<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 34[/INST]O Believers! Indeed the majority of the priests and monks (of the People of the Book) devour the wealth of the people through unfair (means) and hinder from the path of Allah (i.e. fill their safes with people’s money and hinder it from being spent for the publicity and promotion of the True Din [Religion]). And those who hoard silver and gold and do not spend it in the cause of Allah, warn them of a grievous torment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 35[/INST]The Day when this (gold, silver and wealth) will be heated in the Fire of Hell, their foreheads, sides and backs will be branded with this (heated material, and it will be said to them:) ‘This is the same (wealth) that you treasured for (the benefit of) your souls. So taste (this wealth) which you had been amassing.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 36[/INST]Indeed the number of months with Allah has been (inscribed as) twelve in the Book of Allah (i.e. permanent Law of Nature) since the Day He created the (system of) the heavens and the earth. Of these four months (Rajab, Dhu’l-Qa‘da, Dhu’l-Hijja and Muharram) are sacred. This is the right Din (Religion). So do not wrong your souls during these months (by initiating and involving yourselves in fighting and war) and fight against all the idolaters (in retaliation) the same way as they all fight against you (allied), and bear in mind that Allah is surely with the Godfearing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 37[/INST]Postponing and deferring (the sacred months) is just an addition to disbelief. By this the disbelievers are led astray; they, in one year, count it lawful and in another year regard it forbidden to complete the count (of the months) which Allah has made sacred and (also) make that (month) lawful which Allah has declared unlawful. Their evil deeds have been made attractive to them and Allah does not guide the community of disbelievers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 38[/INST]O Believers! What is the matter with you that when you are asked to set out (to fight) in the way of Allah you, weighing heavier, bend towards (the material and ignoble world of) the earth? Are you pleased with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter? So, the property and belongings of the life of this world are worthless in (comparison with) the Hereafter (and carry) but little (value).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 39[/INST]If you do not move out (to fight for the promotion of peace and human dignity), He will afflict you with grievous torment and will replace you with another people and you will not be able to do Him any harm. And Allah has Mighty Power over everything.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 40[/INST]If you do not help him (the Holy Messenger of Allah in the struggle for the dominance of Islam, then what!). Indeed Allah helped him (also at the time) when the disbelievers drove him away (from Makka, his homeland,) while he was the second of the two (immigrants). Both (the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] and Abu Bakr) were in the cave (of Mount Thawr) when he said to his Companion (Abu Bakr): ‘Do not grieve. Allah is surely with us.’ So, Allah sent down His serenity upon him and strengthened him by means of such armies (of angels) that you could not see and He made the word of the disbelievers the lowermost and Allah’s Word is (always) the uppermost and exalted. And Allah is Almighty, Most Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 41[/INST]Light or heavy, march forth (under all circumstances) and fight in the cause of Allah with your material and human resources. It is better for you if you are (reality) conscious.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 42[/INST]Had the benefit (booty) been a near gain and the journey (of fighting) easy and moderate then they (i.e. the hypocrites) would certainly have followed you. But (that) arduous journey appeared to them far too long. And they would (now) swear by Allah soon: ‘Had we been able to go, we would certainly have marched forth with you.’ They are drawing upon themselves (added) destruction (by these lies), and Allah knows that they are liars beyond doubt.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 43[/INST]Allah safeguard (protect and exalt) you! Why did you permit them (to stay back, not to participate in war), till those who were speaking the truth would be exposed to you and you would (also) know the liars?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 44[/INST]Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day will not seek from you (this) permission that they should (not) fight with their possessions and lives. And Allah knows the Godfearing full well.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 45[/INST]Only those who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day and whose hearts are in doubt will seek leave (exemption from fighting) from you. So in their doubt they are bewildered, lost in disorientation.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 46[/INST]If they had (really) resolved to move out (for fighting) they would have procured (at least some) equipment for that. But (the fact is that owing to their falsehood and hypocrisy) Allah disliked (even) their rising up (for fighting). So, He stopped them (there). And it was said to them: ‘Sit in the company of those who sit (shirking from fight).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 47[/INST]If they had come out (joining you), they would have added nothing to you except mischief and disorder and would have strived hard amongst you (to stir up disaffection and discord). They want to bring about subversion within you and (even now some of) their spies are there among you. And Allah is Well Aware of the wrongdoers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 48[/INST]The truth is that they have been trying to cause subversion earlier too, and have been contriving schemes to upset your programmes until the Truth came and the Decree of Allah prevailed, though they disliked (it) downright.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 49[/INST]And among them is (also) he who says: ‘Accord me permission (to stay back home instead of going to fight) and put me not into trial.’ Listen, they have plunged (themselves) into trial and assuredly Hell has encompassed the disbelievers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 50[/INST]If some good (or some comfort) betides you it grieves them, but if some adversity (or trouble) befalls you then they say: ‘We had adopted (precaution in) our work in advance,’ and they turn away rejoicing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 51[/INST](O Beloved!) Say: ‘Never shall (anything) befall us but what Allah has prescribed for us; He alone is our Protector. And in Allah alone the believers should put their trust.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 52[/INST]Say: ‘Are you waiting for simply one of the two good fortunes in our favour (i.e. victory or martyrdom: whether we are martyred or return victorious)? And we are waiting in your favour (in view of your hypocrisy) to see Allah afflict you with (special) torment either from Himself or at our hands. So wait. We (too) are waiting with you (to see whose wait comes out to be productive).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 53[/INST]Say: ‘Spend willingly or unwillingly, this (money) will not be accepted from you at all. You are indeed a disobedient people.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 54[/INST]And there is nothing that stands in the way of acceptance of their spending (i.e. charity donations) except that they deny Allah and His Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] and come to offer Prayer but lazily and unwillingly and (also) they do not spend (in the cause of Allah) but feeling displeased.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 55[/INST]So neither their wealth nor their children should amaze you. It is for these (things) only that Allah intends to punish them in the life of this world and that their souls may depart while they are in a state of disbelief.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 56[/INST]And (they are so cowardly that) they swear by Allah that they are of you while they are not of you. But they are those who fear (the disclosure and outcome of their hypocrisy. So they appear to be Muslims as make-believe).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 57[/INST](Their state of mind is such that) could they find a place of refuge or a cave or a crevice in the earth, they would turn towards it running very fast (and would not stay with you even for a moment, but they are under compulsion right now so they show off their untrue loyalty).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 58[/INST]And some among them are those who pass sarcastic remarks against you in the matter of (distribution of) alms. If they are given some portion of (the alms) they feel pleased, but if nothing is given to them they feel annoyed at once.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 59[/INST]How good it would have been if they had felt pleased with what Allah and His Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] had given them and said: ‘Sufficient for us is Allah. Allah will soon confer on us His Bounty and so will His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) bestow (in addition). Indeed we are inclined to Allah alone.’ (And the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) is His mediator; in fact his bestowal is Allah’s. Had they developed this belief and refrained from sarcasm, it would have been better.)</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 60[/INST]Indeed alms (Zakat) are meant for the poor and the indigent, and those who are deployed to collect charities and those in whose hearts the inculcation of love for Islam is aimed at. And, (moreover, spending Zakat for) freeing of human lives (from the yoke of slavery) and removing the burden of those who are to pay debt and (those who toil hard) in the cause of Allah and the wayfarers (is true). This (all) has been prescribed by Allah and Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 61[/INST]And among these (hypocrites) are also those who hurt (the Esteemed) Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and say: ‘He is only an ear (believes everything he hears).’ Say: ‘He is all ears to what is good for you; he believes in Allah and has faith in (what) the believers (say) and is mercy for those of you who have embraced faith. And those who hurt the Messenger of Allah (by means of their evil beliefs, doubts and foul tongue) for them is grievous torment.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 62[/INST]O Muslims! They (the hypocrites) swear by Allah before you to keep you pleased whereas Allah along with His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) has a greater right that He should be pleased. If they are the believers, (they should have known this fact and should have pleased the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him]. Allah is pleased only if the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] is pleased because their pleasure is but one and the same).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 63[/INST]Do they not know that he who opposes Allah and His Messenger, the Fire of Hell is (destined) for him wherein he will live forever? There is no humiliation greater than this.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 64[/INST]The hypocrites feel scared that a Sura (chapter) will be sent down to the Muslims and that will make them aware of those matters that are (hidden) in the hearts (of the hypocrites). Say: ‘Continue mocking. Surely Allah is about to reveal that (matter) which you are scared of.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 65[/INST]If you ask them, they will certainly say: ‘We used only to talk (away the journey) and enjoy.’ Say: ‘Were you mocking Allah, His Revelations and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him)?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 66[/INST](Now) do not make excuses. You have certainly become disbelievers after (showing that) you believed. If We forgive a party of you, (even then) We shall torment the other party because they sinned.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 67[/INST]The hypocrites, men and women, are one from another (alike). They command evil and forbid good and are close-fisted (in the matter of spending in the cause of Allah). They have forgotten Allah, so Allah has forgotten them. It is indeed the hypocrites who are disobedient.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 68[/INST]Allah has promised the hypocrites, men and women, and the disbelievers the Fire of Hell in which (they) will live forever. That (Fire) will suffice them. And Allah has cast His curse upon them, and for them is torment that will last forever.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 69[/INST](O Hypocrites!) You are like those who preceded you. They were far mightier than you in power and far richer in possessions and progeny. They benefited by their share (of the world); so are you enjoying your portion (the same way) as your predecessors enjoyed their fixed share (of the worldly pleasures). Moreover, you (too in like manner) have indulged deep in falsehood as they indulged deep in falsehood. Their works have gone fruitless in this world and in the Hereafter, and they are the ones who are the losers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 70[/INST]Has not the news reached them of those who were before them - the people of Nuh (Noah), ‘Ad and Thamud and the people of Ibrahim (Abraham) and the citizens of Madyan and the dwellers of the towns which were overturned? Their Messengers (too) came to them with clear Signs (but they disobeyed). So, it was not Allah’s glory to wrong them, but it was they who used to wrong themselves (because of rejecting the Truth).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 71[/INST]The believers, men and women, are helpers and friends to one another. They command good and forbid evil and establish Prayer and pay Zakat (the Alms-due) and obey Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him). It is they on whom Allah will soon shower His Mercy. Surely Allah is Almighty, Most Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 72[/INST]Allah has promised the believers, men and women, Gardens with streams flowing beneath. They will dwell therein forever. And (He has also promised) such blessed mansions as are located at a special site in Paradise amidst evergreen Gardens, and (then) the greatest (bliss of all) is the Pleasure and Acceptance of Allah (which will be awarded as a mighty compensation). This indeed is the highest achievement.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 73[/INST]O (Glorious) Messenger! Fight against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and treat them harshly (for violating peace and human rights). And Hell is their abode and that is an evil abode.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 74[/INST](These hypocrites) swear by Allah that they have not said (anything), whereas they have definitely uttered blasphemy and have become disbelievers after (showing) their belief in Islam. They intended (many tortures too) that they could not achieve. And (out of Islam and the Messenger’s conduct) they could not disdain anything, except that Allah and His Messenger had made them affluent with His Bounty. So if they repent (even now), it will be better for them, but if they remain averse (the same way), then Allah will afflict them with grievous torment (both) in (the life of) this world and in the Hereafter and they will not have any helper or friend on earth.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 75[/INST]And among these (hypocrites) are also (some) who made a promise with Allah: ‘If He bestows upon us (riches) out of His Bounty, we shall certainly give alms (in His Way) and become of the righteous.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 76[/INST]So when He conferred on them (wealth) out of His Bounty, they became miserly with it and turned back retracting from (their promise).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 77[/INST]So He made hypocrisy in their hearts a consequence (of their own niggardliness) till the Day when they would meet Him, because they violated the promise they had made with Allah and (also) because they used to tell lies.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 78[/INST]Do they not know that Allah is aware of their secrets and their whisperings and that Allah knows best all unseen things?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 79[/INST]The people who accuse (of pretentiousness and compulsion) those of the believers who give alms happily and willingly in (their) charity works, and also (blame) those (destitute Muslims) who find nothing (more to give) except for their toil and hard work, and (also) mock their (sentiment for spending in the cause of Allah), Allah will punish them for their scoffing and there is for them a grievous punishment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 80[/INST]Whether or not you seek forgiveness for these (wicked and arrogant hypocrites who dare scoff at your eminence), if you implore forgiveness for them seventy times (out of your natural compassion and your benevolent practice of forgiving and forbearing), even then Allah will not forgive them at all because they have rejected Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and Allah does not guide the rebels.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 81[/INST](These hypocrites) who stayed back (from fighting) due to opposing Allah’s Messenger are rejoicing over their sitting behind. They disliked it that they should strive in the cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives and said: ‘Do not move out in this heat.’ Say: ‘The Fire of Hell is fiercer in heat by far.’ (How good it would be) if they could only understand!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 82[/INST]So they should laugh for a while and weep for long (because they will have to weep for long in the Hereafter) as a recompense for what they used to earn.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 83[/INST]So, (O Beloved,) if Allah again takes you back to a party of these (hypocrites, after getting free from the battle of Tabuk,) and they seek your permission to go forth (for fight in the event of some future conflict), then say to them: ‘(Now) you shall never go forth with me, nor shall you ever fight an enemy accompanying me (because, abandoning the sacred struggle,) you rejoiced over sitting behind the first time. So, (this time as well) stay behind along with those who remain behind.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 84[/INST]And never perform (funeral) Prayer over any of these (hypocrites) who dies, nor stand at his grave (because your stepping on some place also brings about mercy and blessings, and they do not deserve your mercy and blessing). Indeed they disbelieved Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and died as defiant.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 85[/INST]Let not their riches and their progeny make you wonder. Allah wants only to torment them in this world (too) by means of these things and that their souls may depart while they are (still) disbelievers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 86[/INST]And when (such) a Sura (chapter) is revealed: ‘Believe in Allah and fight in the cause of Allah along with His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him),’ the affluent and the influential amongst them seek leave from you and say: ‘Leave us. We shall remain with those who sit (behind).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 87[/INST]They liked that they would be with those women, children and the handicapped who would stay behind. And their hearts have been sealed, so they do not understand anything.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 88[/INST]But the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] and those who believed with him fight in the cause of Allah with their material and human resources. And for them are all good things and they are the ones who will achieve their goal.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 89[/INST]Allah has prepared for them Gardens beneath which streams flow. They are their permanent residents. This indeed is a colossal achievement.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 90[/INST]And a few feigners from among the desert nomads came (to the Holy Messenger to submit excuse) so that they might (also) be accorded permission, and those who lied to Allah and His Messenger ([blessings and peace be upon him] in their claim to be the believers) stayed behind (having forsaken fight). Those of them who denied the Truth would soon be seized by torturous torment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 91[/INST]There is no sin on the aged (weak) and the sick, nor on those who are not so (affluent) that they may spend while they are most sincerely and truly devoted to Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him). No way can the righteous (i.e. the spiritually excellent) be blamed and Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 92[/INST]Nor can (anyway be scoffed or blamed) those who presented themselves to your service (with the purpose) that you may arrange for them mounts (for fighting, because they did not posses any means of conveyance). So you said: ‘I (also) do not find any (additional means) to mount you on.’ Then (with your permission) they returned in such a state that their eyes were streaming with tears in grief (of being deprived of fighting in the cause of Allah: Alas!) They did not have (that much) wealth which they could spend (and manage to take part in the holy fight).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 93[/INST](Blame) lies only on those who seek your permission though they are affluent. They feel pleased to remain with the women and the handicapped who stay behind. Allah has sealed their hearts, so they do not understand (what is the true loss or gain).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 94[/INST](O Muslims!) When you return to them (from the expedition of Tabuk) they will offer their apologies to you. (O Beloved!) Say: ‘Do not make excuses; we will not at all believe you. Allah has informed us about your state of affairs. Now (in future) Allah as well as His Messenger will monitor your performance (in the world). Then (in the Hereafter too) you will be returned to (the Lord) Who knows everything hidden and manifest and He will make you know (all your works) that you used to do.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 95[/INST]Now they will swear to you by Allah when you return to them so that you may excuse them. So be indifferent to them. Surely they are unclean and Hell is their abode, a reward for what they used to earn.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 96[/INST]They swear to you so that you may feel pleased with them. So, (O Muslims,) if you are pleased with them (even) then Allah will not be pleased with the disobedient people.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 97[/INST](These) nomad villagers are unyielding disbelievers and incorrigible hypocrites. And (due to their stubbornness in disbelief and hypocrisy) they deserve to remain ignorant of those limits and commandments which Allah has sent down to His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him). And Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 98[/INST]And among these nomad villagers there is (also) one who regards that (money) which he spends (in the cause of Allah) as a compulsory fine, and looks forward to the spinning evil (of miseries and misfortunes) coming upon you. But it is they whom the evil spin (of calamity and ill-fortune) is going to whirl. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 99[/INST]And (yet) among these nomads there is (also) one who believes in Allah and the Last Day and considers whatever he spends (in the way of Allah) as a means of nearness to Allah and receiving (merciful) supplications of the Messenger. Listen! Assuredly it is a source of nearness to Allah. Allah will soon admit them to His Mercy. Surely Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 100[/INST]The pioneer emigrants and their supporters (Ansar), the vanguard of the believers, and those who follow them in the grade of spiritual excellence — Allah is well pleased with them (all) and they (all) are well pleased with Him. And He has prepared for them Gardens with rivers flowing under them. They will live in them forever. This is indeed a colossal achievement.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 101[/INST]And, (O Muslims,) some among the nomad villagers around you and some citizens of Madina as well are hypocrites. They are adamant about hypocrisy. (So far) you know them not; We know them. (Later, the Holy Messenger was also given the knowledge and gnosis (of all the hypocrites.) Soon shall We torment them twice (here in this world). Then they will be turned towards greater torment (on the Day of Rising).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 102[/INST]And there are others (who) have confessed their sins. They have mixed up good deeds with some bad ones (by mistake). Allah will, most likely, accept their repentance. Surely, Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 103[/INST]Collect from their wealth alms (Zakat — the Alms-due) so that by these (alms) you may purify them (of their sins) and (by this purification of faith and riches) bestow upon them blessing and pray for them. Surely your prayer is a (source of) delightful calm for them. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 104[/INST]Do they not know that indeed He is Allah alone Who accepts repentance of His servants and takes charity donations (i.e. Zakat and alms with His own Mighty Hand) and that Allah is the One Who is Oft-Relenting, Ever-Merciful?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 105[/INST]And say: ‘Do work. Allah as well as His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and the believers (too) will soon see your work. And you will shortly be returned to (the Lord) Who knows everything veiled and unveiled. So He will inform you of the works that you used to do.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 106[/INST]And there are (yet) others who are deferred, left to the (next) Command of Allah. He will either torment them or accept their repentance. And Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 107[/INST]And (from among the hypocrites there are also those) who have erected a mosque to harm (the Muslims) and (promote) disbelief and disunite the believers and as an ambush for the one who is already at war against Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him). They will surely swear: ‘We have intended nothing but good (by constructing this mosque).’ And Allah bears witness that they are certainly liars.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 108[/INST](O Beloved!) Never stand in this (building which has been built in the name of a mosque). But the mosque which has been, from the very first day, founded on the fear of Allah has greater right to be honoured with your standing in it. There are people in it who love to remain purified (both physically and spiritually), and Allah loves those who commit themselves to purity.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 109[/INST]Who is better — the one who founds his edifice (i.e. mosque) on the fear of Allah and (His) pleasure and satisfaction or the one who lays the foundation of his building on the edge of a crumbling precipice? So, that (building) tumbled down with its architect into the Fire of Hell? And Allah does not guide the wrongdoers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 110[/INST]Their structure which they have raised (in the name of a mosque) will continue pricking their hearts (due to doubt and hypocrisy), except that their hearts are torn to pieces (due to persistently piercing concern). And Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 111[/INST]Surely, Allah has bought from the believers their souls and wealth in return for Paradise for them. (Now) they fight in the way of Allah. So they kill (for the Truth) and are slain (themselves too. Allah has taken) the firm promise as a bountiful obligation on Him in the Torah, the Gospel (the Injil) and the Qur’an. And who is truer to his promise than Allah? So, (believers,) rejoice over your bargain against which you have sold (your souls and wealth). This is but a colossal achievement.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 112[/INST](These believers who have bargained with Allah for the Hereafter are those) who turn to Allah in repentance, worship, praise and glorify (Allah), fast, abstain from the worldly lusts, bow down before Him (most humbly and submissively) and prostrate themselves before Him (seeking His nearness), command good and forbid evil and guard the limits (set) by Allah. And give glad tidings to these believers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 113[/INST]It is not the glory of the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and the dignity of the believers that they pray for forgiveness of the polytheists, even though they are kindred, after it has become clear to them that they (the polytheists) are the inmates of Hell.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 114[/INST]And Ibrahim’s (Abraham’s) praying for his father’s (i.e. Azar, his uncle who brought him up) forgiveness was only due to the promise that he had made to him. But when it became evident to him that he was an enemy of Allah, he parted with him (dissociated himself from him and never prayed for him afterwards). Surely Ibrahim (Abraham) was most compassionate (tender-hearted, tearful) and profoundly forbearing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 115[/INST]And it is not Allah’s Glory to lead a people astray after guiding them aright, until He makes clear to them the things which they should guard against. Surely Allah knows best everything.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 116[/INST]Verily He is Allah to Whom belongs the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He (is the One Who) gives life and causes death. And besides Allah there is for you no friend or helper (who can support you against Allah’s Command).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 117[/INST]Surely Allah turned in His Mercy towards the Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) and (also) towards the Emigrants and the Helpers who followed him (even) in the hour of distress (of the battle of Tabuk), after (the situation emerged wherein) the hearts of a party of them had nearly deviated. Then He turned towards them with Bestowal and Mercy. Allah is indeed Most Compassionate and Ever-Merciful towards them.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 118[/INST]And (He also turned towards) those three persons (with Merciful Compassion) whose (decision) was deferred until when the earth, despite all its vastness, closed in upon them and their (own) souls (too) became cumbersome for them, and they knew for sure that there is no refuge from (the torment of) Allah except in (turning towards) Him. Allah then inclined towards them in Bestowal and Kindness so that they (too) might persevere with repentance and inclination. Surely Allah is the One Who is Most Relenting, Ever-Merciful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 119[/INST]O Believers! Fear Allah persistently and remain in the (company) of those who uphold the Truth.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 120[/INST]It was unbecoming the people of Madina and the villagers (inhabitants) of suburbs to lag behind (stepping aside) from Allah’s Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him), nor to feel for their own souls greater concern than his (blessed and sacred) soul. This (command) is because in the cause of Allah (whatever) thirst they suffer, (whatever) turmoil they undergo, (whatever) hunger they endure, and stepping on a track where treading rouses violent reaction among the disbelievers and whatever they receive from the enemy (killing and injury or spoils of war): in recompense of everything is recorded but a good deed to their credit. Surely, Allah does not waste the reward of the righteous.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 121[/INST]They (who fight in the cause of Allah) do not spend any amount small or great, nor do they journey through a valley but that (all this expense and journey) is written down for them so that Allah may confer on them the best reward (for every such act) that they used to do.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 122[/INST]And it is not possible for all the Muslims to set out (together). So, why should a party from within every group (or tribe) not go forth in order that they may acquire deeper knowledge (i.e. thorough understanding and insight) of Din (Religion), and warn their people when they return to them so that they may guard themselves (against a life of sins and disobedience).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 123[/INST]O Believers! Fight against those of the disbelievers who are around you (i.e. who are damaging you and your Din [Religion] directly). And (fight in a way and at a time that) they find in you toughness (of might and valour). And bear in mind that Allah is with those who guard themselves against evil.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 124[/INST]And whenever a Sura (chapter) is revealed, some of these (hypocrites) say (mischievously): ‘Whose faith amongst you has this (Sura) increased?’ So, this (Sura) has increased the faith of those who have embraced faith and they rejoice (over this boosted state of faith).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 125[/INST]But those whose hearts are diseased, this (Sura) has added vileness (and impurity) to their filth (disbelief and hypocrisy). And they died as disbelievers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 126[/INST]Do they not see that they are put in trouble once or twice every year? (Even) then they do not repent, nor do they take advice.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 127[/INST]Whenever a Sura (chapter) is revealed, they look at one another (and inquire through body language:) ‘Is there anyone watching you?’ Then they turn away. Allah has turned their hearts away because they are the ones who lack understanding.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 128[/INST]Surely a (Glorious) Messenger from amongst yourselves has come to you. Your suffering and distress (becomes) grievously heavy on him (blessings and peace be upon him). (O mankind,) he is ardently desirous of your (betterment and guidance. And) he is most (deeply) clement and merciful to the believers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 129[/INST]If (in spite f all these favurs and blessings) they (still) deviate, then say: ‘Enugh fr me is Allah. There is n Gd but He. I have repsed my trust in Him alne and He is the Lrd f the Mighty Thrne.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10[/INST]Jonas</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 1[/INST]Alif, Lam, Ra. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning). These are the Verses of the Book which is all wisdom.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 2[/INST]Is it amazing for the people that We sent down Revelation to a (perfect) man from among themselves: ‘Warn (the disoriented and distracted) people (of Allah’s torment) and give glad tidings to the believers that there is high rank (i.e. exalted status) for them in the Presence of their Lord.’? The disbelievers said: ‘Indeed this person is an evident magician.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 3[/INST]Certainly, your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth (the upper and lower strata of the universe) in six days (i.e. aeons or phases, step by step). Then He settled Himself on the Throne (with His supreme authority, i.e. after the creation of the universe He established His Command and Control by enforcing His law and system in all the worlds and heavenly bodies). He is the One Who devises strategies for all operations (i.e. makes everything function under a system). There is no one to intercede (with Him) without His permission. (The Glorious and Mighty) Allah is the One Who is your Lord; worship Him alone. So, do you not think over (accepting His Direction and Guidance)?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 4[/INST](O people!) It is to Him that you all are to return; (that) is Allah’s true promise. Surely He is the One Who originates the creation. Then He is the One Who will repeat it so that He rewards with justice those who believe and do righteous works. And those who reject faith and disbelieve, there is for them scalding water to drink and painful torment, a reward for their disbelief.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 5[/INST]He is the One Who has made the sun (a source of) light and (with that) made the moon shine, and appointed for it stages (to appear smaller or bigger) so that you might compute the number of years and the count (of time). Allah has not created (all this) but with a zero-defect strategy. (Through these cosmic realities) He expounds in detail the Signs (of His Creativity, Unicity and Might) for those who possess knowledge.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 6[/INST]Surely in the alternation of night and day and in (all) that Allah has created in the heavens and the earth there are (in like manner) Signs for those who live by Godwariness.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 7[/INST]Verily those who do not expect to meet Us and are pleased with the worldly life and are well contented with it and who are neglectful of Our Signs,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 8[/INST]It is they whose abode is Hell, a recompense for the deeds they used to earn.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 9[/INST]Indeed those who believe and practise piety consistently, their Lord will take them, for their faith, (to the Gardens) with streams flowing (under their abodes, located) in the Gardens of Bliss in the Hereafter.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 10[/INST](Finding these blessings and bounties,) they will pray in these (Gardens): ‘Holy You are, O Allah!’ and the word of their mutual greetings will be: ‘Peace.’ (Or the word for their reception from Allah and the angels will be: ‘Peace.’) And their supplication will end (with these words): ‘All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 11[/INST]If Allah were to hasten evil (i.e. torment) for the (disbelieving) people, as they make haste for the worldly gains, then certainly their term (of life) would have been (hastily) completed for them (so that they reach Hell fast after dying). But We leave those who do not expect to meet Us in their rebellion (and revolt) so that they keep wandering disoriented.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 12[/INST]And when a misery touches (such a) man, he calls out to Us while lying on his side or sitting or standing. But when We remove from him his affliction, he passes on (forgetting Us) as if he (never) called out to Us in pain that had touched him. This is how the (wrong) deeds which the transgressors do are made to appear to them fascinating.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 13[/INST]And indeed before you (also) We destroyed (a number of) communities when they perpetrated injustice. And their Messengers brought to them clear Signs but they would not believe. That is how We punish the evildoers (for their impious behaviour).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 14[/INST]Then, after them, We made you (their) successors in the land so that We might observe how you would behave (now).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 15[/INST]And when Our enlightening Revelations are recited to them, those who do not believe in meeting Us say: ‘Bring us a Qur’an different from this one or alter it.’ (O Glorious Messenger,) say: ‘I have no right to modify it of my own accord. I follow only (that) which is revealed to me. I indeed fear the chastisement of the Mighty Day if I go against my Lord.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 16[/INST]Say: ‘Had Allah so willed, I would not have recited this (Qur’an) to you, nor would He (Himself) have made it known to you. I have indeed spent a (part of) life among you (even) before this (revelation of the Qur’an). So do you not understand?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 17[/INST]So who is more unjust than one who fabricates lies against Allah or belies His Revelations? Certainly the evildoers will never triumph.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 18[/INST]And (the idolaters) worship, apart from Allah, those (idols) which can neither harm nor benefit them and (in justification of their false worship) they say: ‘These (idols) are our intercessors with Allah.’ Say: ‘Do you seek to inform Allah of the (fabricated) presumption (of intercession by idols) whose (existence) He is not aware of either in the heavens or on in the earth (i.e. intercession with Him by any idol is not in His knowledge)? Holy is He and Exalted far above those whom they set up as (His) peers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 19[/INST]And the entire mankind was one Umma ([Community] in the beginning). Then they (differed among themselves and) disintegrated. And if it had not been decreed by your Lord (that the torment would not be hastened), the matters would have been settled between them in which they disagree.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 20[/INST]And (now) they say (because of the same respite): ‘Why has some (decisive) Sign not been sent down to this (Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him]) from his Lord?’ Say: ‘The unseen is for Allah alone. So wait. I too am with you among those who wait.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 21[/INST]And when We make the people relish (Our) Mercy after they are afflicted with distress, their plotting immediately begins against Our Signs (consigning Our Favour to oblivion). Say: ‘Allah is Swift to punish intrigues.’ Surely the angels We have sent keep writing whatever plots you contrive.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 22[/INST]He is the One Who (enables) you to travel through land and sea, until when you board the vessels, and they (the vessels) carrying the passengers sail with the favourable wind, they rejoice over it. But (all of a sudden) a violent wind overtakes them (the vessels), and (the mounting) waves surge (towards) those (aboard) from all sides. And they start thinking that they are (now) besieged by them (the waves. At that time) they call out to Allah (with the mind) that they sincerely devote their Din (Religion) to Him alone (and submit: ‘O Allah,) if You deliver us from this (monstrous torment,) we shall certainly become among (Your) grateful servants.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 23[/INST]But when Allah delivers them, they take no time to go unjustly rebellious in the land (as before). O people (rebelling against Allah! The havoc caused by) your rebellion and revolt is directed only towards your own souls. (You may gain) some benefit of the worldly life but ultimately you have to return to Us. Then We will make you well aware (of your works) that you have been doing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 24[/INST]The example of the worldly life is like water which We sent down from the sky. Then owing to this there came forth from the earth thick growth of vegetation which both men and cattle feed on, until when the earth took its (full) bloom and beauty and became fully embellished, and its inhabitants thought that (now) they had full control over it, then (emergently) Our command (of torment) seized it by night or by day and We made it mown down (the way) as if it did not even exist the day before. That is how We elucidate Our Signs to those who apply reason.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 25[/INST]And Allah calls towards the Home of Peace (Paradise), and guides whom He wills to the straight path.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 26[/INST]For those who do pious works there is good recompense rather more (added to it). And neither (dust and) darkness nor humiliation and disgrace will cover their faces. It is they who are the people of Paradise, its permanent residents.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 27[/INST]And those who have earned evil, the recompense of evil (for them) will be a matching evil and humiliation and ignominy will spread over them. There will be no one to rescue them from (the torment of) Allah. (It will appear) as if their faces have been covered by dark patches of night. It is they who are the inmates of Hell, its permanent residents.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 28[/INST]And the Day when We gather them all together, We shall say to the polytheists: ‘Remain at your respective places, you and your partners (false gods).’ Then We shall disunite them and their (sculptured) partners will say (to them): ‘It was not we that you used to worship.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 29[/INST]So, sufficient is Allah as witness between us and you, for we were (certainly) unaware of your worship.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 30[/INST]At that (horrifying) stage everyone will assess (the reality of the works) which he sent forward, and they will be returned to Allah, Who is their Real Master, and that fabrication of lies that they used to practise will vanish from them.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 31[/INST]Say (to them): ‘Who provides you with sustenance from the heaven and the earth (i.e. from above and beneath)? Or Who is the master of your ears and eyes (i.e. hearing and sight)? And Who brings forth the living from the dead (i.e. animate from inanimate) and Who brings forth the dead from the living (i.e. inanimate from animate)? And Who manages (all the cosmic systems)?’ They will promptly say: ‘Allah.’ Then say: ‘So do you not fear (Him)?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 32[/INST]So (the Lord of Glory and Might) Allah alone is your true Lord. So what else can there be apart from (this) Truth except going astray? Then, distracted, where are you being turned away?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 33[/INST]That is how the judgment of your Lord is proved true against the defiant that they will not believe.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 34[/INST]Inquire (of them): ‘Is there any of your (so-called) partner-gods that originates creation, then restores it (after total annihilation of life)?’ Say: ‘Allah alone initiates creation (bringing life into existence from nonentity), then He is the One Who will repeat it (as well). So where are you wandering disoriented?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 35[/INST]Inquire (of them): ‘Is there any of your (so-called) partner-gods that may lead to the Truth?’ Say: ‘Allah alone guides to the Truth (Din [Religion]). Then who has greater right to be obeyed — He who guides to the Truth or he who himself does not find the way unless he is shown the way? (i.e. it should be carried from one place to the other as the disbelievers used to carry their idols as and when required.) So what has gone wrong with you? How do you decide?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 36[/INST]Most of them follow only conjecture. Surely, conjecture cannot in the least substitute the Truth. Assuredly, Allah knows best what they do.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 37[/INST]This Qur’an is not such as could be devised without (the Revelation of) Allah. Rather (it) validates those (Books) which have been (revealed) before it, and is an exposition of whatever (Allah) has written (on the Tablet or in the Commandments of Shari‘a). There is not even an iota of doubt in its (trueness). It is from the Lord of all the worlds.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 38[/INST]Do they say: ‘The Messenger has fabricated it himself’? Say: ‘Then bring forth any (one) Sura like it, and call on (for your help) all you can besides Allah, if you are truthful.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 39[/INST]The truth is that they are denying that (Word of Allah) whose knowledge they failed to encompass, and its truth had (also) not yet manifested before them vividly. Those who have passed before them also denied (the Truth) the same way. So see how the wrongdoers met their fate!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 40[/INST]Among them there is someone who will believe in it and some other who will not believe in it. And your Lord knows them full well who rouse mischief.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 41[/INST]And if they belie you, then say: ‘For me is my work and for you is your work. You are not accountable for what I do, and I am not accountable for what you do.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 42[/INST]And there are some among them who (apparently) lend you their ears, but will you make the deaf hear even though they do not have a little capability to understand?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 43[/INST]There are some among them who (apparently) look towards you. Will you make the blind see the path even though they have no sight?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 44[/INST]Surely Allah does not do injustice to the people in the least, but they (themselves) do injustice to their souls.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 45[/INST]And the Day when He gathers them (they will feel) as if they had not stayed in the world but for an hour of the day. They will recognize each other. Losers indeed are those who denied the meeting with Allah, and they were not the rightly guided.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 46[/INST]And whether We show you (in the world) some portion of that (torment) which We promise them (and We shall execute it during your holy lifetime,) or We make you depart this life (before that), they (in any case) are to return to Us. Then Allah (Himself) is witness to what they are doing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 47[/INST]And there has been coming one Messenger for every Umma (Community). So, when their Messenger came (with clear Signs, but even then they did not believe,) then judgment was made among them with justice (and exactly the same will happen on the Last Day). They will not be wronged.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 48[/INST]And they say (sarcastically): ‘When will this promise (of torment) be (fulfilled? Tell us, O Muslims,) if you are truthful.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 49[/INST]Say: ‘I am no master of any loss or profit for my own self except what Allah may will. A term is (appointed) for every Umma (Community). When their (appointed) term comes, they can neither stay behind nor advance by a single moment.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 50[/INST]Say: ‘(O disbelievers,) just ponder: if His (torment) comes upon you (all of a sudden) by night or by day (then what will you opt to do)? What is it that the evildoers want in haste?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 51[/INST]Will you believe in it when this (torment) will have befallen? (Then it will be said to you: You believe) now! (Now it is of no avail) while you (sarcastically) desired the same (torment) in haste.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 52[/INST]Then it will be said to (these) wrongdoers: ‘Taste the everlasting punishment. You will not be recompensed (anything more) but for the same (deeds) that you used to earn.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 53[/INST]And they ask you: ‘Is that matter of (everlasting torment certainly) true?’ Say: ‘Yes, by my Lord, it is certainly an absolute truth and you cannot frustrate (Allah’s plan by your denial).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 54[/INST]If every evildoer possessed (all) that (wealth) which is in the earth, he would certainly offer it as ransom (to get rid of) the torment. (But even then he will not be able to escape from the torment.) And when (such people) see the torment, they will conceal their remorse. And judgment will be made among them with justice and they will not be wronged.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 55[/INST]Know! Whatever is in the heavens and the earth (all) belongs to Allah alone. Beware! Indeed the promise of Allah is true but most of them do not know.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 56[/INST]He is the One Who gives life and causes death and you will be returned to Him alone.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 57[/INST]O mankind! Surely, there has come to you an admonition from your Lord and a cure for all those (diseases) which are (hidden) in the breasts. And it is guidance and mercy (too) for those who are blessed with faith.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 58[/INST]Say: ‘(All this) is due to the Bounty and Mercy of Allah (bestowed upon you through raising Muhammad [Allah bless him and give him peace] as the Holy Messenger). So the Muslims should rejoice over it. This is far better than (all that affluence and wealth) that they amass.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 59[/INST]Say: ‘Give your view: Allah sent down for you (pure and clean) provision, but you declared some of those (things) unlawful and (others) lawful.’ Say: ‘Did Allah accord you (its) permission? Or are you fabricating a lie against Allah?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 60[/INST]And what do those who fabricate lies against Allah think about the Day of Resurrection? Truly Allah is Most Gracious to the people, but most of them are not thankful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 61[/INST]And, (O Glorious Beloved,) in whatever state you may be and whatever portion you may recite from the Qur’an, and, (O Umma [Community] of Muhammad, [blessings and peace be upon him]) whatever work you do, We witness and watch over you (at the time) when you are engaged in it. And not even the smallest particle in the earth or in the heaven is hidden from (the knowledge of) your Lord, And nor anything smaller or bigger than that (smallest particle) is there but (recorded) in the Clear Book (the Protected Tablet, [al-Lawh’al-Mahfuz]).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 62[/INST]Beware! Verily, the friends of Allah will not have any fear, nor will they grieve.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 63[/INST](They) are the people who believe and (always) remain Godfearing, committed to piety.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 64[/INST]There is for them the good news (of honour and recognition) in the life of the world, and (also of forgiveness and intercession) in the Hereafter. (Or there are blessed spiritual visions in this world in the form of pious dreams, and in the Hereafter in the shape of effulgent disclosures of Allah’s Absolute Beauty and Sight.) The Commands of Allah never change. That is the colossal achievement.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 65[/INST](O Glorious Messenger!) Let not their (hostile and malicious) conversation grieve you. Surely all Grandeur and Authority belongs to Allah alone (Who bestows upon whom He wills anything He may please). He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 66[/INST]Remember! To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. And those who worship (idols) besides Allah do not (in fact) follow (even) their (own sculptured) associate-gods. They follow but only (their own) assumption and conjecture, and they indulge in merely wrong guesswork.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 67[/INST]He is the One Who has made the night for you so that you may rest and relax therein, and made the day bright (so that therein you may do your work). Surely there are Signs in it for those who listen (attentively).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 68[/INST]They say: ‘Allah has adopted a son (for Himself,’ whereas) He is Holy. He is Self-Sufficient. Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, all belongs to Him alone. You have no evidence with you of this (false allegation). Do you attribute that (thing) to Allah which you (yourselves) do not know?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 69[/INST]Say: ‘Surely those who fabricate lies against Allah shall not prosper.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 70[/INST]There is (but a few days’) enjoyment in this world. Then they are to return to Us. We shall then afflict them with severe torment as recompense for their disbelief.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 71[/INST]And relate to them the account of Nuh (Noah) when he said to his people: ‘O my people (the children of Qabil [Cain]), if my stay and my admonition to you by Allah’s Revelations annoy you, then (bear in mind that) I have put my trust in Allah alone (and I am not afraid of you). Therefore, mature your plot (against me) jointly, and also (make) your (sculptured) partner-gods (join in and think hard so that no aspect of) your plot remains obscure to you; then do (whatever you feel like) against me and do not give me any respite.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 72[/INST]So if you have turned away (from my admonition) then I have not asked for any reward from you. My reward is only with (the bountiful obligation of) Allah, and I have been enjoined to observe perfect obedience and total submission (to His Command).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 73[/INST]Then his people belied him so We delivered him and those who were with him in the Ark (from the torment of Deluge), and We made them successors (in the land), and drowned those who denied Our Revelations. So, see how those who were warned met their fate!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 74[/INST]Then (how many a) Messenger We sent after him towards their respective peoples! They brought them clear Signs, but those people (too) did not prove such as would believe in that (matter) which they had already denied. That is how We seal the hearts of those who defy.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 75[/INST]Then, after them, We sent Musa (Moses) and Harun (Moses and Aaron) with Our Signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs. But they displayed arrogance and they were people given to crimes.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 76[/INST]So when the Truth came to them from Us, they said: ‘Certainly this is clear sorcery.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 77[/INST]Musa (Moses) said: ‘Do you utter (such remarks) about the Truth when it has come to you? (Apply your reason and use vision and see) if it is sorcery. And the sorcerers will never be able to prosper.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 78[/INST]They said: ‘(O Musa [Moses],) have you come to us to turn us away from that (way of life) which we found our fathers (following), and that the upper hand of you both should remain (intact) in the land (of Egypt)? We are not the ones who will ever believe in you both.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 79[/INST]And Pharaoh said: ‘Bring to me every expert sorcerer.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 80[/INST]So, when the magicians arrived, Musa (Moses) said to them: ‘Throw (all those things on the ground) which you want to throw.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 81[/INST]When they threw (their strings and sticks), Musa (Moses) said: ‘Whatever you have brought (here) is magic. Allah will surely prove it false right now. Certainly Allah does not set right the work of the mischief-mongers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 82[/INST]And Allah establishes the Truth by His Words, even though the evildoers continue to dislike it.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 83[/INST]But except for a few youths from his people (none) believed in Musa (Moses), owing to the fear of Pharaoh and their (tribal) chiefs and (nobles), lest they should afflict them with (some) misery. And Pharaoh was indeed a tyrant in the land (of Egypt) and a transgressor. And certainly he was amongst those who exceed limits (in oppression).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 84[/INST]And Musa (Moses) said: ‘O my people, if you have believed in Allah, then put your trust in Him alone if you are (truly) the believers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 85[/INST]They submitted: ‘We have put trust in Allah alone. O our Lord, make us not a victim of the oppressors’ injustice.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 86[/INST]And deliver us with Your Mercy from (the dominance of) the disbelieving people.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 87[/INST]And We sent Revelation to Musa (Moses) and his brother: ‘Prepare some houses for your people in (the city of) Egypt, and build these (houses) facing the Qibla (direction for offering Prayer), and (then) establish Prayer and give the believers a glad tidings (of victory and help).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 88[/INST]And Musa (Moses) said: ‘O our Lord, surely You have provided Pharaoh and his chiefs with the means of embellishment and (abundance of) riches and wealth in the life of the world. O our Lord, (have You given them all this) in order that they turn (the people) away from Your path (sometime by tempting and sometime by terrifying them)? O our Lord, destroy their riches and make their hearts (so) callous that they may not believe even then, until they see the grievous torment.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 89[/INST](Allah) said: ‘The prayer of you both has indeed been granted. So remain steadfast both of you and follow not the path of those who do not possess knowledge.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 90[/INST]And We took the Children of Israel across the sea. Pharaoh and his army chased them with rebellion, tyranny and oppression until when he (Pharaoh) was seized by drowning, he said: ‘I believe that there is no god to be worshipped apart from (God) the Children of Israel have put faith in and I am (now) of the Muslims.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 91[/INST](Allah said:) ‘Now (you believe) while you have been (persistently) disobeying and defying before, and you were of those who spread disruption.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 92[/INST](O Pharaoh!) We shall today preserve your (lifeless) body so that you may become a Sign (of warning) for those who come after you. Indeed most of the people are neglectful (in understanding) Our Signs.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 93[/INST]And We indeed provided the Children of Israel with a worthy place to dwell in and with pure and clean sustenance. They did not differ in anything, until knowledge and insight reached them. Your Lord will surely judge among them on the Day of Resurrection in matters wherein they used to differ.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 94[/INST](O listener!) If you have even a little doubt about this (Book) which We have revealed to you (through Our Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him]), then inquire (about its authenticity) of those who have been reading the Book (of Allah) before you. The Truth has no doubt come to you from your Lord, so be not at all of those who doubt.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 95[/INST]And never be of those who deny the Revelations of Allah lest you should become of the losers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 96[/INST](O Glorious Beloved!) Indeed those against whom the judgment of your Lord has proved true will not believe,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 97[/INST]Even though all Signs should come to them so much so that they see the painful torment (as well).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 98[/INST]Then why has there not been any town, except (the town of) the people of Yunus (Jonah), that believed and its belief brought it profit? When (the people of Yunus [Jonah]) believed (just seeing the sign of torment before it was sent down), We removed from them the punishment of humiliation (even) in the life of the world and We let them avail the profit for a time.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 99[/INST]And had Allah so willed, certainly all inhabitants on the earth would have believed. (When your Lord has not made them believe by force,) will you coerce the people until they become believers?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 100[/INST]And no soul has the capability to believe (on its own) without Allah’s leave. He (Allah) places the impurity of disbelief on those who do not put their reason to work (to grasp the truth).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 101[/INST]Say: ‘(Just) observe what Signs of Allah’s Might are there in (the boundless cosmos of) the heavens and the earth.’ (These) Signs and (the Messengers) who warn the people (of Allah’s torment) cannot benefit those who have no intension to believe.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 102[/INST]Are they waiting for (the bad days) similar to those of the people who have passed away before them? Say: ‘Wait (then); I am (also) with you among those who wait.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 103[/INST]We then save Our Messengers and also those who believe in the same manner. This (provision) is a bountiful obligation upon Us to save the believers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 104[/INST]Say: ‘O people, if you are in any doubt (about the authenticity of) my Din [Religion], then (listen) that I cannot worship those (idols) whom you worship besides Allah. But I worship that Allah Who causes you to die. And I have been commanded that I must (always) be from among the believers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 105[/INST]And that, guarding against every falsehood, (with focused attention,) keep your direction towards Din (Religion) and never be of those who associate partners with Allah.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 106[/INST](This Command is being communicated to Umma [Community] through the Messenger:) ‘Nor worship those (idols) besides Allah which can neither profit nor harm you. Then if you do it, you will surely be among the wrongdoers the same moment.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 107[/INST]And if Allah afflicts you with some distress, then there is none who can remove it but He. And if He intends any good for you, then there is none who can repel His Bounty. He bestows His Bounty upon whomsoever of His servants He pleases. And He is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 108[/INST]Say: ‘O people, surely the Truth has come to you from your Lord. So whoever adopts the path of guidance, adopts it for his own good, and he who is misguided, goes astray for his own destruction. And I am not a custodian over you (that I should bring you to the path of guidance coercively).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 10 verse 109[/INST](O Messenger!) Follow the same that is revealed to you, and be steadfast until Allah gives His Judgment, and He is the Best of the judges.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11[/INST]Hud</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 1[/INST]Alif, Lam, Ra. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning. This) is (that) Book whose Verses are firmly founded; then they have been explained in detail by (the Lord) Who is All-Wise, All-Aware;</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 2[/INST]That do not worship anyone but Allah. Verily, I am a Warner from Him (Allah) to you and a Bearer of glad tidings;</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 3[/INST]And that you should seek forgiveness from your Lord, then submit your repentance before Him (with true heart). He will keep you glad and gratified with an excellent provision till an appointed term, and will reward for merit everyone enjoying merit (i.e. will bestow reward and ranks corresponding to one’s amount of righteous deeds and dedicated services). And if you turn away, then I fear for you the torment of a Mighty Day.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 4[/INST]You are to return to Allah and He has Mighty Control over everything.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 5[/INST]Bear in mind! These (disbelievers) fold up their breasts so that they may hide (the state of their hearts) from Him (Allah). Beware! When they cover (their bodies) with their clothes (even then) He knows all those matters which they hide and which they lay open. Surely, He knows best (the secrets of) the hearts.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 6[/INST]And there is no moving creature (living being) on the earth but (that) its sustenance is (a bountiful obligation) upon Allah. And He knows its resting-place and (also) the place where it is to be entrusted. Everything is (recorded) in the enlightening Book (the Protected Tablet - [al-Lawh al-Mahfuz]).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 7[/INST]And He (Allah) is the One Who created the heavens and the earth (the higher and the lower strata of the universe) in six days (i.e. six phases or aeons of creation and evolution). And (before the creation of the earth) His Throne of Authority operated on water, (and from that He brought forth all manifestations of life and created you,) so that He might put you to trial to evaluate which of you would prove better conduct-wise. And if you say: ‘You will be raised (brought to life) after death,’ the disbelievers will certainly say: ‘This is nothing (else) but an obvious magic.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 8[/INST]And if We defer their torment for a few fixed days, they will definitely say: ‘What has held it back?’ Beware! The day when that (torment) comes upon them (then) that will not be averted from them, and that (chastisement) will beset them which they used to make fun of.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 9[/INST]And if We make man taste Mercy from Us, then withdraw it from him (for some reason), he becomes highly disappointed (and) ungrateful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 10[/INST]And if We make him taste (some) favour after the suffering that afflicted him, then he is sure to say: ‘Gone are all my troubles.’ Surely, he (becomes) most exultant and boastful,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 11[/INST]Except for those who remain steadfast and keep doing pious deeds. For them is forgiveness and great reward.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 12[/INST]How may it be that you omit a portion of what has been revealed to you, and that your (sanctified) breast feels straitened (by the idea that) the disbelievers say: ‘Why has any treasure not been sent down to him (the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him]) or why has any angel not come with him?’ (O Glorious Messenger! That is just impossible.) You are but a Warner. (You are neither to tempt someone nor to persecute.) And Allah is a Guardian over everything.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 13[/INST]Do the disbelievers say: ‘The Messenger has fabricated this (Qur’an) himself’? Say: ‘Bring then ten forged chapters like this, and call (to your help) whom you can except Allah if you are truthful.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 14[/INST](O Muslims!) So, if they do not accept your challenge, then firmly believe that the Qur’an has been revealed with Allah’s knowledge, and that there is no other God but He. So, will you (now) stick to Islam (firm-footed)?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 15[/INST]Those who lust after the worldly life (only,) with its beauty (and embellishment), We pay them back in full for their works here in this world and their (worldly recompense) is not diminished in the least.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 16[/INST]They are the people for whom there is no (share) in the Hereafter except the Fire (of Hell). And (as for reward in the Hereafter) all (the works) they did in the world have come to nothing, and (all that) they used to do is null and void (because their account is cleared by paying them in full measure in the life of the world, and nothing remains in balance for the Hereafter).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 17[/INST]He who holds fast to the Clear Proof from his Lord and a testimony (the Qur’an) too has come from his Lord for his strength and support, and prior to that the Book of Musa ([Moses] the Torah), a guide and mercy (too had come) — so, it is they who believe in it (the Qur’an). Can (he be equal to) the one who denies (the Qur’an) from among (the disbelieving) sects while his abode is the Fire of Hell? So, (O listener!) be not in any doubt about it. Surely, this (Qur’an) is the Truth from your Lord, but most people do not believe.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 18[/INST]And who can be a greater wrongdoer than the one who fabricates a lie against Allah? Such people will be brought before their Lord and the witnesses will say: ‘These are the ones who foisted a lie upon their Lord.’ Know that Allah’s curse is upon the wrongdoers —</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 19[/INST]Those who hinder (others) from the path of Allah and look for crookedness in it. And it is they who deny the Hereafter.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 20[/INST]They have no capability at all to frustrate (Allah) on earth, nor are there any helpers for them apart from Allah. The torment will be doubled for them (because) they had neither courage to hear (the Truth) nor vision to see (the Truth).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 21[/INST]It is they who ruined their souls, and the lies they used to invent are (all) gone from them.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 22[/INST]This is absolutely true that it is certainly they who will be the greatest losers in the Hereafter.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 23[/INST]Verily those who believe and persist in pious works and humble themselves before their Lord, it is they who are the people of Paradise. They will live there forever.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 24[/INST]The example of the two parties (the disbelievers and the believers) is like the blind and the deaf (versus) the seeing and the hearing. Are both the cases equal? Will you not take advice (even) then?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 25[/INST]And surely We sent Nuh (Noah)) to his people. (He said to them:) ‘I am (raised and appointed as) a plain Warner to you,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 26[/INST]That you worship none but Allah. I fear the torment of a grievous day (coming) upon you.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 27[/INST]So the disbelieving chiefs and nobles of his people said: ‘You appear to us but a human like ourselves, and we have not seen any (honourable person) following you except the most inferior and lowest of (our society) having superficial opinion (who have become your followers without using discretion). Nor do we find in you any merit and superiority over us (i.e. power and authority, wealth and riches or the worthy people joining your party or for that matter, any such prominent feature). Instead, we consider you to be liars.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 28[/INST]Nuh (Noah) said: ‘O my people, what is your view: if I stick to a Clear Proof from my Lord and He has also granted me His (exceptional) Mercy from Himself but that has been veiled from you (like the blind), can we force it upon you coercively while you despise it?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 29[/INST]And, O my people, I do not (also) demand from you any wealth for (promoting and preaching this message). My reward is only (a bountiful obligation) upon Allah. Nor shall I drive away (for your sake) these (poor and backward) people who have accepted faith. (Do not consider them inferior. It is they who are in fact superior and respectable.) Surely they are those who will be blessed with meeting with their Lord, and truly I find you an ignorant (and insensible) people.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 30[/INST]And, O my people, if I drive them away then who will come to my help (to rescue me) from (the wrath of) Allah? Do you not reflect?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 31[/INST]And I do not say (this) to you: I have treasures of Allah (i.e. I am a very rich person); nor do I know of the unseen on my own (without Allah’s Revelation). Nor do I say: I am an angel (not a man. My message is not based on charismatic claims). Nor do I say pertaining to those who are inferior in your eyes: Allah will not award them any good at all (that is Allah’s command and everyone’s share). Allah knows best what is in their hearts. (If I were to say that,) surely I shall be among the wrongdoers the same moment.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 32[/INST]They said: ‘O Nuh (Noah), indeed you have disputed with us and disputed much. So now bring upon us that (torment) which you promise us if you are (really) truthful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 33[/INST]Nuh (Noah) said: ‘Allah alone will bring upon you that (torment) if He so wills and you cannot hinder (Him).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 34[/INST]And even if I resolve to counsel you, my counsel (too) will not benefit you if Allah wills to lead you astray. He is your Lord and you will be returned to Him alone.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 35[/INST](O Glorious Messenger!) Do they say: ‘The Messenger has fabricated this (Qur’an) himself’? Say: ‘If I have fabricated it, then I shall have to bear (the resulting torment of) my sin. And I am free of the sin that you are perpetrating.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 36[/INST]And it was revealed to Nuh (Noah): ‘None of your people will (now) believe (any more) except those who have (so far) believed. So you should not grieve over their (belying and mocking) activities.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 37[/INST]And build an Ark before Our Eyes in compliance with Our instructions, and do not converse with Me (about anything) pertaining to the wrongdoers. They will surely be drowned.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 38[/INST]And Nuh (Noah) set himself to building the Ark. And whenever the chiefs of his people passed by him, they would scoff at him. Nuh (Noah) would say (in reply): ‘If you are mocking us (today), we shall also mock you (tomorrow) as you are mocking us.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 39[/INST]So you will soon learn upon whom comes (in this very world the torment) that will disgrace and humiliate him and (then whom) the torment that will last forever befalls (in the Hereafter too).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 40[/INST]Until when Our Command (of torment) came and the oven started gushing (like fountains, then) We said: ‘(O Nuh [Noah],) get aboard the Ark a pair of animals (male and female) of every species and (take in) your family also except those against whom the Command (of destruction) has already gone forth, and whoever has believed (take him also with you).’ And, except a few, none had believed with him.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 41[/INST]Nuh (Noah) said: ‘Get into the Ark; in the Name of Allah will it sail and anchor. Surely my Lord is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 42[/INST]And the Ark kept sailing, carrying them through (violent) waves towering like mountains. Then Nuh (Noah) called out to his son, who had separated from him (and was standing with the disbelievers): ‘O my son, get aboard with us and do not stay with the disbelievers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 43[/INST]He said: ‘(Instead of embarking on the Ark) I shall just now take shelter on some mountain. That will save me from the Deluge.’ Nuh (Noah) said: ‘None can save today from Allah’s punishment except someone to whom He (Allah) shows His Mercy.’ In the meanwhile, a (violent) wave came between both (father and son). So he was one of the drowned.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 44[/INST](And when all were drowned and annihilated except Nuh’s [Noah’s] Ark) it was commanded: ‘O earth, swallow up your water and, O sky, cease pouring.’ And the water was dried and the Command was executed and the Ark came to rest on Mount al-Judi and it was said: ‘Far away are the unjust (from Mercy)!’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 45[/INST]And Nuh (Noah) called out to his Lord and submitted: ‘O my Lord, indeed my son (too) was a part of my family and certainly Your promise is true, and You are the Greatest of all rulers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 46[/INST](Allah) said: ‘O Nuh (Noah), indeed he is not included in your family because his actions were not righteous. So do not ask Me a question (about matters) of which you have no knowledge. I admonish you lest you should become amongst the unwise.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 47[/INST]Nuh (Noah) submitted: ‘O my Lord, I seek refuge with You from asking You that of which I have no knowledge. And if You forgive me not and bestow (not) mercy on me (then) I shall be of the losers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 48[/INST]He was commanded: ‘O Nuh (Noah), get down (from the Ark) with peace and blessings from Us on you and on the (kingdoms, classes and) species that are with you. And there will (also) be (classes and) species (in future again) whom We shall provide with (the worldly favours); then a painful torment will come upon them from Us.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 49[/INST]This (narration) is of the accounts of the unseen that We reveal to you. Neither you nor your people knew them before this. So observe patience. Surely it is the Godfearing with whom it ends well.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 50[/INST]And to the people of ‘Ad (We sent) their (kinship) brother Hud. He said: ‘O my people, worship Allah. You have no God other than Him. You merely invent a lie against Allah (of having a partner).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 51[/INST]O my people! I do not demand of you any recompense for this (promotion and preaching of the message). My reward is (a bountiful obligation) upon Him Who has created me. Do you not apply your mind?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 52[/INST]And, O people, seek forgiveness of your Lord (for your sins), then turn towards Him (with true hearts). He will send upon you copious downpour from the sky and will add strength to your strength. So, do not turn away from Him becoming sinners.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 53[/INST]They said: ‘O Hud, you have not brought us any clear proof. Nor are we going to forsake our gods at your behest and nor are we to believe in you.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 54[/INST]We can say nothing except that some of our gods have afflicted you with (mental) disorder.’ Hud said: ‘Indeed I call Allah to witness, and you too bear witness that I have no concern with those whom you associate as partners with Allah.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 55[/INST]Except for Him (Allah), join in to hatch (some) plot against me all of you (including your false gods), then grant me no respite (as well).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 56[/INST]Surely I have put my trust in Allah Who is my Lord (as well as) your Lord. And there is not a moving (living) creature but He holds it by its forelock (i.e. is completely in the grip of His Mighty Control). Surely my Lord is (found by treading) the straight road (of truth and justice).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 57[/INST]If even then you turn away then I have literally brought you (all those Commandments) with which I have been sent to you. And my Lord will appoint some other people in your place as your successors, and you can do Him no harm at all. Surely my Lord is Protector of everything.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 58[/INST]And when Our Command (of torment) came to pass (then) We saved Hud and the believers with him because of Our Mercy, and We delivered them from severe punishment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 59[/INST]And these are (the people of) ‘Ad who denied the Revelations of their Lord and disobeyed their Messengers and followed the dictates of every oppressive (and arrogant) enemy of the Truth.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 60[/INST]A curse was set to chase them in this world, and (will chase them) on the Day of Resurrection (as well). Bear in mind that (the people of) ‘Ad denied their Lord. Beware! Far away (from Mercy) are the ‘Ad, the people of Hud!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 61[/INST]And (We sent) to (the people of) Thamud their (kinship) brother Salih. He said: ‘O my people, worship Allah. You have no God apart from Him. He is the One Who raised you up from the earth and settled you therein. So, beg His forgiveness and then turn to Him in repentance. Surely my Lord is Near, Granting prayers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 62[/INST]They said: ‘O Salih, only you have been the centre of hopes among our people before this. Are you forbidding us to worship those (idols) which our forefathers used to worship? We are really caught in a disquieting doubt about (the Oneness of Allah) towards which you are calling us.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 63[/INST]Salih said: ‘O my people, just think if I cling to the clear proof from my Lord, and I have been blessed with a (special) Mercy from Him (then after that) if I disobey Him (by holding back His Commandments from you), then who can help me escape from (the torment of) Allah? So, you can add to me nothing except inflicting loss.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 64[/INST]And, O my people, this is a (peculiarly created) she-camel of Allah (which) is a Sign for you. So leave her free to graze in Allah’s earth and do her no harm lest an imminent torment should seize you.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 65[/INST]Then they (hamstrung and) slaughtered her. Salih said: ‘(Now) you luxuriate in your abodes (only) for three days. This is a promise which will (never) become untrue.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 66[/INST]Then, when Our Command (of torment) came to pass, We saved Salih and the believers with him through Our Mercy and (also delivered them) from the humiliation of that day. Surely your Lord alone is Powerful, Sovereign.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 67[/INST]And a dreadful Blast overtook the wrongdoers. So morning found them (dead) lying prone in their homes,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 68[/INST]As if they had never dwelled there. Remember! (The people of) Thamud denied their Lord. Beware! Far away (from Mercy) are (the people of) Thamud.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 69[/INST]And indeed Our deputed angels came to Ibrahim (Abraham) bearing glad tidings. They greeted him, saying: ‘Peace (be on you),’ and Ibrahim (Abraham) reciprocated: ‘Peace (be on you).’ Then he did not take any time and brought (them) a roasted calf (in hospitality).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 70[/INST]Then, when (Ibrahim [Abraham]) saw that their hands did not stretch towards that (dish), he took them as strangers and felt a little fear of them in (his) heart. They said: ‘Do not be afraid. We have been sent to the people of Lut (Lot).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 71[/INST]And his wife (Sara) who was standing (beside) laughed. So We conveyed to his (wife) the glad tidings of the birth of Ishaq (Isaac) and beyond Ishaq of Ya‘qub (Jacob).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 72[/INST]She said: ‘Amazing! Shall I bear a child while I have grown old and my husband (too) is an old man? It is extremely astonishing indeed!’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 73[/INST]The angels said: ‘Are you wondering at Allah’s Command? O people of the house, (showered) upon you are Mercy and Blessings of Allah. Indeed He (is) Praiseworthy, Glorious.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 74[/INST]So when fear disappeared from Ibrahim (Abraham) and the glad tidings reached him, he disputed (with) Our (angels) about the people of Lut (Lot).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 75[/INST]Assuredly Ibrahim (Abraham) was indeed most forbearing, sobbing and submissive and turning to Us under all circumstances.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 76[/INST](The angels said:) ‘O Ibrahim (Abraham), leave off this (matter). Surely the Command of (torment from) your Lord has now come to pass, and the torment is about to seize them which cannot be averted.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 77[/INST]And when Our deputed angels visited Lut (Lot), he felt worried on their arrival and on account of them his strength sank and he said: ‘This is a day of great distress.’ (The angels were extremely handsome, and Lut (Lot) was aware of the evil habit of his people. So he was perturbed at the fear of possible mischief.)</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 78[/INST](So the same happened that he apprehended.) The people of Lut (Lot, hearing about the arrival of the guests,) came to him running. And they were already addicted to evil-doing. Lut (Lot) said: ‘O my (disobedient) people, here are my (people’s) daughters. They are pure and lawful for you (through marriage). So, fear Allah and do not humiliate me before my guests (because of your indecency). Is there not among you even a single man of upright character?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 79[/INST]They said: ‘You know it well that we have nothing to do with your (people’s) daughters. And you certainly know what we desire.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 80[/INST]Lut (Lot) said: ‘Would that I had the power to resist you or I could seek shelter (today) in some indomitable fort.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 81[/INST](Thereupon the angels) said: ‘O Lut (Lot), we are the messengers of your Lord. These people shall never be able to get at you. So leave in a part of the night with your family and let not any of you look (back); but (do not take) your wife (with you). The same (torment) which will come upon them is going to reach her (too). Surely, the time appointed for their (torment) is the morning. And is the morning not near?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 82[/INST]Then, when Our command (of chastisement) came to pass, We turned the town upside down and We rained upon it stones and pebbles of baked clay which incessantly teemed down (layer upon layer),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 83[/INST]Which were marked by your Lord. And this (torment of stones) is not far away from the wrongdoers (even now).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 84[/INST]And We (sent) to (the people of) Madyan their (kinship) brother Shu‘aib. He said: ‘O my people, worship Allah. You have no God but He. And do not give short measure and weight. Indeed I see you prosperous, but I fear for you the torment of a day which is about to encompass (you).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 85[/INST]And, O my people, give full measure and full weight with justice, and do not give people their things less than their due. And do not spread destruction in the land by becoming mischief-mongers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 86[/INST]That which is left over from Allah’s provision (only that) is better for you if you have faith. And I am not a guardian over you.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 87[/INST]They said: ‘O Shu‘aib, does your Prayer only command you that we forsake those (gods) which our fathers have been worshipping, or that we refrain from doing with our wealth what we like? Surely you (alone) must be the most tolerant and guided one!’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 88[/INST]Shu‘aib said: ‘O my people, tell me if I adhere to the clear proof from my Lord and He has also granted me pure and fine means of living from His Presence, (then why should I not preach the Truth)? I (also) do not want that, following you, I myself start doing (against the Truth) the same that I am forbidding you. All I desire is to (reform) you as far as I can, and my capability comes only from Allah’s (help). So I have put my trust in Him alone and I turn towards Him alone.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 89[/INST]And, O my people, let not your enmity and hostility against me so incite you (due to which) there comes upon you that (torment) that befell the people of Nuh (Noah), or the people of Hud, or the people of Salih. And (the days of) the people of Lut (Lot) have not anyway passed far before you.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 90[/INST]And seek forgiveness from your Lord, then turn to Him in repentance (with true hearts). Indeed my Lord is Ever-Merciful, Most Loving.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 91[/INST]They said: ‘O Shu‘aib, we do not understand most of your talks, and we know you as a weak person in society. And were it not for your family, we would stone you. (This is what we are conceding for, otherwise) you enjoy no respect in our eyes.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 92[/INST]Shu‘aib said: ‘O my people, is my family more venerable to you than Allah? And you have (as if) cast Him (Allah) behind your backs. Surely, my Lord has encompassed (all) your works.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 93[/INST]And, O my people, keep working in your place; I am doing my work. Soon will you come to know whom that torment seizes which will humiliate him, and who it is that is a liar. And wait on and I (too) wait along with you.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 94[/INST]And when Our command (of torment) came We saved Shu‘aib and the believers with him through Our Mercy but a dreadful Blast seized the wrongdoers. So they reached the morning (as dead) lying prostrate in their homes —</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 95[/INST]As if they had never put up there. Listen! (The people of) Madyan are doomed as were doomed (the people of) Thamud.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 96[/INST]And indeed We sent Musa (Moses, too) with Our Signs and a clear proof,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 97[/INST]To Pharaoh and his chiefs. The chiefs of the people obeyed the command of Pharaoh, although Pharaoh’s command was not right.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 98[/INST]On the Day of Resurrection he will lead his people and will ultimately bring them down into the Fire of Hell. And how evil that place is to be ushered into!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 99[/INST]The curse has been made to chase them in this world and (this will chase them) on the Day of Resurrection (as well). What an evil gift has been bestowed upon them!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 100[/INST](O Glorious Messenger!) That is some of the news We are relating to you of (those) towns some of which still exist and (some) were totally annihilated.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 101[/INST]And We did not wrong them but they (themselves) wronged their souls. So, their false gods whom they worshipped besides Allah proved to them of no help when the command (of torment) of your Lord came forth. And those (gods) could add only to their destruction and devastation.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 102[/INST]And that is how your Lord grips: He seizes the communities when they (become) tyrannous and corrupt. Surely His grip is agonizing and fierce.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 103[/INST]Indeed these (episodes) contain lessons of warning for him who fears the chastisement of the Last Day. This (Day of Rising) is the Day when entire mankind will be gathered together and it is this Day when all will be made present.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 104[/INST]And We are not deferring it but for an appointed term (which has already been fixed).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 105[/INST]When that Day comes, not a soul will be able to speak without His permission. Then some of them will be unfortunate and others fortunate.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 106[/INST]So those who will be unfortunate will be (put) into Hell; there they will be given to screaming and wailing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 107[/INST]They will abide in it till the heavens and the earth (which will then exist) last except as your Lord wills. Surely your Lord executes what He wills.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 108[/INST]And those who will be fortunate will be in Paradise. They will abide in it forever till the heavens and the earth (which will then exist) endure except as your Lord wills. This is a bounty which will never be withdrawn.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 109[/INST]So, (O listener,) do not have any doubt at all about those which they worship. They do not worship (on the basis of any reason or insight), but (they worship only) as their ancestors have done contiguously before. And certainly We will pay them their full share (of torment) which will not be diminished in the least.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 110[/INST]And indeed We gave Musa (Moses) the Book. Then differences arose concerning it. And had there not been a decree from your Lord gone forth before, the judgment between them would surely have been passed. And they are certainly caught in a disquieting doubt about it (the Qur’an).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 111[/INST]Your Lord will doubtlessly pay them in full for their works. He is certainly Well Aware of whatever they are doing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 112[/INST]So remain firm-footed as you have been commanded, and he too (must persevere) who has turned (to Allah) in your companionship. And, (O people,) do not revolt. Indeed He monitors whatever you do.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 113[/INST]And incline not towards those who are engaged in oppression (and exploitation) lest the Fire (of Hell) should touch down at you and there will be no protector for you apart from Allah; then help (too) will not be extended to you.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 114[/INST]And establish Prayer at the two ends of the day and in some parts of the night. Surely good actions delete the evil ones. This is admonition for those who accept admonition.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 115[/INST]And be steadfast. Surely Allah does not let the reward of the pious go to waste.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 116[/INST]So why were there not among the communities that preceded you men of superior morality and wisdom who would stop people from mischief-mongering in the land, except a few of them whom We delivered? And the unjust stuck to (the same path of) luxury and lustfulness that they were addicted to. And they were (regular) criminals.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 117[/INST]And your Lord is not such that He would destroy the towns wrongfully while their dwellers are pious.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 118[/INST]And had your Lord so willed, He would have made mankind one Umma (Community. But He has not done so by force. On the contrary He has given free choice to all to adopt a religion.) And (now) these people will always hold divergent views,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 119[/INST]Except for him on whom your Lord has bestowed His Mercy and that is what He has created them for. And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled: ‘Surely I will fill Hell with all the (disbelieving) jinn and men.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 120[/INST]And We are relating to you all the news of the Messengers whereby We strengthen your (most purified) heart. And in this (chapter) there has come to you the Truth and Advice and a lesson of warning (and also a reminder) for the believers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 121[/INST]And say to those who do not believe: ‘Work on in your place and we are doing (what our station demands).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 122[/INST]And wait on; we (too) are waiting.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 11 verse 123[/INST]And (all) the unseen of the heavens and the earth belongs to Allah alone and He is the One towards Whom every act is returned. So keep worshipping Him and keep trust in Him alone. And your Lord is not unmindful of the deeds that all of you do.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 12[/INST]Joseph</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 1[/INST]Alif Lam Ra (Only Allah and the Messenger know the real meaning.) These are the Verses of the illumining Book.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 2[/INST]Verily, We have revealed it as Qur’an in the Arabic language so that you comprehend (it directly).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 3[/INST](O Beloved!) We relate to you the best narrative by means of this Qur’an which We have revealed to you, though you were unaware (of this story) before this.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 4[/INST](It runs thus:) When Yusuf (Joseph) said to his father: ‘O my venerable father! I have seen (in a dream) eleven stars and the sun and the moon. I have seen them prostrating themselves before me.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 5[/INST]He said: ‘O my son, do not relate your dream to your brothers, lest they should maneuver a plot against you. Surely, Satan is an open enemy to man.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 6[/INST]In the same way your Lord will choose you (for a divine station) and will teach you how to infer conclusions (i.e. the knowledge of the interpretation of dreams) and will perfect His Favour upon you and the House of Ya‘qub (Jacob) as He perfected it upon your fathers (grandfather and great grandfather) Ibrahim (Abraham) and Ishaq (Isaac). Indeed your Lord is All-Knowing, Most Wise.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 7[/INST]Surely, there are (many) Signs (in the parable of) Yusuf (Joseph) and his brothers for those who are inquisitive.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 8[/INST](Call to mind the time) when the brothers of Yusuf (Joseph) said: ‘Certainly Yusuf (Joseph) and his brother are dearer to our father than we are whereas we are a stronger party (comprising ten members). No doubt our father is lost into an evident ecstasy (resulting from deep love for them).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 9[/INST](Now the only solution is:) ‘Kill Yusuf (Joseph) or banish him to some distant unknown place. (Thus) your father’s attention will be focused purely on you and after that become a band of righteous people (by turning towards Allah in repentance).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 10[/INST]A negotiator from among them said: ‘Do not kill Yusuf (Joseph) and lower him down at the bottom of a dark deep well. Some traveller will pick him up and carry him away. (So do this) if (at all) you are up to (something).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 11[/INST]They said: ‘O our father, what has happened to you that you do not trust us in the case of Yusuf (Joseph) while we are certainly his well-wishers?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 12 verse 12[/INST]Send him with us tomorrow. He will eat lavishly and play and certainly we are his guards.’</s>