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we shall certainly be among the losers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 24[/INST](Allah) said: ‘Go down (all of you and live in the earth); some of you are enemies of others. A residence and means of living (have been determined) for you in the earth for a fixed term (i.e. you are sent down with two basic rights of dwelling and subsistence in the earth; so, organize and stabilize the system of your life on that).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 25[/INST](Allah) said: ‘You will spend your life in the very same earth, and will die in it and from the same will you be brought forth (on the Day of Resurrection).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 26[/INST]O mankind! Surely We have sent down for you (such a) clothing that hides your private parts and adds (to your) aesthetic value. And (in addition to your outward clothes We have also provided you an inward dress as well and that is) the dress of Allah’s fear (which) is the best. (All these inner and outer attires) are the Signs of Allah so that they may take advice.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 27[/INST]O mankind! (Beware!) Let not Satan put you to the test, as he ousted your parents from Paradise, stripping them of their dress so as to unveil to them their private parts. Indeed he (himself) and his clan keep watching you (from such positions where) you cannot catch sight of them. Verily We have made the satans friends of those who do not believe.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 28[/INST]And when they commit some indecency they say: ‘We found our ancestors on the same (way) and Allah has enjoined the same upon us.’ Say: ‘Allah does not enjoin acts of indecency. Do you say about (the Essence of) Allah such things as you do not know (even) yourselves?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 29[/INST]Say: ‘My Lord has enjoined justice. And set your direction aright (towards the Ka‘ba) on every occasion and place of prostration. And worship Him devoting your obedience sincerely to Him alone. As He has originated your (creation and life) so will you return (towards Him).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 30[/INST]He guided one group but error was proved on the other (consequent on their own doings). Indeed they made friends with satans leaving Allah aside and think that they are the rightly guided.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 31[/INST]O Children of Adam! Dress up decently every time you offer Prayer. And eat and drink but do not spend extravagantly because certainly He does not like the extravagant.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 32[/INST]Say: ‘Who has forbidden the adornment (and beautification) of Allah that He has produced for His servants and (who has forbidden also) the pure and clean food?’ Say: ‘(All these bounties) that are (available generally) for the believers in the life of this world will be exclusively (for them) on the Day of Resurrection. This way We elucidate Our Revelations for those who have knowledge.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 33[/INST]Say: ‘My Lord has declared unlawful only (all) the indecent acts which become known and which remain hidden and sins and unjust excesses, and that you associate with Allah that for which He has not sent down any authority, and (in addition) saying such things about (the Essence of) Allah as you do not know yourselves.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 34[/INST]And a term (has been appointed) for every people and when their (fixed) hour approaches they can neither hold back nor advance (even) for a single moment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 35[/INST]O Children of Adam! If Messengers come to you from among yourselves who relate to you My Revelations, then whoever becomes Godfearing and pious and amends (himself), neither will any fear obsess them nor will they grieve.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 36[/INST]But those who belie Our Revelations and turn away from (believing in) them in defiance, it is they who are the inmates of Hell, its permanent residents.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 37[/INST]Then who can be a greater wrongdoer than the one who fabricates a lie against Allah or rejects His Revelations as false? (That) share of such people will reach them (as) has been written in the Book, until when the (angels) whom We send will come to them to take away their souls they will say (to them): ‘Now where are those (false gods) whom you used to worship besides Allah?’ They will say (replying): ‘They are lost from us (i.e. how can they be seen now!),’ and they will bear witness (themselves) against their own souls that they were doubtlessly disbelievers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 38[/INST]Allah will say: ‘Enter into the Fire, joining those (Hellish) groups of jinn and men who have passed before you.’ Whenever a party will enter (Hell), it will curse its sister party until, when all (groups) will forgather, their successors will say in respect of their predecessors: ‘O our Lord, these are the people who led us astray, so increase their torment of Hell two times.’ He will say: ‘It is double for everyone but you know it not.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 39[/INST]And their predecessors will say to their successors: ‘You have not gained any superiority over us, so you (too) taste the torment (now) for what you used to earn.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 40[/INST]Indeed those who reject Our Revelations as false and rebel against them, the gates of the heavens (of Mercy and Acceptance) shall not be opened to them, nor will they be able to enter Paradise until the camel passes through the eye of a needle (i.e. their entrance into Paradise will be impossible the same way). And it is like that We punish the evildoers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 41[/INST]The (Fire of) Hell will be their mattress as well as a covering over them, and We torment the wrongdoers the same way.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 42[/INST]But those who believe and do good works persistently, We do not burden anyone beyond his endurance; it is they who are the people of Paradise; they will live in it forever.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 43[/INST]And We shall remove from their breasts (rancour and) spite (that they had for others in the world). Streams will flow under (their palaces) and they will say: ‘All praise belongs to Allah alone Who has brought us here. Had Allah not guided us, we would never have made our way through (to this station). Verily, the Messengers of our Lord brought us (the message of) Truth. It will be called out (that Day): ‘You have been made heirs to this Paradise for the (pious) deeds that you used to do.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 44[/INST]And the people of Paradise will call out to the inmates of Hell: ‘We have really found true the promise that our Lord made to us. Have you (also) found true what your Lord promised (you)?’ They will answer: ‘Yes.’ Thereupon a herald will call out among them: ‘The curse of Allah is on the wrongdoers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 45[/INST](It is they) who used to hinder (the people) from the path of Allah and look for crookedness in it and they disbelieved in the Hereafter.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 46[/INST]And between both (of them i.e. the inmates of Paradise and Hell) there is a barrier (ramparts or heights), and on the A‘raf (the ramparts) there will be men who will recognize all by their features. And they will call out to the people of Paradise: ‘Peace be upon you.’ They (the people of the A‘raf [the Heights]) will not have entered Paradise (themselves as yet) but will be aspiring (to that).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 47[/INST]And when their eyes will be turned towards the inmates of Hell, they will say: ‘O our Lord, (join) us not (together) with the unjust people.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 48[/INST]And the people of the A‘raf (the Heights) will call out to those people (of Hell) whom they will be recognizing by their identification marks saying (to them): ‘Your parties could not be of any use for you, nor (could rescue you) your arrogance that you used to practise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 49[/INST]Is it they about whom you used to swear (on seeing their miserable plight): ‘Allah will (never) bless them with His Mercy?’ (But listen! It is they who are now being called:) ‘Enter Paradise; you will neither fear nor grieve.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 50[/INST]And the inmates of Hell will call out to the inhabitants of Paradise: ‘Bless us with some water (of Paradise) or of (the provision) that Allah has granted you.’ They will say: ‘Allah has indeed forbidden both (these bounties) to the disbelievers,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 51[/INST]Those that made their Din (Religion) a funfair and sport and whom the worldly life had deceived.’ We shall forget them Today as they forgot their meeting of this Day (with Us) and as they used to deny Our Revelations.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 52[/INST]And surely We have brought them such a Book (the Qur’an) which We have elucidated (i.e. made clear) on (the basis of Our) knowledge, a guidance and a mercy for those who believe.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 53[/INST]They are just waiting for the outcome of that (stated matter). The Day when the outcome of that (matter) will be unfolded, the people who had forgotten it before this will say: ‘No doubt the Messengers of our Lord came with the Truth. So, are there any intercessors (Today) who will intercede for us? Or, could we be returned (to the world again) so that (this time) we might do deeds different from (those) that we had been perpetrating (before)?’ They certainly harmed themselves, and that (lie and fabrication) which they used to invent has parted with them.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 54[/INST]Indeed Allah is your Lord, Who created the heavens and the earth in six aeons (six phases), and then (matching His Glory) ascended to His Throne (i.e. enforced in the universe the system of His Sovereign Command and Control). He wraps up the day with the night (under the arrangement that the day and the night) keep chasing one another swiftly. And the sun and the moon and the stars (all) have been subjected to (a system) under His Command. Beware! He is the One Who runs the system of Creating (everything), Planning, Command and Control. Blessed is Allah Who gradually and progressively sustains and nourishes all the worlds.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 55[/INST]Invoke your Lord (both) most submissively and on the queit. Surely He does not like the transgressors.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 56[/INST]And do not cause disruption and mischief in the land after it has been set in order (i.e. after reformation of living conditions in the country). And keep supplicating Him fearing (His torment) and aspiring (to His Mercy). Assuredly Allah’s Mercy is near to those who are (spiritually excellent,) committed to doing pious works.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 57[/INST]And He is the One Who sends the winds as glad tidings before His Mercy (rain) until when these (winds) bring moisture-laden heavy clouds, We drive these (clouds) towards a town dead (of drought and infertility). Then We cause downpour from (the clouds), and by means of this (water) We bring forth fruits of all kinds (from the earth). In like manner We shall bring forth the dead (from the graves on the Day of Resurrection), so that you may take direction and guidance.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 58[/INST]And the soil which is productive (i.e. fertile) yields vegetation (plentifully) by the Command of Allah, but (the soil) which is sterile brings forth nothing but scanty rubbish. In the same way We repeatedly elucidate (Our) Revelations (Proofs and Signs) for the people who are grateful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 59[/INST]Indeed We sent Nuh (Noah) to his people. So he said: ‘O my people! Worship Allah; you have no other God except He. Verily I fear for you the torment of a dreadful Day.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 60[/INST]The chiefs and the affluent of his people said: ‘(O Nuh -Noah,) surely we find you (caught) in an open error.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 61[/INST]He said: ‘O my people, there is not any error in me but (the truth is that) I am (raised as) a Messenger by the Lord of all the worlds.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 62[/INST]I communicate to you the messages of my Lord and exhort you, and I know from Allah that which you do not know.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 63[/INST]Do you wonder that direction and guidance from your Lord has come (on the tongue) of a man from among yourselves so that he may warn you (of the chastisement of Allah), and that you become Godfearing, and the purpose is that Mercy may be shown to you?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 64[/INST]Then they belied him. So We delivered him and those who were with him in the Ark and We drowned all those who rejected Our Revelations as false. They were indeed a blind people (with no insight).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 65[/INST]And to (the people of) ‘Ad We (sent) their (kinship) brother Hud. He said: ‘O my people, always worship Allah; you have no other God except He. Will you not become Godfearing?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 66[/INST]The chiefs and the affluent of his people who disbelieved (i.e. resisted and opposed the call for Truth) said: ‘(O Hud,) we really find you (steeped) in foolishness and we think you are surely one of the liars.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 67[/INST]He said: ‘O my people, there is no foolishness about me but (the truth is that) I am (raised as) a Messenger from the Lord of all the worlds.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 68[/INST]I am communicating to you the messages of my Lord and I am your trustworthy well-wisher.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 69[/INST]Do you wonder that direction and guidance from your Lord has come (on the tongue) of a man from among yourselves so that he may warn you (of the chastisement of Allah)? And call to mind when He made you the successors (in the land) after the people of Nuh (Noah) and in raising you amply augmented your power (might and stature). So remember the Favours of Allah so that you may prosper.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 70[/INST]They said: ‘Have you come to us (that) we may worship only One God, Allah, and forsake (all those gods) whom our ancestors used to worship? So bring upon us that (torment) you have warned us of if you are of the truthful.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 71[/INST]He said: ‘Certainly the torment and wrath upon you from your Lord has become inevitable. Do you dispute with me over the names (of those idols) which you (yourselves) and your ancestors have (supposedly) named and for which Allah has not sent down any authority? So wait (for the torment); I am (also) with you among those who wait.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 72[/INST]Then We emancipated him and those who were on his side by Our Mercy and cut the roots of those who denied Our Revelations. And they were those who would never have believed.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 73[/INST]And to (the people of) Thamud We (sent) their (kinship) brother Salih. He said: ‘O my people, always worship Allah; you have no other God except He. Indeed there has come to you from your Lord a clear Sign. This she-camel of Allah is a Sign for you. So leave her (free) to graze in Allah’s earth and do not touch her with an evil (intention) or a grievous torment will seize you.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 74[/INST]And remember when He made you successors (in the land) after (the people of) ‘Ad and granted you settlement in the land. You build castles in the soft (plain) areas and carve out mountains to chisel dwellings (out of them). So remember (these) Favours of Allah and do not cause disruption and mischief in the land.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 75[/INST]The arrogant and rebellious chiefs and the rich of his people asked the poor and the down-trodden who had accepted faith: ‘Are you sure that Salih has been really sent from his Lord (as His Messenger)?’ They said: ‘We surely believe in whatever he has been sent with.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 76[/INST]The arrogant said: ‘No doubt we strongly deny (that) which you have believed in.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 77[/INST]So they killed the she-camel (by hamstringing) and rebelled against the command of their Lord and said: ‘O Salih! Bring upon us that (torment) you have threatened us with if you are (truly) from among the Messengers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 78[/INST]So (the torment of) a high-scale earthquake seized them and in the morning they lay (dead) in their homes with faces down upon the ground.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 79[/INST]Then (Salih) turned away from them, saying: ‘O my people, verily I delivered to you the message of my Lord and gave you advice (as well) but you do not like the counsellors.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 80[/INST]And (likewise We sent) Lut ([Lot] as well) when he said to his people: ‘Do you perpetrate (such) lasciviousness as no people in the world have attempted before you?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 81[/INST]Verily you go after men for your lust leaving the women; you are in truth given to transgression.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 82[/INST]And his people had no reply except that they said: ‘Drive them out of the town; indeed they seek extreme purity!’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 83[/INST]So We delivered him (Lut [Lot]) and his family except his wife; she was one of those who stay on in torment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 84[/INST]And We rained on them (stones). See then what the end of the evildoers was!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 85[/INST]And towards Madyan (We sent) their (kinship) brother Shu‘aib. He said: ‘O my people, always worship Allah; you have no God except He. Indeed there has come to you from your Lord a clear sign. So give full measure and weight and do not decrease while giving people their things, nor create mischief in the land after reformation (of the living conditions). This is better for you if you believe (in the Divine Message).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 86[/INST]And do not sit on every path to frighten everyone who has embraced faith in this (Call) and to hinder (him) from the path of Allah and to look for any crookedness in this (Message to make him feel frustrated and disgusted with the true Din [Religion]). And remember (Allah’s favour) when you were small in number and He multiplied you, and see what was the end of those who spread mischief and cause disruption!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 87[/INST]And if a party among you have believed in that (Din [Religion]) which I have been sent with and some other party have not believed in it, then, (O Believers,) have patience till Allah judges between us and He is the Best of judges.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 88[/INST]The rebellious and arrogant chiefs and the capitalists of his people said: ‘O Shu‘aib, we shall in any case drive you out of our town and those who, in your company, have embraced faith or else you shall have to return to our religion.’ Shu‘aib said: ‘Even though we despise (to return to your religion)?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 89[/INST]Indeed we would invent a lie against Allah if we returned to your religion after Allah has saved us from it. And it is not at all (appropriate) for us to return to that (religion) unless Allah, our Lord, so wills. As for His knowledge, our Lord encompasses everything; we have put our trust in Allah alone. O our Lord, judge between us and our (hostile) people with Truth and You are the Best of judges.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 90[/INST]And the chiefs and capitalists of his people, who had disbelieved (and denied the Truth), said: ‘O people, if you follow Shu‘aib then you will surely be the losers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 91[/INST]Then a (torment of) high-scale earthquake seized them and in the morning they were dead lying prone in their homes.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 92[/INST]Those who belied Shu‘aib were (annihilated), as if they had (never) lived in that (town). Those who belied Shu‘aib, it was (in fact) they who became the losers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 93[/INST]Then (Shu‘aib) separated from them and said: ‘O my people, verily, I communicated to you the Messages of my Lord and I admonished you (as well). Then why should I regret (the devastation of) a disbelieving people?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 94[/INST]And never did We send a Messenger to any land but that We seized its inhabitants with hardship, scarcity, adversity and suffering (due to belying and defying the Messenger) so that they might moan and go humble.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 95[/INST]We then changed (their) misfortune with good fortune till they made (an all-embracing) progress. But (out of ingratitude) they said: ‘Our ancestors too have been living through pain and pleasure (the same way).’ So We caught them unawares on this ingratitude and they did not even notice (it).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 96[/INST]But if the inhabitants of (these) towns had embraced faith and adopted Godwariness We would have opened to them blessings from the heavens and the earth. But they rejected (the Truth). So We seized them with (torment) for the (impious acts) they used to perpetrate.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 97[/INST]Have the residents of the towns now become free of this fear that Our torment may seize them (again) at night when they are (fast) asleep (in carefree slumber)?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 98[/INST]Or are the residents of the towns free of this fear that Our torment may seize them (again) in the forenoon when they are at play (completely lost in the worldly pleasures)?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 99[/INST]Are they fearless of Allah‘s secret plan? So, no one feels fearless against the secret plan of Allah except the people who run into loss.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 100[/INST]Does (this also) not guide and (enlighten) those who have inherited the earth (themselves) after (the destruction of) those (one time) dwelling in the earth that if We desire We may punish them (as well) for their sins and We shall seal their hearts (due to their evil behaviour) so they will be unable to hear (and understand the Truth).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 101[/INST]These are the towns whose news We are narrating to you. Surely their Messengers came to them with Clear Signs. But (even then) they remained inert to believe in what they had rejected before. That is how Allah seals up the hearts of the disbelievers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 102[/INST]And We did not find (the fulfilment of) commitment in most of them and We found most of them but disobedient.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 103[/INST]Then after them We sent Musa (Moses) with Our Signs to Pharaoh and the nobles of his (court), but they did injustice to (these Proofs and Miracles). See, then, what was the end of those who spread mischief and strife!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 104[/INST]And Musa (Moses) said: ‘O Pharaoh! Indeed I am (raised as) a Messenger from the Lord of all the worlds.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 105[/INST]What behooves me is to say (nothing) about Allah but the Truth. I have indeed brought you a Clear Sign from your Lord. So send away with me the Children of Israel (setting them free of your yoke of slavery).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 106[/INST]He (Pharaoh) said: ‘If you have brought a Sign then bring it (to the fore) if you are truthful.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 107[/INST]So Musa (Moses) put his staff (down), and at once it changed into a veritable serpent.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 108[/INST]And he drew out his hand (after putting it into his collar opening) and that (too) at once became (radiant) white to the viewers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 109[/INST]The chiefs of Pharaoh’s people said: ‘He is for sure (some) expert magician.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 110[/INST]‘(O people!) He seeks to drive you out of your land. So, what do you advise?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 111[/INST]They said: ‘Put (the matter) of Musa (Moses) and his brother off (for a while) and send out heralds to (different) cities to summon (magicians).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 112[/INST]They would bring you every skilful sorcerer.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 113[/INST]And the magicians came to Pharaoh and said: ‘There should certainly be some reward for us if we overmaster.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 114[/INST]Pharaoh said: ‘Yes, of course; (what to talk of a simple reward, in that case) you will be among the privileged ones (of my court).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 115[/INST](The magicians) said: ‘Musa (Moses)! Either you throw (your object) or we become (the first) to throw.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 116[/INST]Musa (Moses) said: ‘You throw (first).’ So when they threw (their strings and sticks on the ground) they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck them with awe, and brought (forth) an extremely effective magic.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 117[/INST]And We revealed to Musa (Moses): ‘(Now) throw your staff (on the ground).’ Then at once it began swallowing up what they had fabricated through deception.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 118[/INST]So, the Truth was established, and everything that they had been doing was proved false.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 119[/INST]So, they (the representatives of Pharaoh) were vanquished on the spot and backed away humiliated.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 120[/INST]And (all) the sorcerers fell down prostrate.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 121[/INST]They exclaimed: ‘We believe in the (real) Sustainer of all the worlds,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 122[/INST](The) Lord of Musa (Moses) and Harun (Moses and Aaron).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 123[/INST]Pharaoh said: ‘(Have) you believed in Him even before I permitted you? This is indeed a plot which you (all) have hatched (against me) in this city in order that you may expatriate from this (country) its (Coptic) inhabitants. So you will know (its consequences) very soon.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 124[/INST]Surely, I shall cut off your hands and your feet on alternate sides and then, most certainly, I shall crucify all of you.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 125[/INST]They said: ‘Verily, we are to return to our Lord.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 126[/INST]And which of our acts has annoyed you? Just that we have believed in the (true) Signs of our Lord when they reached us. O our Lord! Gush on us torrents of patience and lift us (from the world) as (steadfast) Muslims.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 127[/INST]And the chiefs of the people of Pharaoh said (to Pharaoh): ‘Will you leave Musa (Moses) and his (revolutionary) people to launch strife in the country? And (then) will they spare you and your gods?’ He said: ‘(No,) we shall now kill their sons (to exhaust their male numerical strength) and let their women live (so that they may be wronged). And surely we hold sway over them.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 128[/INST]Musa (Moses) said to his people: ‘Seek help from Allah and be steadfast; surely the earth belongs to Allah. He makes its inheritors whom He likes of His servants. And it ends well for the Godfearing alone.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 129[/INST]They said: ‘(O Musa (Moses) [Moses]!) We were persecuted before you came to us and after your arrival as well. (We have suffered both ways. When will our misery end?) Musa ([Moses] appeasing his people) said: ‘Your Lord would soon destroy your enemy and (then) make you the successors (to the governance) in the land and He will then monitor how you perform (after coming into power).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 130[/INST]Then We seized the people of Pharaoh with (the torment of) some years (of famine) and scarce yield of fruits so that they might be admonished.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 131[/INST]But whenever relief reached them, they would say: ‘This is owing to us.’ And when adversity befell them, they would ascribe it as an ill-omen to Musa (Moses) and his companions (of faith). Beware! Their omen (i.e. the evil outcome of their doings) lies with Allah alone. But most of them do not know.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 132[/INST]And they (the people of Pharaoh) said (arrogantly): ‘(O Musa [Moses]!) Whatever Sign you bring us to cast a spell upon us, we are not prone to believe in you.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 133[/INST]Then We sent upon them (many) distinct signs (as chastisement): storms, locusts, lice, frogs and blood. (Even) then they continued with arrogance and rebellion and they were an (extremely) sinful people.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 134[/INST]And when (some) torment befell them, they would say: ‘O Musa (Moses)! Pray for us to your Lord by means of (His) promise with you. If you avert this torment from us, we will surely believe in you and will send with you the Children of Israel (setting them free).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 135[/INST]But when We would remove from them the torment for the appointed term which they nearly completed, they would at once break their promise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 136[/INST]Then ultimately We took retribution from them (for all their disobedience and breach of promises) and drowned them in the river because they (successively) belied Our Revelations and were (absolutely) neglectful of them.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 137[/INST]And We made the people (i.e. the Children of Israel) who were powerless and oppressed the inheritors of the east and the west of the land (Egypt and Syria) wherein We had placed blessing. And (in this way) a fair promise of your Lord with the Children of Israel was fulfilled because they remained steadfast (in the face of Pharaoh’s tyranny and oppression). And We destroyed (those magnificent castles) which Pharaoh and his people had built, and those towers (and the gardens) too which they used to raise high.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 138[/INST]And We brought the Children of Israel across the (Mediterranean) Sea where they came upon a people who were squatting around their idols (for worship) in deep devotion. They (the Children of Israel) said: ‘O Musa (Moses)! Make for us too a god like the ones they have.’ Musa (Moses) said: ‘You are surely a very ignorant people.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 139[/INST]Verily that whose (worship) they are (tangled in) is destined to ruin and whatever they are doing is (utter) heresy.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 140[/INST](Musa [Moses]) said: ‘Should I seek for you a god other than Allah while He (Allah) is the One Who has granted you superiority over all the worlds?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 141[/INST]And remember (the time) when We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh who used to afflict you with fierce torment. They used to slay your boys and spare your girls alive. And in that there was a great trial for you from your Lord.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 142[/INST]And We promised Musa (Moses) thirty nights and We made it good by adding to it (another) ten (nights). So the term (appointed) by his Lord was completed in forty nights. And Musa (Moses) said to his brother Harun (Aaron): ‘(In the meanwhile,) officiate at my seat among my people and continue to do (their) reformation, and follow not the way of those who create mischief (i.e. prevent them from treading this path).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 143[/INST]And when Musa (Moses) came at the time (set) by Us and his Lord spoke to him he (ardently aspired to behold Him out of the pleasure of hearing Allah’s Word and Voice and) submitted: ‘O Lord, show me (Your Beauty) so that I may savour Your Sight.’ Allah said: ‘By no means can you look upon Me (directly) but look towards the mountain. So if it stays firm in its place then soon will you behold My Beauty.’ When his Lord unveiled the Light (of His Divine Beauty) on to the mountain, (He) crushed it into sand particles (with the intense Divine Radiance) and Musa (Moses) fell down unconscious. Then when he recovered, he submitted: ‘Holy You are and I turn to You in repentance and I am the first of those who believe.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 144[/INST](Allah) said: ‘O Musa (Moses)! I have exalted you and chosen you above all the people by My Messages and My conversation. So hold fast to whatever I have bestowed upon you and be among the grateful.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 145[/INST]And We (have) inscribed for him on the Tablets (of the Torah) instructions for every matter and detail of everything. ‘Hold it with firmness and enjoin your people (as well) to adopt its best things. Soon shall I show you the abode of the disobedient.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 146[/INST]I shall keep those from (comprehending and accepting) My Revelations who are unjustly arrogant in the land. And (even) if they see all Signs they shall not believe in them and (even) if they find the path of guidance they shall not adopt it as (their) way but if they perceive the wrong path, they will embrace it as their way. It is because they denied Our Revelations and remained negligent of them.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 147[/INST]And those who belie Our Revelations and the meeting of the Last Day, their actions become void. What will they be rewarded except what they have been doing?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 148[/INST]And after Musa ([Moses] left for the Mount of Tur), his people contrived a calf out of their ornaments (which was) a carving with a mooing sound. Did they not see that it could neither speak to them nor show them any path? They took the same (as god) and they were unjust.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 149[/INST]And when they felt deeply ashamed of what they had done, and realized that they had really gone astray, they said: ‘If our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, we shall certainly be among the losers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 150[/INST]And when Musa (Moses) returned to his people pent up with anger and grief, he said: ‘You have perpetrated a serious evil in my absence (after my departure). Did you make haste by the Command of your Lord?’ And (Musa [Moses]) put down the Tablets (of the Torah) and catching his brother’s head pulled him towards himself. (Then) Harun (Aaron) said: ‘O son of my mother! Surely these people considered me weak and had nearly killed me (on my forbidding). So do not provide the enemies an opportunity to laugh at me, nor include me among (the clan of) these wrongdoers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 151[/INST]Musa (Moses) said: ‘O my Lord! Forgive me and my brother and admit us to (the Embrace of) Your Mercy and You are the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 152[/INST]Surely those who have taken the calf (as a god), the wrath from their Lord will seize them together with humiliation in the life of this world. That is how We punish those who invent falsehood.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 153[/INST]But those who perpetrate evil works then repent afterwards and believe, (then) after that your Lord is indeed Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 154[/INST]And when the anger of Musa (Moses) became sublimated, he picked up the Tablets, and in the inscription of these (Tablets) was (mentioned) guidance and mercy for those who fear their Lord much.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 155[/INST]And Musa (Moses) chose seventy men of his people for a time set by Us (to appear before Our Presence for forgiveness), but when a high-scale earthquake seized them (as punishment for not forbidding the people to perpetrate evil), Musa (Moses) submitted: ‘O Lord! If You willed You would destroy these people and me even before this. Will You cause us to perish for that (omission) which the foolish among us have committed? This is just a trail from You by which You hold astray whom You will and guide whom You desire. You alone are our Guardian, so forgive us and have mercy on us. And You are the Best of those who forgive.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 156[/INST]And ordain for us good in (the life of) this world (as well as) in the Hereafter. Surely we have turned and totally inclined towards You.’ (Allah) said: ‘I inflict My punishment on whom I will and My Mercy encompasses everything. So, very soon I shall prescribe this (mercy) for those who adopt Godwariness and pay Zakat (the Alms-due) regularly, and it is they who have faith in Our Revelations.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 157[/INST](They are the people) who follow the Messenger, the Prophet (titled as) al-Ummi (who imparts to the people from Allah the news of the unseen and knowledge and secrets of socio-economic disciplines of life without himself being taught by any human in the world); whose (eminent attributes and exquisite powers) these people find written in the Torah and the Injil (Gospel); who enjoins on them virtues and forbids them vices, declares wholesome things lawful and impure ones unlawful for them and removes from them their heavy burdens and yokes (shackles) weighing upon them (due to their acts of disobedience and blesses them with freedom). So those who will believe in this (most exalted Messenger) and will venerate and revere him and serve and support him (in his Din [Religion]) and follow this light (the Qur’an) that has been sent down with him, it is they who will flourish and prosper.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 158[/INST]Say: ‘O mankind! I have (come) to all of you (as) the Messenger of Allah to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. There is no God except He. He is the One Who grants life and causes death.’ So believe in Allah and His Messenger who is a Prophet (crowned with the glory of being) al-Ummi (i.e. he has not learnt anything from anyone except Allah but knows far more than the entire creation, and is innocent and pure like a newborn baby despite his upbringing in an infidel and polytheist society), who believes in Allah and (all) His (revealed) Books and follow him alone so that you may take guidance.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 159[/INST]And a party among the people of Musa (Moses) ([Moses] comprises those) who guide to the path of truth and according to that (make judgments based on) justice.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 160[/INST]And We divided them into twelve tribes as separate communities. And when his people asked him for water, We sent (this) Revelation to Musa (Moses): ‘Strike that rock with your staff.’ So twelve springs gushed out from it and every tribe found its drinking place. And We stretched over them clouds for shade and sent down to them manna and quails (and said to them:) ‘Eat of the pure things that We have provided for you.’ (But) they have not wronged Us (by disobedience and disregard). They have rather wronged their own souls.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 161[/INST]And (recall) when it was said to them: ‘Dwell in this town (Baitu’l-Maqdis [Jerusalem] or Ariha [Jericho]) and eat of it wherever you like and keep saying (with your tongue): ‘Forgive (our sins),’ and enter the gate (of the city) in a state of prostration; (then) We shall forgive all your sins. Soon shall We grant more favours to the pious.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 162[/INST]But the unjust among them substituted some other statement for that which they were told. So We sent upon them torment from heaven because they were engaged in injustice and wickedness.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 163[/INST]And enquire of them the plight of the town which was situated on the seashore when they transgressed (the Commandments with regard to the Sabbath) Saturday. (This occurred) when the fish swarmed from all sides appearing to (the surface of) water on their (venerated) Saturday. And (the fish) would not come to them on (the rest of) the days which they did not revere like Saturday. We were trying them this way because they were disobedient.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 164[/INST]And when a section of them said (to those who were performing the duty of preaching — D‘awa): ‘Why do you advise a people whom Allah is about to destroy or afflict with severe torment?’ they replied: ‘In order to submit (our) excuse before your Lord, and (also) because they may become righteous and Godwary.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 165[/INST]Then, when they forgot (all) what they had been advised We delivered those who were engaged in forbidding evil (i.e. performing the duty of preaching don’ts) and seized (the rest of) the people who committed injustice (actively or passively) with a very harsh punishment because they were disobeying.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 166[/INST]Then when they defied (the command to give up) what they were prohibited, We commanded them: ‘Be you apes, despised and detested.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 167[/INST]And (also recall the time) when your Lord announced (this) command (to the Jews) that (Allah) shall be bringing upon them such (one or the other) tyrant as would continue afflicting them with evil hardships till the Day of Resurrection. Surely your Lord is Swift in punishment, and indeed He is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful (as well).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 168[/INST]And We divided them into several communities (and scattered) over the earth (i.e. made them undergo Diaspora). Some among them are righteous and, unlike them, others from among the (same) folk are (evildoers) too. And We tried them with (both) prosperity and adversity so that they might turn (towards Allah).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 169[/INST]Then after them a characterless people succeeded (them) who inherited the Book. These (successors) take (as bribe) the wealth and riches of this base (world) and say: ‘Soon shall we be forgiven,’ while if more of similar riches come to them, they will take that too. Was the promise of the Book (of Allah) not taken from them that they would not say of Allah (anything) but the truth? And they had read (all) that was (written) in it. And the abode of the Hereafter is of greater value for those who adopt Godwariness. Do you not understand?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 170[/INST]And those who hold fast to the Book (of Allah) and establish Prayer (with punctuality, then) certainly We do not waste the reward of those who reform.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 171[/INST]And (recall the time) when We raised the mountain over them as though it were a canopy and they feared it was about to fall on them. (So We said to them: ‘Do not fear; instead) hold fast to that (Book pragmatically) which We have given you and bear well in mind those (injunctions) which are (contained) in it so that you are protected (from the torment).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 172[/INST]And (call to mind) when your Lord brought forth the human race from the loins of the Children of Adam and made them bear testimony to their own souls (and said:) ‘Am I not your Lord?’ They (all) said: ‘Why not! We bear witness (that You alone are our Lord.’ This He did) lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection: ‘We were unaware of this promise.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 173[/INST]Or (lest) you start saying: ‘It was but our ancestors who associated partners with Allah before and we were but (their) descendants after them (i.e. they are the real sinners, not we). So, will You destroy us on account of that (sin) which the infidels perpetrated?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 174[/INST]And this is how We elucidate Our Revelations so that they may turn (towards the Truth).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 175[/INST]And relate to them his account (too) whom We gave Our Signs, but then he made an exit from their (knowledge and admonition) and Satan chased him. So he turned into one of those who lost the right path.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 176[/INST]And had We so willed We would have exalted him by means of (knowledge and implementation of) these (Revelations), but he (himself) tracked down to (the lowest levels of the) earthly life and became the follower of his lust. (Now) his example is that of a dog. If you treat him harshly, he will loll out his tongue or if you leave him alone, he will (still) loll out his tongue. This example is of those who deny Our Revelations. So relate these occurrences (to the people) so that they may contemplate.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 177[/INST]As an example they were an extremely bad community who belied Our Revelations! (In fact) they persistently wronged their own souls.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 178[/INST]He whom Allah guides so he alone is the rightly guided, but he whom Allah holds astray, it is they who are the losers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 179[/INST]And surely We have created a large (number) of jinn and human beings for Hell: They have hearts (and minds but) cannot understand (the Truth) with them; and they have eyes (but) cannot perceive (the Truth) with them; and (also) they possess ears (but) cannot hear (the Truth) with them. They are like cattle, rather more misguided (than that). It is they who are neglectful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 180[/INST]And the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah alone, so call on Him by these Names. And leave aside those people who turn away from the Truth with regard to His Names. Soon will they be punished for the (impious acts) that they perpetrate.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 181[/INST]And of those whom We have created there is (also) a section (of people) who direct others towards the Truth, and alongside that make judgments based on justice.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 182[/INST]But those who deny Our Revelations, We shall soon lead them gradually towards catastrophe in such an imperceptible manner that they will not even notice it.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 183[/INST]And I am giving them respite; indeed My grip is inescapable.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 184[/INST]Have they not reflected that the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him), who honours them with (his) companionship, has not contracted any mania? He is only a plain Warner (to the disobedient).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 185[/INST]Have they not looked into the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatever Allah has created (apart from that? And have they not considered that) it may well be that their appointed term (death) has drawn near? Then what will they believe in after this?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 186[/INST]There is no guide for one whom Allah holds astray. And He leaves them to wander in defiance so that they may grope on.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 187[/INST]These (disbelievers) ask you about the Last Hour: ‘When will it take place?’ Say: ‘Knowledge of it rests with my Lord alone; none but He (Allah) will manifest it at its (appointed) time. It is (seemingly) heavy on (the residents of) the heavens and the earth (due to the horror of its adversities and intensities). It will occur to you all of a sudden (accidentally).’ They ask you (in such a manner) as if you are engaged in its pursuit! Say: ‘Knowledge of it is only with Allah, but most people do not know (this fact).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 188[/INST](Also) tell (them): ‘I do not have any control over profit and loss for myself, except (that much) which Allah wills. And (in the same way) if I had the knowledge of the Unseen on my own (without Allah’s bestowal), I would myself have managed abundant good fortune (and victories), and no hardship (and trouble on any occasion) would have touched me. (By virtue of my station as a Messenger) I am only a Warner and Bearer of glad tidings for the believers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 189[/INST]And He (Allah) is the One Who has created you from a single soul and made his spouse from that, so that he might find comfort in her. Then when man covers her, she conceives and, bearing a light burden, moves around. Later, when she grows heavy, then both pray to their Lord, Allah: ‘If You give us a healthy child, we shall certainly be among the thankful.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 190[/INST]Then when He gives them a healthy child, both of them associate partners with Him in respect of that (child). But Allah is Transcendent of all that they ascribe to Him as partners.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 191[/INST]Do they associate those who cannot create anything and have (themselves) been created as partners with Him?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 192[/INST]Neither do they have power to help these (polytheists)’ nor can they help even themselves.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 193[/INST]And if you call them to (the path of) guidance, they will not follow you. For you it is all the same whether you call them (towards guidance and truth) or you remain silent.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 194[/INST]Surely those (idols) whom you worship besides Allah are also slaves (of Allah) just like you. So when you call on them, they should answer you if you are true (in making them gods).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 195[/INST]Do they have feet to walk with or hands to hold with or eyes to see with or ears to hear with? Say: ‘(O disbelievers!) Call your (false) partners (for my destruction). Then execute (your) plot against me and do not give me any respite.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 196[/INST]Indeed my Helper is Allah Who has revealed the Book and He is the One Who also protects and helps the pious.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 197[/INST]And the (idols) whom you worship besides Him have no power to help you, nor can they help themselves.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 198[/INST]And if you call them towards guidance, they cannot (even) hear. And you see these (idols; they are sculptured in such a way) as if they were looking at you whereas they do not see (anything).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 199[/INST](O Esteemed Beloved!) Adopt forbearance, always command piousness, and keep aloof from the ignorant.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 200[/INST]And, (O man,) if some evil impulse from Satan provokes you (against these matters), seek refuge with Allah. Undoubtedly, He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 201[/INST]Surely those who have adopted piety, when some temptation from Satan touches them, they retrospect (the do’s and don’ts of Allah and the wickedness and hostility of Satan). So, the eyes (of their insight) open up at the same instant.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 202[/INST]And (as for) the brothers of these satans, they draw them deeper into error (by whispering suspicions) and do not slacken (in promoting mischief and bloodshed).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 203[/INST]And when you do not bring them any Sign (then) they say: ‘Why have you not brought it contriving yourself?’ Say: ‘I just follow that (command) which is revealed to me from my Lord. This (Qur’an) is a (collection) of conclusive Proofs and Guidance and Mercy from your Lord for those who believe.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 204[/INST]And when the Qur’an is recited, listen to it attentively and observe silence so that mercy may be bestowed upon you.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 205[/INST]And remember your Lord in your heart with humility and tearful submissiveness and fear and repentance, and also by calling in low tones. (Persevere with His remembrance) morning and evening and be not of the neglectful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 7 verse 206[/INST]Indeed the (angels) who are close in the Presence of your Lord (never) turn away from His worship in arrogance, and glorify Him (all the time) and remain prostrate before Him.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8[/INST]The Spoils of War</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 1[/INST](O Esteemed Messenger!) They ask you about the spoils of war. Say: ‘The spoils belong to Allah and the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him). So, fear Allah and keep your mutual matters set aright, and obey Allah and His Messenger if you are believers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 2[/INST]The believers are only those whose hearts, when Allah is mentioned (before them), are filled with awe (at the very idea of Allah’s Greatness and Might). And when His Revelations are recited to them, they (i.e. the ecstatic, delightful, sweet and sublime Words of the Beloved) increase their faith, and they (maintain) their trust in their Lord alone (under all circumstances and do not look towards anyone other than Him).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 3[/INST](They) are those who establish Prayer and spend (in the cause of Allah) out of whatever We have bestowed upon them.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 4[/INST]It is they who are (in fact) the true believers. For them are (high) ranks with their Lord and forgiveness and an honourable provision.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 5[/INST](O Beloved!) As your Lord brought you forth from your home (to fight) for (the great cause of) Truth while a section of the believers was unhappy (about it),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 6[/INST]They started disputing with you about the cause of Truth even after disclosure (of the good news that help from Allah would arrive and the forces of Muhammad would triumph [blessings and peace be upon him]), as if they were being driven towards death and could see (death with their eyes).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 7[/INST]And (recall the time) when Allah promised you that dominance and victory over one of the two groups of (the disbelievers of Makka) would certainly be yours. And you desired that the (group) without weapons (the weaker one) should fall into your hands, but Allah willed to establish the Truth by His Words and cut off the roots of the disbelievers’ (might and splendour through the Muslims’ victory over the enemy’s bigger and well-equipped troops),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 8[/INST]So that (the battle of Badr) might establish (through this great victory) the Truth as Truth and falsehood as false, even though the wicked might dislike (this decisiveness of the armed conflict between the forces of Truth and falsehood).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 9[/INST](Remember) when you were supplicating your Lord (for support) and He granted your supplication (and said:) ‘I am going to help you with a thousand angels coming in succession.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 10[/INST]And Allah made this (form of help) merely a good news in order that your hearts are reassured thereby. And (in truth) there is no (other) help except the help from Allah. Indeed Allah alone is Almighty, Most Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 11[/INST]When He brought upon you drowsiness to (provide you) feeling of peace and security from Himself and sent down upon you water from the heavens to provide you (inward and outward) purity by that and remove from you the filth of Satan’s (heretic suspicions) and invigorate your hearts with (the strength of certitude) and with that make your feet (unshakably) firm.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 12[/INST](O Esteemed Beloved! Call to mind also the majestic sight of your glory) when your Lord revealed to the angels the message: ‘I am (also) with you (to support the Companions of the Messenger). So, keep the believers firm-footed and steadfast (by good news and support); I cast terror and dread (of Muhammad’s forces [blessings and peace be upon him]) into the hearts of the disbelievers right now. So, strike at the nape of (the disbelievers’) necks and crush all their tendons and joints.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 13[/INST]That is because they defied Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him). And he who defies Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him), then surely Allah is to seize (him) with severe torment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 14[/INST]This is (the torment in this world), so taste it (first), and surely there is (another) torment of Hell (as well) for the disbelievers (in the Hereafter).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 15[/INST](O Believers!) When you combat the disbelievers (in the battlefield), never turn your backs on them (even if they are) a large army.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 16[/INST]And he who turns his back on them that day, except he who is maneuvering in fight or he who wants to join one of his own troops (for support), certainly he returns with the wrath of Allah and Hell is his abode and that is (the most) evil abode.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 17[/INST](O soldiers of the Army of Islam!) It is not you who killed the disbelievers but it is Allah Who killed them, (and, O Glorious Beloved,) when you smote (them with pebbles), it was not you who smote them but Allah smote, (so) that He confers upon the believers great favours from Him. Allah is indeed All-Hearing, All-Knowing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 18[/INST]This is (one favour and bestowal), and (the other is that) Allah does weaken the plots and deceitful strategies of the disbelievers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 19[/INST](O disbelievers!) If you sought a decisive victory then the victory (of the Truth) has certainly reached you. It will be best for you if you desist (even now). But if you opt for the same (mischief) We shall (also) afflict you with the same (punishment) and your army, may it be of any large size, will not be of any avail to you. And Allah is surely on the side of the believers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 20[/INST]O Believers! Obey Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and do not turn away from him while you are hearing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 21[/INST]And do not be like those who said (by way of betraying): ‘We have heard,’ whereas they do not hear.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 22[/INST]Surely the worst of the living creatures in the sight of Allah are the deaf and the dumb who (neither listen to nor speak the Truth and) also do not understand (the Truth).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 23[/INST]And had Allah known even a little (inclination towards) good in them, He would (certainly) have made them hear. But (their state of mind is such that) if He makes them hear (the Truth), they will (even then) turn away, and they are those who are averse (to the Truth).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 24[/INST]O Believers! Whenever the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) calls you for some assignment that brings you (eternal) life, present yourselves (immediately), responding to Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) with submissiveness and obedience. And bear in mind that Allah intervenes between man and his heart (with a Glory of exclusive nearness), and that all of you will (ultimately) be gathered towards Him.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 25[/INST]And fear the plague which will not afflict exclusively those who are the tyrants among you (but its victims will also include those who are accomplices in tyranny or who remain indifferent to it). And bear in mind that Allah is Severe in inflicting torment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 26[/INST]And (call to mind the time) when (numerically) you were small (i.e. in the minority, in the Makkan period,) and oppressed in the country (i.e. economically unstable and victims of exploitation). You were (also) afraid that (the powerful) people would snatch you away (i.e. socially too you were neither free nor secure). So, (after migration to Madina He (Allah) provided for you a free and secure abode and strengthened you with His help (through Islamic rule and power) and supplied you with sustenance of pure and wholesome things (through brotherhood, spoils of war and free economy) so that you may give thanks to Allah (by means of absolute submission to Allah’s Commands).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 27[/INST]O Believers! Do not betray the trust of Allah and His Messenger ([blessings and peace be upon him] in paying them what is their due), nor betray your mutual trusts while you know (the whole truth).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 28[/INST]And bear in mind that your riches and your children are nothing but a trial and that with Allah alone lies the highest reward.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 29[/INST]O Believers! If you adopt the fear of Allah (then) He will set for you a criterion (and guidance) to distinguish between Truth and falsehood and will wipe out your sins from your (record) and will forgive you. And Allah is the Lord of Great Bounty.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 30[/INST]And when the disbelievers were engaged in hatching secret conspiracies against you to captivate you or slay you or banish you (from the country on the one side), they were plotting intrigues, and (on the other) Allah was planning His strategy (to thwart their intrigues). And Allah is the Best of the Secret Planners.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 31[/INST]And when Our Revelations are recited to them they say: ‘Of course, we have heard. If we desire, we can also compose Verses analogous to that (Word). These are (nothing) but the (imaginary) tales of the ancients.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 32[/INST]And when they said (sarcastically): ‘O Allah! If this (Qur’an) is really the Truth from Your side, then rain down upon us stones from the sky (for disobeying it) or seize us with some grievous torment.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 33[/INST]And, (in truth, the matter is that) it is not Allah’s Glory to torment them while, (O Venerable Beloved,) you are also (present) among them. Nor will Allah torment them while they are engaged in supplicating Him for forgiveness.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 34[/INST]And what might be any other reason that Allah should not punish these (disbelievers of Makka now after your emigration to Madina) while they hinder people from the Sacred Mosque (Ka‘batu’llah) and they do not deserve to be its guardians (or custodians) as well? Its friends (i.e. guardians) are but the righteous people, but most of them do not know (this truth).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 35[/INST]And their (so-called) Prayer at the House of Allah (Ka‘ba) is nothing more than whistling and clapping hands. So taste the torment because you used to disbelieve.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 36[/INST]Undoubtedly the disbelievers spend their wealth (in order to influence and) prevent people from the path of Allah’s Din (Religion). So, presently, they will continue spending it, but later (this spending) will become for them a source of regret (i.e. repentance and despondency). They will then be overpowered (by Allah’s seizure), and those who have adopted disbelief will be driven towards Hell,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 37[/INST]So that Allah may separate the impious from the pious and put the impious (filthy characters) one over the other and heap them all up together and then cast this (heap) into Hell. It is they who are the losers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 38[/INST]Say to those who disbelieve: ‘If they desist (from their blasphemous acts) then the (sins) which have passed before will be forgiven. But if they repeat the same then the pattern of (multiple punishments given to) the forerunners has passed. (They will also be dealt with the same way.)’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 39[/INST]And, (O people of Truth,) continue your fight against these (chieftains of oppression and terrorism for the establishment of enduring peace), until there does not (remain) any disruption and Din (the system of compliance with law and promoting the phenomena of life) is devoted to Allah alone. And if they desist, then Allah is surely seeing well (the action) that they are accomplishing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 40[/INST]But if they turn away (from obeying Allah), then bear in mind that surely Allah alone is your Excellent Protector (Patron); what an Excellent Protector (Patron) and what an Excellent Helper!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 41[/INST]And bear in mind that whatever spoils of war you seize, a fifth of it is for Allah and the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and (the Messenger’s) kindred and orphans and the needy and the wayfarers if you believe in Allah, and in that (Revelation) which We sent down on Our (exalted) Servant on the Day of Decision (discrimination between the truth and falsehood), the day (when) the two armies (of the believers and the disbelievers) encountered (in the battlefield of Badr). And Allah has Absolute Power over everything.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 42[/INST]When you were on the nearer bank of the valley (the Madina side) and they (the disbelievers) on the farther bank (the other side) and (the mercantile) caravan was below you; and had you made some mutual appointment (to fight), you would certainly have reached there (at the timings) different from (your) appointment. (But Allah brought you face to face at the same time without any appointment.) This took place in order that Allah might lead that matter to completion which was destined to happen, so that he who had to die might die (with a manifest) evidence to that effect, and he who had to survive might continue to live (with a manifest) evidence to that effect (i.e. the evidence be established for all on the Truthfulness of Islam and the Holy Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him]). Allah is surely All-Hearing, All-Knowing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 43[/INST](Recall that episode) when Allah showed you in your dream (the army of) the disbelievers as small in number. And if He (Allah) had shown (them) to you as greater in number then, (O Muslims,) you would have felt dispirited and certainly disputed among yourselves on the question (of war). But Allah saved the Muslims (from timidity and mutual discord). Indeed He is Well Aware of the (secrets of) hearts.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 44[/INST]And (also remind them of the sight) when He, at the time of encounter (as well), made (the troops of) the disbelievers appear small (just) in your eyes and made you appear small in their eyes (so that both the armies remain high alert to fight) in order that Allah leads to completion the (total defeat of disbelievers resulting from the full-fledged war) which had been preordained (by Allah). And (eventually) all matters are returned to Allah alone.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 45[/INST]O Believers! When you encounter any (enemy) army, stand firm and remember Allah abundantly so that you may attain to success.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 46[/INST]And obey Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and do not quarrel among yourselves lest (growing disunited and weak) you become timid and your impact (power) loses ground (before your enemy). So be steadfast. Surely Allah is with those who are steadfast.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 47[/INST]And be not like those who came out of their homes exhibiting false pride and showing off to the people and who hindered (the people) from the path of Allah. And Allah has encompassed (with His Knowledge and Power) all the activities they are doing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 48[/INST]And when Satan made the actions of these (disbelievers) appear attractive to them and he said (to them): ‘None of the people (can) overpower you today and I am certainly your protector (helper).’ But when both the armies stood (face to face) against each other, he turned on his heels and said: ‘I am indeed averse to you. Certainly I see what you do not see. Surely I fear Allah, and Allah is Severe in punishing.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 49[/INST]And (also call to mind the time) when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is the disease (of disbelief) were saying: ‘The Din (Religion) of these (Muslims) has made them arrogant a great deal.’ But (the truth is that) he who trusts Allah (then Allah is the Sustainer of all his matters). Surely Allah is Almighty, Most Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 50[/INST]And you (will wonder) if you see (the spectacle) when the angels take away the souls of the disbelievers. They continue striking their faces and backs (with hammers, and say): ‘Taste the torment of the Fire (of Hell).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 51[/INST]This (torment) is in retribution of those (impious acts) which your hands have sent forward, and Allah does not at all do injustice to His servants.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 52[/INST](The case of these disbelievers is also like that of) the people of Pharaoh and those who preceded them. They (too) denied the Revelations of Allah. So, Allah seized them (with torment) for their sins. Surely, Allah is Mighty, Severe in afflicting torment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 53[/INST]This (torment) is because Allah never changes any blessing that He grants affluently to some people till they change their blessed state themselves (i.e. when they commit ingratitude, disobedience and sins and even lose the sense of loss they are seized by destruction and devastation). Allah is indeed All-Hearing, All-Knowing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 54[/INST]This (torment too) is on the pattern of the people of Pharaoh and those who preceded them: they (also) denied the Signs of their Lord. So, We destroyed them due to their sins and We drowned the people of Pharaoh (in the river). And they all were oppressors.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 55[/INST]Surely, worse than (even) all the beasts in the sight of Allah are the people who disbelieve. So they do not come to believe.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 56[/INST]They are the ones from whom you took promise (many a time), but they break their promise every time and do not fear (Allah).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 57[/INST]So if you come upon them in the battlefield, then by killing them (for violating peace treaty) in an exemplary manner, make those (also) run on their heels who are behind them, so that they may learn a lesson of warning.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 58[/INST]And if you apprehend treachery from a people, then throw their promise back to them on the basis of equality. Indeed Allah does not like the treacherous.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 59[/INST]And let not the disbelievers ever assume that they have escaped (safe and sound). Assuredly they can never make (Us) powerless.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 60[/INST]And, (O Muslims,) muster up as much might as you can (in the form of weapons and equipment of war) and (also formations) of war steeds (i.e. war mounts to combat) them. Cause terror with this (war readiness) amongst the enemy of Allah and your enemy, and also those besides them whose (secret enmity) you know not; Allah knows them. And whatever you spend in the way of Allah, you will be paid back in full, and you will not be done any injustice.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 61[/INST]And if they (the disbelievers) incline to reconciliation, you also incline to it and put your trust in Allah. Surely He alone is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 62[/INST]And if they seek to deceive you, then surely Allah is Sufficient for you. He is the One Who has given you strength with His help and with the believers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 63[/INST]And (He is the One Who) awakened mutual love among the hearts of the (Muslims). If you had spent whatever exists in the earth, you could never have inculcated this (love) in their hearts (with all these material resources). But Allah roused that love among them (through a spiritual relation). Allah is indeed Almighty, Most Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 64[/INST]O (Glorious) Messenger! Sufficient for you is Allah and those Muslims who have committed themselves to follow in your footsteps.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 65[/INST]O (Venerable) Messenger! Motivate the believers to fight (i.e. prepare them to fight for the Truth). If there are twenty of you firm and steadfast (in the event of war), they will overpower two hundred (disbelievers) and if (one) hundred of you are (steadfast), they will overpower (one) thousand of the disbelievers because they do not have the concept (of the Hereafter and its great reward. So, they cannot fight with that zeal and enthusiasm which the believers are charged with, because they have sold their souls for Paradise and the pleasure of Allah.)</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 66[/INST]Allah has, at present, lightened the burden (of His Commandment) on you. He knows that there is (some degree of) weakness in you. So (now after mitigation the Command is) that if there are (one) hundred resolute and steadfast (men) from amongst you, they will overpower two hundred (disbelievers). And if there are (one) thousand of you, they will triumph over two thousand (disbelievers) by the Command of Allah and Allah is with those who remain steadfast. (This is a target fixed for the believers and the minimum possible effect the vehemence of their faith should realize in the battlefield.)</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 67[/INST]This is not a Messenger’s glory that he should have (disbelievers as) prisoners of war, until he has let much of (their) blood in the land. You (people) desire the riches of the world, and Allah intends (prosperity in) the Hereafter and Allah is Almighty, Most Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 68[/INST]Had there not been a prior decree (Command for forgiveness) from Allah, a terrible torment would indeed have seized you for (the ransom) that you procured (from the prisoners of Badr).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 69[/INST]So eat of the lawful and wholesome spoils of war you have obtained and keep fearing Allah. Surely, Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 70[/INST]O Messenger! Say to the prisoners of war who are in your hands: ‘If Allah knows any good in your hearts, He will bestow on you better than that (wealth) which has been taken from you (as ransom), and He will forgive you.’ And Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 71[/INST]And, (O Beloved,) if they want to betray you so they have certainly betrayed Allah before this (as well). And, (for the same reason) He has placed some of them under (your) authority. And Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 72[/INST]Indeed those who have embraced faith and have emigrated (for the cause of Allah) and have fought in the way of Allah with their material as well as human resources, and those who have provided (the immigrants) with shelter and helped (them), it is they who are real friends of one another. And those who have believed (but) have not emigrated (for Allah) you do not owe anything to them for their friendship till they emigrate. And if they seek from you help in (matters of) Din (Religion), it will be your duty to help them, except against a people between whom and you there is a (peace) treaty. And Allah is Most Vigilant to all (the works) that you are doing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 73[/INST]And those who disbelieve are the allies of one another. (O Muslims!) If you do not extend (to one another) the same (help and cooperation for the cause of Allah), then great mischief and disruption (for the dominance of infidelity and falsehood) will break out in the land.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 74[/INST]And those who believed and emigrated and fought in the cause of Allah and those who provided shelter (to those who sacrificed their households and homeland in the cause of Allah) and helped (them) are the people who are in fact true Muslims. They are the ones for whom is forgiveness and an honourable provision.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 75[/INST]And those who believed afterwards, and left their homes (sacrificing) in the cause of Truth, and joined you in fighting, they are (also) from amongst you. And (as for inheritance and affinity with blood relations) the relatives have a higher claim on one another in the Book of Allah. Surely Allah knows best everything.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9[/INST]The Repentance</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 1[/INST]Absolution (renunciation) is declared from Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) to those polytheists with whom you had made a treaty (of reconciliation and peace, and they did not fulfil the treaty).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 2[/INST]So, (O polytheists,) you may move about in the land (for) four months. (You will have to face war on expiry of this term). And bear in mind that you cannot at all weaken Allah, and surely Allah is the Abaser of the disbelievers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 3[/INST](These Verses) are a (public) declaration from Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) for all mankind on the day of the Great Pilgrimage that Allah is absolved of all obligations to the polytheists, and His Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] too (is free from all obligations to them). So, (O polytheists,) if you repent that is better for you, but if you turn away then know that you cannot at all make Allah’s strategy ineffective. And, (O Beloved,) warn the disbelievers of a grievous torment,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 4[/INST]Except those idolaters with whom you made an agreement, who then did not show any latitude (in executing the treaty) and who did not support (or reinforce) anyone against you. So fulfil the treaty with them till the end of the term. Surely Allah loves those who fear Him.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 5[/INST]So when the sacred months have passed, then kill the idolaters (for the violation of peace treaty) wherever you find them and capture them, imprison them and lie in wait for them at every place of ambush (to catch and besiege them). So, if they repent, establish Prayer and start paying Zakat (the Alms-due), then leave their way open. Surely, Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 6[/INST]And if any of the idolaters seeks asylum with you, provide him with protection until he listens to the Words of Allah. Then escort him to his haven. This is because these people do not possess the knowledge (of the Truth).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 7[/INST](How) can there be a promise for the polytheists with Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) except for those with whom you have made a treaty near the Sacred Mosque (at Hudaibiya)? So as long as they remain true to (the treaty with) you, you remain true to them. Surely, Allah loves those who fear Him.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 8[/INST]How (can one expect from them honouring of the agreement?) They are in such a state that if they overpower you they will have regard neither for any tie of kinship with you nor for any covenant. They please you with lip service only, but their hearts deny (all what they say). And most of them are those who break agreements.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 9[/INST]They gained a paltry price (in terms of worldly interests) for the Revelations of Allah and then started hindering (people) from His path (of Din [Religion]). Indeed it is an extremely evil activity which they keep doing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 10[/INST]They have no regard either for a tie of kinship or a covenant in respect of a Muslim, and they are the people who have exceeded limits (in disobedience).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 11[/INST](Even) then if they repent and establish Prayer and pay Zakat (the Alms-due) they are your brothers in Din (Religion). And We elucidate (Our) Revelations in detail for those who possess knowledge and understanding.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 12[/INST]And if after making promise they break their oaths and taunt you with sarcasm in your Din (Religion), then wage war against (those) chieftains of disbelief. Surely their oaths are not worth any regard, so that they desist (from their mischief-mongering).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 13[/INST]Will you not fight a people who broke their oaths and decided to banish the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) while the first time it is they who triggered against you (war and violation of the agreement)? Do you fear them? But Allah has more right that you should fear Him, provided you are believers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 14[/INST]Fight against them (to eliminate militancy and terrorism). Allah will torment them at your hands and will humiliate them, and will help you (in your fight) against them, and will heal the breasts of the believers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 15[/INST]And He will sublimate distress and fury in their hearts, and will accept repentance of whom He wills. And Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 16[/INST]Do you think that you will be spared (without passing through troubles and hardships), while Allah has not (yet) made distinctly known those amongst you who have fought in the way of Allah and (who) have not taken anyone as a confidant besides Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and the believers? And Allah is Well-Aware of the deeds that you do.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 17[/INST]It is not for the polytheists to maintain and frequent the mosques of Allah whereas they themselves bear witness to their disbelief. All their deeds have become void and in Hell will they dwell forever.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 18[/INST]Only he who believes in Allah and the Last Day and establishes Prayer and pays Zakat (the Alms-due) and who fears none but Allah can maintain and frequent the mosques of Allah. So they alone are expected to become the rightly guided.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 19[/INST]Do you consider (mere) serving of drinking water to the pilgrims and the management of populating and maintaining the Sacred Mosque (an act) equal to (the works of) a person who believes in Allah and the Last Day and fights in the cause of Allah? They cannot be equal in the sight of Allah and Allah does not guide those who do injustice.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 20[/INST]Those who have believed and have emigrated and have consistently toiled hard in the cause of Allah with their material and human resources enjoy very high rank in the Presence of Allah, and it is they who have achieved the ultimate goal.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 21[/INST]Their Lord gives them glad tidings of Mercy from Him and of (His) pleasure and of (those) Gardens for them in which there are eternal delights;</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 22[/INST]They will reside therein forever. Surely, with Allah is the mighty reward.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 23[/INST]O Believers! Do not take your fathers (and forefathers) and brothers for friends if they love disbelief more than belief. And whoever of you befriends them, it is they who are the wrongdoers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 24[/INST](O Esteemed Messenger!) Say: ‘If your fathers (and forefathers) and your sons (and daughters) and your brothers (and sisters) and your wives and your (other) kith and kin and the riches that you have earned (so hard) and the trade and business that you fear may decline and the homes you are fond of are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and struggling in His cause, then wait until Allah brings His command (of torment). And Allah does not guide the disobedient.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 25[/INST]Assuredly, Allah has helped you on a great many occasions and (in particular) on the day of Hunain, when superiority of your (numerical strength) exhilarated you. Then that (numerical superiority) could not prove to you of any avail and the earth, despite its vast expanse, narrowed for you, and then you turned your backs in retreat.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 26[/INST]Allah then sent down His Tranquillity (Mercy) upon His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and the believers and sent down (such) armies (of angels) that you could not see. And He tormented those who were engaged in disbelief; and that is the punishment of the disbelievers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 27[/INST]Then even after this Allah accepts repentance of the one He wills (i.e. He blesses him with an aptness for Islam and His Merciful Eye). And Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 28[/INST]O Believers! The polytheists are an embodiment of impurity. So let them not come closer to the Sacred Mosque after this year of theirs (i.e. after victory over Makka in  A.H.). If you fear poverty (due to decline in your trade) then (do not worry). Allah will soon enrich you from His Bounty if He so wills. Surely, Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 29[/INST](O Muslims!) Fight (also) those of the People of the Book who do not have faith in Allah and the Last Day, and do not consider unlawful the things which Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) have declared unlawful, and do not adopt the True Din ([Religion] of Islam) until they give in and surrender (to the Command of Islam), and pay the capitation tax with their own hand after having been subdued.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 30[/INST]And the Jews said: ‘‘Uzayr (Ezra) is the son of Allah,’ and the Christians said: ‘The Messiah is the son of Allah.’ These are their (absurd) utterances that they voice with their mouths. They (acquire) resemblance with the saying of those who have disbelieved before (them). May Allah ruin them! Where are they wandering distracted?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 31[/INST]They took their priests and monks for lords besides Allah and (also) the Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary), while in truth they had not been given (any) command except to worship (only) the One God besides Whom there is no God. Holy is He far above those that they associate with Him as partners.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 32[/INST]They desire to extinguish the Light of Allah by blowing through their mouths. And Allah rejects (it) but (wills) to manifest His Light to its fullness, even though the disbelievers dislike (it).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 33[/INST]Allah is He Who sent His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) with guidance and Din (Religion) of Truth to make him (the Messenger) dominant over every (other exponent of) Din (Religion) though much to the dislike of polytheists.</s>