Quranic Studies Program Level 01 English

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Introduction

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Lesson 1: The Prayer of Humanity

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Lesson 2: Acceptors, Rejecters & Hypocrites

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Lesson 3: Adam vs. Satan

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Lesson 4: The Covenant of Israelites

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Lesson 5: Economic Teachings of the Quran (1) Lesson 6: Economic Teachings of the Quran (2) Lesson 7: The Worldly Attractions Lesson 8: The Story of Marry and Prophet Jesus ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬

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Lesson 10: Social Teachings of the Quran (1)

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Lesson 12: Physical and Psychological Purification

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Lesson 13: Quranic Logic

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Lesson 14: Chastity

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Quranic Studies Program

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Lesson 15: The Law of Divine Punishment (1)

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Lesson 16: The Law of Divine Punishment (2)

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Lesson 17: The Desired Personality of the Quran

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Lesson 18: The Companions of the Cave and Dhul Qarnain

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Lesson 19: Prophet Moses ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة‬ ‫واﻟﺴﻼم‬vs. The Pharaoh

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Lesson 20: The Character of Believers

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Lesson 21: Prophet Solomon ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة‬ ‫واﻟﺴﻼم‬

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Lesson 22: Some Lessons from the History

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Lesson 23: Wisdom and Steadfastness

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Lesson 24: Knowledge Leads to God

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Lesson 25: Our Social Life

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Lesson 26: The Beauty of Reward

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Lesson 27: The Final Reminder

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What is next?

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Lesson 9: The Best of People

Lesson 11: Social Teachings of the Quran (2)

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Allah, in the name of, the Most Affectionate, the Eternally Merciful. As Muslims, all of us believe that the Quran is the Final Book of God. Millions of Muslims memorize this book completely. Almost every Muslim learns at least some part of the Quran. Majority of them recite it regularly and during the holy month of Ramadan, almost all of them develop a strong relation with it. In tradition of Non-Arab Muslims, it is a widespread practice to read the Quran without understanding its meaning. We read the Quran for the sake of reward in the Hereafter but ignore the morality and character advised by it. Due to this reason, we have deviated from the right path. People read the Quran but sell their souls to the Satan. Thanks God that this attitude is changing now a days. Educated youth of the Muslims is returning towards the Quran. Not only the Muslims, many Non-Muslims are also inclined to read this book which has changed the lives of millions. The Quran was revealed in Arabic. A simple method for the Non-Arabs to understand the Quran is to start reading its translation. It is an effective approach for those who just want to get some familiarity with its content. But the people, who want to dedicate their lives for religious service, need extensive study of the Quran and the domains related to it like Hadith, Jurisprudence, History, Ethics, Philosophy and Theology. This program is designed for such people.

Program Approach In order to fit the needs of students who want to study the Quran with different perspectives, the program has been divided into four levels. The detail of such levels is as follows: • Level 1: This level is for the beginners. We shall study some selected passages from the Quran and perform some work on these passages. At completion of this level, we will be familiar with the message of the Quran and obtain a lot of background information required to study the Quran. In addition that, we will also try to transform our personalities according to the Quranic ideals. • Level 2 & 3: These two levels are for the intermediate students. We shall conduct a comparative study of certain famous Quranic Commentaries written in English. At completion of this level, we will have studied the Quran extensively by encompassing all significant matters in the Quranic Studies. We will continue to purify our souls in the light of the Quran at these levels. • Level 4: It is designed for the advanced students who want to become a specialist in Quranic Studies. Advanced issues related to the Quranic language, exegesis, interpretation, jurisprudence, history etc. will be discussed at this level. The questions raised by some Non-Muslim scholars about the Quran will also be studied at this level. The process of soul-purification will continue for the rest of our lives.

Objectives of Level 1 The text book of Level 1 is in your hands. They objectives of this level are as follows: • To understand the basic message of the Quran. • To transform our personality according to the Quranic ideals. • To familiarize us with important intellectual and practical issues related to the Quranic teachings. • To acquaint us with the styles of Quranic expressions. • To get background information about important Quranic contents.


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Study Methodology Various research studies in the area of cognitive learning reveal that people remember 30-40% of what they listen or read, 60-70% of what they observe and 80-90% of what they experience. Therefore, we have tried to adopt a practice-based learning approach in this program. We are going to do some practical work on a selected syllabus of the Quranic passages with the perspective that the message of the Quran land directly into our heart and become a part of our personality. Certain passages containing important Divine messages are selected from the Quran. Verse-by-verse Arabic Text and translation is provided to you in tabular format. The translation is adopted from that of Abdullah Yousuf Ali. Certain adjustments are made to avoid archaic language. Some assignments are given after each passage. Simply read the Arabic Text as well its translation and complete the assignments given to you about each passage. The assignments are given in different shapes which indicate different type of activity. The details is as follows:

Experiential Learning Intellectual Exercise

This type of assignments are based on your experience. You have to solve these exercise based on your practical knowledge or you will be required to conduct some experiments.

These exercises address important intellectual issues related to the Quran. You will have to conduct a thinking project in each of intellectual exercise.

Real Life Simulation Real life scenarios will be given to you in order to find solutions to your practical problems in the light of the Quran.

Personality Development These exercises will help you in transforming your personality according to the Quranic ideals.

Field Study

Web Curiosity

You will have to conduct some practical work in a field study in order to get appropriate hands on experience about the Quranic directives.

You will be asked to search and collect information from the internet about certain issues related to the passage.


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Fast Facts about the Quran Some introductory facts about the Quran are as follows: • The Quran is the last Divine Book. It was revealed on Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬during 610632CE. His companions compiled it under the supervision of the Prophet. • The Quran is the most read book of the world. Millions of Muslims memorize recite it daily. All 1.3 billion Muslims of the world memorize it partially. • The original Arabic version of the Quran is divine and its letters and meanings are from God. People have attempted to translate it in a large number of world languages. These translations are a human work and are prone to the element of human error. It is not a divine communication. • From the time of the Prophet ‫ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬till today, the Quran is transmitted from one generation to another by ceaseless number of people. It means that the number of transmitters of the Quran is so big in each generation that no doubt exists for any mistake in its delivery. That’s why we can say with full confidence that we have the same Quran which was given to the Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬to his companions. • The Quran has 114 chapters. Each one of them is called a “Surah”. They are Divine Sermons in which mostly Allah has addressed the humanity. Each Surah is divided in verses. Usually a verse comprises a sentence but sometimes a verse may be a partial sentence or it may contain more than one sentences. We have provided references of verses in Surah : Verse format. For example 30:7 means the Verse No. 7 of the Surah No. 30. • Initial Surahs of the Quran are long but their size gradually reduce. The Surahs at the end of the Quran are short. Each Surah has one or more names. Their names are not divine. The companions of the Holy Prophet ‫ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬named them after some unique incident or thing of each Surah. • For ease in recitation, people have divided the Quran into 30 parts. This division is not divine and merely divides the Quran by counting its words. It has nothing to do with the meaning of the Quran. Some people have divided the Quran into seven parts. • The central theme of the Quran and other Holy Scriptures is that: “There is a single God of this universe and man is responsible and accountable to Him. There is an afterlife in which He will judge every person on his/her performance in this life. In order to remind this, God has sent various messengers and books.” • The main purpose of the Quran is to change the attitude of its reader. All the Divine Sermons of the Quran address the intellect and emotions of its reader to make him/her a God-oriented person. Allah provides arguments from nature, human body, established good practices and human history to convince a reader of the Quran that one should live the God-oriented live in order to get entry into the eternal paradise. The God-oriented live does not mean asceticism, austerity and monasticism but it means living our normal lives up to the highest standards of morality and ethics that comprises of fulfilling the rights of God as well as His creatures. You will observe this in each Quranic passage in this book.


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Surat-ul-Fatihah is the opening chapter of the Quran which is considered its prelude. It is in form of prayer in which a reciter dedicates his/her soul to the Almighty Allah. Read the Arabic text and the translation of the Surah (i.e. one chapter of the Quran) and solve the assignments give after the text.

1 ‫اﻟﻔﺎﺗﺤﺔ‬

The Opening In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Eternally Merciful. Praise be to God, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds; Most Gracious, Most Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgment. You do we worship, and Your aid we seek. Show us the straight way The way of those on whom You bestowed Your Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.

ِ ِ ‫ﺮِﺣْﻴ ِﻢ‬ ‫ﺣﻤ ِﻦ اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﺮ‬ ‫ﺑ ْﺴ ِﻢ اﷲ اﻟ‬

ِ (1) ‫ﻴﻦ‬  ‫ ِﻪ َر‬‫ْﺤ ْﻤ ُﺪ ﻟِﻠ‬ َ ‫اﻟ‬ َ ‫ب اﻟ َْﻌﺎﻟَﻤ‬

ِ ‫ﺮِﺣ‬ ‫ﺮ ْﺣ َﻤ ِﻦ اﻟ‬ ‫اﻟ‬ (2) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ِ ِ‫ﻣﺎﻟ‬ (3) ‫ﻳ ِﻦ‬‫ﻚ ﻳَـ ْﻮِم اﻟﺪ‬ َ ِ َ ‫ﺎك ﻧَـ ْﻌﺒ ُﺪ وإِﻳ‬ (4) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ُ َ ‫إِﻳ‬ ُ ‫ﺎك ﻧَ ْﺴﺘَﻌ‬ ِ (5) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ‫ﺼ َﺮا‬  ‫ا ْﻫ ِﺪﻧَﺎ اﻟ‬ َ ‫ط اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺴﺘَﻘ‬ ِ  َ ‫ﺻﺮا‬ ِ (6) ‫ﺖ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ أَﻧْـ َﻌ ْﻤ‬ َ ‫ط اﻟ ﺬ‬ َ  ِ ‫ﻀ‬ (7) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ُ ْ‫ﻏَْﻴ ِﺮ اﻟ َْﻤﻐ‬ َ ‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﻮب َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻻ اﻟﻀ‬ ‫آﻣﻴﻦ‬

Amen. (Please accept our prayer)

Intellectual Exercise 1 In the Quran, every chapter starts with the verse: “In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Eternally Merciful.” Prophet Muhammad ‫ﺻﻠﻰ‬ ‫ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬asked to start every task in name of God. Think about the reason behind it. Why does it important to start every task in the name of God?


Experiential Learning 1 What is meant by “The Straight Path”? The answer is provided in the next verses. Try to define the straight path.

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Real Life Simulation Try to imagine the personality of a person who fits into the category of “whom You bestowed Your Grace”. What do you think about his/her character, views, behavior, way of treating others etc. Compare this personality with that of a person who falls under the group of “those whose (portion) is God’s wrath”. Prepare a list of at least 10 attributes that differentiate between the two personalities and compare yourself with both of them.

Intellectual Exercise 2 In this Surah, various attributes of the Creator are described:

The Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds; Most Gracious; Eternally Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgment. What is the link between these attributes? Why the attributes “Most Gracious” and “Eternally Merciful” are described between “The Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds” and “The Master of the Day of Judgment”. Identify the link among all of these attributes.

Web Curiosity Search an article on internet (e.g. on Wikipedia) about the universe. How big it is? How the planetary system works? How are the galaxies organized? How does our earth different from the rest of universe? Think about the amount and quality of provisions required to sustain an unlimited number of creatures. Link that to the phrase “the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds”.


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Experiential Learning 2 Two categories of unrighteous people are described in the last verse: “those whose (portion) is God’s wrath” and “who go astray”. What is the difference between the personalities of these two groups. Use the list you’ve developed in “Personality Evaluation Exercise” to identify the difference between these two classes. Think about any groups in the history of humankind who fall under each of these categories.

Intellectual Exercise 3 The Surah is basically a prayer. The Muslims are required to recite this Surah in every prayer. Ponder into the meaning of the Surah to identify the reasons of that requirement.

Field Study The concept of “One Master” is common in the Semitic religions i.e. Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Non-Semitic religions like Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Sikhism, Jainism etc. also believe in a Single Creator and Sustainer. Link that concept to the verse: “Only You do we worship, and Your aid we seek.” Assess the practices of people around you for worship and seeking super-natural help to see how followers of different religions practice this verse. Identify any deviation. (Hint: If you live in a Muslim-dominated country, you can search the videos of worship methods of other religions on Youtube.)


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At the beginning of the Quran, the Almighty describes three type of attitudes prevailing in the direct audience of the Quran: Acceptors, Rejecters and Hypocrites. It is important to understand their personalities in order to compare ourselves with the Quranic ideals.

2 ‫اﻟﺒﻘﺮة‬

The Cow 1. This is ALM. 2. This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to those who fear Allah. 3. Who believe in the unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them; 4. And who believe in the revelation sent to you, and sent before your time, and (in their hearts) have the assurance of the Hereafter. 5. They are on (true) guidance, from their Lord, and it is these who will prosper. 6. As to those who reject the faith, it is the same to them whether you warn them or do not warn them; they will not believe. 7. Allah has set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and on their eyes is a veil; great is the penalty they (incur). 8. Of the people there are some who say: "We believe in Allah and the Last Day;" but they do not (really) believe. 9. They try to deceive Allah and believers, but they only deceive themselves, and realize (it) not! 10. In their hearts is a disease; and Allah has increased their disease: And grievous is the penalty they (incur), because they are false (to themselves).


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ِ َ ِ‫( َذﻟ‬1) ‫اﻟﻢ‬ ‫ﺐ ﻓِ ِﻴﻪ ُﻫ ًﺪى‬ ُ َ‫ﻚ اﻟْﻜﺘ‬ َ ْ‫ﺎب ﻻ َرﻳ‬ ِ ‫ﻟِﻠ‬ (2) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ُ َ ‫ﻘ‬‫ْﻤﺘ‬ ِ ِ ‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ ﻳـ ْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮ َن ﺑِﺎﻟْﻐَﻴ‬‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﺼﻼة َوِﻣ‬  ‫ﻴﻤﻮ َن اﻟ‬ ْ َُ ُ ‫ﺐ َوﻳُﻘ‬ (3) ‫ﺎﻫ ْﻢ ﻳُ ِﻨﻔ ُﻘﻮ َن‬ ُ َ‫َرَزﻗـْﻨ‬ ِ ‫ﻚ َوَﻣﺎ أُﻧْ ِﺰ َل ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳُـ ْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮ َن ﺑِ َﻤﺎ أُﻧْ ِﺰ َل إِﻟَْﻴ‬ َ ‫َواﻟﺬ‬ ِ َ ِ‫ﻗَـْﺒﻠ‬ (4) ‫ﺎﻵﺧﺮةِ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳُﻮﻗِﻨُﻮ َن‬ َ ‫ﻚ َوﺑ‬ ‫ﻚ ُﻫ ْﻢ‬ َ ِ‫ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوأ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬‫ﻚ َﻋﻠَﻰ ُﻫ ًﺪى ِﻣ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬ َ ِ‫أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ (5) ‫اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﻔﻠِ ُﺤﻮ َن‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻛ َﻔ ُﺮوا َﺳ َﻮاءٌ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ءأَﻧ َﺬ ْرﺗَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ أ َْم ﻟَ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ن اﻟﺬ‬ ‫إ‬ ِ ُ‫ﺗ‬ (6) ‫ﻨﺬ ْر ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻻ ﻳُـ ْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮ َن‬ ‫ﻪُ َﻋﻠَﻰ ﻗُـﻠُﻮﺑِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َو َﻋﻠَﻰ َﺳ ْﻤ ِﻌ ِﻬ ْﻢ َو َﻋﻠَﻰ‬‫َﺧﺘَ َﻢ اﻟﻠ‬ ِ (7) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ‫ﺼﺎ ِرِﻫ ْﻢ ِﻏ‬ ٌ ‫ﺸ َﺎوةٌ َوﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻋ َﺬ‬ َ ْ‫أَﺑ‬ ٌ ‫اب َﻋﻈ‬ ِ ‫َوِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻨ‬ ‫ ِﻪ َوﺑِﺎﻟْﻴَـ ْﻮِم‬‫ﺎ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ‬‫آﻣﻨ‬ ُ ‫ﺎس َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳَـ ُﻘ‬ َ ‫ﻮل‬ ِ ِِ ِ (8) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫اﻵﺧ ِﺮ َوَﻣﺎ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﺑ ُﻤ ْﺆﻣﻨ‬ ِ  ِ ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا َوَﻣﺎ ﻳَ ْﺨ َﺪ ُﻋﻮ َن‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻳُ َﺨﺎد ُﻋﻮ َن اﻟﻠﻪَ َواﻟﺬ‬ ِ (9) ‫ﺴ ُﻬ ْﻢ َوَﻣﺎ ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮو َن‬ َ ‫ أَﻧ ُﻔ‬‫إﻻ‬ ‫ﻪُ َﻣ َﺮﺿﺎً َوﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬‫اد ُﻫ ْﻢ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ض ﻓَـ َﺰ‬ ٌ ‫ﻓِﻲ ﻗُـﻠُﻮﺑِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َﻣ َﺮ‬ ِ ‫َﻋ َﺬاب أَﻟِﻴﻢ ﺑِﻤﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳﻜ‬ (10) ‫ْﺬﺑُﻮ َن‬ َ َ ٌ ٌ

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The Cow 11. When it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "Why, we only want to make peace!"

ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻴﻞ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻻ ﺗُـ ْﻔ ِﺴ ُﺪوا ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ َﻤﺎ‬‫ض ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا إِﻧ‬ َ ‫َوإ َذا ﻗ‬ (11) ‫ﺼﻠِ ُﺤﻮ َن‬ ْ ‫ﻧَ ْﺤ ُﻦ ُﻣ‬

(12) ‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ُﻫ ْﻢ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﻔ ِﺴ ُﺪو َن َوﻟَ ِﻜ ْﻦ ﻻ ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮو َن‬‫أَﻻ إِﻧ‬

12. Of a surety, they are the ones who make mischief, but they realize (it) not. 13. When it is said to them: "Believe as the others believe:" They say: "Shall we believe as the fools believe?" Nay, of a surety they are the fools, but they do not know. 14. When they meet those who believe, they say: "We believe;" but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say: "We are really with you: We (were) only jesting." 15. Allah will throw back their mockery on them, and give them rope in their trespasses; so they will wander like blind ones (to and fro).

ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺎس ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا أَﻧـُ ْﺆِﻣ ُﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻴﻞ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ آﻣﻨُﻮا َﻛ َﻤﺎ‬ ُ ‫آﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ‬ َ ‫َوإذَا ﻗ‬ ‫ﺴ َﻔ َﻬﺎءُ َوﻟَ ِﻜ ْﻦ ﻻ‬  ‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ُﻫ ْﻢ اﻟ‬‫ﺴ َﻔ َﻬﺎءُ أَﻻ إِﻧ‬  ‫آﻣ َﻦ اﻟ‬ َ ‫َﻛ َﻤﺎ‬ (13) ‫ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺎ َوإِذَا َﺧﻠَ ْﻮا إِﻟَﻰ‬‫آﻣﻨ‬ َ ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫َوإذَا ﻟَُﻘﻮا اﻟﺬ‬ ِ ‫َﺷﻴ‬ ‫ َﻤﺎ ﻧَ ْﺤ ُﻦ ُﻣ ْﺴﺘَـ ْﻬ ِﺰﺋُﻮ َن‬‫ﺎ َﻣ َﻌ ُﻜ ْﻢ إِﻧ‬‫ﺎﻃﻴﻨِ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا إِﻧ‬ َ ِ ِ ‫ﺪ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻓﻲ ﻃُ ْﻐﻴَﺎﻧ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬ ‫ئ ﺑِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻳَ ُﻤ‬ ُ ‫ﻪُ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَـ ْﻬ ِﺰ‬‫( اﻟﻠ‬14) (15) ‫ﻳَـ ْﻌ َﻤ ُﻬﻮ َن‬

18. Deaf, dumb, and blind, they will not return (to the path).

ِ  َ ِ‫أُوﻟَﺌ‬ ‫ﺖ‬ ْ ‫ﻼﻟَﺔَ ﺑِﺎﻟ ُْﻬ َﺪى ﻓَ َﻤﺎ َرﺑِ َﺤ‬‫ﻳﻦ ا ْﺷﺘَـ َﺮْوا اﻟﻀ‬ ْ َ ‫ﻚ اﻟ ﺬ‬ ِ ِ (16) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺗ َﺠ‬ َ ‫ﺎرﺗُـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َوَﻣﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ُﻣ ْﻬﺘَﺪ‬ ِ ‫ت َﻣﺎ‬ ْ ‫ﺎء‬ َ ‫ﻤﺎ أ‬ َ‫اﺳﺘَـ ْﻮﻗَ َﺪ ﻧَﺎراً ﻓَـﻠ‬ ْ ‫ﺬي‬‫َﻣﺜَـﻠُ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻛ َﻤﺜَ ِﻞ اﻟ‬ َ ‫َﺿ‬ ٍ ‫ﻪُ ﺑِﻨُﻮِرِﻫﻢ وﺗَـﺮَﻛﻬﻢ ﻓِﻲ ﻇُﻠُﻤ‬‫ﺣﻮﻟَﻪُ َذ َﻫﺐ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﺎت ﻻ‬ َْ ُْ َ َ ْ َ َ ِ ِ ‫ْﻢ ُﻋ ْﻤ ٌﻲ ﻓَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻻ ﻳَـ ْﺮﺟ ُﻌﻮ َن‬ ُ (17) ‫ﻳُـْﺒﺼ ُﺮو َن‬ ٌ ‫ﻢ ﺑُﻜ‬ ‫ﺻ‬ (18)

19. Or (another similitude) is that of a rain-laden cloud from the sky: In it are zones of darkness, thunder and lightning: They press their fingers in their ears to keep out the stunning thunder-clap, while they are in terror of death. But Allah is ever round the rejecters of the faith!

ٍ ‫ﺼﻴ‬ ‫ﺎت َوَر ْﻋ ٌﺪ َوﺑَـ ْﺮ ٌق‬  ‫ﺐ ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ‬ ٌ ‫ﺴ َﻤ ِﺎء ﻓِ ِﻴﻪ ﻇُﻠُ َﻤ‬ َ ‫أ َْو َﻛ‬ ِ ‫ﺼﻮ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻳﺠﻌﻠُﻮ َن أ‬ ‫اﻋ ِﻖ َﺣ َﺬ َر‬ َ َْ َ َ  ‫َﺻﺎﺑ َﻌ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻓﻲ آ َذاﻧ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ‬ ِ ِ ٌ ‫ﻪ ﻣ ِﺤﻴ‬‫ت واﻟﻠ‬ ِ (19) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ ُ ُ َ ‫اﻟ َْﻤ ْﻮ‬ َ ‫ﻂ ﺑﺎﻟْ َﻜﺎﻓ ِﺮ‬

16. These are they who have bartered guidance for error: But their business is profitless, and they have lost true direction. 17. Their similitude is that of a man who kindled a fire; when it lighted all around him, Allah took away their light and left them in utter darkness. So they could not see.

20. The lightning all but snatches away their sight; every time the light (Helps) them, they walk therein, and when the darkness grows on them, they stand still. And if Allah willed, He could take away their faculty of hearing and seeing; for Allah has power over all things.


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‫ﺎء ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬ ُ َ‫ﺎد اﻟْﺒَـ ْﺮ ُق ﻳَ ْﺨﻄ‬ َ َ‫ َﻤﺎ أ‬‫ﺎر ُﻫ ْﻢ ُﻛﻠ‬ ُ ‫ﻳَ َﻜ‬ َ ْ‫ﻒ أَﺑ‬ َ‫ﺼ‬ َ‫ﺿ‬ ِ ِ ِ َ ‫َﻣ‬ ُ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺎء اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺸ ْﻮا ﻓﻴﻪ َوإذَا أَﻇْﻠَ َﻢ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻗَ ُﺎﻣﻮا َوﻟَ ْﻮ َﺷ‬ ِ ِ‫ﻟَ َﺬ َﻫﺐ ﺑ‬ ‫ﻞ َﺷ ْﻲ ٍء‬ ‫ﻪَ َﻋﻠَﻰ ُﻛ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﺼﺎ ِرِﻫ ْﻢ إ‬ َ ْ‫ﺴ ْﻤﻌ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوأَﺑ‬ َ َ (20) ‫ﻗَ ِﺪ ٌﻳﺮ‬ Level 01

Intellectual Exercise 1

Personality Development 1

In this passage, three groups are described. Identify each group and its attributes.

What is meant by “Muttaqeen”? The translator has expressed this word as “God-fearing”. Identify 10 attributes of the personality of a God-fearing person.

Experiential Learning 1 What are the most important practices of the believers described in the Verse No. 3-4. Why the Almighty has instructed us to perform prayer? What is the rationale behind it? Another trait of such believers is described that “they spend out of what We (God) have provided to them”. What is the meaning of this verse? Where should we spend money in order to please our Beloved God?

Intellectual Exercise 2 The group of believers have faith in unseen. What is meant by unseen? Is it logical to believe in something that we have not observed by our senses? In our worldly affairs, do we believe in something which we have not observed with our five senses? If we believe in unseen like far located planets, unseen bacteria, atom and molecule, then is it wrong to believe in the unseen of the Hereafter.


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Personality Development 2 The second group (see the Verse No. 6-7) is “the deniers of truth”. Allah has condemned their stubbornness and rigidness. Ask the question from yourself: “If I realize that I was on a wrong path, would I be willing to change my existing beliefs, practices, religion or cult?” If you find yourself as a stubborn and rigid person, develop a strategy to improve yourself.

Web Curiosity Why it is important to believe in the Holy Scriptures revealed to the prophets before Prophet Muhammad ‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬. Search on internet a list of the Holy Scriptures available. Identify which scriptures was revealed on which prophet? Try to identify five commonalities in the teachings of those scriptures with the Quran.

Real Life Simulation Everyone wants to be successful. Definitely you will be one of them. What is your success criteria? Identify your objectives by realization of which you’ll consider yourself to be successful. Relate your answer with the Verse No. 5?

Personality Development 3 The third group mentioned in the Verse No. 8-20 is that of hypocrites. Prepare a list of the personality traits of a hypocrite. Search some Ahadith on this issue.

Intellectual Exercise 3 “A sense of right and wrong is deeply embedded in human psychology. Man can differentiate between virtue and vice.” Do you agree with this statement? If yes, what is the link of this sense of right and wrong with the concept of the Hereafter mentioned in Verse No. 4.


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Field Study

A Divine Law has been described in these verses: “The person who selects the wrong path for himself with his own will, is left astray by God who does not force him to follow the true path.” Explain this law in the light of the Verse No. 7 and No. 10.

What is meant by making mischief on earth? Read some newspapers and identify five activities which cause mischief on earth.

Personality Development 4 In the Verse No. 11-14, the character of a hypocrite is described. He assumes himself to be “self-righteous” and “holier-than-thou”. He often picks holes in other’s personality but ignores his own. In the light of these verses, critically examine yourself to get answers of these questions: 1. Do I have double standards? Do I examine others critically and fabricate justifications for my own mistakes? 2. Is my attitude different with others in different settings? Am I a friend of someone in front of him and keep grudge for him in my mind? Experiential Learning 2 Identify the three parables mentioned in the Verse No. 16–20. Compare each parable with the situation of hypocrites and try to appreciate the beauty of these parables.

Intellectual Exercise 5 In Verse No. 16-20, God has described three parables for the hypocrites. A parable is a depiction of a person or situation in form of a short story. Each element and character of the real situation is described in a symbolic way as an element and character of that short story. What is the purpose of a parable? How does it affect the mind of its audience?


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In all holy scriptures, the story of Adam and Satan has been described. Allah has described it at various occasions in the Quran in different context. In Surat-ul-Baqarah, the objective of describing this story is to compare two attitudes: Humanistic and Satanic.


The Cow 30. Behold, your Lord said to the angels: "I will create a vicegerent on earth." They said: "Will You place therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood?- whilst we do celebrate Your praises and glorify Your holy (name)?" He said: "I know what you know not." 31. And He taught Adam the nature of all things; then He placed them before the angels, and said: "Tell me the nature of these if you are right." 32. They said: "Glory to You, of knowledge We have none, save what You has taught us: In truth it is You Who are perfect in knowledge and wisdom." 33. He said: "O Adam! Tell them their natures." When he had told them, Allah said: "Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of heaven and earth, and I know what you reveal and what you conceal?"

ِ ‫ﻲ ﺟ‬‫ﻚ ﻟِﻠْﻤﻼﺋِ َﻜ ِﺔ إِﻧ‬ ِ ‫ﺎﻋ ٌﻞ ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ض‬ َ َ‫َوإِ ْذ ﻗ‬ َ َ َ ‫ﺎل َرﺑ‬ ‫ﻚ‬ ُ ‫َﺧﻠِﻴ َﻔﺔً ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا أَﺗَ ْﺠ َﻌ ُﻞ ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳُـ ْﻔ ِﺴ ُﺪ ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ َوﻳَ ْﺴ ِﻔ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻲ‬‫ﺎل إِﻧ‬ َ َ‫ﻚ ﻗ‬ َ َ‫س ﻟ‬ َ ‫اﻟﺪ‬ َ ‫ﻣ‬ ُ ‫ ُﺢ ﺑ َﺤ ْﻤﺪ َك َوﻧُـ َﻘﺪ‬‫ﺴﺒ‬ َ ُ‫ﺎء َوﻧَ ْﺤ ُﻦ ﻧ‬ (30) ‫أَ ْﻋﻠَ ُﻢ َﻣﺎ ﻻ ﺗَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬ ‫ﺿ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟ َْﻤﻼﺋِ َﻜ ِﺔ‬ َ ‫ﻢ َﻋ َﺮ‬ ُ‫ َﻬﺎ ﺛ‬‫ﺎء ُﻛﻠ‬ َ ‫ َﻢ‬‫َو َﻋﻠ‬ ْ ‫آد َم اﻷ‬ َ ‫َﺳ َﻤ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺎل أَﻧْﺒِﺌُﻮﻧِﻲ ﺑِﺄَﺳﻤ ِﺎء ﻫ ُﺆﻻء إِ ْن ُﻛﻨﺘﻢ‬ (31) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻓَـ َﻘ‬ َ َْ َ ُْ َ ‫ﺻﺎدﻗ‬ ِ َ َ‫ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا ﺳﺒﺤﺎﻧ‬ ‫ﺖ‬ َ ‫ ْﻤﺘَـﻨَﺎ إِﻧ‬‫ َﻣﺎ َﻋﻠ‬‫ْﻢ ﻟَﻨَﺎ إِﻻ‬ َ ْ‫ﻚ أَﻧ‬ َ ُْ َ ‫ﻚ ﻻ ﻋﻠ‬ ِ ِ (32) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ‫ﻴﻢ اﻟ‬ ُ ‫ْﺤﻜ‬ ُ ‫اﻟ َْﻌﻠ‬ ‫َﺳ َﻤﺎﺋِ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ َ ‫ﺎل ﻳَﺎ‬ ْ ‫ﻤﺎ أَﻧْـﺒَﺄ َُﻫ ْﻢ ﺑِﺄ‬ َ‫َﺳ َﻤﺎﺋِ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻓَـﻠ‬ ْ ‫آد ُم أَﻧْﺒِْﺌـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﺑِﺄ‬ ِ ‫ﺴﻤﻮ‬ ِ ‫ات‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ َ َ  ‫ﺐ اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻲ أَ ْﻋﻠَ ُﻢ ﻏَْﻴ‬‫ﺎل أَﻟَ ْﻢ أَﻗُ ْﻞ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ إﻧ‬ ِ ‫َواﻷ َْر‬ (33) ‫ض َوأَ ْﻋﻠَ ُﻢ َﻣﺎ ﺗُـْﺒ ُﺪو َن َوَﻣﺎ ُﻛﻨﺘُ ْﻢ ﺗَﻜْﺘُ ُﻤﻮ َن‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺴ َﺠ ُﺪوا إِﻻ‬ َ ‫اﺳ ُﺠ ُﺪوا‬ ْ ‫ْﻤﻼﺋِ َﻜﺔ‬ َ ‫َوإِ ْذ ﻗُـﻠْﻨَﺎ ﻟﻠ‬ َ َ‫ﻵد َم ﻓ‬ ِ ِِ ِ (34) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ ْ ‫ﻴﺲ أَﺑَﻰ َو‬ َ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻜﺒَـ َﺮ َوَﻛﺎ َن ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟْ َﻜﺎﻓ ِﺮ‬ َ ‫إﺑْﻠ‬

34. And behold, We said to the angels: "Bow down to Adam" and they bowed down. Not so Iblees (Satan): he refused and was haughty: He was of those who reject faith. 35. We said: "O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in the Garden; and eat of the bountiful things therein as (where and when) you will; but approach not this tree, otherwise you run into harm and transgression."

‫ﺔَ َوُﻛﻼ ِﻣْﻨـ َﻬﺎ‬‫ْﺠﻨ‬ َ ‫ﺖ َوَزْو ُﺟ‬ َ ْ‫اﺳ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَﻧ‬ َ ‫َوﻗُـﻠْﻨَﺎ ﻳَﺎ‬ ْ ‫آد ُم‬ َ ‫ﻚ اﻟ‬  ‫ﺚ ِﺷْﺌﺘُ َﻤﺎ َوﻻ ﺗَـ ْﻘ َﺮﺑَﺎ َﻫ ِﺬﻩِ اﻟ‬ ‫ﺸ َﺠ َﺮَة َوﻻ ﺗَـ ْﻘ َﺮﺑَﺎ‬ ُ ‫َرﻏَﺪاً َﺣْﻴ‬ ِِ  ِ  ‫َﻫ ِﺬﻩِ اﻟ‬ (35) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺸ َﺠ َﺮةَ ﻓَـﺘَ ُﻜﻮﻧَﺎ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻈﺎﻟﻤ‬

36. Then did Satan make them slip from the (garden), and get them out of the state (of felicity) in which they had been. We said: "Get you down, all (you people), with enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling-place and your means of livelihood - for a time."

 ‫ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ اﻟ‬‫ﻓَﺄ ََزﻟ‬ ‫ﻤﺎ َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻓِ ِﻴﻪ َوﻗُـﻠْﻨَﺎ‬ ‫ﺸْﻴﻄَﺎ ُن َﻋْﻨـ َﻬﺎ ﻓَﺄَ ْﺧ َﺮ َﺟ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ ِﻣ‬ ِ ‫و َوﻟ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ﺾ َﻋ ُﺪ‬ ٍ ‫ﻀ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻟِﺒَـ ْﻌ‬ ‫ض‬ ُ ‫ْاﻫﺒِﻄُﻮا ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ (36) ‫ﺮ َوَﻣﺘَﺎعٌ إِﻟَﻰ ِﺣﻴ ٍﻦ‬ ‫ُﻣ ْﺴﺘَـ َﻘ‬

37. Then learnt Adam from his Lord words of inspiration, and his Lord turned towards him; for He is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.

ٍ ِ ِ ِ َ ‫ﻘﻰ‬ َ‫ﻓَـﺘَـﻠ‬ ‫ﻪُ ُﻫ َﻮ‬‫ﺎب َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻪ إِﻧ‬ َ َ‫ﻪ َﻛﻠ َﻤﺎت ﻓَـﺘ‬‫آد ُم ﻣ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬ ِ (37) ‫ﻴﻢ‬  ‫اﻟﺘـ‬ ُ ‫ﻮ‬ ُ ‫ﺮﺣ‬ ‫اب اﻟ‬


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The Cow 38. We said: "Get you down all from here; and if, as is sure, there comes to you guidance from me, whosoever follows My guidance, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. 39. "But those who reject faith and belie Our signs, they shall be companions of the hellfire; they shall abide therein."

‫ﻲ ُﻫ ًﺪى‬‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣﻨ‬‫ﻣﺎ ﻳَﺄْﺗِﻴَـﻨ‬ ‫ﻗُـﻠْﻨَﺎ ْاﻫﺒِﻄُﻮا ِﻣْﻨـ َﻬﺎ َﺟ ِﻤﻴﻌﺎً ﻓَِﺈ‬ ِ ‫ف َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻻ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺤ َﺰﻧُﻮ َن‬ ٌ ‫اي ﻓَﻼ َﺧ ْﻮ‬ َ ‫ﻓَ َﻤ ْﻦ ﺗَﺒ َﻊ ُﻫ َﺪ‬ (38) ِ ‫ﺎ ِر‬‫ﺎب اﻟﻨ‬ َ ِ‫ﺬﺑُﻮا ﺑِﺂﻳَﺎﺗِﻨَﺎ أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻛ َﻔ ُﺮوا َوَﻛ‬ ْ ‫ﻚأ‬ ُ ‫َﺻ َﺤ‬ َ ‫َواﻟﺬ‬ (39) ‫ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ َﺧﺎﻟِ ُﺪو َن‬

Personality Development Both the Satan and Adam ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬committed a mistake which are described in these verses, but the attitude of Adam ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬was entirely different from that of the Satan. Identify the difference between the two attitudes and examine your own personality (not that of others) in the light of attitude of Adam and Satan.

Field Study In your society, try to identify two characters which represent the attitude of Adam ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬ and the Satan. Distant yourself from the Satanic group and join the humanistic group.

Experiential Learning

Intellectual Exercise

Identify the reason of eternal enmity between the progenies of Adam and Satan. Develop a strategy for yourself to remain protected from the enchantments and entrapments of the Satan.

Think about the impact of conceit on human personality. How do other people look at an arrogant person? Describe three problems faced by a bigheaded person.


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God took a “covenant” from the progeny of Prophet Abraham ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬which is described in detail in the Bible and the Quran. There were certain clauses in such covenant. Many corrupt people violated the terms of the covenant. The following verses describe the covenant.


The Cow 74. Thenceforth were your hearts hardened: They became like a rock and even worse in hardness. For among rocks there are some from which rivers gush forth; others there are which when split asunder send forth water; and others which sink for fear of Allah. And Allah is not unmindful of what you do. 75. Can you (o believers) entertain the hope that they will believe in you?- Seeing that a party of them heard the word of Allah, and perverted it knowingly after they understood it. 76. Behold! When they meet the men of faith, they say: "We believe": But when they meet each other in private, they say: "Shall you tell them what Allah has revealed to you, that they may engage you in argument about it before your Lord?"- Do you not understand (their aim)? 77. Do they not know that Allah knows what they conceal and what they reveal?

ِ ِ ‫ﻀ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬ ُ ‫ﺎ َوإِذَا َﺧﻼ ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬‫آﻣﻨ‬ َ ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫َوإذَا ﻟَُﻘﻮا اﻟﺬ‬ ٍ ‫إِﻟَﻰ ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ ‫ﻪُ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬‫ﺪﺛُﻮﻧَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ ﻓَـﺘَ َﺢ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﺾ ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا أَﺗُ َﺤ‬ ‫( أ ََوﻻ‬76) ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ أَﻓَﻼ ﺗَـ ْﻌ ِﻘﻠُﻮ َن‬‫ﺟﻮُﻛ ْﻢ ﺑِ ِﻪ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ َرﺑ‬ ‫ﻟِﻴُ َﺤﺎ‬ (77) ‫ﺮو َن َوَﻣﺎ ﻳُـ ْﻌﻠِﻨُﻮ َن‬ ‫ﻪَ ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻢ َﻣﺎ ﻳُ ِﺴ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ َ‫ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن أ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻲ َوإِ ْن ُﻫ ْﻢ‬ ِ‫ أ ََﻣﺎﻧ‬‫ﺎب إِﻻ‬ َ َ‫ﻮ َن ﻻ ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن اﻟْﻜﺘ‬‫ﻣﻴ‬ُ‫َوﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ أ‬ (78) ‫ﻮ َن‬‫ ﻳَﻈُﻨ‬‫إِﻻ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻢ ﻳَـ ُﻘﻮﻟُﻮ َن‬ ُ‫ﺎب ﺑِﺄَﻳْ ِﺪﻳ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﺛ‬ َ َ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَﻜْﺘُﺒُﻮ َن اﻟْﻜﺘ‬ َ ‫ﻓَـ َﻮﻳْ ٌﻞ ﻟﻠﺬ‬ ‫ ِﻪ ﻟِﻴَ ْﺸﺘَـ ُﺮوا ﺑِ ِﻪ ﺛَ َﻤﻨﺎً ﻗَﻠِﻴﻼً ﻓَـ َﻮﻳْ ٌﻞ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬‫َﻫ َﺬا ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻋْﻨ ِﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻤﺎ ﻳﻜ‬ ‫ﺖ أَﻳ ِﺪﻳ ِﻬﻢ ووﻳﻞ ﻟَﻬﻢ ِﻣ‬ (79) ‫ْﺴﺒُﻮ َن‬ َ ْ ُ ٌ ْ َ َ ْ ْ ْ َ‫ﻤﺎ َﻛﺘَﺒ‬ ‫ﻣ‬

78. And there are among them illiterates, who know not the Book, but (see therein their own) desires, and they do nothing but conjecture. 79. Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say: "This is from Allah," to exchange it for a miserable price!- Woe to them for what their hands do write, and for the gain they make thereby. 80. And they say: "The hellfire shall not touch us but for a few numbered days:" Say: "Have you taken a promise from Allah, for He never breaks His promise? or is it that you say of Allah what you do not know?"


ِ ‫ﺎرةِ أ َْو‬ ْ ‫ﺴ‬ َ ِ‫ﺖ ﻗُـﻠُﻮﺑُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌ ِﺪ َذﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ﻓَ ِﻬ َﻲ َﻛﺎﻟْﺤ َﺠ‬ َ َ‫ﻢ ﻗ‬ ُ‫ﺛ‬ ِ ِ ‫ْﺤﺠ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺎر‬ ُ ‫ﺠ ُﺮ ﻣْﻨﻪُ اﻷَﻧْـ َﻬ‬ ‫ﺎرة ﻟَ َﻤﺎ ﻳَـﺘَـ َﻔ‬ َ َ ‫ن ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ‬ ِ‫ﺪ ﻗَ ْﺴ َﻮًة َوإ‬ ‫أَ َﺷ‬  َ‫ن ِﻣْﻨـ َﻬﺎ ﻟَ َﻤﺎ ﻳ‬ ِ‫َوإ‬ ‫ن ِﻣْﻨـ َﻬﺎ ﻟَ َﻤﺎ‬ ِ‫ج ِﻣْﻨﻪُ اﻟ َْﻤﺎءُ َوإ‬ ُ ‫ﻘ ُﻖ ﻓَـﻴَ ْﺨ ُﺮ‬ ‫ﺸ‬ ‫ﻤﺎ ﺗَـ ْﻌ َﻤﻠُﻮ َن‬ ‫ﻪُ ﺑِﻐَﺎﻓِ ٍﻞ َﻋ‬‫ ِﻪ َوَﻣﺎ اﻟﻠ‬‫ﻂ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ ْﺸﻴَ ِﺔ اﻟﻠ‬ ُ ِ‫ﻳَـ ْﻬﺒ‬ (74) ‫أَﻓَـﺘَﻄ َْﻤ ُﻌﻮ َن أَ ْن ﻳُـ ْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮا ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﻗَ ْﺪ َﻛﺎ َن ﻓَ ِﺮﻳ ٌﻖ ِﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬ ِ ُ‫ﺮﻓُﻮﻧَﻪُ ﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌ ِﺪ َﻣﺎ َﻋ َﻘﻠُﻮﻩ‬ ‫ﻢ ﻳُ َﺤ‬ ُ‫ ِﻪ ﺛ‬‫ﻼم اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻳَ ْﺴ َﻤ ُﻌﻮ َن َﻛ‬ (75) ‫َو ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬

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‫ َﺨ ْﺬﺗُ ْﻢ‬‫ودةً ﻗُ ْﻞ أَاﺗ‬  ‫َوﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا ﻟَ ْﻦ ﺗَ َﻤ‬ َ ‫ﺎﻣﺎً َﻣ ْﻌ ُﺪ‬‫ أَﻳ‬‫ﺎر إِﻻ‬ ُ ‫ﺴﻨَﺎ اﻟﻨ‬ ‫ﻪُ َﻋ ْﻬ َﺪﻩُ أ َْم ﺗَـ ُﻘﻮﻟُﻮ َن‬‫ﻒ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ِ‫ ِﻪ َﻋ ْﻬﺪاً ﻓَـﻠَ ْﻦ ﻳُ ْﺨﻠ‬‫ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ (80) ‫ ِﻪ َﻣﺎ ﻻ ﺗَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬‫َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟﻠ‬ Level 01


The Cow

82. But those who have faith and work righteousness, they are companions of the garden: Therein shall they abide (for ever).

‫ﻚ‬ ْ َ‫َﺣﺎﻃ‬ َ ِ‫ﺖ ﺑِ ِﻪ َﺧ ِﻄﻴﺌَﺘُﻪُ ﻓَﺄ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ َ ‫ﺌَﺔً َوأ‬‫ﺐ َﺳﻴ‬ َ‫ﺴ‬ َ ‫ﺑَـﻠَﻰ َﻣ ْﻦ َﻛ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا‬ ْ‫أ‬ ُ ‫َﺻ َﺤ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫( َواﻟﺬ‬81) ‫ﺎ ِر ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻓ َﻴﻬﺎ َﺧﺎﻟ ُﺪو َن‬‫ﺎب اﻟﻨ‬ ِ ‫ﺼﺎﻟِﺤ‬ ِ ‫ﺔ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ‬ِ ‫ْﺠﻨ‬ َ ِ‫ﺎت أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ْ ‫ﻚأ‬ ُ ‫َﺻ َﺤ‬ َ ‫ﺎب اﻟ‬ َ  ‫َو َﻋﻤﻠُﻮا اﻟ‬ (82) ‫َﺧﺎﻟِ ُﺪو َن‬

83. And remember We took a covenant from the Children of Israel (to this effect): Worship none but Allah; treat with kindness your parents and kindred, and orphans and those in need; speak fair to the people; be steadfast in prayer; and practice regular charity. Then did you turn back, except a few among you, and you backslide (even now).

ِ َ ‫وإِ ْذ أ‬ ِ ِ ِ َ‫ﻪ‬‫ اﻟﻠ‬‫ﻴﻞ ﻻ ﺗَـ ْﻌﺒُ ُﺪو َن إِﻻ‬ َ َ ‫َﺧ ْﺬﻧَﺎ ﻣﻴﺜَﺎ َق ﺑَﻨﻲ إ ْﺳ َﺮاﺋ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺴﺎﻛِﻴ ِﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺴﺎﻧﺎً َوذي اﻟْ ُﻘ ْﺮﺑَﻰ َواﻟْﻴَﺘَ َﺎﻣﻰ َواﻟ َْﻤ‬ َ ‫َوﺑﺎﻟ َْﻮاﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻦ إ ْﺣ‬ ِ ِ ‫َوﻗُﻮﻟُﻮا ﻟِﻠﻨ‬ ‫ﻢ‬ ُ‫ﺰَﻛﺎةَ ﺛ‬ ‫ﺼﻼةَ َوآﺗُﻮا اﻟ‬  ‫ﻴﻤﻮا اﻟ‬ ُ ‫ﺎس ُﺣ ْﺴﻨﺎً َوأَﻗ‬ (83) ‫ﺿﻮ َن‬ ُ ‫ ﻗَﻠِﻴﻼً ِﻣْﻨ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوأَﻧْـﺘُ ْﻢ ُﻣ ْﻌ ِﺮ‬‫ْﻴﺘُ ْﻢ إِﻻ‬‫ﺗَـ َﻮﻟ‬

81. Nay, those who seek gain in evil, and are enwrapped by their sins,- they are companions of the hellfire: Therein shall they abide (for ever).

Field Study 1 The progeny of Prophet Abraham ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬is divided into two major groups i.e. the children of Israel i.e. Prophet Jacob ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬, also called Hebrews or Jews) and the children of Prophet Ishmael ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬. Search and read the brief history of Israelites.

Experiential Learning 1


It was a widely-spread misconception among the Hebrews that they will not be punished for their immoral conduct because they belong to the progeny of Abraham and other prophets ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬, and the Hellfire will touch them only for a few days. Why did the Quran condemned this mentality? Identify similar views prevailing in the present-day Muslims.

What is meant by hardening of hearts? Identify the difference between a soft and a hard heart. Examine your own heart to classify it under soft or hard categories.

Web Curiosity The word “Covenant” is very important in the Israelite History. It is widely referred in the Bible. Try to search the internet for the terms and conditions of this Covenant in the Bible and compare it with those mentioned in the Verse No. 83.


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Level 01

Intellectual Exercise Perversion / alteration in the Book of God is a great crime committed by some corrupt Hebrews. Some similar characters are also found in the Muslims. Fortunately, nobody in the Muslims was able to alter the words of the Quran but some of them dared to alter the meaning of the Quran according to their own wishes. Pinpoint five reasons behind this attitude.

Experiential Learning 2 In the Verse No. 78, the character of illiterate people of Jews is described that they do not read the Torah but make a conjecture that it contains what they desire. Usually such people do not wish to transform their character according to the Will of God. On the contrary, they assume that God will definitely rescue them from the Hellfire regardless of their good/bad deeds because they are associated to the great people of history. Religion is nothing more than a collection of superstitions to them. They want to avoid moral conduct, therefore, they invent different superficial believes to nullify the accountability of God. For example: We belong to the offspring of so and so, we are linked to so and so, therefore, our spiritual leaders will rescue us. “Some of the present-day Muslims also have similar superstitions.” If you agree with this statement, identify five similar superstitions prevailing in them.

Personality Development 2 According to the Verse No. 79, one of the greatest crimes committed by the corrupt people of previous nations was to associate their own desires, wishes and ambitions to God by altering the Book. Identify three motives behind this mentality. Also pinpoint similar attitudes prevailing in our societies.

Field Study 2 In the Verse No. 83, a covenant between God and the Israelites is described. Read the ten commandments of Torah in Exodus Chapter 20 and compare them with the Quran. Analyze whether these commandments are applicable to the Muslims. If yes, evaluate yourself for compliance with these commandments.


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Level 01

Some teachings related to wealth and its spending are described in the last part of Surat-ul-Baqarah. Read these verses to understand the Divine Guidance about the economic sphere of life. We are studying such teachings in two lessons.


The Cow 261. The parable of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is that of a grain of corn: it grows seven ears, and each ear Has a hundred grains. Allah gives manifold increase to whom He pleases: And Allah cares for all and He knows all things. 262. Those who spend their wealth in the cause of Allah, and follow not up their gifts with reminders of their generosity or with injury (to the recipient), for them their reward is with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. 263. Kind words and the covering of faults are better than charity followed by injury. Allah is free of all wants, and He is Most-Forbearing. 264. O believers! Don’t nullify your charity by reminders of your generosity or by injury (to the recipient), like those who spend their wealth to be seen of men, but believe neither in Allah nor in the Last Day. They are in parable like a hard, barren rock, on which is a little soil; on it falls heavy rain, which leaves it (just) a bare stone. They will be able to do nothing with anything they have earned. And Allah guides not those who reject faith. 265. And the likeness of those who spend their substance, seeking to please Allah and to strengthen their souls, is as a garden, high and fertile: heavy rain falls on it but makes it yield a double increase of harvest, and if it receives not Heavy rain, light moisture suffices it. Allah sees well whatever you do.


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ِ ِ ِ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳُ ِﻨﻔ ُﻘﻮ َن أ َْﻣ َﻮاﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻓِﻲ َﺳﺒ‬ ‫ ِﻪ‬‫ﻴﻞ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫َﻣﺜَ ُﻞ اﻟﺬ‬ ‫ﻞ ُﺳْﻨﺒُـﻠَ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﺖ َﺳْﺒ َﻊ َﺳﻨَﺎﺑِ َﻞ ﻓِﻲ ُﻛ‬ ْ َ‫ ٍﺔ أَﻧْـﺒَﺘ‬‫َﻛ َﻤﺜَ ِﻞ َﺣﺒ‬ ِ‫ﻀ‬ ِ ُ ‫ﺎﻋ‬ ِ ‫ﻪ و‬‫ﺸﺎء واﻟﻠ‬ ‫اﺳ ٌﻊ‬ َ ُ‫ﻪُ ﻳ‬‫ ٍﺔ َواﻟﻠ‬‫ِﻣﺎﺋَﺔُ َﺣﺒ‬ َ ُ َ ُ َ َ‫ﻒ ﻟ َﻤ ْﻦ ﻳ‬ ِ (261) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ‫َﻋﻠ‬ ِ ِ ِ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳُ ِﻨﻔ ُﻘﻮ َن أ َْﻣ َﻮاﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻓِﻲ َﺳﺒ‬ ‫ﻢ ﻻ‬ ُ‫ ِﻪ ﺛ‬‫ﻴﻞ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫اﻟ ﺬ‬ ‫َﺟ ُﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ‬ ْ ‫ﻳُـْﺘﺒِ ُﻌﻮ َن َﻣﺎ أَﻧ َﻔ ُﻘﻮا َﻣﻨّﺎً َوﻻ أَذًى ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ أ‬ ‫ف َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻻ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺤ َﺰﻧُﻮ َن‬ ٌ ‫ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻻ َﺧ ْﻮ‬‫َرﺑ‬ (262) ِ ِ ٌ ‫ﻗَـﻮ ٌل ﻣﻌﺮ‬ ‫ﺻ َﺪﻗَ ٍﺔ ﻳَـْﺘﺒَـ ُﻌ َﻬﺎ‬ َ ‫وف َوَﻣ ْﻐﻔ َﺮةٌ َﺧْﻴـ ٌﺮ ﻣ ْﻦ‬ َُْ ْ ِ ِ (263) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ‫ﻲ َﺣﻠ‬ ‫ﻪُ ﻏَﻨ‬‫أَ ًذى َواﻟﻠ‬

ِ ِ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﺻ َﺪﻗَﺎﺗِ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑِﺎﻟ َْﻤ‬ َ ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا ﻻ ﺗُـْﺒﻄﻠُﻮا‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺎء اﻟﻨ‬ ‫ﺎس َوﻻ ﻳُـ ْﺆِﻣ ُﻦ‬ َ َ‫َواﻷَذَى َﻛﺎﻟﺬي ﻳُﻨﻔ ُﻖ َﻣﺎﻟَﻪُ ِرﺋ‬ ِ ‫ ِﻪ واﻟْﻴـﻮِم‬‫ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ‬ ٍ ‫اﻵﺧ ِﺮ ﻓَﻤﺜَـﻠُﻪُ َﻛﻤﺜَ ِﻞ ﺻ ْﻔﻮ‬ ‫ان َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻪ‬ َْ َ َ َ َ َ ِ ‫ﺻﻠْﺪاً ﻻ ﻳَـ ْﻘﺪ ُرو َن‬ ٌ ‫ﺗُـ َﺮ‬ َ ُ‫َﺻﺎﺑَﻪُ َواﺑِ ٌﻞ ﻓَـﺘَـ َﺮَﻛﻪ‬ َ ‫اب ﻓَﺄ‬ ٍِ ‫ﻪُ ﻻ ﻳَـ ْﻬ ِﺪي اﻟْ َﻘ ْﻮ َم‬‫ﺴﺒُﻮا َواﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻤﺎ َﻛ‬ ‫َﻋﻠَﻰ َﺷ ْﻲء ﻣ‬ ِ (264) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫اﻟْ َﻜﺎﻓ ِﺮ‬ ِ ‫ ِﺬ‬‫وﻣﺜَﻞ اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ ِﻪ‬‫ﺿﺎةِ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺎء َﻣ ْﺮ‬ َ َ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳُﻨﻔ ُﻘﻮ َن أ َْﻣ َﻮاﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ اﺑْﺘﻐ‬ َ ُ ََ ِ ٍ ٍ ِ ِ ‫َﺻﺎﺑَـ َﻬﺎ‬ َ ‫ﺔ ﺑ َﺮﺑْـ َﻮة أ‬‫َوﺗَـﺜْﺒِﻴﺘﺎً ﻣ ْﻦ أَﻧْـ ُﻔﺴ ِﻬ ْﻢ َﻛ َﻤﺜَ ِﻞ َﺟﻨ‬ ِ ‫ﺿ ْﻌ َﻔْﻴ ِﻦ ﻓَِﺈ ْن ﻟَﻢ ﻳ‬ ِ ‫ﺖ أُ ُﻛﻠَ َﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﺼْﺒـ َﻬﺎ َواﺑِ ٌﻞ‬ ْ َ‫َواﺑِ ٌﻞ ﻓَﺂﺗ‬ ُْ ِ ‫ﻪُ ﺑِﻤﺎ ﺗَـ ْﻌﻤﻠُﻮ َن ﺑ‬‫ واﻟﻠ‬‫ﻓَﻄَﻞ‬ (265) ‫ﺼ ٌﻴﺮ‬ َ َ َ َ

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266. Does any of you wish that he should have a garden with date-palms and vines and streams flowing underneath, and all kinds of fruit, while he is stricken with old age, and his children are not strong (enough to look after themselves); that it should be caught in a whirlwind, with fire therein, and be burnt up? (If you don’t like it, you behavior should be good while spending money on poor.) Thus does Allah make clear to you (His) signs; that you may consider.

ٍ َ‫ﻴﻞ َوأَ ْﻋﻨ‬ ٍ ‫ﺔٌ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَ ِﺨ‬‫َﺣ ُﺪ ُﻛ ْﻢ أَ ْن ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ َن ﻟَﻪُ َﺟﻨ‬ ‫ﺎب‬ َ ‫د أ‬ ‫أَﻳَـ َﻮ‬ ِ ‫ﻤﺮ‬‫ﻞ اﻟﺜ‬ ‫ﺗَﺠ ِﺮي ِﻣﻦ ﺗَﺤﺘِﻬﺎ اﻷَﻧْـﻬﺎر ﻟَﻪُ ﻓِﻴﻬﺎ ِﻣﻦ ُﻛ‬ ‫ات‬ َْ ْ ْ ْ َ َُ ََ ِ ‫وأَﺻﺎﺑﻪ اﻟ‬ ‫ﺎر‬ ُ ٌ‫ﺔ‬‫رﻳ‬ ُ‫ْﻜﺒَـ ُﺮ َوﻟَﻪُ ذ‬ َُ َ َ ٌ‫ﺼ‬ َ ‫َﺻﺎﺑَـ َﻬﺎ إِ ْﻋ‬ َ ‫ﺿ َﻌ َﻔﺎءُ ﻓَﺄ‬ ِ ْ َ‫ﻓِ ِﻴﻪ ﻧَﺎر ﻓَﺎﺣﺘـﺮﻗ‬ ِ ‫ﻪُ ﻟَ ُﻜﻢ اﻵﻳ‬‫ﻦ اﻟﻠ‬‫ﻚ ﻳـﺒـﻴ‬ ‫ﺎت‬ َ ْ ُ َُ َ ‫ﺖ َﻛ َﺬﻟ‬ ََْ ٌ (266) ‫ﻜ ُﺮو َن‬ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺗَـﺘَـ َﻔ‬‫ﻟَ َﻌﻠ‬

267. O believers! Give of the good things which you have (honorably) earned, and of the fruits of the earth which We have produced for you, and do not even aim at getting anything which is bad, in order that out of it you may give away something, when you yourselves would not receive it except with ignorance. And know that Allah is free of all wants, and worthy of all praise.

ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺴْﺒﺘُ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ َ ‫ﺒَﺎت َﻣﺎ َﻛ‬‫آﻣﻨُﻮا أَﻧﻔ ُﻘﻮا ﻣ ْﻦ ﻃَﻴ‬ ِ ‫ﻤﺎ أَ ْﺧ َﺮ ْﺟﻨَﺎ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫َوِﻣ‬ ‫ﻴﺚ‬ َ ِ‫ﻤ ُﻤﻮا اﻟْ َﺨﺒ‬ َ‫ض َوﻻ ﺗَـﻴ‬ ِ ِ‫ِﻣْﻨﻪ ﺗُ ِﻨﻔ ُﻘﻮ َن وﻟَﺴﺘﻢ ﺑ‬ ‫ﻀﻮا ﻓِ ِﻴﻪ‬ ُ ‫ أَ ْن ﺗُـﻐْ ِﻤ‬‫ﺂﺧ ِﺬ ِﻳﻪ إِﻻ‬ ُ ْ ُْ َ ِ ِ (267) ‫ﻲ َﺣﻤﻴ ٌﺪ‬ ‫ﻪَ ﻏَﻨ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ َ‫َوا ْﻋﻠَ ُﻤﻮا أ‬

268. The devil threatens you with poverty and bids you to conduct unseemly. Allah promises you His forgiveness and bounties. And Allah cares for all and He knows all things. 269. He grants wisdom to whom He pleases; and he to whom wisdom is granted receives indeed a benefit overflowing; but none will get reminded but men of understanding. 270. And whatever you spend in charity or devotion, be sure Allah knows it all. But the wrong-doers have no helpers. 271. If you disclose (acts of) charity, even so it is well, but if you conceal them, and make them reach those (really) in need, that is the best for you: It will remove from you some of your (stains of) evil. And Allah is well acquainted with what you do.


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ِ َ ‫ﺸﻴﻄَﺎ ُن ﻳ ِﻌ ُﺪ ُﻛﻢ اﻟْ َﻔ ْﻘﺮ وﻳﺄْﻣﺮُﻛﻢ ﺑِﺎﻟْ َﻔﺤ‬ ُ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺸﺎء َواﻟﻠ‬ ْ ْ ُ ُ َ َ َ ْ َ ْ  ‫اﻟ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ْ َ‫ﻳَِﻌ ُﺪ ُﻛ ْﻢ َﻣ ْﻐ ِﻔ َﺮًة ِﻣْﻨﻪُ َوﻓ‬ ٌ ‫ﻪُ َواﺳ ٌﻊ َﻋﻠ‬‫ﻀﻼً َواﻟﻠ‬ (268) ِ َ ‫ﺸﺎء وﻣﻦ ﻳـ ْﺆ‬ ِ ِ ‫ْﻤﺔَ ﻓَـ َﻘ ْﺪ‬ ُ ْ َ َ ُ َ َ‫ْﻤﺔَ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ‬ َ ‫ت اﻟْﺤﻜ‬ َ ‫ﻳُـ ْﺆﺗﻲ اﻟْﺤﻜ‬ ِ َ‫ أ ُْوﻟُﻮا اﻷَﻟْﺒ‬‫ﻛﺮ إِﻻ‬ ‫ﺬ‬ َ‫أُوﺗِﻲ َﺧْﻴﺮاً َﻛﺜِﻴﺮاً َوَﻣﺎ ﻳ‬ ‫ﺎب‬ ُ َ (269) ِ ِ ٍ َ‫ﻪ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ‫َوَﻣﺎ أَﻧ َﻔ ْﻘﺘُ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَـ َﻔ َﻘﺔ أ َْو ﻧَ َﺬ ْرﺗُ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَ ْﺬ ٍر ﻓَِﺈ‬ ِ ‫ﺎﻟِ ِﻤ‬‫ﻳـﻌﻠَﻤﻪ وﻣﺎ ﻟِﻠﻈ‬ (270) ‫َﻧﺼﺎ ٍر‬ َ ‫ﻴﻦ ﻣ ْﻦ أ‬ ََ ُ ُ َْ َ ِ ِ َ‫ﺼ َﺪﻗ‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ‬  ‫إِ ْن ﺗُـْﺒ ُﺪوا اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻤﺎ ﻫ َﻲ َوإِ ْن ﺗُ ْﺨ ُﻔ‬ ‫ﺎت ﻓَﻨِ ِﻌ‬ ‫ﻔ ُﺮ َﻋْﻨ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫اء ﻓَـ ُﻬ َﻮ َﺧْﻴـ ٌﺮ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﻳُ َﻜ‬ َ ُ‫َوﺗُـ ْﺆﺗ‬ َ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ اﻟْ ُﻔ َﻘ َﺮ‬ (271) ‫ﻪُ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ ﺗَـ ْﻌ َﻤﻠُﻮ َن َﺧﺒِ ٌﻴﺮ‬‫ﺌَﺎﺗِ ُﻜ ْﻢ َواﻟﻠ‬‫َﺳﻴ‬

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‫ﺸﺎءُ َوَﻣﺎ‬ َ َ‫ﻪَ ﻳَـ ْﻬ ِﺪي َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ‬‫ﻦ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫اﻫ ْﻢ َوﻟَ ِﻜ‬ َ ‫ﺲ َﻋﻠَْﻴ‬ ُ ‫ﻚ ُﻫ َﺪ‬ َ ‫ﻟَْﻴ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺎء‬ َ َ‫ اﺑْﺘﻐ‬‫ﺗُﻨﻔ ُﻘﻮا ﻣ ْﻦ َﺧْﻴ ٍﺮ ﻓَﻸَﻧ ُﻔﺴ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوَﻣﺎ ﺗُﻨﻔ ُﻘﻮ َن إﻻ‬  ‫ ِﻪ َوَﻣﺎ ﺗُ ِﻨﻔ ُﻘﻮا ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧْﻴ ٍﺮ ﻳُـ َﻮ‬‫َو ْﺟ ِﻪ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ف إِﻟَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوأَﻧْـﺘُ ْﻢ ﻻ‬ (272) ‫ﺗُﻈْﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬

273. (Charity is) for those in need, who, in Allah's cause are restricted (from travel), and cannot move about in the land, seeking (for trade or work): the ignorant man thinks, because of their modesty, that they are free from want. You shall know them by their (unfailing) mark: They beg not importunately from all the sundry. And whatever of good you give, be assured Allah knows it well.

ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ُﺣ‬ ِ ِ‫ﺼ ُﺮوا ﻓِﻲ َﺳﺒ‬ ‫ ِﻪ ﻻ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ُﻴﻌﻮ َن‬‫ﻴﻞ اﻟﻠ‬ ْ ‫ﻳﻦ أ‬ َ ‫ﻟﻠ ُﻔ َﻘ َﺮاء اﻟﺬ‬ ِ َ ِ ِ ‫ض ﻳ ْﺤﺴﺒـ ُﻬﻢ اﻟ‬ ‫ﺎء ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ ْ ُ َ َ ِ ‫ﺿ ْﺮﺑﺎً ﻓﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ َ َ‫ْﺠﺎﻫ ُﻞ أَ ْﻏﻨﻴ‬ ِِ ِ َ ‫اﻟﺘـ‬ ً‫ْﺤﺎﻓﺎ‬ ُ ‫ﻴﻤ‬ َ ‫ﺎس إِﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻔﻒ ﺗَـ ْﻌ ِﺮﻓُـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﺑﺴ‬ ‫ﻌ‬ َ ‫ﺎﻫ ْﻢ ﻻ ﻳَ ْﺴﺄَﻟُﻮ َن اﻟﻨ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِِ (273) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ‫ﻪَ ﺑﻪ َﻋﻠ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ‫َوَﻣﺎ ﺗُﻨﻔ ُﻘﻮا ﻣ ْﻦ َﺧْﻴ ٍﺮ ﻓَِﺈ‬ ِ ‫ ِﺬ‬‫اﻟ‬ ً‫ﻬﺎ ِر ِﺳ ّﺮاً َو َﻋﻼﻧِﻴَﺔ‬ َ ‫ْﻴ ِﻞ َواﻟﻨـ‬‫ﻳﻦ ﻳُﻨﻔ ُﻘﻮ َن أ َْﻣ َﻮاﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ف َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻻ ُﻫ ْﻢ‬ ٌ ‫ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻻ َﺧ ْﻮ‬‫َﺟ ُﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ َرﺑ‬ ْ ‫ﻓَـﻠَ ُﻬ ْﻢ أ‬ (274) ‫ﻳَ ْﺤ َﺰﻧُﻮ َن‬

274. Those who (in charity) spend of their goods by night and by day, in secret and in public, have their reward with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.

Personality Development 1 Put yourself in shoes of a poor man. You are facing a lot of financial problems. Imagine that you approach a generous rich person for help. Identify five aspects of his behavior which may tease you. After identifying such behaviors, evaluate your own behavior whether you demonstrate the same while helping poor.


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Real Life Simulation Imagine that you are a poor farmer. Your income is not enough to even meet your basic needs like food, cloth, shelter, education, medicines etc. In order to meet your day-to-day expenses, you need financial assistance. You identify three persons A, B and C who can help you. When you approach them, their response is as follows: 1. Person A says: “Well. I cannot help you because I have earned money with a lot of effort. I cannot give it to you for nothing. It is my business to lend money. You can get a loan from me but I need two things from you: A guarantee that you will pay my money back. You can give the documents of your land to me as a guarantee. You will have to pay me an interest @ 2% per month. If these conditions are acceptable to you, I can grant you a loan. 2. Person B listens your story, goes into a deep thinking, then says: “Come to me after one month. I shall see what could I do for you.” You spend your month with great difficulty. When you approach him after a month, he calls you after one week. When you reach at his home to get financial help aid after a week, you find large number of people in his home. Some of them carrying cameras and others note books. Mr. B conducts a press conference in which his press secretary declares him to be a savior of poor. Then the secretary calls different poor people including yourself to come on the stage and receive the cheque. On the next day, you find photos of Mr. B giving cheques to poor people including you. Finally you obtain some money which is far less than your needs. 3. Person C welcomes you warmly and says: “I will definitely help you but there is a condition. I want to keep it a secret between God, you and me. Take this money, fulfill your immediate needs.” In addition to your required amount, he also offers you some money as an interest-free loan to start a business. When the due date arrives, you are unable to pay the load back to Mr. C. You request him to allow you additional time which he accepts in a decent way. After some time, you establish yourself and pay the loan back to Mr. C. Compare the character of three persons in the light of the Verse No. 261 to 281. Compare your own personality with the three characters mentioned in this exercise.


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Level 01

Personality Development 2 While helping needy and poor, how should we control our behavior towards him/her? Develop a code of moral conduct in the light of the Verse No. 261-274.

Field Study Identify three persons similar to those mentioned in the Verse No. 273 and provide them some financial help according to your means. Feel the impact of this activity on your own heart and mind.

Experiential Learning In the Verse No. 261, a parable is described. What is the purpose of this parable? There is another parable in the Verse No. 264-265. Compare the both and identify similarities and differences.

Web Curiosity Compare and contrast a trading / manufacturing business with that of a financial institution which lends interest-based loans. Get information about them from internet and assess the contribution of both of them to the society. Also evaluate the social impact of both type of institutions.


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After instigating for spending on poor, Allah has described the problems of taking usury. Additional teachings are provided for writing loan deeds. Read these verses to understand the Divine Guidance about the economic sphere of life. This is the second lesson of this series.


The Cow 275. Those who devour usury will not stand except as stand one whom the Satan by his touch has driven to madness. That is because they say: "Trade is like usury“; but Allah has permitted trade and forbidden usury. Those who after receiving direction from their Lord, desist, shall be pardoned for the past; their case is for Allah (to judge); but those who repeat (the offence) are companions of the hellfire: They will abide therein (for ever). 276. Allah will deprive usury of all blessing, but will give increase for deeds of charity: For He loves not ungrateful and wicked creatures. 277. Those who believe, and do deeds of righteousness, and establish regular prayers and regular charity, will have their reward with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. 278. O believers! Fear Allah, and give up what remains of your demand for usury, if you are indeed believers. 279. If you do it not, Take notice of war from Allah and His Messenger. But if you turn back, you shall have your original capital: Deal not unjustly, and you shall not be dealt with unjustly. 280. If the debtor is in a difficulty, grant him time till it is easy for him to repay. But if you remit it by way of charity, that is best for you if you only knew. 281. And fear the day when you shall be brought back to Allah. Then shall every soul be paid what it earned, and none shall be dealt with unjustly.


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ِ ‫ ِﺬي‬‫ﻮم اﻟ‬ ُ ‫ َﻛ َﻤﺎ ﻳَـ ُﻘ‬‫ﻮﻣﻮ َن إِﻻ‬ ُ ‫ﺮﺑَﺎ ﻻ ﻳَـ ُﻘ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَﺄْ ُﻛﻠُﻮ َن اﻟ‬ َ ‫اﻟ ﺬ‬  ‫ﻄُﻪُ اﻟ‬‫ﻳَـﺘَ َﺨﺒ‬ ‫ َﻤﺎ‬‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا إِﻧ‬‫ﻚ ﺑِﺄَﻧ‬ َ ِ‫ﺲ ذَﻟ‬  ‫ﺸْﻴﻄَﺎ ُن ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ َْﻤ‬ ِ ‫ﺮﺑَﺎ ﻓَ َﻤ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺮَم اﻟ‬ ‫ﻪُ اﻟْﺒَـْﻴ َﻊ َو َﺣ‬‫ﻞ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫َﺣ‬ َ ‫ﺮﺑَﺎ َوأ‬ ‫اﻟْﺒَـْﻴ ُﻊ ﻣﺜْ ُﻞ اﻟ‬ َ َ‫ِﻪ ﻓَﺎﻧﺘَـ َﻬﻰ ﻓَـﻠَﻪُ َﻣﺎ َﺳﻠ‬‫ﺎءﻩُ َﻣ ْﻮ ِﻋﻈَﺔٌ ِﻣ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬ ُ‫ﻒ َوأ َْﻣ ُﺮﻩ‬ َ ‫َﺟ‬ ‫ﺎ ِر ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ‬‫ﺎب اﻟﻨ‬ َ ِ‫ﺎد ﻓَﺄ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ َ ‫ ِﻪ َوَﻣ ْﻦ َﻋ‬‫إِﻟَﻰ اﻟﻠ‬ ْ ‫ﻚأ‬ ُ ‫َﺻ َﺤ‬ (275) ‫َﺧﺎﻟِ ُﺪو َن‬ ِ َ‫ﺼ َﺪﻗ‬ ‫ﺐ‬  ‫ﺮﺑَﺎ َوﻳُـ ْﺮﺑِﻲ اﻟ‬ ‫ﻪُ اﻟ‬‫ﻳَ ْﻤ َﺤ ُﻖ اﻟﻠ‬  ‫ﻪُ ﻻ ﻳُ ِﺤ‬‫ﺎت َواﻟﻠ‬ ٍ ِ‫ﻔﺎ ٍر أَﺛ‬ ‫ﻞ َﻛ‬ ‫ُﻛ‬ (276) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺼﺎﻟِﺤ‬ ِ  ‫ﺎت َوأَﻗَ ُﺎﻣﻮا اﻟ‬ َ‫ﺼﻼة‬ َ  ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا َو َﻋﻤﻠُﻮا اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ن اﻟﺬ‬ ‫إ‬ ‫ف‬ ٌ ‫ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻻ َﺧ ْﻮ‬‫َﺟ ُﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ َرﺑ‬ ْ ‫ﺰَﻛﺎةَ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ أ‬ ‫َوآﺗَـ ْﻮا اﻟ‬ (277) ‫َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻻ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺤ َﺰﻧُﻮ َن‬ ِ ‫ﻪَ َو َذ ُروا َﻣﺎ ﺑَِﻘ َﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬‫ـ ُﻘﻮا اﻟﻠ‬‫آﻣﻨُﻮا اﺗ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِِ ِ (278) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺮﺑَﺎ إ ْن ُﻛﻨﺘُ ْﻢ ُﻣ ْﺆﻣﻨ‬ ‫اﻟ‬ ٍ ‫ﻓَِﺈ ْن ﻟَ ْﻢ ﺗَـ ْﻔ َﻌﻠُﻮا ﻓَﺄْذَﻧُﻮا ﺑِ َﺤ ْﺮ‬ ‫ ِﻪ َوَر ُﺳﻮﻟِ ِﻪ َوإِ ْن‬‫ب ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫وس أ َْﻣ َﻮاﻟِ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻻ ﺗَﻈْﻠِ ُﻤﻮ َن َوﻻ ﺗُﻈْﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬ ُ ُ‫ﺗُـْﺒﺘُ ْﻢ ﻓَـﻠَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ُرء‬ (279) ٍ ‫وإِ ْن َﻛﺎ َن ذُو ﻋﺴﺮةٍ ﻓَـﻨ ِﻈﺮةٌ إِﻟَﻰ ﻣﻴ‬ ‫ﺪﻗُﻮا‬ ‫ﺼ‬ َ َ‫ﺴ َﺮة َوأَ ْن ﺗ‬ َ َ َ َْ ُ َ َْ (280) ‫َﺧْﻴـ ٌﺮ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ إِ ْن ُﻛﻨﺘُ ْﻢ ﺗَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬ ‫ﻞ‬ ‫ﻰ ُﻛ‬‫ﻢ ﺗُـ َﻮﻓ‬ ُ‫ ِﻪ ﺛ‬‫ـ ُﻘﻮا ﻳَـ ْﻮﻣﺎً ﺗُـ ْﺮ َﺟ ُﻌﻮ َن ﻓِ ِﻴﻪ إِﻟَﻰ اﻟﻠ‬‫َواﺗ‬ ٍ ‫ﻧَـ ْﻔ‬ (281) ‫ﺖ َو ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻻ ﻳُﻈْﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬ ْ َ‫ﺴﺒ‬ َ ‫ﺲ َﻣﺎ َﻛ‬

Level 01


The Cow 282. O believers! When you deal with each other, in transactions involving future obligations in a fixed period of time, reduce them to writing. Let a scribe write down faithfully as between the parties: let not the scribe refuse to write: as Allah has taught him, so let him write. Let him who incurs the liability dictate, but let him fear His Lord Allah, and not diminish anything what he owes. If the party liable is mentally deficient, or weak, or unable himself to dictate, let his guardian dictate faithfully, and get two witnesses, out of your own men, and if there are not two men, then a man and two women, such as you choose for witnesses, so that if one of them errs, the other can remind her. The witnesses should not refuse when they are called on (for evidence). Don’t disdain writing (your contract) for a future period, whether it be small or big: it is just in the sight of Allah, more suitable as evidence, and more convenient to prevent doubts among yourselves. But if it be a transaction which you carry out on the spot among yourselves, there is no blame on you if you reduce it not to writing. But take witness whenever you make a commercial contract; and let neither scribe nor witness suffer harm. If you do (such harm), it would be wickedness in you. So fear Allah. For it is Good that teaches you. And Allah is well acquainted with all things. 283. If you are on a journey, and cannot find a scribe, a pledge with possession (may serve the purpose). And if one of you deposits a thing on trust with another, let the trustee (faithfully) discharge his trust, and let him fear his Lord conceal not evidence; for whoever conceals it, - his heart is tainted with sin. And Allah knows all that you do.


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ِ ‫َﺟ ٍﻞ‬ َ ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا إِذَا ﺗَ َﺪاﻳَﻨﺘُ ْﻢ ﺑِ َﺪﻳْ ٍﻦ إِﻟَﻰ أ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِ ‫ﺐ ﺑِﺎﻟ َْﻌ ْﺪ ِل َوﻻ‬ ٌ ‫ﺐ ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻛﺎﺗ‬ ْ ُ‫ﻤﻰ ﻓَﺎ ْﻛﺘُﺒُﻮﻩُ َوﻟْﻴَﻜْﺘ‬ ‫ﺴ‬ َ ‫ُﻣ‬ ِ ‫ﻳﺄ‬ ‫ﺐ‬ َ َ ْ ُ‫ﻪُ ﻓَـﻠْﻴَﻜْﺘ‬‫ َﻤﻪُ اﻟﻠ‬‫ﺐ َﻛ َﻤﺎ َﻋﻠ‬ ٌ ‫ْب َﻛﺎﺗ‬ َ ُ‫ﺐ أَ ْن ﻳَﻜْﺘ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻖ َوﻟْﻴَﺘ‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ ‫ﻪُ َوﻻ‬‫ﻪَ َرﺑ‬‫ﻖ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺬي َﻋﻠَْﻴﻪ اﻟ‬‫َوﻟْﻴُ ْﻤﻠ ْﻞ اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ﻳـﺒ َﺨ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻖ‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ َ ‫ﺬي َﻋﻠَْﻴﻪ اﻟ‬‫ﺲ ﻣْﻨﻪُ َﺷْﻴﺌﺎً ﻓَِﺈ ْن َﻛﺎ َن اﻟ‬ ْ َْ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻞ ُﻫ َﻮ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ أَ ْن ﻳُﻤ‬ َ ‫َﺳ ِﻔﻴﻬﺎً أ َْو‬ ُ ‫ﺿﻌﻴﻔﺎً أ َْو ﻻ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَﻄ‬ ِ ِ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺸ ِﻬ ُﺪوا َﺷ ِﻬﻴ َﺪﻳْ ِﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ْ ‫ﻪُ ﺑِﺎﻟ َْﻌ ْﺪ ِل َو‬‫ﻓَـﻠْﻴُ ْﻤﻠ ْﻞ َوﻟﻴ‬ ِ َ‫ِرﺟﺎﻟِ ُﻜﻢ ﻓَِﺈ ْن ﻟَﻢ ﻳ ُﻜﻮﻧَﺎ رﺟﻠَﻴ ِﻦ ﻓَـﺮﺟﻞ واﻣﺮأَﺗ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ْ َ َْ َ ٌ ُ َ ْ ُ َ َ ْ ِ ِ ِ  ‫ﺿ ْﻮ َن ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ‬ ‫اﻫ َﻤﺎ‬ َ ‫ﻤ ْﻦ ﺗَـ ْﺮ‬ ‫ِﻣ‬ ُ ‫ﻞ إِ ْﺣ َﺪ‬ ‫ﺸ َﻬ َﺪاء أَ ْن ﺗَﻀ‬  ‫ْب اﻟ‬ ‫ﺸ َﻬ َﺪاءُ إِ َذا َﻣﺎ‬ ُ ‫ﻛ َﺮ إِ ْﺣ َﺪ‬ ‫ﻓَـﺘُ َﺬ‬ َ ‫اﻫ َﻤﺎ اﻷُ ْﺧ َﺮى َوﻻ ﻳَﺄ‬ ‫ﺻ ِﻐﻴﺮاً أ َْو َﻛﺒِﻴﺮاً إِﻟَﻰ‬ َ ُ‫ُد ُﻋﻮا َوﻻ ﺗَ ْﺴﺄ َُﻣﻮا أَ ْن ﺗَﻜْﺘُﺒُﻮﻩ‬ ِ‫ﺎدة‬ ِ ِِ ‫أ‬  ‫ ِﻪ َوأَﻗـ َْﻮ ُم ﻟِﻠ‬‫ﻂ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ ُ ‫ْﺴ‬ َ ‫ﺸ َﻬ‬ َ َ ‫َﺟﻠﻪ َذﻟ ُﻜ ْﻢ أَﻗ‬ ِ ‫ أَ ْن ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ َن ﺗِﺠﺎرًة ﺣ‬‫ ﺗَـﺮﺗَﺎﺑﻮا إِﻻ‬‫وأَ ْدﻧَﻰ أَﻻ‬ ‫ﺎﺿ َﺮًة‬ َ ََ ُ ْ َ ِ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ‬ َ ُ‫ ﺗَﻜْﺘُﺒ‬‫ﺎح أَﻻ‬ ٌ َ‫ﺲ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ ُﺟﻨ‬ َ ‫ﺗُﺪ ُﻳﺮوﻧَـ َﻬﺎ ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓَـﻠَْﻴ‬ ِ َ ‫وأَ ْﺷ ِﻬ ُﺪوا إِذَا ﺗَـﺒﺎﻳـ ْﻌﺘُﻢ وﻻ ﻳ‬ ‫ﺐ َوﻻ َﺷ ِﻬﻴ ٌﺪ‬ ٌ ‫ر َﻛﺎﺗ‬ ‫ﻀﺎ‬ ُ َ ْ ََ َ ِ ِ ‫ ُﻤ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬‫ﻪَ َوﻳُـ َﻌﻠ‬‫ـ ُﻘﻮا اﻟﻠ‬‫ﺴﻮ ٌق ﺑِ ُﻜ ْﻢ َواﺗ‬ ُ ُ‫ﻪُ ﻓ‬‫َوإ ْن ﺗَـ ْﻔ َﻌﻠُﻮا ﻓَﺈﻧ‬ ِ ٍ ِ (282) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ‫ﻞ َﺷ ْﻲء َﻋﻠ‬ ‫ﻪُ ﺑ ُﻜ‬‫ﻪُ َواﻟﻠ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ‫وإِ ْن ُﻛﻨﺘُﻢ َﻋﻠَﻰ ﺳ َﻔ ٍﺮ وﻟَﻢ‬ ‫ﺗﺠ ُﺪوا َﻛﺎﺗِﺒﺎً ﻓَ ِﺮَﻫﺎ ٌن‬ ْ َ َ ْ َ ِ ِ ‫ﺬي‬‫د اﻟ‬ ‫ﻀ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑَـ ْﻌﻀﺎً ﻓَـ ْﻠﻴُـ َﺆ‬ ُ ‫ﻮﺿﺔٌ ﻓَِﺈ ْن أَﻣ َﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ َ ُ‫َﻣ ْﻘﺒ‬ ِ ‫ْاؤﺗُ ِﻤ َﻦ أ ََﻣﺎﻧَـﺘَﻪُ َوﻟْﻴَﺘ‬  ‫ﻪُ َوﻻ ﺗَﻜْﺘُ ُﻤﻮا اﻟ‬‫ﻪَ َرﺑ‬‫ﻖ اﻟﻠ‬ َ‫ﺎدة‬ َ ‫ﺸ َﻬ‬ ‫ﻪُ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ ﺗَـ ْﻌ َﻤﻠُﻮ َن‬‫ﻪُ آﺛِ ٌﻢ ﻗَـﻠْﺒُﻪُ َواﻟﻠ‬‫َوَﻣ ْﻦ ﻳَﻜْﺘُ ْﻤ َﻬﺎ ﻓَِﺈﻧ‬ ِ (283) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ‫َﻋﻠ‬

Level 01


The Cow 284. To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth. Whether you show what is in your minds or conceal it, Allah calls you to account for it. He forgives whom He pleases, and punishes whom He pleases (based on his performance), for Allah has power over all things.

ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺴﻤﻮ‬ ِ ‫ات َوَﻣﺎ ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ض َوإِ ْن ﺗُـْﺒ ُﺪوا َﻣﺎ‬ َ َ  ‫ﻟﻠﻪ َﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ﻓِﻲ أَﻧ ُﻔ ِﺴ ُﻜﻢ أَو ﺗُ ْﺨ ُﻔﻮﻩُ ﻳﺤ‬ ‫ﻪُ ﻓَـﻴَـﻐْ ِﻔ ُﺮ‬‫ﺎﺳْﺒ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑِ ِﻪ اﻟﻠ‬ ْ ْ َُ ٍ‫ﻞ َﺷﻲء‬ ‫ﻪ ﻋﻠَﻰ ُﻛ‬‫ﺸﺎء واﻟﻠ‬ َ َ‫ﻟِ َﻤ ْﻦ ﻳ‬ َ ُ َ ُ َ َ‫ب َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ‬ ُ ‫ﺬ‬ ‫ﺸﺎءُ َوﻳُـ َﻌ‬ ْ (284) ‫ﻗَ ِﺪ ٌﻳﺮ‬

285. The Messenger believed in what has been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one (of them) believes in Allah, His angels, His books, and His apostles. "We make no distinction (they say) between one and another of His apostles." And they say: "We hear, and we obey: (We seek) Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the end of all journeys."

ُ ‫ﺮ ُﺳ‬ ‫آﻣ َﻦ اﻟ‬ ‫ِﻪ َواﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮ َن ُﻛﻞ‬‫ﻮل ﺑِ َﻤﺎ أُﻧ ِﺰ َل إِﻟَْﻴ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬ َ ٍ‫ﺮ ُق ﺑـﻴﻦ أَﺣﺪ‬ ‫ ِﻪ وﻣﻼﺋِ َﻜﺘِ ِﻪ وُﻛﺘﺒِ ِﻪ ورﺳﻠِ ِﻪ ﻻ ﻧُـ َﻔ‬‫آﻣﻦ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ‬ َ َ َْ ُ َُ ُ َ ََ ََ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻚ‬ َ ‫ـﻨَﺎ َوإﻟَْﻴ‬‫ﻚ َرﺑ‬ َ َ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر ُﺳﻠﻪ َوﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا َﺳﻤ ْﻌﻨَﺎ َوأَﻃَ ْﻌﻨَﺎ ﻏُ ْﻔ َﺮاﻧ‬ ِ ‫اﻟْﻤ‬ (285) ‫ﺼ ُﻴﺮ‬ َ

286. On no soul does Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith."

ِ  ُ ‫ﻻ ﻳُ َﻜﻠ‬ ‫ﺖ‬ ْ َ‫ﺴﺒ‬ َ ‫ ُو ْﺳ َﻌ َﻬﺎ ﻟَ َﻬﺎ َﻣﺎ َﻛ‬‫ﻒ اﻟﻠﻪُ ﻧَـ ْﻔﺴﺎً إﻻ‬ ِ ‫ـﻨﺎ ﻻ ﺗُـ َﺆ‬‫ﺖ رﺑ‬ ‫اﺧ ْﺬﻧَﺎ إِ ْن ﻧَ ِﺴﻴﻨَﺎ أ َْو‬ َ َ ْ َ‫ﺴﺒ‬ َ َ‫َو َﻋﻠَْﻴـ َﻬﺎ َﻣﺎ ا ْﻛﺘ‬ ‫ﺻﺮاً َﻛ َﻤﺎ َﺣ َﻤﻠْﺘَﻪُ َﻋﻠَﻰ‬ ْ ِ‫ـﻨَﺎ َوﻻ ﺗَ ْﺤ ِﻤ ْﻞ َﻋﻠَْﻴـﻨَﺎ إ‬‫أَ ْﺧﻄَﺄْﻧَﺎ َرﺑ‬ ِ ‫ﻤﻠْﻨَﺎ َﻣﺎ ﻻ ﻃَﺎﻗَﺔَ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ﺑِ ِﻪ‬ ‫ـﻨَﺎ َوﻻ ﺗُ َﺤ‬‫ﻳﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـْﺒﻠِﻨَﺎ َرﺑ‬ َ ‫اﻟ ﺬ‬ ‫ﺎﻧﺼ ْﺮﻧَﺎ‬ ُ ‫َوا ْﻋ‬ َ ْ‫ﺎ َوا ْﻏ ِﻔ ْﺮ ﻟَﻨَﺎ َو ْار َﺣ ْﻤﻨَﺎ أَﻧ‬‫ﻒ َﻋﻨ‬ ُ َ‫ﺖ َﻣ ْﻮﻻﻧَﺎ ﻓ‬ ِ ِ (286) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟْ َﻘ ْﻮم اﻟْ َﻜﺎﻓ ِﺮ‬

Intellectual Exercise 1 Experiential Learning 1 What is the significance of the instructions about documenting the financial deals? Determine the significance of testimony in Islam.

The sentence, “We make no distinction (they say) between one and another of His apostles.” indicates that a Muslim must be totally unbiased about the prophets of God. Do you agree with this statement? Some people start comparing God’s prophets and prefer one over others. What is your opinion about their practice?

Experiential Learning 2 Determine the link between the Verse No. 284 with the previous ones?


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In the Verse No. 282, the Quran has asked to take two woman as witness instead of a man while writing a loan deed. Is it correct to generalize that the Quran considers the testimony of a woman half of that of a man or the matter is limited to the testimonial evidence?

What are the Quranic instructions about taking a pledge as a guarantee against the loan? How does the Quran limit it to the situations only where credit risk is high?

Field Study Have you noted that prayer leaders in different mosques often recite the prayer mentioned in the Verse No. 286 in their prayers. Memorize it with meaning and recite it often in your prayers. Think about significance of this prayer?

Intellectual Exercise 3 Experiential Learning 4 Verse No. 284-286 are the closing paragraph of Suratul-Baqarah. Determine the link between this closing paragraph with the rest of the Surah.


From the sentence, “On no soul Allah places a burden greater than it can bear. ” majority of the Muslim Theologians and Jurists have derived that every person will be responsible in front of God according to his / her own capacity. What is your opinion about this statement? Do you think that God may place a burden on a person beyond his/her capacity?

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Surah Aal I’mran (the house of I’mran i.e. the maternal grandfather of Prophet Jesus ‫ )ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬is the third Surah of the Quran. It also contains important directives about personal and collective life.

3 ‫آل ﻋﻤﺮان‬

The House of I’mran

ِ ‫ﺸﻬﻮ‬ ِ ِ ‫ات ِﻣﻦ اﻟﻨ‬ ِ ‫ َﻦ ﻟِﻠﻨ‬‫ُزﻳ‬ ‫ﻴﻦ‬  ‫ﺎس ُﺣ‬ َ ‫ﺴﺎء َواﻟْﺒَﻨ‬ َ َ  ‫ﺐ اﻟ‬ َ ْ ِِ ِ ِ ‫ﺐ واﻟ ِْﻔﻀ‬ ‫ﺔ َواﻟْ َﺨْﻴ ِﻞ‬ َ ِ ‫ﺬ َﻫ‬ ‫َواﻟْ َﻘﻨَﺎﻃﻴ ِﺮ اﻟ ُْﻤ َﻘْﻨﻄََﺮة ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ﻮﻣ ِﺔ واﻷَﻧْـﻌ ِﺎم واﻟْﺤﺮ‬ ‫اﻟْﻤﺴ‬ ‫ﺪﻧْـﻴَﺎ‬ ‫ْﺤﻴَﺎةِ اﻟ‬ َ ِ‫ث َذﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻚ َﻣﺘَﺎعُ اﻟ‬ َْ َ َ َ َ َ ُ ِ ‫ﻪُ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪﻩُ ُﺣ ْﺴ ُﻦ اﻟ َْﻤ‬‫َواﻟﻠ‬ (14) ‫ﺂب‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬‫ـ َﻘ ْﻮا ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ َرﺑ‬‫ﻳﻦ اﺗ‬ َ ‫ﺌُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑ َﺨْﻴ ٍﺮ ﻣ ْﻦ ذَﻟ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻟﻠﺬ‬‫ﻗُ ْﻞ أَ ُؤﻧَـﺒ‬ ِِ ِ ‫ﺎت ﺗَﺠ ِﺮي ِﻣﻦ ﺗَﺤﺘِﻬﺎ اﻷَﻧْـﻬﺎر َﺧﺎﻟِ ِﺪ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َْ ْ ْ ٌ ‫َﺟﻨ‬ َُ َ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻓ َﻴﻬﺎ َﺧﺎﻟﺪ‬ َ ِ ِ ‫ﻪُ ﺑ‬‫ ِﻪ واﻟﻠ‬‫ﺿﻮا ٌن ِﻣﻦ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﺼ ٌﻴﺮ‬ ٌ ‫ﻓ َﻴﻬﺎ َوأَ ْزَو‬ َ َ ْ َ ْ ‫ﺮةٌ َوِر‬ َ ‫اج ُﻣﻄَﻬ‬ ِ ‫ﺑِﺎﻟ ِْﻌﺒ‬ (15) ‫ﺎد‬ َ ِ ‫ﺎ ﻓَﺎ ْﻏ ِﻔ ْﺮ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ذُﻧُﻮﺑَـﻨَﺎ َوﻗِﻨَﺎ‬‫آﻣﻨ‬ َ ‫ـﻨَﺎ‬‫ـﻨَﺎ إِﻧ‬‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَـ ُﻘﻮﻟُﻮ َن َرﺑ‬ َ ‫اﻟ ﺬ‬ (16) ‫ﺎ ِر‬‫اب اﻟﻨ‬ َ ‫َﻋ َﺬ‬

14. Fair in the eyes of men is the love of things they covet: Women and sons; heaped-up hoards of gold and silver; horses branded (for blood and excellence); and (wealth of) cattle and well-tilled land. Such are the possessions of this worldly life; but in nearness to Allah is the best of the goals (To return to). 15. Say: Shall I give you glad tidings of things far better than those? For the righteous are gardens in nearness to their Lord, with rivers flowing beneath; therein is their eternal home; with companions pure (and holy); and the good pleasure of Allah. For in Allah's sight are (all) His servants,16. (Namely), those who say: "Our Lord! We have indeed believed: forgive us for our sins, and save us from the agony of the hellfire;"17. Those who show patience, firmness and selfcontrol; who are true (in word and deed); who worship devoutly; who spend (in the way of Allah.; and who pray for forgiveness in the early hours of the morning.

ِِ ِ ِ  ‫ﺼﺎﺑِ ِﺮﻳﻦ واﻟ‬ ِِ ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ َ  ‫اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻴﻦ َواﻟ ُْﻤْﻨﻔﻘ‬ َ ‫ﻴﻦ َواﻟْ َﻘﺎﻧﺘ‬ َ ‫ﺼﺎدﻗ‬ ِ (17) ‫َﺳ َﺤﺎ ِر‬ ْ ‫ﻳﻦ ﺑِﺎﻷ‬ َ ‫َواﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺴﺘَـ ْﻐﻔ ِﺮ‬

18. There is no god but He: That is the witness of Allah, His angels, and those endued with knowledge, standing firm on justice. There is no god but He, the Exalted in Power, the Wise.

‫ ُﻫ َﻮ َواﻟ َْﻤﻼﺋِ َﻜﺔُ َوأ ُْوﻟُﻮا اﻟ ِْﻌﻠ ِْﻢ‬‫ﻪُ ﻻ إِﻟَﻪَ إِﻻ‬‫ﻪُ أَﻧ‬‫َﺷ ِﻬ َﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ‫ ﻫﻮ اﻟْﻌ ِﺰﻳﺰ اﻟ‬‫ﻗَﺎﺋِﻤﺎً ﺑِﺎﻟ ِْﻘﺴ ِﻂ ﻻ إِﻟَﻪ إِﻻ‬ (18) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ُ َ َُ َ ْ ُ ‫ْﺤﻜ‬

19. The Religion before Allah is Islam (submission to His will): Nor did the People of the Book dissent therefrom except through envy of each other, after knowledge had come to them. But if any deny the signs of Allah, Allah is swift in calling to account.

ِ  َ َ‫ ِﻪ ا ِﻹﺳﻼم وﻣﺎ ا ْﺧﺘـﻠ‬‫ﻳﻦ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ اﻟﻠ‬‫ن اﻟﺪ‬ ِ‫إ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ أُوﺗُﻮا‬ َ ََ ُ ْ َ ‫ﻒ اﻟ ﺬ‬ َ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ْﻢ ﺑَـ ْﻐﻴﺎً ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َوَﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ َ‫اﻟْﻜﺘ‬ َ ‫ ﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌﺪ َﻣﺎ َﺟ‬‫ﺎب إﻻ‬ ُ ‫ﺎء ُﻫ ْﻢ اﻟْﻌﻠ‬ ِ ‫ﻪ ﺳ ِﺮ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ ِﻪ ﻓَِﺈ‬‫ﺎت اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ‫ﻳ ْﻜ ُﻔﺮ ﺑِﺂﻳ‬ ِ ‫ْﺤﺴ‬ (19) ‫ﺎب‬ ُ َ َ َ ْ َ َ ‫ﻳﻊ اﻟ‬


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The House of I’mran 20. So if they dispute with you, say: "I have submitted my whole self to Allah and so have those who follow me." And say to the People of the Book and to the gentiles: "Do you (also) submit yourselves?" If they do, they are in right guidance, but if they turn back, Your duty is to convey the message; and in Allah's sight are (all) His servants.

‫ـﺒَـ َﻌﻨِﻲ‬‫ ِﻪ َوَﻣ ْﻦ اﺗ‬‫ﺖ َو ْﺟ ِﻬﻲ ﻟِﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺟ‬ ‫ﻓَِﺈ ْن َﺣﺎ‬ ُ ‫َﺳﻠَ ْﻤ‬ ْ ‫ﻮك ﻓَـ ُﻘ ْﻞ أ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫َﺳﻠَ ْﻤﺘُ ْﻢ ﻓَِﺈ ْن‬ ْ ‫ﻴﻦ أَأ‬ َ َ‫ﻳﻦ أُوﺗُﻮا اﻟْﻜﺘ‬ َ ‫ﻣﻴ‬ُ‫ﺎب َواﻷ‬ َ ‫َوﻗُ ْﻞ ﻟﻠﺬ‬ ُ‫ﻚ اﻟْﺒَﻼغ‬ َ ‫ َﻤﺎ َﻋﻠَْﻴ‬‫ ْﻮا ﻓَِﺈﻧ‬‫َﺳﻠَ ُﻤﻮا ﻓَـ َﻘ ْﺪ ْاﻫﺘَ َﺪوا َوإِ ْن ﺗَـ َﻮﻟ‬ ْ‫أ‬ ِ ‫ﺼﻴﺮ ﺑِﺎﻟ ِْﻌﺒ‬ ِ (20) ‫ﺎد‬ َ ٌ َ‫ﻪُ ﺑ‬‫َواﻟﻠ‬

25. But how (will they proceed) when we gather them together against a day about which there is no doubt, and each soul will be paid out just what it has earned, without (favor or) injustice?

ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻴﻦ ﺑِﻐَْﻴ ِﺮ‬ َ ‫ﺒﻴ‬‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَ ْﻜ ُﻔ ُﺮو َن ﺑﺂﻳَﺎت اﻟﻠﻪ َوﻳَـ ْﻘﺘُـﻠُﻮ َن اﻟﻨ‬ َ ‫ن اﻟﺬ‬ ‫إ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَﺄ ُْﻣ ُﺮو َن ﺑِﺎﻟ ِْﻘ ْﺴ ِﻂ ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻨ‬ ‫ﺎس‬ َ ‫ﻖ َوﻳَـ ْﻘﺘُـﻠُﻮ َن اﻟﺬ‬ ‫َﺣ‬ ٍ ‫ﺸ ْﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﺑِ َﻌ َﺬ‬ ٍ ِ‫اب أَﻟ‬  َ‫ﻓَـﺒ‬ (21) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ِ ‫ﺪﻧْـﻴﺎ و‬ ‫ﺖ أَ ْﻋﻤﺎﻟُﻬﻢ ﻓِﻲ اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ ِﺬ‬‫ﻚ اﻟ‬ ‫اﻵﺧ َﺮةِ َوَﻣﺎ‬ َ ِ‫أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ْ ُ َ ْ َ‫ﻳﻦ َﺣﺒﻄ‬ َ َ َ ِ ِ (22) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﺎﺻ ِﺮ‬ ِ ‫ﺼﻴﺒﺎً ِﻣﻦ اﻟ‬ ِ َ‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ أُوﺗُﻮا ﻧ‬‫أَﻟَﻢ ﺗَـﺮى إِﻟَﻰ اﻟ‬ ِ َ‫ْﻜﺘ‬ ‫ﺎب ﻳُ ْﺪ َﻋ ْﻮ َن‬ ْ َ َ ْ ِ ِ ِ ِ َ‫إِﻟَﻰ ﻛِﺘ‬ ‫ﻰ ﻓَ ِﺮﻳ ٌﻖ ﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬‫ﻢ ﻳَـﺘَـ َﻮﻟ‬ ُ‫ﻪ ﻟﻴَ ْﺤ ُﻜ َﻢ ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﺛ‬‫ﺎب اﻟﻠ‬ (23) ‫ﺿﻮ َن‬ ُ ‫َو ُﻫ ْﻢ ُﻣ ْﻌ ِﺮ‬ ٍ ‫ود‬ ‫ات‬  ‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا ﻟَ ْﻦ ﺗَ َﻤ‬‫ﻚ ﺑِﺄَﻧ‬ َ ِ‫َذﻟ‬ َ ‫ﺎﻣﺎً َﻣ ْﻌ ُﺪ‬‫ أَﻳ‬‫ﺎر إِﻻ‬ ُ ‫ﺴﻨَﺎ اﻟﻨ‬ (24) ‫ﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻓِﻲ ِدﻳﻨِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َﻣﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَـ ْﻔﺘَـ ُﺮو َن‬ َ‫َوﻏ‬ ٍ ِ ‫ﻓَ َﻜﻴﻒ إِذَا ﺟﻤﻌﻨ‬ ‫ﻞ‬ ‫ﺖ ُﻛ‬ ْ َ‫ـﻴ‬‫ﺐ ﻓِ ِﻴﻪ َوُوﻓ‬ َ ْ ُ َْ َ َ َ ْ‫ﺎﻫ ْﻢ ﻟﻴَـ ْﻮم ﻻ َرﻳ‬ ٍ ‫ﻧَـ ْﻔ‬ (25) ‫ﺖ َو ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻻ ﻳُﻈْﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬ ْ َ‫ﺴﺒ‬ َ ‫ﺲ َﻣﺎ َﻛ‬

26. Say: "O Allah. Lord of Power (and Rule), You give power to whom You please, and You strip off power from whom You please: You endue with honor whom You please, and You bring low whom You please: In Your hand is all good. Verily, over all things You has power.

ِ ِ ‫ﻚ اﻟْﻤﻠ‬ َ َ‫ْﻚ َﻣ ْﻦ ﺗ‬ َ ‫ْﻚ ﺗُـ ْﺆﺗِﻲ اﻟ ُْﻤﻠ‬ ُ‫ﺸﺎءُ َوﺗَـْﻨﺰِع‬ ُ َ ‫ﻢ َﻣﺎﻟ‬ ‫ ُﻬ‬‫ﻗُ ْﻞ اﻟﻠ‬ َ َ‫ل َﻣ ْﻦ ﺗ‬ ‫ﺸﺎءُ َوﺗُ ِﺬ‬ َ َ‫ﺰ َﻣ ْﻦ ﺗ‬ ‫ﺸﺎءُ َوﺗُِﻌ‬ َ َ‫ﻤ ْﻦ ﺗ‬ ‫ْﻚ ِﻣ‬ َ ‫اﻟ ُْﻤﻠ‬ ُ‫ﺸﺎء‬ (26) ‫ﻞ َﺷ ْﻲ ٍء ﻗَ ِﺪ ٌﻳﺮ‬ ‫ﻚ َﻋﻠَﻰ ُﻛ‬ َ ‫ْﺨْﻴـ ُﺮ إِﻧ‬ َ ‫ﺑِﻴَ ِﺪ َك اﻟ‬

21. As to those who deny the signs of Allah and in defiance of right, slay the prophets, and slay those who teach just dealing with humankind, announce to them a grievous penalty. 22. They are those whose works will bear no fruit in this world and in the Hereafter nor will they have anyone to help. 23. Has you not turned your vision to those who have been given a portion of the Book? They are invited to the Book of Allah, to settle their dispute, but a party of them turns back and decline (the arbitration). 24. This because they say: "The hellfire shall not touch us but for a few numbered days": For their forgeries deceive them as to their own religion.


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ِ ‫ﻬ‬‫ﻬﺎ ِر وﺗُﻮﻟِﺞ اﻟﻨـ‬‫ﻴﻞ ﻓِﻲ اﻟﻨـ‬‫ﺗُﻮﻟِﺞ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ِج‬ ُ ‫ْﻴ ِﻞ َوﺗُ ْﺨﺮ‬‫ﺎر ﻓﻲ اﻟﻠ‬ ََ ُ َ َ َْ ُ ِ ِ ‫اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ﻲ َوﺗَـ ْﺮُز ُق‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ َ ‫ِج اﻟ َْﻤﻴ‬ َ ‫ﺖ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ‬ َ ُ ‫ﺖ َوﺗُ ْﺨﺮ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ َْﻤﻴ‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ ِ ٍ ‫ﺸﺎءُ ﺑِﻐَْﻴ ِﺮ ﺣﺴ‬ (27) ‫ﺎب‬ َ َ‫َﻣ ْﻦ ﺗ‬ َ ِ ‫ﺨ ْﺬ اﻟْﻤ ْﺆِﻣﻨﻮ َن اﻟْ َﻜﺎﻓِ ِﺮﻳﻦ أَوﻟِﻴ‬ ِِ ِ ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ُ ُ ِ ‫ﻻ ﻳَـﺘ‬ َ ‫ﺎء ﻣ ْﻦ ُدون اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺆﻣﻨ‬ ََْ َ ‫ أَ ْن‬‫ ِﻪ ﻓِﻲ َﺷ ْﻲ ٍء إِﻻ‬‫ﺲ ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ِ‫َوَﻣ ْﻦ ﻳَـ ْﻔ َﻌ ْﻞ َذﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ﻓَـﻠَْﻴ‬ ِ  ‫ ِﻪ‬‫ﺴﻪُ َوإِﻟَﻰ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺬ ُرُﻛ ْﻢ اﻟﻠﻪُ ﻧَـ ْﻔ‬ ‫ـ ُﻘﻮا ﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﺗُـ َﻘﺎ ًة َوﻳُ َﺤ‬‫ﺗَـﺘ‬ ِ ‫اﻟْﻤ‬ (28) ‫ﺼ ُﻴﺮ‬ َ ِ ُ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺻ ُﺪوِرُﻛ ْﻢ أ َْو ﺗُـْﺒ ُﺪوﻩُ ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ْﻤﻪُ اﻟﻠ‬ ُ ‫ﻗُ ْﻞ إِ ْن ﺗُ ْﺨ ُﻔﻮا َﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺴﻤﻮ‬ ِ ‫ات َوَﻣﺎ ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ﻪُ َﻋﻠَﻰ‬‫ض َواﻟﻠ‬ َ َ  ‫َوﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻢ َﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟ‬ (29) ‫ﻞ َﺷ ْﻲ ٍء ﻗَ ِﺪ ٌﻳﺮ‬ ‫ُﻛ‬

27. "You cause the night to gain on the day, and you cause the day to gain on the night; You bring the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead out of the living; and You give sustenance to whom You please, without measure." 28. Let not the believers befriend deniers rather than the believers: if any do that, in nothing will there be help from Allah, except by way of precaution, that you may guard yourselves from them. But Allah cautions you (to remember) Himself; for the final goal is to Allah. 29. Say: "Whether you hide what is in your hearts or reveal it, Allah knows it all: He knows what is in the heavens, and what is on earth. And Allah has power over all things. 30. "On the Day when every soul will be confronted with all the good it has done, and all the evil it has done, it will wish there were a great distance between it and its evil. But Allah cautions you (to remember) Himself. And Allah is full of kindness to those that serve Him."

ٍ ‫ﻞ ﻧَـ ْﻔ‬ ‫ﻳَـ ْﻮ َم ﺗَ ِﺠ ُﺪ ُﻛ‬ ‫ﻀﺮاً َوَﻣﺎ‬ ْ َ‫ﺲ َﻣﺎ َﻋ ِﻤﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧْﻴ ٍﺮ ُﻣ ْﺤ‬ ٍ ‫ﺖ ِﻣﻦ ﺳ‬ ِ ً‫ن ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَـ َﻬﺎ َوﺑَـْﻴـﻨَﻪُ أ ََﻣﺪاً ﺑَِﻌﻴﺪا‬ َ‫د ﻟَ ْﻮ أ‬ ‫ﻮء ﺗَـ َﻮ‬ ُ ْ ْ َ‫َﻋﻤﻠ‬ ِ ‫وف ﺑِﺎﻟ ِْﻌﺒ‬  (30) ‫ﺎد‬ َ ٌ ُ‫ﻪُ َرء‬‫ﺴﻪُ َواﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺬ ُرُﻛ ْﻢ اﻟﻠﻪُ ﻧَـ ْﻔ‬ ‫َوﻳُ َﺤ‬ ‫ﻪُ َوﻳَـ ْﻐ ِﻔ ْﺮ‬‫ﺒِ ُﻌﻮﻧِﻲ ﻳُ ْﺤﺒِْﺒ ُﻜ ْﻢ اﻟﻠ‬‫ﻪَ ﻓَﺎﺗ‬‫ﻮ َن اﻟﻠ‬‫ﻗُ ْﻞ إِ ْن ُﻛْﻨﺘُ ْﻢ ﺗُ ِﺤﺒ‬ ِ ‫ﻪ ﻏَ ُﻔ‬‫ﻟَ ُﻜﻢ ذُﻧُﻮﺑ ُﻜﻢ واﻟﻠ‬ (31) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ُ َْ َ ْ ٌ ‫ﻮر َرﺣ‬ ِ ‫ﻗُﻞ أ‬ ‫ﺐ‬ َ ‫ﺮ ُﺳ‬ ‫ﻪَ َواﻟ‬‫َﻃ ُﻴﻌﻮا اﻟﻠ‬  ‫ﻪَ ﻻ ﻳُ ِﺤ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ ْﻮا ﻓَِﺈ‬‫ﻮل ﻓَِﺈ ْن ﺗَـ َﻮﻟ‬ ْ ِ (32) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫اﻟْ َﻜﺎﻓ ِﺮ‬

31. Say (O Prophet!): "If you do love Allah, follow me: Allah will love you and forgive you your sins: For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." 32. Say: "Obey Allah and His Messenger.: But if they turn back, Allah loves not those who reject the faith.

Field Study In the Verse No. 14, the Almighty has described the worldly attractions which were relevant to the society in which the Quran is revealed. Think about the worldly attractions relevant to the modern age and societies.


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Intellectual Exercise 1 The worldly attractions have four problems: (1) They are not everlasting. Any disaster can ruin the paradise of your dreams. (2) Man is mortal and is unable to enjoy them for an unlimited period of time. (3) One gets bored after enjoying these temporal charms. (4) The enjoyments of this world are accessible only to the rich people. Doors to this heaven are not open for everyone. Imagine a world full of attractions without having the above-mentioned problems. Would you like to live in that world forever? If yes, ponder into the next verses in which conditions are described to gain entry into the Paradise.

Experiential Learning 1 People of the previous nations were also given the same religion, Islam i.e. submission to God but some of them committed a lot of crimes in the name of God. What were the psychological reasons behind that attitude. Answer in the light of the Verse No. 21 and 24.

Personality Development 1 Five attributes of the righteous people are described in the Verse No. 17. Evaluate your own personality for the traits mentioned here.

Web Curiosity The Verse No. 26 and 27 describe the limitless power of God. Study the brief history of the world to see the manifestation of this power. How did God give power to different nations in different ages and how did He draw it back from them. Also study the cycles of the movement of earth and sun and the concept of ecological cycle to understand the power of God manifested in this universe.


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Intellectual Exercise 2 The Quran forbids Muslims to befriend those unbelievers who are enemies of Islam. For the NonMuslims who are not hostile to Islam, the Quran requires us to be kind, generous and friendly. Read the Verse No. 28 along with the Verse No. 7 of Suratul-Mumtahina (No. 60) and determine the teachings of God about relations of Muslims with other nations.

Personality Development 2 In the Verse No. 21, it is mentioned that the only true religion is “Islam” which means “submission to God”. There are many people in the world who call themselves “Muslim (follower of Islam)” but they do not submit themselves completely to God’s instructions. Appraise yourself critically to ensure that you have a submitting attitude to God. Experiential Learning 2 How could we become the beloved slaves of God? Reply in the light of the Verse No. 30 and 31.

Intellectual Exercise 3 In the light of the Verse No. 30, imagine the size of the database maintained by God in which all of our good and evil deeds are being recorded.


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In this Surah, God has specifically addressed the Christians who believe in Prophet Jesus ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬. Specific references are provided from the history of Christ and his mother Mary ‫رﺿﻲ اﷲ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ‬. It is emphasized that Jesus was a great prophet, not the son of God.


The House of ‘Imran

ِ ِ َ ‫آدم وﻧُﻮﺣﺎً و‬ ‫آل ِﻋ ْﻤ َﺮا َن‬ َ ‫ﻴﻢ َو‬ ْ َ‫ﻪ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫إ‬ َ َ َ َ ‫اﺻﻄََﻔﻰ‬ َ ‫آل إﺑْـ َﺮاﻫ‬ ِ ٍ ‫ﻀ َﻬﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ ُ ‫ﺔً ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬‫رﻳ‬ ُ‫( ذ‬33) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ُ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺾ َواﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟ َْﻌﺎﻟَﻤ‬ ِ ‫ﺳ ِﻤ‬ (34) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ َ ٌ ‫ﻴﻊ َﻋﻠ‬

33. Allah chose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of 'Imran above all people. 34. (They are) offspring, one of the other: And Allah hears and knows all things. 35. Behold! The wife of 'Imran said: "O my Lord! I do dedicate unto You what is in my womb for Your special service: So accept this of me: For You hear and know all things."

‫ﻚ َﻣﺎ ﻓِﻲ ﺑَﻄْﻨِﻲ‬  ‫ﺖ ْاﻣ َﺮأَةُ ِﻋ ْﻤ َﺮا َن َر‬ ْ َ‫إِ ْذ ﻗَﺎﻟ‬ َ َ‫ت ﻟ‬ ُ ‫ﻲ ﻧَ َﺬ ْر‬‫ب إِﻧ‬ ِ ِ  ‫ﺖ اﻟ‬ (35) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ‫ﻲ إِﻧ‬‫ ْﻞ ِﻣﻨ‬‫ﺮراً ﻓَـﺘَـ َﻘﺒ‬ ‫ُﻣ َﺤ‬ َ ْ‫ﻚ أَﻧ‬ ُ ‫ﺴﻤ‬ ُ ‫ﻴﻊ اﻟ َْﻌﻠ‬

36. When she was delivered, she said: "O my Lord! I have delivered a female child!” - and Allah knew best what she brought forth- "And the male is not like the female. I have named her Mary, and I commend her and her offspring to Your protection from the Satan, the rejected."

‫ﻪُ أَ ْﻋﻠَ ُﻢ‬‫ﺿ ْﻌﺘُـ َﻬﺎ أُﻧْـﺜَﻰ َواﻟﻠ‬  ‫ﺖ َر‬ ْ َ‫ﺿ َﻌْﺘـ َﻬﺎ ﻗَﺎﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻲ َو‬‫ب إِﻧ‬ َ ‫ﻤﺎ َو‬ َ‫ﻓَـﻠ‬ ‫ﻤْﻴﺘُـ َﻬﺎ َﻣ ْﺮﻳَ َﻢ‬ ‫ﻲ َﺳ‬‫ﺬ َﻛ ُﺮ َﻛﺎﻷُﻧْـﺜَﻰ َوإِﻧ‬ ‫ﺲ اﻟ‬ ْ ‫ﺿ َﻌ‬ َ ‫ﺑِ َﻤﺎ َو‬ َ ‫ﺖ َوﻟَْﻴ‬ ِ ِ َ‫ﺸﻴﻄ‬ ِ ‫ﺮِﺟ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ‬ (36) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ِ‫ﻲ أ ُِﻋﻴ ُﺬ َﻫﺎ ﺑ‬‫َوإِﻧ‬ ْ  ‫ـﺘَـ َﻬﺎ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ‬‫رﻳ‬ ُ‫ﻚ َوذ‬

37. Right graciously did her Lord accept her: He made her grow in purity and beauty: To the care of Zachariah was she assigned. Every time that he entered (her) chamber to see her, He found her supplied with sustenance. He said: "O Mary! Whence (comes) this to you?" She said: "From Allah. for Allah provides sustenance to whom He pleases without measure."

ٍ ِ ‫ﻔﻠَ َﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﺴﻨﺎً َوَﻛ‬ َ ‫ﺴ ٍﻦ َوأَﻧْـﺒَﺘَـ َﻬﺎ ﻧَـﺒَﺎﺗﺎً َﺣ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ ﺑ َﻘﺒُﻮل َﺣ‬‫ـﻠَ َﻬﺎ َرﺑ‬‫ﻓَـﺘَـ َﻘﺒ‬ ِ ‫اب َو َﺟ َﺪ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ َﻫﺎ‬ َ ‫ﺎ اﻟْﻤ ْﺤ َﺮ‬‫ َﻤﺎ َد َﺧ َﻞ َﻋﻠَْﻴـ َﻬﺎ َزَﻛ ِﺮﻳ‬‫ﺎ ُﻛﻠ‬‫َزَﻛ ِﺮﻳ‬ ِ َ‫ﻰ ﻟ‬‫ﺎل ﻳﺎ ﻣﺮﻳﻢ أَﻧ‬ ‫ ِﻪ‬‫ﺖ ُﻫ َﻮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻋْﻨ ِﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ ْ َ‫ﻚ َﻫ َﺬا ﻗَﺎﻟ‬ ُ َ ْ َ َ َ َ‫ِرْزﻗﺎً ﻗ‬ ٍ ‫ﺸﺎءُ ﺑِﻐَْﻴ ِﺮ ِﺣﺴ‬ (37) ‫ﺎب‬ َ َ‫ﻪَ ﻳَـ ْﺮُز ُق َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫إ‬ َ َ َ‫ﻪُ ﻗ‬‫ﺎ َرﺑ‬‫ﻚ َد َﻋﺎ َزَﻛ ِﺮﻳ‬  ‫ﺎل َر‬ ً‫ﺔ‬‫رﻳ‬ ُ‫ﻚ ذ‬ َ ْ‫ﺐ ﻟِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻟَ ُﺪﻧ‬ َ ِ‫ُﻫﻨَﺎﻟ‬ ْ ‫ب َﻫ‬ ِ َ ‫ﺒﺔً إِﻧ‬‫ﻃَﻴ‬ (38) ‫ﺪ َﻋ ِﺎء‬ ‫ﻴﻊ اﻟ‬ ُ ‫ﻚ َﺳﻤ‬ َ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻲ ﻓِﻲ اﻟ ِْﻤ ْﺤﺮ‬‫ﺼﻠ‬ ‫ن‬ َ‫اب أ‬ َ َ‫ﻓَـﻨ‬ َ ُ‫ﺎدﺗْﻪُ اﻟ َْﻤﻼﺋ َﻜﺔُ َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻗَﺎﺋ ٌﻢ ﻳ‬ َ  َ‫ﻪَ ﻳُـﺒ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬ ً‫ﺪا‬‫ ِﻪ َو َﺳﻴ‬‫ﻗﺎً ﺑِ َﻜﻠِ َﻤ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻠ‬‫ﺼﺪ‬ َ ‫ﺸ ُﺮ َك ﺑِﻴَ ْﺤﻴَﻰ ُﻣ‬ ِ ِ  ‫وﺣﺼﻮراً وﻧَﺒِﻴﺎً ِﻣﻦ اﻟ‬ (39) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ْ ّ َ ُ ََ َ ‫ﺼﺎﻟﺤ‬

38. There did Zachariah pray to his Lord, saying: "O my Lord! Grant unto me from You a progeny that is pure: for You are He that hears prayer! 39. While he was standing in prayer in the chamber, the angels called unto him: "(Allah) does give you glad tidings of John, witnessing the truth of a word from Allah, and (be besides) noble, chaste, and a prophet,- of the (goodly) company of the righteous."


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ِ ‫ﻰ ﻳ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻟِﻲ ﻏُﻼم وﻗَ ْﺪ ﺑـﻠَﻐَﻨِﻲ اﻟ‬‫ب أَﻧ‬ ‫ْﻜﺒَـ ُﺮ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬  ‫ﺎل َر‬ َ ٌَ َ (40) ُ‫ﺸﺎء‬ َ َ‫َو ْاﻣ َﺮأَﺗِﻲ َﻋﺎﻗِ ٌﺮ ﻗ‬ َ َ‫ﻪُ ﻳَـ ْﻔ َﻌ ُﻞ َﻣﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻚ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ِ‫ﺎل َﻛ َﺬﻟ‬

40. He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son seeing I am very old and my wife is barren?" Thus was the answer "Allah accomplishes what He wills."

 ‫ﺎس‬ َ َ‫اﺟ َﻌ ْﻞ ﻟِﻲ آﻳَﺔً ﻗ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬  ‫ﺎل َر‬ َ ُ‫ﺎل آﻳَـﺘ‬ ْ ‫ب‬ َ ‫ ﺗُ َﻜﻠ َﻢ اﻟﻨ‬‫ﻚ أَﻻ‬ ‫ﻲ‬ ‫ ْﺢ ﺑِﺎﻟ َْﻌ ِﺸ‬‫ﻚ َﻛﺜِﻴﺮاً َو َﺳﺒ‬ َ ‫ َرْﻣﺰاً َواذْ ُﻛ ْﺮ َرﺑ‬‫ ٍﺎم إِﻻ‬‫ﺛَﻼﺛَﺔَ أَﻳ‬ (41) ‫َوا ِﻹﺑْ َﻜﺎ ِر‬

41. He said: "O my Lord! Give me a sign!" "Your sign," was the answer, “shall be that you shall speak to no man for three days but with signals. Then celebrate the praises of your Lord again and again, and glorify Him in the evening and in the morning."

43. "O Mary! Worship Your Lord devoutly: Prostrate yourself, and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow down."

ِ ‫ﺮ ِك‬ ْ َ‫َوإِ ْذ ﻗَﺎﻟ‬ ْ َ‫ﻪ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﺖ اﻟ َْﻤﻼﺋِ َﻜﺔُ ﻳَﺎ َﻣ ْﺮﻳَ ُﻢ إ‬ َ ‫اﺻﻄََﻔﺎك َوﻃَﻬ‬ ِ ‫واﺻﻄََﻔ‬ ِ ِ ِ‫ﺎك َﻋﻠَﻰ ﻧ‬ (42) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ْ َ َ ‫ﺴﺎء اﻟ َْﻌﺎﻟَﻤ‬ َ ِ ِ ‫ﻚو‬ ِِ ِ ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ْ َ ِ ‫ﻳَﺎ َﻣ ْﺮﻳَ ُﻢ اﻗـْﻨُﺘِﻲ ﻟ َﺮﺑ‬ َ ‫ﺮاﻛﻌ‬ ‫اﺳ ُﺠﺪي َو ْارَﻛﻌﻲ َﻣ َﻊ اﻟ‬ (43)

44. This is part of the tidings of the things unseen, which We reveal unto you (O Muhammad!) by inspiration: You were not with them when they cast lots with arrows, as to which of them should be charged with the care of Mary: Nor were you with them when they disputed (the point).

ِ ُ‫ﺐ ﻧ‬ ِ ‫ﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ أﻧْـﺒَ ِﺎء اﻟْﻐَْﻴ‬ ‫ﺖ ﻟَ َﺪﻳْ ِﻬ ْﻢ إِ ْذ‬ َ ‫ﻮﺣ ِﻴﻪ إِﻟَْﻴ‬ َ ِ‫َذﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻚ َوَﻣﺎ ُﻛْﻨ‬ ‫ﺖ ﻟَ َﺪﻳْ ِﻬ ْﻢ إِ ْذ‬ َ ‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻜ ُﻔ ُﻞ َﻣ ْﺮﻳَ َﻢ َوَﻣﺎ ُﻛْﻨ‬‫ْﻼﻣ ُﻬ ْﻢ أَﻳ‬ َ ‫ﻳُـ ْﻠ ُﻘﻮ َن أَﻗ‬ ِ َ‫ﻳ ْﺨﺘ‬ (44) ‫ﺼ ُﻤﻮ َن‬ َ

42. Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah has chosen you and purified you, chosen you above the women of all nations.

45. Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah gives you glad tidings of a word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honor in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah.

ِ ٍ ِ ِ  ‫ﻪ ﻳـﺒ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﺖ اﻟْﻤﻼﺋِ َﻜﺔُ ﻳﺎ ﻣﺮﻳﻢ إ‬ ُ‫ﺸ ُﺮك ﺑِ َﻜﻠ َﻤﺔ ﻣْﻨﻪ‬ َُ َ َ ْ َ‫إِ ْذ ﻗَﺎﻟ‬ ُ َْ َ َ ِ ‫اﺳﻤﻪ اﻟْﻤ ِﺴ‬ ‫ﺪﻧْـﻴَﺎ‬ ‫ﻴﺴﻰ اﺑْ ُﻦ َﻣ ْﺮﻳَ َﻢ َو ِﺟﻴﻬﺎً ﻓِﻲ اﻟ‬ ُ َ ُُ ْ َ ‫ﻴﺢ ﻋ‬ ِ ِ ِ  ‫ﺎس ﻓِﻲ‬ َ ِ‫ﺮﺑ‬ ‫َواﻵﺧ َﺮة َوﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ ُْﻤ َﻘ‬ َ ‫( َوﻳُ َﻜﻠ ُﻢ اﻟﻨ‬45) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ِ ِ  ‫اﻟْﻤ ْﻬ ِﺪ وَﻛ ْﻬﻼً وِﻣﻦ اﻟ‬ (46) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ْ َ َ ‫ﺼﺎﻟﺤ‬ َ َ

46. "He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous."

ِ ‫ﺎل‬ َ َ‫ﺸ ٌﺮ ﻗ‬  ‫ﺖ َر‬ َ َ‫ﺴ ْﺴﻨِﻲ ﺑ‬ ْ َ‫ﻗَﺎﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻰ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻟﻲ َوﻟَ ٌﺪ َوﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻤ‬‫ب أَﻧ‬ ِ ِ‫َﻛ َﺬﻟ‬ ‫ﻮل‬ ُ ‫ َﻤﺎ ﻳَـ ُﻘ‬‫ﻀﻰ أ َْﻣﺮاً ﻓَِﺈﻧ‬ َ َ‫ﻪُ ﻳَ ْﺨﻠُ ُﻖ َﻣﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻚ اﻟﻠ‬ َ َ‫ﺸﺎءُ إِذَا ﻗ‬ (47) ‫ﻟَﻪُ ُﻛ ْﻦ ﻓَـﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن‬

47. She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has touched me?" He said: "Even so: Allah creates what He wills: When He has decreed a plan, He but says to it, 'Be,' and it is!


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The House of I’mran 48. "And Allah will teach him the Book (Divine Law) and Wisdom, i.e. the Torah and the Gospel, 49. "And (appoint him) an apostle to the Children of Israel, (with this message): "I have come to you, with a sign from your Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah's leave: And I heal those born blind, and the lepers, and I give life to the dead, by Allah's permission; and I describe to you what you eat, and what you store in your houses. Surely therein is a sign for you if you did believe; 50. "(I have come to you), to attest the Law which was before me. And to make lawful to you part of what was (before) forbidden to you; I have come to you with a sign from your Lord. So fear Allah, and obey me. 51. "It is Allah Who is my Lord and your Lord; then worship Him. This is the way that is straight.'" 52. When Jesus found unbelief on their part, he said: "Who will be my helpers to (the work of) Allah." Said the disciples: “We are Allah's helpers: We believe in Allah, and do you bear witness that we are Muslims.” 53. "Our Lord! We believe in what You has revealed, and we follow the Messenger, then write us down among those who bear witness." 54. And (the unbelievers) plotted (a scheme), and Allah too planned, and the best of planners is Allah. 55. Behold! Allah said: "O Jesus! I will take you and raise you to Myself and clear you (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I will make those who follow you superior to those who reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection: Then shall you all return unto me, and I will judge between you of the matters wherein you dispute.


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ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻴﻞ‬ َ َ‫ ُﻤﻪُ اﻟْﻜﺘ‬‫َوﻳُـ َﻌﻠ‬ ْ ‫ْﻤﺔَ َواﻟﺘـ‬ َ ‫ﺎب َواﻟْﺤﻜ‬ َ ‫ﻮَراةَ َواﻹﻧﺠ‬ (48) ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻲ ﻗَ ْﺪ ِﺟْﺌﺘُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑِﺂﻳٍَﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬‫ﻴﻞ أَﻧ‬ َ ‫َوَر ُﺳﻮﻻً إﻟَﻰ ﺑَﻨﻲ إ ْﺳ َﺮاﺋ‬ ‫ْﻴ ِﺮ ﻓَﺄَﻧ ُﻔ ُﺦ‬‫ﻴ ِﻦ َﻛ َﻬْﻴﺌَ ِﺔ اﻟﻄ‬‫ﻲ أَ ْﺧﻠُ ُﻖ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻄ‬‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ أَﻧ‬‫َرﺑ‬ ‫ص‬ ُ ‫ ِﻪ َوأُﺑْ ِﺮ‬‫ﻓِ ِﻴﻪ ﻓَـﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻃَْﻴﺮاً ﺑِِﺈ ْذ ِن اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ئ اﻷَ ْﻛ َﻤﻪَ َواﻷَﺑْـ َﺮ‬ ‫ﺌُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ ﺗَﺄْ ُﻛﻠُﻮ َن َوَﻣﺎ‬‫ ِﻪ َوأُﻧَـﺒ‬‫ُﺣ ِﻲ اﻟ َْﻤ ْﻮﺗَﻰ ﺑِِﺈ ْذ ِن اﻟﻠ‬ ْ ‫َوأ‬ ‫ﻚ ﻵﻳَﺔً ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ إِ ْن‬ َ ِ‫ن ﻓِﻲ َذﻟ‬ ِ‫ﺪ ِﺧ ُﺮو َن ﻓِﻲ ﺑُـﻴُﻮﺗِ ُﻜ ْﻢ إ‬ َ‫ﺗ‬ ِ (49) ‫ﻨﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ُﻛْﻨﺘُ ْﻢ ُﻣ ْﺆﻣ‬ ِ  ‫ﻗﺎً ﻟِﻤﺎ ﺑـﻴﻦ ﻳ َﺪ‬‫وﻣﺼﺪ‬ ‫ﻞ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻮَراةِ َوﻷ ُِﺣ‬ ْ ‫ي ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﺘـ‬ َ َ َْ َ َ ُ َ ِ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬‫ﺮَم َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ َو ِﺟْﺌﺘُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑِﺂﻳٍَﺔ ﻣ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬ ‫ ِﺬي ُﺣ‬‫ﺾ اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ ِ ِ ‫َﻃﻴﻌ‬ (50) ‫ﻮن‬ ُ ‫ﻪَ َوأ‬‫ـ ُﻘﻮا اﻟﻠ‬‫ﻓَﺎﺗ‬ ِ ٌ ‫ﺻﺮا‬ ِ  ِ ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ‫ط ُﻣ ْﺴﺘَﻘ‬ َ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓَﺎ ْﻋﺒُ ُﺪوﻩُ َﻫ َﺬا‬‫ﻲ َوَرﺑ‬‫ن اﻟﻠﻪَ َرﺑ‬ ‫إ‬ (51) ِ  ‫ﻤﺎ أَﺣ‬ َ‫ﻓَـﻠ‬ ‫ﺼﺎ ِري‬ َ َ‫ﻴﺴﻰ ِﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ اﻟْ ُﻜ ْﻔ َﺮ ﻗ‬ َ ْ‫ﺎل َﻣ ْﻦ أَﻧ‬ َ َ ‫ﺲﻋ‬ ِ ‫ﻮ َن ﻧَﺤﻦ أَﻧْﺼ‬‫ﺎل اﻟْﺤﻮا ِرﻳ‬ ِ ِ ‫ ِﻪ‬‫ﺎ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ‬‫آﻣﻨ‬ َ ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺎر اﻟﻠ‬ َُ ُْ َ َ َ َ‫إﻟَﻰ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻗ‬ (52) ‫ﺎ ُﻣ ْﺴﻠِ ُﻤﻮ َن‬‫َوا ْﺷ َﻬ ْﺪ ﺑِﺄَﻧ‬ ‫ﻮل ﻓَﺎ ْﻛﺘُْﺒـﻨَﺎ َﻣ َﻊ‬ َ ‫ﺮ ُﺳ‬ ‫ـﺒَـ ْﻌﻨَﺎ اﻟ‬‫ْﺖ َواﺗ‬ َ ‫ﺎ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ أَﻧْـ َﺰﻟ‬‫آﻣﻨ‬ َ ‫ـﻨَﺎ‬‫َرﺑ‬ ِ ِ  ‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﻪُ َﺧْﻴـ ُﺮ‬‫ﻪُ َواﻟﻠ‬‫( َوَﻣ َﻜ ُﺮوا َوَﻣ َﻜ َﺮ اﻟﻠ‬53) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺸﺎﻫﺪ‬ ِ (54) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫اﻟ َْﻤﺎﻛ ِﺮ‬ ِ  َ َ‫إِ ْذ ﻗ‬ ‫ﻲ‬ َ‫ﻚ إِﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻴﻚ َوَراﻓِ ُﻌ‬ َ ‫ﻲ ُﻣﺘَـ َﻮﻓ‬‫ﻴﺴﻰ إِﻧ‬ َ ‫ﺎل اﻟﻠﻪُ ﻳَﺎ ﻋ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻮك‬ َ ‫ـﺒَـ ُﻌ‬‫ﻳﻦ اﺗ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻛ َﻔ ُﺮوا َو َﺟﺎﻋ ُﻞ اﻟﺬ‬ َ ‫ﻬ ُﺮ َك ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﺬ‬ َ‫َوُﻣﻄ‬ ِ ‫ﻲ َﻣ ْﺮِﺟ ُﻌ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ َ‫ﻢ إِﻟ‬ ُ‫ﻳﻦ َﻛ َﻔ ُﺮوا إِﻟَﻰ ﻳَـ ْﻮِم اﻟ ِْﻘﻴَ َﺎﻣ ِﺔ ﺛ‬ َ ‫ﻓَـ ْﻮ َق اﻟﺬ‬ ِ (55) ‫ﻴﻤﺎ ُﻛْﻨﺘُ ْﻢ ﻓِ ِﻴﻪ ﺗَ ْﺨﺘَﻠِ ُﻔﻮ َن‬ ْ ‫ﻓَﺄ‬ َ ‫َﺣ ُﻜ ُﻢ ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓ‬ Level 01



ِ ‫ﺪﻧْـﻴَﺎ‬ ‫ﺬﺑُـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻋ َﺬاﺑﺎً َﺷ ِﺪﻳﺪاً ﻓِﻲ اﻟ‬ ‫ُﻋ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻛ َﻔ ُﺮوا ﻓَﺄ‬ َ ‫ﻣﺎ اﻟﺬ‬َ‫ﻓَﺄ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ (56) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫َواﻵﺧ َﺮة َوَﻣﺎ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﺎﺻ ِﺮ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺼﺎﻟِﺤ‬ ِ ‫ﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬‫ﺎت ﻓَـﻴُـ َﻮﻓ‬ َ  ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا َو َﻋﻤﻠُﻮا اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻣﺎ اﻟﺬ‬ َ‫َوأ‬ ِ ِ   ‫ﻪُ ﻻ ﻳ ِﺤ‬‫أُﺟﻮر ُﻫﻢ واﻟﻠ‬ (57) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ُ َْ َ ُ َ ‫ﺐ اﻟﻈﺎﻟﻤ‬

56. "As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to help." 57. "As to those who believe and work righteousness, Allah will pay them (in full) their reward; but Allah loves not those who do wrong."

ِ َ ‫ﻚ ﻧَـْﺘـﻠُﻮﻩ ﻋﻠﻴ‬ ِ ِ ‫ْﺤ ِﻜ‬ (58) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ِ‫ذَﻟ‬ َْ ُ َ ‫ﺬ ْﻛ ِﺮ اﻟ‬ ‫ﻚ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻵﻳَﺎت َواﻟ‬ ِ ِ ِ ٍ ‫آد َم َﺧﻠَ َﻘﻪُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗُـﺮ‬ ‫اب‬ َ ‫ ِﻪ َﻛ َﻤﺜَ ِﻞ‬‫ﻴﺴﻰ ﻋْﻨ َﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ َ َ ‫ن َﻣﺜَ َﻞ ﻋ‬ ‫إ‬ (59) ‫ﺎل ﻟَﻪُ ُﻛ ْﻦ ﻓَـﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن‬ َ َ‫ﻢ ﻗ‬ ُ‫ﺛ‬ ِ (60) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ َ ‫اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ﻓَﻼ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﻤﺘَ ِﺮ‬

58. (O Muhammad!) This is what we rehearse unto you of the signs and the Message of Wisdom. 59. The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him: "Be". And he was. 60. The Truth (comes) from Allah alone; so be not of those who doubt.

ِ ِ ِ ِ َ ‫ﺟ‬ ‫ﻓَﻤﻦ ﺣﺎ‬ ‫ﺎء َك ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ ِْﻌﻠ ِْﻢ ﻓَـ ُﻘ ْﻞ‬ َ َْ َ ‫ﻚ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌﺪ َﻣﺎ َﺟ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺎء ُﻛ ْﻢ‬ َ‫ﺴ‬ َ َ‫ﺗَـ َﻌﺎﻟَ ْﻮا ﻧَ ْﺪعُ أَﺑْـﻨ‬ َ‫ﺴ‬ َ ‫ﺎءﻧَﺎ َوﻧ‬ َ ‫ﺎء ُﻛ ْﻢ َوﻧ‬ َ َ‫ﺎءﻧَﺎ َوأَﺑْـﻨ‬ ‫ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻰ‬‫ﻢ ﻧَـْﺒﺘَ ِﻬ ْﻞ ﻓَـﻨَ ْﺠ َﻌ ْﻞ ﻟَ ْﻌﻨَﺔَ اﻟﻠ‬ ُ‫ﺴ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺛ‬ َ ‫ﺴﻨَﺎ َوأَﻧْـ ُﻔ‬ َ ‫َوأَﻧْـ ُﻔ‬ ِِ (61) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫اﻟْ َﻜﺎذﺑ‬ ‫ن‬ ِ‫ﻪُ َوإ‬‫ اﻟﻠ‬‫ﻖ َوَﻣﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ إِﻟَ ٍﻪ إِﻻ‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ َ ‫ن َﻫ َﺬا ﻟَ ُﻬ َﻮ اﻟْ َﻘ‬ ِ‫إ‬ َ ‫ﺺ اﻟ‬ ُ ‫ﺼ‬ ِ ‫ﻪ ﻟَﻬﻮ اﻟْﻌ ِﺰﻳﺰ اﻟ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬ َ‫ﻪ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ ْﻮا ﻓَِﺈ‬‫( ﻓَِﺈ ْن ﺗَـ َﻮﻟ‬62) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ُ َ َُ َ ُ ‫ْﺤﻜ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ‫َﻋﻠ‬ (63) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ ٌ َ ‫ﻴﻢ ﺑﺎﻟ ُْﻤ ْﻔﺴﺪ‬

61. If any one disputes in this matter with you, now after (full) knowledge has come to you, say: "Come! let us gather together, our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves: Then let us earnestly pray, and invoke the curse of Allah on those who lie!" 62. This is the true account: There is no god except Allah. and He is indeed the Exalted in Power, the Wise. 63. But if they turn back, Allah has full knowledge of those who do mischief. 64. Say: "O People of the Book! Come to common terms as between us and you: That we worship none but Allah. that we associate no partners with him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, lords and patrons other than Allah." If then they turn back, say you: "Bear witness that we (at least) are Muslims (bowing to Allah's Will).

ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺖ‬ ْ َ‫ﻴﻢ َوَﻣﺎ أُﻧْ ِﺰﻟ‬ َ ‫ﺟﻮ َن ﻓﻲ إﺑْـ َﺮاﻫ‬ ‫ﻳَﺎ أ َْﻫ َﻞ اﻟْﻜﺘَﺎب ﻟ َﻢ ﺗُ َﺤﺎ‬ ِ ِ (65) ‫ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌ ِﺪﻩِ أَﻓَﻼ ﺗَـ ْﻌ ِﻘﻠُﻮ َن‬‫ﻴﻞ إِﻻ‬ ْ ‫اﻟﺘـ‬ ُ ‫ﻮَراةُ َواﻹﻧﺠ‬

65. You People of the Book! Why dispute you about Abraham, when the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed till after him? Have you no understanding?


ِ ‫ﻗُﻞ ﻳﺎ أ َْﻫﻞ اﻟ‬ ِ َ‫ْﻜﺘ‬ ‫ﺎب ﺗَـ َﻌﺎﻟَ ْﻮا إِﻟَﻰ َﻛﻠِ َﻤ ٍﺔ َﺳ َﻮ ٍاء ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَـﻨَﺎ‬ َ َْ ِ ‫ﻪ وﻻ ﻧُ ْﺸ ِﺮ َك ﺑِ ِﻪ َﺷﻴﺌﺎً وﻻ ﻳـﺘ‬‫ اﻟﻠ‬‫ ﻧَـﻌﺒ َﺪ إِﻻ‬‫وﺑـﻴـﻨَ ُﻜﻢ أَﻻ‬ ‫ﺨ َﺬ‬ َ َ ْ ُْ ْ َْ َ ََ ِ ِ ‫ﻀﻨَﺎ ﺑـ ْﻌﻀﺎً أَرﺑﺎﺑﺎً ﻣﻦ ُد‬ ‫ ْﻮا ﻓَـ ُﻘﻮﻟُﻮا‬‫ ِﻪ ﻓَِﺈ ْن ﺗَـ َﻮﻟ‬‫ون اﻟﻠ‬ ْ َْ َ ُ ‫ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ (64) ‫ﺎ ُﻣ ْﺴﻠِ ُﻤﻮ َن‬‫ا ْﺷ َﻬ ُﺪوا ﺑِﺄَﻧ‬

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66. Ah! You are those who fell to disputing (even) in matters of which you had some knowledge! But why dispute you in matters of which you have no knowledge? It is Allah Who knows, and you who know not!

ِ ِ ِِ ِ ‫ْﻢ ﻓَﻠِ َﻢ‬ َ ‫َﻫﺎأَﻧْـﺘُ ْﻢ َﻫ ُﺆﻻء َﺣ‬ ٌ ‫ﻴﻤﺎ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺎﺟ ْﺠﺘُ ْﻢ ﻓ‬ ِ ِِ ِ ‫ﻪُ ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻢ َوأَﻧْـﺘُ ْﻢ ﻻ‬‫ْﻢ َواﻟﻠ‬ ٌ ‫ﺲ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺟﻮ َن ﻓ‬ ‫ﺗُ َﺤﺎ‬ َ ‫ﻴﻤﺎ ﻟَْﻴ‬ (66) ‫ﺗَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬

67. Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian; but he was true in faith, and bowed his will to Allah's (which is Islam), and he joined not gods with Allah.

ِ ِ ِ ً‫ﺼ َﺮاﻧِﻴّﺎً َوﻟَ ِﻜ ْﻦ َﻛﺎ َن َﺣﻨِﻴﻔﺎ‬ ْ َ‫ﻴﻢ ﻳَـ ُﻬﻮدﻳّﺎً َوﻻ ﻧ‬ ُ ‫َﻣﺎ َﻛﺎ َن إﺑْـ َﺮاﻫ‬ ِ ِ ِ (67) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ُﻣ ْﺴﻠﻤﺎً َوَﻣﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺸ ِﺮﻛ‬

68. Without doubt, among men, the nearest of kin to Abraham, are those who follow him, as are also this Messenger (Muhammad) and those who believe: And Allah is the Protector of those who have faith.

ِ ِِ ِ ‫ن أَوﻟَﻰ اﻟﻨ‬ ِ‫إ‬ ِ  ‫اﻫ‬ ‫ﻲ‬ ِ‫ﺒ‬‫ـﺒَـ ُﻌﻮﻩُ َو َﻫ َﺬا اﻟﻨ‬‫ﻳﻦ اﺗ‬ ْ َ ‫ﻴﻢ ﻟَﻠﺬ‬ َ ‫ﺎس ﺑﺈﺑْـ َﺮ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ  (68) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻲ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺆﻣﻨ‬ ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا َواﻟﻠﻪُ َوﻟ‬ َ ‫َواﻟﺬ‬

Field Study How should we present the message of true Islam to the People of Book (Jews and Christians)? Reply in the light of the Verse No. 64.

Personality Development 1 Read the Chapter 23 of the Gospels of Matthew in the light of the Verse No. 50. What did Prophet Jesus ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة‬ ‫واﻟﺴﻼم‬allowed which was forbidden by the jurists of Jews? Also study the character of such jurists as mentioned by Prophet Jesus .‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬

Experiential Learning 1 Note down the important points mentioned in the Verse No. 4247 about the chaste and moral character of Mary ‫رﺿﻲ اﷲ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ‬. Read the same story in the Bible and compare it with that mentioned in the Quran.


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Personality Development 2 Allah, the Almighty admired the disciples of Prophet Jesus ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة‬ .‫واﻟﺴﻼم‬Identify the reasons in their character mentioned in the Quran and the Gospels.

Intellectual Exercise What is the relation of three religions i.e. Judaism, Christianity and Islam to Prophet Abraham ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‬ ?‫اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬If you do not know the answer, search internet for it.

Web Curiosity In the history of antiquity, it was a common practice to devote the eldest son to serve for God’s mission. Search the internet details of this practice and relate the devotion of the mother of Mary ‫رﺿﻲ اﷲ ﻋﻨﻬﻤﺎ‬as well as Zachariah ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬to this practice.

Experiential Learning 2 In the Verse No. 48, it is mentioned that: “And Allah will teach him the Law and the Wisdom i.e. the Torah and the Gospel.” Look at the Torah (first five books of the Old Testament of the Bible) and the Gospels (first four books of the New Testament of the Bible) quickly and identify why did God call the Torah as “the Law” and the Gospel as “the Wisdom”.


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The following verses were revealed to depict the character of the people who work for the mission of God. They are declared “the best of people” by the Almighty Allah. A prayer of such people is also described at the end of this Surah which is also included in this lesson.


The House of I’mran 102. O believers! Fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islam (being submitted to God). 103. And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves; and remember with gratitude Allah's favor on you; for you were enemies and He joined your hearts in love, so that by His Grace, you became brethren; and you were on the brink of the pit of fire, and He rescued you from it. Thus does Allah make His signs clear to you: That you may be guided. 104. Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong: They are the ones to attain felicity. 105. Be not like those who are divided amongst themselves and fall into disputations after receiving clear signs: For them is a dreadful penalty. 106. On the Day when some faces will be (lit up with) white, and some faces will be (in the gloom of) darkness: To those whose faces will be dark, (will be said): "Did you reject the faith after accepting it? Taste then the penalty for rejecting the faith."

‫ْﺨْﻴ ِﺮ َوﻳَﺄ ُْﻣ ُﺮو َن‬ َ ‫ﻣﺔٌ ﻳَ ْﺪ ُﻋﻮ َن إِﻟَﻰ اﻟ‬ُ‫َوﻟْﺘَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﻣْﻨ ُﻜ ْﻢ أ‬ ِ ‫ﺑِﺎﻟْﻤﻌﺮ‬ ‫ﻚ ُﻫ ْﻢ‬ َ ِ‫وف َوﻳَـْﻨـ َﻬ ْﻮ َن َﻋ ْﻦ اﻟ ُْﻤْﻨ َﻜ ِﺮ َوأ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ُْ َ (104) ‫اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﻔﻠِ ُﺤﻮ َن‬ ِ ‫ﺮﻗُﻮا َوا ْﺧﺘَـﻠَ ُﻔﻮا ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌ ِﺪ َﻣﺎ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﺗَـ َﻔ‬ َ ‫َوﻻ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮﻧُﻮا َﻛﺎﻟﺬ‬ ِ (105) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ِ‫ﺎت َوأ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ُ َ‫ـﻨ‬‫ﺎء ُﻫ ْﻢ اﻟْﺒَـﻴ‬ ٌ ‫ﻚ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻋ َﺬ‬ ٌ ‫اب َﻋﻈ‬ َ ‫َﺟ‬ ِ ‫ت‬  َ‫ﻳَـ ْﻮ َم ﺗَـْﺒـﻴ‬ ْ ‫اﺳ َﻮد‬ ْ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻣﺎ اﻟﺬ‬َ‫د ُو ُﺟﻮﻩٌ ﻓَﺄ‬ ‫ﺾ ُو ُﺟﻮﻩٌ َوﺗَ ْﺴ َﻮ‬ ِ ِ‫ﻮﻫ ُﻬﻢ أَ َﻛ َﻔﺮﺗُﻢ ﺑـ ْﻌ َﺪ إ‬ ‫اب ﺑِ َﻤﺎ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻤﺎﻧ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓَ ُﺬوﻗُﻮا اﻟ َْﻌ َﺬ‬ َ َ ْ ْ ْ ُ ‫ُو ُﺟ‬ (106) ‫ُﻛْﻨﺘُ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻜ ُﻔ ُﺮو َن‬

ِ ‫ ِﻪ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ‬‫ﻮﻫ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻓَِﻔﻲ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ِﺔ اﻟﻠ‬ ْ ‫ﻳﻦ اﺑْـﻴَﻀ‬ ُ ‫ﺖ ُو ُﺟ‬ َ ‫ﻣﺎ اﻟﺬ‬ َ‫َوأ‬ (107) ‫َﺧﺎﻟِ ُﺪو َن‬ ِ ُ ‫ْﻚ آﻳ‬ ِ ‫ﻪُ ﻳُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ‬‫ﻖ َوَﻣﺎ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ َ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ َﻋﻠَْﻴ‬ َ ُ‫ﻪ ﻧَـْﺘـﻠ‬‫ﺎت اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ﺑِﺎﻟ‬ َ َ ‫ﺗﻠ‬ ِ ِ (108) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻇُﻠْﻤﺎً ﻟﻠْﻌﺎﻟَﻤ‬

107. But those whose faces will be (lit with) white, they will be in (the light of) Allah's mercy: therein to dwell (for ever). 108. These are the signs of Allah. We rehearse them to you in truth: And Allah means no injustice to any of His creatures.


ِ ‫ﻦ‬ ُ‫ﻖ ﺗُـ َﻘﺎﺗِِﻪ َوﻻ ﺗَ ُﻤﻮﺗ‬ ‫ﻪَ َﺣ‬‫ـ ُﻘﻮا اﻟﻠ‬‫آﻣﻨُﻮا اﺗ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ (102) ‫ َوأَﻧْـﺘُ ْﻢ ُﻣ ْﺴﻠِ ُﻤﻮ َن‬‫إِﻻ‬ ِ َ‫وا ْﻋﺘ‬ َ‫ﺮﻗُﻮا َواذْ ُﻛ ُﺮوا ﻧِ ْﻌ َﻤﺔ‬ ‫ ِﻪ َﺟ ِﻤﻴﻌﺎً َوﻻ ﺗَـ َﻔ‬‫ﺼ ُﻤﻮا ﺑِ َﺤْﺒ ِﻞ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ِ ِ ‫ﻒ ﺑَـْﻴ َﻦ ﻗُـﻠُﻮﺑِ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫اء ﻓَﺄَﻟ‬ ً ‫اﻟﻠﻪ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ إ ْذ ُﻛْﻨﺘُ ْﻢ أَ ْﻋ َﺪ‬ ‫َﺻﺒَ ْﺤﺘُ ْﻢ ﺑِﻨِ ْﻌ َﻤﺘِ ِﻪ إِ ْﺧ َﻮاﻧﺎً َوُﻛْﻨﺘُ ْﻢ َﻋﻠَﻰ َﺷ َﻔﺎ ُﺣ ْﻔ َﺮةٍ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ْ ‫ﻓَﺄ‬ ‫ﻪُ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ آﻳَﺎﺗِِﻪ‬‫ ُﻦ اﻟﻠ‬‫ﻚ ﻳُـﺒَـﻴ‬ َ ِ‫ﺎ ِر ﻓَﺄَﻧْـ َﻘ َﺬ ُﻛ ْﻢ ِﻣْﻨـ َﻬﺎ َﻛ َﺬﻟ‬‫اﻟﻨ‬ (103) ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺗَـ ْﻬﺘَ ُﺪو َن‬‫ﻟَ َﻌﻠ‬

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The House of I’mran 109. To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: To Him do all matters referred back (for decision). 110. (O Prophet’s Companions!) You are the best of peoples, evolved for humankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah. If only the People of the Book had faith, it were best for them: among them are some who have faith, but most of them are perverted transgressors.



ِ ‫ﺴﻤﻮ‬ ِ ‫ات َواﻷ َْر‬ ‫ﻞ َﺷ ْﻲ ٍء‬ ‫ﻪُ َﻋﻠَﻰ ُﻛ‬‫ض َواﻟﻠ‬ ُ ‫ ِﻪ ُﻣﻠ‬‫َوﻟِﻠ‬ َ َ  ‫ْﻚ اﻟ‬ (189) ‫ﻗَ ِﺪ ٌﻳﺮ‬ ِ ِ‫ض وا ْﺧﺘ‬ ِ  ‫ن ﻓِﻲ َﺧﻠ ِْﻖ اﻟ‬ ِ‫إ‬ ‫ْﻴ ِﻞ‬‫ﻼف اﻟﻠ‬ َ ِ ‫ﺴ َﻤ َﻮات َواﻷ َْر‬ ٍ ‫ﻬﺎ ِر ﻵﻳ‬‫واﻟﻨـ‬ ِ َ‫ﺎت ﻷُوﻟِﻲ اﻷَﻟْﺒ‬ (190) ‫ﺎب‬ َ َ َ

189. To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; and Allah has power over all things. 190. Behold! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding:

ِ ‫ﻪَ ﻗِﻴَﺎﻣﺎً َوﻗُـ ُﻌﻮداً َو َﻋﻠَﻰ ُﺟﻨُﻮﺑِ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَ ْﺬ ُﻛ ُﺮو َن اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫اﻟ ﺬ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺴﻤﻮ‬ ِ ‫ات َواﻷ َْر‬ ‫ـﻨَﺎ َﻣﺎ‬‫ض َرﺑ‬ َ َ  ‫ﻜ ُﺮو َن ﻓﻲ َﺧﻠ ِْﻖ اﻟ‬ ‫َوﻳَـﺘَـ َﻔ‬ ِ ‫ﺖ ﻫ َﺬا ﺑ‬ ِ َ َ‫ﺎﻃﻼً ﺳﺒﺤﺎﻧ‬ ‫ﺎ ِر‬‫اب اﻟﻨ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ﻓَﻘﻨَﺎ َﻋ َﺬ‬ َ ُْ َ َ َ ‫َﺧﻠَ ْﻘ‬ (191) ِ ِِ  ِ ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ـﻨَﺎ إِﻧ‬‫َرﺑ‬ َ ‫ﻚ َﻣ ْﻦ ﺗُ ْﺪﺧ ْﻞ اﻟﻨ‬ َ ‫ﺎر ﻓَـ َﻘ ْﺪ أَ ْﺧ َﺰﻳْـﺘَﻪُ َوَﻣﺎ ﻟﻠﻈﺎﻟﻤ‬ ِ (192) ‫ﺼﺎ ٍر‬ َ ْ‫ﻣ ْﻦ أَﻧ‬ ِ ‫ﺎن أَ ْن‬ ِ َ‫ﺎدﻳﺎً ﻳـﻨ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺎدي ﻟِ ِﻺﻳﻤ‬ ِ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬‫آﻣﻨُﻮا ﺑَِﺮﺑ‬ ُ َ‫ـﻨَﺎ َﺳﻤ ْﻌﻨَﺎ ُﻣﻨ‬‫ـﻨَﺎ إِﻧ‬‫َرﺑ‬ َ ‫ـﻨَﺎ‬‫ﺌَﺎﺗِﻨَﺎ َوﺗَـ َﻮﻓ‬‫ﺎ َﺳﻴ‬‫ﻔ ْﺮ َﻋﻨ‬ ‫ـﻨَﺎ ﻓَﺎ ْﻏ ِﻔ ْﺮ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ذُﻧُﻮﺑَـﻨَﺎ َوَﻛ‬‫ﺎ َرﺑ‬‫ﺂﻣﻨ‬ َ َ‫ﻓ‬ (193) ‫َﻣ َﻊ اﻷَﺑْـ َﺮا ِر‬

191. Men who celebrate the praises of Allah, standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and contemplate the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth, (with the thought): "Our Lord! Not for naught has You created (all) this! Glory to You! Give us salvation from the penalty of the hellfire. 192. "Our Lord! Anyone whom You will admit to the hellfire, truly You cover with shame, and never will wrong-doers find any helpers! 193. "Our Lord! We have heard the call of one calling (us) to the faith, 'Believe you in the Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, blot out from us our iniquities, and take to yourself our souls in the company of the righteous.

‫ﻚ َوﻻ ﺗُ ْﺨ ِﺰﻧَﺎ ﻳَـ ْﻮ َم‬ َ ِ‫ـﻨَﺎ َوآﺗِﻨَﺎ َﻣﺎ َو َﻋ ْﺪﺗَـﻨَﺎ َﻋﻠَﻰ ُر ُﺳﻠ‬‫َرﺑ‬ (194) ‫ﺎد‬ ُ ِ‫ﻚ ﻻ ﺗُ ْﺨﻠ‬ َ ‫اﻟ ِْﻘﻴَ َﺎﻣ ِﺔ إِﻧ‬ َ ‫ﻒ اﻟ ِْﻤ َﻴﻌ‬

194. "Our Lord! Grant us what You did promise unto us through Your apostles, and save us from shame on the Day of Judgment: For You never break Your promise."


ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺴﻤﻮ‬ ِ ‫ات َوَﻣﺎ ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ ِﻪ ﺗُـ ْﺮ َﺟ ُﻊ‬‫ض َوإِﻟَﻰ اﻟﻠ‬ َ َ  ‫َوﻟﻠﻪ َﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟ‬ (109) ‫ﻮر‬ ُ ‫اﻷ ُُﻣ‬ ِ ‫ﺎس ﺗَﺄْﻣﺮو َن ﺑِﺎﻟْﻤﻌﺮ‬ ِ ْ ‫ﻣ ٍﺔ أُ ْﺧ ِﺮﺟ‬ُ‫ُﻛْﻨﺘﻢ َﺧﻴـﺮ أ‬ ‫وف‬ َ ُْ َ ُ ُ ِ ‫ﺖ ﻟﻠﻨ‬ َْ ُْ ِ ِ ‫آﻣ َﻦ أ َْﻫ ُﻞ‬ َ ‫ﻪ َوﻟَ ْﻮ‬‫َوﺗَـْﻨـ َﻬ ْﻮ َن َﻋ ْﻦ اﻟ ُْﻤﻨ َﻜ ِﺮ َوﺗُـ ْﺆﻣﻨُﻮ َن ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ‬ ِ ‫اﻟ‬ ِ َ‫ْﻜﺘ‬ ‫ﺎب ﻟَ َﻜﺎ َن َﺧْﻴﺮاً ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮ َن َوأَ ْﻛﺜَـ ُﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ‬ ِ ‫اﻟْ َﻔ‬ (110) ‫ﺎﺳ ُﻘﻮ َن‬

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The House of I’mran 195. And their Lord has accepted of them, and answered them: "Never will I devastate the work of any of you, be he male or female: You are members, one of another: Those who have left their homes, or been driven out therefrom, or suffered harm in My Cause, or fought or been slain, verily, I will blot out from them their iniquities, and admit them into gardens with rivers flowing beneath;- A reward from the presence of Allah, and from His presence is the best of rewards." 196. (O believers!) Let not the strutting about of the unbelievers through the land deceive you:

ِ ‫ﻴﻊ َﻋ َﻤ َﻞ َﻋ ِﺎﻣ ٍﻞ‬ ْ َ‫ﻓ‬ َ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَ َﺠ‬ ُ ‫ﻲ ﻻ أُﺿ‬‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ أَﻧ‬‫ﺎب ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َرﺑ‬ ِ ِ ِ  ٍ ‫ﻀ ُﻜﻢ ِﻣﻦ ﺑـﻌ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ ْ َ ْ ْ ُ ‫ﻣْﻨ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ ذَ َﻛ ٍﺮ أ َْو أُﻧْـﺜَﻰ ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ َ ‫ﺾ ﻓَﺎﻟﺬ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ُﺮوا َوأُ ْﺧ ِﺮ ُﺟﻮا ِﻣ ْﻦ ِدﻳَﺎ ِرِﻫ ْﻢ َوأُوذُوا ﻓِﻲ َﺳﺒِﻴﻠِﻲ‬ َ ‫َﻫ‬ ِ ‫ﻬ ْﻢ‬ ُ ‫ﺌَﺎﺗِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻷ ْدﺧﻠَﻨـ‬‫ن َﻋْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﺳﻴ‬ ‫ﻔ َﺮ‬ ‫َوﻗَﺎﺗَـﻠُﻮا َوﻗُﺘِﻠُﻮا ﻷ َﻛ‬ ِ ٍ ِ ‫ ِﻪ‬‫ﺎر ﺛَـ َﻮاﺑﺎً ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻋْﻨ ِﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ ُ ‫ﺎت ﺗَ ْﺠ ِﺮي ﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺤﺘ َﻬﺎ اﻷَﻧْـ َﻬ‬‫َﺟﻨ‬ ِ  ِ ‫ﻮ‬ (195) ‫اب‬ َ ‫َواﻟﻠﻪُ ﻋْﻨ َﺪﻩُ ُﺣ ْﺴ ُﻦ اﻟﺜـ‬

197. Little is it for enjoyment: Their ultimate abode is Hell: what an evil bed (to lie on)!

ِ ِ‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ َﻛ َﻔﺮوا ﻓِﻲ اﻟْﺒ‬‫ﺐ اﻟ‬‫ﻚ ﺗَـ َﻘﻠ‬ (196) ‫ﻼد‬ َ ‫ﺮﻧ‬ُ‫ﻻ ﻳَـﻐ‬ ُ ُ َ ِ ِ ‫اﻫﻢ َﺟ َﻬﻨ‬ (197) ‫ﺎد‬ ُ ‫ﺲ اﻟ ِْﻤ َﻬ‬ ْ ُ ‫ﻢ َﻣﺄ َْو‬ ُ‫ﻴﻞ ﺛ‬ ُ ٌ ‫َﻣﺘَﺎعٌ ﻗَﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻢ َوﺑْﺌ‬

198. On the other hand, for those who fear their Lord, are gardens, with rivers flowing beneath; therein are they to dwell (for ever), a gift from the presence of Allah. And that which is in the presence of Allah is the best (bliss) for the righteous.

ِ ِ ‫ﺎت ﺗَ ْﺠ ِﺮي ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ٌ ‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﺟﻨ‬‫ـ َﻘ ْﻮا َرﺑ‬‫ﻳﻦ اﺗ‬ َ ‫ﻟَﻜ ْﻦ اﻟﺬ‬ ِِ ِ ‫ ِﻪ َوَﻣﺎ‬‫ﻳﻦ ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ ﻧُـ ُﺰﻻً ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻋْﻨ ِﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ ُ ‫ﺗَ ْﺤﺘ َﻬﺎ اﻷَﻧْـ َﻬ‬ َ ‫ﺎر َﺧﺎﻟﺪ‬ (198) ‫ ِﻪ َﺧْﻴـ ٌﺮ ﻟِﻸَﺑْـ َﺮا ِر‬‫ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ اﻟﻠ‬

199. And there are, certainly, among the People of the Book, those who believe in Allah, in the revelation to you, and in the revelation to them, bowing in humility to Allah. They do not sell the signs of Allah for a miserable gain! For them is a reward with their Lord, and Allah is swift in account. 200. O believers! Persevere in patience and constancy; vie in such perseverance; strengthen each other; and fear Allah. that you may prosper.

ِ ‫ن ِﻣﻦ أ َْﻫ ِﻞ اﻟ‬ ِ‫وإ‬ ِ َ‫ْﻜﺘ‬ ‫ ِﻪ َوَﻣﺎ أُﻧْ ِﺰ َل‬‫ﺎب ﻟَ َﻤ ْﻦ ﻳُـ ْﺆِﻣ ُﻦ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ‬ ْ َ ِِ ِ ِ ‫ ِﻪ ﻻ ﻳَ ْﺸﺘَـ ُﺮو َن‬‫ﻴﻦ ﻟِﻠ‬ َ ‫إﻟَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوَﻣﺎ أُﻧْ ِﺰ َل إﻟَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ َﺧﺎﺷﻌ‬ ِ ‫ﺑِﺂﻳ‬ ‫ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬‫َﺟ ُﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ َرﺑ‬ َ ِ‫ ِﻪ ﺛَ َﻤﻨﺎً ﻗَﻠِﻴﻼً أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬‫ﺎت اﻟﻠ‬ ْ ‫ﻚ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ أ‬ َ ِ ‫ﻪ ﺳ ِﺮ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫إ‬ ِ ‫ْﺤﺴ‬ (199) ‫ﺎب‬ ُ َ َ َ ‫ﻳﻊ اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ـ ُﻘﻮا‬‫ﺻﺎﺑُِﺮوا َوَراﺑِﻄُﻮا َواﺗ‬ ْ ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا‬ َ ‫اﺻﺒِ ُﺮوا َو‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ (200) ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺗُـ ْﻔﻠِ ُﺤﻮ َن‬‫ﻪَ ﻟَ َﻌﻠ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬

Field Study 1 In the Verse No. 103, Allah has clearly forbidden ‘sectarianism’ and ‘denominationalism’. What is a sectarian mindset? Why does a sectarian adheres more to his sect as compared to Islam itself? What role polemic debates and sermons full of hatred play in promoting sectarianism? Attend one congregation of each religious sect in your society and identify the reasons of above-mentioned questions. (Note: If it is not possible for you then you can alternatively watch the videos of their sermons and discourse on YouTube)


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Personality Development 1 Taqwa means an attitude to be God-fearing and caring about God’s commandments. Whenever we are doing something, we should pay heed to the fact that “Allah is observing.” The Verse No. 102 requires us to be Godfearing till the last breath of our life. Assess yourself whether you have the same attitude.

Experiential Learning 1 Memorize the prayer mentioned in the Verse 192-194 with meaning and recite it in your prayers.

Web Curiosity As mentioned in the Verse No. 199, there were some People of the Book who adhere to the truth. Try to search some companions of the Holy Prophet ‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬who belonged to Jewish or Christian families. When they realized that Prophet Muhammad ‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬is the person about whom there are a lot of prophecies in the Torah and the Gospels, they believed in him as a prophet.


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Real Life Simulation Inviting to good, enjoining piety and forbidding evil is ordained in the Verse No. 104. We are supposed to perform this within the boundary of our level of authority. If a person is a ruler of his country, he should do so at state level; an executive of a company should perform his duty at the level of his company, a head of family is responsible within the sphere of his family, a common man should do so within his authority. Prepare a list of good and evil practices that you will target within your sphere of work. Warning: Religious people often cross the boundaries of their prescribed authority while doing so and take law in their hand. This is not allowed in Islam. Make sure that you remain within your limits.

Intellectual Exercise Study the structure of our planetary system, galaxies and the entire universe on the internet or in a book of space science. Ponder into the objects to realize the power of their Creator. After that, read the Verse No. 190 and 191 again.

Personality Development 2 There are some important instructions about practical life in the Verse No. 200. How could we develop the traits mentioned in this verse in ourselves?


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Surat-un-Nisaa is the fourth Surah of the Quran. It contains important directives about women rights, social matters and family affairs. We’ll study these verses in two lessons

4 ‫اﻟﻨﺴﺎء‬

Women 1. O humankind! Reverence your Guardian-Lord, who created you from a single person, created, of like nature, his mate, and from the twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women; reverence Allah, through whom you demand your mutual (rights), and beware about blood relations: for Allah ever watches over you. 2. To orphans restore their property, nor substitute (your) worthless things for (their) good ones; and devour not their wealth (by mixing it up) with your own. For this is indeed a great sin. 3. If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, marry women (their widowed mothers) of your choice, up to two or three or four; but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or (a slave wife) that your right hands possess, that will be more suitable, to prevent you from doing injustice. 4. And give the women (on marriage) their dower as a free gift; but if they, of their own good pleasure, remit any part of it to you, take it and enjoy it with right good cheer. 5. Don’t give the property to weak of understanding on which Allah has appointed you a guardian, but feed and clothe them therewith, and speak to them words of kindness and justice. 6. Make trial of orphans until they reach the age of marriage; if then you find sound judgment in them, release their property to them; but consume it not wastefully, nor in haste against their growing up. If the guardian is welloff, let him claim no remuneration, but if he is poor, let him have for himself what is just and reasonable. When you release their property to them, take witnesses in their presence: But all-sufficient is Allah in taking account.


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‫ ِﺬي َﺧﻠَ َﻘ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ اﻟ‬‫ـ ُﻘﻮا َرﺑ‬‫ﺎس اﺗ‬ ُ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﻨ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِ‫ﺲو‬  َ‫اﺣ َﺪةٍ َو َﺧﻠَ َﻖ ِﻣْﻨـ َﻬﺎ َزْو َﺟ َﻬﺎ َوﺑ‬ ‫ﺚ ِﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ‬ َ ٍ ‫ﻧَـ ْﻔ‬ ِ  ِ ِ ‫ﺎءﻟُﻮ َن‬ َ‫ﺴ‬ ً‫ﺴ‬ َ َ‫ـ ُﻘﻮا اﻟﻠﻪَ اﻟﺬي ﺗَـﺘ‬‫ﺎء َواﺗ‬ َ ‫ِر َﺟﺎﻻً َﻛﺜﻴﺮاً َوﻧ‬ ِ (1) ً‫ﻪَ َﻛﺎ َن َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ َرﻗِﻴﺒﺎ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﺎم إ‬ َ ‫ﺑِﻪ َواﻷ َْر َﺣ‬ ‫ﻴﺚ‬ َ ِ‫ْﺨﺒ‬ َ ‫ﺪﻟُﻮا اﻟ‬ َ‫َوآﺗُﻮا اﻟْﻴَﺘَ َﺎﻣﻰ أ َْﻣ َﻮاﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َوﻻ ﺗَـﺘَﺒ‬ ِ ‫ﻴ‬‫ﺑِﺎﻟﻄ‬ ‫ﻪُ َﻛﺎ َن‬‫ﺐ َوﻻ ﺗَﺄْ ُﻛﻠُﻮا أ َْﻣ َﻮاﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ إِﻟَﻰ أ َْﻣ َﻮاﻟِ ُﻜ ْﻢ إِﻧ‬ (2) ً‫ُﺣﻮﺑﺎً َﻛﺒِﻴﺮا‬ ِ َ‫ ﺗُـ ْﻘ ِﺴﻄُﻮا ﻓِﻲ اﻟْﻴﺘﺎﻣﻰ ﻓ‬‫وإِ ْن ِﺧ ْﻔﺘﻢ أَﻻ‬ ‫ﺎﻧﻜ ُﺤﻮا َﻣﺎ‬ َ ََ ُْ َ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺎع ﻓَﺈ ْن‬ َ ُ‫ﺴﺎء َﻣﺜْـﻨَﻰ َوﺛ‬ َ َ‫ﻼث َوُرﺑ‬ َ َ‫ﻃ‬ َ ‫ﺎب ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ‬ ِ ‫ ﺗَـﻌ ِﺪﻟُﻮا ﻓَـﻮ‬‫ِﺧ ْﻔﺘﻢ أَﻻ‬ ‫ﺖ أَﻳْ َﻤﺎﻧُ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ ْ ‫اﺣ َﺪةً أ َْو َﻣﺎ َﻣﻠَ َﻜ‬ ْ ُْ َ (3) ‫ ﺗَـ ُﻌﻮﻟُﻮا‬‫ﻚ أَ ْدﻧَﻰ أَﻻ‬ َ ِ‫ذَﻟ‬ ‫ﻦ ﻧِ ْﺤﻠَﺔً ﻓَِﺈ ْن ِﻃْﺒ َﻦ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻋ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺻ ُﺪﻗَﺎﺗِ ِﻬ‬ َ ‫ﺎء‬ َ ‫ﺴ‬ َ ‫َوآﺗُﻮا اﻟﻨ‬ (4) ً‫َﺷ ْﻲ ٍء ِﻣْﻨﻪُ ﻧَـ ْﻔﺴﺎً ﻓَ ُﻜﻠُﻮﻩُ َﻫﻨِﻴﺌﺎً َﻣ ِﺮﻳﺌﺎ‬ ‫ﻪُ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬‫ﺘِﻲ َﺟ َﻌ َﻞ اﻟﻠ‬‫ﺎء أ َْﻣ َﻮاﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ اﻟ‬  ‫َوﻻ ﺗُـ ْﺆﺗُﻮا اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﺴ َﻔ َﻬ‬ ِ ُ‫ﻗِﻴﺎﻣﺎً وارُزﻗ‬ ً‫ﻮﻫ ْﻢ َوﻗُﻮﻟُﻮا ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻗَـ ْﻮﻻ‬ ُ ‫ﺴ‬ ُ َْ َ ُ ‫ﻮﻫ ْﻢ ﻓ َﻴﻬﺎ َوا ْﻛ‬ (5) ً‫َﻣ ْﻌ ُﺮوﻓﺎ‬ ‫ﺎح ﻓَِﺈ ْن‬ َ ‫ َﻜ‬‫ﻰ إِذَا ﺑَـﻠَﻐُﻮا اﻟﻨ‬‫َواﺑْـﺘَـﻠُﻮا اﻟْﻴَﺘَ َﺎﻣﻰ َﺣﺘ‬ ‫آﻧَ ْﺴﺘُ ْﻢ ِﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ُر ْﺷﺪاً ﻓَﺎ ْدﻓَـ ُﻌﻮا إِﻟَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ أ َْﻣ َﻮاﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َوﻻ‬ ً‫ﻮﻫﺎ إِ ْﺳ َﺮاﻓﺎً َوﺑِ َﺪاراً أَ ْن ﻳَ ْﻜﺒَـ ُﺮوا َوَﻣ ْﻦ َﻛﺎ َن ﻏَﻨِﻴّﺎ‬ َ ُ‫ﺗَﺄْ ُﻛﻠ‬ ِ ‫ﻒ وﻣﻦ َﻛﺎ َن ﻓَِﻘﻴﺮاً ﻓَـﻠْﻴﺄْ ُﻛﻞ ﺑِﺎﻟْﻤﻌﺮ‬ ِ ‫وف‬ ْ َ َ ْ ‫ﻓَـﻠْﻴَ ْﺴﺘَـ ْﻌﻔ‬ ُْ َ ْ َ ‫ﻓَِﺈذَا َدﻓَـ ْﻌﺘُ ْﻢ إِﻟَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ أ َْﻣ َﻮاﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻓَﺄَ ْﺷ ِﻬ ُﺪوا َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬ (6) ً‫ ِﻪ َﺣ ِﺴﻴﺒﺎ‬‫َوَﻛ َﻔﻰ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ‬

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Women 7. From what is left by parents and close relatives, there is a share for men and a share for women, whether the property be small or large, a determinate share.

8. But if, at the time of division, other relatives or orphans or poor are present, feed them out of the (property), and speak to them words of kindness and justice. 9. Let those (disposing of an estate) have the same fear in their minds as they would have for their own if they had left a helpless family behind: Let them fear Allah, and speak words of appropriate (comfort). 10. Those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans, eat up a hellfire into their own bodies: They will soon be enduring a blazing hellfire! 11. Allah (thus) directs you as regards your children's (inheritance): •

to the son, a portion equal to that of two daughters:

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if only daughters, two or more, their share is two-thirds of the inheritance;

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if only one, her share is a half.

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for parents, a sixth share of the inheritance to each, if the deceased left children;

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if no children, and the parents are the (only) heirs, the mother has a third;

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if the deceased left brothers (or sisters) the mother has a sixth.

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(The distribution in all cases) after the payment of legacies and debts. You know not whether your parents or your children are nearest to you in benefit. These are settled portions ordained by Allah. and Allah is All-knowing, Allwise.


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ِ ‫ﻤﺎ ﺗَـﺮ َك اﻟْﻮاﻟِ َﺪ‬ ‫ﺼﻴﺐ ِﻣ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺮﺟ‬ ‫ﻟِﻠ‬ ‫ان َواﻷَﻗـ َْﺮﺑُﻮ َن‬ ٌ َ‫ﺎل ﻧ‬ َ َ َ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻤﺎ ﺗَـﺮ َك اﻟْﻮاﻟ َﺪ‬ ‫ﺼﻴﺐ ﻣ‬ ِ ‫ان َواﻷَﻗـ َْﺮﺑُﻮ َن‬ ٌ َ‫ﺴﺎء ﻧ‬ َ َ َ ‫َوﻟﻠﻨ‬ ِ َ‫ﻞ ِﻣْﻨﻪُ أَو َﻛﺜُـﺮ ﻧ‬ َ‫ﻤﺎ ﻗ‬ ‫ِﻣ‬ (7) ً‫ﺼﻴﺒﺎً َﻣ ْﻔ ُﺮوﺿﺎ‬ َ ْ ‫ﻀ َﺮ اﻟ ِْﻘ ْﺴ َﻤﺔَ أ ُْوﻟُﻮا اﻟْ ُﻘ ْﺮﺑَﻰ َواﻟْﻴَﺘَ َﺎﻣﻰ‬ َ ‫َوإِ َذا َﺣ‬ ِ ‫واﻟْﻤ‬ ً‫ﻮﻫ ْﻢ ِﻣْﻨﻪُ َوﻗُﻮﻟُﻮا ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻗَـ ْﻮﻻ‬ ُ ُ‫ﻴﻦ ﻓَ ْﺎرُزﻗ‬ ُ ‫ﺴﺎﻛ‬ ََ َ (8) ً‫َﻣ ْﻌ ُﺮوﻓﺎ‬ ِ  ‫وﻟْﻴ ْﺨ‬ ً‫ﺔ‬‫رﻳ‬ ُ‫ﻳﻦ ﻟَ ْﻮ ﺗَـ َﺮُﻛﻮا ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧﻠ ِْﻔ ِﻬ ْﻢ ذ‬ َ ََ َ ‫ﺶ اﻟ ﺬ‬ ِ ‫ﻪَ َوﻟْﻴَـ ُﻘﻮﻟُﻮا‬‫ـ ُﻘﻮا اﻟﻠ‬‫ﺿ َﻌﺎﻓﺎً َﺧﺎﻓُﻮا َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻓَـﻠْﻴَﺘ‬ (9) ً‫ﻗَـ ْﻮﻻً َﺳ ِﺪﻳﺪا‬ ِ ِ ‫ َﻤﺎ‬‫ال اﻟْﻴَﺘَ َﺎﻣﻰ ﻇُﻠْﻤﺎً إِﻧ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَﺄْ ُﻛﻠُﻮ َن أ َْﻣ َﻮ‬ َ ‫ن اﻟﺬ‬ ‫إ‬ ِ ً‫ﺼﻠَ ْﻮ َن َﺳ ِﻌﻴﺮا‬ ْ َ‫ﻳَﺄْ ُﻛﻠُﻮ َن ﻓﻲ ﺑُﻄُﻮﻧِ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻧَﺎراً َو َﺳﻴ‬ (10) ِ ‫ﻪ ﻓِﻲ أَو‬‫ﻮﺻﻴ ُﻜﻢ اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ‫ﻳ‬  ‫ﺬ َﻛ ِﺮ ِﻣﺜْﻞ َﺣ‬ ‫ﻻد ُﻛ ْﻢ ﻟِﻠ‬ ‫ﻆ‬ ْ ُ ْ ُ ُ ِ ِ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﺎء ﻓَـ ْﻮ َق اﺛْـﻨَﺘَـْﻴ ِﻦ ﻓَـﻠَ ُﻬ‬ ً‫ﺴ‬ َ ‫ﻦ ﻧ‬ ‫اﻷُﻧﺜَـﻴَـْﻴ ِﻦ ﻓَﺈ ْن ُﻛ‬ ِ ْ َ‫ﺛـُﻠُﺜﺎ ﻣﺎ ﺗَـﺮ َك وإِ ْن َﻛﺎﻧ‬ ‫ﻒ‬ ُ ‫ﺼ‬ ْ ‫ﺖ َواﺣ َﺪةً ﻓَـﻠَ َﻬﺎ اﻟﻨ‬ َ َ َ َ ِ ِ ِ ٍ ‫ﻤﺎ ﺗَـ َﺮ َك‬ ‫س ﻣ‬  ‫ﻞ َواﺣﺪ ﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ اﻟ‬ ‫َوﻷَﺑَـ َﻮﻳْ ِﻪ ﻟِ ُﻜ‬ ُ ‫ﺴ ُﺪ‬ ُ‫إِ ْن َﻛﺎ َن ﻟَﻪُ َوﻟَ ٌﺪ ﻓَِﺈ ْن ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻟَﻪُ َوﻟَ ٌﺪ َوَوِرﺛَﻪ‬ ‫ﻣ ِﻪ‬ُ‫ﺚ ﻓَِﺈ ْن َﻛﺎ َن ﻟَﻪُ إِ ْﺧ َﻮةٌ ﻓَﻸ‬ ُ ُ‫ـﻠ‬‫ﻣ ِﻪ اﻟﺜ‬ُ‫أَﺑَـ َﻮاﻩُ ﻓَﻸ‬ ِ ‫ ٍﺔ ﻳ‬‫ﺻﻴ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺴ ُﺪ‬ ‫ﻮﺻﻲ ﺑِ َﻬﺎ أ َْو َدﻳْ ٍﻦ‬ ُ ‫س ﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌﺪ َو‬ ُ  ‫اﻟ‬ ‫ب ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ ُ ‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ أَﻗـ َْﺮ‬‫آﺑَﺎ ُؤُﻛ ْﻢ َوأَﺑْـﻨَﺎ ُؤُﻛ ْﻢ ﻻ ﺗَ ْﺪ ُرو َن أَﻳ‬ ً‫ﻪَ َﻛﺎ َن َﻋﻠِﻴﻤﺎ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ ِﻪ إ‬‫ﻀﺔً ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻧَـ ْﻔﻌﺎً ﻓَ ِﺮﻳ‬ (11) ً‫َﺣ ِﻜﻴﻤﺎ‬

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Women 12. In what your wives leave, your share is a half, if they leave no child; but if they leave a child, you get a fourth; after payment of legacies and debts. In what you leave, their share is a fourth, if you leave no child; but if you leave a child, they get an eighth; after payment of legacies and debts. If the man or woman whose inheritance is in question, has left neither ascendants nor descendants, but has left a brother or a sister, each one of the two gets a sixth; but if more than two, they share in a third; after payment of legacies and debts; so that no loss is caused (to any one). Thus is it ordained by Allah. and Allah is All-knowing, Most Forbearing. 13. Those are limits set by Allah. those who obey Allah and His Messenger will be admitted to gardens with rivers flowing beneath, to abide therein (for ever) and that will be the supreme achievement. 14. But those who disobey Allah and His Messenger and transgress His limits will be admitted to a hellfire, to abide therein: And they shall have a humiliating punishment.

Personality Development In the Verse No. 1, it is mentioned that all the humans belong to the progeny of one father and one mother. Is there any message lying behind these words? It is also mentioned that blood relations are very important to God. What is the reason?


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‫اﺟ ُﻜ ْﻢ إِ ْن ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ‬ ُ ‫ﺼ‬ ْ ِ‫َوﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻧ‬ ُ ‫ﻒ َﻣﺎ ﺗَـ َﺮ َك أَ ْزَو‬ ‫ﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﺮﺑُ ُﻊ ِﻣ‬ ‫ﻦ َوﻟَ ٌﺪ ﻓَـﻠَ ُﻜ ْﻢ اﻟ‬ ‫ﻦ َوﻟَ ٌﺪ ﻓَِﺈ ْن َﻛﺎ َن ﻟَ ُﻬ‬ ‫ﻟَ ُﻬ‬ ِ ٍِ ِ ِ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻴﻦ ﺑِ َﻬﺎ أ َْو َدﻳْ ٍﻦ َوﻟَ ُﻬ‬ َ ‫ﺔ ﻳُﻮﺻ‬‫ﺗَـ َﺮْﻛ َﻦ ﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌﺪ َوﺻﻴ‬ ‫ﻤﺎ ﺗَـ َﺮْﻛﺘُ ْﻢ إِ ْن ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﻟَ ٌﺪ ﻓَِﺈ ْن‬ ‫ﺮﺑُ ُﻊ ِﻣ‬ ‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﻤﺎ ﺗَـ َﺮْﻛﺘُ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻤ ُﻦ ِﻣ‬ ُ ‫ﻦ اﻟﺜ‬ ‫َﻛﺎ َن ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﻟَ ٌﺪ ﻓَـﻠَ ُﻬ‬ ٍِ ِ ‫ﻮﺻﻮ َن ﺑِ َﻬﺎ أ َْو َدﻳْ ٍﻦ َوإِ ْن َﻛﺎ َن َر ُﺟ ٌﻞ‬ ُ ُ‫ﺔ ﺗ‬‫ﺑَـ ْﻌﺪ َوﺻﻴ‬ ‫ﻞ‬ ‫ﺖ ﻓَﻠِ ُﻜ‬ ُ ‫ﻮر‬ ٌ َ‫ث َﻛﻼﻟَﺔً أ َْو ْاﻣ َﺮأَةٌ َوﻟَﻪُ أ‬ ٌ ‫خ أ َْو أُ ْﺧ‬ َ ُ‫ﻳ‬ ِ‫و‬ ‫س ﻓَِﺈ ْن َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا أَ ْﻛﺜَـ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬  ‫اﺣ ٍﺪ ِﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ اﻟ‬ َ ُ ‫ﺴ ُﺪ‬ ِ ٍ‫ﺔ‬‫ﺻﻴ‬ ِ ‫ﺚ ِﻣﻦ ﺑـ ْﻌ ِﺪ و‬ ِ ُ‫ـﻠ‬‫ﻚ ﻓَـ ُﻬﻢ ُﺷﺮَﻛﺎء ﻓِﻲ اﻟﺜ‬ َ َْ ُ َ ْ َ ‫َذﻟ‬ ِ ‫ر و‬ ‫ﻀﺎ‬ ِ َ ُ‫ﻳ‬ ‫ ِﻪ‬‫ﺔً ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻠ‬‫ﺻﻴ‬ َ َ ‫ﻮﺻﻰ ﺑ َﻬﺎ أ َْو َدﻳْ ٍﻦ ﻏَْﻴـ َﺮ ُﻣ‬ ِ ِ‫ﻪ ﻋﻠ‬‫واﻟﻠ‬ (12) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ‫ﻴﻢ َﺣﻠ‬ ٌ َ ُ َ ِ ِ ِ ُ ‫ْﻚ ﺣ ُﺪ‬ ِ ُ‫ﻪَ َوَر ُﺳﻮﻟَﻪُ ﻳُ ْﺪﺧﻠْﻪ‬‫ﻪ َوَﻣ ْﻦ ﻳُﻄ ْﻊ اﻟﻠ‬‫ود اﻟﻠ‬ ُ َ ‫ﺗﻠ‬ ِ ِِ ٍ ِ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ‬ ُ ‫ﺎت ﺗَ ْﺠ ِﺮي ﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺤﺘ َﻬﺎ اﻷَﻧْـ َﻬ‬‫َﺟﻨ‬ َ ‫ﺎر َﺧﺎﻟﺪ‬ ِ (13) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ِ‫َوذَﻟ‬ ُ ‫ﻚ اﻟْ َﻔ ْﻮُز اﻟ َْﻌﻈ‬ ِ ِ ‫َوَﻣ ْﻦ ﻳَـ ْﻌ‬ َ ‫ﺪ ُﺣ ُﺪ‬ ‫ﻪَ َوَر ُﺳﻮﻟَﻪُ َوﻳَـﺘَـ َﻌ‬‫ﺺ اﻟﻠ‬ ُ‫ودﻩُ ﻳُ ْﺪﺧﻠْﻪ‬ ِ ِ (14) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ٌ ‫ﻧَﺎراً َﺧﺎﻟﺪاً ﻓ َﻴﻬﺎ َوﻟَﻪُ َﻋ َﺬ‬ ٌ ‫اب ُﻣ ِﻬ‬

Experiential Learning 1 Prepare a summary of the Quranic teachings mentioned in the Verse No. 5 and 6 about managing the wealth / property of an orphan.

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Intellectual Exercise 1 It is apparent from the Verse No. 3 that the Quran has allowed polygamy because a large number of widows and orphans prevailed in the society of Quran’s direct audience. Polygamy was a common practice in the Pre-Islamic Arabia. During the battle of Ohad, 10% of the working population of Madina was martyred. Allah urged the remaining men to marry with the widows and take care of orphans. The spirit of these verses is to support helpless women. Unfortunately, some lecherous Muslims of later generations misused this permission for lust. Due to this reason, the opponents of Islam raised objections on the Quran. Read the history of the battle of Ohad and determine whether any better solution was available for such widows and orphans.

Real Life Simulation 1 Experiential Learning 2 At the time of division of inheritance, how should we treat poor people of our family. Answer in the light of the Verse No. 8.

Put yourself in the shoes of an orphan and imagine that your father left some amount for you. The guardian who took care of you, squandered your money away and you become helpless. What will be your feelings? Based on your experience, describe the reason why is Allah, the Almighty very concerned about the rights of orphans?

Intellectual Exercise 2 Islam made it mandatory for a husband to support his family. A woman can earn money by any lawful means but she is not responsible to support her husband or children. Moreover, in the Verse No. 4, the Quran makes it mandatory for the bridegroom to pay a lump sum amount to his bride. What is the reason for imposing such liabilities on the husband?


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Real Life Simulation 2 Prepare a model on an Excel Sheet in which you input the amount of inheritance and number of relations of inheritors and the system automatically calculate the amount of share of each person according to the Verse No. 11 and 12. It is possible that some amount is left after deciding the share. It is upon the inheritors or the court to divide that amount according to their discretion. Perform the calculations in the following cases: 1. Mr. A died and left $1,000,000/-. His inheritors include three daughters, a wife and the mother. He had a loan amounting $40,000/- and asked the inheritors to pay $60,000/- to charity. 2. Mr. B died and left $500,000/-. His inheritors include four sons, two daughters and his father. 3. Mrs. C died and left $200,000/-. Her inheritors include her husband and two daughters. 4. Mrs. D died and left $500,000/-. She had no children and her parents and husband expired before her. She wrote a bequest to pay $200,000/- to a poor cousin. She had a brother and a sister.

Experiential Learning 3 It is a common practice in the Quran to attach admonition to the law. The Verse No. 13 and 14 are examples of that. Identify the reason of this style.

Intellectual Exercise 3 A Non-Muslim friend raises a question to you: “Why did Islam gave preference to men in inheritance?” You have to satisfy him. Prepare a response in the light of your answer to the assignment about taking care of family and dowry above. Also consider the fact in your analysis that men’s share is double of women only in case of son-daughter or husband-wife relation. In case of father-mother relation, there is no difference. What is the underlying principle behind the Quranic Law of Inheritance? On what basis, God has determined the shares of inheritors?


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Surat-un-Nisaa contains important directives about women rights, social matters and family affairs. This lesson is the second part of study of Surat-un-Nisaa.


Women 15. If any of your women are guilty of lewdness, take the evidence of four (reliable) witnesses from amongst you against them; and if they testify, confine them to houses until death do claim them, or Allah ordains for them some (other) way. 16. If a couple among you are guilty of lewdness, punish them both. If they repent and amend, leave them alone; for Allah is Oft-returning, Most Merciful. 17. Allah accept the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and repent soon afterwards; to them will Allah turn in mercy: For Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. 18. Of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do evil, until death faces one of them, and he says, "Now have I repented indeed;" nor of those who die rejecting the faith: for them have We prepared a punishment most grievous. 19. O believers! You are forbidden to inherit women against their will. Nor should you treat them with harshness, that you may take away part of the dower you have given them, except where they have been guilty of open lewdness. On the contrary, live with them on a footing of kindness and equity. If you take a dislike to them it may be that you dislike a thing, and Allah brings about through it a great deal of good. 20. But if you decide to take one wife in place of another, even if you had given the latter a whole treasure for dower, take not the least bit of it back: Would you take it by slander and manifest wrong?


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ِ ‫ﺗِﻲ ﻳﺄْﺗِﻴﻦ اﻟْ َﻔ‬‫واﻟﻼ‬ ِ ِ َ ‫ﺎﺣ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَ ْﺸ ِﻬ ُﺪوا‬ ْ َ‫ﺴﺎﺋِ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓ‬ َ َ َ َ ‫ﺸﺔَ ﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻦ ﻓِﻲ‬ ‫ﻮﻫ‬ ُ ‫ﻦ أ َْرﺑَـ َﻌﺔً ﻣْﻨ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓَِﺈ ْن َﺷ ِﻬ ُﺪوا ﻓَﺄ َْﻣﺴ ُﻜ‬ ‫َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ‬ ِ ‫اﻟْﺒـﻴ‬ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻪُ ﻟَ ُﻬ‬‫ت أ َْو ﻳَ ْﺠ َﻌ َﻞ اﻟﻠ‬ ُ ‫ﻦ اﻟ َْﻤ ْﻮ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ‬ ُ ‫ﻰ ﻳَـﺘَـ َﻮﻓ‬‫ﻮت َﺣﺘ‬ ُُ (15) ً‫َﺳﺒِﻴﻼ‬ ِ ِ ‫ َﺬ‬‫واﻟﻠ‬ ‫َﺻﻠَ َﺤﺎ‬ ْ ‫وﻫ َﻤﺎ ﻓَِﺈ ْن ﺗَﺎﺑَﺎ َوأ‬ ُ ُ‫ان ﻳَﺄْﺗِﻴَﺎﻧِ َﻬﺎ ﻣْﻨ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓَﺂذ‬ َ ِ (16) ً‫ﻮاﺑﺎً َرﺣﻴﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﻪَ َﻛﺎ َن ﺗَـ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﺿﻮا َﻋْﻨـ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ إ‬ ُ ‫ﻓَﺄَ ْﻋ ِﺮ‬

ِ ِ ِ  ‫ﻮء ﺑِ َﺠ َﻬﺎﻟَ ٍﺔ‬  ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَـ ْﻌ َﻤﻠُﻮ َن اﻟ‬ ْ ‫ َﻤﺎ اﻟﺘـ‬‫إِﻧ‬ َ ‫ﺴ‬ َ ‫ﻮﺑَﺔُ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻟﻠﺬ‬ ٍ ‫ﻢ ﻳَـﺘُﻮﺑُﻮ َن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَ ِﺮ‬ ُ‫ﺛ‬ ‫ﻪُ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬‫ﻮب اﻟﻠ‬ َ ِ‫ﻳﺐ ﻓَﺄ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ُ ُ‫ﻚ ﻳَـﺘ‬ (17) ً‫ﻪُ َﻋﻠِﻴﻤﺎً َﺣ ِﻜﻴﻤﺎ‬‫َوَﻛﺎ َن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺖ اﻟﺘـ‬ ِ َ‫ﺌ‬‫ﺴﻴ‬ ‫ﻰ إِذَا‬‫ﺎت َﺣﺘ‬  ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَـ ْﻌ َﻤﻠُﻮ َن اﻟ‬ ْ ْ ‫ﺴ‬ َ ‫ﻮﺑَﺔُ ﻟﻠﺬ‬ َ ‫َوﻟَْﻴ‬ ‫ﺖ اﻵ َن َوﻻ‬ َ َ‫ت ﻗ‬ ُ ‫َﺣ َﺪ ُﻫ ْﻢ اﻟ َْﻤ ْﻮ‬ َ ‫َﺣ‬ ُ ‫ﻲ ﺗُـْﺒ‬‫ﺎل إِﻧ‬ َ ‫ﻀ َﺮ أ‬ ِ ً‫ﻚ أَ ْﻋﺘَ ْﺪﻧَﺎ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻋ َﺬاﺑﺎ‬ َ ِ‫ﺎر أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ٌ ‫ﻔ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَ ُﻤﻮﺗُﻮ َن َو ُﻫ ْﻢ ُﻛ‬ َ ‫اﻟ ﺬ‬ (18) ً‫أَﻟِﻴﻤﺎ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺎء‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺴ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ َ ‫ﻞ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ أَ ْن ﺗَ ِﺮﺛُﻮا اﻟﻨ‬ ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا ﻻ ﻳَﺤ‬ ِ ‫ﻦ ﻟِﺘَ ْﺬ َﻫﺒُﻮا ﺑِﺒَـ ْﻌ‬ ‫ﻮﻫ‬ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻮﻫ‬ ُ ‫َﻛ ْﺮﻫﺎً َوﻻ ﺗَـ ْﻌ‬ ُ ‫ﺾ َﻣﺎ آﺗَـْﻴﺘُ ُﻤ‬ ُ ُ‫ﻀﻠ‬ ِ ‫ أَ ْن ﻳﺄْﺗِﻴﻦ ﺑَِﻔ‬‫إِﻻ‬ ِ ‫ﻦ ﺑِﺎﻟْﻤﻌﺮ‬ ‫ﺎﺷﺮوﻫ‬ ِ ٍ ٍ َ ‫ﺎﺣ‬ ‫وف‬ َ َ ُ ْ َ ُ ُ ‫ـﻨَﺔ َو َﻋ‬‫ﺸﺔ ُﻣﺒَـﻴ‬ ‫ﺴﻰ أَ ْن ﺗَﻜ َْﺮ ُﻫﻮا َﺷْﻴﺌﺎً َوﻳَ ْﺠ َﻌ َﻞ‬ ُ ‫ﻓَِﺈ ْن َﻛ ِﺮ ْﻫﺘُ ُﻤ‬ َ ‫ﻦ ﻓَـ َﻌ‬ ‫ﻮﻫ‬ (19) ً‫ﻪُ ﻓِ ِﻴﻪ َﺧْﻴﺮاً َﻛﺜِﻴﺮا‬‫اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ال َزْو ٍج َﻣ َﻜﺎ َن َزْو ٍج َوآﺗَـْﻴﺘُ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫اﺳﺘِْﺒ َﺪ‬ ْ ‫َوإِ ْن أ ََر ْدﺗُ ْﻢ‬ ُ ‫ْﺧ ُﺬوا ِﻣْﻨﻪُ َﺷْﻴﺌﺎً أَﺗَﺄ‬ ُ ‫ﻦ ﻗِﻨﻄَﺎراً ﻓَﻼ ﺗَﺄ‬ ‫اﻫ‬ ُ‫ْﺧ ُﺬوﻧَﻪ‬ ُ ‫إِ ْﺣ َﺪ‬ (20) ً‫ﺑُـ ْﻬﺘَﺎﻧﺎً َوإِﺛْﻤﺎً ُﻣﺒِﻴﻨﺎ‬

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ٍ ‫ﻀ ُﻜ ْﻢ إِﻟَﻰ ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ ‫ﺾ‬ َ ‫َوَﻛْﻴ‬ ُ ‫ﻀﻰ ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ َ ْ‫ْﺧ ُﺬوﻧَﻪُ َوﻗَ ْﺪ أَﻓ‬ ُ ‫ﻒ ﺗَﺄ‬ (21) ً‫َوأَ َﺧ ْﺬ َن ِﻣْﻨ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣﻴﺜَﺎﻗﺎً ﻏَﻠِﻴﻈﺎ‬ ِ ِ ‫ َﻣﺎ ﻗَ ْﺪ‬‫ﺴ ِﺎء إِﻻ‬ َ ‫َوﻻ ﺗَﻨﻜ ُﺤﻮا َﻣﺎ ﻧَ َﻜ َﺢ آﺑَﺎ ُؤُﻛ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻨ‬ ِ َ‫ﻪ َﻛﺎ َن ﻓ‬‫ﻒ إِﻧ‬ (22) ً‫ﺎء َﺳﺒِﻴﻼ‬ َ ‫ﺎﺣ‬ ُ َ َ‫َﺳﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺸﺔً َوَﻣ ْﻘﺘﺎً َو َﺳ‬ ‫ﻤﺎﺗُ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻮاﺗُ ُﻜ ْﻢ َو َﻋ‬ ْ ‫ﺮَﻣ‬ ‫ُﺣ‬ َ ‫ﻣ َﻬﺎﺗُ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﺑَـﻨَﺎﺗُ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوأ‬ُ‫ﺖ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ أ‬ ِ ‫ﺎت اﻷُ ْﺧ‬ ‫ﻣ َﻬﺎﺗُ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ُ‫ﺖ َوأ‬ ِ ‫ﺎت اﻷ‬ ُ َ‫َخ َوﺑَـﻨ‬ ُ َ‫َو َﺧﺎﻻﺗُ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﺑَـﻨ‬ ‫ﺎت‬ ُ ‫ﻣ َﻬ‬ُ‫ﺎﻋ ِﺔ َوأ‬ َ ‫ﺮ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻮاﺗُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﺿ ْﻌﻨَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوأ‬ َ ‫ﺗِﻲ أ َْر‬‫اﻟﻼ‬ َ‫ﺿ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ‫ﻧ‬ ‫ﺴﺎﺋِ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ﺗﻲ ﻓﻲ ُﺣ ُﺠﻮِرُﻛ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ‬‫ﺴﺎﺋ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوَرﺑَﺎﺋﺒُ ُﻜ ْﻢ اﻟﻼ‬ َ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ  ‫ﻦ ﻓَﻼ‬ ‫ﻦ ﻓَﺈ ْن ﻟَ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮﻧُﻮا َد َﺧﻠْﺘُ ْﻢ ﺑﻬ‬ ‫اﻟﻼﺗﻲ َد َﺧﻠْﺘُ ْﻢ ﺑﻬ‬ ِ ‫ ِﺬ‬‫ﺟﻨﺎح ﻋﻠَﻴ ُﻜﻢ وﺣﻼﺋِﻞ أَﺑـﻨﺎﺋِ ُﻜﻢ اﻟ‬ ‫َﺻﻼﺑِ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ ْ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻣ ْﻦ أ‬ َ ْ َْ ُ َ َ ْ ْ َ َ َُ َ َ‫ َﻣﺎ ﻗَ ْﺪ َﺳﻠ‬‫َوأَ ْن ﺗَ ْﺠ َﻤ ُﻌﻮا ﺑَـْﻴ َﻦ اﻷُ ْﺧﺘَـْﻴ ِﻦ إِﻻ‬ َ‫ﻪ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﻒ إ‬ (23) ً‫َﻛﺎ َن ﻏَ ُﻔﻮراً َرِﺣﻴﻤﺎ‬

21. And how could you take it when you have gone in unto each other, and they have taken from you a solemn covenant? 22. And marry not women whom your fathers married,- except what is past: It was shameful and odious, - an abominable custom indeed. 23. Prohibited to you (for marriage) are:- Your mothers, daughters, sisters; father's sisters, mother's sisters; brother's daughters, sister's daughters; fostermothers (who gave you suck), foster-sisters; your wives' mothers; your step-daughters under your guardianship, born of your wives to whom you have gone in, - no prohibition if you have not gone in;(Those who have been) wives of your sons proceeding from your loins; and two sisters in wedlock at one and the same time, except for what is past; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

Experiential Learning 1 What punishment was prescribed for prostitution at initial stages of implementing the Islamic Law? Answer in the light of the Verse No. 15 and 16.


Field Study What is the philosophy of repentance? Why should we repent? What is the right time for that? Read the Verse No. 17 and 18 to find the answer. Compare the Islamic method of remorse and repentance to that prescribed by Catholic and Protestant Christianity.

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Intellectual Exercise 1 Experiential Learning 2

How does God protect the rights of women in the Verse No. 19-21? Why the Almighty is so concerned about women rights in the Quran?

Read the Verse No. 22-23 and prepare a list of women with whom marriage is not allowed. Identify the reason of prohibition of marriage with such women.

Web Curiosity It was a common practice in Pre-Islamic Arabia that the wives of a deceased person were divided among his sons as inheritance. Search the internet on the practices of Pre-Islamic Arabian society. What was wrong in their practice? Why change did the Quran made? Reply in the light of the Verse No. 22.

Intellectual Exercise 2 Prepare a sketch of the society established on the principles mentioned in these two lessons (10 & 11). After preparing the sketch of your utopian society, compare your society with your ideal and identify any deviations. Think about the methods of correcting such deviations.


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Surat-ul-Maida is the fifth Surah of the Quran in which very important directives about physical and psychological purification are described.

5 ‫اﻟﻤﺎﺋﺪة‬

The Divine Meal 1. O believers! Fulfill (all) contracts. Lawful unto you (for food) are all four-footed animals, with the exceptions named: But animals of the chase are forbidden while you are in the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb: for Allah does command according to His will and plan. 2. O believers! Violate not the sanctity of the symbols of Allah, nor of the sacred month, nor of the animals brought for sacrifice, nor the garlands that mark out such animals, nor the people resorting to the sacred house, seeking of the bounty and good pleasure of their Lord. But when you are clear of the sacred precincts and of pilgrim garb, you may hunt. Let not the hatred of some people in (once) shutting you out of the Sacred Mosque (of Makkah) lead you to transgression (and hostility on your part). Help you one another in righteousness and piety, but help you not one another in sin and rancor: fear Allah. for Allah is strict in punishment. 3. Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, •

the flesh of swine,

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and that on which has been invoked the name of other than Allah,

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that which has been killed by strangling,

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or by a violent blow,

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or by a headlong fall,

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or by being gored to death;

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that which has been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless you are able to slaughter it (in due form);

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that which is sacrificed on altars (of pagans);

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(forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety.


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ِ ‫ﻮد أ‬ ِ ‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ آﻣﻨُﻮا أَوﻓُﻮا ﺑِﺎﻟْﻌ ُﻘ‬‫ـﻬﺎ اﻟ‬‫ﻳﺎ أَﻳ‬ ‫ﺖ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ ْ ‫ُﺣﻠ‬ َ َ ُ ْ َ َ ِ ‫ﻲ‬‫ َﻣﺎ ﻳُـْﺘـﻠَﻰ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻏَْﻴـ َﺮ ُﻣﺤﻠ‬‫ﻴﻤﺔُ اﻷَﻧْـ َﻌ ِﺎم إِﻻ‬ َ ‫ﺑَ ِﻬ‬ (1) ‫ﻪَ ﻳَ ْﺤ ُﻜ ُﻢ َﻣﺎ ﻳُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﺼْﻴ ِﺪ َوأَﻧْـﺘُ ْﻢ ُﺣ ُﺮٌم إ‬  ‫اﻟ‬

ِ ‫ ِﻪ َوﻻ‬‫ﻮا َﺷ َﻌﺎﺋَِﺮ اﻟﻠ‬‫آﻣﻨُﻮا ﻻ ﺗُ ِﺤﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِ  ‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺸ ْﻬ َﺮ اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ي َوﻻ اﻟْ َﻘﻼﺋ َﺪ َوﻻ آ‬ َ ‫ْﺤ َﺮ َام َوﻻ اﻟ َْﻬ ْﺪ‬ ً‫ﺿ َﻮاﻧﺎ‬ ْ ‫ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوِر‬‫ﻀﻼً ِﻣ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬ ْ َ‫ْﺤ َﺮ َام ﻳَـْﺒﺘَـﻐُﻮ َن ﻓ‬ َ ‫اﻟْﺒَـْﻴ‬ َ ‫ﺖ اﻟ‬ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﺷﻨَﺂ ُن ﻗَـ ْﻮٍم‬‫ﺎدوا َوﻻ ﻳَ ْﺠ ِﺮَﻣﻨ‬ ُ َ‫ﺎﺻﻄ‬ ْ َ‫َوإِذَا َﺣﻠَﻠْﺘُ ْﻢ ﻓ‬ ِِ ‫ْﺤ َﺮ ِام أَ ْن ﺗَـ ْﻌﺘَ ُﺪوا‬ َ ‫أَ ْن‬ َ ‫ﺪوُﻛ ْﻢ َﻋ ْﻦ اﻟ َْﻤ ْﺴﺠﺪ اﻟ‬ ‫ﺻ‬ ‫ـ ْﻘ َﻮى َوﻻ ﺗَـ َﻌ َﺎوﻧُﻮا َﻋﻠَﻰ‬‫ﺮ َواﻟﺘ‬ ِ‫َوﺗَـ َﻌ َﺎوﻧُﻮا َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟْﺒ‬ ِ ‫ا ِﻹﺛْ ِﻢ واﻟْﻌ ْﺪو‬ ‫ﻪَ َﺷ ِﺪﻳ ُﺪ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﻪَ إ‬‫ـ ُﻘﻮا اﻟﻠ‬‫ان َواﺗ‬ َ ُ َ ِ ‫اﻟ ِْﻌ َﻘ‬ (2) ‫ﺎب‬ ِ ‫ﺪم وﻟَﺤﻢ اﻟ‬ ‫ﺖ َﻋﻠَﻴ ُﻜﻢ اﻟْﻤﻴﺘﺔُ واﻟ‬ ‫ْﺨﻨ ِﺰﻳ ِﺮ َوَﻣﺎ‬ ُ ْ َ ُ َ َْ َ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﺮَﻣ‬ ‫ُﺣ‬ ُ‫ ِﻪ ﺑِ ِﻪ َواﻟ ُْﻤْﻨ َﺨﻨِ َﻘﺔُ َواﻟ َْﻤ ْﻮﻗُﻮ َذة‬‫ﻞ ﻟِﻐَْﻴ ِﺮ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫أ ُِﻫ‬ ِ ‫ َﻣﺎ‬‫ﺴﺒُ ُﻊ إِﻻ‬  ‫ﻴﺤﺔُ َوَﻣﺎ أَ َﻛ َﻞ اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻄ‬‫ﻳَﺔُ َواﻟﻨ‬‫َواﻟ ُْﻤﺘَـ َﺮد‬ ِ ‫ﺼ‬ ‫ﺐ َوأَ ْن ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَـ ْﻘ ِﺴ ُﻤﻮا‬ ُ ‫ﻛْﻴﺘُ ْﻢ َوَﻣﺎ ذُﺑِ َﺢ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟﻨ‬ َ‫ذ‬ ِ  ِ‫ﻻم َذﻟِ ُﻜﻢ ﻓِﺴ ٌﻖ اﻟْﻴـﻮم ﻳﺌ‬ ِ ‫ﺑِﺎﻷَ ْز‬ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻛ َﻔ ُﺮوا‬ َ ‫ﺲ اﻟ ﺬ‬ َ َ َ َْ ْ ْ ‫ﺸ ْﻮﻧِﻲ اﻟْﻴَـ ْﻮ َم‬ َ ‫ﺸ ْﻮ ُﻫ ْﻢ َوا ْﺧ‬ َ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ِدﻳﻨِ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓَﻼ ﺗَ ْﺨ‬ ‫ﺖ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻧِ ْﻌ َﻤﺘِﻲ‬ ُ ‫ْﺖ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِدﻳﻨَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوأَﺗْ َﻤ ْﻤ‬ ُ ‫أَ ْﻛ َﻤﻠ‬ ِ ‫ور‬ ‫ﺮ ﻓِﻲ‬ُ‫ﺿﻄ‬ ْ ‫ﻼم ِدﻳﻨﺎً ﻓَ َﻤ ْﻦ ا‬ ُ ‫ﺿ‬ َ ‫ﻴﺖ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ا ِﻹ ْﺳ‬ ََ ٍ ِ‫ﺼ ٍﺔ ﻏَْﻴـﺮ ﻣﺘَﺠﺎﻧ‬ ‫ﻮر‬ ٌ ‫ﻪَ ﻏَ ُﻔ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﻹﺛْ ٍﻢ ﻓَِﺈ‬ َ ُ َ َ ‫َﻣ ْﺨ َﻤ‬ ِ (3) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ‫َرﺣ‬

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The Divine Meal This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear them not but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam (submission to God) as your religion. But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, Allah is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. 4. They ask you what is lawful to them (as food). Say: lawful unto you are (all) things good and pure: and what you have taught your trained hunting animals (to catch) in the manner directed to you by Allah. Eat what they catch for you, but pronounce the name of Allah over it, and fear Allah, for Allah is swift in taking account. 5. This day are (all) things good and pure made lawful unto you. The food of the People of the Book is lawful unto you and yours is lawful unto them. (Lawful unto you in marriage) are (not only) chaste women who are believers, but chaste women among the People of the Book, revealed before your time, - when you give them their due dowers, and desire chastity, not lewdness, nor secret intrigues if any one rejects faith, fruitless is his work, and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost (all spiritual good). 6. O believers! When you prepare for prayer, wash your faces, and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; Rub your heads (with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles. If you are in a state of impurity after sex, bathe your whole body. But if you are ill, or on a journey, or one of you comes from the call of nature, or you have been in sexual contact with women, and you find no water, then take for yourselves clean sand or earth, and rub therewith your faces and hands. Allah does not wish to place you in a difficulty, but to make you clean, and to complete his favor to you, that you may be grateful.


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ِ ‫ﻞ ﻟَﻬﻢ ﻗُﻞ أ‬ ‫ُﺣ‬ ِ ‫ﺎت‬ ُ َ‫ﺒ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻞ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ اﻟﻄ‬ ‫ُﺣ‬ َ َ‫ﻳَ ْﺴﺄَﻟُﻮﻧ‬ ْ ْ ُ ‫ﻚ َﻣﺎ َذا أ‬ ِ  ِ ِ ‫ْﺠﻮار‬ ‫ﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﻦ ِﻣ‬ ‫ ُﻤﻮﻧَـ ُﻬ‬‫ﻴﻦ ﺗُـ َﻌﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺒ‬‫ِح ُﻣ َﻜﻠ‬ َ َ ‫َوَﻣﺎ َﻋﻠ ْﻤﺘُ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ‬ ِ   ‫ْﻦ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ َواذْ ُﻛ ُﺮوا‬ َ ‫ﺴﻜ‬ َ ‫ﻤﺎ أ َْﻣ‬ ‫َﻋﻠ َﻤ ُﻜ ْﻢ اﻟﻠﻪُ ﻓَ ُﻜﻠُﻮا ﻣ‬ ِ ‫ﻪ ﺳ ِﺮ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﻪ إ‬‫ـ ُﻘﻮا اﻟﻠ‬‫ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴ ِﻪ واﺗ‬‫اﺳﻢ اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ‫ْﺤﺴ‬ ‫ﺎب‬ َ ُ َ َ َ ْ َْ َ ‫ﻳﻊ اﻟ‬ (4) ِ ِ  ‫ﺎت وﻃَﻌ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ أُوﺗُﻮا‬ ُ َ َ ُ َ‫ﺒ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻞ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ اﻟﻄ‬ ‫اﻟْﻴَـ ْﻮ َم أُﺣ‬ َ ‫ﺎم اﻟﺬ‬ ِ ‫ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬‫ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﻃَ َﻌ ُﺎﻣ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﺣﻞ‬‫ﺎب ِﺣﻞ‬ َ َ‫اﻟْﻜﺘ‬ ِ ُ ‫واﻟْﻤﺤﺼﻨ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺎت ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ُ َ‫ﺼﻨ‬ ََ ْ ُ َ َ ‫ﺎت ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺆﻣﻨَﺎت َواﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺤ‬ ِ ِ ‫ْﻜﺘ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻮﻫ‬ ُ ‫ﺎب ﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـْﺒﻠ ُﻜ ْﻢ إِذَا آﺗَـْﻴﺘُ ُﻤ‬ َ َ ‫ﻳﻦ أُوﺗُﻮا اﻟ‬ َ ‫اﻟ ﺬ‬ ِ ‫ﺼﻨِﻴﻦ ﻏَﻴـﺮ ﻣﺴﺎﻓِ ِﺤﻴﻦ وﻻ ﻣﺘ‬ ِ ‫ﺨ ِﺬي‬ ُ َ َ َ ُ َ ْ َ ‫ﻦ ُﻣ ْﺤ‬ ‫ﻮر ُﻫ‬ ُ‫أ‬ َ ‫ُﺟ‬ ِ ‫ان وﻣﻦ ﻳ ْﻜ ُﻔﺮ ﺑِﺎ ِﻹﻳﻤ‬ ٍ ‫ﻂ َﻋ َﻤﻠُﻪُ َو ُﻫ َﻮ‬ َ ِ‫ﺎن ﻓَـ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺣﺒ‬ ْ َ ْ َ َ ‫أَ ْﺧ َﺪ‬ َ ِِ ِ ِ ِ (5) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻓﻲ اﻵﺧ َﺮة ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟْ َﺨﺎﺳ ِﺮ‬ ِ‫ﺼﻼة‬ ِ  ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا إِذَا ﻗُ ْﻤﺘُ ْﻢ إِﻟَﻰ اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِ ‫ﻮﻫ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوأَﻳْ ِﺪﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻢ إِﻟَﻰ اﻟ َْﻤ َﺮاﻓِ ِﻖ‬ َ ‫ﻓَﺎ ْﻏﺴﻠُﻮا ُو ُﺟ‬ ِ ‫واﻣﺴﺤﻮا ﺑِﺮء‬ ‫وﺳ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوأ َْر ُﺟﻠَ ُﻜ ْﻢ إِﻟَﻰ اﻟْ َﻜ ْﻌﺒَـْﻴ ِﻦ َوإِ ْن‬ ُُ ُ َ ْ َ  ‫ﺿﻰ أ َْو َﻋﻠَﻰ‬ َ ‫ﺮوا َوإِ ْن ُﻛْﻨﺘُ ْﻢ َﻣ ْﺮ‬ ُ ‫ُﻛْﻨﺘُ ْﻢ ُﺟﻨُﺒﺎً ﻓَﺎﻃﻬ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺳ َﻔ ٍﺮ أَو ﺟﺎء أ‬ ِِ ‫ﻻﻣ ْﺴﺘُ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫َﺣ ٌﺪ ﻣْﻨ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟْﻐَﺎﺋﻂ أ َْو‬ َ ََ ْ َ ِ ِ ً‫ﺒﺎ‬‫ﺻﻌﻴﺪاً ﻃَﻴ‬ َ ‫ﻤ ُﻤﻮا‬ َ‫ﺎء ﻓَـﺘَـﻴ‬ ً ‫ﺎء ﻓَـﻠَ ْﻢ ﺗَﺠ ُﺪوا َﻣ‬ َ ‫ﺴ‬ َ ‫اﻟﻨ‬ ِ ِ ِ ُ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺴ ُﺤﻮا ﺑِ ُﻮ ُﺟﻮﻫ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوأَﻳْﺪﻳ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻣْﻨﻪُ َﻣﺎ ﻳُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻓَ ْﺎﻣ‬ ‫ﻬ َﺮُﻛ ْﻢ‬ َ‫ﻟِﻴَ ْﺠ َﻌ َﻞ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺣ َﺮ ٍج َوﻟَ ِﻜ ْﻦ ﻳُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ﻟِﻴُﻄ‬ (6) ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺸ ُﻜ ُﺮو َن‬‫ﻢ ﻧِ ْﻌ َﻤﺘَﻪُ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻟَ َﻌﻠ‬ ِ‫َوﻟِﻴُﺘ‬ Level 01


The Divine Meal 7. And call in remembrance the favor of Allah unto you, and His covenant, which He ratified with you, when you said: "We hear and we obey": And fear Allah, for Allah knows well the secrets of your hearts. 8. O believers! Stand out firmly for Allah, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety: and fear Allah. For Allah is well-acquainted with all that you do. 9. To those who believe and do deeds of righteousness has Allah promised forgiveness and a great reward. 10. Those who reject faith and deny our signs will be companions of the hellfire.


The Divine Meal 87. O believers! Make not unlawful the good things which Allah has made lawful for you, but commit no excess: for Allah loves not those given to excess. 88. Eat of the things which Allah has provided for you, lawful and good; but fear Allah, in Whom you believe. 89. Allah will not call you to account for what is futile in your oaths, but He will call you to account for your deliberate oaths. For expiation, feed ten indigent persons, on a scale of the average for the food of your families; or clothe them; or give a slave his freedom. If that is beyond your means, fast for three days. That is the expiation for the oaths you have sworn. But keep to your oaths. Thus does Allah make clear to you His signs, that you may be grateful. 90. O believers! Intoxicants, gambling, (dedication to) altars (of pagans), and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination, - of Satan's handwork: eschew such (abomination), that you may prosper.


‫ ِﺬي َواﺛَـ َﻘ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑِ ِﻪ إِ ْذ‬‫ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوِﻣﻴﺜَﺎﻗَﻪُ اﻟ‬‫َواذْ ُﻛ ُﺮوا ﻧِ ْﻌ َﻤﺔَ اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ‫ﻪَ َﻋﻠِﻴﻢ ﺑِ َﺬ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﻪَ إ‬‫ـ ُﻘﻮا اﻟﻠ‬‫ﻗُـﻠْﺘُﻢ ﺳ ِﻤ ْﻌﻨَﺎ وأَﻃَ ْﻌﻨَﺎ واﺗ‬ ‫ات‬ ٌ َ َ َ ْ (7) ‫ﺼ ُﺪوِر‬  ‫اﻟ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻮ ِاﻣ‬ ‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ آﻣﻨُﻮا ُﻛﻮﻧُﻮا ﻗَـ‬‫ـﻬﺎ اﻟ‬‫ﻳﺎ أَﻳ‬ ‫اء ﺑِﺎﻟ ِْﻘ ْﺴ ِﻂ‬ َ َ َ َ َ ‫ﻴﻦ ﻟﻠﻪ ُﺷ َﻬ َﺪ‬ َ ٍ ‫ ﺗَـ ْﻌ ِﺪﻟُﻮا ا ْﻋ ِﺪﻟُﻮا ُﻫ َﻮ‬‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﺷﻨَﺂ ُن ﻗَـ ْﻮم َﻋﻠَﻰ أَﻻ‬‫َوﻻ ﻳَ ْﺠ ِﺮَﻣﻨ‬ ‫ﻪَ َﺧﺒِ ٌﻴﺮ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ ﺗَـ ْﻌ َﻤﻠُﻮ َن‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﻪَ إ‬‫ـ ُﻘﻮا اﻟﻠ‬‫ـ ْﻘ َﻮى َواﺗ‬‫ب ﻟِﻠﺘ‬ ُ ‫أَﻗـ َْﺮ‬ (8) ِ  ِ ‫ﺼﺎﻟِﺤ‬ ِ ٌ‫ﺎت ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻣ ْﻐ ِﻔ َﺮة‬ َ  ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا َو َﻋﻤﻠُﻮا اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫َو َﻋ َﺪ اﻟﻠﻪُ اﻟﺬ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻚ‬ َ ِ‫ﺬﺑُﻮا ﺑِﺂﻳَﺎﺗِﻨَﺎ أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻛ َﻔ ُﺮوا َوَﻛ‬ ْ ‫َوأ‬ ٌ ‫َﺟ ٌﺮ َﻋﻈ‬ َ ‫( َواﻟﺬ‬9) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ِ ‫ْﺠ ِﺤ‬ (10) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ْ‫أ‬ ُ ‫َﺻ َﺤ‬ َ ‫ﺎب اﻟ‬

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ِ ِ ُ‫ﻪ‬‫ﻞ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫َﺣ‬ َ ‫ﺒَﺎت َﻣﺎ أ‬‫ﺮُﻣﻮا ﻃَﻴ‬ ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا ﻻ ﺗُ َﺤ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِ (87) ‫ﻳﻦ‬  ‫ﻪَ ﻻ ﻳُ ِﺤ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﻻ ﺗَـ ْﻌﺘَ ُﺪوا إ‬ َ ‫ﺐ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﻌﺘَﺪ‬ ‫ ِﺬي‬‫ﻪَ اﻟ‬‫ـ ُﻘﻮا اﻟﻠ‬‫ﺒﺎً َواﺗ‬‫ﻪُ َﺣﻼﻻً ﻃَﻴ‬‫ﻤﺎ َرَزﻗَ ُﻜ ْﻢ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫َوُﻛﻠُﻮا ِﻣ‬ (88) ‫أَﻧْـﺘُ ْﻢ ﺑِ ِﻪ ُﻣ ْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮ َن‬ ِ ‫ ْﻐ ِﻮ ﻓِﻲ أَﻳﻤﺎﻧِ ُﻜﻢ وﻟَ ِﻜﻦ ﻳـ َﺆ‬‫ﻪ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ‬‫اﺧ ُﺬ ُﻛﻢ اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ‫اﺧ ُﺬ ُﻛ ْﻢ‬ ُ ْ ‫ﻻ ﻳُـ َﺆ‬ ُ ْ َ ْ َْ ِ ‫ﺸﺮةِ ﻣ‬ ِ ‫ﻴﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ُ ‫ﺎرﺗُﻪُ إِﻃ َْﻌ‬ َ ‫ﻔ‬ ‫ﻘ ْﺪﺗُ ْﻢ اﻷَﻳْ َﻤﺎ َن ﻓَ َﻜ‬ ‫ﺑ َﻤﺎ َﻋ‬ َ ‫ﺴﺎﻛ‬ َ َ َ َ ‫ﺎم َﻋ‬ ‫أ َْو َﺳ ِﻂ َﻣﺎ ﺗُﻄ ِْﻌ ُﻤﻮ َن أ َْﻫﻠِﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ أ َْو ﻛِ ْﺴ َﻮﺗُـ ُﻬ ْﻢ أ َْو ﺗَ ْﺤ ِﺮ ُﻳﺮ‬ ٍ ِ ِ ُ‫ﺎرة‬ َ ِ‫ ٍﺎم َذﻟ‬‫ﺎم ﺛَﻼﺛَِﺔ أَﻳ‬ ُ َ‫َرﻗَـﺒَﺔ ﻓَ َﻤ ْﻦ ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَﺠ ْﺪ ﻓَﺼﻴ‬ َ ‫ﻔ‬ ‫ﻚ َﻛ‬ ‫ ُﻦ‬‫ﻚ ﻳُـﺒَـﻴ‬ َ ِ‫اﺣ َﻔﻈُﻮا أَﻳْ َﻤﺎﻧَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻛ َﺬﻟ‬ ْ ‫أَﻳْ َﻤﺎﻧِ ُﻜ ْﻢ إِ َذا َﺣﻠَ ْﻔﺘُ ْﻢ َو‬ (89) ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺸ ُﻜ ُﺮو َن‬‫ﻪُ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ آﻳَﺎﺗِِﻪ ﻟَ َﻌﻠ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺎب‬ َ ‫ َﻤﺎ اﻟ‬‫آﻣﻨُﻮا إِﻧ‬ ُ ‫َﻧﺼ‬ َ ‫ْﺨ ْﻤ ُﺮ َواﻟ َْﻤْﻴﺴ ُﺮ َواﻷ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِ  ‫واﻷَ ْزﻻم ِرﺟﺲ ِﻣﻦ َﻋﻤ ِﻞ اﻟ‬ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬‫ﺎﺟﺘَﻨِﺒُﻮﻩُ ﻟَ َﻌﻠ‬ ْ َ‫ﺸْﻴﻄَﺎن ﻓ‬ َ ْ ٌ ْ ُ َ ِ (90) ‫ﺗُـ ْﻔﻠ ُﺤﻮ َن‬ Level 01


The Divine Meal 91. Satan's plan is to excite enmity and hatred between you, with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah, and from prayer: will you not then abstain?

 ‫ َﻤﺎ ﻳُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ اﻟ‬‫إِﻧ‬ ‫ﺸْﻴﻄَﺎ ُن أَ ْن ﻳُﻮﻗِ َﻊ ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَ ُﻜ ْﻢ اﻟ َْﻌ َﺪ َاوَة‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻀ‬ ‫ﺪ ُﻛ ْﻢ َﻋ ْﻦ ِذ ْﻛ ِﺮ‬ ‫ﺼ‬ ُ َ‫ﺎء ﻓﻲ اﻟْ َﺨ ْﻤ ِﺮ َواﻟ َْﻤْﻴﺴ ِﺮ َوﻳ‬ َ َ ‫َواﻟْﺒَـ ْﻐ‬ (91) ‫ﺼﻼةِ ﻓَـ َﻬ ْﻞ أَﻧْـﺘُ ْﻢ ُﻣﻨﺘَـ ُﻬﻮ َن‬  ‫ ِﻪ َو َﻋ ْﻦ اﻟ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬

92. Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and beware (of evil): if you do turn back, know you that Our Messenger's duty is only to proclaim (the message) in the clearest manner.

ِ ‫ﻪ وأ‬‫َﻃﻴﻌﻮا اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ‫ْﻴﺘُ ْﻢ‬‫اﺣ َﺬ ُروا ﻓَِﺈ ْن ﺗَـ َﻮﻟ‬ َ ‫ﺮ ُﺳ‬ ‫َﻃ ُﻴﻌﻮا اﻟ‬ ْ ‫ﻮل َو‬ َ َ ُ ‫َوأ‬ ِ ِ (92) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ُ ‫ َﻤﺎ َﻋﻠَﻰ َر ُﺳﻮﻟﻨَﺎ اﻟْﺒَﻼغُ اﻟ ُْﻤﺒ‬‫ﻓَﺎ ْﻋﻠَ ُﻤﻮا أَﻧ‬

93. On those who believe and do deeds of righteousness there is no blame for what they ate (in the past), when they guard themselves from evil, and believe, and do deeds of righteousness, - (or) again, guard themselves from evil and believe, - (or) again, guard themselves from evil and do good. For Allah loves those who do good.

ِ ِ  ‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ آﻣﻨُﻮا و َﻋ ِﻤﻠُﻮا اﻟ‬‫ﻟَﻴﺲ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟ‬ ‫ﺎح‬ ٌ َ‫ﺼﺎﻟ َﺤﺎت ُﺟﻨ‬ َ َ َ َ ْ ِ ِ ِ ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا َو َﻋﻤﻠُﻮا‬ َ ‫ـ َﻘ ْﻮا َو‬‫ﻴﻤﺎ ﻃَﻌ ُﻤﻮا إِ َذا َﻣﺎ اﺗ‬ َ‫ﻓ‬ ِ ِ  ‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﺴﻨُﻮا‬ ْ ‫ـ َﻘ ْﻮا َوأ‬‫ﻢ اﺗ‬ ُ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا ﺛ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻘ ْﻮا َو‬‫ﻢ اﺗ‬ ُ‫ﺼﺎﻟ َﺤﺎت ﺛ‬ َ ‫َﺣ‬ ِِ (93) ‫ﻴﻦ‬  ‫ﻪُ ﻳُ ِﺤ‬‫َواﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺐ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺤﺴﻨ‬



The first sentence of the Verse No. 1 emphasizes on fulfilling the terms and conditions of contracts and agreements. Why is it important to fulfill one’s contractual obligations? Think about significance of meeting such obligations at personal, family, national and international levels.

Identify five cases in your life when you did not meet your contractual obligations with some other person. What was the reaction of the other party? How did you make the situation good?

Web Curiosity 1 Search the web for “Impact of pork on human body”. Also search its psychological effects.


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Intellectual Exercise 1 In the Verse No. 3, it is mentioned that the meat on which the name of someone other than God has been invoked is not permissible to eat. Similarly, the food items sacrificed on the altars of the gods and goddesses of pagans are not allowed to eat. The meat (or other food items) which is used for raffling as an omen is also not permissible. Think about the reason for forbidding such kind of food items.

Real Life Simulation The Verse No. 2 contains an important instruction that is the basis of international relations among Muslims and Non-Muslims. Apply the instructions on the international relations of your nation with other NonMuslim nations and identify any deviation from the ideal prescribed in this verse.

Experiential Learning 2 It is clear from the Verse No. 89 that the matter of taking an oath is very serious. Think about its importance. Also think about the significance and usefulness of the methods of atonement.

Field Study 1 A important incident has been reported in the books of Ahadith related to the words : “This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.” Search that incident in the books of Quranic Exegesis or Hadith and read it.


Intellectual Exercise 2 According to the Verse No. 3, it is allowed to eat forbidden food if a person is in a dangerous situation which may lead to death or serious sickness. Contrary to this, some religions do not have this provision. Think about the significance of this permission.

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Field Study 2


“Listening and obeying the Lord” is the attitude that the Quran develops into its reader. Think about its significance. Search some incidents about the “listen-andobey” attitude of the companions of the Holy Prophet ‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬.

The Verse No. 5 contains an important principle which may become the basis of relations of Muslims with Jews and Christians. Think about the implication of this verse.

Web Curiosity 2 If you don’t know the procedure of ablution and Tayammum (miniablution that is performed in absence of water), search some video on Youtube to observe it.

Intellectual Exercise 4 Many philosophies and religions inclined towards “spirituality” present the view that enjoyment, amusement and engagement in material and worldly affairs is against spirituality. Compare this point of view with the Verse No. 87-88. Also search for the Ahadith of the Prophet ‫ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬about monasticism and asceticism.

Personality Development 2 Try to read some stories of people indulged in gambling, drinking and womanizing and analyze the impact of such short term pleasures on their personality and family in the long run. Compare your findings with the Verse No. 90-91.


Intellectual Exercise 5 The Verse No. 93, carries a great hope. Ponder into this verse to discover this hope.

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Surat-ul-In’aam is the sixth Surah which contains a lot of arguments about the basic premises of Islam. This lesson contains a sample of the logic, reason and argumentation of the Quran.

6 ‫اﻷﻧﻌﺎم‬

Livestock

ِ  ‫ ِﺬي َﺧﻠَ َﻖ اﻟ‬‫ ِﻪ اﻟ‬‫اﻟْﺤﻤ ُﺪ ﻟِﻠ‬ ‫ض َو َﺟ َﻌ َﻞ‬ َ ‫ﺴ َﻤ َﻮات َواﻷ َْر‬ َْ ِ ِ (1) ‫ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻳَـ ْﻌ ِﺪﻟُﻮ َن‬‫ﻳﻦ َﻛ َﻔ ُﺮوا ﺑَِﺮﺑ‬ َ ‫ﻠُ َﻤﺎت َواﻟﻨ‬‫اﻟﻈ‬ َ ‫ﻢ اﻟﺬ‬ ُ‫ﻮر ﺛ‬

1. Praise be Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and made the darkness and the light. Yet those who reject the faith hold (others) as equal, with their Guardian-Lord. 2. He it is created you from clay, and then decreed a stated term (for you). And there is in His presence another determined term (of your worldly life); yet you doubt within yourselves!

‫َﺟ ٌﻞ‬ َ َ‫ﻢ ﻗ‬ ُ‫ ِﺬي َﺧﻠَ َﻘ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻃﻴ ٍﻦ ﺛ‬‫ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟ‬ َ ‫َﺟﻼً َوأ‬ َ ‫ﻀﻰ أ‬ (2) ‫ﻢ أَﻧْـﺘُ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻤﺘَـ ُﺮو َن‬ ُ‫ﻤﻰ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪﻩُ ﺛ‬ ‫ﺴ‬ َ ‫ُﻣ‬

3. And He is Allah in the heavens and on earth. He knows what you hide, and what you reveal, and He knows the (recompense) which you earn (by your deeds).

ِ  ِ ‫ﺴﻤﻮ‬ ِ ‫ات َوﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ﺮُﻛ ْﻢ‬ ‫ض ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻢ ِﺳ‬ َ َ  ‫َو ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟﻠﻪُ ﻓﻲ اﻟ‬ ِ ‫وﺟ ْﻬﺮُﻛﻢ وﻳـﻌﻠَﻢ ﻣﺎ ﺗَﻜ‬ (3) ‫ْﺴﺒُﻮ َن‬ َ ُ ْ ََ ْ َ َ َ ِ ‫وﻣﺎ ﺗَﺄْﺗِﻴ ِﻬﻢ ِﻣﻦ آﻳ ٍﺔ ِﻣﻦ آﻳ‬ ‫ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا َﻋْﻨـ َﻬﺎ‬‫ ِﻬ ْﻢ إِﻻ‬‫ﺎت َرﺑ‬ َ ْ َ ْ ْ ََ ِ (4) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ُﻣ ْﻌ ِﺮﺿ‬

4. But never did a single one of the signs of their Lord reach them, but they turned away therefrom. 5. And now they reject the truth when it reaches them: but soon shall they learn the reality of what they used to mock at.

ِ َ ‫ﻤﺎ ﺟﺎء ُﻫﻢ ﻓَﺴﻮ‬ َ‫ﻖ ﻟ‬ ‫ﺬﺑﻮا ﺑِﺎﻟْﺤ‬ ‫ﻓَـ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ‬ َْ ْ َ َ َ ُ ُ‫ف ﻳَﺄْﺗﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ أَﻧْـﺒَﺎء‬ ِ ِ (5) ‫َﻣﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﺑﻪ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَـ ْﻬ ِﺰﺋُﻮن‬

6. Don’t they see how many of those before them We did destroy? The generations We had established on the earth, in strength such as We have not given to you (O pagans of Arabia!). For whom We poured out rain from the skies in abundance, and gave (fertile) streams flowing beneath their (feet): Yet for their sins We destroyed them, and raised in their wake fresh generations (to succeed them).

ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺎﻫ ْﻢ ﻓِﻲ‬ ُ ‫ﻜﻨ‬ ‫أَﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَـ َﺮْوا َﻛ ْﻢ أ َْﻫﻠَﻜْﻨَﺎ ﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـْﺒﻠ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـ ْﺮ ٍن َﻣ‬ ِ ‫اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ﺎء َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬  ‫ﻜ ْﻦ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوأ َْر َﺳﻠْﻨَﺎ اﻟ‬ ‫ض َﻣﺎ ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻧُ َﻤ‬ َ ‫ﺴ َﻤ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺎﻫ ْﻢ‬ ُ َ‫ﺎر ﺗَ ْﺠ ِﺮي ﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺤﺘِ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻓَﺄ َْﻫﻠَﻜْﻨ‬ َ ‫ﻣ ْﺪ َراراً َو َﺟ َﻌﻠْﻨَﺎ اﻷَﻧْـ َﻬ‬ (6) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺑِ ُﺬﻧُﻮﺑِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوأَﻧ‬ َ ً‫ﺸﺄْﻧَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌ ِﺪ ِﻫ ْﻢ ﻗَـ ْﺮﻧﺎ‬ َ ‫آﺧ ِﺮ‬

7. If We had sent unto you a written (message) on parchment, so that they could touch it with their hands, the unbelievers would have been sure to say: "This is nothing but obvious magic!"

ٍ َ‫ﻚ ﻛِﺘَﺎﺑﺎً ﻓِﻲ ﻗِ ْﺮﻃ‬ ‫ﺴﻮﻩُ ﺑِﺄَﻳْ ِﺪﻳ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ﺰﻟْﻨَﺎ َﻋﻠَْﻴ‬ ‫َوﻟَ ْﻮ ﻧَـ‬ ُ ‫ﺎس ﻓَـﻠَ َﻤ‬ ِ ِ  َ ‫ﻟََﻘ‬ (7) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ٌ ِ‫ ﺳ ْﺤ ٌﺮ ُﻣﺒ‬‫ﻳﻦ َﻛ َﻔ ُﺮوا إِ ْن َﻫ َﺬا إِﻻ‬ َ ‫ﺎل اﻟﺬ‬

8. They say: "Why is not an angel sent down to him?" If we did send down an angel, the matter (of reward or punishment) would be settled at once, and no respite would be granted them.

ِ ِ ‫ﻚ وﻟَﻮ أَﻧﺰﻟْﻨَﺎ ﻣﻠَﻜﺎً ﻟَُﻘ‬ ‫ﻀ َﻲ‬ َ َ ْ َ ٌ َ‫َوﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا ﻟَ ْﻮﻻ أُﻧ ِﺰ َل َﻋﻠَْﻴﻪ َﻣﻠ‬ (8) ‫ﻢ ﻻ ﻳُﻨﻈَُﺮو َن‬ ُ‫اﻷ َْﻣ ُﺮ ﺛ‬


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Livestock 9. If We had made it an angel, We should have sent him as a man, and We should certainly have caused them confusion in a matter which they have already covered with confusion (due to their frivolous attitude). 10. Mocked were (many) apostles before you; but their scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked. 11. Say: "Travel through the earth and see what was the end of those who rejected Truth." 12. Say: "To whom belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth?" Say: "To Allah. He has inscribed for Himself (the rule of) Mercy. That He will gather you together for the Day of Judgment, there is no doubt whatever. It is they who have lost their own souls, that will not believe. 13. To him belongs all that dwells (or lurks) in the night and the day. For He is the one who hears and knows all things." 14. Say: "Shall I take for my protector any other than Allah, the Maker of the heavens and the earth? And He it is that feeds but is not fed." Say: "Nay! but I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to Allah (in Islam), and be not you of the company of those who join gods with Allah." 15. Say: "I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have fear of the penalty of a mighty day. 16. "On that day, if the penalty is averted from any, it is due to Allah's mercy; And that would be (salvation), the obvious fulfillment of all desire. 17. "If Allah touches you with affliction, none can remove it but He; if He touches you with happiness, He has power over all things.


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‫َوﻟَ ْﻮ َﺟ َﻌﻠْﻨَﺎﻩُ َﻣﻠَﻜﺎً ﻟَ َﺠ َﻌﻠْﻨَﺎﻩُ َر ُﺟﻼً َوﻟَﻠَﺒَ ْﺴﻨَﺎ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ َﻣﺎ‬ ِ (9) ‫ﺴﻮ َن‬ ُ ‫ﻳَـ ْﻠﺒ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ِ‫ئ ﺑُِﺮ ُﺳ ٍﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـْﺒﻠ‬ َ ‫اﺳﺘُـ ْﻬ ِﺰ‬ ْ ‫َوﻟََﻘ ْﺪ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ﻓَ َﺤﺎ َق ﺑﺎﻟﺬ‬ (10) ‫َﺳ ِﺨ ُﺮوا ِﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻣﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﺑِ ِﻪ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَـ ْﻬ ِﺰﺋُﻮن‬ ِ ‫ﻗُ ْﻞ ِﺳ ُﻴﺮوا ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ُ‫ﻒ َﻛﺎ َن َﻋﺎﻗِﺒَﺔ‬ َ ‫ﻢ اﻧﻈُُﺮوا َﻛْﻴ‬ ُ‫ض ﺛ‬ ِ (11) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫اﻟ ُْﻤ َﻜ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ات واﻷَر‬ ِ  ‫ﻗُﻞ ﻟِﻤﻦ ﻣﺎ ﻓِﻲ اﻟ‬ ‫ﺐ‬ ْ َ ‫ﺴ َﻤ َﻮ‬ َ َْ ْ َ َ‫ض ﻗُ ْﻞ ﻟﻠﻪ َﻛﺘ‬ ِ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ إِﻟَﻰ ﻳَـ ْﻮم اﻟ ِْﻘﻴَ َﺎﻣ ِﺔ ﻻ‬‫ﺮ ْﺣ َﻤﺔَ ﻟَﻴَ ْﺠ َﻤ َﻌﻨ‬ ‫َﻋﻠَﻰ ﻧَـ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ اﻟ‬ ِ ِ  ِ ِ ‫رﻳ‬ ‫ﺴ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻓَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻻ ﻳُـ ْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮ َن‬ َ ‫ﺐ ﻓﻴﻪ اﻟﺬ‬ َ َْ َ ‫ﻳﻦ َﺧﺴ ُﺮوا أَﻧ ُﻔ‬ (12) ِ ِ  ‫ﻬﺎ ِر و ُﻫﻮ اﻟ‬  ِ ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ُ ‫ﺴﻤ‬ َ َ َ ‫َوﻟَﻪُ َﻣﺎ َﺳ َﻜ َﻦ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻠْﻴ ِﻞ َواﻟﻨـ‬ ُ ‫ﻴﻊ اﻟ َْﻌﻠ‬ (13) ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺴﻤﻮ‬ ِ ‫ات َواﻷ َْر‬ ‫ض‬ َ َ  ‫ﺨ ُﺬ َوﻟﻴّﺎً ﻓَﺎﻃ ِﺮ اﻟ‬‫ﻗُ ْﻞ أَﻏَْﻴـ َﺮ اﻟﻠﻪ أَﺗ‬ ‫َو َل‬ ‫ت أَ ْن أَ ُﻛﻮ َن أ‬ ُ ‫ﻲ أ ُِﻣ ْﺮ‬‫َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُﻄ ِْﻌ ُﻢ َوﻻ ﻳُﻄ َْﻌ ُﻢ ﻗُ ْﻞ إِﻧ‬ ِ ِ (14) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ْ ‫َﻣ ْﻦ أ‬ َ ‫ﻦ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺸ ِﺮﻛ‬ َ‫َﺳﻠَ َﻢ َوﻻ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮﻧ‬ ٍ ‫اب ﻳَـ ْﻮٍم َﻋ ِﻈ‬ ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ُ ‫َﺧ‬ َ ‫ﻲ أ‬‫ﻗُ ْﻞ إِﻧ‬ ُ ‫ﺼْﻴ‬ َ ‫ﻲ َﻋ َﺬ‬‫ﺖ َرﺑ‬ َ ‫ﺎف إِ ْن َﻋ‬ (15) ‫ﻚ اﻟْ َﻔ ْﻮُز‬ ْ ‫ﺼ َﺮ‬ َ ِ‫ف َﻋْﻨﻪُ ﻳَـ ْﻮَﻣﺌِ ٍﺬ ﻓَـ َﻘ ْﺪ َرِﺣ َﻤﻪُ َو َذﻟ‬ ْ ُ‫َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ‬ ِ (16) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ُ ‫اﻟ ُْﻤﺒ‬ ِ ‫ﺮ ﻓَﻼ َﻛ‬ ‫ﻀ‬ ِ ‫ ُﻫ َﻮ َوإِ ْن‬‫ﻒ ﻟَﻪُ إِﻻ‬ َ ‫ﺎﺷ‬ ُ ِ‫ﻪُ ﺑ‬‫ﻚ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺴ ْﺴ‬ َ ‫َوإ ْن ﻳَ ْﻤ‬ (17) ‫ﻞ َﺷ ْﻲ ٍء ﻗَ ِﺪ ٌﻳﺮ‬ ‫ﻚ ﺑِ َﺨْﻴ ٍﺮ ﻓَـ ُﻬ َﻮ َﻋﻠَﻰ ُﻛ‬ َ ‫ﺴ ْﺴ‬ َ ‫ﻳَ ْﻤ‬ Level 01


Livestock 18. "He is the irresistible, (watching) from above over His worshippers; and He is the Wise, Acquainted with all things." 19. Say: "What thing is most weighty in evidence?" Say: "(Allah) is witness between me and you; This Qur'an has been revealed to me by inspiration, that I may warn you and all whom it reaches. Can you possibly bear witness that besides Allah there is another god?" Say: "Nay! I cannot bear witness!" Say: "But in truth He is the one God, and I truly am innocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others with Him."

ٍ  َ‫ﻗُﻞ أ‬ ‫ﻪُ َﺷ ِﻬﻴ ٌﺪ ﺑَـْﻴﻨِﻲ‬‫ﺎدةً ﻗُ ْﻞ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ي َﺷ ْﻲء أَ ْﻛﺒَـ ُﺮ َﺷ َﻬ‬ ْ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻲ َﻫ َﺬا اﻟْ ُﻘ ْﺮآ ُن ﻷُﻧﺬ َرُﻛ ْﻢ ﺑﻪ َوَﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ‫َوﺑَـْﻴـﻨَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوأُوﺣ َﻲ إﻟ‬ ‫ ِﻪ آﻟِ َﻬﺔً أُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻗُ ْﻞ‬‫ن َﻣ َﻊ اﻟﻠ‬ َ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻟَﺘَ ْﺸ َﻬ ُﺪو َن أ‬‫ﺑَـﻠَ َﻎ أَﺋِﻨ‬ ِ ‫ﻤﺎ ﻫﻮ إِﻟَﻪٌ و‬‫ﻻ أَ ْﺷﻬ ُﺪ ﻗُﻞ إِﻧ‬ ‫ﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﻨِﻲ ﺑَ ِﺮيءٌ ِﻣ‬‫اﺣ ٌﺪ َوإِﻧ‬ َ َُ َ ْ َ (19) ‫ﺗُ ْﺸ ِﺮُﻛﻮ َن‬


Livestock 159. As for those who divide their religion and break up into sects, you has no part in them in the least: their affair is with Allah. He will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did. 160. He that does good shall have ten times as much to his credit: He that does evil shall only be recompensed according to his evil: no wrong shall be done unto (any of) them. 161. Say: "Verily, my Lord has guided me to a way that is straight, - a religion of right, - the path (trodden) by Abraham the true in the faith, and he (certainly) joined not gods with Allah." 162. Say: "Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death, are (all) for Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds: 163. No partner has He: this am I commanded, and I am the first of those who bow to His will.


ِ ِ ‫ﺎدﻩِ وﻫﻮ اﻟ‬ ِ ِ ‫ْﺨﺒِ ُﻴﺮ‬ َ ‫ﻴﻢ اﻟ‬ َ َ ُ َ َ‫َو ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟْ َﻘﺎﻫ ُﺮ ﻓَـ ْﻮ َق ﻋﺒ‬ ُ ‫ْﺤﻜ‬ (18)

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ِ ِ ‫ﺖ ِﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻓِﻲ‬ َ ‫ﺮﻗُﻮا ِدﻳﻨَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َوَﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ِﺷﻴَﻌﺎً ﻟَ ْﺴ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻓَـ‬ َ ‫ن اﻟﺬ‬ ‫إ‬ ‫ﺌُـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا‬‫ﻢ ﻳُـﻨَﺒ‬ ُ‫ ِﻪ ﺛ‬‫ َﻤﺎ أ َْﻣ ُﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ إِﻟَﻰ اﻟﻠ‬‫َﺷ ْﻲ ٍء إِﻧ‬ (159) ‫ﻳَـ ْﻔ َﻌﻠُﻮ َن‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻣﻦ ﺟﺎء ﺑِﺎﻟْﺤ‬ ‫ﺎء‬ َ ‫ﺴﻨَﺔ ﻓَـﻠَﻪُ َﻋ ْﺸ ُﺮ أ َْﻣﺜَﺎﻟ َﻬﺎ َوَﻣ ْﻦ َﺟ‬ َ َ َ َ َْ ِ ‫ ﻣﺜْـﻠَ َﻬﺎ َو ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻻ ﻳُﻈْﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬‫ﺌَ ِﺔ ﻓَﻼ ﻳُ ْﺠ َﺰى إِﻻ‬‫ﺴﻴ‬  ‫ﺑِﺎﻟ‬ (160) ٍ ‫ﺻﺮ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِِ ٍ ‫اط ُﻣ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻘ‬ ً‫ﻴﻢ ِدﻳﻨﺎً ﻗِﻴَﻤﺎ‬ َ ‫ﻲ إﻟَﻰ‬‫ﻨﻲ َﻫ َﺪاﻧﻲ َرﺑ‬‫ﻗُ ْﻞ إﻧ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫اﻫ‬ (161) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻴﻢ َﺣﻨﻴﻔﺎً َوَﻣﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺸ ِﺮﻛ‬ َ ‫ﻣﻠﺔَ إﺑْـ َﺮ‬ ِ ‫ن‬ ِ‫ﻗُﻞ إ‬ ‫ب‬  ‫ ِﻪ َر‬‫ﺴ ِﻜﻲ َوَﻣ ْﺤﻴَﺎي َوَﻣ َﻤﺎﺗِﻲ ﻟِﻠ‬ َ ْ ُ ُ‫ﺻﻼﺗﻲ َوﻧ‬ ِ (162) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫اﻟ َْﻌﺎﻟَﻤ‬ ِِ ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ُ ‫ﻚ أ ُِﻣ ْﺮ‬ َ ِ‫ﻳﻚ ﻟَﻪُ َوﺑِ َﺬﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻻ َﺷ ِﺮ‬ َ ‫َو ُل اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺴﻠﻤ‬ ‫ت َوأَﻧَﺎ أ‬ (163)

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Livestock 164. Say: "Shall I seek for (my) Cherisher other than Allah, when He is the Cherisher of all things (that exist)? Every soul draws the reward of its acts on none but itself: no bearer of burdens can bear of burdens can bear the burden of another. Your goal in the end is towards Allah. He will tell you the truth of the things wherein you disputed." 165. It is He Who has made you (His) agents, inheritors of the earth: He has raised you in ranks, some above others: that He may try you in the gifts He has given you: for your Lord is quick in punishment: yet He is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

‫ﻞ َﺷ ْﻲ ٍء َوﻻ‬ ‫ب ُﻛ‬  ‫ ِﻪ أَﺑْ ِﻐﻲ َرﺑّﺎً َو ُﻫ َﻮ َر‬‫ﻗُ ْﻞ أَﻏَْﻴـ َﺮ اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ٍ ‫ﻞ ﻧَـ ْﻔ‬ ‫ﺐ ُﻛ‬ ‫ َﻋﻠَْﻴـ َﻬﺎ َوﻻ ﺗَ ِﺰُر َوا ِزَرةٌ ِوْزَر‬‫ﺲ إِﻻ‬ ُ ‫ﺗَﻜْﺴ‬ ‫ﺌُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ‬‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻣ ْﺮِﺟ ُﻌ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓَـﻴُـﻨَﺒ‬‫ﻢ إِﻟَﻰ َرﺑ‬ ُ‫أُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﺛ‬ (164) ‫ُﻛﻨﺘُ ْﻢ ﻓِ ِﻴﻪ ﺗَ ْﺨﺘَﻠِ ُﻔﻮ َن‬ ِ ‫ﻒ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ض َوَرﻓَ َﻊ‬ َ ِ‫ ِﺬي َﺟ َﻌﻠَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﺧﻼﺋ‬‫َو ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟ‬ ٍ ‫ﺾ َدرﺟ‬ ‫ﺎت ﻟِﻴَْﺒـﻠُ َﻮُﻛ ْﻢ ﻓِﻲ َﻣﺎ‬ َ ‫ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ َ َ ٍ ‫ﻀ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓَـ ْﻮ َق ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ ِ ‫ﻪ ﻟَﻐَ ُﻔ‬‫ﺎب وإِﻧ‬ ِ ‫ﻚ ﺳ ِﺮ‬ ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ُ َ ِ ‫ﻳﻊ اﻟْﻌ َﻘ‬ ُ َ َ ‫ن َرﺑ‬ ِ‫آﺗَﺎ ُﻛ ْﻢ إ‬ ٌ ‫ﻮر َرﺣ‬ (165)


Field Study 1

Identify the central theme of Surat-ul-In’aam. On the basis of what arguments, God has presented the central theme of this Surah? Answer in the light of the Verse No. 1-19.

Read the Verse No. 159 and compare the attitude of modern-day sectarians with this verse.

Intellectual Exercise 1 It is mentioned in initial verses of this Surah that the direct audience of the Quran were generally reluctant to accept the message of God. What was the reason behind it?


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Intellectual Exercise 2 There is a great promise in the Verse No. 160 and No. 164. What is that?

Experiential Learning 2 If we ponder into the Verse No. 1-19, we can find that answers to certain questions of the pagans of Arabia are provided in these verses. It is a common style in the Classical Arabic that the answer is provided without mentioning the question. It is left upon the intellect of the audience that he/she should understand the question by reading the answer. Use your intellect to identify the questions presented by the pagans to the Prophet Muhammad .‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬

Personality Development Identify the personality traits of a believer required in the Verse No. 161 – 163.

Intellectual Exercise 3 People in this world have different ranks. Some are rich, some are poor, some are executives and some are laborers. The reason of such difference is provided in the Verse No. 165. Compare and contrast the Quranic point of view about class differences with that of communists and evaluate the practical implications of both.


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You have already studied the story of Prophet Adam ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬and the Satan. This story has been described in a different context and more details in the Surat-ul-Aa’raaf which is the seventh Surah of the Quran.

7 ‫اﻷﻋﺮاف‬

The Height 1. Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad. 2. A Book revealed unto you, - so let your heart be oppressed no more by any difficulty on that account, - that with it you might warn (the erring) and teach the Believers). 3. Follow (O people!) the revelation given unto you from your Lord, and follow not, as friends or protectors, other than Him. Little it is you remember of admonition. 4. How many towns have We destroyed (for their sins)? Our punishment took them on a sudden by night or while they slept for their afternoon rest. 5. When (thus) Our punishment took them, no cry did they utter but this: "Indeed we did wrong." 6. Then shall we question those to whom Our message was sent and those by whom We sent it. 7. And verily, We shall recount their whole story with knowledge, for We were never absent (at any time or place). 8. The balance (of measuring performance of people) that day will be correct (to nicety): those whose scale (of good) will be heavy, will prosper: 9. Those whose scale will be light, will be their souls in perdition, for that they wrongfully treated Our signs. 10. It is We Who have placed you with authority on earth, and provided you therein with means for the fulfillment of your life: small are the thanks that you give! 11. It is We Who created you and gave you shape; then We bade the angels bow down to Adam, and they bowed down; not so Iblees; He refused to be of those who bow down.


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ِ ‫ﻚ ﻓَﻼ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻓِﻲ‬ َ ‫ﺎب أُﻧ ِﺰ َل إِﻟَْﻴ‬ ٌ َ‫( ﻛﺘ‬1) ‫اﻟﻤﺺ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺻ ْﺪ ِر َك ﺣﺮ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻨﺬر ﺑِ ِﻪ وِذ ْﻛﺮى ﻟِﻠ‬ ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ٌ ََ َ ُ َ َ َ ُ‫ج ﻣْﻨﻪُ ﻟﺘ‬ َ ‫ْﻤ ْﺆﻣﻨ‬ (2) ‫ﺒِ ُﻌﻮا ِﻣ ْﻦ‬‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﻻ ﺗَـﺘ‬‫ﺒِ ُﻌﻮا َﻣﺎ أُﻧْ ِﺰ َل إِﻟَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬‫اﺗ‬ ِ ِِ (3) ‫ﻛ ُﺮو َن‬ ‫ﺎء ﻗَﻠِﻴﻼً َﻣﺎ ﺗَ َﺬ‬ َ َ‫ُدوﻧﻪ أ َْوﻟﻴ‬ ِ ٍ ‫ْﺳﻨَﺎ ﺑَـﻴَﺎﺗﺎً أ َْو‬ َ َ‫َوَﻛ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـ ْﺮﻳَﺔ أ َْﻫﻠَﻜْﻨ‬ ُ ‫ﺎء َﻫﺎ ﺑَﺄ‬ َ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ ﻓَ َﺠ‬ (4) ‫ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻗَﺎﺋِﻠُﻮ َن‬

ِ ُ ‫ﻓَ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎ َن َد ْﻋﻮ‬ ‫ أَ ْن ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا‬‫ْﺳﻨَﺎ إِﻻ‬ ُ ‫ﺎء ُﻫ ْﻢ ﺑَﺄ‬ َ ‫اﻫ ْﻢ إ ْذ َﺟ‬ َ ِ ِ ِِ  ِ ‫ﻳﻦ أ ُْرﺳ َﻞ‬ َ ‫ﻦ اﻟﺬ‬ َ‫( ﻓَـﻠَﻨَ ْﺴﺄَﻟ‬5) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺎ ﻇَﺎﻟﻤ‬‫ﺎ ُﻛﻨ‬‫إﻧ‬ ِ ِ (6) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻦ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺮ َﺳﻠ‬ َ‫إﻟَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻟَﻨَ ْﺴﺄَﻟ‬

ِِ ِِ (7) ‫ﻴﻦ‬  ‫ﻓَـﻠَﻨَـ ُﻘ‬ َ ‫ﺎ ﻏَﺎﺋﺒ‬‫ﻦ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﺑﻌﻠ ٍْﻢ َوَﻣﺎ ُﻛﻨ‬ ‫ﺼ‬ ٍِ ْ َ‫ﻖ ﻓَ َﻤ ْﻦ ﺛَـ ُﻘﻠ‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ ُ‫ﺖ َﻣ َﻮا ِزﻳﻨُﻪ‬ َ ‫َواﻟ َْﻮْز ُن ﻳَـ ْﻮَﻣﺌﺬ اﻟ‬ (8) ‫ﻚ ُﻫ ْﻢ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﻔﻠِ ُﺤﻮ َن‬ َ ِ‫ﻓَﺄ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ِ  َ ِ‫ﺖ ﻣﻮا ِزﻳﻨُﻪ ﻓَﺄُوﻟَﺌ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ َﺧ ِﺴ ُﺮوا‬ ْ ُ َ َ ْ ‫ﻔ‬ ‫َوَﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ‬ َ ‫ﻚ اﻟ ﺬ‬ (9) ‫ﺴ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﺑِﺂﻳَﺎﺗِﻨَﺎ ﻳَﻈْﻠِ ُﻤﻮ َن‬ َ ‫أَﻧ ُﻔ‬ ِ ‫ﺎ ُﻛ ْﻢ ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬‫ﻜﻨ‬ ‫َوﻟََﻘ ْﺪ َﻣ‬ ‫ض َو َﺟ َﻌﻠْﻨَﺎ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ‬ (10) ‫ﺶ ﻗَﻠِﻴﻼً َﻣﺎ ﺗَ ْﺸ ُﻜ ُﺮو َن‬ َ ِ‫َﻣ َﻌﺎﻳ‬ ِ ‫ْﻤﻼﺋِ َﻜ ِﺔ‬ َ ‫ﻢ‬ ُ‫َوﻟََﻘ ْﺪ َﺧﻠَ ْﻘﻨَﺎ ُﻛ ْﻢ ﺛ‬ َ ‫ﻢ ﻗُـﻠْﻨَﺎ ﻟﻠ‬ ُ‫ﻮْرﻧَﺎ ُﻛ ْﻢ ﺛ‬ ‫ﺻ‬ ِِ ِ ‫ﻴﺲ ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ ‫اﺳ ُﺠ ُﺪوا‬ ْ َ َ‫ﻵد َم ﻓ‬ َ ‫ﺴ َﺠ ُﺪوا إﻻ إﺑْﻠ‬ ِ ِ (11) ‫ﻳﻦ‬  ‫اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﺴﺎﺟﺪ‬

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ِ َ َ‫ﻚ ﻗ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ َ ُ‫ ﺗَ ْﺴ ُﺠ َﺪ إِ ْذ أ ََﻣ ْﺮﺗ‬‫ﻚ أَﻻ‬ َ ‫ﺎل َﻣﺎ َﻣﻨَـ َﻌ‬ ُ‫ﺎل أَﻧَﺎ َﺧْﻴـ ٌﺮ ﻣْﻨﻪ‬ (12) ‫َﺧﻠَ ْﻘﺘَﻨِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﺎ ٍر َو َﺧﻠَ ْﻘﺘَﻪُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻃﻴ ٍﻦ‬

12. (Allah) said: "What prevented you from bowing down when I commanded you?" He said: "I am better than he: You did create me from fire, and him from clay." 13. (Allah) said: "Get you down from this: it is not for you to be arrogant here: get out, for you are of the meanest (of creatures)."

‫ـ َﺮ ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ ﻓَﺎ ْﺧ ُﺮ ْج‬‫ﻚ أَ ْن ﺗَـﺘَ َﻜﺒ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ َ َ‫ﺎﻫﺒِ ْﻂ ِﻣْﻨـ َﻬﺎ ﻓَ َﻤﺎ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻟ‬ ْ َ‫ﺎل ﻓ‬ ِ  ‫ﻚ ِﻣﻦ اﻟ‬ (13) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ ْ َ ‫إِﻧ‬ َ ‫ﺼﺎﻏ ِﺮ‬ ِ ‫ﺎل أ‬ ‫ﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ َ‫( ﻗ‬14) ‫َﻧﻈ ْﺮﻧِﻲ إِﻟَﻰ ﻳَـ ْﻮِم ﻳُـْﺒـ َﻌﺜُﻮ َن‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ َ ‫ﺎل إِﻧ‬ (15) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫اﻟ ُْﻤﻨﻈَ ِﺮ‬

14. He said: "Give me respite till the day they are raised up." 15. (Allah) said: "Be you among those who have respite." 16. He said: "Because you has thrown me out of the way, lo! I will lie in wait for them on your straight way:

ِ ِ ‫ن ﻟَ ُﻬﻢ‬ ‫ﺎل ﻓَﺒِﻤﺎ أَ ْﻏﻮﻳْـﺘَﻨِﻲ ﻷَﻗـْﻌ َﺪ‬ ‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ َ‫ﺻ َﺮاﻃ‬ ُ ْ َ َ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ َ ‫ﻚ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺴﺘَﻘ‬ (16)

17. "Then will I assault them from before them and behind them, from their right and their left: Nor will you find, in most of them, gratitude (for your mercies)."

‫ﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَـْﻴ ِﻦ أَﻳْ ِﺪﻳ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧﻠ ِْﻔ ِﻬ ْﻢ َو َﻋ ْﻦ أَﻳْ َﻤﺎﻧِ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬ ُ ‫ﻢ ﻵﺗِﻴَـﻨـ‬ ُ‫ﺛ‬ ِِ ِ ِ (17) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫َو َﻋ ْﻦ َﺷ َﻤﺎﺋﻠ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻻ ﺗَﺠ ُﺪ أَ ْﻛﺜَـ َﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ َﺷﺎﻛ ِﺮ‬ ‫ﻚ ِﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ َ ‫ﺎل ا ْﺧ ُﺮ ْج ِﻣْﻨـ َﻬﺎ َﻣ ْﺬءُوﻣﺎً َﻣ ْﺪ ُﺣﻮراً ﻟَ َﻤ ْﻦ ﺗَﺒِ َﻌ‬ ِ ‫ﻢ ِﻣْﻨ ُﻜﻢ أ‬‫ن ﺟﻬﻨ‬ َ‫ﻷَﻣﻸ‬ (18) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ْ ْ َ ََ ْ َ ‫َﺟ َﻤﻌ‬ ‫ﺚ‬ ُ ‫ﺔَ ﻓَ ُﻜﻼ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺣْﻴ‬‫ْﺠﻨ‬ َ ‫ﺖ َوَزْو ُﺟ‬ َ ْ‫اﺳ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَﻧ‬ َ ‫َوﻳَﺎ‬ ْ ‫آد ُم‬ َ ‫ﻚ اﻟ‬ ِِ  ِ  ‫ِﺷْﺌﺘُ َﻤﺎ َوﻻ ﺗَـ ْﻘ َﺮﺑَﺎ َﻫ ِﺬﻩِ اﻟ‬ ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺸ َﺠ َﺮةَ ﻓَـﺘَ ُﻜﻮﻧَﺎ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻈﺎﻟﻤ‬ (19)

18. (Allah) said: "Get out from this, disgraced and expelled. If any of them follow you, I will fill the hell with you all. 19. "O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in the garden, and enjoy (its good things) as you wish: but approach not this tree, or you run into harm and transgression." 20. Then began Satan to whisper suggestions to them, bringing openly before their minds all their shame that was hidden from them (before): he said: "Your Lord only forbade you this tree, lest you should become angels or such beings as live for ever."

ِ ِ  ‫س ﻟَ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ اﻟ‬ ‫ي َﻋْﻨـ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ‬ َ ‫ي ﻟَ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ َﻣﺎ ُووِر‬ َ ‫ﺸْﻴﻄَﺎ ُن ﻟﻴُْﺒﺪ‬ َ ‫ﻓَـ َﻮ ْﺳ َﻮ‬ ِ‫ﺸﺠﺮة‬ ِِ َ َ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳ ْﻮآﺗِ ِﻬ َﻤﺎ َوﻗ‬ َ َ  ‫ ُﻜ َﻤﺎ َﻋ ْﻦ َﻫﺬﻩ اﻟ‬‫ﺎل َﻣﺎ ﻧَـ َﻬﺎ ُﻛ َﻤﺎ َرﺑ‬ ِ ِ َ ‫ أَ ْن ﺗَ ُﻜﻮﻧَﺎ ﻣﻠَ َﻜﻴ ِﻦ أَو ﺗَ ُﻜﻮﻧَﺎ ِﻣﻦ اﻟ‬‫إِﻻ‬ (20) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ ْ ْ َ ْ َ ‫ْﺨﺎﻟﺪ‬ ِِ ِ ِ (21) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ َ‫َوﻗ‬ َ ‫ﺎﺻﺤ‬‫ﻲ ﻟَ ُﻜ َﻤﺎ ﻟَﻤ ْﻦ اﻟﻨ‬‫ﺎﺳ َﻤ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ إﻧ‬

21. And he swore to them both, that he was their sincere adviser.


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The Height

 ‫ﻤﺎ َذاﻗَﺎ اﻟ‬ َ‫ ُﻫ َﻤﺎ ﺑِﻐُُﺮوٍر ﻓَـﻠ‬‫ﻓَ َﺪﻻ‬ ‫ت ﻟَ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ‬ ْ ‫ﺸ َﺠ َﺮَة ﺑَ َﺪ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺔ‬ِ ‫ْﺠﻨ‬ َ ‫َﺳ ْﻮآﺗُـ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ َوﻃَﻔ َﻘﺎ ﻳَ ْﺨﺼ َﻔﺎن َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ َﻤﺎ ﻣ ْﻦ َوَرق اﻟ‬  ‫ـ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ أَﻟَ ْﻢ أَﻧْـ َﻬ ُﻜ َﻤﺎ َﻋ ْﻦ ﺗِْﻠ ُﻜ َﻤﺎ اﻟ‬‫اﻫ َﻤﺎ َرﺑ‬ ‫ﺸ َﺠ َﺮةِ َوأَﻗُ ْﻞ‬ َ َ‫َوﻧ‬ ُ ‫ﺎد‬  ‫ن اﻟ‬ ِ‫ﻟَ ُﻜ َﻤﺎ إ‬ (22) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ٌ ِ‫و ُﻣﺒ‬ ‫ﺸْﻴﻄَﺎ َن ﻟَ ُﻜ َﻤﺎ َﻋ ُﺪ‬ ‫ﺴﻨَﺎ َوإِ ْن ﻟَ ْﻢ ﺗَـ ْﻐ ِﻔ ْﺮ ﻟَﻨَﺎ َوﺗَـ ْﺮ َﺣ ْﻤﻨَﺎ‬ َ ‫ـﻨَﺎ ﻇَﻠَ ْﻤﻨَﺎ أَﻧ ُﻔ‬‫ﻗَﺎﻻ َرﺑ‬ ِ َ ‫ﻦ ِﻣﻦ اﻟ‬ َ‫ﻟَﻨَ ُﻜﻮﻧ‬ (23) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ ْ َ ‫ْﺨﺎﺳ ِﺮ‬ ِ ‫و َوﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ﺾ َﻋ ُﺪ‬ ٍ ‫ﻀ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻟِﺒَـ ْﻌ‬ ‫ض‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ ُ ‫ﺎل ْاﻫﺒِﻄُﻮا ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ (24) ‫ﺮ َوَﻣﺘَﺎعٌ إِﻟَﻰ ِﺣﻴ ٍﻦ‬ ‫ُﻣ ْﺴﺘَـ َﻘ‬

22. So by deceit he brought about their fall: when they tasted of the tree, their shame became manifest to them, and they began to sew together the leaves of the garden over their bodies. And their Lord called unto them: "Did I not forbid you that tree, and tell you that Satan was an avowed enemy unto you?" 23. They said: "Our Lord! We have wronged our own souls: If you forgive us not and bestow not upon us Your mercy, we shall certainly be lost." 24. (Allah) said: "Get you down. With enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling place and your means of livelihood, for a time." 25. He said: "Therein shall you live, and therein shall you die; but from it shall you be taken out (at last)."

(25) ‫ﺎل ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ ﺗَ ْﺤﻴَـ ْﻮ َن َوﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ ﺗَ ُﻤﻮﺗُﻮ َن َوِﻣْﻨـ َﻬﺎ ﺗُ ْﺨ َﺮ ُﺟﻮ َن‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬

26. O Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you to cover your shame, as well as to be an adornment to you. But the raiment of righteousness, that is the best. Such are among the signs of Allah, that they may receive admonition!

‫َﻧﺰﻟْﻨَﺎ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻟِﺒَﺎﺳﺎً ﻳُـ َﻮا ِري َﺳ ْﻮآﺗِ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ﻳَﺎ ﺑَﻨِﻲ‬ َ ‫آد َم ﻗَ ْﺪ أ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻚ ِﻣﻦ آﻳ‬ ‫ ِﻪ‬‫ﺎت اﻟﻠ‬ َ ِ‫ـ ْﻘ َﻮى ذَﻟ‬‫ﺎس اﻟﺘ‬ َ ْ َ ‫ﻚ َﺧْﻴـ ٌﺮ ذَﻟ‬ ُ َ‫َوِرﻳﺸﺎً َوﻟﺒ‬ (26) ‫ﻛ ُﺮو َن‬ ‫ﺬ‬ َ‫ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻳ‬‫ﻟَ َﻌﻠ‬

 ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ اﻟ‬‫آد َم ﻻ ﻳَـ ْﻔﺘِﻨَـﻨ‬ ‫ج أَﺑَـ َﻮﻳْ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ﻳَﺎ ﺑَﻨِﻲ‬ َ ‫ﺸْﻴﻄَﺎ ُن َﻛ َﻤﺎ أَ ْﺧ َﺮ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ِﻣﻦ اﻟ‬ ُ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺎﺳ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ ﻟﻴُ ِﺮﻳَـ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ َﺳ ْﻮآﺗِ ِﻬ َﻤﺎ إِﻧ‬ َ َ‫ﺔ ﻳَﻨﺰِعُ َﻋْﻨـ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ ﻟﺒ‬‫ْﺠﻨ‬ َ ْ ِ ‫ﺎ َﺟ َﻌﻠْﻨَﺎ‬‫ﺚ ﻻ ﺗَـ َﺮْوﻧَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ إِﻧ‬ ُ ‫ﻳَـ َﺮا ُﻛ ْﻢ ُﻫ َﻮ َوﻗَﺒِﻴﻠُﻪُ ﻣ ْﻦ َﺣْﻴ‬ ِ  ‫اﻟ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺎﻃﻴﻦ أَوﻟِﻴ‬ (27) ‫ﻳﻦ ﻻ ﻳُـ ْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮ َن‬ َ ‫ﺎء ﻟﻠﺬ‬ َ َ ْ َ َ‫ﺸﻴ‬ ِ َ‫وإِ َذا ﻓَـﻌﻠُﻮا ﻓ‬ َ ‫ﺎﺣ‬ ُ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺎءﻧَﺎ َواﻟﻠ‬ َ َ َ َ‫ﺸﺔً ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا َو َﺟ ْﺪﻧَﺎ َﻋﻠَْﻴـ َﻬﺎ آﺑ‬ ‫ﺸ ِﺎء أَﺗَـ ُﻘﻮﻟُﻮ َن َﻋﻠَﻰ‬ َ ‫ﻪَ ﻻ ﻳَﺄ ُْﻣ ُﺮ ﺑِﺎﻟْ َﻔ ْﺤ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫أ ََﻣ َﺮﻧَﺎ ﺑِ َﻬﺎ ﻗُ ْﻞ إ‬ (28) ‫ ِﻪ َﻣﺎ ﻻ ﺗَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬‫اﻟﻠ‬

27. O Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you, in the same manner as He got your parents out of the garden, stripping them of their raiment, to expose their shame: for he and his tribe watch you from a position where you cannot see them: We made the evil ones friends (only) to those without faith. 28. When they do aught that is shameful, they say: "We found our fathers doing so"; and "(Allah) commanded us thus": Say: "Nay, Allah never commands what is shameful: do you say of Allah what you know not?"

ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻞ‬ ‫ﻮﻫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ ُﻛ‬ َ ‫ﻴﻤﻮا ُو ُﺟ‬ ُ ‫ﻲ ﺑﺎﻟْﻘ ْﺴﻂ َوأَﻗ‬‫ﻗُ ْﻞ أ ََﻣ َﺮ َرﺑ‬ ٍِ ِِ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻛ َﻤﺎ ﺑَ َﺪأَ ُﻛ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ﻴﻦ ﻟَﻪُ اﻟﺪ‬ َ ‫َﻣ ْﺴﺠﺪ َوا ْد ُﻋﻮﻩُ ُﻣ ْﺨﻠﺼ‬ (29) ‫ﻮدو َن‬ ُ ‫ﺗَـ ُﻌ‬

29. Say: "My Lord has commanded justice; and that you set your whole selves (to Him) at every time and place of prayer, and call upon Him, making your devotion sincere as in His sight: such as He created you in the beginning, so shall you return."


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The Height 30. Some He has guided: Others have (by their choice) deserved the loss of their way; in that they took the evil ones, in preference to Allah, for their friends and protectors, and think that they receive guidance. 31. O Children of Adam! Wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer: eat and drink: But waste not by excess, for Allah loves not the wasters. 32. Say: Who has forbidden the beautiful (gifts) of Allah, which He has produced for His servants, and the things, clean and pure, (which He has provided) for sustenance? Say: They are, in the life of this world, for those who believe, (and) purely for them on the Day of Judgment. Thus do We explain the signs in detail for those who understand. 33. Say: The things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are: shameful deeds, whether open or secret; sins and trespasses against truth or reason; assigning of partners to Allah, for which He has given no authority; and saying things about Allah of which you have no knowledge. 34. To every people is a term appointed: when their term is reached, not an hour can they cause delay, nor (an hour) can they advance (it in anticipation). 35. O Children of Adam! Whenever there come to you apostles from amongst you, rehearsing My signs unto you, those who are righteous and mend (their lives), on them shall be no fear (of future) nor shall they grieve (on past). 36. But those who reject Our signs and treat them with arrogance, they are companions of the hellfire, to dwell therein (for ever).


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‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬‫ﻼﻟَﺔُ إِﻧ‬‫ﻖ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ اﻟﻀ‬ ‫ﻓَ ِﺮﻳﻘﺎً َﻫ َﺪى َوﻓَ ِﺮﻳﻘﺎً َﺣ‬ ِ ‫ﺎﻃﻴﻦ أَوﻟِﻴ‬ ِ  ‫ َﺨ ُﺬوا اﻟ‬‫اﺗ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺴﺒُﻮ َن‬ َ َ ْ َ َ‫ﺸﻴ‬ َ ‫ﺎء ﻣ ْﻦ ُدون اﻟﻠﻪ َوﻳَ ْﺤ‬ (30) ‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ُﻣ ْﻬﺘَ ُﺪو َن‬‫أَﻧ‬ ‫ﻞ َﻣ ْﺴ ِﺠ ٍﺪ َوُﻛﻠُﻮا‬ ‫آد َم ُﺧ ُﺬوا ِزﻳﻨَﺘَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ ُﻛ‬ َ ‫ﻳَﺎ ﺑَﻨِﻲ‬ ِ ‫ﻴﻦ‬  ‫ﻪُ ﻻ ﻳُ ِﺤ‬‫َوا ْﺷ َﺮﺑُﻮا َوﻻ ﺗُ ْﺴ ِﺮﻓُﻮا إِﻧ‬ َ ‫ﺐ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺴ ِﺮﻓ‬ (31) ِ‫ﺎدﻩ‬ ِ ‫ﺘِﻲ أَ ْﺧﺮج ﻟِ ِﻌﺒ‬‫ ِﻪ اﻟ‬‫ﺮم ِزﻳﻨَﺔَ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﻗُﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺣ‬ َ َ َْ ْ َ ََ ِ ِ  ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ  ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا ﻓﻲ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺮْزق ﻗُ ْﻞ ﻫ َﻲ ﻟﻠﺬ‬ ‫ﺒَﺎت ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ‬‫َواﻟﻄﻴ‬ ِ ِ ‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻞ‬  ‫ﻚ ﻧُـ َﻔ‬ َ ِ‫ﺼﺔً ﻳَـ ْﻮ َم اﻟ ِْﻘﻴَ َﺎﻣ ِﺔ َﻛ َﺬﻟ‬ َ ‫ﺪﻧْـﻴَﺎ َﺧﺎﻟ‬ ‫ْﺤﻴَﺎة اﻟ‬ َ ٍ ِ ِ (32) ‫اﻵﻳَﺎت ﻟ َﻘ ْﻮم ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬ ِ ‫ﺶ َﻣﺎ ﻇَ َﻬ َﺮ ِﻣْﻨـ َﻬﺎ َوَﻣﺎ‬ َ ‫ﻲ اﻟْ َﻔ َﻮاﺣ‬‫ﺮَم َرﺑ‬ ‫ َﻤﺎ َﺣ‬‫ﻗُ ْﻞ إِﻧ‬ ‫ ِﻪ‬‫ﻖ َوأَ ْن ﺗُ ْﺸ ِﺮُﻛﻮا ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ َ ‫ﺑَﻄَ َﻦ َوا ِﻹﺛْ َﻢ َواﻟْﺒَـ ْﻐ َﻲ ﺑِﻐَْﻴ ِﺮ اﻟ‬ ‫ﺰ ْل ﺑِ ِﻪ ُﺳ ْﻠﻄَﺎﻧﺎً َوأَ ْن‬ ‫ ِﻪ َﻣﺎ ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳُـﻨَـ‬‫َوأَ ْن ﺗُ ْﺸ ِﺮُﻛﻮا ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ‬ (33) ‫ ِﻪ َﻣﺎ ﻻ ﺗَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬‫ﺗَـ ُﻘﻮﻟُﻮا َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟﻠ‬ ِ َ ‫ﻣ ٍﺔ أ‬ُ‫ﻞ أ‬ ‫َوﻟِ ُﻜ‬ ‫َﺟﻠُ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻻ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَﺄ ِْﺧ ُﺮو َن‬ َ ‫ﺎء أ‬ َ ‫َﺟ ٌﻞ ﻓَﺈذَا َﺟ‬ (34) ‫ﺎﻋﺔً َوﻻ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَـ ْﻘ ِﺪ ُﻣﻮ َن‬ َ ‫َﺳ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ َن‬  ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ُر ُﺳ ٌﻞ ِﻣْﻨ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻳَـ ُﻘ‬‫ﻣﺎ ﻳَﺄْﺗِﻴَـﻨ‬ ِ‫آد َم إ‬ َ ‫ﻳَﺎ ﺑَﻨِﻲ‬ ‫ف‬ ٌ ‫َﺻﻠَ َﺢ ﻓَﻼ َﺧ ْﻮ‬ ْ ‫ـ َﻘﻰ َوأ‬‫َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ آﻳَﺎﺗِﻲ ﻓَ َﻤ ْﻦ اﺗ‬ (35) ‫َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻻ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺤ َﺰﻧُﻮ َن‬

ِ ‫ﻚ‬ َ ِ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻜﺒَـ ُﺮوا َﻋْﻨـ َﻬﺎ أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ْ ‫ﺬﺑُﻮا ﺑِﺂﻳَﺎﺗِﻨَﺎ َو‬ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻛ‬ َ ‫َواﻟﺬ‬ (36) ‫ﺎ ِر ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ َﺧﺎﻟِ ُﺪو َن‬‫ﺎب اﻟﻨ‬ ْ‫أ‬ ُ ‫َﺻ َﺤ‬

Level 01

Experiential Learning 1 The central theme of the Quran is discussed in the first nine verses. Reproduce the theme in your own words.

Personality Development 1 A dialogue between Allah and the Satan is described in the Verse No. 12-18. Build a sketch of the personality of Satan by considering the opinion of the Satan in the dialogue. Match that character sketch with your own personality to ensure that you are not one of the followers of the Satan.

Field Study 1 The Satan used a tactic to deviate Adam ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‬ ‫ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬and Eve ‫ رﺿﻲ اﷲ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ‬from the right path. The tactic is described in the Verse No. 20-21. Visit some congregation of some so-called religious leader who makes people his intellectual slaves and match the Satanic tactic with his tactics.

Intellectual Exercise 1 “Taking care of the environment of our planet and avoiding pollution is included in the concept of being thankful to God.” Do you agree with this statement.

Personality Development 2 After committing the mistake, attitude of Adam and Eve was entirely different from that of the Satan. Pinpoint the difference between the two attitudes. At the time of committing a mistake or a sin, your own attitude resembles with whom?

Web Curiosity God has provided us with sustenance and taken care of all of our needs. Search an article on the web about the planet earth to know how did God created everything to meet our needs. What is His demand in return of that? Answer in the light of the Verse No. 10.


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Intellectual Exercise 3 Experiential Learning 2 What was the test of Adam ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬and Eve ‫رﺿﻲ اﷲ‬ ?‫ﻋﻨﻬﺎ‬What was the nature of the forbidden tree? Answer in the light of the Verse No. 22.

It is a widespread misconception in Sufi circles of various religions that wearing a good dress, eating delicious food and enjoying sensual pleasures is something contrary to one’s commitment with God. Prepare a note comparing their point of view with the Verse No. 31-32.

Field Study 2 Modest dressing keeps a high position in Islamic directives. Based on the norms of your society, prepare a dress code for male and female which can be called “modest” in your society. Compare your modest dress code with that of some other society and identify any differences.


Intellectual Exercise 2 Think about the impact of immodest dresses on the family system and overall society.

As mentioned in the Verse No. 28, the justification presented by the pagans of Arabia for their wrongdoings was: “We found our fathers doing so.” Compare their attitude with that of present-day Muslims to check whether they are victims of blind following of their previous generations.

Experiential Learning 3 Prepare a list of practices of your society which fall under each of the categories forbidden by God in the Verse No. 33.


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The central theme of the Quran and other Holy Scriptures is that: “There is a single God of this universe and man is responsible and accountable to Him. There is an afterlife in which He will judge every person on his/her performance in this life.” In order to prove that, God has executed the theme of reward and punishment several times in the known history of humankind. Certain nations were selected and prophets were sent to them. The prophet explained this concept by all possible means and logical arguments. The people who accepted the call of the prophet, they were rewarded within the same world and those who rejected the invitation were doomed in the same life. This is called the “Law of Divine Punishment”. The history of this punishment is described in Surat-ul-Aa’raaf and Surat-ulTauba in detail. We’ll study it in two lessons.


The Height

‫ﻪَ َﻣﺎ‬‫ﺎل ﻳَﺎ ﻗَـ ْﻮِم ا ْﻋﺒُ ُﺪوا اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻟََﻘ ْﺪ أ َْر َﺳﻠْﻨَﺎ ﻧُﻮﺣﺎً إِﻟَﻰ ﻗَـ ْﻮِﻣ ِﻪ ﻓَـ َﻘ‬ ٍ ‫اب ﻳَـ ْﻮٍم َﻋ ِﻈ‬ ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ُ ‫َﺧ‬ َ ‫ﻲ أ‬‫ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ إِﻟَ ٍﻪ ﻏَْﻴـ ُﺮﻩُ إِﻧ‬ َ ‫ﺎف َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻋ َﺬ‬ (59)

59. We sent Noah to his people. He said: "O my people! Worship Allah. you have no other god but Him. I fear for you the punishment of a dreadful day!

ٍ ‫ﺿ‬ (60) ‫ﻼل ُﻣﺒِﻴ ٍﻦ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ َ ‫ﺎ ﻟَﻨَـ َﺮ‬‫ﺎل اﻟ َْﻤﻸ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـ ْﻮِﻣ ِﻪ إِﻧ‬ َ ‫اك ﻓِﻲ‬

60. The leaders of his people said: "Ah! We see you evidently wandering (in mind)." 61. He said: "O my people! No wandering is there in my (mind): on the contrary I am an apostle from the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds!” 62. "I but fulfill towards you the duties of my Lord's mission: Sincere is my advice to you, and I know from Allah something that you know not.

ِ‫ﺎل ﻳﺎ ﻗَـﻮ‬ ٌ ‫ﻲ َر ُﺳ‬‫ﺿﻼﻟَﺔٌ َوﻟَ ِﻜﻨ‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫م‬ َ  ‫ﻮل ِﻣ ْﻦ َر‬ َ ‫ﺲ ﺑِﻲ‬ ْ َ ْ َ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ ِ (61) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫اﻟ َْﻌﺎﻟَﻤ‬ ِ ‫ ِﻪ َﻣﺎ ﻻ‬‫َﻧﺼ ُﺢ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوأَ ْﻋﻠَ ُﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻲ َوأ‬‫ﻐُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِر َﺳﺎﻻت َرﺑ‬‫أُﺑَـﻠ‬ (62) ‫ﺗَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬

63. "Do you wonder that there has come to you a message from your Lord, through a man of your own people, to warn you, so that you may fear Allah and hopefully receive His Mercy?"

ِ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻋﻠَﻰ َر ُﺟ ٍﻞ ِﻣْﻨ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬‫ﺎء ُﻛ ْﻢ ِذ ْﻛ ٌﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬ َ ‫أ ََو َﻋﺠْﺒﺘُ ْﻢ أَ ْن َﺟ‬ ِ ‫ﻟِﻴ‬ (63) ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺗُـ ْﺮ َﺣ ُﻤﻮ َن‬‫ـ ُﻘﻮا َوﻟَ َﻌﻠ‬‫ﻨﺬ َرُﻛ ْﻢ َوﻟِﺘَﺘ‬ ُ

64. But they rejected him, and We rescued him, and those with him, in the Ark: but We overwhelmed in the flood those who rejected Our signs. They were indeed blind people!

ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺬﺑُﻮﻩُ ﻓَﺄ‬ ‫ﻓَ َﻜ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻣ َﻌﻪُ ﻓﻲ اﻟْ ُﻔﻠْﻚ َوأَ ْﻏ َﺮﻗـْﻨَﺎ اﻟﺬ‬ َ ‫َﻧﺠْﻴـﻨَﺎﻩُ َواﻟﺬ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ (64) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻗَـ ْﻮﻣﺎً َﻋﻤ‬‫ﺬﺑُﻮا ﺑﺂﻳَﺎﺗﻨَﺎ إﻧ‬ ‫َﻛ‬

65. To the 'Ad people, (We sent) Hud, one of their (own) brethren: He said: O my people! Worship Allah. you have no other god but Him will you not fear (Allah)?"

ٍ ‫وإِﻟَﻰ َﻋ‬ ‫ﻪَ َﻣﺎ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬‫ﺎل ﻳَﺎ ﻗَـ ْﻮِم ا ْﻋﺒُ ُﺪوا اﻟﻠ‬ َ َ‫ﺎﻫ ْﻢ ُﻫﻮداً ﻗ‬ َ ‫ﺎد أ‬ ُ ‫َﺧ‬ َ (65) ‫ـ ُﻘﻮ َن‬‫ِﻣ ْﻦ إِﻟَ ٍﻪ ﻏَْﻴـ ُﺮﻩُ أَﻓَﻼ ﺗَـﺘ‬

66. The leaders of the unbelievers among his people said: "Ah! We see you are a fool!" and "We think you are a liar!"

ِ َ ‫ﺎ ﻟَﻨَـﺮ‬‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ َﻛ َﻔﺮوا ِﻣﻦ ﻗَـﻮِﻣ ِﻪ إِﻧ‬‫ﺎل اﻟْﻤﻸ اﻟ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ ٍﺔ‬ َ ‫اك ﻓﻲ َﺳ َﻔ‬ ْ ْ ُ َ َ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ َ ِ َ ‫ﺎ ﻟَﻨﻈُﻨ‬‫وإِﻧ‬ ِِ (66) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ َ َ ‫ﻚ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟْ َﻜﺎذﺑ‬


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The Height 67. He said: "O my people! I am no imbecile, but (I am) an apostle from the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds!

ِ ٌ ‫ﻲ َر ُﺳ‬‫ﺎﻫﺔٌ َوﻟَ ِﻜﻨ‬ ‫ب‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬  ‫ﻮل ِﻣ ْﻦ َر‬ َ ‫ﺲ ﺑِﻲ َﺳ َﻔ‬ َ ‫ﺎل ﻳَﺎ ﻗَـ ْﻮم ﻟَْﻴ‬ ِ (67) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫اﻟ َْﻌﺎﻟَﻤ‬

68. "I but fulfill towards you the duties of my Lord's mission: I am to you a sincere and trustworthy adviser.

ِ ِ ِ (68) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ٌ ‫ﻲ َوأَﻧَﺎ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻧَﺎﺻ ٌﺢ أَﻣ‬‫ﻐُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِر َﺳﺎﻻت َرﺑ‬‫أُﺑَـﻠ‬

69. "Do you wonder that there has come to you a message from your Lord through a man of your own people, to warn you? Recall that He made you inheritors after the people of Noah, and gave you a stature tall among the nations. Call in remembrance the benefits (you have received) from Allah. that so you may prosper."

ِ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻋﻠَﻰ َر ُﺟ ٍﻞ ِﻣْﻨ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬‫ﺎء ُﻛ ْﻢ ِذ ْﻛ ٌﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬ َ ‫أ ََو َﻋﺠْﺒﺘُ ْﻢ أَ ْن َﺟ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻮح‬ ٍ ُ‫ﺎء ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌ ِﺪ ﻗَـ ْﻮِم ﻧ‬ َ ‫ﻟﻴُﻨﺬ َرُﻛ ْﻢ َواذْ ُﻛ ُﺮوا إ ْذ َﺟ َﻌﻠَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ُﺧﻠَ َﻔ‬ ِ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬‫ ِﻪ ﻟَ َﻌﻠ‬‫آﻻء اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫َوَزا َد ُﻛ ْﻢ ﻓﻲ اﻟْ َﺨﻠ ِْﻖ ﺑَ ْﺴﻄَﺔً ﻓَﺎذْ ُﻛ ُﺮوا‬ (69) ‫ﺗُـ ْﻔﻠِ ُﺤﻮ َن‬

70. They said: “Come to us, that we may worship Allah alone, and give up the cult of our fathers? bring us what you threaten us with, if so be that you tell the truth!"

ِ ‫ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا أ‬ ‫ﻪَ َو ْﺣ َﺪﻩُ َوﻧَ َﺬ َر َﻣﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَـ ْﻌﺒُ ُﺪ آﺑَﺎ ُؤﻧَﺎ‬‫َﺟْﺌﺘَـﻨَﺎ ﻟِﻨَـ ْﻌﺒُ َﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ِ  ‫ﻨﺖ ِﻣﻦ اﻟ‬ ِ ِ (70) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ْ َ ‫ﻓَﺄْﺗﻨَﺎ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ ﺗَﻌ ُﺪﻧَﺎ إِ ْن ُﻛ‬ َ ‫ﺼﺎدﻗ‬ ِ ‫ﺐ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ َ َ‫ﺲ َوﻏ‬ ٌ‫ﻀ‬ ٌ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِر ْﺟ‬‫ﺎل ﻗَ ْﺪ َوﻗَ َﻊ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬ ٍ ‫ﺎدﻟُﻮﻧَﻨِﻲ ﻓِﻲ أ‬ ِ ‫أَﺗُﺠ‬ ‫ﺰ َل‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ أَﻧْـﺘُ ْﻢ َوآﺑَﺎ ُؤُﻛ ْﻢ َﻣﺎ ﻧَـ‬ َ ‫ﻤْﻴﺘُ ُﻤ‬ ‫َﺳ َﻤﺎء َﺳ‬ ْ َ ِ ِ ِ ِ ٍ ِ  ِ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻲ َﻣ َﻌ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ ُْﻤﻨﺘَﻈ ِﺮ‬‫اﻟﻠﻪُ ﺑ َﻬﺎ ﻣ ْﻦ ُﺳ ْﻠﻄَﺎن ﻓَﺎﻧﺘَﻈ ُﺮوا إﻧ‬ (71) ٍِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻓَﺄ‬ َ ‫ﺎ َوﻗَﻄَ ْﻌﻨَﺎ َداﺑ َﺮ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻳﻦ َﻣ َﻌﻪُ ﺑ َﺮ ْﺣ َﻤﺔ ﻣﻨ‬ َ ‫َﻧﺠْﻴـﻨَﺎﻩُ َواﻟﺬ‬ ِِ ِ ِ (72) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺬﺑُﻮا ﺑﺂﻳَﺎﺗﻨَﺎ َوَﻣﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ُﻣ ْﺆﻣﻨ‬ ‫َﻛ‬

71. He said: "Punishment and wrath have already come upon you from your Lord: You dispute with me over names which you and your forefathers have devised without authority from Allah, then wait: I am amongst you, also waiting." 72. We saved him and those who adhered to him. By Our mercy, and We cut off the roots of those who rejected Our signs and did not believe. 73. To the Thamud people (We sent) Saleh, one of their own brethren: He said: "O my people! Worship Allah. You have no other god but Him. Now has come unto you a clear (sign) from your Lord! This she-camel of Allah is a sign unto you: So leave her to graze in Allah's earth, and let her come to no harm, or you shall be seized with a grievous punishment.


‫ﻪَ َﻣﺎ‬‫ﺎل ﻳَﺎ ﻗَـ ْﻮِم ا ْﻋﺒُ ُﺪوا اﻟﻠ‬ َ َ‫ﺻﺎﻟِﺤﺎً ﻗ‬ َ ‫َوإِﻟَﻰ ﺛَ ُﻤ‬ ُ ‫ﻮد أَ َﺧ‬ َ ‫ﺎﻫ ْﻢ‬ ٍِ ِ ُ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻫ ِﺬﻩِ ﻧَﺎﻗَﺔ‬‫ـﻨَﺔٌ ِﻣ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬‫ﺎءﺗْ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑَـﻴ‬ َ ‫ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ إﻟَﻪ ﻏَْﻴـ ُﺮﻩُ ﻗَ ْﺪ َﺟ‬ ِ ِ ‫وﻫﺎ ﺗَﺄْ ُﻛ ْﻞ ﻓِﻲ أ َْر‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ‬  ‫ ِﻪ َوﻻ ﺗَ َﻤ‬‫ض اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺴ‬ َ ‫ﻪ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ آﻳَﺔً ﻓَ َﺬ ُر‬‫اﻟﻠ‬ ٍ ِ‫ﺑ‬ ِ ‫ْﺧ َﺬ ُﻛﻢ ﻋ َﺬ‬ (73) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ َ ْ ُ ‫ﺴﻮء ﻓَـﻴَﺄ‬ ٌ ‫اب أَﻟ‬ ُ

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74. "And remember how He made you inheritors after the 'Ad people and gave you habitations in the land: you build for yourselves palaces and castles in (open) plains, and carve out homes in the mountains; so bring to remembrance the benefits (you have received) from Allah, and refrain from evil and mischief on the earth."

ٍ ‫واذْ ُﻛﺮوا إِ ْذ ﺟﻌﻠَ ُﻜﻢ ُﺧﻠَ َﻔﺎء ِﻣﻦ ﺑـﻌ ِﺪ َﻋ‬ ‫ﻮأَ ُﻛ ْﻢ ﻓِﻲ‬ ‫ﺎد َوﺑَـ‬ َْ ْ َ ْ ََ ُ َ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ﺎل‬ َ َ‫ﺼﻮراً َوﺗَـْﻨﺤﺘُﻮ َن اﻟْﺠﺒ‬ ُ ُ‫ﺨ ُﺬو َن ﻣ ْﻦ ُﺳ ُﻬﻮﻟ َﻬﺎ ﻗ‬‫ض ﺗَـﺘ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ ِﻪ وﻻ ﺗَـﻌﺜَـﻮا ﻓِﻲ اﻷَر‬‫ﺑـﻴﻮﺗﺎً ﻓَﺎذْ ُﻛﺮوا آﻻء اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ ْ ْْ َ َ ُُ َ ‫ض ُﻣ ْﻔﺴﺪ‬ ُ (74)

75. The leaders of the arrogant party among his people said to those who were reckoned powerless those among them who believed: “Do you really know that Saleh is an apostle from his Lord?" They said: "We do indeed believe in the revelation which has been sent through him."

ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻀ ِﻌ ُﻔﻮا‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ ْ ُ‫اﺳﺘ‬ ْ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ ْ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻜﺒَـ ُﺮوا ﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـ ْﻮﻣﻪ ﻟﻠﺬ‬ َ ‫ﺎل اﻟ َْﻤﻸ اﻟﺬ‬ ِ ِ ‫ِﻪ‬‫ﺻﺎﻟِﺤﺎً ُﻣ ْﺮ َﺳ ٌﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬ َ ‫ن‬ َ‫آﻣ َﻦ ﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ أَﺗَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن أ‬ َ ‫ﻟ َﻤ ْﻦ‬ (75) ‫ﺎ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ أ ُْر ِﺳ َﻞ ﺑِ ِﻪ ُﻣ ْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮ َن‬‫ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا إِﻧ‬

76. The arrogant party said: "For our part, we reject what you believe in."

ِ ِ  َ َ‫ﻗ‬ (76) ‫آﻣﻨﺘُ ْﻢ ﺑِ ِﻪ َﻛﺎﻓِ ُﺮو َن‬ ْ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺬي‬‫ﺎ ﺑِﺎﻟ‬‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻜﺒَـ ُﺮوا إِﻧ‬ َ ‫ﺎل اﻟﺬ‬

77. Then they hamstrung the she-camel, and insolently defied the order of their Lord, saying: "O Saleh! Bring about your threats, if you are an apostle (of Allah.)"

‫ﺻﺎﻟِ ُﺢ اﺋْﺘِﻨَﺎ‬ َ ‫ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا ﻳَﺎ‬‫ﺎﻗَﺔَ َو َﻋﺘَـ ْﻮا َﻋ ْﻦ أ َْﻣ ِﺮ َرﺑ‬‫ﻓَـ َﻌ َﻘ ُﺮوا اﻟﻨ‬ ِ ‫ﺑِﻤﺎ ﺗَ ِﻌ ُﺪﻧَﺎ إِ ْن ُﻛ‬ ِ (77) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ َ َ ‫ﻨﺖ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺮ َﺳﻠ‬

78. So the earthquake took them unawares, and they lay prostrate in their homes in the morning!

ِ ِِ ِ (78) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ْ ‫ﺮ ْﺟ َﻔﺔُ ﻓَﺄ‬ ‫ﻓَﺄَ َﺧ َﺬﺗْـ ُﻬ ْﻢ اﻟ‬ َ ‫َﺻﺒَ ُﺤﻮا ﻓﻲ َدا ِرﻫ ْﻢ َﺟﺎﺛﻤ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ﺎل ﻳَﺎ ﻗَـ ْﻮِم ﻟََﻘ ْﺪ أَﺑْـﻠَ ْﻐﺘُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِر َﺳﺎﻟَﺔَ َرﺑ‬ َ َ‫ﻰ َﻋْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َوﻗ‬‫ﻓَـﺘَـ َﻮﻟ‬ ِِ ِ ِ (79) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ُ ‫ﺼ ْﺤ‬ َ َ‫َوﻧ‬ َ ‫ﺎﺻﺤ‬‫ﻮ َن اﻟﻨ‬‫ﺖ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﻟَﻜ ْﻦ ﻻ ﺗُﺤﺒ‬

79. So Saleh left them, saying: "O my people! I did indeed convey to you the message for which I was sent by my Lord: I gave you good counsel, but you love not sincere counselors!"


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Personality Development Experiential Learning

Compare the attitude of the nations of Prophet Noah, Hud and Saleh ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة‬ .‫واﻟﺴﻼم‬What was common in all of them? What was the reason of God’s punishment?

Try to find an article about the history of the Middle East in antiquity (before 5000 years from now) and read it. Prepare a timeline of different nations lived in this region.

Field Study The carved homes of Thamud are mentioned in the Verse No. 74. If it is possible for you to visit Saudi Arabia, visit the site of Thamud called “Madain Saleh” to see their carved homes. If it is not possible for you, try to find some pictures on the internet and observe them. Also try to find some pictures of Petra in Jordan and compare their art of carving with that of Thamud. Write down your conclusions in form of bullet points.

Intellectual Exercise What lesson do you derive from the stories of three prophets? These three stories indicate an extremely important incident of our future. What is that?

Web Curiosity Open Google Earth / Google Maps and try to locate the archeological sites related to the nations of three prophets mentioned above. Try to find some pictures of their ruined sites on Google Earth / internet. (Hint: Search the site of Prophet Noah’s nation on the area near the borders of present-day Iran, Turkey, Iraq and Armenia. Try to find the site of A’ad near the border of modern Yemen and Oman. The site of Thamud is located in NorthWestern Saudi Arabia between Madina and Tabuk.)


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In Surat-ul-Aa’raaf, the history of “The Law of Divine Punishment” was described to the audience of Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬in order to admonish them. The punishment for the pagans of Arabia who did not pay heed to the call of Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬is described in Surat-ul-Anfaal (8) and Surat-ut-Tauba (9). In this lesson, we’ll study the relevant passage of Surat-ut-Tauba.

9 ‫اﻟﺘﻮﺑﺔ‬

Repentance 1. A (declaration) of immunity from Allah and His Messenger, to those of the pagans with whom you have contracted mutual alliances:

ِ  ِ ِِ ِ  ِ ‫ﺑـﺮ‬ ‫ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬‫ﺎﻫﺪﺗ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻋ‬ َ ‫اءةٌ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻠﻪ َوَر ُﺳﻮﻟﻪ إﻟَﻰ اﻟﺬ‬ َ ََ ِ (1) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺸ ِﺮﻛ‬

2. Go you, then, for four months, backwards and forwards, (as you will), throughout the land, but know you that you cannot frustrate Allah (by your falsehood) but that Allah will cover with shame those who reject Him.

ِ ِ ‫ﻴﺤﻮا ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬‫ض أ َْرﺑَـ َﻌﺔَ أَ ْﺷ ُﻬ ٍﺮ َوا ْﻋﻠَ ُﻤﻮا أَﻧ‬ ُ ‫ﻓَﺴ‬ ِ ِ ِ  (2) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ن اﻟﻠﻪَ ُﻣ ْﺨ ِﺰي اﻟْ َﻜﺎﻓ ِﺮ‬ َ‫ﻏَْﻴـ ُﺮ ُﻣ ْﻌﺠ ِﺰي اﻟﻠﻪ َوأ‬

3. And an announcement from Allah and His Messenger, to the people (assembled) on the day of the Great Pilgrimage,- that Allah and His Messenger dissolve (treaty) obligations with the pagans. If then, you repent, it were best for you; but if you turn away, know you that you cannot frustrate Allah. And proclaim a grievous penalty to those who reject the faith.

ِ ‫ ِﻪ َوَر ُﺳﻮﻟِ ِﻪ إِﻟَﻰ اﻟﻨ‬‫َوأَذَا ٌن ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﺞ‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ َ ‫ﺎس ﻳَـ ْﻮ َم اﻟ‬ ِ ِ  ‫ﻴﻦ َوَر ُﺳﻮﻟُﻪُ ﻓَِﺈ ْن‬ َ ‫ن اﻟﻠﻪَ ﺑَ ِﺮيءٌ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺸ ِﺮﻛ‬ َ‫اﻷَ ْﻛﺒَ ِﺮ أ‬ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬‫ْﻴﺘُ ْﻢ ﻓَﺎ ْﻋﻠَ ُﻤﻮا أَﻧ‬‫ﺗُـْﺒﺘُ ْﻢ ﻓَـ ُﻬ َﻮ َﺧْﻴـ ٌﺮ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوإِ ْن ﺗَـ َﻮﻟ‬ ِ   ‫ ِﻪ وﺑ‬‫ﻏَﻴـﺮ ﻣﻌ ِﺠ ِﺰي اﻟﻠ‬ ٍ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻛ َﻔﺮوا ﺑِ َﻌ َﺬ‬ ٍ ِ‫اب أَﻟ‬ ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ُْ ُ ْ ََ ُ َ ‫ﺸ ْﺮ اﻟﺬ‬ (3)

4. (But the treaties are) not dissolved with those pagans with whom you have entered into alliance and who have not subsequently failed you in aught, nor aided any one against you. So fulfill your engagements with them to the end of their term: for Allah loves the righteous. 5. But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the pagans wherever you find them, an seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in ambush for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise regular charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. 6. If one amongst the pagans ask you for asylum, grant it to him, so that he may hear the word of Allah. and then escort him to where he can be secure. That is because they are men without knowledge.


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ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺼﻮُﻛ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻋ‬ ُ ‫ﻢ ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨ ُﻘ‬ ُ‫ﻴﻦ ﺛ‬ َ ‫ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺸ ِﺮﻛ‬‫ﺎﻫﺪﺗ‬ َ ‫ اﻟﺬ‬‫إﻻ‬ ِ ‫ﻤﻮا إِﻟَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬ ِ‫َﺣﺪاً ﻓَﺄَﺗ‬ َ ‫َﺷْﻴﺌﺎً َوﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳُﻈَﺎﻫ ُﺮوا َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ أ‬ ِ  ‫ﻪ ﻳ ِﺤ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﺪﺗِ ِﻬﻢ إ‬ ‫َﻋ ْﻬ َﺪﻫﻢ إِﻟَﻰ ﻣ‬ (4) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َُ ْ ُ ُْ َ ‫ﻘ‬‫ﺐ اﻟ ُْﻤﺘ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ُ ‫اﻧﺴﻠَ َﺦ اﻷَ ْﺷ ُﻬ ُﺮ اﻟ‬ َ ‫ْﺤ ُﺮُم ﻓَﺎﻗْـﺘُـﻠُﻮا اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺸ ِﺮﻛ‬ َ ‫ﻓَﺈذَا‬ ‫ْﻌ ُﺪوا‬ ُ ‫َﺣْﻴ‬ ُ ‫ﺼ ُﺮ‬ ُ ‫ﻮﻫ ْﻢ َو ُﺧ ُﺬ‬ ُ ‫ﺚ َو َﺟ ْﺪﺗُ ُﻤ‬ ْ ‫وﻫ ْﻢ َو‬ ُ ‫وﻫ ْﻢ َواﻗـ‬ ُ ‫اﺣ‬ ‫ﺼﻼةَ َوآﺗَـ ْﻮا‬  ‫ﺻ ٍﺪ ﻓَِﺈ ْن ﺗَﺎﺑُﻮا َوأَﻗَ ُﺎﻣﻮا اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻞ َﻣ ْﺮ‬ ‫ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ُﻛ‬ ِ ‫ﻪ ﻏَ ُﻔ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﻮا ﺳﺒِﻴﻠَﻬﻢ إ‬‫ﺰَﻛﺎةَ ﻓَ َﺨﻠ‬ ‫اﻟ‬ (5) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ َ ٌ ‫ﻮر َرﺣ‬ ُْ َ ِ ‫وإِ ْن أ‬ ِ ِ ‫اﺳﺘَﺠﺎر َك ﻓَﺄ‬ ‫ﻰ‬‫َﺟ ْﺮﻩُ َﺣﺘ‬ َ َ َ َ ْ ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫َﺣ ٌﺪ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺸ ِﺮﻛ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ  ‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻗَـ ْﻮٌم‬‫ﻚ ﺑﺄَﻧ‬ َ ‫ﻢ أَﺑْﻠ ْﻐﻪُ َﻣﺄ َْﻣﻨَﻪُ َذﻟ‬ ُ‫ﻼم اﻟﻠﻪ ﺛ‬ َ ‫ﻳَ ْﺴ َﻤ َﻊ َﻛ‬ (6) ‫ﻻ ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬

Level 01

Repentance

9 ‫اﻟﺘﻮﺑﺔ‬

7. How can there be a league, before Allah and His Messenger, with the Pagans, except those with whom you made a treaty near the Sacred Mosque (of Makkah)? As long as these stand true to you, stand you true to them: for Allah does love the righteous.

ِ ‫ﻒ ﻳ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻟِﻠ‬ ‫ ِﻪ َو ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ َر ُﺳﻮﻟِ ِﻪ‬‫ﻴﻦ َﻋ ْﻬ ٌﺪ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ َ َ ‫َﻛْﻴ‬ ُ َ ‫ْﻤ ْﺸ ِﺮﻛ‬ ِ ِِ ِ ِ ‫اﺳﺘَـ َﻘ ُﺎﻣﻮا‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻋ‬ ْ ‫ْﺤ َﺮ ِام ﻓَ َﻤﺎ‬ َ ‫ﺎﻫ ْﺪﺗُ ْﻢ ﻋْﻨ َﺪ اﻟ َْﻤ ْﺴﺠﺪ اﻟ‬ َ ‫ اﻟﺬ‬‫إﻻ‬ ِ  ‫ﻪ ﻳ ِﺤ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﻟَ ُﻜﻢ ﻓَﺎﺳﺘ ِﻘﻴﻤﻮا ﻟَﻬﻢ إ‬ (7) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َُ ْ ُ ُ َْ ْ َ ‫ﻘ‬‫ﺐ اﻟ ُْﻤﺘ‬

8. How (can there be such a league), seeing that if they get an advantage over you, they respect not in you the ties either of kinship or of covenant? With (fair words from) their mouths they entice you, but their hearts are averse from you; and most of them are rebellious and wicked.

ً‫ﻣﺔ‬ ‫ َوﻻ ِذ‬‫ﻒ َوإِ ْن ﻳَﻈ َْﻬ ُﺮوا َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻻ ﻳَـ ْﺮﻗُـﺒُﻮا ﻓِﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ إِﻻ‬ َ ‫َﻛْﻴ‬ ِ ِ َ‫اﻫ ِﻬﻢ وﺗَﺄْﺑﻰ ﻗُـﻠُﻮﺑـﻬﻢ وأَ ْﻛﺜَـﺮﻫﻢ ﻓ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ُﻘﻮ َن‬ ُ ‫ﻳُـ ْﺮ‬ َ َ ْ ‫ﺿﻮﻧَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑِﺄَﻓْـ َﻮ‬ ْ ُُ َ ْ ُُ (8) ِ ِ ِ ‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬‫ﺪوا َﻋ ْﻦ َﺳﺒِﻴﻠِ ِﻪ إِﻧ‬ ‫ﺼ‬ َ َ‫ﻪ ﺛَ َﻤﻨﺎً ﻗَﻠﻴﻼً ﻓ‬‫ا ْﺷﺘَـ َﺮْوا ﺑِﺂﻳَﺎت اﻟﻠ‬ (9) ‫ﺎء َﻣﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَـ ْﻌ َﻤﻠُﻮ َن‬ َ ‫َﺳ‬ ‫ﻚ ُﻫ ْﻢ‬ َ ِ‫ﻣﺔً َوأ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ‫ َوﻻ ِذ‬‫ﻻ ﻳَـ ْﺮﻗُـﺒُﻮ َن ﻓِﻲ ُﻣ ْﺆِﻣ ٍﻦ إِﻻ‬ (10) ‫اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﻌﺘَ ُﺪو َن‬

9. The signs of Allah have they sold for a miserable price, and (many) have they hindered from His way: evil indeed are the deeds they have done. 10. In a believer they respect not the ties either of kinship or of covenant! It is they who have transgressed all bounds. 11. But (even so), if they repent, establish regular prayers, and practise regular charity, they are your brethren in the faith: (thus) do We explain the signs in detail, for those who understand.

‫ﺰَﻛﺎ َة ﻓَِﺈ ْﺧ َﻮاﻧُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓِﻲ‬ ‫ﺼﻼ َة َوآﺗَـ ْﻮا اﻟ‬  ‫ﻓَِﺈ ْن ﺗَﺎﺑُﻮا َوأَﻗَ ُﺎﻣﻮا اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ﺼﻞ اﻵﻳ‬ (11) ‫ﺎت ﻟَِﻘ ْﻮٍم ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬ َ ُ  ‫ﻳ ِﻦ َوﻧُـ َﻔ‬‫اﻟﺪ‬

12. But if they violate their oaths after their covenant, and taunt you for your faith, fight you the chiefs of unfaithful: for their oaths are nothing to them: that thus they may be restrained.

‫َوإِ ْن ﻧَ َﻜﺜُﻮا أَﻳْ َﻤﺎﻧَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌ ِﺪ َﻋ ْﻬ ِﺪ ِﻫ ْﻢ َوﻃَ َﻌﻨُﻮا ﻓِﻲ‬ ‫ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻻ أَﻳْ َﻤﺎ َن ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻟَ َﻌﻠ‬‫ﻤﺔَ اﻟْ ُﻜ ْﻔ ِﺮ إِﻧ‬ ِ‫ِدﻳﻨِ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓَـ َﻘﺎﺗِﻠُﻮا أَﺋ‬ (12) ‫ﻳَﻨﺘَـ ُﻬﻮ َن‬

13. Will you not fight people who violated their oaths, plotted to expel the Messenger, and took the aggressive measures by being the first (to assault) you? Do you fear them? Nay, it is Allah Whom you should more justly fear, if you believe!

ِ ِ ‫ﺼ ْﺮُﻛ ْﻢ‬ ُ ُ‫ﻗَﺎﺗِﻠ‬ ُ ‫ﻪُ ﺑِﺄَﻳْﺪﻳ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﻳُ ْﺨ ِﺰﻫ ْﻢ َوﻳَـْﻨ‬‫ﺬﺑْـ ُﻬ ْﻢ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﻮﻫ ْﻢ ﻳُـ َﻌ‬ ِ‫ﻒ ﺻ ُﺪور ﻗَـﻮٍم ﻣ ْﺆِﻣﻨ‬ ِ (14) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ُ ْ َ ُ ‫َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻳَ ْﺸ‬ ِ َ ‫ﺐ ﻏَْﻴ‬ َ َ‫ﻪُ َﻋﻠَﻰ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ‬‫ﻮب اﻟﻠ‬ ُ ُ‫ﻆ ﻗُـﻠُﻮﺑِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻳَـﺘ‬ ْ ‫َوﻳُ ْﺬﻫ‬ ُ‫ﺸﺎء‬ ِ ِ (15) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ‫ﻴﻢ َﺣﻜ‬ ٌ ‫ﻪُ َﻋﻠ‬‫َواﻟﻠ‬

14. Fight them, and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame, help you (to victory) over them, heal the chests of believers. 15. And still the indignation of their hearts. For Allah will turn (in mercy) to whom He will; and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.


‫اج‬ ِ ‫ﻤﻮا ﺑِِﺈ ْﺧ َﺮ‬ ‫أَﻻ ﺗُـ َﻘﺎﺗِﻠُﻮ َن ﻗَـ ْﻮﻣﺎً ﻧَ َﻜﺜُﻮا أَﻳْ َﻤﺎﻧَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َو َﻫ‬ ِ ‫ﺮ ُﺳ‬ ‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﻖ‬ ‫َﺣ‬ َ ‫ﺮةٍ أَﺗَ ْﺨ‬ ‫َو َل َﻣ‬ ‫ﻮل َو ُﻫ ْﻢ ﺑَ َﺪءُوُﻛ ْﻢ أ‬ َ ‫ﻪُ أ‬‫ﺸ ْﻮﻧَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻓَﺎﻟﻠ‬ ِِ ِ َ ‫أَ ْن ﺗَ ْﺨ‬ (13) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺸ ْﻮﻩُ إ ْن ُﻛﻨﺘُ ْﻢ ُﻣ ْﺆﻣﻨ‬

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Experiential Learning 1 Two methods were adopted to execute the Divine Punishment: (1) If the number of the followers of a prophet is less, the punishment is executed in form of a natural disaster like flood, earthquake, rain of brimstone etc.; (2) If the number of the followers of a prophet is substantial, the punishment is executed by the hands of the followers of the prophet. The second case occurred twice in the known history of humankind: Once, at the time of Prophet Moses ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬and secondly at the time of Prophet Muhammad ‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬. The other side of the coin is the Law of Divine Reward. The followers of such prophets were rewarded within the same world by giving them power. They were made big nations regardless of their number. Read the Verse No. 14 in this context and study the history of this “Divine Reward and Punishment” and prepare a timeline of the nations rewarded and punished.

Personality Development 1 Fulfilling contracts is so important to Allah that He has ordained in the Verse No. 4 fulfilling the contracts despite of the fact that the pagans of Arabia were sentenced for the Divine Punishment. Assess your personality to ensure that you fulfill all your contracts. Also evaluate the character of your nation in this regard.

Web Curiosity Once the Divine Punishment was executed and the followers of the Prophet ‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬ were rewarded within the same world with power and affluence, it became crystal clear for the surrounding nations that Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬is a true prophet of God. The Divine Punishment / Reward was extended to the rulers of neighboring empires i.e. Rome, Persia, Egypt, Abyssinia and their allies. The Prophet wrote them letters containing an ultimatum of implementation of this punishment. All of them except the king of Abyssinia rejected the call of the Prophet due to which they were punished. Search and read an article on execution of this Divine Punishment during the period of first three Caliphs after the Prophet.


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Experiential Learning 2 The Divine Punishment was almost not implemented on the pagans of Arabia because almost all of them reverted back to Islam and submitted themselves to God by sending delegations to Prophet Muhammad ‫ﺻﻠﻰ‬ .‫اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬Read a book on the biography of the Prophet ‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬for the details of this incident. See the chapters dedicated to 9-10H / 631-632CE.

Intellectual Exercise Islam is submission to God with free will. God gave a full chance to every pagan to understand Islam before executing the Divine Punishment. What was the reason of giving this last chance? Prepare a note explaining this statement in the light of the Verse No. 6. Corroborate your view with some incidents available in the Hadith literature.

Personality Development 2 Compare the character of the companions of the Prophet ‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‬ ‫وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬with their rival pagans in the light of the Verse No. 7-13. Search the details of such characters in a book of Prophet’s biography.


Experiential Learning 3 A similar punishment was implemented on the neighboring nations of Israelites after drowning of the Pharaoh. Prophet Joshua ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬who was the Caliph after Prophet Moses ,‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬executed such punishment. Read the “Book of Joshua” in the Old Testament of the Bible and compare it to the punishment executed by the Caliphs after Prophet Muhammad .‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬

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The main objective of the Quran is to transform the personality of its reader. The ideal personality of a believer is described in different Surahs of the Quran. We’ll study three passages related to it in this lesson.

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The Thunder 17. Thus does Allah set forth parables.

ِ ِ ‫اﺳﺘَ َﺠﺎﺑُﻮا‬ َ َ‫ﻪُ اﻷ َْﻣﺜ‬‫ب اﻟﻠ‬ ْ َ‫ﻚ ﻳ‬ َ ِ‫َﻛ َﺬﻟ‬ ْ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ ُ ‫ﻀ ِﺮ‬ َ ‫( ﻟﻠﺬ‬17) ‫ﺎل‬ ِ ِ ‫ن ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻣﺎ‬ َ‫ﻳﻦ ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﺠﻴﺒُﻮا ﻟَﻪُ ﻟَ ْﻮ أ‬ ُ ‫ ِﻬ ْﻢ اﻟ‬‫ﻟ َﺮﺑ‬ َ ‫ْﺤ ْﺴﻨَﻰ َواﻟﺬ‬ ِ ‫ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ﻚ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬ َ ِ‫ض َﺟ ِﻤﻴﻌﺎً َوِﻣﺜْـﻠَﻪُ َﻣ َﻌﻪُ ﻻﻓْـﺘَ َﺪ ْوا ﺑِ ِﻪ أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ِ ِ ‫اﻫﻢ َﺟ َﻬﻨ‬ ِ ‫ْﺤﺴ‬ (18) ‫ﺎد‬ ُ ‫ﺲ اﻟ ِْﻤ َﻬ‬ ْ ُ ‫ﺎب َوَﻣﺄ َْو‬ ُ َ ‫ُﺳﻮءُ اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻢ َوﺑْﺌ‬

18. For those who respond to their Lord, are (all) good things. But those who respond not to Him, even if they had all that is in the heavens and on earth, and as much more, (in vain) would they offer it for ransom. For them will the reckoning be terrible: their abode will be Hell, what a bed of misery! 19. Is then one who does know that which has been revealed unto you from your Lord is the truth, like one who is blind? It is those who are endued with understanding that receive admonition;

‫ﻖ َﻛ َﻤ ْﻦ ُﻫ َﻮ‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬ َ ‫ َﻤﺎ أُﻧ ِﺰ َل إِﻟَْﻴ‬‫أَﻓَ َﻤ ْﻦ ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻢ أَﻧ‬ َ ‫ﻚ اﻟ‬ ِ َ‫ﻛﺮ أ ُْوﻟُﻮا اﻷَﻟْﺒ‬ ‫ َﻤﺎ ﻳَـﺘَ َﺬ‬‫أَ ْﻋ َﻤﻰ إِﻧ‬ (19) ‫ﺎب‬ ُ

20. Those who fulfill the covenant of Allah and fail not in their plighted word;

ِ (20) ‫ﻀﻮ َن اﻟ ِْﻤﻴﺜَﺎ َق‬ ُ ‫ ِﻪ َوﻻ ﻳَﻨ ُﻘ‬‫ﻳﻦ ﻳُﻮﻓُﻮ َن ﺑِ َﻌ ْﻬ ِﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫اﻟ ﺬ‬

ِ ِ ‫ ِﺬ‬‫واﻟ‬ ‫ﺸ ْﻮ َن‬ َ ‫ﻮﺻ َﻞ َوﻳَ ْﺨ‬ َ ُ‫ﻪُ ﺑِﻪ أَ ْن ﻳ‬‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَﺼﻠُﻮ َن َﻣﺎ أ ََﻣ َﺮ اﻟﻠ‬ َ َ ِ ِ ‫ﻮء اﻟْﺤﺴ‬ (21) ‫ﺎب‬ َ َ ‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َوﻳَ َﺨﺎﻓُﻮ َن ُﺳ‬‫َرﺑ‬

21. Those who join together those things which Allah has commanded to be joined, hold their Lord in awe, and fear the terrible reckoning; 22. Those who patiently persevere, seeking the countenance of their Lord; establish regular prayers; spend out secretly and openly of (the gifts) We have bestowed for their sustenance; and turn off evil with good: for such there is the final attainment of the (eternal) home.

ِ ِ  ‫ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوأَﻗَ ُﺎﻣﻮا اﻟ‬‫ﺎء َو ْﺟ ِﻪ َرﺑ‬ َ‫ﺼﻼة‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ َ‫ﺻﺒَـ ُﺮوا اﺑْﺘﻐ‬ َ ‫َواﻟﺬ‬ ِ َ‫ﻤﺎ رَزﻗـْﻨ‬ ‫وأَﻧ َﻔ ُﻘﻮا ِﻣ‬ ِ ‫ﺴﻨَ ِﺔ‬ ُ َ َ ‫ﺎﻫ ْﻢ ﺳ ّﺮاً َو َﻋﻼﻧﻴَﺔً َوﻳَ ْﺪ َرءُو َن ﺑِﺎﻟ‬ َ َ ‫ْﺤ‬ (22) ‫ﺪا ِر‬ ‫ﻚ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ُﻋ ْﻘﺒَﻰ اﻟ‬  ‫اﻟ‬ َ ِ‫ﺌَﺔَ أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬‫ﺴﻴ‬ ٍ ُ ‫ﺟﻨ‬ ‫ﺻﻠَ َﺢ ِﻣ ْﻦ آﺑَﺎﺋِ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ﺎت َﻋ ْﺪن ﻳَ ْﺪ ُﺧﻠُﻮﻧَـ َﻬﺎ َوَﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺎﺗ ِﻬ ْﻢ َواﻟ َْﻤﻼﺋ َﻜﺔُ ﻳَ ْﺪ ُﺧﻠُﻮ َن َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ‬‫رﻳ‬ ُ‫َوأَ ْزَواﺟ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوذ‬ ٍ َ‫ﻞ ﺑ‬ ‫ُﻛ‬ (23) ‫ﺎب‬

23. Gardens of perpetual bliss! They shall enter there, as well as the righteous among their parents, their spouses, and their offspring: and angels shall enter unto them from every gate (with the salutation):

(24) ‫ﺪا ِر‬ ‫ﺻﺒَـ ْﺮﺗُ ْﻢ ﻓَﻨِ ْﻌ َﻢ ُﻋ ْﻘﺒَﻰ اﻟ‬ ٌ ‫َﺳ‬ َ ‫ﻼم َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ‬

24. "Peace unto you for that you persevered in patience! Now how excellent is the final home!"

ِ ‫ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌ ِﺪ ِﻣﻴﺜَﺎﻗِ ِﻪ َوﻳَـ ْﻘﻄَ ُﻌﻮ َن‬‫ﻀﻮ َن َﻋ ْﻬ َﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ ُ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَﻨ ُﻘ‬ َ ‫َواﻟﺬ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻮﺻ َﻞ َوﻳُـ ْﻔ ِﺴ ُﺪو َن ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ﻚ‬ َ ِ‫ض أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ َ ُ‫ﻪُ ﺑِﻪ أَ ْن ﻳ‬‫َﻣﺎ أ ََﻣ َﺮ اﻟﻠ‬ (25) ‫ﺪا ِر‬ ‫ ْﻌﻨَﺔُ َوﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ُﺳﻮءُ اﻟ‬‫ﻟَ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟﻠ‬

25. But those who break the covenant of Allah, after having plighted their word thereto, and cut asunder those things which Allah has commanded to be joined, and work mischief in the land; on them is the curse; for them is the terrible home!


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The Honey Bee 89. One day We shall raise from all Peoples a witness against them, from amongst themselves: and We shall bring you as a witness against these (your people): and We have sent down to you the Book explaining all things, a guide, a mercy, and glad tidings to the Muslims (those who submit themselves to God.) 90. Allah commands justice, the doing of good, and liberality to kith and kin, and He forbids all shameful deeds, and injustice and rebellion: He instructs you, that you may receive admonition. 91. Fulfill the covenant of Allah when you have entered into it, and break not your oaths after you have confirmed them; indeed you have made Allah your surety; for Allah knows all that you do. 92. And be not like a woman who breaks into untwisted strands the yarn which she has spun, after it has become strong. Nor take your oaths to practise deception between yourselves, lest one party should be more profitable than another: for Allah will test you by this; and on the Day of Judgment, He will certainly make clear to you (the truth of) that wherein you disagree.

‫ﻣ ٍﺔ َﺷ ِﻬﻴﺪاً َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ُ‫ﻞ أ‬ ‫ﺚ ﻓِﻲ ُﻛ‬ ُ ‫َوﻳَـ ْﻮ َم ﻧَـْﺒـ َﻌ‬ ‫ﺰﻟْﻨَﺎ‬ ‫ﻚ َﺷ ِﻬﻴﺪاً َﻋﻠَﻰ َﻫ ُﺆﻻء َوﻧَـ‬ َ ِ‫أَﻧ ُﻔ ِﺴ ِﻬ ْﻢ َو ِﺟْﺌـﻨَﺎ ﺑ‬ ِ َ ‫َﻋﻠَﻴ‬ ً‫ﻞ َﺷ ْﻲ ٍء َو ُﻫ ًﺪى َوَر ْﺣ َﻤﺔ‬ ‫ﺎب ﺗِْﺒـﻴَﺎﻧﺎً ﻟِ ُﻜ‬ ْ َ َ‫ﻚ اﻟْﻜﺘ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫وﺑ ْﺸﺮى ﻟﻠ‬ (89) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ُ َ َُ َ ‫ْﻤ ْﺴﻠﻤ‬ ِ ‫ﻪَ ﻳﺄْﻣﺮ ﺑِﺎﻟْﻌ ْﺪ ِل وا ِﻹﺣﺴ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫إ‬ ‫ﺎن َوإِﻳﺘَ ِﺎء ِذي‬ َ ْ َ َ ُُ َ ‫ﺸ ِﺎء َواﻟ ُْﻤﻨ َﻜ ِﺮ َواﻟْﺒَـ ْﻐ ِﻲ‬ َ ‫اﻟْ ُﻘ ْﺮﺑَﻰ َوﻳَـْﻨـ َﻬﻰ َﻋ ْﻦ اﻟْ َﻔ ْﺤ‬ (90) ‫ﻛ ُﺮو َن‬ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﺬ‬‫ﻳَِﻌﻈُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻟَ َﻌﻠ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻀﻮا‬ ُ ‫ﺎﻫ ْﺪﺗُ ْﻢ َوﻻ ﺗَﻨ ُﻘ‬ َ ‫ﻪ إِذَا َﻋ‬‫َوأ َْوﻓُﻮا ﺑِ َﻌ ْﻬﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ِ‫اﻷَﻳﻤﺎ َن ﺑـﻌ َﺪ ﺗَـﻮﻛ‬ ‫ﻪَ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬‫ﻴﺪ َﻫﺎ َوﻗَ ْﺪ َﺟ َﻌﻠْﺘُ ْﻢ اﻟﻠ‬ ْ َْ َْ (91) ‫ﻪَ ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻢ َﻣﺎ ﺗَـ ْﻔ َﻌﻠُﻮ َن‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫َﻛ ِﻔﻴﻼً إ‬ ٍ‫ﻮة‬ ‫ﺖ ﻏَﺰﻟَﻬﺎ ِﻣﻦ ﺑـﻌ ِﺪ ﻗُـ‬ َ ‫ﺘِﻲ ﻧَـ َﻘ‬‫َوﻻ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮﻧُﻮا َﻛﺎﻟ‬ َْ ْ َ ْ ْ ‫ﻀ‬ ِ ‫أَﻧ َﻜﺎﺛﺎً ﺗَـﺘ‬ ‫ﺨ ُﺬو َن أَﻳْ َﻤﺎﻧَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َد َﺧﻼً ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَ ُﻜ ْﻢ أَ ْن ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ َن‬ ‫ﻪُ ﺑِ ِﻪ‬‫ َﻤﺎ ﻳَـْﺒـﻠُﻮُﻛ ْﻢ اﻟﻠ‬‫ﻣ ٍﺔ إِﻧ‬ُ‫ﻣﺔٌ ِﻫ َﻲ أ َْرﺑَﻰ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ‬ُ‫أ‬ ‫ﻦ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻳَـ ْﻮ َم اﻟ ِْﻘﻴَ َﺎﻣ ِﺔ َﻣﺎ ُﻛْﻨﺘُ ْﻢ ﻓِ ِﻴﻪ ﺗَ ْﺨﺘَﻠِ ُﻔﻮ َن‬ َ‫ـﻨ‬‫َوﻟَﻴُﺒَـﻴ‬ (92)

93. If Allah so willed, He could make you all one people: But He leaves straying whom He pleases (based on the attitude of the wanderer), and He guides whom He pleases (based on the attitude of the rightly-guided): but you shall certainly be called to account for all your actions.

ِ ‫ﻣﺔً و‬ُ‫ﻪ ﻟَﺠﻌﻠَ ُﻜﻢ أ‬‫وﻟَﻮ َﺷﺎء اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ‫اﺣ َﺪ ًة وﻟَ ِﻜﻦ ﻳ‬ ‫ﻞ‬ ‫ﻀ‬ ُْ َ َ ْ ََ ُ َ ْ َ ‫ﻤﺎ ُﻛﻨﺘُ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻦ َﻋ‬ ُ‫ﺸﺎءُ َوﻟَﺘُ ْﺴﺄَﻟ‬ َ َ‫ﺸﺎءُ َوﻳَـ ْﻬ ِﺪي َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ‬ َ َ‫َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ‬ (93) ‫ﺗَـ ْﻌ َﻤﻠُﻮ َن‬

94. And take not your oaths, to practise deception between yourselves, with the result that someone's foot may slip after it was firmly planted, and you may have to taste the evil (consequences) of having hindered (men) from the path of Allah, and a mighty wrath descend on you.

ِ ‫وﻻ ﺗَـﺘ‬ ‫ل ﻗَ َﺪ ٌم‬ ‫ﺨ ُﺬوا أَﻳْ َﻤﺎﻧَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َد َﺧﻼً ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓَـﺘَ ِﺰ‬ َ ‫ﺻ َﺪ ْدﺗُ ْﻢ َﻋ ْﻦ‬  ‫ﺑَـ ْﻌ َﺪ ﺛـُﺒُﻮﺗِ َﻬﺎ َوﺗَ ُﺬوﻗُﻮا اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻮء ﺑِ َﻤﺎ‬ َ ‫ﺴ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ‫ﺳﺒ‬ (94) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ‫ﻪ َوﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻋ َﺬ‬‫ﻴﻞ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ٌ ‫اب َﻋﻈ‬ ‫ ِﻪ‬‫ َﻤﺎ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ اﻟﻠ‬‫ ِﻪ ﺛَ َﻤﻨﺎً ﻗَﻠِﻴﻼً إِﻧ‬‫َوﻻ ﺗَ ْﺸﺘَـ ُﺮوا ﺑِ َﻌ ْﻬ ِﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ (95) ‫ُﻫ َﻮ َﺧْﻴـ ٌﺮ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ إِ ْن ُﻛﻨﺘُ ْﻢ ﺗَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬

95. Nor sell the covenant of Allah for a miserable price: for with Allah is (a reward) far better for you, if you only knew.


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The Honey Bee 96. What is with you must vanish: what is with Allah will endure. And We will certainly bestow, on those who patiently persevere, their reward according to the best of their actions. 97. Whoever works righteousness, man or woman, and has the faith, verily, to him will We give a new life, a life that is good and pure and We will bestow on such their reward according to the best of their actions. 98. When you read the Qur'an, seek Allah's protection from Satan, the rejected one. 99. No authority has he over those who believe and put their trust in their Lord.

ِ ِ ٍ ِ ِ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻦ اﻟﺬ‬ َ‫َﻣﺎ ﻋْﻨ َﺪ ُﻛ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨ َﻔ ُﺪ َوَﻣﺎ ﻋْﻨ َﺪ اﻟﻠﻪ ﺑَﺎق َوﻟَﻨَ ْﺠ ِﺰﻳ‬ (96) ‫ﺴ ِﻦ َﻣﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَـ ْﻌ َﻤﻠُﻮ َن‬ ْ ‫َﺟ َﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﺑِﺄ‬ ْ ‫ﺻﺒَـ ُﺮوا أ‬ َ َ ‫َﺣ‬ ِ ‫ﺻﺎﻟِﺤﺎً ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ َﻛ ٍﺮ أ َْو أُﻧﺜَﻰ َو ُﻫ َﻮ ُﻣ ْﺆِﻣ ٌﻦ‬ َ ‫َﻣ ْﻦ َﻋﻤ َﻞ‬ ‫ﺴ ِﻦ َﻣﺎ‬ ْ ‫َﺟ َﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﺑِﺄ‬ ْ ‫ﻬ ْﻢ أ‬ ُ ‫ﺒَﺔً َوﻟَﻨَ ْﺠ ِﺰﻳَـﻨـ‬‫ﻪُ َﺣﻴَﺎ ًة ﻃَﻴ‬‫ﻓَـﻠَﻨُ ْﺤﻴِﻴَـﻨ‬ َ ‫َﺣ‬ (97) ‫َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَـ ْﻌ َﻤﻠُﻮ َن‬ ِِ ِ َ‫ﺸﻴﻄ‬ ِ َ‫ت اﻟْ ُﻘﺮآ َن ﻓ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ْ  ‫ﻪ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ‬‫ﺎﺳﺘَﻌ ْﺬ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ‬ ْ ْ َ ْ‫ﻓَِﺈذَا ﻗَـ َﺮأ‬ ِ ‫ﺮِﺟ‬ ‫اﻟ‬ (98) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ِ ِ ‫ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬‫آﻣﻨُﻮا َو َﻋﻠَﻰ َرﺑ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺲ ﻟَﻪُ ُﺳ ْﻠﻄَﺎ ٌن َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟﺬ‬ َ ‫ﻪُ ﻟَْﻴ‬‫إﻧ‬ (99) ‫ﻛﻠُﻮ َن‬‫ﻳَـﺘَـ َﻮ‬ ِ  ِ ِ ‫ﻳﻦ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﺑِ ِﻪ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَـﺘَـ َﻮﻟ ْﻮﻧَﻪُ َواﻟﺬ‬ َ ‫ َﻤﺎ ُﺳ ْﻠﻄَﺎﻧُﻪُ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟﺬ‬‫إﻧ‬ (100) ‫ُﻣ ْﺸ ِﺮُﻛﻮ َن‬

100. His authority is over those only, who take him as patron and who join partners with Allah.

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The Israelites 23. Your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him, and that you be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honor. 24. And, out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility, and say: "My Lord! Bestow on them your Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood."

ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ً‫ﺴﺎﻧﺎ‬ َ ‫ﻀﻰ َرﺑ‬ َ َ‫َوﻗ‬ َ ‫ﺎﻩُ َوﺑﺎﻟ َْﻮاﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻦ إ ْﺣ‬‫ إﻳ‬‫ ﺗَـ ْﻌﺒُ ُﺪوا إﻻ‬‫ﻚ أَﻻ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻼﻫ َﻤﺎ ﻓَﻼ ﺗَـ ُﻘ ْﻞ‬ ُ ‫َﺣ ُﺪ ُﻫ َﻤﺎ أ َْو ﻛ‬ َ ‫ﻦ ﻋْﻨ َﺪ َك اﻟْﻜﺒَـ َﺮ أ‬ َ‫ﻣﺎ ﻳَـْﺒـﻠُﻐ‬ ِ‫إ‬  ‫ﻟَ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ أ‬ (23) ً‫ُف َوﻻ ﺗَـْﻨـ َﻬ ْﺮ ُﻫ َﻤﺎ َوﻗُ ْﻞ ﻟَ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ ﻗَـ ْﻮﻻً َﻛ ِﺮﻳﻤﺎ‬ ‫ب‬  ‫ر‬ ‫ﺮ ْﺣ َﻤ ِﺔ َوﻗُ ْﻞ‬ ‫ل ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ‬ ‫ﺬ‬ ‫ﺎح اﻟ‬ ْ ‫َوا ْﺧ ِﻔ‬ َ َ‫ﺾ ﻟَ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ َﺟﻨ‬ ِ (24) ً‫ﺻ ِﻐﻴﺮا‬ َ ‫ـﻴَﺎﻧﻲ‬‫ْار َﺣ ْﻤ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ َﻛ َﻤﺎ َرﺑ‬

25. Your Lord knows best what is in your hearts: If you do deeds of righteousness, verily He is Most Forgiving to those who turn to Him again and again (in true penitence).

ِ ِ ‫ﻮﺳ ُﻜﻢ إِ ْن ﺗَ ُﻜﻮﻧُﻮا‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ْ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ أَ ْﻋﻠَ ُﻢ ﺑ َﻤﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻧـُ ُﻔ‬‫َرﺑ‬ َ ‫ﺻﺎﻟﺤ‬ ِ ِ ِ (25) ً‫ﻴﻦ ﻏَ ُﻔﻮرا‬ َ ‫َواﺑ‬ ‫ﻪُ َﻛﺎ َن ﻟﻸ‬‫ﻓَﺈﻧ‬

26. And render to the kindred their due rights, as (also) to poor, and to the (needy) wayfarer: But squander not (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift.

ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ‫ﺴﺒ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ َوﻻ‬  ‫ﻴﻦ َواﺑْ َﻦ اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻘﻪُ َواﻟْﻤ ْﺴﻜ‬ ‫َوآت َذا اﻟْ ُﻘ ْﺮﺑَﻰ َﺣ‬ (26) ً‫ﺬ ْر ﺗَـْﺒ ِﺬﻳﺮا‬ َ‫ﺗُـﺒ‬


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The Israelites 27. Verily spendthrifts are brothers of the devils; and the Satan is to his Lord (himself) ungrateful. 28. And even if you has to turn away from them in pursuit of the mercy from your Lord (i.e. money) which you do expect, yet speak to them a word of easy kindness.

ِ ‫ﺸﻴ‬ ِ ‫ﺎﻃﻴ ِﻦ َوَﻛﺎ َن‬ َ  ‫ﻳﻦ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا إِ ْﺧ َﻮا َن اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﺬ ِر‬ َ‫ن اﻟ ُْﻤﺒ‬ ‫إ‬  ‫اﻟ‬ (27) ً‫ِﻪ َﻛ ُﻔﻮرا‬‫ﺸْﻴﻄَﺎ ُن ﻟَِﺮﺑ‬ ِ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ‬ َ ‫ﺎء َر ْﺣ َﻤ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬ َ ‫ﻣﺎ ﺗُـ ْﻌ ِﺮ‬ ِ‫َوإ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ﺗَـ ْﺮ ُﺟ‬ َ َ‫ﻦ َﻋْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ اﺑْﺘﻐ‬ ‫ﺿ‬ (28) ً‫ﺴﻮرا‬ ُ ‫ﻓَـ ُﻘ ْﻞ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻗَـ ْﻮﻻً َﻣْﻴ‬

29. Make not your hand tied (like a niggard's) to your neck, nor stretch it forth to its utmost reach (like a squanderer), so that you become blameworthy and destitute.

‫ﺴﻄ َْﻬﺎ‬ َ ‫َوﻻ ﺗَ ْﺠ َﻌ ْﻞ ﻳَ َﺪ َك َﻣ ْﻐﻠُﻮﻟَﺔً إِﻟَﻰ ُﻋﻨُِﻘ‬ ُ ‫ﻚ َوﻻ ﺗَـْﺒ‬ ِ (29) ً‫ﺴﻮرا‬ ُ ‫ﻞ اﻟْﺒَ ْﺴﻂ ﻓَـﺘَـ ْﻘ ُﻌ َﺪ َﻣﻠُﻮﻣﺎً َﻣ ْﺤ‬ ‫ُﻛ‬

30. Verily your Lord does provide sustenance in abundance for whom He pleases, and He provides in a just measure. For He does know and regard all His servants.

‫ﻪُ َﻛﺎ َن‬‫ﺸﺎءُ َوﻳَـ ْﻘ ِﺪ ُر إِﻧ‬ ُ‫ﺴ‬ َ َ‫ﺮْز َق ﻟِ َﻤ ْﻦ ﻳ‬ ‫ﻂ اﻟ‬ َ ‫ن َرﺑ‬ ِ‫إ‬ ُ ‫ﻚ ﻳَـْﺒ‬ ِ ‫ﺑِ ِﻌﺒ‬ ِ ‫ﺎدﻩِ َﺧﺒِﻴﺮاً ﺑ‬ (30) ً‫ﺼﻴﺮا‬ َ َ

31. Don’t kill your children for fear of want: We shall provide sustenance for them as well as for you. Verily the killing of them is a great sin. 32. Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils). 33. Nor take life - which Allah has made sacred - except for just reason (decided by a court). And if anyone is slain wrongfully, we have given his heir authority (to demand retaliation from the government or to forgive): but let him nor exceed bounds in the matter of taking life; for he is helped (by the Law). 34. Come not nigh to the orphan's property except to improve it, until he attains the age of full strength; and fulfill (every) engagement, for (every) engagement will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning). 35. Give full measure when you measure, and weigh with a balance that is straight; that is the most fitting and the most advantageous in the final determination. 36. And pursue not that of which you has no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the mind will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).


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ٍ ‫وﻻ ﺗَـ ْﻘﺘُـﻠُﻮا أَوﻻ َد ُﻛﻢ َﺧ ْﺸﻴﺔَ إِ ْﻣ‬ ‫ﻼق ﻧَ ْﺤ ُﻦ ﻧَـ ْﺮُزﻗُـ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬ َ ْ ْ َ ِ ِ (31) ً‫ن ﻗَـْﺘـﻠَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻛﺎ َن ﺧﻄْﺌﺎً َﻛﺒﻴﺮا‬ ِ‫ﺎ ُﻛ ْﻢ إ‬‫َوإِﻳ‬ ِ َ‫ﻪ َﻛﺎ َن ﻓ‬‫ﺰﻧَﻰ إِﻧ‬ ‫وﻻ ﺗَـ ْﻘﺮﺑﻮا اﻟ‬ ً‫ﺎء َﺳﺒِﻴﻼ‬ َ ‫ﺎﺣ‬ ُ َُ َ َ ‫ﺸﺔً َو َﺳ‬ (32) ِ ‫ـ ْﻔ‬‫وﻻ ﺗَـ ْﻘﺘُـﻠُﻮا اﻟﻨ‬ ‫ﻖ َوَﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ َ ‫ ﺑِﺎﻟ‬‫ﻪُ إِﻻ‬‫ﺮَم اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﺘﻲ َﺣ‬‫ﺲ اﻟ‬ َ َ ِ ِ ِ ‫ف‬ ْ ‫ﻪ ُﺳ ْﻠﻄَﺎﻧﺎً ﻓَﻼ ﻳُ ْﺴ ِﺮ‬‫ﻗُﺘِ َﻞ َﻣﻈْﻠُﻮﻣﺎً ﻓَـ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺟ َﻌﻠْﻨَﺎ ﻟ َﻮﻟﻴ‬ ِ (33) ً‫ﻨﺼﻮرا‬ ُ ‫ﻪُ َﻛﺎ َن َﻣ‬‫ﻓﻲ اﻟْ َﻘْﺘ ِﻞ إِﻧ‬ ِ ِ ِ‫ﺎل اﻟْﻴَﺘ‬ ‫ﻰ‬‫ﺴ ُﻦ َﺣﺘ‬ َ ‫َوﻻ ﺗَـ ْﻘ َﺮﺑُﻮا َﻣ‬ ْ ‫ﺘِﻲ ﻫ َﻲ أ‬‫ ﺑِﺎﻟ‬‫ﻴﻢ إِﻻ‬ َ ‫َﺣ‬ ً‫ن اﻟ َْﻌ ْﻬ َﺪ َﻛﺎ َن َﻣ ْﺴﺌُﻮﻻ‬ ِ‫ﺪﻩُ َوأ َْوﻓُﻮا ﺑِﺎﻟ َْﻌ ْﻬ ِﺪ إ‬ ‫ﻳَـْﺒـﻠُ َﻎ أَ ُﺷ‬ (34) ِ َ‫َوأ َْوﻓُﻮا اﻟْ َﻜْﻴ َﻞ إِذَا ﻛِﻠْﺘُ ْﻢ َوِزﻧُﻮا ﺑِﺎﻟ ِْﻘ ْﺴﻄ‬ ‫ﺎس‬ ِ ‫اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻘ‬ (35) ً‫ﺴ ُﻦ ﺗَﺄْ ِوﻳﻼ‬ َ ِ‫ﻴﻢ ذَﻟ‬ ْ ‫ﻚ َﺧْﻴـ ٌﺮ َوأ‬ َ ‫َﺣ‬ ِ ِ ِ َ َ‫ﻒ ﻣﺎ ﻟَﻴﺲ ﻟ‬ ‫ﺼ َﺮ‬  ‫ن اﻟ‬ ِ‫ْﻢ إ‬ َ َ‫ﺴ ْﻤ َﻊ َواﻟْﺒ‬ ٌ ‫ﻚ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻠ‬ َ ْ َ ُ ‫َوﻻ ﺗَـ ْﻘ‬ (36) ً‫ﻚ َﻛﺎ َن َﻋْﻨﻪُ َﻣ ْﺴﺌُﻮﻻ‬ َ ِ‫ﻞ أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ‫اد ُﻛ‬ َ ‫َواﻟْ ُﻔ َﺆ‬ Level 01


The Israelites 37. Nor walk on the earth with insolence: for you can not rend the earth asunder, nor reach the mountains in height. 38. Of all such things the evil is hateful in the sight of your Lord. 39. These are among the (precepts of) wisdom, which your Lord has revealed to you. Take not, with Allah, another object of worship, lest you should be thrown into Hell, blameworthy and rejected.

ِ ‫ﺶ ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ِ ‫َوﻻ ﺗَ ْﻤ‬ ‫ض‬ َ ‫ض َﻣ َﺮﺣﺎً إِﻧ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ﻟَ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺨ ِﺮ َق اﻷ َْر‬ ِ ‫وﻟَﻦ ﺗَـْﺒـﻠُ َﻎ اﻟ‬ (37) ً‫ﺎل ﻃُﻮﻻ‬ َ َ‫ْﺠﺒ‬ ْ َ (38) ً‫ْﺮوﻫﺎ‬ َ ‫ﺌُﻪُ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ َرﺑ‬‫ﻚ َﻛﺎ َن َﺳﻴ‬ َ ِ‫ﻞ َذﻟ‬ ‫ُﻛ‬ ُ ‫ﻚ َﻣﻜ‬ ِ َ ِ‫َذﻟ‬ ِ ِ َ ‫ﻚ رﺑ‬ ‫ْﻤ ِﺔ َوﻻ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟْﺤﻜ‬ َ َ ‫ﻤﺎ أ َْو َﺣﻰ إِﻟَْﻴ‬ ‫ﻚ ﻣ‬ ِ ِ ِ ً‫ﻢ َﻣﻠُﻮﻣﺎ‬ َ ‫ﺗَ ْﺠ َﻌ ْﻞ َﻣ َﻊ اﻟﻠﻪ إﻟَﻬﺎً آ َﺧ َﺮ ﻓَـﺘُـ ْﻠ َﻘﻰ ﻓﻲ َﺟ َﻬﻨ‬ (39) ً‫َﻣ ْﺪ ُﺣﻮرا‬



Read all verses included in this lesson and prepare a chart of the personality traits desired by the Quran. Prepare another chart containing the personality traits to be avoided. Compare your personality with the both

A parable of a woman is described in the Verse No. 92 of Surat-un-Nahl who spun yarn and broke it down after completing the spinning. What is commonality between the woman and the people under discussion?

Intellectual Exercise 1 In the Verse No. 18 of Surat-ur-Ra’d, what is meant by responding to God? Imagine that God has directly asked you to do something, how will you respond? If God has called you through a prophet, what will be your way of responding to the call of Allah?


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Evaluate your behavior with your parents and other elders.

What powers does the Satan possess to inspire evil in a person? Answer in the light of the Verse No. 99-100 or Surat-un-Nahl.

Field Study If someone kills the father, brother or son of another person, feelings of taking revenge are natural. Some philosophies suggest that the heirs should forgive the killer. On the contrary, traditions in especially tribal society consider avenging a sacred act. Such traditions don’t care about following a legal course of action. The Quran suggests that the heirs have the right of revenge through judicial process but forgiving is better. Search and read some real stories about taking revenge and forgiving and evaluate the impact of both.

Experiential Learning 2 How should we spend the money given to us by God? What are Quranic teachings about spending as mentioned in the Verse No. 2730 of Surah Bani Israel.

Intellectual Exercise 3 How will Allah assess the performance of our ears, eyes and mind? What sort of their actions are being measured? How will they be assessed?


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The companions of cave were youngsters who took a refuge in a cave in order to protect their faith. Dhul Qarnain (Cyrus the Great) was a king of Persia who worked for the faith of God. These two stories are described in Surat-ul-Kahf (No. 18) in the Quran. They carry a lot of inspiration for the people working for the cause of God.

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The Cave 9. Or do you reflect that the Companions of the Cave and of the inscription were wonders among Our sign? 10. Behold, the youths betook themselves to the cave: they said, "Our Lord! Bestow on us Mercy from yourself, and dispose of our affair for us in the right way!" 11. Then We drew (a veil) over their ears, for a number of years, in the cave, (so that they heard not): 12. Then We roused them, in order to test which of the two parties was best at calculating the term of years they had tarried! 13. We relate to you their story in truth: they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We advanced them in guidance. 14. We gave strength to their hearts: Behold, they stood up and said: "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and of the earth: never shall we call upon any god other than Him: if we did, we should indeed have uttered an enormity! 15. "These our people have taken for worship gods other than Him. Why do they not bring forward an authority clear (and convincing) for what they do? Who does more wrong than such as invent a falsehood against Allah. 16. "When you turn away from them and the things they worship other than Allah, betake yourselves to the cave: Your Lord will shower His mercies on you and disposes of your affair towards comfort and ease."


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ِ ‫ﺎب اﻟْ َﻜ ْﻬ‬ ِ ِ‫ﺮﻗ‬ ‫ﻒ َواﻟ‬ ‫ﻴﻢ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ ‫أ َْم َﺣ ِﺴْﺒ‬ ْ ‫ن أ‬ َ‫ﺖ أ‬ َ ‫َﺻ َﺤ‬ (9) ً‫آﻳَﺎﺗِﻨَﺎ َﻋ َﺠﺒﺎ‬ ِ ‫إِ ْذ أَوى اﻟ ِْﻔْﺘـﻴﺔُ إِﻟَﻰ اﻟْ َﻜ ْﻬ‬ ‫ـﻨَﺎ آﺗِﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬‫ﻒ ﻓَـ َﻘﺎﻟُﻮا َرﺑ‬ َ َ ِ (10) ً‫ ْﺊ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ﻣ ْﻦ أ َْﻣ ِﺮﻧَﺎ َر َﺷﺪا‬‫ﻚ َر ْﺣ َﻤﺔً َو َﻫﻴ‬ َ ْ‫ﻟَ ُﺪﻧ‬ ِ ِ ِِ ِ ً‫ﻴﻦ َﻋ َﺪدا‬ َ َ‫ﻓ‬ َ ‫ﻀ َﺮﺑْـﻨَﺎ َﻋﻠَﻰ آ َذاﻧ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻓﻲ اﻟْ َﻜ ْﻬﻒ ﺳﻨ‬ (11) ِ  َ‫ﻢ ﺑـﻌﺜْـﻨَﺎﻫﻢ ﻟِﻨَـﻌﻠَﻢ أ‬ ُ‫ﺛ‬ ‫ﺼﻰ ﻟِ َﻤﺎ ﻟَﺒِﺜُﻮا‬ ْ ‫ي اﻟْﺤ ْﺰﺑَـْﻴ ِﻦ أ‬ َ ‫َﺣ‬ َ ْ ْ ُ ََ (12) ً‫أ ََﻣﺪا‬ ِ ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا‬  ‫ﻧَ ْﺤ ُﻦ ﻧَـ ُﻘ‬ َ ‫ﺺ َﻋﻠَْﻴ‬ َ ٌ‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻓْﺘـﻴَﺔ‬‫ﻖ إِﻧ‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ﻧَـﺒَﺄ َُﻫ ْﻢ ﺑِﺎﻟ‬ (13) ‫ﺎﻫ ْﻢ ُﻫ ًﺪى‬ ُ َ‫ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوِز ْدﻧ‬‫ﺑَِﺮﺑ‬

‫ب‬  ‫ـﻨَﺎ َر‬‫َوَرﺑَﻄْﻨَﺎ َﻋﻠَﻰ ﻗُـﻠُﻮﺑِ ِﻬ ْﻢ إِ ْذ ﻗَ ُﺎﻣﻮا ﻓَـ َﻘﺎﻟُﻮا َرﺑ‬ ِ ‫ﺴﻤﻮ‬ ِ ‫ات َواﻷ َْر‬ ‫ض ﻟَ ْﻦ ﻧَ ْﺪ ُﻋ َﻮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُدوﻧِِﻪ إِﻟَﻬﺎً ﻟََﻘ ْﺪ‬ َ َ  ‫اﻟ‬ (14) ً‫ﻗُـﻠْﻨَﺎ إِذاً َﺷﻄَﻄﺎ‬ ِ ‫ﻫﺆ‬ ‫ َﺨ ُﺬوا ِﻣ ْﻦ ُدوﻧِِﻪ آﻟِ َﻬﺔً ﻟَ ْﻮﻻ ﻳَﺄْﺗُﻮ َن‬‫ﻻء ﻗَـ ْﻮُﻣﻨَﺎ اﺗ‬ َُ ِ ٍ َ‫َﻋﻠَﻴ ِﻬﻢ ﺑِﺴ ْﻠﻄ‬ ‫ﻤ ْﻦ اﻓْـﺘَـ َﺮى َﻋﻠَﻰ‬ ‫ ٍﻦ ﻓَ َﻤ ْﻦ أَﻇْﻠَ ُﻢ ﻣ‬‫ﺎن ﺑَـﻴ‬ ُ ْ ْ (15) ً‫ ِﻪ َﻛ ِﺬﺑﺎ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬

‫ﻪَ ﻓَﺄ ُْووا إِﻟَﻰ‬‫ اﻟﻠ‬‫ﻮﻫ ْﻢ َوَﻣﺎ ﻳَـ ْﻌﺒُ ُﺪو َن إِﻻ‬ ُ ‫َوإِ ْذ ا ْﻋﺘَـ َﺰﻟْﺘُ ُﻤ‬ ِ ‫اﻟْ َﻜ ْﻬ‬ ‫ ْﺊ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ َر ْﺣ َﻤﺘِ ِﻪ َوﻳُـ َﻬﻴ‬‫ﺸ ْﺮ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َرﺑ‬ ُ ‫ﻒ ﻳَﻨ‬ (16) ً‫ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َْﻣ ِﺮُﻛ ْﻢ ِﻣﺮﻓَﻘﺎ‬

Level 01


The Cave 17. You would have seen the sun, when it rose, declining to the right from their cave, and when it set, turning away from them to the left, while they lay in the open space in the midst of the cave. Such are among the signs of Allah. He whom Allah, guides is rightly guided; but he whom Allah leaves to stray (due to his attitude), for him will you find no protector to lead him to the Right Way. 18. You would have deemed them awake, whilst they were asleep, and We turned them on their right and on their left sides: their dog stretching forth his two fore-legs on the threshold: if you had come up on to them, you would have certainly turned back from them in flight, and would certainly have been filled with terror of them. 19. Such (being their state), we raised them up (from sleep), that they might question each other. Said one of them, "How long have you stayed (here)?" They said, "We have stayed (perhaps) a day, or part of a day." (At length) they (all) said, "(Allah) (alone) knows best how long you have stayed here.... Now send you then one of you with this money of yours to the town: let him find out which is the best food (to be had) and bring some to you, that (you may) satisfy your hunger therewith: And let him behave with care and courtesy, and let him not inform any one about you. 20. "For if they should come upon you, they would stone you or force you to return to their cult, and in that case you would never attain prosperity." 21. Thus did We make their case known to the people, that they might know that the promise of Allah is true, and that there can be no doubt about the Hour of Judgment. Behold, they dispute among themselves as to their affair. (Some) said, "Construct a building over them": Their Lord knows best about them: those who prevailed over their affair said, "Let us surely build a place of worship over them."


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 ‫َوﺗَـ َﺮى اﻟ‬ ‫ﺖ ﺗَـﺘَـ َﺰ َاوُر َﻋ ْﻦ َﻛ ْﻬ ِﻔ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬ ْ ‫ﺲ إِذَا ﻃَﻠَ َﻌ‬ َ ‫ﺸ ْﻤ‬ ‫ات‬ ْ َ‫ات اﻟْﻴَ ِﻤﻴ ِﻦ َوإِذَا ﻏَ َﺮﺑ‬ َ َ‫ﺿ ُﻬ ْﻢ ذ‬ ُ ‫ﺖ ﺗَـ ْﻘ ِﺮ‬ َ َ‫ذ‬ ِ ٍِ ِ ِ ‫ﻚ ِﻣﻦ آﻳ‬ ِ ‫ﺸﻤ‬ ‫ﺎت‬ َ ْ َ ‫ﺎل َو ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻓﻲ ﻓَ ْﺠ َﻮة ﻣْﻨﻪُ ذَﻟ‬ َ  ‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﻀﻠِ ْﻞ‬ ْ ُ‫ﻪُ ﻓَـ ُﻬ َﻮ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﻬﺘَ ِﺪي َوَﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ‬‫ ِﻪ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳَـ ْﻬ ِﺪ اﻟﻠ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬ (17) ً‫ﻓَـﻠَ ْﻦ ﺗَ ِﺠ َﺪ ﻟَﻪُ َوﻟِﻴّﺎً ُﻣ ْﺮ ِﺷﺪا‬ ‫ات‬ َ ‫ﺒُـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َذ‬‫ﺴﺒُـ ُﻬ ْﻢ أَﻳْـ َﻘﺎﻇﺎً َو ُﻫ ْﻢ ُرﻗُﻮ ٌد َوﻧُـ َﻘﻠ‬ َ ‫َوﺗَ ْﺤ‬ ِ ‫ﺎل وَﻛ ْﻠﺒـﻬﻢ ﺑ‬  ‫ات اﻟ‬ ‫اﻋْﻴ ِﻪ‬ ٌ ‫ﺎﺳ‬ َ ‫اﻟْﻴَ ِﻤﻴ ِﻦ َو َذ‬ َ ‫ﻂ ِذ َر‬ َ ْ ُ ُ َ ِ ‫ﺸ َﻤ‬ ِ‫ﺻ‬ ِ ‫ﺑِﺎﻟْﻮ‬ ً‫ﺖ ِﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻓِ َﺮارا‬ َ ‫ْﻴ‬‫ﺖ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻟََﻮﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻠَ ْﻌ‬‫ﻴﺪ ﻟَ ْﻮ اﻃ‬ َ ِ ِ (18) ً‫ﺖ ﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ُر ْﻋﺒﺎ‬ َ ‫َوﻟَ ُﻤﻠْﺌ‬ ِ ‫ﻚ ﺑـﻌﺜْـﻨ‬ ِ ‫ﺎل ﻗَﺎﺋِ ٌﻞ‬ َ َ‫ﺎءﻟُﻮا ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻗ‬ ُ َ َ َ َ ‫َوَﻛ َﺬﻟ‬ َ‫ﺴ‬ َ َ‫ﺎﻫ ْﻢ ﻟﻴَﺘ‬ ِ ‫ﺾ ﻳَـ ْﻮٍم‬ َ ‫ﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻛ ْﻢ ﻟَﺒِﺜْﺘُ ْﻢ ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا ﻟَﺒِﺜْـﻨَﺎ ﻳَـ ْﻮﻣﺎً أ َْو ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ ‫َﺣ َﺪ ُﻛ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ أَ ْﻋﻠَ ُﻢ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ ﻟَﺒِﺜْﺘُ ْﻢ ﻓَﺎﺑْـ َﻌﺜُﻮا أ‬‫ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا َرﺑ‬ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ أَ ْزَﻛﻰ‬‫ﺑَِﻮِرﻗِ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻫ ِﺬﻩِ إِﻟَﻰ اﻟ َْﻤ ِﺪﻳﻨَ ِﺔ ﻓَـﻠْﻴَﻨﻈُْﺮ أَﻳ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ﻒ َوﻻ ﻳُ ْﺸ ِﻌ َﺮ‬ ْ ‫ﻃَ َﻌﺎﻣﺎً ﻓَـﻠْﻴَﺄْﺗِ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑِ ِﺮْز ٍق ِﻣْﻨﻪُ َوﻟْﻴَﺘَـﻠَﻄ‬ (19) ً‫َﺣﺪا‬ َ ‫ﺑِ ُﻜ ْﻢ أ‬ ‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ إِ ْن ﻳَﻈ َْﻬ ُﺮوا َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻳَـ ْﺮ ُﺟ ُﻤﻮُﻛ ْﻢ أ َْو ﻳُِﻌﻴ ُﺪوُﻛ ْﻢ‬‫إِﻧ‬ (20) ً‫ﺘِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻟَ ْﻦ ﺗُـ ْﻔﻠِ ُﺤﻮا إِذاً أَﺑَﺪا‬‫ﻓِﻲ ِﻣﻠ‬ ‫ﻖ‬ ‫ ِﻪ َﺣ‬‫ن َو ْﻋ َﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ َ‫ﻚ أَ ْﻋﺜَـ ْﺮﻧَﺎ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻟِﻴَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮا أ‬ َ ِ‫َوَﻛ َﺬﻟ‬ ‫ﺎز ُﻋﻮ َن ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬  ‫ن اﻟ‬ َ‫َوأ‬ َ َ‫ﺐ ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ إِ ْذ ﻳَـﺘَـﻨ‬ َ‫ﺴ‬ َ ْ‫ﺎﻋﺔَ ﻻ َرﻳ‬ ‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ أَ ْﻋﻠَ ُﻢ‬‫أ َْﻣ َﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻓَـ َﻘﺎﻟُﻮا اﺑْـﻨُﻮا َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﺑُـْﻨـﻴَﺎﻧﺎً َرﺑ‬ ِ ‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ ﻏَﻠَﺒﻮا َﻋﻠَﻰ أَﻣ ِﺮِﻫﻢ ﻟَﻨَﺘ‬‫ﺎل اﻟ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ﺨ َﺬ‬ َ َ‫ﺑِ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻗ‬ ُ َ ْ ْ (21) ً‫َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ َﻣ ْﺴ ِﺠﺪا‬

Level 01

The Cave


22. (Some) say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them; (others) say they were five, the dog being the sixth,- doubtfully guessing at the unknown; (yet others) say they were seven, the dog being the eighth. Say you: "My Lord knows best their number; It is but few that know their (real case)." Enter not, therefore, into controversies concerning them, except on a matter that is clear, nor consult any of them about (the affair of) the sleepers.

ِ ٌ‫ﺴﺔ‬ َ ‫َﺳﻴَـ ُﻘﻮﻟُﻮ َن ﺛَﻼﺛَﺔٌ َراﺑ ُﻌ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻛ ْﻠﺒُـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َوﻳَـ ُﻘﻮﻟُﻮ َن َﺧ ْﻤ‬ ِ‫ﺳ‬ ِ ‫ﺎد ُﺳ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻛ ْﻠﺒُـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َر ْﺟﻤﺎً ﺑِﺎﻟْﻐَْﻴ‬ ٌ‫ﺐ َوﻳَـ ُﻘﻮﻟُﻮ َن َﺳْﺒـ َﻌﺔ‬ َ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺪﺗ ِﻬ ْﻢ َﻣﺎ ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻲ أَ ْﻋﻠَ ُﻢ ﺑِﻌ‬‫َوﺛَﺎﻣﻨُـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻛ ْﻠﺒُـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻗُ ْﻞ َرﺑ‬ ِ َ‫ ِﻣﺮاء ﻇ‬‫ ﻗَﻠِﻴﻞ ﻓَﻼ ﺗُﻤﺎ ِر ﻓِﻴ ِﻬﻢ إِﻻ‬‫إِﻻ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺮاً َوﻻ‬ ْ َ ًَ ٌ ِ ِ ِ (22) ً‫َﺣﺪا‬ َ ‫ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَـ ْﻔﺖ ﻓﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ أ‬

23. Nor say of anything, "I shall be sure to do so and so tomorrow"24. Without adding, “If Allah wills" and call your Lord to mind when you forget, and say, "I hope that my Lord will guide me ever closer (even) than this to the right road."

25. So they stayed in their cave three hundred years, and (some) add nine (more) 26. Say: "(Allah) knows best how long they stayed: with Him is (the knowledge of) the secrets of the heavens and the earth. How clearly He sees; how finely He hears (everything)! They have no protector other than Him; nor does He share His command with any person whatsoever.

‫ﻴﺖ َوﻗُ ْﻞ‬ َ َ‫ أَ ْن ﻳ‬‫إِﻻ‬ َ ‫ﻪُ َواذْ ُﻛ ْﺮ َرﺑ‬‫ﺎء اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻚ إِذَا ﻧَ ِﺴ‬ َ‫ﺸ‬ ِِ ً‫ب ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ َﺬا َر َﺷﺪا‬ َ ‫ﻲ ﻷَﻗـ َْﺮ‬‫ﺴﻰ أَ ْن ﻳَـ ْﻬﺪﻳَﻨﻲ َرﺑ‬ َ ‫َﻋ‬ (24) ِ ِ ٍ ِ َ َ‫وﻟَﺒِﺜُﻮا ﻓِﻲ َﻛ ْﻬ ِﻔ ِﻬﻢ ﺛ‬ ‫ادوا‬ ُ ‫ﻴﻦ َوا ْزَد‬ ْ َ َ ‫ﻼث ﻣﺎﺋَﺔ ﺳﻨ‬ (25) ً‫ﺗِ ْﺴﻌﺎ‬ ِ ‫ﺴﻤﻮ‬ ِ ِ  ‫ات‬ َ َ  ‫ﺐ اﻟ‬ ُ ‫ﻗُ ْﻞ اﻟﻠﻪُ أَ ْﻋﻠَ ُﻢ ﺑ َﻤﺎ ﻟَﺒﺜُﻮا ﻟَﻪُ ﻏَْﻴ‬ ِ ِ ‫ض أَﺑ‬ ‫َﺳ ِﻤ ْﻊ َﻣﺎ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُدوﻧِِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ْ ‫ﺼ ْﺮ ﺑِﻪ َوأ‬ ْ ِ ‫َواﻷ َْر‬ ِ ِِ ِ (26) ً‫َﺣﺪا‬ َ ‫ﻲ َوﻻ ﻳُ ْﺸ ِﺮ ُك ﻓﻲ ُﺣﻜْﻤﻪ أ‬ ‫َوﻟ‬


The Cave 83. They ask you concerning Zul-qarnain. Say, "I will rehearse to you something of his story." 84. Verily We established his power on earth, and We gave him the ways and the means to all ends. 85. He followed a direction (with his army). 86. Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it set in a spring of murky water: Near it he found a People: We said: "O Zul-qarnain! (You has authority,) either to punish them, or to treat them with kindness."


ِ َ‫ﻲ ﻓ‬‫ﺸﻲ ٍء إِﻧ‬ ِ (23) ً‫ﻚ ﻏَﺪا‬ َ ِ‫ﺎﻋ ٌﻞ َذﻟ‬ ْ َ ‫ﻦ ﻟ‬ َ‫َوﻻ ﺗَـ ُﻘﻮﻟ‬

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‫ﻚ َﻋ ْﻦ ِذي اﻟْ َﻘ ْﺮﻧَـْﻴ ِﻦ ﻗُ ْﻞ َﺳﺄَﺗْـﻠُﻮ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ َ َ‫َوﻳَ ْﺴﺄَﻟُﻮﻧ‬ (83) ً‫ِﻣْﻨﻪُ ِذ ْﻛﺮا‬ ِ ‫ﺎ ﻟَﻪُ ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬‫ﻜﻨ‬ ‫ﺎ َﻣ‬‫إِﻧ‬ ‫ﻞ َﺷ ْﻲ ٍء‬ ‫ض َوآﺗَـْﻴـﻨَﺎﻩُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ‬ (85) ً‫( ﻓَﺄَﺗْـﺒَ َﻊ َﺳﺒَﺒﺎ‬84) ً‫َﺳﺒَﺒﺎ‬

ِ ‫ﺸ ْﻤ‬  ‫ب اﻟ‬ ‫ب ﻓِﻲ‬ ُ ‫ﺲ َو َﺟ َﺪ َﻫﺎ ﺗَـ ْﻐ ُﺮ‬ َ ‫ﻰ إِ َذا ﺑَـﻠَ َﻎ َﻣ ْﻐ ِﺮ‬‫َﺣﺘ‬ ‫َﻋْﻴ ٍﻦ َﺣ ِﻤﺌَ ٍﺔ َوَو َﺟ َﺪ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ َﻫﺎ ﻗَـ ْﻮﻣﺎً ﻗُـﻠْﻨَﺎ ﻳَﺎ َذا اﻟْ َﻘ ْﺮﻧَـْﻴ ِﻦ‬ ِ ‫ﻣﺎ أَ ْن ﺗَـﺘ‬ ِ‫ﺬب وإ‬ ‫ﻣﺎ أَ ْن ﺗُـﻌ‬ ِ‫إ‬ (86) ً‫ﺨ َﺬ ﻓِﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ُﺣ ْﺴﻨﺎ‬ َ َ َ Level 01


The Cave 87. He said: "Whoever does wrong, him shall we punish; then shall he be sent back to his Lord; and He will punish him with a punishment unheard-of (before). 88. "But whoever believes, and works righteousness, he shall have a goodly reward, and easy will be his task as We order it by our Command." 89. Then followed he (another) way, 90. Until, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no covering protection against the sun.

‫ِﻪ‬‫د إِﻟَﻰ َرﺑ‬‫ﻢ ﻳُـ َﺮ‬ ُ‫ﺬﺑُﻪُ ﺛ‬ ‫ف ﻧُـ َﻌ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ َ ‫ﺴ ْﻮ‬ َ َ‫ﻣﺎ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻇَﻠَ َﻢ ﻓ‬ َ‫ﺎل أ‬ (87) ً‫ﺬﺑُﻪُ َﻋ َﺬاﺑﺎً ﻧُ ْﻜﺮا‬ ‫ﻓَـﻴُـ َﻌ‬ ِ ‫ﻣﺎ ﻣﻦ آﻣﻦ وﻋ ِﻤﻞ‬ َ‫وأ‬ ‫ْﺤ ْﺴﻨَﻰ‬ َ َ ََ ََ َْ َ ُ ‫اء اﻟ‬ ً ‫ﺻﺎﻟﺤﺎً ﻓَـﻠَﻪُ َﺟ َﺰ‬ (88) ً‫ﻮل ﻟَﻪُ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َْﻣ ِﺮﻧَﺎ ﻳُ ْﺴﺮا‬ ُ ‫َو َﺳﻨَـ ُﻘ‬ ِ ‫ﺸ ْﻤ‬  ‫ﻰ إِ َذا ﺑَـﻠَ َﻎ َﻣﻄْﻠِ َﻊ اﻟ‬‫( َﺣﺘ‬89) ً‫ﻢ أَﺗْـﺒَ َﻊ َﺳﺒَﺒﺎ‬ ُ‫ﺛ‬ ‫ﺲ‬ ‫َو َﺟ َﺪ َﻫﺎ ﺗَﻄْﻠُ ُﻊ َﻋﻠَﻰ ﻗَـ ْﻮٍم ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻧَ ْﺠ َﻌ ْﻞ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُدوﻧِ َﻬﺎ‬ (90) ً‫ِﺳْﺘﺮا‬ (91) ً‫َﺣﻄْﻨَﺎ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ ﻟَ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ُﺧْﺒﺮا‬ َ ِ‫َﻛ َﺬﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻚ َوﻗَ ْﺪ أ‬

91. (He left them) as they were: We completely understood what was before him. 92. Then followed he (another) way, 93. Until, when he reached (a tract) between two mountains, he found, beneath them, a people who scarcely understood a word. 94. They said: "O Zul-qarnain! The Gog and Magog (People) do great mischief on earth: shall we then render you tribute in order that you might erect a barrier between us and them?

‫ﺪﻳْ ِﻦ‬ ‫ﺴ‬  ‫ﻰ إِذَا ﺑَـﻠَ َﻎ ﺑَـْﻴ َﻦ اﻟ‬‫( َﺣﺘ‬92) ً‫ﻢ أَﺗْـﺒَ َﻊ َﺳﺒَﺒﺎ‬ ُ‫ﺛ‬ ِ ً‫ﺎدو َن ﻳَـ ْﻔ َﻘ ُﻬﻮ َن ﻗَـ ْﻮﻻ‬ ُ ‫َو َﺟ َﺪ ﻣ ْﻦ ُدوﻧِ ِﻬ َﻤﺎ ﻗَـ ْﻮﻣﺎً ﻻ ﻳَ َﻜ‬ (93) ‫ﻮج ُﻣ ْﻔ ِﺴ ُﺪو َن‬ ُ ‫ﻮج َوَﻣﺄ‬ ُ ‫ن ﻳَﺄ‬ ِ‫ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا ﻳَﺎ َذا اﻟْ َﻘ ْﺮﻧَـْﻴ ِﻦ إ‬ َ ‫ْﺟ‬ َ ‫ْﺟ‬ ِ ‫ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ﻚ َﺧ ْﺮﺟﺎً َﻋﻠَﻰ أَ ْن ﺗَ ْﺠ َﻌ َﻞ‬ َ َ‫ض ﻓَـ َﻬ ْﻞ ﻧَ ْﺠ َﻌ ُﻞ ﻟ‬ (94) ً‫ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَـﻨَﺎ َوﺑَـْﻴـﻨَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﺳ ّﺪا‬

95. He said: "(The power) in which my Lord has established me is better (than tribute): Help me therefore with strength (and labor): I will erect a strong barrier between you and them:

ِ ٍ ِِ ‫َﺟ َﻌ ْﻞ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ ْ ‫ﻮة أ‬ ‫ﻲ َﺧْﻴـ ٌﺮ ﻓَﺄَﻋﻴﻨُﻮﻧِﻲ ﺑُِﻘ‬‫ﻜﻨَﻨِﻲ ﻓﻴﻪ َرﺑ‬ ‫ﺎل َﻣﺎ َﻣ‬ (95) ً‫ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﺑَـْﻴـﻨَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َر ْدﻣﺎ‬

96. "Bring me blocks of iron." At length, when he had filled up the space between the two steep mountainsides, he said, "Blow (with your bellows)" Then, when he had made it (red) as fire, he said: "Bring me, that I may pour over it, molten lead."

ِ ‫آﺗُﻮﻧِﻲ ُزﺑـﺮ اﻟْﺤ ِﺪ‬ ‫ﺼ َﺪﻓَـْﻴ ِﻦ‬  ‫ﻰ إِذَا َﺳ َﺎوى ﺑَـْﻴ َﻦ اﻟ‬‫ﻳﺪ َﺣﺘ‬ َ ََ ‫غ‬ َ َ‫ﻰ إِذَا َﺟ َﻌﻠَﻪُ ﻧَﺎراً ﻗ‬‫ﺎل اﻧ ُﻔ ُﺨﻮا َﺣﺘ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ ْ ‫ﺎل آﺗُﻮﻧِﻲ أُﻓْ ِﺮ‬ (96) ً‫َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻪ ﻗِﻄْﺮا‬

97. Thus were they made powerless to scale it or to dig through it. 98. He said: "This is a mercy from my Lord: But when the promise of my Lord comes to pass, He will make it into dust; and the promise of my Lord is true."


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ً‫ﺎﻋﻮا ﻟَﻪُ ﻧَـ ْﻘﺒﺎ‬ ُ َ‫اﺳﺘَﻄ‬ ُ َ‫اﺳﺘَﻄ‬ ْ ‫ﺎﻋﻮا أَ ْن ﻳَﻈ َْﻬ ُﺮوﻩُ َوَﻣﺎ‬ ْ ‫ﻓَ َﻤﺎ‬ (97) ِ ِ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ ُ‫ﻲ َﺟ َﻌﻠَﻪ‬‫ﺎء َو ْﻋ ُﺪ َرﺑ‬ َ ‫ﻲ ﻓَﺈذَا َﺟ‬‫ﺎل َﻫ َﺬا َر ْﺣ َﻤﺔٌ ﻣ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬ (98) ً‫ﻲ َﺣ ّﻘﺎ‬‫ﺎء َوَﻛﺎ َن َو ْﻋ ُﺪ َرﺑ‬ َ ‫ﻛ‬ ‫َد‬ Level 01

Web Curiosity 1 Religious persecution was common in the ancient world. Islam put it to end within the territories of the Muslims. Search and read an article about religious persecution on the internet. Compare the modern world with the era of religious persecution. What sort of persecution is still prevalent in the modern world?

Personality Development Two mistakes of the People of Book are mentioned in the Verse No. 21 and 22. Identify these mistakes and compare the character of present-day Muslims to assess whether they are committing similar mistakes.

Real Life Simulation Suppose you live in a totalitarian society where individual freedom is not granted by the state. Suddenly, the state announces that you should give your religion up and follow the religion adopted by the ruler otherwise you will be burnt into fire. What will be your strategy to protect your faith and life? Think about all possible options and compare your case with that of the companions of cave.

Intellectual Exercise 1 The companions of cave were kept alive for over 300 years in order to settle a religious dispute of the time when they woke up. What was that dispute? Answer after reading the Verse No. 21.


Web Curiosity 2 Various sites in Turkey and Jordan are claimed to be the cave mentioned in these verses. Search the photos of these sites on the internet.

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Level 01

Field Study 1 Read the history of Cyrus the Great, the king of Persia. Also study about his military expeditions. Search a map of the Persian Empire established by Cyrus the Great and try to locate the area of his expeditions. Is it possible that he may be the Dhul Qarnain mentioned in this Surah?

Intellectual Exercise 2 What lessons could you derive from the story of the companions of the cave and Dhul Qarnain?

Web Curiosity 3 Who are Gog & Magog? Where do they live? Search internet about their history.

Field Study 2 Experiential Learning Searching the answers of useless questions like the number of the companions of cave, color of their dog etc., conducting long debates on them and writing tomes on such issue is a waste of time. Do you agree with this statement? What is your opinion? Try to search three immaterial issues in Muslim Theology and Jurisprudence on which people have demonstrated the same attitude.


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Get more information about the technology used in the Iron Age and compare it to the modern technology of molding iron. It will help you in understanding the technological advancements of the time of Dhul-Qarnain.

Level 01

The story of Prophet Moses ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬carries a lot of lessons for us. He was sent to the Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. It is a great demonstration of Law of Divine Punishment.

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Ta Ha 1. Ta-Ha. 2. We have not sent down the Qur'an to you to be (an occasion) for your distress. 3. But only as an admonition to those who fear (Allah), 4. A revelation from Him Who created the earth and the heavens on high.

(2) ‫ﻚ اﻟْ ُﻘ ْﺮآ َن ﻟِﺘَ ْﺸ َﻘﻰ‬ َ ‫( َﻣﺎ أَﻧْـ َﺰﻟْﻨَﺎ َﻋﻠَْﻴ‬1) ‫ﻃﻪ‬

(3) ‫ﺸﻰ‬ َ ‫ ﺗَﺬْﻛِ َﺮًة ﻟِ َﻤ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﺨ‬‫إِﻻ‬

ِ ِ ‫ﺴﻤﻮ‬ (4) ‫ات اﻟ ُْﻌﻼ‬ َ ‫ﻤ ْﻦ َﺧﻠَ َﻖ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ﺗَﻨ ِﺰﻳﻼً ﻣ‬ َ َ  ‫ض َواﻟ‬

ِ ‫ﺮ ْﺣ َﻤ ُﻦ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟ َْﻌ ْﺮ‬ ‫اﻟ‬ (5) ‫اﺳﺘَـ َﻮى‬ ْ ‫ش‬

5. (Allah) Most Gracious is firmly established on the throne (of authority). 6. To Him belongs what is in the heavens and on earth, and all between them, and all beneath the soil.

ِ ِ ‫ﺴﻤﻮ‬ ِ ‫ات َوَﻣﺎ ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ض َوَﻣﺎ ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَـ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ‬ َ َ  ‫ﻟَﻪُ َﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟ‬ (6) ‫ﺮى‬َ ‫ﺖ اﻟﺜـ‬ َ ‫َوَﻣﺎ ﺗَ ْﺤ‬

7. If you pronounce the word aloud, (it doesn’t matter): for verily He knows what is secret and what is yet more hidden.

(7) ‫ﺮ َوأَ ْﺧ َﻔﻰ‬ ‫ﺴ‬  ‫ﻪُ ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻢ اﻟ‬‫َوإِ ْن ﺗَ ْﺠ َﻬ ْﺮ ﺑِﺎﻟْ َﻘ ْﻮ ِل ﻓَِﺈﻧ‬

8. Allah! There is no god but He! To Him belong the most beautiful names. 9. Has the story of Moses reached you? 10. When he saw a fire: So he said to his family, “Stop here; I perceive a fire; perhaps I can bring you some burning brand therefrom, or find some guidance at the fire." 11. But when he came to the fire, a voice was heard: "O Moses! 12. "Verily I am your Lord! Therefore (in My presence) put off your shoes: you are in the sacred valley “Tuwa”.

(9) ‫ﻮﺳﻰ‬ َ َ‫َو َﻫ ْﻞ أَﺗ‬ ُ ‫ﺎك َﺣ ِﺪ‬ َ ‫ﻳﺚ ُﻣ‬ َ ‫إِ ْذ َرأَى ﻧَﺎراً ﻓَـ َﻘ‬ ً‫ﺖ ﻧَﺎرا‬ ُ ‫ﻲ آﻧَ ْﺴ‬‫ﺎل ﻷ َْﻫﻠِ ِﻪ ْاﻣ ُﻜﺜُﻮا إِﻧ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺲ أَو أ‬ ‫ﺎ ِر ُﻫ ًﺪى‬‫َﺟ ُﺪ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟﻨ‬ ْ ٍ َ‫ﻲ آﺗﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻣْﻨـ َﻬﺎ ﺑَِﻘﺒ‬‫ﻟَ َﻌﻠ‬ (10) ِ (11) ‫ﻮﺳﻰ‬ َ َ‫ﻤﺎ أَﺗ‬ َ‫ﻓَـﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ ﻧُﻮدي ﻳَﺎ ُﻣ‬

ِ ‫ﺪ‬ ‫ﻚ ﺑِﺎﻟ َْﻮ ِادي اﻟ ُْﻤ َﻘ‬ ‫س‬ َ ‫ﻚ إِﻧ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ﻓَﺎ ْﺧﻠَ ْﻊ ﻧَـ ْﻌﻠَْﻴ‬ َ ‫ﻲ أَﻧَﺎ َرﺑ‬‫إِﻧ‬ (12) ‫ﻃًُﻮى‬

ِ ِ َ‫ﻚ ﻓ‬ (13) ‫ﻮﺣﻰ‬ ْ َ ُ‫َوأَﻧَﺎ ا ْﺧﺘَـ ْﺮﺗ‬ َ ُ‫ﺎﺳﺘَﻤ ْﻊ ﻟ َﻤﺎ ﻳ‬

13. "I have chosen you: listen, then, to the inspiration (sent to you). 14. "Verily, I am Allah. There is no god but I: So serve Me (only), and establish regular prayer for celebrating My praise.


(8) ‫ْﺤ ْﺴﻨَﻰ‬ ْ ‫ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻟَﻪُ اﻷ‬‫ﻪُ ﻻ إِﻟَﻪَ إِﻻ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬ ُ ‫َﺳ َﻤﺎءُ اﻟ‬

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‫ﺼﻼ َة‬  ‫ أَﻧَﺎ ﻓَﺎ ْﻋﺒُ ْﺪﻧِﻲ َوأَﻗِ ْﻢ اﻟ‬‫ﻪُ ﻻ إِﻟَﻪَ إِﻻ‬‫ﻨِﻲ أَﻧَﺎ اﻟﻠ‬‫إِﻧ‬ (14) ‫ﻟِ ِﺬ ْﻛ ِﺮي‬ Level 01

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Ta Ha 15. "Verily the Hour is coming. My scheme is to keep it hidden - for every soul to receive its reward by the measure of its endeavor. 16. "Therefore let not such as believe not therein but follow their own lusts, divert you therefrom, lest you perish!". 17. "And what is that in the right hand, O Moses?" 18. He said, "It is my rod: on it I lean; with it I beat down fodder for my flocks; and in it I find other uses." 19. (Allah) said, "Throw it, O Moses!"

(20) ‫ﺔٌ ﺗَ ْﺴ َﻌﻰ‬‫ﺎﻫﺎ ﻓَِﺈ َذا ِﻫ َﻲ َﺣﻴ‬ َ ‫ﻓَﺄَﻟْ َﻘ‬

20. He threw it, and behold! It was a snake, active in motion. 21. (Allah) said, "Seize it, and fear not: We shall return it at once to its former condition"..

(21) ‫ﻒ َﺳﻨُ ِﻌﻴ ُﺪ َﻫﺎ ِﺳ َﻴﺮﺗَـ َﻬﺎ اﻷُوﻟَﻰ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ ْ ‫ﺎل ُﺧ ْﺬ َﻫﺎ َوﻻ ﺗَ َﺨ‬

ِ ‫ﺿﻤﻢ ﻳ َﺪ َك إِﻟَﻰ ﺟﻨ‬ ‫ﺎء ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻏَْﻴ ِﺮ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ﺗَ ْﺨ ُﺮ ْج ﺑَـْﻴ‬ َ ‫ﺎﺣ‬ ََ َ ْ ُ ْ ‫َوا‬ َ‫ﻀ‬ ٍ‫ﺳ‬ (22) ‫ﻮء آﻳَﺔً أُ ْﺧ َﺮى‬ ُ

22. "Now draw your hand close to your side: It shall come forth white (and shining), without harm (or stain), as another sign.

(23) ‫ﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ آﻳَﺎﺗِﻨَﺎ اﻟْ ُﻜْﺒـ َﺮى‬ َ َ‫ﻟِﻨُ ِﺮﻳ‬

23. In order that We may show you (two) of our Greater signs.” 24. "Go you to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds."

(24) ‫ﻪُ ﻃَﻐَﻰ‬‫ﺐ إِﻟَﻰ ﻓِ ْﺮ َﻋ ْﻮ َن إِﻧ‬ ْ ‫ا ْذ َﻫ‬

ِ ‫ﺴ ْﺮ ﻟِﻲ أ َْﻣ ِﺮي‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬  ‫ﺎل َر‬  َ‫( َوﻳ‬25) ‫ﺻ ْﺪ ِري‬ َ ‫ب ا ْﺷ َﺮ ْح ﻟﻲ‬ ِ ِ ‫( ﻳَـ ْﻔ َﻘ ُﻬﻮا ﻗَـ ْﻮﻟِﻲ‬27) ‫ﺴﺎﻧِﻲ‬ ْ ‫( َو‬26) َ ‫اﺣﻠُ ْﻞ ُﻋ ْﻘ َﺪةً ﻣ ْﻦ ﻟ‬ (28)

25. (Moses) said: "O my Lord! Expand me my heart; 26. Ease my task for me; 27. And remove the impediment from my speech, 28. So they may understand what I say:

ِ ‫( ﻫﺎرو َن أ‬29) ‫واﺟﻌﻞ ﻟِﻲ وِزﻳﺮاً ِﻣﻦ أ َْﻫﻠِﻲ‬ (30) ‫َﺧﻲ‬ ْ َُ َ ْ َْ َ

29. And give me a Minister from my family, 30. Aaron, my brother;

(32) ‫( َوأَ ْﺷ ِﺮْﻛﻪُ ﻓِﻲ أ َْﻣ ِﺮي‬31) ‫ا ْﺷ ُﺪ ْد ﺑِ ِﻪ أَ ْزِري‬

31. Add to my strength through him, 32. And make him share my task:


ٍ ‫ﻞ ﻧَـ ْﻔ‬ ‫ﺎد أُ ْﺧ ِﻔ َﻴﻬﺎ ﻟِﺘُ ْﺠ َﺰى ُﻛ‬ ‫ﺲ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ‬  ‫ن اﻟ‬ ِ‫إ‬ ُ ‫ﺎﻋﺔَ آﺗِﻴَﺔٌ أَ َﻛ‬ َ‫ﺴ‬ (15) ‫ﺗَ ْﺴ َﻌﻰ‬ ِ َ ‫ﺪﻧ‬ ‫ﺼ‬ ُ‫ـﺒَ َﻊ َﻫ َﻮاﻩ‬‫ﻚ َﻋْﻨـ َﻬﺎ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻻ ﻳُـ ْﺆﻣ ُﻦ ﺑِ َﻬﺎ َواﺗ‬ ُ َ‫ﻓَﻼ ﻳ‬ (16) ‫ﻓَـﺘَـ ْﺮَدى‬ (17) ‫ﻮﺳﻰ‬ َ ِ‫ْﻚ ﺑِﻴَ ِﻤﻴﻨ‬ َ ‫َوَﻣﺎ ﺗِﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ﻳَﺎ ُﻣ‬ ِ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ ‫ﺶ ﺑِ َﻬﺎ َﻋﻠَﻰ ﻏَﻨَ ِﻤﻲ‬  ‫َﻫ‬ ُ ‫ﻛﺄُ َﻋﻠَْﻴـ َﻬﺎ َوأ‬‫ﺎي أَﺗَـ َﻮ‬ َ ‫ﺎل ﻫ َﻲ َﻋ‬ َ ‫ﺼ‬ ِ ِ (18) ‫ب أُ ْﺧ َﺮى‬ ُ ‫َوﻟ َﻲ ﻓ َﻴﻬﺎ َﻣﺂ ِر‬ ِ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ (19) ‫ﻮﺳﻰ‬ َ ‫ﺎل أَﻟْﻘ َﻬﺎ ﻳَﺎ ُﻣ‬

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Ta Ha

(34) ً‫( َوﻧَ ْﺬ ُﻛ َﺮ َك َﻛﺜِﻴﺮا‬33) ً‫ﻚ َﻛﺜِﻴﺮا‬ َ ‫ َﺤ‬‫ﺴﺒ‬ َ ُ‫َﻛ ْﻲ ﻧ‬

33. That we may celebrate Your praise. 34. And remember You.

ِ ‫ﺖ ﺑِﻨَﺎ ﺑ‬ (35) ً‫ﺼﻴﺮا‬ َ ‫إِﻧ‬ َ َ ‫ﻚ ُﻛْﻨ‬

35. For You are He that (ever) regards us."

(36) ‫ﻮﺳﻰ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ َ َ‫ﻴﺖ ُﺳ ْﺆﻟ‬ َ ِ‫ﺎل ﻗَ ْﺪ أُوﺗ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ﻳَﺎ ُﻣ‬

36. (Allah) said: "Granted is your prayer, O Moses!" 37. "And indeed We conferred a favor on you another time (before).

(37) ‫ﺮةً أُ ْﺧ َﺮى‬ ‫ﻚ َﻣ‬ َ ‫ﺎ َﻋﻠَْﻴ‬‫َوﻟََﻘ ْﺪ َﻣﻨَـﻨ‬

38. "Behold! We sent to your mother, by inspiration, the message:

(38) ‫ﻮﺣﻰ‬ َ ‫ﻣ‬ُ‫إِ ْذ أ َْو َﺣْﻴـﻨَﺎ إِﻟَﻰ أ‬ َ ُ‫ﻚ َﻣﺎ ﻳ‬

39. “Put (the child) into the chest, and throw (the chest) into the river.” the river will cast him up on the bank, and he will be taken up by one who is an enemy to Me and an enemy to him: But I cast (the garment of) love over you from Me: and (this) in order that you may be reared under Mine eye.

ِ ‫ﻮت ﻓَﺎﻗ‬ ِ ‫أَ ْن اﻗ‬ ِ ‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ْﺬﻓِ ِﻴﻪ ﻓِﻲ اﻟﺘ‬ ‫ﻢ ﻓَـ ْﻠﻴُـﻠ ِْﻘ ِﻪ‬ َ‫ْﺬﻓِ ِﻴﻪ ﻓِﻲ اﻟْﻴ‬ ُ ِ  ‫ﻢ ﺑِﺎﻟ‬ ‫اﻟْﻴ‬ ‫ﺖ‬ ُ ‫و ﻟَﻪُ َوأَﻟْ َﻘْﻴ‬ ‫و ﻟِﻲ َو َﻋ ُﺪ‬ ‫ﺴﺎﺣ ِﻞ ﻳَﺄْ ُﺧ ْﺬﻩُ َﻋ ُﺪ‬ َ ِ ِ (39) ‫ﺼﻨَ َﻊ َﻋﻠَﻰ َﻋْﻴﻨِﻲ‬ َ ‫َﻋﻠَْﻴ‬ ْ ُ‫ﻲ َوﻟﺘ‬‫ﺔً ﻣﻨ‬‫ﻚ َﻣ َﺤﺒ‬

40. “Behold! Your sister goes forth and says, 'shall I show you one who will nurse and rear the (child)?' So We brought you back to your mother, that her eye might be cooled and she should not grieve. Then you killed a man (by mistake), but We saved you from trouble, and We tried you in various ways. Then did you stayed a number of years with the people of Midian. Then did you come hither as ordained, O Moses!”

‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻋﻠَﻰ َﻣ ْﻦ‬‫َدﻟ‬ ُ ‫ﻚ ﻓَـﺘَـ ُﻘ‬ َ ُ‫إِ ْذ ﺗَ ْﻤ ِﺸﻲ أُ ْﺧﺘ‬ ُ ‫ﻮل َﻫ ْﻞ أ‬ ‫ﺮ َﻋْﻴـﻨُـ َﻬﺎ َوﻻ ﺗَ ْﺤ َﺰ َن‬ ‫ﻚ َﻛ ْﻲ ﺗَـ َﻘ‬ َ َ‫ﻳَ ْﻜ ُﻔﻠُﻪُ ﻓَـ َﺮ َﺟ ْﻌﻨ‬ َ ‫ﻣ‬ُ‫ﺎك إِﻟَﻰ أ‬ َ ‫ﻢ َوﻓَـﺘَـﻨ‬ َ‫ﺎك ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟْﻐ‬ َ َ‫ﺠْﻴـﻨ‬ َ‫ْﺖ ﻧَـ ْﻔﺴﺎً ﻓَـﻨ‬ ً‫ﺎك ﻓُـﺘُﻮﻧﺎ‬ َ ‫َوﻗَـﺘَـﻠ‬ ِ ِ َ ْ‫ﻓَـﻠَﺒِﺜ‬ ‫ﺖ َﻋﻠَﻰ ﻗَ َﺪ ٍر ﻳَﺎ‬ َ ‫ﻢ ِﺟْﺌ‬ ُ‫ﻴﻦ ﻓِﻲ أ َْﻫ ِﻞ َﻣ ْﺪﻳَ َﻦ ﺛ‬ َ ‫ﺖ ﺳﻨ‬ (40) ‫ﻮﺳﻰ‬ َ ‫ُﻣ‬

42. "Go, you and your brother, with My signs, and slacken not, either of you, in keeping Me in remembrance. “

(41) ‫ﻚ ﻟِﻨَـ ْﻔ ِﺴﻲ‬ َ ُ‫اﺻﻄَﻨَـ ْﻌﺘ‬ ْ ‫َو‬ ‫ﻮك ﺑِﺂﻳَﺎﺗِﻲ َوﻻ ﺗَﻨِﻴَﺎ ﻓِﻲ ِذ ْﻛ ِﺮي‬ َ ‫َﺧ‬ ُ ‫ﺖ َوأ‬ َ ْ‫ﺐ أَﻧ‬ ْ ‫ا ْذ َﻫ‬ (42)

43. "Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds.”

(43) ‫ﻪُ ﻃَﻐَﻰ‬‫ا ْذ َﻫﺒَﺎ إِﻟَﻰ ﻓِ ْﺮ َﻋ ْﻮ َن إِﻧ‬

41. "And I have prepared you for Myself (for service)"..

(44) ‫ﺸﻰ‬ َ ‫ﻛ ُﺮ أ َْو ﻳَ ْﺨ‬ ‫ﻪُ ﻳَـﺘَ َﺬ‬‫ﻨﺎً ﻟَ َﻌﻠ‬‫ﻓَـ ُﻘﻮﻻ ﻟَﻪُ ﻗَـ ْﻮﻻً ﻟَﻴ‬

44. "But speak to him mildly; perchance he may take warning or fear (Allah)." 45. They (Moses and Aaron) said: "Our Lord! We fear lest he hasten with insolence against us, or lest he transgress all bounds."


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‫ط َﻋﻠَْﻴـﻨَﺎ أ َْو أَ ْن ﻳَﻄْﻐَﻰ‬ َ ‫ﺎف أَ ْن ﻳَـ ْﻔ ُﺮ‬ ُ ‫ـﻨَﺎ ﻧَ َﺨ‬‫ـﻨَﺎ إِﻧ‬‫ﻗَﺎﻻ َرﺑ‬ (45) Level 01

20 ‫ﻃﻪ‬

Ta Ha

(46) ‫َﺳ َﻤ ُﻊ َوأ ََرى‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ ْ ‫ﻨِﻲ َﻣ َﻌ ُﻜ َﻤﺎ أ‬‫ﺎل ﻻ ﺗَ َﺨﺎﻓَﺎ إِﻧ‬

46. He said: "Fear not: for I am with you: I hear and see (everything).

ِ َ ‫ﺎ رﺳﻮﻻ رﺑ‬‫ﻓَﺄْﺗِﻴﺎﻩُ ﻓَـ ُﻘﻮﻻ إِﻧ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻴﻞ‬ َ َ َُ َ ‫ﻚ ﻓَﺄ َْرﺳ ْﻞ َﻣ َﻌﻨَﺎ ﺑَﻨﻲ إ ْﺳ َﺮاﺋ‬ ِ ٍ ِ ِ ‫ﻼم َﻋﻠَﻰ‬ َ َ‫ﺬﺑْـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻗَ ْﺪ ﺟْﺌـﻨ‬ ‫َوﻻ ﺗُـ َﻌ‬  ‫ﻚ َواﻟ‬ َ ‫ﺎك ﺑﺂﻳَﺔ ﻣ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬ ُ ‫ﺴ‬ (47) ‫ـﺒَ َﻊ اﻟ ُْﻬ َﺪى‬‫َﻣ ْﻦ اﺗ‬ ِ ‫ﻰ‬‫ب َوﺗَـ َﻮﻟ‬ َ ‫ﺬ‬ ‫اب َﻋﻠَﻰ َﻣ ْﻦ َﻛ‬ َ ‫ن اﻟ َْﻌ َﺬ‬ َ‫ﺎ ﻗَ ْﺪ أُوﺣ َﻲ إِﻟَْﻴـﻨَﺎ أ‬‫إِﻧ‬ (48)

47. "So go you both to him, and say, 'Verily we are apostles sent by your Lord: Send forth, therefore, the Children of Israel with us, and afflict them not: with a sign, indeed, have we come from your Lord! and peace to all who follow guidance! 48. “Verily it has been revealed to us that the Penalty (awaits) those who reject and turn away.” 49. (When this message was delivered), (Pharaoh) said: "Who, then, O Moses, is the Lord of you two?"

(49) ‫ﻮﺳﻰ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ َ ‫ ُﻜ َﻤﺎ ﻳَﺎ ُﻣ‬‫ﺎل ﻓَ َﻤ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬

50. He said: "Our Lord is He Who gave to each (created) thing its form and nature, and further, gave (it) guidance."

(50) ‫ﻢ َﻫ َﺪى‬ ُ‫ﻞ َﺷ ْﻲ ٍء َﺧ ْﻠ َﻘﻪُ ﺛ‬ ‫ ِﺬي أَ ْﻋﻄَﻰ ُﻛ‬‫ـﻨَﺎ اﻟ‬‫ﺎل َرﺑ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ ِ ‫ﺎل اﻟْ ُﻘﺮ‬ (51) ‫ون اﻷُوﻟَﻰ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ ُ ُ َ‫ﺎل ﻓَ َﻤﺎ ﺑ‬

51. (Pharaoh) said: "What then is the condition of previous generations?" 52. He replied: "The knowledge of that is with my Lord, duly recorded: my Lord never errs, nor forgets.”

ِ ً‫ﻚ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ ُﺳﺒُﻼ‬ َ َ‫ض َﻣ ْﻬﺪاً َو َﺳﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺬي َﺟ َﻌ َﻞ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ اﻷ َْر‬‫اﻟ‬ ِ ‫وأ‬ ٍ ‫ﺴﻤ ِﺎء ﻣﺎء ﻓَﺄَ ْﺧﺮﺟﻨَﺎ ﺑِ ِﻪ أَ ْزواﺟﺎً ِﻣﻦ ﻧَـﺒ‬ ‫ﺎت‬ ْ َ ً َ َ  ‫َﻧﺰ َل ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ‬ َ َ َ ْ َ (53) ‫ﻰ‬‫َﺷﺘ‬ ِ ِ ٍ ‫ﻚ ﻵﻳ‬ ‫ﺎت ﻷ ُْوﻟِﻲ‬ َ َ ‫ن ﻓﻲ َذﻟ‬ ِ‫ُﻛﻠُﻮا َو ْار َﻋ ْﻮا أَﻧْـ َﻌ َﺎﻣ ُﻜ ْﻢ إ‬ (54) ‫ﻬﻰ‬ َ ‫اﻟﻨـ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ً‫ﺎرة‬ َ َ‫ﻣْﻨـ َﻬﺎ َﺧﻠَ ْﻘﻨَﺎ ُﻛ ْﻢ َوﻓ َﻴﻬﺎ ﻧُﻌﻴ ُﺪ ُﻛ ْﻢ َوﻣْﻨـ َﻬﺎ ﻧُ ْﺨ ِﺮ ُﺟ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺗ‬ (55) ‫أُ ْﺧ َﺮى‬

53. "He Who has, made for you the earth like a carpet spread out; has enabled you to go about therein by roads (and channels); and has sent down water from the sky." With it have We produced diverse pairs of plants each separate from the others. 54. Eat (for yourselves) and pasture your cattle: verily, in this are signs for men endued with understanding. 55. From the (earth) did We create you, and into it shall We return you, and from it shall We bring you out once again.

ِ (56) ‫ب َوأَﺑَﻰ‬ َ ‫ﺬ‬ ‫ َﻬﺎ ﻓَ َﻜ‬‫َوﻟََﻘ ْﺪ أ ََرﻳْـﻨَﺎﻩُ آﻳَﺎﺗﻨَﺎ ُﻛﻠ‬

56. And We showed Pharaoh all Our signs, but he did reject and refuse.


ِ ‫ﺎل ِﻋﻠ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺎب ﻻ ﻳ‬ ‫ﻲ َوﻻ‬‫ﻞ َرﺑ‬ ‫ﻀ‬ َ ٍ َ‫ﻲ ﻓﻲ ﻛﺘ‬‫ْﻤ َﻬﺎ ﻋْﻨ َﺪ َرﺑ‬ ُ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ (52) ‫ﻨﺴﻰ‬ َ َ‫ﻳ‬

92

Level 01

20 ‫ﻃﻪ‬

Ta Ha 57. He said: "Has you come to drive us out of our land with your magic, O Moses?

ِ ِ ِ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻮﺳﻰ‬ َ ‫ﺎل أَﺟْﺌﺘَـﻨَﺎ ﻟﺘُ ْﺨ ِﺮ َﺟﻨَﺎ ﻣ ْﻦ أ َْرﺿﻨَﺎ ﺑِﺴ ْﺤ ِﺮ َك ﻳَﺎ ُﻣ‬ (57)

58. "But we can surely produce magic to match yours! So make an appointment between us and you, which we shall not fail to keep - neither we nor you - in a place where both shall have even chances."

ِ ِ ِ ِ َ ‫ﻓَـﻠَﻨَﺄْﺗِﻴـﻨ‬ ً‫ﻚ َﻣ ْﻮ ِﻋﺪا‬ َ َ‫ﺎﺟ َﻌ ْﻞ ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَـﻨَﺎ َوﺑَـْﻴـﻨ‬ ْ َ‫ﻚ ﺑِﺴ ْﺤ ٍﺮ ﻣﺜْﻠﻪ ﻓ‬ َ ِ (58) ‫ﺖ َﻣ َﻜﺎﻧﺎً ُﺳ ًﻮى‬ َ ْ‫ﻻ ﻧُ ْﺨﻠ ُﻔﻪُ ﻧَ ْﺤ ُﻦ َوﻻ أَﻧ‬

59. Moses said: "Your appointment is the day of the festival, and let the people be assembled when the sun is well up."

‫ﺿ ًﺤﻰ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ َ ‫ﺰﻳﻨَ ِﺔ َوأَ ْن ﻳُ ْﺤ‬ ‫ﺎل َﻣ ْﻮ ِﻋ ُﺪ ُﻛ ْﻢ ﻳَـ ْﻮ ُم اﻟ‬ ُ ‫ﺎس‬ ُ ‫ﺸ َﺮ اﻟﻨ‬ (59) (60) ‫ﻢ أَﺗَﻰ‬ ُ‫ﻰ ﻓِ ْﺮ َﻋ ْﻮ ُن ﻓَ َﺠ َﻤ َﻊ َﻛْﻴ َﺪﻩُ ﺛ‬‫ﻓَـﺘَـ َﻮﻟ‬

60. So Pharaoh withdrew: He concerted his plan, and then came (back). 61. Moses said to them: Woe to you! Forge not you a lie against Allah, lest He destroy you (at once) utterly by chastisement: the forger must suffer frustration!"

َ َ‫ﻗ‬ ً‫ ِﻪ َﻛ ِﺬﺑﺎ‬‫ﻮﺳﻰ َوﻳْـﻠَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻻ ﺗَـ ْﻔﺘَـ ُﺮوا َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺎل ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ُﻣ‬ ٍ ‫ﻓَـﻴُ ْﺴ ِﺤﺘَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑِ َﻌ َﺬ‬ (61) ‫ﺎب َﻣ ْﻦ اﻓْـﺘَـ َﺮى‬ َ ‫اب َوﻗَ ْﺪ َﺧ‬

62. So they disputed, one with another, over their affair, but they kept their talk secret.

(62) ‫ﺠ َﻮى‬ َ َ‫ﻓَـﺘَـﻨ‬ ْ ‫ﺮوا اﻟﻨ‬ ‫َﺳ‬ َ ‫ﺎز ُﻋﻮا أ َْﻣ َﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َوأ‬ ِ ‫ان ﻳ ِﺮﻳ َﺪ‬ ِ ِ َ‫ان ﻟ‬ ِ ِ ‫ان أَ ْن ﻳُ ْﺨ ِﺮ َﺟﺎ ُﻛ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ُ ‫ﺴﺎﺣ َﺮ‬ َ ‫ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا إ ْن َﻫ َﺬ‬ ِ ‫أَر‬ (63) ‫ﺿ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑِ ِﺴ ْﺤ ِﺮِﻫ َﻤﺎ َوﻳَ ْﺬ َﻫﺒَﺎ ﺑِﻄَ ِﺮﻳ َﻘﺘِ ُﻜ ْﻢ اﻟ ُْﻤﺜْـﻠَﻰ‬ ْ

63. They said: "These two are certainly (expert) magicians: their object is to drive you out from your land with their magic, and to do away with your most cherished institutions. 64. "Therefore concert your plan, and then assemble in (serried) ranks: He wins (all along) today who gains the upper hand." 65. They said: "O Moses! Whether will you that you throw (first) or that we be the first to cast?" 66. He said, "Nay, throw you first!" Then behold their ropes and their rods - so it seemed to him on account of their magic - began to be in lively motion! 67. So Moses conceived in his mind a (sort of) fear. 68. We said: "Fear not! for you has indeed the upper hand:


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ِ ْ ‫ﻓَﺄ‬ ‫ﺻ ّﻔﺎً َوﻗَ ْﺪ أَﻓْـﻠَ َﺢ اﻟْﻴَـ ْﻮ َم َﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻢ اﺋْـﺘُﻮا‬ ُ‫َﺟﻤ ُﻌﻮا َﻛْﻴ َﺪ ُﻛ ْﻢ ﺛ‬ (64) ‫اﺳﺘَـ ْﻌﻠَﻰ‬ ْ ‫َو َل َﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻣﺎ أَ ْن ﻧَ ُﻜﻮ َن أ‬ ِ‫ﻣﺎ أَ ْن ﺗُـﻠ ِْﻘ َﻲ َوإ‬ ِ‫ﻮﺳﻰ إ‬ َ ‫ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا ﻳَﺎ ُﻣ‬ (65) ‫أَﻟْ َﻘﻰ‬ ِ ‫ﺎل ﺑﻞ أَﻟْ ُﻘﻮا ﻓَِﺈذَا ِﺣﺒﺎﻟُ ُﻬﻢ و ِﻋ‬ ‫ ُﻞ إِﻟَْﻴ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻳُ َﺨﻴ‬‫ﺼﻴ‬ َْ َ ْ َ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ (66) ‫ـ َﻬﺎ ﺗَ ْﺴ َﻌﻰ‬‫ِﺳ ْﺤ ِﺮِﻫ ْﻢ أَﻧ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻓَﺄَوﺟ‬ (67) ‫ﻮﺳﻰ‬ َ ‫ﺲ ﻓﻲ ﻧَـ ْﻔﺴﻪ ﺧﻴ َﻔﺔً ُﻣ‬ َ َْ (68) ‫ﺖ اﻷَ ْﻋﻠَﻰ‬ ْ ‫ﻗُـﻠْﻨَﺎ ﻻ ﺗَ َﺨ‬ َ ‫ﻒ إِﻧ‬ َ ْ‫ﻚ أَﻧ‬ Level 01

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69. "Throw that which is in your right hand, it will quickly swallow up that which they have faked. What they have faked is but a magician's trick: and the magician thrives not, (no matter) where he goes."

‫ﺻﻨَـ ُﻌﻮا‬ ْ ‫ﻚ ﺗَـ ْﻠ َﻘ‬ َ ِ‫َوأَﻟ ِْﻖ َﻣﺎ ﻓِﻲ ﻳَ ِﻤﻴﻨ‬ َ ‫ َﻤﺎ‬‫ﺻﻨَـ ُﻌﻮا إِﻧ‬ َ ‫ﻒ َﻣﺎ‬ ِ‫ﺴ‬ ِ ‫َﻛﻴ ُﺪ ﺳ‬ (69) ‫ﺚ أَﺗَﻰ‬  ‫ﺎﺣ ٍﺮ َوﻻ ﻳُـ ْﻔﻠِ ُﺢ اﻟ‬ ُ ‫ﺎﺣ ُﺮ َﺣْﻴ‬ َ ْ

70. So the magicians were thrown down to prostration: they said, "We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses".

‫ﺎرو َن‬  ‫ﺎ ﺑَِﺮ‬‫آﻣﻨ‬  ‫ﻓَﺄُﻟ ِْﻘ َﻲ اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﺠﺪاً ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا‬ ‫ﺴ َﺤ َﺮةُ ُﺳ‬ ُ ‫ب َﻫ‬ (70) ‫ﻮﺳﻰ‬ َ ‫َوُﻣ‬

71. (Pharaoh) said: "Believe you in him before I give you permission? Surely this must be your leader, who has taught you magic! Be sure I will cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will have you crucified on trunks of palm-trees: so shall you know for certain, which of us can give the more severe and the more lasting punishment!"

‫ﻪُ ﻟَ َﻜﺒِ ُﻴﺮُﻛ ْﻢ‬‫آﻣْﻨﺘُ ْﻢ ﻟَﻪُ ﻗَـْﺒ َﻞ أَ ْن آذَ َن ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ إِﻧ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ َ ‫ﺎل‬ ‫ﻦ أَﻳْ ِﺪﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ ‫ َﻌ‬‫ﺴ ْﺤ َﺮ ﻓَﻸﻗَﻄ‬  ‫ َﻤ ُﻜ ْﻢ اﻟ‬‫ ِﺬي َﻋﻠ‬‫اﻟ‬ ٍ ِ ِ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓِﻲ ُﺟ ُﺬوِع‬‫ﺒَـﻨ‬‫ﻷﺻﻠ‬ َ ‫َوأ َْر ُﺟﻠَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ ﺧﻼف َو‬ (71) ‫ﺪ َﻋ َﺬاﺑﺎً َوأَﺑْـ َﻘﻰ‬ ‫ـﻨَﺎ أَ َﺷ‬‫ﻦ أَﻳ‬ ‫ ْﺨ ِﻞ َوﻟَﺘَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤ‬‫اﻟﻨ‬

72. They said: "Never shall we regard you as more than the clear signs that have come to us, or than Him Who created us! So decree whatever you desire to sentence: for you can only decree within the life of this world.” 73. "For us, we have believed in our Lord: may He forgive us our faults, and the magic to which you did compel us: for Allah is Best and Most Abiding." 74. Verily he who comes to his Lord as a sinner (at Judgment), for him is Hell: therein shall he neither die nor live. 75. But such as come to Him as believers who have worked righteous deeds, for them are ranks exalted. 76. Gardens of eternity, beneath which flow rivers: they will dwell therein for ever: such is the reward of those who purify themselves (from evil). 77. We sent an inspiration to Moses: "Travel by night with My servants, and strike a dry path for them through the sea, without fear of being overtaken (by Pharaoh) and without (any other) fear."


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ِ َ‫ـﻨ‬‫ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا ﻟَﻦ ﻧُـ ْﺆﺛِﺮ َك َﻋﻠَﻰ ﻣﺎ ﺟﺎءﻧَﺎ ِﻣﻦ اﻟْﺒـﻴ‬ ‫ﺎت‬ َ ْ ََ َ َ ْ ِ ‫ﺎض ﻓَﺎﻗ‬ ٍ َ‫ﺖ ﻗ‬ ِ ‫ ِﺬي ﻓَﻄََﺮﻧَﺎ ﻓَﺎﻗ‬‫َواﻟ‬ ‫ْﺾ َﻣﺎ‬ َ ْ‫ْﺾ َﻣﺎ أَﻧ‬ ِِ ِ ٍ َ‫ﺖ ﻗ‬ (72) ‫ﺪﻧْـﻴَﺎ‬ ‫ْﺤﻴَﺎ َة اﻟ‬ َ ْ‫أَﻧ‬ َ ‫ َﻤﺎ ﺗَـ ْﻘﻀﻲ َﻫﺬﻩ اﻟ‬‫ﺎض إِﻧ‬ ‫ـﻨَﺎ ﻟِﻴَـ ْﻐ ِﻔ َﺮ ﻟَﻨَﺎ َﺧﻄَﺎﻳَﺎﻧَﺎ َوَﻣﺎ أَ ْﻛ َﺮ ْﻫﺘَـﻨَﺎ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻪ‬‫ﺎ ﺑَِﺮﺑ‬‫آﻣﻨ‬ َ ‫ﺎ‬‫إِﻧ‬ (73) ‫ﻪُ َﺧْﻴـ ٌﺮ َوأَﺑْـ َﻘﻰ‬‫ﺴ ْﺤ ِﺮ َواﻟﻠ‬  ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻮت‬ ُ ‫ﻢ ﻻ ﻳَ ُﻤ‬ َ ‫ن ﻟَﻪُ َﺟ َﻬﻨ‬ ‫ﻪُ ُﻣ ْﺠ ِﺮﻣﺎً ﻓَﺈ‬‫ﻪُ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳَﺄْت َرﺑ‬‫إﻧ‬ (74) ‫ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ َوﻻ ﻳَ ْﺤﻴَﺎ‬ ِ ِِ ِ ‫ﺼﺎﻟِﺤ‬ ِ ‫ﻚ‬ َ ِ‫ﺎت ﻓَﺄ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ َ  ‫َوَﻣ ْﻦ ﻳَﺄْﺗﻪ ُﻣ ْﺆﻣﻨﺎً ﻗَ ْﺪ َﻋﻤ َﻞ اﻟ‬ (75) ‫ﺎت اﻟ ُْﻌﻼ‬ ُ ‫ﺪ َر َﺟ‬ ‫ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ اﻟ‬ ِِ ٍ ُ ‫ﺟﻨ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ُ ‫ﺎت َﻋ ْﺪن ﺗَ ْﺠ ِﺮي ﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺤﺘ َﻬﺎ اﻷَﻧْـ َﻬ‬ َ ‫ﺎر َﺧﺎﻟﺪ‬ (76) ‫ﻛﻰ‬‫ﻚ َﺟ َﺰاءُ َﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَـ َﺰ‬ َ ِ‫ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ َو َذﻟ‬

ِ ‫وﻟََﻘ ْﺪ أَوﺣﻴـﻨَﺎ إِﻟَﻰ ﻣﻮﺳﻰ أَ ْن أَﺳ ِﺮ ﺑِ ِﻌﺒ‬ ‫ب‬ ْ ‫ﺎدي ﻓَﺎ‬ ْ ‫ﺿ ِﺮ‬ َْ ْ َ َ ْ َ ُ ‫ﺎف َد َرﻛﺎً َوﻻ‬ ُ ‫ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻃَ ِﺮﻳﻘﺎً ﻓِﻲ اﻟْﺒَ ْﺤ ِﺮ ﻳَـﺒَﺴﺎً ﻻ ﺗَ َﺨ‬ (77) ‫ﺸﻰ‬ َ ‫ﺗَ ْﺨ‬ Level 01

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Ta Ha 78. Then Pharaoh pursued them with his forces, but the waters completely overwhelmed them and covered them up. 79. Pharaoh led his people astray instead of leading them aright. 80. O Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy, and We made a covenant with you on the right side of Mount (Sinai), and We sent down to you Manna and quails: 81. (Saying): "Eat of the good things We have provided for your sustenance, but commit no excess therein, lest My Wrath should justly descend on you: and those on whom descends My Wrath do perish indeed! 82. "But, without doubt, I am (also) He that forgives again and again, to those who repent, believe, and do right, who, in fine, are ready to receive true guidance."

Experiential Learning 1 Jot down important steps in the life of Prophet Moses ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬in form of a timeline.

ِ ُ‫ﻓَﺄَﺗْـﺒـﻌﻬﻢ ﻓِﺮ َﻋﻮ ُن ﺑِﺠﻨ‬ ‫ﻢ َﻣﺎ‬ َ‫ﻮدﻩِ ﻓَـﻐَ ِﺸﻴَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟْﻴ‬ ُ ْ ْ ْ ََُ ِ ‫ﻞ ﻓ ْﺮ َﻋ ْﻮ ُن ﻗَـ ْﻮَﻣﻪُ َوَﻣﺎ َﻫ َﺪى‬ ‫َﺿ‬ َ ‫( َوأ‬78) ‫ﻏَ ِﺸﻴَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬ (79) ِ ِ ِ ‫وُﻛ ْﻢ‬ ‫َﻧﺠْﻴـﻨَﺎ ُﻛ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻋ ُﺪ‬ َ ‫ﻴﻞ ﻗَ ْﺪ أ‬ َ ‫ﻳَﺎ ﺑَﻨﻲ إ ْﺳ َﺮاﺋ‬ ِ ‫ﺰﻟْﻨَﺎ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻮِر اﻷَﻳْ َﻤ َﻦ َوﻧَـ‬‫ﺐ اﻟﻄ‬ َ ‫َوَو‬ َ ‫اﻋ ْﺪﻧَﺎ ُﻛ ْﻢ َﺟﺎﻧ‬ (80) ‫ﺴﻠ َْﻮى‬  ‫ﻦ َواﻟ‬ ‫اﻟ َْﻤ‬ ِ ‫ﺒ‬‫ُﻛﻠُﻮا ِﻣﻦ ﻃَﻴ‬ ‫ﺎت َﻣﺎ َرَزﻗـْﻨَﺎ ُﻛ ْﻢ َوﻻ ﺗَﻄْﻐَ ْﻮا ﻓِ ِﻴﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ﻀﺒِﻲ‬ َ َ‫ﻀﺒِﻲ َوَﻣ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﺤﻠِ ْﻞ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻪ ﻏ‬ َ َ‫ﻞ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻏ‬ ‫ﻓَـﻴَ ِﺤ‬ (81) ‫ﻓَـ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻫ َﻮى‬ ِ ‫ﻔ‬َ‫ﻲ ﻟَﻐ‬‫وإِﻧ‬ ِ ‫ﻢ‬ ُ‫ﺻﺎﻟِﺤﺎً ﺛ‬ َ ‫آﻣ َﻦ َو َﻋﻤ َﻞ‬ َ َ‫ﺎر ﻟ َﻤ ْﻦ ﺗ‬ ٌ َ ‫ﺎب َو‬ َ (82) ‫ْاﻫﺘَ َﺪى‬

Intellectual Exercise 1 According to the Verse No. 14, the first commandment of God to Moses ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة‬ ‫واﻟﺴﻼم‬was to perform prayer. Why does performing prayer so important in Islam? Assess yourself to ensure that you perform prayer five times a day.

Intellectual Exercise 2 Read this story in the Bible. What conclusions have been drawn in the Quran from this Biblical story? Keep in mind the last verses of this lesson. Identify the relation of the Bible with the Quran.


Personality Development The Verse No. 44 contains a special message to those who work for God’s cause. What attitudinal change is required in the people committed to spread the message of God?

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Intellectual Exercise 3 Field Study Search the map of Exodus of Israelites with Prophet Moses ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬. Also search the maps of migration of Prophet Abraham and Muhammad ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻤﺎ‬ ‫ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬.What is the significance of exodus (migration to protect one’s faith) in the religion of prophets?

As mentioned in the Verse No. 17-18, when Allah asked Prophet Moses ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة‬ ‫ واﻟﺴﻼم‬: “What is in your right hand, O Moses!” He gave a long reply: "It is my rod: on it I lean; with it I beat down fodder for my flocks; and in it I find other uses." God knows everything. What was the reason of that long response?

Web Curiosity Why did the mother of Prophet Moses ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬casted him in the river? The reason was that the Pharaoh instructed to kill the male children of Israelites. Why did the Pharaoh issued such instructions? Search and read an article about the Israelite history to identify any socio-political reasons behind it?



When Allah asked Prophet Moses ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬ to visit the Pharaoh, he requested God to equip him with certain things. His prayer is mentioned in the Verse No. 25-34. Read each sentence of this verse carefully and identify its significance in the life of a person who is going to present God’s message to someone.

What political tactics the Pharaoh used to fire the emotions of his followers up against Prophet Moses and Prophet Aaron ‫?ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻤﺎ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬ Read the Verse No. 62-63.

Intellectual Exercise 4 When the magicians failed to win the contest against Prophet Moses ,‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬why did they immediately convert to Islam? Think about the psychological conditions of an extraordinary expert in his field who has seen a miracle within his domain and become speechless.


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As discussed earlier, transforming the human personality is the main objective of the Quran. Different aspects of the moral character required by the Quran are discussed in various Surahs.

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The Faithful

(1) ‫ﻗَ ْﺪ أَﻓْـﻠَ َﺢ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮ َن‬

1. The believers must (eventually) win through,-

ِ ‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ ﻫﻢ ﻓِﻲ ﺻﻼﺗِ ِﻬﻢ َﺧ‬‫اﻟ‬ (2) ‫ﺎﺷ ُﻌﻮ َن‬ ْ َ ُْ َ

2. Those who humble themselves in their prayers;

ِ (3) ‫ﺿﻮ َن‬ ُ ‫ ْﻐ ِﻮ ُﻣ ْﻌ ِﺮ‬‫ﻳﻦ ُﻫ ْﻢ َﻋ ْﻦ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫َواﻟﺬ‬

3. Who avoid vain talk;

ِ َ‫ﺰَﻛﺎةِ ﻓ‬ ‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ ﻫﻢ ﻟِﻠ‬‫واﻟ‬ (4) ‫ﺎﻋﻠُﻮ َن‬ ُْ َ َ

4. Who are active in deeds of charity;

ِ ‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ ُﻫﻢ ﻟُِﻔﺮ‬‫واﻟ‬ (5) ‫وﺟ ِﻬ ْﻢ َﺣﺎﻓِﻈُﻮ َن‬ ُ ْ َ َ

5. Who abstain from sex, 6. Except with those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the half-wives) whom their right hands possess,- for (in their case) they are free from blame. 7. But those whose desires exceed those limits are transgressors;

ِ ‫ َﻋﻠَﻰ أَ ْزو‬‫إِﻻ‬ ‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬‫ﺖ أَﻳْ َﻤﺎﻧُـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻓَِﺈﻧ‬ ْ ‫اﺟ ِﻬ ْﻢ ْأو َﻣﺎ َﻣﻠَ َﻜ‬ َ ِ (6) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻏَْﻴـ ُﺮ َﻣﻠُﻮﻣ‬ (7) ‫ﺎدو َن‬ َ ِ‫ﻚ ﻓَﺄ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ َ ِ‫اء َذﻟ‬ ُ ‫ﻚ ُﻫ ْﻢ اﻟ َْﻌ‬ َ ‫ﻓَ َﻤ ْﻦ اﺑْـﺘَـﻐَﻰ َوَر‬

ِ ِ (8) ‫اﻋﻮ َن‬ ُ ‫ﻳﻦ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻷ ََﻣﺎﻧَﺎﺗِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َو َﻋ ْﻬ ِﺪﻫ ْﻢ َر‬ َ ‫َواﻟﺬ‬

8. Those who faithfully observe their trusts and their covenants;

ِ (9) ‫ﺻﻠَ َﻮاﺗِ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻳُ َﺤﺎﻓِﻈُﻮ َن‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ ُﻫ ْﻢ َﻋﻠَﻰ‬ َ ‫َواﻟﺬ‬

9. And who (strictly) guard their prayers;

(10) ‫ﻚ ُﻫ ْﻢ اﻟ َْﻮا ِرﺛُﻮ َن‬ َ ِ‫أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬

10. These will be the heirs: 11. Who will inherit Paradise: they will dwell therein (for ever).

ِ ِ (11) ‫س ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ َﺧﺎﻟِ ُﺪو َن‬ َ ‫اﻟ ﺬ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَ ِﺮﺛُﻮ َن اﻟْﻔ ْﺮَد ْو‬

Personality Development Discharging one’s responsibilities and fulfilling one’s contractual obligations is given extreme significance in the Quran. Think about yourself whether you fulfilled all your responsibilities and met your promises during last one year. Get feedback from your friends and family members.


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The Light 21. O believers! follow not Satan's footsteps: if any will follow the footsteps of Satan, he will command only what is shameful and wrong: and were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, not one of you would ever have been pure: but Allah does purify whom He pleases (based on his attitude): and Allah is One Who hears and knows (all things). 22. Let not those among you who are endued with grace and amplitude of means resolve by oath against helping their kinsmen, those in want, and those who have left their homes in Allah's cause: let them forgive and overlook, do you not wish that Allah should forgive you? For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. 23. Those who slander chaste women, indiscreet but believing, are cursed in this life and in the Hereafter: for them is a grievous penalty. 24. On the day when their tongues, their hands, and their feet will bear witness against them as to their actions. 25. On that day Allah will pay them back (all) their just dues, and they will realize that Allah is the (very) Truth, That makes all things manifest. 26. Immoral women are for immoral men, and debased men for debased women; and women of purity are for men of purity, and men of purity are for women of purity: these are not affected by what people say: for them there is forgiveness, and a provision honorable. 27. O believers! Don’t enter houses other than your own, until you have asked permission and saluted those in them: that is best for you, in order that you may heed (what is seemly). 28. If you find no one in the house, don’t enter until permission is given to you: if you are asked to go back, go back: that makes for greater purity for yourselves: and Allah knows well all that you do.


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ِ ِ َ‫ﺸﻴﻄ‬ ِ ‫ﺎن‬ ْ  ‫ﺒِ ُﻌﻮا ُﺧﻄَُﻮات اﻟ‬‫آﻣﻨُﻮا ﻻ ﺗَـﺘ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِ َ‫ﺸﻴﻄ‬ ِ ‫ﺸ ِﺎء‬ َ ‫ﻪُ ﻳَﺄ ُْﻣ ُﺮ ﺑِﺎﻟْ َﻔ ْﺤ‬‫ﺎن ﻓَِﺈﻧ‬ ْ  ‫ﺒِ ْﻊ ُﺧﻄَُﻮات اﻟ‬‫َوَﻣ ْﻦ ﻳَـﺘ‬ ‫ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوَر ْﺣ َﻤﺘُﻪُ َﻣﺎ َزَﻛﺎ‬‫ﻀ ُﻞ اﻟﻠ‬ ْ َ‫َواﻟ ُْﻤْﻨ َﻜ ِﺮ َوﻟَ ْﻮﻻ ﻓ‬ ِ ِ َ َ‫ﻛﻲ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ‬‫ﻪَ ﻳُـ َﺰ‬‫ﻦ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫َﺣ ٍﺪ أَﺑَﺪاً َوﻟَ ِﻜ‬ َ ‫ﻣْﻨ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ أ‬ ُ‫ﺸﺎء‬ ِ ‫ﻪ ﺳ ِﻤ‬‫واﻟﻠ‬ (21) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ َ ُ َ ٌ ‫ﻴﻊ َﻋﻠ‬ ‫ﺴ َﻌ ِﺔ أَ ْن ﻳُـ ْﺆﺗُﻮا أ ُْوﻟِﻲ‬  ‫ﻀ ِﻞ ِﻣْﻨ ُﻜ ْﻢ َواﻟ‬ ْ ‫َوﻻ ﻳَﺄْﺗَ ِﻞ أ ُْوﻟُﻮا اﻟْ َﻔ‬ ِ ‫اﻟْ ُﻘﺮﺑﻰ واﻟْﻤ‬ ِ ِ ِ‫ﻳﻦ ﻓِﻲ َﺳﺒ‬ ‫ ِﻪ‬‫ﻴﻞ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻴﻦ َواﻟ ُْﻤ َﻬﺎﺟ ِﺮ‬ َ ‫ﺴﺎﻛ‬ َ َ َ َْ ‫ﻪُ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬‫ﻮ َن أَ ْن ﻳَـ ْﻐ ِﻔ َﺮ اﻟﻠ‬‫ﺼ َﻔ ُﺤﻮا أَﻻ ﺗُ ِﺤﺒ‬ ْ َ‫َوﻟْﻴَـ ْﻌ ُﻔﻮا َوﻟْﻴ‬ ِ ‫ﻪ ﻏَ ُﻔ‬‫واﻟﻠ‬ (22) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ُ َ ٌ ‫ﻮر َرﺣ‬

ِ َ‫ﻼت اﻟْﻤ ْﺆِﻣﻨ‬ ِ ِ‫ﺎت اﻟْﻐَﺎﻓ‬ ِ َ‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ ﻳـﺮﻣﻮ َن اﻟْﻤﺤﺼﻨ‬‫ن اﻟ‬ ِ‫إ‬ ‫ﺎت‬ َ ُْ ُ َْ َ ُ ِ ِ ِ ِ (23) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ‫ﺪﻧْـﻴَﺎ َواﻵﺧ َﺮة َوﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻋ َﺬ‬ ‫ﻟُِﻌﻨُﻮا ﻓﻲ اﻟ‬ ٌ ‫اب َﻋﻈ‬ ِ ‫ﻳـﻮم ﺗَ ْﺸﻬ ُﺪ َﻋﻠَﻴ ِﻬﻢ أَﻟ‬ ‫ْﺴﻨَﺘُـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َوأَﻳْ ِﺪﻳ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوأ َْر ُﺟﻠُ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ‬ ْ ْ َ َ َْ (24) ‫َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَـ ْﻌ َﻤﻠُﻮ َن‬ ِ ٍِ َ‫ﻪ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ َ‫ﻖ َوﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن أ‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ َ ‫ﻪُ دﻳﻨَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ اﻟ‬‫ﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ اﻟﻠ‬‫ﻳَـ ْﻮَﻣﺌﺬ ﻳُـ َﻮﻓ‬ ِ (25) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟ‬ ُ ‫ﻖ اﻟ ُْﻤﺒ‬ ‫ْﺤ‬

ِ َ‫ْﺨﺒِﻴﺜ‬ ِ ِ َ ‫ﺎت ﻟِﻠ‬ ‫ﺎت‬ َ ‫ْﺨﺒِﻴﺜُﻮ َن ﻟِﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻴﻦ َواﻟ‬ ُ َ‫ْﺨﺒِﻴﺜ‬ َ ‫اﻟ‬ َ ‫ْﺨﺒﻴﺜ‬ ِ ‫ﺒ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺒﻮ َن ﻟِﻠﻄ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺒِﻴﻦ واﻟﻄ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎت ﻟِﻠﻄ‬ ‫ﻚ‬ َ ِ‫ﺎت أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ُ َ‫ﺒ‬‫ﻴ‬‫َواﻟﻄ‬ َ ُ َ َ ِ ِ (26) ‫ﻳﻢ‬ ٌ ‫ﻤﺎ ﻳَـ ُﻘﻮﻟُﻮ َن ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻣﻐْﻔ َﺮةٌ َوِرْز ٌق َﻛ ِﺮ‬ ‫ﺮءُو َن ﻣ‬ ‫ُﻣﺒَـ‬ ِ ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا ﻻ ﺗَ ْﺪ ُﺧﻠُﻮا ﺑُـﻴُﻮﺗﺎً ﻏَْﻴـ َﺮ ﺑُـﻴُﻮﺗِ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِ ‫ ُﻤﻮا َﻋﻠَﻰ أ َْﻫﻠِ َﻬﺎ َذﻟِ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﺧْﻴـ ٌﺮ‬‫ﺴﻠ‬ َ ُ‫ﺴﻮا َوﺗ‬ ُ ‫ﻰ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﺄْﻧ‬‫َﺣﺘ‬ (27) ‫ﻛ ُﺮو َن‬ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﺬ‬‫ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻟَ َﻌﻠ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻰ ﻳُـ ْﺆذَ َن‬‫ﻮﻫﺎ َﺣﺘ‬ َ ُ‫َﺣﺪاً ﻓَﻼ ﺗَ ْﺪ ُﺧﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻓَِﺈ ْن ﻟَ ْﻢ ﺗَﺠ ُﺪوا ﻓ َﻴﻬﺎ أ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻴﻞ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ْارِﺟ ُﻌﻮا ﻓَ ْﺎرِﺟ ُﻌﻮا ُﻫ َﻮ أَ ْزَﻛﻰ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوإ ْن ﻗ‬ ِ ِ (28) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ‫ﻪُ ﺑ َﻤﺎ ﺗَـ ْﻌ َﻤﻠُﻮ َن َﻋﻠ‬‫َواﻟﻠ‬ Level 01

The Light 29. It is no fault on your part to enter houses not used for living in (like an office or mosque), which serve some (other) use for you: And Allah has knowledge of what you reveal and what you conceal. 30. Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: And Allah is well acquainted with all that they do.

31. And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; That they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their fellow women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex. And that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O you Believers! turn you all together towards Allah, that you may attain Bliss. 32. Marry those among you who are single, or the virtuous ones among yourselves, male or female slaves: if they are in poverty, Allah will give them means out of His grace: for Allah encompasses all, and he knows all things. 33. Let those who find not the wherewithal for marriage keep themselves chaste, until Allah gives them means out of His grace. And if any of your slaves ask for a deed in writing (to enable them to earn their freedom for a certain price), give them such a deed if you know any good in them: yea, give them something yourselves out of the means which Allah has given to you. Don’t force your slave girls to prostitution when they desire chastity, in order that you may make a gain in the goods of this life. But if anyone compels them, yet, after such compulsion, is Allah, Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (to them), Quranic Studies Program 99

24 ‫اﻟﻨﻮر‬ ‫ﺎح أَ ْن ﺗَ ْﺪ ُﺧﻠُﻮا ﺑُـﻴُﻮﺗﺎً ﻏَْﻴـ َﺮ‬ ٌ َ‫ﺲ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ ُﺟﻨ‬ َ ‫ﻟَْﻴ‬ ‫ﻪُ ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻢ َﻣﺎ‬‫َﻣ ْﺴ ُﻜﻮﻧٍَﺔ ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ َﻣﺘَﺎعٌ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َواﻟﻠ‬ (29) ‫ﺗُـْﺒ ُﺪو َن َوَﻣﺎ ﺗَﻜْﺘُ ُﻤﻮ َن‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻗُﻞ ﻟِﻠ‬ ‫ﺼﺎ ِرِﻫ ْﻢ َوﻳَ ْﺤ َﻔﻈُﻮا‬ َ ْ‫ﻮا ﻣ ْﻦ أَﺑ‬‫ﻴﻦ ﻳَـﻐُﻀ‬ ُ ْ َ ‫ْﻤ ْﺆﻣﻨ‬ ِ ِ ِ  ِ ‫ن اﻟﻠﻪَ َﺧﺒ ٌﻴﺮ ﺑ َﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﻚ أَ ْزَﻛﻰ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ إ‬ َ ‫وﺟ ُﻬ ْﻢ َذﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻓُـ ُﺮ‬ (30) ‫ﺼﻨَـ ُﻌﻮ َن‬ ْ َ‫ﻳ‬ ِ ْ‫ﻀ‬ ِ َ‫وﻗُﻞ ﻟِﻠْﻤ ْﺆِﻣﻨ‬ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﺼﺎ ِرِﻫ‬ ُ ْ‫ﺎت ﻳَـﻐ‬ َ ْ‫ﻀ َﻦ ﻣ ْﻦ أَﺑ‬ ُ ْ َ ِ ِ ‫ َﻣﺎ‬‫ﻦ إﻻ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ِزﻳﻨَﺘَـ ُﻬ‬ َ ‫ْﻦ ﻓُـ ُﺮ‬ َ ‫ﻦ َوﻻ ﻳُـْﺒﺪ‬ ‫وﺟ ُﻬ‬ َ ‫َوﻳَ ْﺤ َﻔﻈ‬ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻦ َﻋﻠَﻰ ُﺟﻴُﻮﺑِ ِﻬ‬ ‫ﻀ ِﺮﺑْ َﻦ ﺑِ ُﺨ ُﻤ ِﺮِﻫ‬ ْ َ‫ﻇَ َﻬ َﺮ ِﻣْﻨـ َﻬﺎ َوﻟْﻴ‬ ِ ‫ﻦ أ َْو‬ ‫ﻦ أ َْو آﺑَﺎﺋِ ِﻬ‬ ‫ ﻟِﺒُـ ُﻌﻮﻟَﺘِ ِﻬ‬‫ﻦ إِﻻ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ِزﻳﻨَﺘَـ ُﻬ‬ َ ‫َوﻻ ﻳُـْﺒﺪ‬ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻦ أ َْو أَﺑْـﻨَ ِﺎء ﺑُـ ُﻌﻮﻟَﺘِ ِﻬ‬ ‫ﻦ أ َْو أَﺑْـﻨَﺎﺋِ ِﻬ‬ ‫آﺑَ ِﺎء ﺑُـ ُﻌﻮﻟَﺘِ ِﻬ‬ ‫ﻦ أ َْو ﺑَﻨِﻲ‬ ‫ﻦ أ َْو ﺑَﻨِﻲ إِ ْﺧ َﻮاﻧِ ِﻬ‬ ‫أ َْو إِ ْﺧ َﻮاﻧِ ِﻬ‬ ِ ِ َ‫أ‬ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﺖ أَﻳْ َﻤﺎﻧُـ ُﻬ‬ ْ ‫ﻦ أ َْو َﻣﺎ َﻣﻠَ َﻜ‬ ‫ﺴﺎﺋِ ِﻬ‬ َ ‫ﻦ أ َْو ﻧ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻮاﺗ ِﻬ‬ ِ ‫ﺮ َﺟ‬ ‫ﺎﺑِ ِﻌﻴﻦ ﻏَْﻴ ِﺮ أ ُْوﻟِﻲ ا ِﻹ ْرﺑَِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ‬‫أ َْو اﻟﺘ‬ ‫ﺎل أ َْو‬ َ ِ‫ﺴﺎء‬‫ات اﻟﻨ‬ ِ ‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ ﻟَﻢ ﻳﻈْﻬﺮوا َﻋﻠَﻰ َﻋﻮر‬‫ْﻔ ِﻞ اﻟ‬‫اﻟﻄ‬ َْ َُ َ ْ َ َ ِ ِ ِ ِ ْ ‫وﻻ ﻳ‬ ِ ‫ﻴﻦ ﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ َ َ ‫ﻦ ﻟﻴُـ ْﻌﻠَ َﻢ َﻣﺎ ﻳُ ْﺨﻔ‬ ‫ﻀ ِﺮﺑْ َﻦ ﺑﺄ َْر ُﺟﻠ ِﻬ‬ ِ ِ ِ  ِ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺆﻣﻨُﻮ َن‬‫ﻦ َوﺗُﻮﺑُﻮا إﻟَﻰ اﻟﻠﻪ َﺟﻤﻴﻌﺎً أَﻳ‬ ‫ِزﻳﻨَﺘِ ِﻬ‬ (31) ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺗُـ ْﻔﻠِ ُﺤﻮ َن‬‫ﻟَ َﻌﻠ‬ ِ ِ  ‫َﻧﻜﺤﻮا اﻷَﻳﺎﻣﻰ ِﻣْﻨ ُﻜﻢ واﻟ‬ ِ ‫ﻴﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ َ ُ ‫َوأ‬ َْ َ ‫ﺼﺎﻟﺤ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫اء ﻳُـﻐْﻨِ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ﻋﺒَﺎد ُﻛ ْﻢ َوإ َﻣﺎﺋ ُﻜ ْﻢ إ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜﻮﻧُﻮا ﻓُـ َﻘ َﺮ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ْ َ‫ﻪ ِﻣﻦ ﻓ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬ (32) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ْ ُ ٌ ‫ﻪُ َواﺳ ٌﻊ َﻋﻠ‬‫ﻀﻠﻪ َواﻟﻠ‬ ِ  ْ ‫وﻟْﻴﺴﺘـﻌ ِﻔ‬ ‫ﻰ‬‫ﻳﻦ ﻻ ﻳَ ِﺠ ُﺪو َن ﻧِ َﻜﺎﺣﺎً َﺣﺘ‬ ْ َْ َ َ َ ‫ﻒ اﻟ ﺬ‬ ِ ِ  ِ ِ ْ َ‫ﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻓ‬‫ﻳـﻐْﻨِﻴـﻬﻢ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَـْﺒﺘَـﻐُﻮ َن‬ ْ ُ ْ َُ ُ َ ‫ﻀﻠﻪ َواﻟﺬ‬ ِ ‫ﻮﻫ ْﻢ إِ ْن‬ ْ ‫ﻤﺎ َﻣﻠَ َﻜ‬ ‫ﺎب ِﻣ‬ ُ ُ‫ﺖ أَﻳْ َﻤﺎﻧُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓَ َﻜﺎﺗِﺒ‬ َ َ‫اﻟْﻜﺘ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻮﻫﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻣ‬ ‫ ِﻪ‬‫ﺎل اﻟﻠ‬ ْ ُ ُ‫َﻋﻠ ْﻤﺘُ ْﻢ ﻓﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ َﺧْﻴﺮاً َوآﺗ‬ ‫ ِﺬي آﺗَﺎ ُﻛ ْﻢ َوﻻ ﺗُ ْﻜ ِﺮ ُﻫﻮا ﻓَـﺘَـﻴَﺎﺗِ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟْﺒِﻐَ ِﺎء‬‫اﻟ‬ ِ  ‫إِ ْن أَر ْد َن ﺗَﺤ‬ ‫ﺪﻧْـﻴَﺎ‬ ‫ْﺤﻴَﺎةِ اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﺼﻨﺎً ﻟﺘَْﺒﺘَـﻐُﻮا َﻋ َﺮ‬ َ ‫ض اﻟ‬ َ َ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻪَ ﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌﺪ إِ ْﻛ َﺮاﻫ ِﻬ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﻦ ﻓَِﺈ‬ ‫ﻫ‬‫َوَﻣ ْﻦ ﻳُ ْﻜ ِﺮ‬ ِ ‫ﻏَ ُﻔ‬ (33Level ) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ٌ ‫َرﺣ‬01‫ﻮر‬

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The Criterion 63. And the servants of (Allah) Most Gracious are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, "Peace!“ (to get rid of them); 64. Those who spend the night in adoration of their Lord prostrate and standing; 65. Those who say, "Our Lord! Avert from us the Wrath of Hell, for its Wrath is indeed an affliction grievous. 66. "Evil indeed is it as an abode, and as a place to rest in"; 67. Those who, when they spend, are not extravagant and not niggardly, but hold a just (balance) between those (extremes); 68. Those who invoke not, with Allah, any other god, nor slay such life as Allah has made sacred except for just cause (decided by a court of justice), nor commit fornication; and any that does this (not only) meets punishment. 69. (But) the Penalty on the Day of Judgment will be doubled to him, and he will dwell therein in ignominy,-

70. Unless he repents, believes, and works righteous deeds, for Allah will change the evil of such persons into good, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful, 71. And whoever repents and does good has truly turned to Allah with an (acceptable) conversion; 72. Those who witness no falsehood, and, if they pass by futility, they pass by it with honorable (avoidance); 73. Those who, when they are admonished with the signs of their Lord, droop not down at them as if they were deaf or blind; 74. And those who pray, "Our Lord! Grant unto us wives and offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and give us (the grace) to lead the righteous."


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ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺸﻮ َن َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻷ َْر‬ ً‫ض َﻫ ْﻮﻧﺎ‬ ُ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَ ْﻤ‬ ُ َ‫َوﻋﺒ‬ َ ‫ﺮ ْﺣ َﻤ ِﻦ اﻟﺬ‬ ‫ﺎد اﻟ‬ ِ ‫وإِذَا َﺧﺎﻃَﺒـﻬﻢ اﻟْﺠ‬ (63) ً‫ﺎﻫﻠُﻮ َن ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا َﺳﻼﻣﺎ‬ َ ْ َُ َ ِ (64) ً‫ﺠﺪاً َوﻗِﻴَﺎﻣﺎ‬ ‫ ِﻬ ْﻢ ُﺳ‬‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَﺒِﻴﺘُﻮ َن ﻟَِﺮﺑ‬ َ ‫َواﻟﺬ‬ ِ ‫ن‬ ِ‫ﻢ إ‬ ْ ‫اﺻ ِﺮ‬ ْ ‫ـﻨَﺎ‬‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَـ ُﻘﻮﻟُﻮ َن َرﺑ‬ َ ‫ﺎ َﻋ َﺬ‬‫ف َﻋﻨ‬ َ ‫َواﻟﺬ‬ َ ‫اب َﺟ َﻬﻨ‬ (65) ً‫َﻋ َﺬاﺑَـ َﻬﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ﻏَ َﺮاﻣﺎ‬ ِ (66) ً‫ت ُﻣ ْﺴﺘَـ َﻘ ّﺮاً َوُﻣ َﻘﺎﻣﺎ‬ ْ ‫ﺎء‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ َﺳ‬‫إﻧ‬ ِ ‫ﻳﻦ إِذَا أَﻧ َﻔ ُﻘﻮا ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳُ ْﺴ ِﺮﻓُﻮا َوﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَـ ْﻘﺘُـ ُﺮوا َوَﻛﺎ َن‬ َ ‫َواﻟﺬ‬ (67) ً‫ﻚ ﻗَـ َﻮاﻣﺎ‬ َ ِ‫ﺑَـْﻴ َﻦ َذﻟ‬ ِ ‫آﺧ َﺮ َوﻻ ﻳَـ ْﻘﺘُـﻠُﻮ َن‬ َ ً‫ ِﻪ إِﻟَﻬﺎ‬‫ﻳﻦ ﻻ ﻳَ ْﺪ ُﻋﻮ َن َﻣ َﻊ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫َواﻟﺬ‬ ِ ‫ـ ْﻔ‬‫اﻟﻨ‬ ‫ﻖ َوﻻ ﻳَـ ْﺰﻧُﻮ َن َوَﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ َ ‫ ﺑِﺎﻟ‬‫ﻪُ إِﻻ‬‫ﺮَم اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﺘﻲ َﺣ‬‫ﺲ اﻟ‬ َ ِ (68) ً‫ْﻖ أَﺛَﺎﻣﺎ‬ َ ‫ﻳَـ ْﻔ َﻌ ْﻞ َذﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ﻳَـﻠ‬

ْ ‫ﺎﻋ‬ ً‫اب ﻳَـ ْﻮ َم اﻟ ِْﻘﻴَ َﺎﻣ ِﺔ َوﻳَ ْﺨﻠُ ْﺪ ﻓِ ِﻴﻪ ُﻣ َﻬﺎﻧﺎ‬ َ ُ‫ﻳ‬ َ‫ﻀ‬ ُ ‫ﻒ ﻟَﻪُ اﻟ َْﻌ َﺬ‬ (69) ِ ‫ﻚ‬ َ ِ‫ﺻﺎﻟِﺤﺎً ﻓَﺄ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ َ ً‫آﻣ َﻦ َو َﻋﻤ َﻞ َﻋ َﻤﻼ‬ َ َ‫ َﻣ ْﻦ ﺗ‬‫إِﻻ‬ َ ‫ﺎب َو‬ ٍ َ‫ﺌَﺎﺗِ ِﻬﻢ ﺣﺴﻨ‬‫ﻪُ ﺳﻴ‬‫ل اﻟﻠ‬ ُ ‫ﻳُـﺒَﺪ‬ ً‫ﻪُ ﻏَ ُﻔﻮرا‬‫ﺎت َوَﻛﺎ َن اﻟﻠ‬ ََ ْ َ (70) ً‫َرِﺣﻴﻤﺎ‬ ِ ‫وﻣﻦ ﺗَﺎب وﻋ ِﻤﻞ‬ ً‫ ِﻪ َﻣﺘَﺎﺑﺎ‬‫ﻮب إِﻟَﻰ اﻟﻠ‬ ُ ُ‫ﻪُ ﻳَـﺘ‬‫ﺻﺎﻟﺤﺎً ﻓَِﺈﻧ‬ َ َ َ َ َ ْ ََ ِ ‫ ْﻐ ِﻮ‬‫ﺮوا ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ‬ ‫ور َوإِذَا َﻣ‬ َ ‫ﺰ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻻ ﻳَ ْﺸ َﻬ ُﺪو َن اﻟ‬ َ ‫( َواﻟﺬ‬71) (72) ً‫ﺮوا ﻛِ َﺮاﻣﺎ‬ ‫َﻣ‬ ِ ‫ﻛﺮوا ﺑِﺂﻳ‬ُ‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ إِذَا ذ‬‫واﻟ‬ ‫ﺮوا َﻋﻠَْﻴـ َﻬﺎ‬ ‫ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَ ِﺨ‬‫ﺎت َرﺑ‬ َ ُ َ َ (73) ً‫ﺻ ّﻤﺎً َو ُﻋ ْﻤﻴَﺎﻧﺎ‬ ُ ِ ‫ـﻨَﺎ َﻫﺐ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ِﻣﻦ أَ ْزو‬‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ ﻳـ ُﻘﻮﻟُﻮ َن رﺑ‬‫واﻟ‬ ‫ﺎﺗِﻨَﺎ‬‫رﻳ‬ ُ‫اﺟﻨَﺎ َوذ‬ ْ ََ َ َ ْ َ ِ ِ (74) ً‫ﻴﻦ إِ َﻣﺎﻣﺎ‬ ْ ‫ﺮَة أَ ْﻋﻴُ ٍﻦ َو‬ ‫ﻗُـ‬ ُ ‫اﺟ َﻌﻠْﻨَﺎ ﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻘ‬‫ْﻤﺘ‬ Level 01

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The Criterion 75. Those are the ones who will be rewarded with the highest place in heaven, because of their patient constancy: therein shall they be met with salutations and peace, 76. Dwelling therein;- how beautiful an abode and place of rest!

‫ﻘ ْﻮ َن ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ‬ َ‫ﺻﺒَـ ُﺮوا َوﻳُـﻠ‬ َ ِ‫أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ﻳُ ْﺠ َﺰْو َن اﻟْﻐُْﺮﻓَﺔَ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ‬ (75) ً‫ﺔً َو َﺳﻼﻣﺎ‬‫ﺗَ ِﺤﻴ‬

ِ ‫َﺧﺎﻟِ ِﺪ‬ (76) ً‫ﺖ ُﻣ ْﺴﺘَـ َﻘ ّﺮاً َوُﻣ َﻘﺎﻣﺎ‬ ْ َ‫ﺴﻨ‬ َ ُ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻓ َﻴﻬﺎ َﺣ‬

Real Life Simulation Conduct a “Character-Assessment Session” with a group of your close friends or family members. Follow these steps: 1. Prepare a list of personality traits described in the verses mentioned in this lesson (and also the previous lesson related to personality). 2. Evaluate your character for such items in your list. Ask your friends to give their feedback to you in a relentless way. 3. Prepare two charts containing your personality strengths and weaknesses. Develop a strategy to improve your strengths and get rid of your weaknesses. 4. Translate the strategy into an action plan containing specific tasks to be performed in order to improve yourself. Get the input of your close friends. 5. Conduct this exercise for each person in your group.



Slandering a chaste and innocent person (especially a woman) is a great sin and crime according to the Quran. Imagine that someone has falsely accused you for a crime related to sex. Think about your feelings.

Think about how our hands, feet, tongue and skin will bear witness against us. Do they have some form of hard disks which are carrying a great database containing our good and bad deeds performed in each second of our lives?


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Field Study Conduct a research on position of slaves in PreIslamic Arabia. The Verse No. 32-33 (of Surat-unNoor) contain important instructions about raising the status of slaves present in the Islamic society. Put yourself in the shoes of a slave / slave-girl of a cruel master of 7th century. These verses are revealed and the Muslims are going to implement such instructions in their private and public lives. Think about the benefit you obtain.

Experiential Learning 2 Prepare a moral code of conduct for men and women present at one place in the light of the Verse No. 24:2731.

Web Curiosity In Pre-Islamic World, slave-women were under total control of their masters. They used to perform sex with them. As mentioned in the Verse No. 23:6, Islam gave them a status of a minor-wife and devised certain methods to give them freedom. Identify the methods adopted by Islam to raise the status of slave-women. Read the following parts of the Quran and Hadith to identify such methods: • Verse No. 33 of Surat-un-Noor • The chapter of manumission of slaves in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim (‫)ﻛﺘﺎب اﻟﻌﺘﻖ‬ • The chapter containing Ahadith about the slave-women who give birth of a child of their master in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim (‫)ﻛﺘﺎب أم وﻟﺪ‬



What is meant by “Our Lord! Grant unto us wives and offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and give us (the grace) to lead the righteous.”? Chalk out a plan for soul purification of your family.

In the Verse “Those who, when they are admonished with the signs of their Lord, droop not down at them as if they were deaf or blind.” What is meant by drooping down at God’s sign as deaf or blind?


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Prophet Solomon ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬was the greatest king in the Israelite history. Despite of running the worldly affairs of his kingdom, he was totally submitted to God. His story demonstrates his love and submission to Allah.

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ِ ‫ ِﻪ‬‫ْﺤ ْﻤ ُﺪ ﻟِﻠ‬ َ ‫َوﻟََﻘ ْﺪ آﺗَـْﻴـﻨَﺎ َد ُاو‬ َ ‫ود َو ُﺳﻠَْﻴ َﻤﺎ َن ﻋﻠْﻤﺎً َوﻗَﺎﻻ اﻟ‬ ِِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ  َ‫ ِﺬي ﻓ‬‫اﻟ‬ (15) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻀﻠَﻨَﺎ َﻋﻠَﻰ َﻛﺜﻴ ٍﺮ ﻣ ْﻦ ﻋﺒَﺎدﻩ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺆﻣﻨ‬

15. We gave (in the past) knowledge to David and Solomon: And they both said: "Praise be to Allah, Who has favored us above many of his servants who believe!" 16. And Solomon was David's heir. He said: "O people! We have been taught the speech of birds, and on us has been bestowed (a little) of all things: this is indeed grace manifest (from Allah.)" 17. And before Solomon were marshaled his troops of Jinns and men and birds, and they were all kept in order and ranks. 18. At length, when they came to a (lowly) valley of ants, one of the ants said: "O you ants, get into your habitations, lest Solomon and his armies crush you (under foot) without knowing it." 19. So he smiled, amused at her speech; and he said: "O my Lord! Allow me that I may be grateful for Your favors, which you has bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I may work the righteousness that will please You: And admit me, by Your Grace, to the ranks of Your righteous Servants." 20. And he took a muster of the Birds; and he said: "Why is it I see not the Hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees? 21. "I will certainly punish him with a severe penalty, or execute him, unless he bring me a clear reason (for absence)."

ِ ‫ﻤﻨﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺎس ﻋﻠ‬‫ـﻬﺎ اﻟﻨ‬‫ﺎل ﻳﺎ أَﻳ‬ ‫ﻨﻄ َﻖ‬ َ ‫َوَوِر‬ َ ‫ث ُﺳﻠَْﻴ َﻤﺎ ُن َد ُاو‬ َ َ َ َ‫ود َوﻗ‬ َ َْ ُ ُ ِ ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ْ ‫ن َﻫ َﺬا ﻟَ ُﻬ َﻮ اﻟْ َﻔ‬ ِ‫ﻞ َﺷ ْﻲ ٍء إ‬ ‫ْﻴ ِﺮ َوأُوﺗِﻴﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ‬‫اﻟﻄ‬ ُ ‫ﻀ ُﻞ اﻟ ُْﻤﺒ‬ (16) ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻮدﻩُ ِﻣﻦ اﻟ‬ ِ ْ‫ﻦ َوا ِﻹﻧ‬ ‫ْﺠ‬ ‫ْﻴ ِﺮ ﻓَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬‫ﺲ َواﻟﻄ‬ ْ ُ ُ‫ﺴﻠَْﻴ َﻤﺎ َن ُﺟﻨ‬ ُ ‫َو ُﺣﺸ َﺮ ﻟ‬ (17) ‫ﻮز ُﻋﻮ َن‬ َ ُ‫ﻳ‬ ِ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ‬‫ﺖ ﻧَ ْﻤﻠَﺔٌ ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ْ َ‫ﻤ ِﻞ ﻗَﺎﻟ‬ ْ ‫ﻰ إِذَا أَﺗَـ ْﻮا َﻋﻠَﻰ َوادي اﻟﻨ‬‫َﺣﺘ‬ ُ ُ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ُﺳﻠَْﻴ َﻤﺎ ُن َو ُﺟﻨ‬‫ﺴﺎﻛِﻨَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻻ ﻳَ ْﺤ ِﻄ َﻤﻨ‬ ُ‫ﻮدﻩ‬ ْ ‫اﻟﻨ‬ َ ‫ﻤ ُﻞ ا ْد ُﺧﻠُﻮا َﻣ‬ (18) ‫َو ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻻ ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮو َن‬ ِ‫ﺿ‬ ‫ب أ َْوِز ْﻋﻨِﻲ أَ ْن أَ ْﺷ ُﻜ َﺮ‬ َ َ‫ﺎﺣﻜﺎً ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـ ْﻮﻟِ َﻬﺎ َوﻗ‬  ‫ﺎل َر‬  َ‫ﻓَـﺘَﺒ‬ َ ‫ﺴ َﻢ‬ ‫ي َوأَ ْن أَ ْﻋ َﻤ َﻞ‬  ‫ﻲ َو َﻋﻠَﻰ َواﻟِ َﺪ‬ َ‫ﺖ َﻋﻠ‬ َ َ‫ﻧِ ْﻌ َﻤﺘ‬ َ ‫ﺘِﻲ أَﻧْـ َﻌ ْﻤ‬‫ﻚ اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ﻚ ﻓِﻲ ِﻋﺒ‬ ‫ﺎد َك‬ َ ِ‫ﺿﺎﻩُ َوأَ ْد ِﺧﻠْﻨِﻲ ﺑَِﺮ ْﺣ َﻤﺘ‬ َ ‫ﺻﺎﻟِﺤﺎً ﺗَـ ْﺮ‬ َ َ ِ ِ  ‫اﻟ‬ (19) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺼﺎﻟﺤ‬ ‫ﺎل َﻣﺎ ﻟِﻲ ﻻ أ ََرى اﻟ ُْﻬ ْﺪ ُﻫ َﺪ أ َْم َﻛﺎ َن ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ ‫ْﻴـ َﺮ ﻓَـ َﻘ‬‫ﻘ َﺪ اﻟﻄ‬ ‫َوﺗَـ َﻔ‬ ِِ (20) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫اﻟْﻐَﺎﺋﺒ‬ ٍ َ‫ﻪُ أَو ﻟَﻴﺄْﺗِﻴﻨِﻲ ﺑِﺴ ْﻠﻄ‬‫ﻪُ َﻋ َﺬاﺑﺎً َﺷ ِﺪﻳﺪاً أَو ﻷَ ْذﺑﺤﻨ‬‫ﺬﺑـﻨ‬ ‫ﻷﻋ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ َ َ ُ َ َ ْ ََ ْ (21) ‫ُﻣﺒِﻴ ٍﻦ‬ ٍ ‫ﺚ ﻏَﻴـﺮ ﺑ ِﻌ‬ ‫ﻄﺖ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ ﻟَ ْﻢ ﺗُ ِﺤ ْﻂ ﺑِ ِﻪ‬ َ ‫ﻴﺪ ﻓَـ َﻘ‬ ُ ‫َﺣ‬ َ ‫ﺎل أ‬ َ َ ْ َ ‫ﻓَ َﻤ َﻜ‬ (22) ‫ﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﺒٍَﺈ ﺑِﻨَﺒٍَﺈ ﻳَِﻘﻴ ٍﻦ‬ َ ُ‫َو ِﺟْﺌﺘ‬

22. But the Hoopoe remained absent not far: he (came up and) said: "I have compassed (territory) which you has not compassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with true information.


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The Ant 23. "I found (there) a woman ruling over them and provided with every requisite; and she has a magnificent throne. 24. "I found her and her people worshipping the sun besides Allah. Satan has made their deeds seem pleasing in their eyes, and has kept them away from the (true) path, so they receive no guidance. 25. "(Kept them away from the Path), that they should not worship Allah, Who brings to light what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knows what you hide and what you reveal.

 ‫ﻲ َو َﺟ‬‫إِﻧ‬ ‫ﻞ َﺷ ْﻲ ٍء َوﻟَ َﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ‬ ْ َ‫ﺪت ْاﻣ َﺮأَةً ﺗَ ْﻤﻠِ ُﻜ ُﻬ ْﻢ َوأُوﺗِﻴ‬ ِ ‫ﻋﺮ‬ (23) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ َْ ٌ ‫ش َﻋﻈ‬ ِ ‫ﺲ ِﻣﻦ ُد‬  ‫َو َﺟ ْﺪﺗُـ َﻬﺎ َوﻗَـ ْﻮَﻣ َﻬﺎ ﻳَ ْﺴ ُﺠ ُﺪو َن ﻟِﻠ‬ ‫ َﻦ‬‫ ِﻪ َوَزﻳ‬‫ون اﻟﻠ‬ ْ ِ ‫ﺸ ْﻤ‬ ِ ِ‫ﺴﺒ‬  ‫ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ اﻟ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ﻓَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻻ‬  ‫ﺪ ُﻫ ْﻢ َﻋ ْﻦ اﻟ‬ ‫ﺼ‬ َ َ‫ﺸْﻴﻄَﺎ ُن أَ ْﻋ َﻤﺎﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻓ‬ (24) ‫ﻳَـ ْﻬﺘَ ُﺪو َن‬ ِ ‫ْﺨ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺴﻤﻮ‬ ‫ات‬ ْ َ ‫ِج اﻟ‬ ُ ‫ﻪ اﻟﺬي ﻳُ ْﺨﺮ‬‫ ﻳَ ْﺴ ُﺠ ُﺪوا ﻟﻠ‬‫أَﻻ‬ َ َ  ‫ﺐ َء ﻓﻲ اﻟ‬ ِ ‫َواﻷ َْر‬ (‫( )ﺳﺠﺪة‬25) ‫ض َوﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻢ َﻣﺎ ﺗُ ْﺨ ُﻔﻮ َن َوَﻣﺎ ﺗُـ ْﻌﻠِﻨُﻮ َن‬ ِ ‫ش اﻟ َْﻌ ِﻈ‬ ِ ‫ب اﻟ َْﻌ ْﺮ‬ (26) ‫ﻴﻢ‬  ‫ ُﻫ َﻮ َر‬‫ﻪُ ﻻ إِﻟَﻪَ إِﻻ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬

26. "(Allah)!- there is no god but He!- Lord of the Throne Supreme!"

ِ ‫ﺎل ﺳﻨﻨﻈُﺮ أَﺻ َﺪﻗْﺖ أَم ُﻛ‬ ِِ (27) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ْ َ َ ُ َ َ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ َ ‫ﻨﺖ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟْ َﻜﺎذﺑ‬

27. (Solomon) said: "Soon shall we see whether you has told the truth or lied!

‫ل َﻋْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻓَﺎﻧﻈُْﺮ‬ ‫ﻢ ﺗَـ َﻮ‬ ُ‫ا ْذ َﻫﺐ ﺑِ ِﻜﺘَﺎﺑِﻲ َﻫ َﺬا ﻓَﺄَﻟ ِْﻘ ِﻪ إِﻟَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﺛ‬ (28) ‫َﻣﺎذَا ﻳَـ ْﺮِﺟ ُﻌﻮ َن‬ ِ ِ (29) ‫ﻳﻢ‬ ْ َ‫ﻗَﺎﻟ‬ ٌ َ‫ﻲ ﻛﺘ‬ َ‫ﻲ أُﻟْﻘ َﻲ إِﻟ‬‫اﻟﻤﻸ إِﻧ‬ ٌ ‫ﺎب َﻛ ِﺮ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ‬‫ﺖ ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِ ‫ﺮِﺣ‬ ‫ﺮ ْﺣ َﻤ ِﻦ اﻟ‬ ‫ ِﻪ اﻟ‬‫ﻪُ ﺑِ ْﺴ ِﻢ اﻟﻠ‬‫ﻪُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﺳﻠَْﻴ َﻤﺎ َن َوإِﻧ‬‫إِﻧ‬ (30) ‫ﻴﻢ‬

28. "Go you, with this letter of mine, and deliver it to them: then draw back from them, and (wait to) see what answer they return"... 29. (The queen) said: “O chiefs! Here is delivered to me - a letter worthy of respect. 30. "It is from Solomon, and is (as follows): “In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful:

ِ ِِ (31) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻲ َوأْﺗُﻮﻧﻲ ُﻣ ْﺴﻠﻤ‬ َ‫ ﺗَـ ْﻌﻠُﻮا َﻋﻠ‬‫أَﻻ‬

31. Don’t be you arrogant against me, but come to me in submission (to the true Religion).”

ِ َ‫ﻨﺖ ﻗ‬ ً‫ﺎﻃ َﻌﺔ‬ ْ َ‫ﻗَﺎﻟ‬ ُ ‫اﻟﻤﻸ أَﻓْـﺘُﻮﻧِﻲ ﻓِﻲ أ َْﻣ ِﺮي َﻣﺎ ُﻛ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ‬‫ﺖ ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِ ‫ﻰ ﺗَ ْﺸﻬ ُﺪ‬‫أَﻣﺮاً ﺣﺘ‬ (32) ‫ون‬ َ َ ْ ٍ ِ ٍ ‫ﻮةٍ وأُوﻟُﻮا ﺑﺄ‬ ‫ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا ﻧَﺤﻦ أُوﻟُﻮا ﻗُـ‬ ِ ‫ﻳﺪ واﻷ َْﻣﺮ إِﻟَْﻴ‬ ‫ﻚ‬ ْ ُْ َ َ ُ َ ‫ْس َﺷﺪ‬ (33) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻓَﺎﻧﻈُ ِﺮي َﻣﺎذَا ﺗَﺄ ُْﻣ ِﺮ‬

32. She said: "You chiefs! advise me in (this) my affair: no affair have I decided except in your presence." 33. They said: "We are endued with strength, and given to vehement war: but the command is with you; so consider what you will command."

ِ َ ُ‫ن اﻟ ُْﻤﻠ‬ ِ‫ﺖ إ‬ ‫وﻫﺎ َو َﺟ َﻌﻠُﻮا‬ ْ َ‫ﻗَﺎﻟ‬ َ ‫ﺴ ُﺪ‬ َ ْ‫ﻮك إ َذا َد َﺧﻠُﻮا ﻗَـ ْﺮﻳَﺔً أَﻓ‬ ِ‫أ‬ (34) ‫ﻚ ﻳَـ ْﻔ َﻌﻠُﻮ َن‬ َ ِ‫ﺔً َوَﻛ َﺬﻟ‬‫ﺰَة أ َْﻫﻠِ َﻬﺎ أ َِذﻟ‬ ‫َﻋ‬

34. She said: "Kings, when they enter a country, despoil it, and make the noblest of its people its meanest thus do they behave.


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The Ant 35. "But I am going to send him a present, and (wait) to see with what (answer) return (my) ambassadors." 36. Now when (the embassy) came to Solomon, he said: "Will you give me abundance in wealth? But that which Allah has given me is better than that which He has given you! Nay it is you who rejoice in your gift! 37. "Go back to them, and be sure we shall come to them with such hosts as they will never be able to meet: We shall expel them from there in disgrace, and they will feel humbled (indeed)." 38. He said (to his own men): "You chiefs! which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?" 39. Said a highly powerful Jinn: "I will bring it to you before you rise from your council: indeed I have full strength for the purpose, and may be trusted." 40. Said one who had knowledge of the Book: "I will bring it to you within the twinkling of an eye!" Then when (Solomon) saw it placed firmly before him, he said: "This is by the grace of my Lord!- to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! and if any is grateful, truly his gratitude is (a gain) for his own soul; but if any is ungrateful, truly my Lord is Free of all Needs, Supreme in Honor!" 41. He said: "Transform her throne out of all recognition by her: let us see whether she is guided (to the truth) or is one of those who receive no guidance."

ِ ‫ٍﺔ ﻓَـﻨ‬‫ﻲ ﻣﺮ ِﺳﻠَﺔٌ إِﻟَﻴ ِﻬﻢ ﺑِﻬ ِﺪﻳ‬‫وإِﻧ‬ ‫ﺎﻇ َﺮةٌ ﺑِ َﻢ ﻳَـ ْﺮِﺟ ُﻊ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺮ َﺳﻠُﻮ َن‬ َ َ ْ ْ ُْ َ (35) ٍ ‫ﺪوﻧَﻨِﻲ ﺑِﻤ‬ ‫ﺎل أَﺗُ ِﻤ‬ ‫ﺎل ﻓَ َﻤﺎ آﺗَﺎﻧِﻲ‬ َ َ‫ﺎء ُﺳﻠَْﻴ َﻤﺎ َن ﻗ‬ َ َ ‫ﻤﺎ َﺟ‬ َ‫ﻓَـﻠ‬ ‫ﺘِ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺗَـ ْﻔ َﺮ ُﺣﻮ َن‬‫ﻤﺎ آﺗَﺎ ُﻛ ْﻢ ﺑَ ْﻞ أَﻧْـﺘُ ْﻢ ﺑِ َﻬ ِﺪﻳ‬ ‫ﻪُ َﺧْﻴـ ٌﺮ ِﻣ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬ (36) ٍ ُ‫ﻬﻢ ﺑِﺠﻨ‬‫ارِﺟﻊ إِﻟَﻴ ِﻬﻢ ﻓَـﻠَﻨَﺄْﺗِﻴـﻨـ‬ ‫ﻮد ﻻ ﻗِﺒَ َﻞ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﺑِ َﻬﺎ‬ ُ ُْ َ ْ ْ ْ ْ ِ ‫ﺔً وﻫﻢ ﺻ‬‫ﻬﻢ ِﻣْﻨـﻬﺎ أ َِذﻟ‬‫وﻟَﻨ ْﺨ ِﺮﺟﻨـ‬ (37) ‫ﺎﻏ ُﺮو َن‬ َ ُْ َ َُ َ َُْ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻳَﺄْﺗِﻴﻨِﻲ ﺑِ َﻌ ْﺮ ِﺷ َﻬﺎ ﻗَـْﺒ َﻞ أَ ْن‬‫اﻟﻤﻸ أَﻳ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ‬‫ﺎل ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِ ِِ (38) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻳَﺄْﺗُﻮﻧﻲ ُﻣ ْﺴﻠﻤ‬ ِ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ ِ َ ِ‫ﻦ أَﻧَﺎ آﺗ‬ ‫ْﺠ‬ ِ ‫ﻳﺖ ِﻣﻦ اﻟ‬ ‫ﻮم ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻴﻚ ﺑِﻪ ﻗَـْﺒ َﻞ أَ ْن ﺗَـ ُﻘ‬ ْ ٌ ‫ﺎل ﻋ ْﻔﺮ‬ ِ  ‫ﻲ ﻋﻠَﻴ ِﻪ ﻟََﻘ ِﻮ‬‫ﻚ وإِﻧ‬ ِ (39) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ْ َ َ َ ‫َﻣ َﻘﺎﻣ‬ ٌ ‫ي أَﻣ‬ ِ ‫ ِﺬي ِﻋْﻨ َﺪﻩُ ِﻋﻠْﻢ ِﻣﻦ اﻟ‬‫ﺎل اﻟ‬ ِ َ‫ْﻜﺘ‬ ‫ﻴﻚ ﺑِ ِﻪ ﻗَـْﺒ َﻞ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ َ ِ‫ﺎب أَﻧَﺎ آﺗ‬ ْ ٌ ‫ﺎل‬ َ َ‫ﻤﺎ َرآﻩُ ُﻣ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻘ ّﺮاً ِﻋْﻨ َﺪﻩُ ﻗ‬ َ‫ﻚ ﻓَـﻠ‬ َ ُ‫ﻚ ﻃَْﺮﻓ‬ َ ‫ﺪ إِﻟَْﻴ‬ َ‫أَ ْن ﻳَـ ْﺮﺗ‬ ‫ﻲ ﻟِﻴَْﺒـﻠُ َﻮﻧِﻲ أَأَ ْﺷ ُﻜ ُﺮ أ َْم أَ ْﻛ ُﻔ ُﺮ َوَﻣ ْﻦ‬‫ﻀ ِﻞ َرﺑ‬ ْ َ‫َﻫ َﺬا ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻓ‬ ‫ﻲ‬ ِ‫ﻲ ﻏَﻨ‬‫ن َرﺑ‬ ‫ َﻤﺎ ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻜ ُﺮ ﻟِﻨَـ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ َوَﻣ ْﻦ َﻛ َﻔ َﺮ ﻓَِﺈ‬‫َﺷ َﻜ َﺮ ﻓَِﺈﻧ‬ (40) ‫ﻳﻢ‬ ٌ ‫َﻛ ِﺮ‬ ‫ﻜ ُﺮوا ﻟَ َﻬﺎ َﻋ ْﺮ َﺷ َﻬﺎ ﻧَﻨﻈُْﺮ أَﺗَـ ْﻬﺘَ ِﺪي أ َْم ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ‫ﺎل ﻧ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ ِ (41) ‫ﻳﻦ ﻻ ﻳَـ ْﻬﺘَ ُﺪو َن‬ َ ‫اﻟ ﺬ‬

42. So when she arrived, she was asked, "Is this your throne?" She said, "It was just like this; and knowledge was bestowed on us in advance of this, and we have submitted to Allah (in Islam)."

ِ ‫ت ﻗِﻴﻞ أ ََﻫ َﻜ َﺬا َﻋﺮ ُﺷ‬ ‫ﻪُ ُﻫ َﻮ‬‫ﺖ َﻛﺄَﻧ‬ ْ َ‫ﻚ ﻗَﺎﻟ‬ ْ َ ‫ﻤﺎ َﺟ‬ َ‫ﻓَـﻠ‬ َ ْ ‫ﺎء‬ ِ ِ ‫وأُوﺗِﻴﻨﺎ اﻟ ِْﻌﻠ‬ ِِ (42) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ َ َ ‫ﺎ ُﻣ ْﺴﻠﻤ‬‫ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـْﺒﻠ َﻬﺎ َوُﻛﻨ‬ َ

43. And he diverted her from the worship of others besides Allah. for she was (sprung) of a people that had no faith.

ِ ‫ﺖ ﺗَـ ْﻌﺒ ُﺪ ِﻣﻦ ُد‬ ‫ﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ْ َ‫ـ َﻬﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ‬‫ ِﻪ إِﻧ‬‫ون اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫َو‬ ْ ُ ْ َ‫ﺪ َﻫﺎ َﻣﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ‬ ‫ﺻ‬ ِ ٍ (43) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻗَـ ْﻮم َﻛﺎﻓ ِﺮ‬


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ِ  ‫ﻴﻞ ﻟَ َﻬﺎ ا ْد ُﺧﻠِﻲ اﻟ‬ ً‫ﺠﺔ‬ ُ‫ﻤﺎ َرأَﺗْﻪُ َﺣ ِﺴﺒَْﺘﻪُ ﻟ‬ َ‫ح ﻓَـﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺼ ْﺮ‬ َ ‫ﻗ‬ ‫ﺮٌد ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـ َﻮا ِر َﻳﺮ‬ ‫ح ُﻣ َﻤ‬ َ َ‫ﺖ َﻋ ْﻦ َﺳﺎﻗَـْﻴـ َﻬﺎ ﻗ‬ ْ ‫ﺸ َﻔ‬ َ ‫َوَﻛ‬ ٌ ‫ﺻ ْﺮ‬ َ ُ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺎل إِﻧ‬ ِ ُ ‫ﻲ ﻇَﻠَﻤ‬‫ب إِﻧ‬ ‫ﺖ َﻣ َﻊ ُﺳﻠَْﻴ َﻤﺎ َن‬  ‫ﺖ َر‬ ْ َ‫ﻗَﺎﻟ‬ ُ ‫َﺳﻠَ ْﻤ‬ ْ ‫ﺖ ﻧَـ ْﻔﺴﻲ َوأ‬ ْ ِ (44) ‫ﻴﻦ‬  ‫ ِﻪ َر‬‫ﻟِﻠ‬ َ ‫ب اﻟ َْﻌﺎﻟَﻤ‬

44. She was asked to enter the lofty palace: but when she saw it, she thought it was a lake of water, and she (tucked up her skirts), uncovering her legs. He said: "This is but a palace paved smooth with slabs of glass." She said: "O my Lord! I have indeed wronged my soul: I do (now) submit (in Islam), with Solomon, to the Lord of the Worlds."


Field Study Collect information about development of science and technology at the time of Prophet David and Solomon ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻤﺎ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬, i.e. around 1000 BC.

It is a common style in literature of all languages that while describing some incident, some statement in inserted in that description. It indicates that the statement is so urgent to describe that the communicator does not want to wait to end the incident first and then describe the statement. This insertion is called a ‫( ﲨﻠﺔ ﻣﻌﱰﺿﺔ‬Jumla Mu’tarada) in Arabic. Identify an example of such statement in this lesson.

Web Curiosity Search the web for “Kingdom of Sheba” to find an article on its history. Also search for “King Solomon”. Try to find a map of the both kingdoms and identify the route of travel of the Queen of Sheba to the capital of Prophet Solomon ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬.

Experiential Learning 2 The Queen of Sheba had a perception about the kings of her time. Such perception is mentioned in the Verse No. 34. This perception entirely changed as described in the Verse No. 44. What was the reason behind such change?


Personality Development Prophet Solomon ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬was the ruler of world’s superpower of his time. Despite of such power, humbleness of his attitude is described in the Verse No. 19. Compare his attitude with the rulers of the modern world.

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Various historical incidents are described in the Quran to teach some lessons. Let us study some of them.

Stories 76. Korah was doubtless, of the people of Moses; but he acted insolently towards them: such were the treasures We had bestowed on him that their very keys would have been a burden to a group of strong men, behold, his people said to him: "Exult not, for Allah loves not those who exult (in riches). 77. "But seek, with the (wealth) which Allah has bestowed on you, the home of the Hereafter (by spending it on poor), nor forget your portion in this world: but do good, as Allah has been good to you, and seek not (occasions for) mischief in the land: for Allah loves not those who make mischief." 78. He said: "This has been given to me because of a certain knowledge which I have." Did he not know that Allah had destroyed, before him, (whole) generations, which were superior to him in strength and greater in the amount (of riches) they had collected? But the wicked are not called (immediately) to account for their sins. 79. So he went forth among his people in the (pride of his worldly) glitter. Said those whose aim is the life of this world: "Oh! That we had the like of what Korah has got! For he is truly a lord of mighty good fortune!" 80. But those who had been granted (true) knowledge said: "Alas for you! The reward of Allah (in the Hereafter) is best for those who believe and work righteousness: but this none shall attain, save those who steadfastly persevere (in good)." 81. Then We caused the earth to swallow up him and his house; and he had not (the least little) party to help him against Allah, nor could he defend himself. 82. And those who had envied his position the day before began to say on the morrow: "Ah! It is indeed Allah Who enlarges the provision or restricts it, to any of His servants He pleases! Had it not been that Allah was gracious to us, He 107 who could have caused the earth to swallow us up! Ah! Those Quranic Studies Program 107 reject Allah will assuredly never prosper."

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ِ ِ ‫ﻮﺳﻰ ﻓَـﺒَـﻐَﻰ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ﺎرو َن َﻛﺎ َن ﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـ ْﻮم ُﻣ‬ ُ َ‫ن ﻗ‬ ِ‫إ‬ ِ ِ ِ ُ‫ن َﻣ َﻔﺎﺗ َﺤﻪُ ﻟَﺘَـﻨُﻮء‬ ‫َوآﺗَـْﻴـﻨَﺎﻩُ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟْ ُﻜﻨُﻮِز َﻣﺎ إ‬ ‫ﺎل ﻟَﻪُ ﻗَـ ْﻮُﻣﻪُ ﻻ ﺗَـ ْﻔ َﺮ ْح‬ َ َ‫ﻮةِ إِ ْذ ﻗ‬ ‫ﺼﺒَ ِﺔ أُوﻟِﻲ اﻟْ ُﻘ‬ ْ ‫ﺑِﺎﻟ ُْﻌ‬ ِ  ‫ﻪ ﻻ ﻳ ِﺤ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫إ‬ (76) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ُ َ َ ‫ﺐ اﻟْ َﻔ ِﺮﺣ‬ ِ ِ  َ َ‫ﻴﻤﺎ آﺗ‬ ‫ﻨﺲ‬ َ ‫َواﺑْـﺘَ ِﻎ ﻓ‬ َ َ‫ﺪ َار اﻵﺧ َﺮةَ َوﻻ ﺗ‬ ‫ﺎك اﻟﻠﻪُ اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ﺪﻧْـﻴﺎ وأ‬ ‫ﻚ ِﻣﻦ اﻟ‬ ِ َ‫ﻧ‬ ُ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺴ َﻦ اﻟﻠ‬ ْ ‫َﺣﺴ ْﻦ َﻛ َﻤﺎ أ‬ ْ َ َ ْ َ َ‫ﺼﻴﺒ‬ َ ‫َﺣ‬ ِ ‫ﺎد ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ﻪَ ﻻ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ض إ‬ َ ‫إِﻟَْﻴ‬ َ‫ﺴ‬ َ ‫ﻚ َوﻻ ﺗَـْﺒ ِﻎ اﻟْ َﻔ‬ ِِ (77) ‫ﻳﻦ‬  ‫ﻳُ ِﺤ‬ َ ‫ﺐ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﻔﺴﺪ‬ ِ ‫ﻤﺎ أُوﺗِﻴﺘﻪ َﻋﻠَﻰ ِﻋﻠ ٍْﻢ ِﻋ‬‫ﺎل إِﻧ‬ ‫ﻨﺪي أ ََوﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ْﻢ‬ ُ ُ َ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ ِ ‫ﻚ ِﻣﻦ ﻗَـﺒﻠِ ِﻪ ِﻣﻦ اﻟ ُﻘﺮ‬  ‫ون َﻣ ْﻦ‬ ُ ْ ْ ْ َ َ‫ن اﻟﻠﻪَ ﻗَ ْﺪ أ َْﻫﻠ‬ َ‫أ‬ ‫َل َﻋ ْﻦ‬ ُ ‫ﻮةً َوأَ ْﻛﺜَـ ُﺮ َﺟ ْﻤﻌﺎً َوﻻ ﻳُ ْﺴﺄ‬ ‫ﺪ ِﻣْﻨﻪُ ﻗُـ‬ ‫ُﻫ َﻮ أَ َﺷ‬ (78) ‫ذُﻧُﻮﺑِ ِﻬ ْﻢ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺠ ِﺮُﻣﻮ َن‬ ِ  َ َ‫ﻓَ َﺨﺮج َﻋﻠَﻰ ﻗَـﻮِﻣ ِﻪ ﻓِﻲ ِزﻳﻨَﺘِ ِﻪ ﻗ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ ْ ََ َ ‫ﺎل اﻟﺬ‬ ‫ﺖ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ِﻣﺜْ َﻞ َﻣﺎ أُوﺗِ َﻲ‬ َ ‫ﺪﻧﻴَﺎ ﻳَﺎ ﻟَْﻴ‬ ‫ْﺤﻴَﺎةَ اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻳُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪو َن اﻟ‬  ‫ﻪُ ﻟَ ُﺬو َﺣ‬‫ﺎرو ُن إِﻧ‬ ٍ ‫ﻆ َﻋ ِﻈ‬ (79) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ُ َ‫ﻗ‬ ِ  َ َ‫وﻗ‬ ِ ‫ ِﻪ‬‫اب اﻟﻠ‬ ُ ‫ْﻢ َوﻳْـﻠَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺛَـ َﻮ‬ َ َ ‫ﺎل اﻟﺬ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ أُوﺗُﻮا اﻟْﻌﻠ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ  ‫ﺎﻫﺎ إﻻ‬ َ ‫ﺻﺎﻟﺤﺎً َوﻻ ﻳُـﻠَﻘ‬ َ ‫آﻣ َﻦ َو َﻋﻤ َﻞ‬ َ ‫َﺧْﻴـ ٌﺮ ﻟ َﻤ ْﻦ‬ (80) ‫ﺼﺎﺑُِﺮو َن‬  ‫اﻟ‬

ِ ِ ‫ض ﻓَ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ﻟَﻪُ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺴ ْﻔﻨَﺎ ﺑِﻪ َوﺑِ َﺪا ِرﻩ اﻷ َْر‬ َ ‫ﻓَ َﺨ‬ ِ ‫ﻓِﺌَ ٍﺔ ﻳﻨﺼﺮوﻧَﻪُ ِﻣﻦ ُد‬ ‫ ِﻪ َوَﻣﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ِﻣ ْﻦ‬‫ون اﻟﻠ‬ ْ ُُ َ ِ (81) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ ُ َ ‫اﻟﻤْﻨﺘَﺼ ِﺮ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻮا َﻣ َﻜﺎﻧَﻪُ ﺑِﺎﻷ َْﻣ‬ ‫ﺲ ﻳَـ ُﻘﻮﻟُﻮ َن‬ ْ ‫َوأ‬ ْ ‫ﻳﻦ ﺗَ َﻤﻨـ‬ َ ‫َﺻﺒَ َﺢ اﻟﺬ‬  ‫ﺸﺎءُ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ُ‫ﺴ‬ َ َ‫ﺮْز َق ﻟِ َﻤ ْﻦ ﻳ‬ ‫ﻂ اﻟ‬ ُ ‫ن اﻟﻠﻪَ ﻳَـْﺒ‬ َ‫َوﻳْ َﻜﺄ‬ ِ ِِ ِ  ‫ﻒ‬ َ ‫ﺴ‬ َ ‫ﻦ اﻟﻠﻪُ َﻋﻠَْﻴـﻨَﺎ ﻟَ َﺨ‬ ‫ﻋﺒَﺎدﻩ َوﻳَـ ْﻘﺪ ُر ﻟَ ْﻮﻻ أَ ْن َﻣ‬ (82) ‫ ﻳُـ ْﻔﻠِ ُﺢ اﻟْ َﻜﺎﻓِ ُﺮو َن‬Level ‫ﻪُ ﻻ‬‫َﻜﺄَﻧ‬01ْ‫ﺑِﻨَﺎ َوﻳ‬

29 ‫اﻟﻌﻨﻜﺒﻮت‬

The Spider 16. And Abraham said to his people: “Worship Allah and fear Him. That will be best for you, if you understand!” 17. "For you worship idols besides Allah, and you invent falsehood. The things that you worship besides Allah have no power to give you sustenance. Then seek you sustenance from Allah, serve Him, and be grateful to Him: to Him will be your return. 18. "And if you reject (the message), so did generations before you: and the duty of the apostle is only to preach publicly (and clearly)." 19. Don’t they see how Allah originates creation, then repeats it: truly that is easy for Allah.

20. Say (O Prophet!): “Travel through the earth and see how Allah did originate creation; so will Allah produce a later creation: for Allah has power over all things.” 21. “He punishes whom He pleases (based on his performance), and He grants Mercy to whom He pleases (based on his performance), and towards Him are you turned. 22. "Neither on earth nor in heaven will you be able (fleeing) to frustrate (His plan), nor have you, besides Allah, any protector or helper."

ِ ِ ‫ـ ُﻘﻮﻩُ ذَﻟِ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬‫ﻪَ َواﺗ‬‫ﺎل ﻟَِﻘ ْﻮِﻣ ِﻪ ا ْﻋﺒُ ُﺪوا اﻟﻠ‬ َ َ‫ﻴﻢ إِ ْذ ﻗ‬ َ ‫َوإﺑْـ َﺮاﻫ‬ (16) ‫َﺧْﻴـ ٌﺮ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ إِ ْن ُﻛْﻨﺘُ ْﻢ ﺗَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬ ِ ‫ﻤﺎ ﺗَـ ْﻌﺒ ُﺪو َن ِﻣﻦ ُد‬‫إِﻧ‬ ‫ن‬ ِ‫ ِﻪ أ َْوﺛَﺎﻧﺎً َوﺗَ ْﺨﻠُ ُﻘﻮ َن إِﻓْﻜﺎً إ‬‫ون اﻟﻠ‬ ْ ُ َ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ً‫ﻪ ﻻ ﻳَ ْﻤﻠ ُﻜﻮ َن ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِرْزﻗﺎ‬‫ﻳﻦ ﺗَـ ْﻌﺒُ ُﺪو َن ﻣ ْﻦ ُدون اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫اﻟ ﺬ‬ ‫ﺮْز َق َوا ْﻋﺒُ ُﺪوﻩُ َوا ْﺷ ُﻜ ُﺮوا ﻟَﻪُ إِﻟَْﻴ ِﻪ‬ ‫ ِﻪ اﻟ‬‫ﻓَﺎﺑْـﺘَـﻐُﻮا ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ (17) ‫ﺗُـ ْﺮ َﺟ ُﻌﻮ َن‬ ‫ب أ َُﻣ ٌﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـْﺒﻠِ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوَﻣﺎ َﻋﻠَﻰ‬ َ ‫ﺬ‬ ‫ﺬﺑُﻮا ﻓَـ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ‬ ‫َوإِ ْن ﺗُ َﻜ‬ ِ ِ ِ (18) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ُ ‫ اﻟْﺒَﻼغُ اﻟ ُْﻤﺒ‬‫ﺮ ُﺳﻮل إﻻ‬ ‫اﻟ‬ ‫ن‬ ِ‫ﻢ ﻳُِﻌﻴ ُﺪﻩُ إ‬ ُ‫ْﻖ ﺛ‬ َ ‫أ ََوﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَـ َﺮْوا َﻛْﻴ‬ َ ‫ﻪُ اﻟ‬‫ئ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ْﺨﻠ‬ ُ ‫ﻒ ﻳُـْﺒ ِﺪ‬ (19) ‫ ِﻪ ﻳَ ِﺴ ٌﻴﺮ‬‫ﻚ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ِ‫ذَﻟ‬ ِ ‫ﻗُ ْﻞ ِﺳ ُﻴﺮوا ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ﻢ‬ ُ‫ْﻖ ﺛ‬ َ ‫ض ﻓَﺎﻧْﻈُُﺮوا َﻛْﻴ‬ َ ‫ﻒ ﺑَ َﺪأَ اﻟْ َﺨﻠ‬ ِ ‫ ْﺸﺄَ َة‬‫ﻨﺸﺊ اﻟﻨ‬ ِ  ‫ﻞ َﺷ ْﻲ ٍء‬ ‫ﻪَ َﻋﻠَﻰ ُﻛ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫اﻵﺧ َﺮَة إ‬ ُ ُ‫اﻟﻠﻪُ ﻳ‬ (20) ‫ﻗَ ِﺪ ٌﻳﺮ‬ ‫ﺸﺎءُ َوإِﻟَْﻴ ِﻪ ﺗُـ ْﻘﻠَﺒُﻮ َن‬ َ َ‫ﺸﺎءُ َوﻳَـ ْﺮ َﺣ ُﻢ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ‬ َ َ‫ب َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ‬ ُ ‫ﺬ‬ ‫ﻳُـ َﻌ‬ (21) ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ‫ﺴ َﻤ ِﺎء َوَﻣﺎ‬  ‫ض َوﻻ ﻓِﻲ اﻟ‬ َ ‫َوَﻣﺎ أَﻧْـﺘُ ْﻢ ﺑ ُﻤ ْﻌﺠ ِﺰ‬ ِ ‫ﻟَ ُﻜﻢ ِﻣﻦ ُد‬ ِ َ‫ﻲ وﻻ ﻧ‬ ِ‫ ِﻪ ِﻣﻦ وﻟ‬‫ون اﻟﻠ‬ (22) ‫ﺼﻴ ٍﺮ‬ ْ ْ َ َ ْ

23. Those who reject the signs of Allah and meeting with Him (in the Hereafter), it is they who shall despair of My mercy; it is they who will (suffer) a most grievous penalty.

ِ ‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ َﻛ َﻔﺮوا ﺑِﺂﻳ‬‫واﻟ‬ ِ َ ِ‫ ِﻪ وﻟَِﻘﺎﺋِِﻪ أُوﻟَﺌ‬‫ﺎت اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﺴﻮا ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ْ َ ُ َ َ َ ُ ‫ﻚ ﻳَﺌ‬ ِ (23) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ِ‫َر ْﺣ َﻤﺘِﻲ َوأ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ٌ ‫ﻚ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻋ َﺬ‬ ٌ ‫اب أَﻟ‬

24. So naught was the answer of (Abraham's) people except that they said: "Slay him or burn him." But Allah did save him from the fire. Verily in this are signs for people who believe.

‫ أَ ْن ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا اﻗْـﺘُـﻠُﻮﻩُ أ َْو‬‫اب ﻗَـ ْﻮِﻣ ِﻪ إِﻻ‬ َ ‫ﻓَ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎ َن َﺟ َﻮ‬ ِ ِ ِ ٍ ‫ﻚ ﻵﻳ‬ ‫ﺎت‬ َ َ ‫ن ﻓﻲ ذَﻟ‬ ِ‫ﺎ ِر إ‬‫ﻪُ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻨ‬‫َﻧﺠﺎﻩُ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺮﻗُﻮﻩُ ﻓَﺄ‬ ‫َﺣ‬ (24) ‫ﻟَِﻘ ْﻮٍم ﻳُـ ْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮ َن‬


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Level 01

The Spider


25. And he said: "For you, you have taken (for worship) idols besides Allah, out of mutual love (with you leaders) and regard between yourselves in this life; but on the Day of Judgment you shall disown each other and curse each other: and your abode will be the hellfire, and you shall have none to help."

ِ ‫ َﺨ ْﺬﺗُﻢ ِﻣﻦ ُد‬‫ﻤﺎ اﺗ‬‫ﺎل إِﻧ‬ ‫دةَ ﺑَـْﻴﻨِ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓِﻲ‬ ‫ ِﻪ أ َْوﺛَﺎﻧﺎً َﻣ َﻮ‬‫ون اﻟﻠ‬ ْ ْ َ َ َ‫َوﻗ‬ ٍ ‫ﻀ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑِﺒَـ ْﻌ‬ ‫ﻢ‬ ُ‫ﺾ ﺛ‬ ُ ‫ﻢ ﻳَـ ْﻮ َم اﻟ ِْﻘﻴَ َﺎﻣ ِﺔ ﻳَ ْﻜ ُﻔ ُﺮ ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ ُ‫ﺪﻧْـﻴَﺎ ﺛ‬ ‫ْﺤﻴَﺎةِ اﻟ‬ َ ‫اﻟ‬ ٍ ‫ﻀ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑِﺒَـ ْﻌ‬ ‫ﻀ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ ُ ‫ﺾ َوﻳَـﻠ َْﻌ ُﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ ُ ‫ﻳَـ ْﻮ َم اﻟ ِْﻘﻴَ َﺎﻣ ِﺔ ﻳَ ْﻜ ُﻔ ُﺮ ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ ِ ِ (25) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ ُ ‫ﺑَـ ْﻌﻀﺎً َوَﻣﺄ َْوا ُﻛ ْﻢ اﻟﻨ‬ َ ‫ﺎر َوَﻣﺎ ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﺎﺻ ِﺮ‬ ِ ‫ﻲ ﻣ َﻬ‬‫ﺎل إِﻧ‬ ‫ﻪُ ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟ َْﻌ ِﺰ ُﻳﺰ‬‫ﻲ إِﻧ‬‫ﺎﺟ ٌﺮ إِﻟَﻰ َرﺑ‬ ٌ ‫ﺂﻣ َﻦ ﻟَﻪُ ﻟُﻮ‬ َ َ‫ط َوﻗ‬ ُ َ َ‫ﻓ‬ ِ ‫اﻟ‬ (26) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ُ ‫ْﺤﻜ‬ َ‫ﻮة‬ ‫ﺒُـ‬‫ﺘِ ِﻪ اﻟﻨ‬‫رﻳ‬ ُ‫ﻮب َو َﺟ َﻌﻠْﻨَﺎ ﻓِﻲ ذ‬ َ ‫َوَو َﻫْﺒـﻨَﺎ ﻟَﻪُ إِ ْﺳ َﺤ َﻖ َوﻳَـ ْﻌ ُﻘ‬ ِ ‫ﻪ ﻓِﻲ‬‫ﺪﻧْـﻴﺎ وإِﻧ‬ ‫ْﻜﺘﺎب وآﺗَـﻴـﻨﺎﻩ أَﺟﺮﻩ ﻓِﻲ اﻟ‬ ‫اﻵﺧ َﺮةِ ﻟَ ِﻤ ْﻦ‬ ُ َ ْ ُ َ ْ َ َ َِ ‫َواﻟ‬ ُ َ َ ِ ِ  ‫اﻟ‬ (27) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺼﺎﻟﺤ‬

26. But Lot had faith in Him: He said: "I will leave home for the sake of my Lord: for He is Exalted in Might, and Wise." 27. And We gave (Abraham) Isaac and Jacob, and ordained among his progeny prophet-hood and revelation, and We granted him his reward in this life; and he was in the hereafter (of the company) of the righteous. 28. And (remember) Lot when he said to his people: "You do commit lewdness, such as no people in creation (ever) committed before you. 29. "Do you indeed approach men (for sex), and cut off the highway?- and practise wickedness (even) in your councils?" But his people gave no answer except they said: "Bring us the wrath of Allah if you tell the truth."

ِ ‫ ُﻜﻢ ﻟَﺘﺄْﺗُﻮ َن اﻟْ َﻔ‬‫ﺎل ﻟَِﻘﻮِﻣ ِﻪ إِﻧ‬ ‫ﺸﺔَ َﻣﺎ َﺳﺒَـ َﻘ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ﺎﺣ‬ َ ْ ْ َ َ‫َوﻟُﻮﻃﺎً إِ ْذ ﻗ‬ ِ ٍ ‫ﺑِﻬﺎ ِﻣﻦ أ‬ ِ (28) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ْ َ َ ‫َﺣﺪ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ َْﻌﺎﻟَﻤ‬ ِ ِ  ‫ﺎل وﺗَـ ْﻘﻄَ ُﻌﻮ َن اﻟ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ َوﺗَﺄْﺗُﻮ َن ﻓِﻲ‬ َ َ ‫ﺮ َﺟ‬ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻟَﺘَﺄْﺗُﻮ َن اﻟ‬‫أَﺋﻨ‬ َ ‫ﺴﺒ‬ ِ ‫ أَ ْن ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا اﺋْﺘِﻨَﺎ‬‫اب ﻗَـ ْﻮِﻣ ِﻪ إِﻻ‬ َ ‫ﻧَﺎدﻳ ُﻜ ْﻢ اﻟ ُْﻤﻨ َﻜ َﺮ ﻓَ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎ َن َﺟ َﻮ‬ ِ ِ  ‫ﻨﺖ ِﻣﻦ اﻟ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺑِﻌ َﺬ‬ (29) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ْ َ ‫ﻪ إِ ْن ُﻛ‬‫اب اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺼﺎدﻗ‬ ِ ِِ ِ (30) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ َ‫ﻗ‬  ‫ﺎل َر‬ ُ ‫ب‬ َ ‫اﻧﺼ ْﺮﻧﻲ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟْ َﻘ ْﻮم اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﻔﺴﺪ‬

30. He said: "O my Lord! Help me against people who do mischief!" 31. When Our messengers came to Abraham with the good news (of Isaac), they said: "We are indeed going to destroy the people of this township: for truly they are (addicted to) crime."

ِ ِ ‫ﺎ ُﻣ ْﻬﻠِ ُﻜﻮ‬‫ﻴﻢ ﺑِﺎﻟْﺒُ ْﺸ َﺮى ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا إِﻧ‬ ْ ‫ﺎء‬ َ ‫ﻤﺎ َﺟ‬ َ‫َوﻟ‬ َ ‫ت ُر ُﺳﻠُﻨَﺎ إﺑْـ َﺮاﻫ‬ ِِ ِ ِ ِِ (31) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ن أ َْﻫﻠَ َﻬﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻇَﺎﻟﻤ‬ ‫أ َْﻫ ِﻞ َﻫﺬﻩ اﻟْ َﻘ ْﺮﻳَﺔ إ‬

32. He said: "But there is Lot there." They said: "Well do we know who is there : we will certainly save him and his followers, except his wife; she is of those who lag behind!"

ِ ِ َ َ‫ﻗ‬ ُ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺠﻴَـﻨ‬ َ‫ن ﻓ َﻴﻬﺎ ﻟُﻮﻃﺎً ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا ﻧَ ْﺤ ُﻦ أَ ْﻋﻠَ ُﻢ ﺑِ َﻤ ْﻦ ﻓ َﻴﻬﺎ ﻟَﻨُـﻨ‬ ِ‫ﺎل إ‬ ِ ْ َ‫ اﻣﺮأَﺗَﻪ َﻛﺎﻧ‬‫وأ َْﻫﻠَﻪ إِﻻ‬ ِ (32) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ ُ َْ ُ َ َ ‫ﺖ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟْﻐَﺎﺑ ِﺮ‬


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33. And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was grieved on their account, and felt himself powerless (to protect) them (from the homosexuals): but they said: “Fear you not, nor grieve: we are (here) to save you and your followers, except your wife: she is of those who lag behind.”

ِ ً‫ﺿﺎ َق ﺑِ ِﻬ ْﻢ ذَ ْرﻋﺎ‬ ْ ‫ﺎء‬ َ ‫ﻲء ﺑِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َو‬ َ ‫ت ُر ُﺳﻠُﻨَﺎ ﻟُﻮﻃﺎً ﺳ‬ َ ‫ﻤﺎ أَ ْن َﺟ‬ َ‫َوﻟ‬ ‫ﻚ إِﻻ‬ َ ‫ﺠ‬ َ‫ﺎ ُﻣﻨ‬‫ﻒ َوﻻ ﺗَ ْﺤ َﺰ ْن إِﻧ‬ ْ ‫َوﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا ﻻ ﺗَ َﺨ‬ َ َ‫ﻮك َوأَ ْﻫﻠ‬ ِ ْ َ‫ﻚ َﻛﺎﻧ‬ ِ (33) ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ َ‫ْاﻣ َﺮأَﺗ‬ َ ‫ﺖ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟْﻐَﺎﺑ ِﺮ‬ ‫ﺴ َﻤ ِﺎء ﺑِ َﻤﺎ‬  ‫ﺎ ُﻣﻨ ِﺰﻟُﻮ َن َﻋﻠَﻰ أ َْﻫ ِﻞ َﻫ ِﺬﻩِ اﻟْ َﻘ ْﺮﻳَِﺔ ِر ْﺟﺰاً ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ‬‫إِﻧ‬ (34) ‫ﺴ ُﻘﻮ َن‬ ُ ‫َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَـ ْﻔ‬ (35) ‫ـﻨَﺔً ﻟَِﻘ ْﻮٍم ﻳَـ ْﻌ ِﻘﻠُﻮ َن‬‫َوﻟََﻘﺪ ﺗَـ َﺮْﻛﻨَﺎ ِﻣْﻨـ َﻬﺎ آﻳَﺔً ﺑَـﻴ‬

34. "For we are going to bring down on the people of this township a punishment from heaven, because they have been wickedly rebellious." 35. And We have left thereof an evident sign, for any people who (care to) understand.

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(2) ‫وم‬ ْ َ‫( ﻏُﻠِﺒ‬1) ‫اﻟﻢ‬ ُ ‫ﺮ‬ ‫ﺖ اﻟ‬

1. A. L. M. 2. The Roman Empire has been defeated.

ِ ‫ﻓِﻲ أَ ْدﻧَﻰ اﻷ َْر‬ (3) ‫ض َو ُﻫ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌ ِﺪ ﻏَﻠَﺒِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َﺳﻴَـ ْﻐﻠِﺒُﻮ َن‬

3. In a land close by; but they, (even) after (this) defeat of theirs, will soon be victorious.

ِ ِ ْ ِ‫ﻓِﻲ ﺑ‬ ‫ ِﻪ اﻷ َْﻣ ُﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـْﺒ ُﻞ َوِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌ ُﺪ َوﻳَـ ْﻮَﻣﺌِ ٍﺬ‬‫ﻴﻦ ﻟِﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻀ ِﻊ ﺳﻨ‬ (4) ‫ح اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮ َن‬ ُ ‫ﻳَـ ْﻔ َﺮ‬ ِ ِ (5) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ َ‫ﻨﺼ ُﺮ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ‬ ْ َ‫ﺑِﻨ‬ ُ َ‫ﻪ ﻳ‬‫ﺼ ِﺮ اﻟﻠ‬ ُ ‫ﺮﺣ‬ ‫ﺸﺎءُ َو ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟ َْﻌ ِﺰ ُﻳﺰ اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ﻦ أَ ْﻛﺜَـ َﺮ اﻟﻨ‬ ‫ﻪُ َو ْﻋ َﺪﻩُ َوﻟَ ِﻜ‬‫ﻒ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﺎس ﻻ‬ ُ ِ‫ ِﻪ ﻻ ﻳُ ْﺨﻠ‬‫َو ْﻋ َﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ (6) ‫ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬ ِ ‫ﺪﻧْـﻴﺎ وﻫﻢ ﻋﻦ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺮاً ِﻣﻦ اﻟْﺤﻴﺎةِ اﻟ‬ ِ َ‫ﻳـﻌﻠَﻤﻮ َن ﻇ‬ ‫اﻵﺧ َﺮةِ ُﻫ ْﻢ‬ َْ َُْ َ ََ ْ ُ َْ (7) ‫ﻏَﺎﻓِﻠُﻮ َن‬

4. Within a few years. With Allah is the decision, in the past and in the future: on that day shall the Believers rejoice. 5. With the help of Allah. He helps whom He wills, and He is Exalted in Might, the Most Merciful. 6. (It is) the promise of Allah. Never does Allah depart from His promise: but most men do not understand. 7. They know the outer (things) in the life of this world: but of the hereafter they are heedless.

Web Curiosity Search the history of the Roman Empire. There was a series of great wars between the Roman and Persian Empires by the end of sixth and beginning of seventh century. Read a brief history of such wars and compare the prophecy mentioned in the Verse No. 30:4.


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Real Life Simulation Imagine that you belong to a lower middle class family. You do not have enough money to pay your expenses. You are studying in a university and hardly meet your expenses by working part time. Immediately after completing your qualification, you get your dream job and your income level increases four times. Within a couple of years, your progress is exponential. You are got promoted to a middle-manager level in your company and your income level is now 10 times your level of earning during university days. Within ten years, you become the chief executive officer of your company and your income level is now 100 times more than that at in your student life. What attitude you should develop? Answer in the light of the Verse No. 27:76-77.

Intellectual Exercise An important aspect of human psychology is described in the Verse No. 30:7. Evaluate the reasons of the mentality mentioned in this verse. What adjustment is required in human mentality regarding the biggest fact of this universe?

Personality Development 1 Draw the personality profile of Korah (Qarun) mentioned in the Quran in form of bullet points. Compare this profile with the ideal profile mentioned in the Verse No. 27:76. Also match your own personality with the ideal profile.

Experiential Learning What was the major crime of the nation of Prophet Lot ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‬ ?‫اﻟﺼﻠﻮة واﻟﺴﻼم‬Note the comment of the Almighty mentioned in the Verse No. 29:28-29.


Personality Development 2 When people look at the extravagance and pompousness of an extremely rich and arrogant person, they react in different ways. Two different reactions are mentioned in the Verse No. 27:79-80. Compare your own reaction on such ostentatious display of rich people with the two mentioned in these verses.

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Luqman ‫ رﺿﻲ اﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ‬was a great philosopher of Arabia. He advised his son certain pieces of wisdom. Allah has made such wisdom a part of the Quran. A Surah is named after him. In 5H/627CE, united armies of Arabia attacked Madina to destroy the Islamic community. Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬demonstrated great steadfastness. That incident is also described in the Quran.

Luqman 12. We bestowed (in the past) wisdom on Luqman: "Show (your) gratitude to Allah." Anyone who is (so) grateful does so to the profit of his own soul: but if any is ungrateful, verily Allah is Free of all wants, Worthy of all praise.

31 ‫ﻟﻘﻤﺎن‬ ِ ‫ ِﻪ َوَﻣ ْﻦ‬‫ْﻤﺔَ أَ ْن ا ْﺷ ُﻜ ْﺮ ﻟِﻠ‬ َ ‫َوﻟََﻘ ْﺪ آﺗَـْﻴـﻨَﺎ ﻟُْﻘ َﻤﺎ َن اﻟْﺤﻜ‬ ِِ ِ َ‫ﻪ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ َﻤﺎ ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻜ ُﺮ ﻟﻨَـ ْﻔﺴﻪ َوَﻣ ْﻦ َﻛ َﻔ َﺮ ﻓَِﺈ‬‫ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻜ ْﺮ ﻓَِﺈﻧ‬ (12) ‫ﻲ َﺣ ِﻤﻴ ٌﺪ‬ ِ‫ﻏَﻨ‬

13. Remember when Luqman said to his son by way of instruction: "O my son! Don’t join in worship (others) with Allah. The polytheism is indeed the highest wrongdoing."

‫ﻲ ﻻ ﺗُ ْﺸ ِﺮ ْك‬ َ‫ﺎل ﻟُْﻘ َﻤﺎ ُن ﻻﺑْﻨِ ِﻪ َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَِﻌﻈُﻪُ ﻳَﺎ ﺑُـﻨ‬ َ َ‫َوإِ ْذ ﻗ‬ ِ ‫ﺸﺮ َك ﻟَﻈُﻠ‬ ِ ِ (13) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ‫ْﻢ َﻋﻈ‬ ٌ ْ  ‫ن اﻟ‬ ِ‫ﻪ إ‬‫ﺑﺎﻟﻠ‬

14. And We have enjoined on man (to be good) to his parents: in travail upon travail did his mother bear him, and in two years was his weaning: (hear the command), "Show gratitude to Me and to your parents: to Me is (your final) Goal.”

‫ﻣﻪُ َو ْﻫﻨﺎً َﻋﻠَﻰ‬ُ‫ﻧﺴﺎ َن ﺑَِﻮاﻟِ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ َﺣ َﻤﻠَْﺘﻪُ أ‬  ‫َوَو‬ َ ‫ﺻْﻴـﻨَﺎ ا ِﻹ‬ ِ ‫ﻚ‬ َ ْ‫ﺼﺎﻟُﻪُ ﻓِﻲ َﻋ َﺎﻣْﻴ ِﻦ أَ ْن ا ْﺷ ُﻜ ْﺮ ﻟِﻲ َوﻟَِﻮاﻟِ َﺪﻳ‬ َ ‫َو ْﻫ ٍﻦ َوﻓ‬ ِ ‫ﻲ اﻟْﻤ‬ َ‫إِﻟ‬ (14) ‫ﺼ ُﻴﺮ‬ َ

15. "But if they strive to make you join in worship with Me things of which you has no knowledge, don’t obey them; yet bear them company in this life with justice (and consideration), and follow the way of those who turn to me (in love). In the end the return of you all is to Me, and I will tell you the truth (and meaning) of all that you did." 16. "O my son!" (said Luqman), "If there is the weight of a mustard-seed and it is (hidden) in a rock, or (anywhere) in the heavens or on earth, Allah will bring it forth: for Allah understands the finest mysteries, (and) is Wellacquainted (with them).” 17. “O my son! Establish regular prayer, enjoin what is just, and forbid what is wrong: and bear with patient constancy whatever betide you; for this is firmness (of purpose) in (the conduct of) affairs.” 18. “And swell not your cheek (for pride) at men, nor walk in insolence through the earth; for Allah loves not any arrogant boaster.” 19. “And be moderate in your pace, and lower your 112 voice;Quranic for the harshest sounds without doubt is the 112 Studies of Program braying of a donkey.”

ِ ِ ‫ﻚ ﺑِ ِﻪ‬ َ ‫ﺎﻫ َﺪ‬ َ َ‫ﺲ ﻟ‬ َ ‫َوإِ ْن َﺟ‬ َ ‫اك َﻋﻠﻰ أَ ْن ﺗُ ْﺸﺮ َك ﺑﻲ َﻣﺎ ﻟَْﻴ‬ ِ ‫ِﻋﻠْﻢ ﻓَﻼ ﺗُ ِﻄﻌﻬﻤﺎ وﺻ‬ ً‫ﺪﻧْـﻴَﺎ َﻣ ْﻌ ُﺮوﻓﺎ‬ ‫ﺎﺣْﺒـ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ ﻓِﻲ اﻟ‬ َ َ َُْ ٌ ِ ِ ‫ﻲ َﻣ ْﺮِﺟ ُﻌ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ َ‫ﻢ إِﻟ‬ ُ‫ﻲ ﺛ‬ َ‫ﺎب إِﻟ‬ َ َ‫ﻴﻞ َﻣ ْﻦ أَﻧ‬ َ ‫ﺒ ْﻊ َﺳﺒ‬‫َواﺗ‬ (15) ‫ﺌُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ ُﻛﻨﺘُ ْﻢ ﺗَـ ْﻌ َﻤﻠُﻮ َن‬‫ﻓَﺄُﻧَـﺒ‬ ‫ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ ْﺮَد ٍل ﻓَـﺘَ ُﻜ ْﻦ‬‫ﺎل َﺣﺒ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ِﻣﺜْـ َﻘ‬ ُ َ‫ـ َﻬﺎ إِ ْن ﺗ‬‫ﻲ إِﻧ‬ َ‫ﻳَﺎ ﺑُـﻨ‬ ِ ِ  ‫ﻓِﻲ ﺻ ْﺨﺮةٍ أَو ﻓِﻲ اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ض ﻳﺄ‬ ‫ْت‬ ْ َ َ َ ِ ‫ﺴ َﻤ َﻮات أ َْو ﻓﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ِ (16) ‫ﻴﻒ َﺧﺒِ ٌﻴﺮ‬ ٌ ‫ﻪَ ﻟَﻄ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﻪُ إ‬‫ﺑِ َﻬﺎ اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ‫ﺼﻼ َة وأْﻣﺮ ﺑِﺎﻟْﻤﻌﺮ‬ ِ ‫وف َواﻧْﻪَ َﻋ ْﻦ‬ ُ ْ َ ْ ُ َ  ‫ﻲ أَﻗ ْﻢ اﻟ‬ َ‫ﻳَﺎ ﺑُـﻨ‬ ‫ﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻋ ْﺰِم‬ َ ِ‫ن َذﻟ‬ ِ‫ﻚ إ‬ َ َ‫َﺻﺎﺑ‬ ْ ‫اﻟ ُْﻤﻨ َﻜ ِﺮ َو‬ َ ‫اﺻﺒِ ْﺮ َﻋﻠَﻰ َﻣﺎ أ‬ (17) ‫اﻷ ُُﻣﻮِر‬ ِ ‫ﺶ ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ ِ ‫ﺎس َوﻻ ﺗَ ْﻤ‬ ِ ‫ﺪ َك ﻟِﻠﻨ‬ ‫ﻌ ْﺮ َﺧ‬ ‫ﺼ‬ ‫ض‬ َ ُ‫َوﻻ ﺗ‬ ٍ َ‫ﻞ ُﻣ ْﺨﺘ‬ ‫ﺐ ُﻛ‬ (18) ‫ﺎل ﻓَ ُﺨﻮٍر‬  ‫ﻪَ ﻻ ﻳُ ِﺤ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫َﻣ َﺮﺣﺎً إ‬ ِ ‫ﻀ‬ ِ ‫واﻗ‬ ‫ن أَﻧ َﻜ َﺮ‬ ِ‫ﻚ إ‬ َ ِ‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗ‬ َ ِ‫ْﺼ ْﺪ ﻓِﻲ َﻣ ْﺸﻴ‬ ْ ُ ‫ﻚ َوا ْﻏ‬ َ ‫ﺾ ﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ Level 01 ِ ِ (19) ‫ْﺤﻤﻴ ِﺮ‬ ُ ‫ﺼ ْﻮ‬ ْ ‫اﻷ‬ َ َ‫َﺻ َﻮات ﻟ‬ َ ‫ت اﻟ‬

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The Combined Armies 1. O Prophet! Keep fearing Allah, and don’t follow the unbelievers and the hypocrites. Verily Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom. 2. But follow that which comes to you by inspiration from your Lord: for Allah is Well acquainted with (all) that you do. 3. And put your trust in Allah, and enough is Allah as a disposer of affairs. 4. Allah has not made for man two hearts in his (one) body: nor has He made your wives whom you declare your mothers, they are not your mothers; nor has He made your adopted sons your real sons. Such is (only) your (manner of) speech by your mouths. But Allah tells (you) the truth, and He shows the (right) way. 5. Call them by (the names of) their (real) fathers: that is just in the sight of Allah. But if you don’t know their father's (names, call them) your brothers in faith, or your associates. But there is no blame on you if you make a mistake therein: (what counts is) the intention of your hearts: and Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. 6. The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves, and his wives are their mothers. Blood-relations among each other have closer personal ties, in the decree of Allah than (the brotherhood of) believers and migrators: nevertheless do what is just to your closest friends: such is the writing in the decree (of Allah). 7. And remember We took from the prophets their covenant: As (We did) from you: from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus the son of Mary: We took from them a solemn covenant: 8. That (Allah) may question the (custodians) of truth concerning the truth they (were charged with): And He has prepared for the unbelievers a grievous punishment.


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ِ ِ ِ  ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ ِﻖ اﻟﻠﻪَ َوﻻ ﺗُﻄ ْﻊ اﻟْ َﻜﺎﻓ ِﺮ‬‫ﻲ اﺗ‬ ‫ﺒ‬‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﻨ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِِ (1) ً‫ﻪَ َﻛﺎ َن َﻋﻠِﻴﻤﺎً َﺣ ِﻜﻴﻤﺎ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﻴﻦ إ‬ َ ‫َواﻟ ُْﻤﻨَﺎﻓﻘ‬ ‫ﻪَ َﻛﺎ َن ﺑِ َﻤﺎ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﻚ إ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ َرﺑ‬ َ ‫ﻮﺣﻰ إِﻟَْﻴ‬ َ ُ‫ﺒِ ْﻊ َﻣﺎ ﻳ‬‫َواﺗ‬ (2) ً‫ﺗَـ ْﻌ َﻤﻠُﻮ َن َﺧﺒِﻴﺮا‬ (3) ً‫ ِﻪ َوﻛِﻴﻼ‬‫ ِﻪ َوَﻛ َﻔﻰ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ‬‫ﻛ ْﻞ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟﻠ‬‫َوﺗَـ َﻮ‬ ‫ﻪُ ﻟَِﺮ ُﺟ ٍﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـ ْﻠﺒَـْﻴ ِﻦ ﻓِﻲ َﺟ ْﻮﻓِ ِﻪ َوَﻣﺎ َﺟ َﻌ َﻞ‬‫َﻣﺎ َﺟ َﻌ َﻞ اﻟﻠ‬ ِ َ‫ﺋِﻲ ﺗُﻈ‬‫أَ ْزواﺟ ُﻜﻢ اﻟﻼ‬ ‫ﻣ َﻬﺎﺗِ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوَﻣﺎ‬ُ‫ﻦ أ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ ُﺮو َن ِﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ‬ ْ َ َ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺎء ُﻛ ْﻢ ذَﻟ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻗَـ ْﻮﻟُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑِﺄَﻓْـ َﻮاﻫ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ َ َ‫ﺎء ُﻛ ْﻢ أَﺑْـﻨ‬ َ َ‫َﺟ َﻌ َﻞ أَ ْدﻋﻴ‬ ِ  ‫ﻖ و ُﻫﻮ ﻳَـ ْﻬ ِﺪي اﻟ‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ (4) ‫ﻴﻞ‬ ُ ‫ﻪُ ﻳَـ ُﻘ‬‫َواﻟﻠ‬ َ َ َ ‫ﻮل اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﺴﺒ‬ ِ ‫ ِﻪ ﻓَِﺈ ْن ﻟَ ْﻢ‬‫ﻂ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ ُ ‫ْﺴ‬ ُ ‫ا ْد ُﻋ‬ َ ‫ﻮﻫ ْﻢ ﻵﺑَﺎﺋ ِﻬ ْﻢ ُﻫ َﻮ أَﻗ‬ ‫ﻳ ِﻦ َوَﻣ َﻮاﻟِﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬‫ﺎء ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻓَِﺈ ْﺧ َﻮاﻧُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓِﻲ اﻟﺪ‬ َ َ‫ﺗَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮا آﺑ‬ ِ َ‫وﻟَﻴﺲ َﻋﻠَﻴ ُﻜﻢ ﺟﻨ‬ ‫ﻴﻤﺎ أَ ْﺧﻄَﺄْﺗُ ْﻢ ﺑِ ِﻪ َوﻟَ ِﻜ ْﻦ َﻣﺎ‬ ٌ ُ ْ ْ َ َْ َ ‫ﺎح ﻓ‬ (5) ً‫ﻪُ ﻏَ ُﻔﻮراً َرِﺣﻴﻤﺎ‬‫ت ﻗُـﻠُﻮﺑُ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوَﻛﺎ َن اﻟﻠ‬ ْ ‫ﻤ َﺪ‬ ‫ﺗَـ َﻌ‬ ِ ِ‫ﺒِﻲ أَوﻟَﻰ ﺑِﺎﻟْﻤ ْﺆِﻣﻨ‬‫اﻟﻨ‬ ِ ُ‫اﺟﻪ‬ ْ  ُ ‫ﻴﻦ ﻣ ْﻦ أَﻧْـ ُﻔﺴ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوأَ ْزَو‬ َ ُ ٍ ‫ﻀ ُﻬ ْﻢ أ َْوﻟَﻰ ﺑِﺒَـ ْﻌ‬ ‫ﺾ ﻓِﻲ‬ ُ ‫ﻣ َﻬﺎﺗُـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َوأ ُْوﻟُﻮ اﻷ َْر َﺣ ِﺎم ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ُ‫أ‬ ِ ِ  ِ ‫ﻛِﺘ‬ ِ ِِ ‫ أَ ْن‬‫ﻳﻦ إِﻻ‬ َ َ ‫ﻴﻦ َواﻟ ُْﻤ َﻬﺎﺟ ِﺮ‬ َ ‫ﺎب اﻟﻠﻪ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺆﻣﻨ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻚ ﻓِﻲ‬ َ ‫ﺗَـ ْﻔ َﻌﻠُﻮا إِﻟَﻰ أ َْوﻟﻴَﺎﺋِ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻣ ْﻌ ُﺮوﻓﺎً َﻛﺎ َن ذَﻟ‬ ِ ‫اﻟ‬ ِ َ‫ْﻜﺘ‬ (6) ً‫ﺎب َﻣ ْﺴﻄُﻮرا‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻮح‬ ٍ ُ‫ﻚ َوِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ‬ َ ‫ﻴﻦ ِﻣﻴﺜَﺎﻗَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َوِﻣْﻨ‬ َ ‫ﺒﻴ‬‫َوإ ْذ أَ َﺧ ْﺬﻧَﺎ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻨ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫َﺧ ْﺬﻧَﺎ ِﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ﻴﺴﻰ اﺑْ ِﻦ َﻣ ْﺮﻳَ َﻢ َوأ‬ َ ‫ﻴﻢ َوُﻣ‬ َ ‫َوإﺑْـ َﺮاﻫ‬ َ ‫ﻮﺳﻰ َوﻋ‬ (7) ً‫ِﻣﻴﺜَﺎﻗﺎً ﻏَﻠِﻴﻈﺎ‬ ِ ِ َ ‫ﺻ ْﺪﻗِ ِﻬﻢ وأ‬ ِ  ‫ﻟِﻴﺴﺄ ََل اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ﺎدﻗِﻴﻦ َﻋﻦ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ ْ َ ‫ﺼ‬ َْ َْ َ ‫ﺪ ﻟ ْﻠ َﻜﺎﻓ ِﺮ‬ ‫َﻋ‬ (8) ً‫َﻋ َﺬاﺑﺎً أَﻟِﻴﻤﺎ‬ Level 01

The Combined Armies


9. O believers! Remember the grace of Allah, (bestowed) on you, when allied armies came down on you (to overwhelm you): But We sent against them a windstorm and forces that you did not see: but Allah sees (clearly) all that you do.

ِ ‫ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ إِ ْذ‬‫آﻣﻨُﻮا اذْ ُﻛ ُﺮوا ﻧِ ْﻌ َﻤﺔَ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ‫ﺎءﺗْ ُﻜ ْﻢ ُﺟﻨُﻮ ٌد ﻓَﺄ َْر َﺳﻠْﻨَﺎ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِرﻳﺤﺎً َو ُﺟﻨُﻮداً ﻟَ ْﻢ ﺗَـ َﺮْو َﻫﺎ‬ َ ‫َﺟ‬ ِ ‫ﻪُ ﺑِﻤﺎ ﺗَـ ْﻌﻤﻠُﻮ َن ﺑ‬‫وَﻛﺎ َن اﻟﻠ‬ (9) ً‫ﺼﻴﺮا‬ َ َ َ َ

ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺖ‬ ْ َ‫َﺳ َﻔ َﻞ ِﻣْﻨ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوإِ ْذ َزاﻏ‬ ْ ‫إِ ْذ َﺟﺎءُوُﻛ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ ﻓَـ ْﻮﻗ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﻣ ْﻦ أ‬ ِ َ‫ﺖ اﻟْ ُﻘﻠُﻮب اﻟْﺤﻨ‬ ‫ ِﻪ‬‫ﻮ َن ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ‬‫ﺎﺟ َﺮ َوﺗَﻈُﻨ‬ ْ َ‫ﺎر َوﺑَـﻠَﻐ‬ َ ْ‫اﻷَﺑ‬ َ ُ ُ‫ﺼ‬ (10) ‫ﻨُﻮ َن‬‫اﻟﻈ‬ (11) ً‫ﻚ اﺑْـﺘُﻠِ َﻲ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮ َن َوُزﻟْ ِﺰﻟُﻮا ِزﻟ َْﺰاﻻً َﺷ ِﺪﻳﺪا‬ َ ِ‫ُﻫﻨَﺎﻟ‬ ِ ِ ‫ض َﻣﺎ‬ ُ ‫َوإِ ْذ ﻳَـ ُﻘ‬ ٌ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻓِﻲ ﻗُـﻠُﻮﺑِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َﻣ َﺮ‬ َ ‫ﻮل اﻟ ُْﻤﻨَﺎﻓ ُﻘﻮ َن َواﻟﺬ‬ (12) ً‫ ﻏُ ُﺮورا‬‫ﻪُ َوَر ُﺳﻮﻟُﻪُ إِﻻ‬‫َو َﻋ َﺪﻧَﺎ اﻟﻠ‬

10. Behold! They came on you from your upper and lower sides, and remember when the eyes became dim and the hearts were in the mouths, and you imagined various (vain) thoughts about Allah. 11. In that situation were the believers tried; they were shaken as by a tremendous shaking. 12. And behold! The hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease (even) say: "(Allah) and His Messenger promised us nothing but delusion!" 13. Behold! A party among them said: “O people of Yathrib (now Medina)! You cannot stand (the attack)! therefore go back!" And a band of them ask for leave of the Prophet, saying, "Truly our houses are bare and exposed," though they were not exposed they intended nothing except to run away.

ِ ِ ْ َ‫وإِ ْذ ﻗَﺎﻟ‬ ‫ﺎم ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ب ﻻ ُﻣ َﻘ‬ َ ‫ﺖ ﻃَﺎﺋ َﻔﺔٌ ﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻳَﺎ أ َْﻫ َﻞ ﻳَـﺜْ ِﺮ‬ َ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ن ﺑُـﻴُﻮﺗَـﻨَﺎ‬ ِ‫ﻲ ﻳَـ ُﻘﻮﻟُﻮ َن إ‬ ‫ﺒ‬‫ﻓَ ْﺎرﺟ ُﻌﻮا َوﻳَ ْﺴﺘَﺄْذ ُن ﻓَ ِﺮﻳ ٌﻖ ﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ اﻟﻨ‬ (13) ً‫ ﻓِ َﺮارا‬‫َﻋ ْﻮَرةٌ َوَﻣﺎ ِﻫ َﻲ ﺑِ َﻌ ْﻮَرةٍ إِ ْن ﻳُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪو َن إِﻻ‬

14. And if an entry had been affected to them from the sides of the (city), and they had been incited to sedition, they would certainly have brought it to pass, with none but a brief delay!

َ‫ﻢ ُﺳﺌِﻠُﻮا اﻟ ِْﻔْﺘـﻨَﺔ‬ ُ‫ﺖ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻗْﻄَﺎ ِرَﻫﺎ ﺛ‬ ْ َ‫َوﻟَ ْﻮ ُد ِﺧﻠ‬ (14) ً‫ ﻳَ ِﺴﻴﺮا‬‫ﺜُﻮا ﺑِ َﻬﺎ إِﻻ‬‫ﻵﺗَـ ْﻮ َﻫﺎ َوَﻣﺎ ﺗَـﻠَﺒ‬ ِ  ‫ﺎر‬ َ ‫َوﻟََﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا َﻋ‬ َ َ‫ﻪَ ﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـْﺒ ُﻞ ﻻ ﻳُـ َﻮﻟﻮ َن اﻷَ ْدﺑ‬‫ﺎﻫ ُﺪوا اﻟﻠ‬ (15) ً‫ ِﻪ َﻣ ْﺴﺌُﻮﻻ‬‫َوَﻛﺎ َن َﻋ ْﻬ ُﺪ اﻟﻠ‬

15. And yet they had already covenanted with Allah not to turn their backs (in a battle), and a covenant with Allah must (surely) be answered for. 16. Say: "Running away will not profit you if you are running away from death or slaughter; and even if (you do escape), no more than a brief (respite) will you be allowed to enjoy!"

ِ ‫ﻗُﻞ ﻟَﻦ ﻳـْﻨـ َﻔﻌ ُﻜﻢ اﻟ ِْﻔﺮار إِ ْن ﻓَـﺮرﺗُﻢ ِﻣﻦ اﻟْﻤﻮ‬ ‫ت أ َْو اﻟْ َﻘْﺘ ِﻞ‬ َْ ْ ْ َْ َُ ْ َ َْ ْ (16) ً‫ ﻗَﻠِﻴﻼ‬‫ﻌﻮ َن إِﻻ‬ ُ ‫َوإِذاً ﻻ ﺗُ َﻤﺘـ‬

17. Say: "Who is it that can protect you from Allah if it is His wish to give you punishment or to give you mercy?" Nor will they find for themselves, besides Allah, any protector or helper.

ِ ِ ‫ ِﺬي ﻳـ ْﻌ‬‫ﻗُﻞ ﻣﻦ ذَا اﻟ‬ ‫اد ﺑِ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ ِﻪ إِ ْن أ ََر‬‫ﺼ ُﻤ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻠ‬ َ َْ ْ ِ ِ ‫اد ﺑِ ُﻜﻢ رﺣﻤﺔً وﻻ ﻳ ِﺠ ُﺪو َن ﻟَﻬﻢ ﻣﻦ ُد‬ ‫ون‬ ْ ُْ َ َ َ ْ َ ْ َ ‫ُﺳﻮءاً أ َْو أ ََر‬ ِ َ‫ ِﻪ وﻟِﻴﺎً وﻻ ﻧ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬ (17) ً‫ﺼﻴﺮا‬ َ َّ


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The Combined Armies

ِ ِ‫ﻮﻗ‬ ‫ﻪ اﻟْﻤﻌ‬‫ﻗَ ْﺪ ﻳـﻌﻠَﻢ اﻟﻠ‬ ِِ ‫ﻴﻦ ِﻹ ْﺧ َﻮاﻧِ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ﻴﻦ ﻣْﻨ ُﻜ ْﻢ َواﻟْ َﻘﺎﺋﻠ‬ َ َُ ُ ُ َْ ِ ِ (18) ً‫ ﻗَﻠﻴﻼ‬‫ْس إِﻻ‬ َ ‫ﻢ إﻟَْﻴـﻨَﺎ َوﻻ ﻳَﺄْﺗُﻮ َن اﻟْﺒَﺄ‬ ُ‫َﻫﻠ‬

18. Verily Allah knows those among you who keep back (men) and those who say to their brethren, "Come along to us", but come not to the fight except for just a little while. 19. Covetous over you. Then when fear comes, you will see them looking to you, their eyes revolving, like (those of) one over whom hovers death: but when the fear is past, they will smite you with sharp tongues, covetous of goods. Such (hypocrites) men have no faith, and so Allah has made their deeds of none effect; and that is easy for Allah. 20. They think that the allied armies have not withdrawn; and if the allied armies should come (again), they would wish they were in the deserts (wandering) among the bedouins, and seeking news about you (from a safe distance); and if they were in your midst, they would fight but little.

ِ ‫اب‬ ْ ‫اب ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺬ َﻫﺒُﻮا َوإِ ْن ﻳَﺄْت اﻷ‬ ْ ‫ﺴﺒُﻮ َن اﻷ‬ ُ ‫َﺣ َﺰ‬ َ ‫َﺣ َﺰ‬ َ ‫ﻳَ ْﺤ‬ ِ ‫ﺎدو َن ﻓِﻲ اﻷَ ْﻋﺮ‬ ‫اب ﻳَ ْﺴﺄَﻟُﻮ َن َﻋ ْﻦ‬ ُ َ‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﺑ‬‫وا ﻟَ ْﻮ أَﻧ‬‫ﻳَـ َﻮد‬ َ (20) ً‫ ﻗَﻠِﻴﻼ‬‫أَﻧْـﺒَﺎﺋِ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﻟَ ْﻮ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻓِﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻣﺎ ﻗَﺎﺗَـﻠُﻮا إِﻻ‬

21. You have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one whose hope is in Allah and the final day, and who engages much in the praise of Allah.

ِ ِ ‫ﻟََﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎ َن ﻟَ ُﻜﻢ ﻓِﻲ رﺳ‬ ‫ﺴﻨَﺔٌ ﻟِ َﻤ ْﻦ َﻛﺎ َن‬ ْ ‫ﻪ أ‬‫ﻮل اﻟﻠ‬ َُ ْ َ ‫ُﺳ َﻮةٌ َﺣ‬ ِ ِ (21) ً‫ﻪَ َﻛﺜﻴﺮا‬‫ﻪَ َواﻟْﻴَـ ْﻮ َم اﻵﺧ َﺮ َوذَ َﻛ َﺮ اﻟﻠ‬‫ﻳَـ ْﺮ ُﺟﻮ اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ُ‫ﻪ‬‫اب ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا َﻫ َﺬا َﻣﺎ َو َﻋ َﺪﻧَﺎ اﻟﻠ‬ ْ ‫ﻤﺎ َرأَى اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺆﻣﻨُﻮ َن اﻷ‬ َ‫َوﻟ‬ َ ‫َﺣ َﺰ‬ ً‫ﻳﻤﺎﻧﺎ‬ َ ‫ﻪُ َوَر ُﺳﻮﻟُﻪُ َوَﻣﺎ َز‬‫ﺻ َﺪ َق اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫َوَر ُﺳﻮﻟُﻪُ َو‬ َ ِ‫ إ‬‫اد ُﻫ ْﻢ إِﻻ‬ (22) ً‫َوﺗَ ْﺴﻠِﻴﻤﺎ‬

22. When the believers saw the allied forces, they said: "This is what Allah and his Messenger had promised us, and Allah and His Messenger told us what was true." And it only added to their faith and their zeal in obedience. 23. Among the Believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah; of them some have completed their vow (to the extreme); and some (still) wait; but they have never changed (their determination) in the least:.

ِ ِِ ٌ ‫ﻴﻦ ِر َﺟ‬ ‫ﻪَ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻪ‬‫ﺎﻫ ُﺪوا اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺻ َﺪﻗُﻮا َﻣﺎ َﻋ‬ َ ‫ﺎل‬ َ ‫ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺆﻣﻨ‬ ‫ﺪﻟُﻮا‬ َ‫ﻀﻰ ﻧَ ْﺤﺒَﻪُ َوِﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳَـْﻨﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ َوَﻣﺎ ﺑ‬ َ َ‫ﻓَ ِﻤْﻨـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻗ‬ (23) ً‫ﺗَـْﺒ ِﺪﻳﻼ‬

ِِ ِ ِ ِ‫ﺎدﻗ‬ ِ  ‫ﻪ اﻟ‬‫ﻟِﻴﺠ ِﺰي اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ُ َ َْ َ ‫ﺬ‬ ‫ﻴﻦ ﺑِﺼ ْﺪﻗ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻳُـ َﻌ‬ َ ‫ب اﻟ ُْﻤﻨَﺎﻓﻘ‬ َ ‫ﺼ‬ ِ ً‫ﻪَ َﻛﺎ َن ﻏَ ُﻔﻮراً َرِﺣﻴﻤﺎ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﻮب َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ إ‬ َ ُ‫ﺎء أ َْو ﻳَـﺘ‬ َ ‫إ ْن َﺷ‬ (24)

24. That Allah may reward the men of truth for their truth, and punish the hypocrites if that be His will, or turn to them in mercy: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.


ِ ِ ‫ﻚ‬ ُ ‫ْﺨ ْﻮ‬ َ ‫ف َرأَﻳْـﺘَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻳَـْﻨﻈُُﺮو َن إِﻟَْﻴ‬ َ ‫ﺎء اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﺤﺔً َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓَﺈ َذا َﺟ‬ ‫أَﺷ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺸﻰ َﻋﻠَﻴ ِﻪ ِﻣﻦ اﻟْﻤﻮ‬ ‫ت ﻓَِﺈ َذا‬ ْ َ ْ ْ َ ‫ﺬي ﻳُـ ْﻐ‬‫ور أَ ْﻋﻴُـﻨُـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻛﺎﻟ‬ ُ ‫ﺗَ ُﺪ‬ ِ ‫ْﺴﻨَ ٍﺔ ِﺣ َﺪ ٍاد أ‬ ِ ‫ف ﺳﻠَ ُﻘﻮُﻛﻢ ﺑِﺄَﻟ‬ ‫ﺤﺔً َﻋﻠَﻰ‬ ‫َﺷ‬ َ ‫ﺐ اﻟ‬ ْ َ ُ ‫ْﺨ ْﻮ‬ َ ‫َذ َﻫ‬ ِ ‫ﻪُ أَ ْﻋ َﻤﺎﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َوَﻛﺎ َن‬‫ﻂ اﻟﻠ‬ َ َ‫َﺣﺒ‬ َ ِ‫ْﺨْﻴ ِﺮ أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ َ ‫اﻟ‬ ْ ‫ﻚ ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳُـ ْﺆﻣﻨُﻮا ﻓَﺄ‬ (19) ً‫ ِﻪ ﻳَ ِﺴﻴﺮا‬‫ﻚ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ِ‫َذﻟ‬

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Real Life Simulation 1 Suppose you are an old and sick man / woman. What are your expectations from your children? Prepare a list and assess your own behavior with your parents. Are you meeting their expectations? Apply the wisdom of Luqman ‫ رﺿﻲ اﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ‬to your own way of treating your parents? If the parents force their children to do something wrong, how should they behave? Answer in the light of the Verse No. 31:14-15.

Field Study Allah has strictly asked to associate each child with his/her real parents. It is allowed in Islam to adopt a child but he/she must be associated to his/her real parents in all circumstances. Try to search some stories of 2-3 adopted children who did not know about their real parents. Suddenly they got the information that their parents are not theirs. They are progeny of someone else. Specifically read the psychological impact of this discovery. After reading these stories, read the Verse No. 33:4-5 again.

Intellectual Exercise 1 An important principle regarding a mistake and a sin is discussed in the Verse No. 33:5: “But there is no blame on you if you make a mistake therein: (what counts is) the intention of your hearts: and Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.” What is the difference between mistake, sin and crime? How do you expect God to treat you for each of them. Assess your behavior for mistakes of your subordinates.


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Personality Development

Real Life Simulation 2

Prophet Muhammad ‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬ faced the greatest threat of combined armies with extraordinary courage, audacity and valor. Allah, the Almighty has praised his character in the Verse No. 33:21. Read a book on the biography of the Prophet ‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‬ .‫وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬Search the “Battle of Trench” and identify the personality traits of the Prophet .‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬Try to follow the Prophet ‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬in developing such personality traits.

Imagine the personality of a person whose behavior is similar to that mentioned in the Verse No. 31:18-19. If such person passes in front of you, what will be your impression about him? Now reverse the situation and evaluate yourself for the behavior mentioned in the verses.

Experiential Learning In 5H/627CE, combined armies of different tribes of Arabia attacked on Madina to destroy the tiny Muslim community led by the Prophet Muhammad .‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬Number of defendants of Madina was merely 30% of the enemy. The Muslims were facing two additional threats from within: The Jews living in Madina and the hypocrites present in the Muslim army. In such severe circumstances, two attitudes were demonstrated by two groups which are mentioned in the Verse No. 9-24. These attitudes were expressed by the hypocrites and the true Muslims. Prepare a comparison chart for both by reading such verses.

Intellectual Exercise 2 It is mentioned in the Verse No. 33:6: “The Prophet is closer to the Believers than their own selves.” Peep inside your heart to assess the intensity of your love with the Prophet .‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬Develop a strategy for increasing your love with the Prophet .‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬


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In Surat-ul-Fatir, Allah has described scientific arguments of the basic theme of the Quran. These arguments are so powerful that they land straight into the heart of any unbiased intellectual.

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The Originator 1. Praise be to Allah, Who created (out of nothing) the heavens and the earth, Who made the angels, messengers with wings, having two, or three, or four (pairs): He adds to creation as He pleases: for Allah has power over all things. 2. What Allah, out of his Mercy, does bestow on humankind there is none can withhold: what He withholds, there is none can grant, apart from Him: and He is the Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom. 3. O men! Call to mind the grace of Allah unto you! is there a creator, other than Allah, to give you sustenance from heaven or earth? There is no god but He. How then are you deluded away from the truth? 4. And if they reject you, so were apostles rejected before you: to Allah back for decision all affairs. 5. O men! Certainly the promise of Allah is true. Let not then this present life deceive you, nor let the delusions (of worldly life) deceive you about Allah. 6. Verily Satan is an enemy to you: so treat him as an enemy. He only invites his adherents, that they may become companions of the blazing hellfire.

ِ ‫ضﺟ‬ ِ َ‫ ِﻪ ﻓ‬‫اﻟْﺤﻤ ُﺪ ﻟِﻠ‬ ِ  ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺮ اﻟ‬ ‫ﺎﻋ ِﻞ اﻟ َْﻤﻼﺋِ َﻜ ِﺔ‬ َْ َ ِ ‫ﺴ َﻤ َﻮات َواﻷ َْر‬ ِ ‫ْﺨﻠ ِْﻖ‬ َ ُ‫َﺟﻨِ َﺤ ٍﺔ َﻣﺜْـﻨَﻰ َوﺛ‬ َ ‫ﺎع ﻳَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺪ ﻓِﻲ اﻟ‬ َ َ‫ﻼث َوُرﺑ‬ ْ ‫ُر ُﺳﻼً أُوﻟﻲ أ‬ (1) ‫ﻞ َﺷ ْﻲ ٍء ﻗَ ِﺪ ٌﻳﺮ‬ ‫ﻪَ َﻋﻠَﻰ ُﻛ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﺸﺎءُ إ‬ َ َ‫َﻣﺎ ﻳ‬ ِ ‫ﻪُ ﻟِﻠﻨ‬‫َﻣﺎ ﻳَـ ْﻔﺘَ ْﺢ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﻚ ﻟَ َﻬﺎ َوَﻣﺎ‬ َ ‫ﺎس ِﻣ ْﻦ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ٍﺔ ﻓَﻼ ُﻣ ْﻤ ِﺴ‬ ِ ‫ﻚ ﻓَﻼ ﻣﺮ ِﺳﻞ ﻟَﻪ ِﻣﻦ ﺑـﻌ ِﺪﻩِ وﻫﻮ اﻟْﻌ ِﺰﻳﺰ اﻟ‬ ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ْ ‫ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﺴ‬ َ ُ َ َ ُ َ ْ َ ْ ُ َ ُْ ُ ‫ْﺤﻜ‬ (2) ‫ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻫ ْﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧﺎﻟِ ٍﻖ‬‫ﺎس اذْ ُﻛ ُﺮوا ﻧِ ْﻌ َﻤﺔَ اﻟﻠ‬ ُ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﻨ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِ ‫ﺴ َﻤ ِﺎء َواﻷ َْر‬ ‫ ُﻫ َﻮ‬‫ض ﻻ إِﻟَﻪَ إِﻻ‬  ‫ ِﻪ ﻳَـ ْﺮُزﻗُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ‬‫ﻏَْﻴـ ُﺮ اﻟﻠ‬ (3) ‫ﻰ ﺗُـ ْﺆﻓَ ُﻜﻮ َن‬‫ﻓَﺄَﻧ‬ ‫ ِﻪ‬‫ﻚ َوإِﻟَﻰ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ُ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫َوإِ ْن ﻳُ َﻜ‬ ْ َ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ﻮك ﻓَـ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛ‬ َ ِ‫ﺖ ُر ُﺳ ٌﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـْﺒﻠ‬ (4) ‫ﻮر‬ ُ ‫ﺗُـ ْﺮ َﺟ ُﻊ اﻷ ُُﻣ‬ ِ ُ‫ْﺤﻴَﺎة‬ َ ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ اﻟ‬‫ﺮﻧ‬ُ‫ﻖ ﻓَﻼ ﺗَـﻐ‬ ‫ﻪ َﺣ‬‫ن َو ْﻋ َﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﺎس إ‬ ُ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﻨ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِ ِ (5) ‫ور‬ ُ ‫ﻪ اﻟْﻐَ ُﺮ‬‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻠ‬‫ﺮﻧ‬ُ‫ﺪﻧْـﻴَﺎ َوﻻ ﻳَـﻐ‬ ‫اﻟ‬  ‫ن اﻟ‬ ِ‫إ‬ ‫ َﻤﺎ ﻳَ ْﺪ ُﻋﻮ‬‫ ِﺨ ُﺬوﻩُ َﻋ ُﺪ ّواً إِﻧ‬‫و ﻓَﺎﺗ‬ ‫ﺸْﻴﻄَﺎ َن ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻋ ُﺪ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫َﺻ َﺤ‬ (6) ‫ﺴ ِﻌﻴ ِﺮ‬  ‫ﺎب اﻟ‬ ْ ‫ﺣ ْﺰﺑَﻪُ ﻟﻴَ ُﻜﻮﻧُﻮا ﻣ ْﻦ أ‬

7. For those who reject Allah, is a terrible penalty: but for those who believe and work righteous deeds, is forgiveness, and a magnificent reward.

ِ ِ ِ ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا َو َﻋ ِﻤﻠُﻮا‬ ٌ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻛ َﻔ ُﺮوا ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻋ َﺬ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫اب َﺷﺪﻳ ٌﺪ َواﻟﺬ‬ َ ‫اﻟ ﺬ‬ ِ ِ ِ  ‫اﻟ‬ (7) ‫َﺟ ٌﺮ َﻛﺒِ ٌﻴﺮ‬ ْ ‫ﺼﺎﻟ َﺤﺎت ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻣ ْﻐﻔ َﺮةٌ َوأ‬

8. Is he, then, to whom the evil of his conduct is made alluring, so that he looks upon it as good, (equal to one who is rightly guided)? For Allah leaves to stray whom He wills (based on his performance), and guides whom He wills (based on his performance). So let not your soul go out in (vainly) sighing after them: for Allah knows well all that they do!

ِ ‫ﻪَ ﻳ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﻦ ﻟَﻪُ ﺳﻮء َﻋﻤﻠِ ِﻪ ﻓَـﺮآﻩُ ﺣﺴﻨﺎً ﻓَِﺈ‬‫أَﻓَﻤﻦ ُزﻳ‬ ‫ﻞ‬ ‫ﻀ‬ ُ َ َ َ َ ُ ُ َ َْ ‫ﻚ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬ َ َ‫ﺸﺎءُ َوﻳَـ ْﻬ ِﺪي َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ‬ َ َ‫َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ‬ َ‫ﺴ‬ ْ ‫ﺸﺎءُ ﻓَﻼ ﺗَ ْﺬ َﻫ‬ ُ ‫ﺐ ﻧَـ ْﻔ‬ ِ ٍ ‫ﺣ‬ (8) ‫ﺼﻨَـ ُﻌﻮ َن‬ ْ َ‫ﻴﻢ ﺑِ َﻤﺎ ﻳ‬ ٌ ‫ﻪَ َﻋﻠ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﺴ َﺮات إ‬ ََ


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The Originator 9. It is Allah Who sends forth the winds, so that they raise up the clouds, and We drive them to a land that is dead, and revive the earth therewith after its death: even so (will be) the Resurrection! 10. If any do seek for glory and power, to Allah belong all glory and power. To Him mount up (all) Words of Purity: It is He Who exalts each Deed of Righteousness. Those that lay plots of evil, for them is a terrible penalty; and the plotting of such will be void (of result). 11. And Allah did create you from dust; then from a sperm-drop; then He made you in pairs. And no female conceives, or lays down (her load), but with His knowledge. Nor is a man long-lived granted length of days, nor is a part cut off from his life, but is in an (ordained) decree. All this is easy to Allah. 12. Nor are the two bodies of flowing water alike, the one palatable, sweet, and pleasant to drink, and the other, salt and bitter. Yet from each (kind of water) do you eat flesh fresh and tender, and you extract ornaments to wear; and you see the ships therein that plough the waves, that you may seek (thus) of the bounty of Allah that you may be grateful. 13. He merges night into day, and He merges day into night, and He has subjected the sun and the moon (to His law): each one runs its course for a term appointed. Such is Allah your Lord: to Him belongs all dominion. And those whom you invoke besides Him have not the least power.

ِ ‫ﺮﻳ‬ ‫ ِﺬي أَرﺳﻞ اﻟ‬‫ﻪُ اﻟ‬‫واﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﺴ ْﻘﻨَﺎﻩُ إِﻟَﻰ‬ َ َ َ َْ َ ُ َ‫ﺎح ﻓَـﺘُﺜ ُﻴﺮ َﺳ َﺤﺎﺑﺎً ﻓ‬ ِ ِ ٍ ٍ ‫ﺑـﻠَﺪ ﻣﻴ‬ ‫ﻚ‬ َ ‫ض ﺑَـ ْﻌ َﺪ َﻣ ْﻮﺗِ َﻬﺎ َﻛ َﺬﻟ‬ َ ‫َﺣﻴَـْﻴـﻨَﺎ ﺑِﻪ اﻷ َْر‬ ْ ‫ﺖ ﻓَﺄ‬ َ َ (9) ‫ﻮر‬ ُ ‫اﻟﻨ‬ ُ ‫ﺸ‬ ِ ِِ ‫ﺼ َﻌ ُﺪ‬ ْ َ‫ﺰةُ َﺟ ِﻤﻴﻌﺎً إِﻟَْﻴﻪ ﻳ‬ ‫ﻪ اﻟ ِْﻌ‬‫ﺰَة ﻓَﻠﻠ‬ ‫َﻣ ْﻦ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ اﻟ ِْﻌ‬ ِ  ‫ﺐ واﻟْﻌﻤﻞ اﻟ‬‫ﻴ‬‫اﻟْ َﻜﻠِﻢ اﻟﻄ‬ ِ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺼﺎﻟ ُﺢ ﻳَـ ْﺮﻓَـ ُﻌﻪُ َواﻟﺬ‬ ُ ُ ََ َ ُ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻚ‬  ‫ﻳَ ْﻤ ُﻜ ُﺮو َن اﻟ‬ َ ‫ْﺮ أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ٌ ‫ﺌَﺎت ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻋ َﺬ‬‫ﺴﻴ‬ ُ ‫اب َﺷﺪﻳ ٌﺪ َوَﻣﻜ‬ (10) ‫ﻮر‬ ُ ُ‫ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَـﺒ‬ ٍ ‫ﻪُ َﺧﻠَ َﻘ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗُـﺮ‬‫َواﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﻢ َﺟ َﻌﻠَ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ ُ‫ﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧُﻄْ َﻔ ٍﺔ ﺛ‬ ُ‫اب ﺛ‬ َ ِ ِ ِ ‫ ﺑِ ِﻌﻠ‬‫ﻀﻊ إِﻻ‬ ‫ْﻤ ِﻪ َوَﻣﺎ‬ ُ َ َ‫أَ ْزَواﺟﺎً َوَﻣﺎ ﺗَ ْﺤﻤ ُﻞ ﻣ ْﻦ أُﻧْـﺜَﻰ َوﻻ ﺗ‬ ِ ٍ َ‫ ﻓِﻲ ﻛِﺘ‬‫ﺺ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻋ ُﻤ ِﺮﻩِ إِﻻ‬ ‫ﺎب‬ ُ ‫ﻤ ٍﺮ َوﻻ ﻳُـْﻨـ َﻘ‬ ‫ﻤ ُﺮ ﻣ ْﻦ ُﻣ َﻌ‬ ‫ﻳُـ َﻌ‬ (11) ‫ ِﻪ ﻳَ ِﺴ ٌﻴﺮ‬‫ﻚ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ِ‫ن ذَﻟ‬ ِ‫إ‬ ِ ‫وﻣﺎ ﻳﺴﺘَ ِﻮي اﻟْﺒﺤﺮ‬ ٌ ‫ب ﻓُـ َﺮ‬ ُ‫ات َﺳﺎﺋِ ٌﻎ َﺷ َﺮاﺑُﻪ‬ ٌ ‫ان َﻫ َﺬا َﻋ ْﺬ‬ ْ َ ََ َْ َ ِ ِ ً‫ﻞ ﺗَﺄْ ُﻛﻠُﻮ َن ﻟَ ْﺤﻤﺎً ﻃَ ِﺮﻳّﺎ‬ ‫ﺎج َوﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ‬ ٌ ‫ُﺟ‬ ٌ ‫َو َﻫ َﺬا ﻣﻠ‬ َ ‫ْﺢ أ‬ ِ ً‫ﺴﻮﻧَـ َﻬﺎ َوﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺮ ُﺟﻮ َن ِﺣﻠْﻴَﺔ‬ ُ َ‫َوﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺮ ُﺟﻮ َن ﺣﻠْﻴَﺔً ﺗَـﻠْﺒ‬ ِ ‫ْﻚ ﻓِ ِﻴﻪ ﻣﻮ‬ ‫اﺧ َﺮ ﻟِﺘَْﺒﺘَـﻐُﻮا ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ َ َ ‫ﺴﻮﻧَـ َﻬﺎ َوﺗَـ َﺮى اﻟْ ُﻔﻠ‬ ُ َ‫ﺗَـﻠْﺒ‬ (12) ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺸ ُﻜ ُﺮو َن‬‫ﻀﻠِ ِﻪ َوﻟَ َﻌﻠ‬ ْ َ‫ﻓ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ْﻴ ِﻞ‬‫ﺎر ﻓِﻲ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻬﺎ ِر َوﻳُﻮﻟ ُﺞ اﻟﻨـ‬ َ ‫ْﻴ َﻞ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻨـ‬‫ﻳُﻮﻟ ُﺞ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻬ‬  ‫ﺮ اﻟ‬ ‫ﻤﻰ‬ ‫ﺴ‬ َ ‫ ﻳَ ْﺠ ِﺮي ﻷ‬‫ﺲ َواﻟْ َﻘ َﻤ َﺮ ُﻛﻞ‬ َ ‫َو َﺳﺨ‬ َ ‫َﺟ ٍﻞ ُﻣ‬ َ ‫ﺸ ْﻤ‬ ِ  ُ ‫ ُﻜﻢ ﻟَﻪ اﻟْﻤﻠ‬‫ﻪ رﺑ‬‫ذَﻟِ ُﻜﻢ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﺗَ ْﺪ ُﻋﻮ َن ِﻣ ْﻦ ُدوﻧِِﻪ‬ ُ ُ ْ َُ ْ َ ‫ْﻚ َواﻟﺬ‬ (13) ‫َﻣﺎ ﻳَ ْﻤﻠِ ُﻜﻮ َن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗِﻄ ِْﻤﻴ ٍﺮ‬

14. If you invoke them, they will not listen to your call, and if they were to listen, they cannot answer your (prayer). On the Day of Judgment they will reject your polytheistic views and practices. And none, (O man!) can tell you (the truth) like the One Who is acquainted with all things.

‫ﺎء ُﻛ ْﻢ َوﻟَ ْﻮ َﺳ ِﻤ ُﻌﻮا َﻣﺎ‬ ُ ‫إِ ْن ﺗَ ْﺪ ُﻋ‬ َ ‫ﻮﻫ ْﻢ ﻻ ﻳَ ْﺴ َﻤ ُﻌﻮا ُد َﻋ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َﺠﺎﺑُﻮا ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﻳَـ ْﻮ َم اﻟ ِْﻘﻴَ َﺎﻣ ِﺔ ﻳَ ْﻜ ُﻔ ُﺮو َن ﺑِ ِﺸ ْﺮﻛِ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﻻ‬ ْ ِ ِ (14) ‫ﻚ ﻣﺜْ ُﻞ َﺧﺒﻴ ٍﺮ‬ َ ُ‫ﺌ‬‫ﻳُـﻨَﺒ‬

15. O people! It is you that have need of Allah. But Allah is the One Free of all wants, Worthy of all praise.

‫ﻲ‬ ِ‫ﻪُ ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟْﻐَﻨ‬‫ ِﻪ َواﻟﻠ‬‫ﺎس أَﻧْـﺘُ ْﻢ اﻟْ ُﻔ َﻘ َﺮاءُ إِﻟَﻰ اﻟﻠ‬ ُ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﻨ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ (15 ) ‫ُﺪ‬01‫ْﺤ ِﻤﻴ‬ Level َ ‫اﻟ‬


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16. If He so pleased, He could blot you out and bring in a New Creation. 17. Nor is that (at all) difficult for Allah.

ٍ ‫ْت ﺑِ َﺨﻠ ٍْﻖ ﺟ ِﺪ‬ ِ ‫ﺸﺄْ ﻳ ْﺬ ِﻫﺒ ُﻜﻢ وﻳﺄ‬ ‫ﻚ‬ َ ِ‫( َوَﻣﺎ ذَﻟ‬16) ‫ﻳﺪ‬ َ َ َ ْ ْ ُ َ َ‫إِ ْن ﻳ‬ (17) ‫ ِﻪ ﺑِ َﻌ ِﺰﻳ ٍﺰ‬‫َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟﻠ‬

18. Nor can a bearer of burdens bear another's burdens if one heavily laden should call another to (bear) his load. Not the least portion of it can be carried (by the other). Even though he be nearly related. You can only admonish such as fear their Lord unseen and establish regular prayer. And whoever purifies himself does so for the benefit of his own soul; and the destination (of all) is to Allah.

‫َوﻻ ﺗَ ِﺰُر َوا ِزَرةٌ ِوْزَر أُ ْﺧ َﺮى َوإِ ْن ﺗَ ْﺪعُ ُﻣﺜْـ َﻘﻠَﺔٌ إِﻟَﻰ ِﺣ ْﻤﻠِ َﻬﺎ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ َﻤﺎ ﺗُـْﻨﺬ ُر اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻻ ﻳُ ْﺤ َﻤ ْﻞ ﻣْﻨﻪُ َﺷ ْﻲءٌ َوﻟَ ْﻮ َﻛﺎ َن َذا ﻗُـ ْﺮﺑَﻰ إﻧ‬ ِ ‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﺑِﺎﻟﻐَْﻴ‬‫ﺸ ْﻮ َن َرﺑ‬ ‫ﻛﻰ‬‫ﺼﻼ َة َوَﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَـ َﺰ‬  ‫ﺐ َوأَﻗَ ُﺎﻣﻮا اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻳَ ْﺨ‬ ِ ‫ ِﻪ اﻟْﻤ‬‫ﻛﻰ ﻟِﻨَـ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ وإِﻟَﻰ اﻟﻠ‬‫ﻤﺎ ﻳـﺘَـ َﺰ‬‫ﻓَِﺈﻧ‬ (18) ‫ﺼ ُﻴﺮ‬ َ َ َ َ

19. The blind and the seeing are not alike; 20. Nor are the depths of darkness and the light; 21. Nor are the (chilly) shade and the (genial) heat of the sun: 22. Nor are alike those that are living and those that are dead. Allah can make any that He wills to hear; but you can not make those to hear who are (buried) in graves.

ِ ‫وﻣﺎ ﻳﺴﺘَ ِﻮي اﻷَ ْﻋﻤﻰ واﻟْﺒ‬ ‫ﺎت َوﻻ‬ ُ ‫ﻠُ َﻤ‬‫( َوﻻ اﻟﻈ‬19) ‫ﺼ ُﻴﺮ‬ َ َ َ ْ َ ََ (21) ‫ور‬ َ ‫ﻞ َوﻻ اﻟ‬ ‫( َوﻻ اﻟﻈ‬20) ‫ﻮر‬ ُ ‫ْﺤ ُﺮ‬ ُ ‫اﻟﻨ‬ ‫ﻪَ ﻳُ ْﺴ ِﻤ ُﻊ َﻣ ْﻦ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ات إ‬ ُ ‫َﺣﻴَﺎءُ َوﻻ اﻷ َْﻣ َﻮ‬ ْ ‫َوَﻣﺎ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻮي اﻷ‬ (22) ‫ﺖ ﺑِ ُﻤ ْﺴ ِﻤ ٍﻊ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻓِﻲ اﻟْ ُﻘﺒُﻮِر‬ َ َ‫ﻳ‬ َ ْ‫ﺸﺎءُ َوَﻣﺎ أَﻧ‬

23. You are no other than a warner. 24. Verily We have sent you in truth, as a bearer of glad tidings, and as a warner: and there never was a people, without a warner having lived among them (in the past).

َ َ‫ﺎ أ َْر َﺳﻠْﻨ‬‫( إِﻧ‬23) ‫ ﻧَ ِﺬ ٌﻳﺮ‬‫ﺖ إِﻻ‬ ً‫ﻖ ﺑَ ِﺸﻴﺮا‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ َ ْ‫إِ ْن أَﻧ‬ َ ‫ﺎك ﺑِﺎﻟ‬ (24) ‫ ﺧﻼ ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ ﻧَ ِﺬ ٌﻳﺮ‬‫ﻣ ٍﺔ إِﻻ‬ُ‫َوﻧَ ِﺬﻳﺮاً َوإِ ْن ِﻣ ْﻦ أ‬

25. And if they reject you, so did their predecessors, to whom came their apostles with clear signs, the books of dark prophecies, and the book of enlightenment.

ِ ِ ‫ ِﺬ‬‫ﺬب اﻟ‬ ‫ﻮك ﻓَـ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ‬ ‫ﺎءﺗْـ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬ َ ُ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫َوإِ ْن ﻳُ َﻜ‬ َ َ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـْﺒﻠ ِﻬ ْﻢ َﺟ‬ َ ِ ‫ﺰﺑ ِﺮ وﺑِﺎﻟ‬ ‫ﺎت وﺑِﺎﻟ‬ ِ ِ ِ َ‫ْﻜﺘ‬ (25) ‫ﺎب اﻟ ُْﻤﻨِﻴ ِﺮ‬ َ ُ َ َ‫ـﻨ‬‫ُر ُﺳﻠُ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﺑﺎﻟْﺒَـﻴ‬

26. In the end did I punish those who rejected the faith: and how (terrible) was My rejection (of them)!

ِ  ُ ‫َﺧ ْﺬ‬ (26) ‫ﻒ َﻛﺎ َن ﻧَ ِﻜﻴ ِﺮ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻛ َﻔ ُﺮوا ﻓَ َﻜْﻴ‬ َ ‫ﻢ أ‬ ُ‫ﺛ‬ َ ‫ت اﻟ ﺬ‬

ِ  ‫ﻪ أَﻧْـﺰ َل ِﻣﻦ اﻟ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ َ‫أَﻟَﻢ ﺗَـﺮى أ‬ ‫ﺎء ﻓَﺄَ ْﺧ َﺮ ْﺟﻨَﺎ ﺑِ ِﻪ‬ ْ َ َ ً ‫ﺴ َﻤﺎء َﻣ‬ َ ْ ِ ِ ٍ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻴﺾ َو ُﺣ ْﻤ ٌﺮ‬ ٌ ‫ﺛَ َﻤ َﺮات ُﻣ ْﺨﺘَﻠﻔﺎً أَﻟ َْﻮاﻧُـ َﻬﺎ َوﻣ ْﻦ اﻟْﺠﺒَﺎل ُﺟ َﺪ ٌد ﺑ‬ ِ (27) ‫ﻴﺐ ُﺳﻮ ٌد‬ ٌ ِ‫ُﻣ ْﺨﺘَﻠ‬ ُ ‫ﻒ أَﻟ َْﻮاﻧُـ َﻬﺎ َوﻏَ َﺮاﺑ‬ ِ ‫َوِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻨ‬ 28. And so amongst men and crawling creatures and ‫ﻚ‬  ‫ﺪ َو‬ ‫ﺎس َواﻟ‬ ٌ ِ‫اب َواﻷَﻧْـ َﻌ ِﺎم ُﻣ ْﺨﺘَﻠ‬ َ ِ‫ﻒ أَﻟ َْﻮاﻧُﻪُ َﻛ َﺬﻟ‬ cattle, are they of various colors. Those truly fear ِ ‫ﻪ ِﻣﻦ ِﻋﺒ‬‫ﺸﻰ اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ‫ﻪَ َﻋ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﺎدﻩِ اﻟ ُْﻌﻠَ َﻤﺎءُ إ‬ ‫ﻳﺰ‬ ‫ﺰ‬ ٌ َ ْ َ َ ‫ َﻤﺎ ﻳَ ْﺨ‬‫إِﻧ‬ Allah, among His Servants, who have knowledge: for Studies Program 120 Level AllahQuranic is Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving. (28)01‫ﻮر‬ ٌ ‫ﻏَ ُﻔ‬

27. Don’t you see that Allah sends down rain from the sky? Then We bring out with it produce of various colors. And in the mountains are tracts white and red, of various shades of color, and black intense in hue.

Intellectual Exercise 1 Sir James Jeans (1877-1946) was an English physicist, astronomer and mathematician. He made important contributions in many areas of physics, including quantum theory, the theory of radiation and stellar evolution. Jeans, along with Arthur Eddington, is a founder of British cosmology. The crater Jeans on the Moon is named after him. Inayat Ullah Khan Mashraqi was an Indian student of Sir James Jeans. He described this incident: In 1909, there was a heavy rain on a Sunday. I went out for something. I saw that the famous astronomer Professor James Jeans was going towards the Church having the Holy Bible in his underarm. I saluted him. He said, “What do you want?” I asked, “Two things, first one of them is that you have kept the umbrella in your underarm and there is a heavy rain.” He smiled and opened the umbrella. Then I asked, “A famous scientist like you is going to Church for prayer!” He said, “Come to my home in evening for a tea party.” I reached at his home at 4:00pm. Exactly at 4:00pm Lady James came out and said, “Sir James is waiting for you.” I went inside. Tea pots were lying on a small table. The professor was thinking deeply. He said, “What was your question?” And then started without waiting for my response. He explained the creation of heavenly bodies, their astonishing system, long distances, complex orbits, gravitational forces and movement of their light. His explanation was so impressive that my heart started shaking on the greatness of the Almighty Allah. He, himself was so affected by the details that his hair were erected, eyes were full of the feelings of God’s fear and amazement. His hands were trembling and his sound was shivering. He said, “O Inayatullah Khan! When I look at the creative force of God, my whole body starts shaking with His fear. When I surrender myself to the Lord in the Church and say, ‘You are great, my Lord!’ Each particle of my personality goes along with me. I feel a lot of satisfaction and happiness. I enjoy the worship 1000 times more than other people. Now tell Inayatullah Khan! Whether you understand why I go to the Church?” Inayatullah Mashriqi says that the speech of Professor James created a storm in his mind. He said, “Sir! I am really impressed with your inspiring explanation. I recall a verse from the Holy Quran. If you allow, I want to present it.” He said, “Why not?” I recited the following verse. Similarly, in the mountains there are streaks of various shades including white, red, jet-black rocks. Likewise men, beasts and cattle have their different colors. In fact, only those among His servants who possess knowledge fear Allah. (Fatir 35:27-28) When Professor James heard this verse, he immediately reacted, “What? Only the knowledgeable people fear God!!! Wonderful!!! Amazing!!! I have concluded it after a continuous study of 50 years. Who has told this to Muhammad? Does the Quran contain this? If it is fact then write my declaration that the Quran is a divine book. Muhammad was not formally educated. It was not possible for him to learn this reality without any education. No doubt, God has told him. Very amazing! Very interesting!!! (Religion & the Challenge of Modern Knowledge by Waheed ud Din Khan) Identify the reasons for such impact of these verses on Sir James Jeans.


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Real Life Simulation Prepare a list of the scientific facts described in this passage and conduct two experiments: 1. Imagine that you are a Bedouin living in a faraway village of Arabian Desert in the 7th century. You are an unlettered person and have very limited exposure of the world. You hear these verses. What will be the impact of these verses on you? Is there any scientific information in these verses which is beyond your level of comprehension? 2. Now put yourself in shoes of a highly-educated hotshot scientist of 21st century. You read these verses. What affect these verses create on your mind? Try to appreciate the beauty of selection of arguments. This experiment will help you in understanding that the Quran is guidance from God for entire humanity regardless of one’s level of intelligence.

Field Study Experiential Learning Identify the central theme of this passage of the Quran. After doing so, prepare a list of arguments provided in this passage to support the central theme. It will help you in understanding the Quranic style of presenting arguments.

The Verse No. 18 carries an extremely important fact about the “Divine Law of Accountability”. Various points of view are spread in our societies that make this law ineffective in the minds of people. For example, a baseless belief is dogmatized that we can do whatever we want; some great person or saint will rescue us in the Hereafter. Or we don’t need to observe strict moral behavior because someone is savior and he has sacrificed himself for our wrongdoings. Prepare a list of such thoughts prevailing in your society and observe its impact on morality and character of people.


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In this lesson, we shall study some passages containing directives about social life.

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Spelled Out 30. In the case of those who say, "Our Lord is Allah, and, further, stand straight and steadfast, the angels descend on them (from time to time): “Don’t fear!" (they suggest), "Nor grieve! but receive the glad tidings of the garden (of bliss), the which you were promised! 31. "We are your protectors in this life and in the hereafter: therein shall you have all that your souls shall desire; therein shall you have all that you ask for!32. "A hospitable gift from one Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful!" 33. Who is better in speech than one who calls (men) to Allah, works righteousness, and says, "I am of those who bow in Islam"? 34. Nor can goodness and evil be equal. Repel (evil) with what is better: Then will he between whom and you was hatred become as it were your friend and intimate! 35. And no one will be granted such goodness except those who exercise patience and self-restraint,- none but persons of the greatest good fortune. 36. And if (at any time) an incitement to discord is made to you by the Satan, seek refuge in Allah. He is the One Who hears and knows all things.

ِ ِ ‫ﺰ ُل‬ ‫اﺳﺘَـ َﻘ ُﺎﻣﻮا ﺗَـﺘَـﻨَـ‬ ْ ‫ﻢ‬ ُ‫ﻪُ ﺛ‬‫ـﻨَﺎ اﻟﻠ‬‫ﻳﻦ ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا َرﺑ‬ َ ‫ن اﻟﺬ‬ ‫إ‬ ‫ ﺗَ َﺨﺎﻓُﻮا َوﻻ ﺗَ ْﺤ َﺰﻧُﻮا َوأَﺑْ ِﺸ ُﺮوا‬‫َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ اﻟ َْﻤﻼﺋِ َﻜﺔُ أَﻻ‬ (30) ‫ﻮﻋ ُﺪو َن‬ َ ُ‫ﺘِﻲ ُﻛْﻨﺘُ ْﻢ ﺗ‬‫ﺔ اﻟ‬ِ ‫ْﺠﻨ‬ َ ‫ﺑِﺎﻟ‬

ِ ِ‫اﻵﺧﺮة‬ ِ ‫ﻧَﺤﻦ أَوﻟِﻴﺎ ُؤُﻛﻢ ﻓِﻲ اﻟ‬ ِ َ ْ َْ ُْ َ ‫ﺪﻧْـﻴَﺎ َوﻓﻲ‬ ‫ْﺤﻴَﺎة اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ﺴ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ َﻣﺎ‬ ُ ‫َوﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓ َﻴﻬﺎ َﻣﺎ ﺗَ ْﺸﺘَ ِﻬﻲ أَﻧ ُﻔ‬ (31) ‫ﺪ ُﻋﻮ َن‬ َ‫ﺗ‬ ٍ ‫ﻧُـ ُﺰﻻً ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻏَ ُﻔﻮٍر َرِﺣ‬ (32) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ‫ ِﻪ َو َﻋ ِﻤ َﻞ‬‫ﻤ ْﻦ َد َﻋﺎ إِﻟَﻰ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﺴ ُﻦ ﻗَـ ْﻮﻻً ِﻣ‬ ْ ‫َوَﻣ ْﻦ أ‬ َ ‫َﺣ‬ ِ ِ ِ َ َ‫ﺻﺎﻟِﺤﺎً وﻗ‬ ِِ (33) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ َ َ ‫ﻨﻲ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺴﻠﻤ‬‫ﺎل إﻧ‬ ‫ﺘِﻲ ِﻫ َﻲ‬‫ﺌَﺔُ ا ْدﻓَ ْﻊ ﺑِﺎﻟ‬‫ﺴﻴ‬  ‫ﺴﻨَﺔُ َوﻻ اﻟ‬ َ ‫َوﻻ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻮي اﻟ‬ َ ‫ْﺤ‬ ‫ﻲ‬ ِ‫ﻪُ َوﻟ‬‫ﻚ َوﺑَـْﻴـﻨَﻪُ َﻋ َﺪ َاوةٌ َﻛﺄَﻧ‬ َ َ‫ ِﺬي ﺑَـْﻴـﻨ‬‫ﺴ ُﻦ ﻓَِﺈذَا اﻟ‬ ْ‫أ‬ َ ‫َﺣ‬ ِ (34) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ‫َﺣﻤ‬ ِ  ِ ‫ﻘ‬ َ‫وﻣﺎ ﻳـﻠ‬ ‫ ذُو‬‫ﺎﻫﺎ إِﻻ‬ َ ‫ﻘ‬ َ‫ﺻﺒَـ ُﺮوا َوَﻣﺎ ﻳُـﻠ‬ َ ُ ََ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﺎﻫﺎ إﻻ‬  ‫َﺣ‬ ٍ ‫ﻆ َﻋ ِﻈ‬ (35) ‫ﻴﻢ‬

ِ ِ  ‫ﻚ ِﻣﻦ اﻟ‬ ُ‫ﻪ‬‫ﻪ إِﻧ‬‫ﺎﺳﺘَ ِﻌ ْﺬ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ‬ ْ َ‫ﺸْﻴﻄَﺎن ﻧَـ ْﺰغٌ ﻓ‬ ْ َ ‫ﻣﺎ ﻳَـْﻨـ َﺰﻏَﻨ‬ ِ‫َوإ‬ ِ ِ  ‫ُﻫﻮ اﻟ‬ (36) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ُ ‫ﺴﻤ‬ َ ُ ‫ﻴﻊ اﻟ َْﻌﻠ‬

Personality Development As mentioned in the Verse 41:30, believing in Allah and then remaining steadfast and persistent on His obedience is something extremely desirable by the Almighty Allah. Many people start something good but do not remain persistent on it. Develop a plan for you to develop the trait of perseveration in yourself.


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Consultation 36. Whatever you are given (here) is (but) a convenience of this life: but that which is with Allah is better and more lasting: (it is) for those who believe and put their trust in their Lord:

ٍ ِ ِ ‫ ِﻪ‬‫ﺪﻧْـﻴَﺎ َوَﻣﺎ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ْﺤﻴَﺎةِ اﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻓَ َﻤﺎ أُوﺗﻴﺘُ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻦ َﺷ ْﻲء ﻓَ َﻤﺘَﺎعُ اﻟ‬ ِ ِ (36) ‫ﻛﻠُﻮ َن‬‫ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻳَـﺘَـ َﻮ‬‫آﻣﻨُﻮا َو َﻋﻠَﻰ َرﺑ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫َﺧْﻴـ ٌﺮ َوأَﺑْـ َﻘﻰ ﻟﻠﺬ‬

37. Those who avoid the greater crimes and shameful deeds, and, when they are angry even then forgive.

ِ ِ ِ َ‫اﺣﺶ وإِ َذا ﻣﺎ ﻏ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﻀﺒُﻮا‬ َ َ َ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَ ْﺠﺘَﻨﺒُﻮ َن َﻛﺒَﺎﺋ َﺮ ا ِﻹﺛْ ِﻢ َواﻟْ َﻔ َﻮ‬ َ ‫َواﻟﺬ‬ (37) ‫ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَـ ْﻐ ِﻔ ُﺮو َن‬

38. Those who hearken to their Lord, and establish regular prayer; who (conduct) their affairs by mutual consultation; who spend out of what We bestow on them for sustenance;

ِ ‫ﻮرى‬  ‫ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوأَﻗَ ُﺎﻣﻮا اﻟ‬‫اﺳﺘَ َﺠﺎﺑُﻮا ﻟَِﺮﺑ‬ ْ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ﺼﻼ َة َوأ َْﻣ ُﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ ُﺷ‬ َ ‫َواﻟﺬ‬ ِ (38) ‫ﺎﻫ ْﻢ ﻳُـْﻨ ِﻔ ُﻘﻮ َن‬ ُ َ‫ﻤﺎ َرَزﻗـْﻨ‬ ‫ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ َوﻣ‬

39. And those who, when an oppressive wrong is inflicted on them, (are not cowed but) help and defend themselves.

ِ َ‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ إِذَا أَﺻﺎﺑـ ُﻬﻢ اﻟْﺒـﻐْﻲ ُﻫﻢ ﻳـْﻨﺘ‬‫واﻟ‬ (39) ‫ﺼ ُﺮو َن‬ َْ ُ َ ْ ََ َ َ ِ ٍ ‫َﺟ ُﺮﻩُ َﻋﻠَﻰ‬ ْ ‫ﺌَﺔٌ ﻣﺜْـﻠُ َﻬﺎ ﻓَ َﻤ ْﻦ َﻋ َﻔﺎ َوأ‬‫ﺌَﺔ َﺳﻴ‬‫َو َﺟ َﺰاءُ َﺳﻴ‬ ْ ‫َﺻﻠَ َﺢ ﻓَﺄ‬ ِ ِ   ‫ﻪُ ﻻ ﻳ ِﺤ‬‫ ِﻪ إِﻧ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬ (40) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ ُ َ ‫ﺐ اﻟﻈﺎﻟﻤ‬

40. The recompense for an injury is an injury equal thereto (in degree): but if a person forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allah. for (Allah) loves not those who do wrong. 41. But indeed if any do help and defend themselves after a wrong (done) to them, against such there is no cause of blame.

ِ ‫وﻟَﻤﻦ اﻧﺘَﺼﺮ ﺑـ ْﻌ َﺪ ﻇُﻠ‬ ٍ ِ‫ﻚ َﻣﺎ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﺒ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‬ َ ِ‫ْﻤ ِﻪ ﻓَﺄ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ َ ََ ْ َ َ (41)

42. The blame is only against those who oppress men and wrong-doing and insolently transgress beyond bounds through the land, defying right and justice: for such there will be a penalty grievous.

ِ ِ ِ  ‫ﻤﺎ اﻟ‬‫إِﻧ‬ ‫ﺎس َوﻳَـْﺒـﻐُﻮ َن ﻓِﻲ‬ َ َ ‫ﻴﻞ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟﺬ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَﻈْﻠ ُﻤﻮ َن اﻟﻨ‬ ُ ‫ﺴﺒ‬ ِ ِ ‫اﻷ َْر‬ (42) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ِ‫ﻖ أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ ٌ ‫ﻚ ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻋ َﺬ‬ َ ‫ض ﺑِﻐَْﻴ ِﺮ اﻟ‬ ٌ ‫اب أَﻟ‬

43. But indeed if any show patience and forgive, that would truly be an exercise of courageous will and resolution in the conduct of affairs.

(43) ‫ﻚ ﻟَ ِﻤ ْﻦ َﻋ ْﺰِم اﻷ ُُﻣﻮِر‬ َ ِ‫ن َذﻟ‬ ِ‫ﺻﺒَـ َﺮ َوﻏَ َﻔ َﺮ إ‬ َ ‫َوﻟَ َﻤ ْﻦ‬

44. For any whom Allah leaves astray, there is no protector thereafter. And you will see the wrongdoers, when in sight of the penalty, Say: "Is there any way (to effect) a return?"

‫ﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَـ ْﻌ ِﺪﻩِ َوﺗَـ َﺮى‬ ِ‫ﻪُ ﻓَ َﻤﺎ ﻟَﻪُ ِﻣ ْﻦ َوﻟ‬‫ﻀﻠِ ْﻞ اﻟﻠ‬ ْ ُ‫َوَﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ‬ ِِ  ‫د ِﻣ ْﻦ‬‫اب ﻳَـ ُﻘﻮﻟُﻮ َن َﻫ ْﻞ إِﻟَﻰ َﻣ َﺮ‬ َ ‫ﻤﺎ َرأ َْوا اﻟ َْﻌ َﺬ‬ َ‫ﻴﻦ ﻟ‬ َ ‫اﻟﻈﺎﻟﻤ‬ ٍ ِ‫َﺳﺒ‬ (44) ‫ﻴﻞ‬


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Chambers 1. O believers! Put not yourselves forward before Allah and His Messenger. but fear Allah. for Allah is He Who hears and knows all things. 2. O believers! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet, nor speak aloud to him in talk, as you may speak aloud to one another, lest your deeds become vain and you perceive not. 3. Those that lower their voices in the presence of Allah's Messenger, their hearts has Allah tested for piety: for them is forgiveness and a great reward.

4. Those who shout out to you from without the inner apartments - most of them lack understanding. 5. If only they had patience until you could come out to them, it would be best for them: but Allah is OftForgiving, Most Merciful. 6. O believers! If a wicked person comes to you with any news, ascertain the truth, lest you harm people unwittingly, and afterwards become full of repentance for what you have done. 7. And know that among you is Allah's Messenger. were he, in many matters, to follow your (wishes), you would certainly fall into misfortune: But Allah has endeared the faith to you, and has made it beautiful in your hearts, and He has made hateful to you unbelief, wickedness, and rebellion; such indeed are those who walk in righteousness. 8. A grace and favor from Allah. and Allah is Full of Knowledge and Wisdom. 9. If two parties among the believers fall into a quarrel, make you peace between them: but if one of them transgresses beyond bounds against the other then (O rulers!) fight against the one that transgresses until it complies with the command of Allah; but if it complies then make peace between them with justice and be fair: for Allah lovesStudies those who are fair (and just). Quranic Program 125

49 ‫اﻟﺤﺠﺮات‬

ِ ‫ ِﻪ َوَر ُﺳﻮﻟِ ِﻪ‬‫ﻣﻮا ﺑَـْﻴ َﻦ ﻳَ َﺪ ْي اﻟﻠ‬ ُ ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا ﻻ ﺗُـ َﻘﺪ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِ ‫ﻪ ﺳ ِﻤ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﻪ إ‬‫ـ ُﻘﻮا اﻟﻠ‬‫واﺗ‬ (1) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ٌ َ َ ٌ ‫ﻴﻊ َﻋﻠ‬ َ ِ ِ ‫َﺻﻮاﺗَ ُﻜﻢ ﻓَـﻮ َق ﺻﻮ‬ ‫ت‬ ْ َ ْ ْ َ ْ ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا ﻻ ﺗَـ ْﺮﻓَـ ُﻌﻮا أ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِ ‫ﻲ وﻻ ﺗَ ْﺠ َﻬﺮوا ﻟَﻪُ ﺑِﺎﻟْ َﻘﻮ ِل َﻛﺠ ْﻬ ِﺮ ﺑـ ْﻌ‬ ِ‫ﺒ‬‫اﻟﻨ‬ ٍ ‫ﻀ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻟِﺒَـ ْﻌ‬ ‫ﺾ‬ َ َ ْ َ ُ (2) ‫ﻂ أَ ْﻋ َﻤﺎﻟُ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوأَﻧْـﺘُ ْﻢ ﻻ ﺗَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮو َن‬ َ َ‫أَ ْن ﺗَ ْﺤﺒ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫َﺻﻮاﺗَـ ُﻬﻢ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ ر ُﺳ‬ ‫ﻚ‬ َ ِ‫ ِﻪ أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬‫ﻮل اﻟﻠ‬ ْ َ ْ ‫ﻮ َن أ‬‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَـﻐُﻀ‬ َ َ ‫ن اﻟﺬ‬ ‫إ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫َﺟ ٌﺮ‬ ْ ‫ـ ْﻘ َﻮى ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻣ ْﻐﻔ َﺮةٌ َوأ‬‫ﻪُ ﻗُـﻠُﻮﺑَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻟﻠﺘ‬‫ﻳﻦ ْاﻣﺘَ َﺤ َﻦ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫اﻟ ﺬ‬ ِ (3) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ‫َﻋﻈ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻚ ِﻣﻦ ور ِاء اﻟْﺤﺠﺮ‬ ‫ات أَ ْﻛﺜَـ ُﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻻ‬ ُ َ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳُـﻨ‬ َ ‫ن اﻟﺬ‬ ‫إ‬ َ ُ ُ َ َ ْ َ َ‫ﺎدوﻧ‬ (4) ‫ﻳَـ ْﻌ ِﻘﻠُﻮ َن‬ ‫ج إِﻟَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻟَ َﻜﺎ َن َﺧْﻴﺮاً ﻟَ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ـ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬‫َوﻟَ ْﻮ أَﻧ‬ َ ‫ﻰ ﺗَ ْﺨ ُﺮ‬‫ﺻﺒَـ ُﺮوا َﺣﺘ‬ ِ ‫ﻪ ﻏَ ُﻔ‬‫واﻟﻠ‬ (5) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ُ َ ٌ ‫ﻮر َرﺣ‬ ِ َ‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ آﻣﻨُﻮا إِ ْن ﺟﺎء ُﻛﻢ ﻓ‬‫ـﻬﺎ اﻟ‬‫ﻳﺎ أَﻳ‬ ‫ـﻨُﻮا أَ ْن‬‫ﺎﺳ ٌﻖ ﺑِﻨَﺒٍَﺈ ﻓَـﺘَﺒَـﻴ‬ َ َ َ َ ْ ََ ٍ ِ ُ‫ﺗ‬ ‫ﺼﺒِ ُﺤﻮا َﻋﻠَﻰ َﻣﺎ ﻓَـ َﻌﻠْﺘُ ْﻢ‬ ْ ُ‫ﺼﻴﺒُﻮا ﻗَـ ْﻮﻣﺎً ﺑِ َﺠ َﻬﺎﻟَﺔ ﻓَـﺘ‬ ِِ (6) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ﻧَﺎدﻣ‬ ‫ ِﻪ ﻟَ ْﻮ ﻳُ ِﻄ ُﻴﻌ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓِﻲ َﻛﺜِﻴ ٍﺮ‬‫ﻮل اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ن ﻓِﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ َر ُﺳ‬ َ‫َوا ْﻋﻠَ ُﻤﻮا أ‬  ِ ْ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻷ َْﻣ ِﺮ ﻟَ َﻌﻨِﺘ‬ ‫ﻳﻤﺎ َن‬ َ ‫ﺐ إِﻟَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ ا ِﻹ‬ َ ‫ﻦ اﻟﻠﻪَ َﺣﺒ‬ ‫ﻢ َوﻟَﻜ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺴﻮ َق‬ ُ ‫ﺮَﻩ إﻟَْﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ اﻟْ ُﻜ ْﻔ َﺮ َواﻟْ ُﻔ‬ ‫ـﻨَﻪُ ﻓﻲ ﻗُـﻠُﻮﺑ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوَﻛ‬‫َوَزﻳ‬ ِ ‫ﺮ‬ ‫ﻚ ﻫﻢ اﻟ‬ ِ (7) ‫اﺷ ُﺪو َن‬ ْ ‫َواﻟ ِْﻌ‬ ْ ُ َ ‫ﺼﻴَﺎ َن أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ْ َ‫ﻓ‬ (8) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ‫ﻴﻢ َﺣﻜ‬ ٌ ‫ﻪُ َﻋﻠ‬‫ﻪ َوﻧ ْﻌ َﻤﺔً َواﻟﻠ‬‫ﻀﻼً ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻠ‬

ِِ ِ ِ ِِ ‫َﺻﻠِ ُﺤﻮا ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَـ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ‬ ْ ‫ﻴﻦ اﻗـْﺘَﺘَـﻠُﻮا ﻓَﺄ‬ َ ‫َوإ ْن ﻃَﺎﺋ َﻔﺘَﺎن ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺆﻣﻨ‬ ‫ﺘِﻲ ﺗَـْﺒ ِﻐﻲ‬‫اﻫ َﻤﺎ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻷُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻓَـ َﻘﺎﺗِﻠُﻮا اﻟ‬ ْ َ‫ﻓَِﺈ ْن ﺑَـﻐ‬ ُ ‫ﺖ إِ ْﺣ َﺪ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻰ ﺗَِﻔ‬‫َﺣﺘ‬ ‫َﺻﻠِ ُﺤﻮا‬ ْ ‫ﺎء‬ ْ ‫ت ﻓَﺄ‬ َ َ‫ﻲء إﻟَﻰ أ َْﻣ ِﺮ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻓَﺈ ْن ﻓ‬ َ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻴﻦ‬  ‫ﻪَ ﻳُﺤ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَـ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ ﺑِﺎﻟ َْﻌ ْﺪ ِل َوأَﻗْﺴﻄُﻮا إ‬ َ ‫ﺐ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﻘﺴﻄ‬ Level 01(9)


Chambers 10. The believers are a single brotherhood. So make peace and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers; and fear Allah, that you may receive mercy.

ِ ‫ـ ُﻘﻮا‬‫َﺧ َﻮﻳْ ُﻜ ْﻢ َواﺗ‬ َ ‫َﺻﻠِ ُﺤﻮا ﺑَـْﻴ َﻦ أ‬ ْ ‫ َﻤﺎ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺆﻣﻨُﻮ َن إِ ْﺧ َﻮةٌ ﻓَﺄ‬‫إِﻧ‬ (10) ‫ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺗُـ ْﺮ َﺣ ُﻤﻮ َن‬‫ﻪَ ﻟَ َﻌﻠ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬

11. O believers! Let not some men among you mock at others: It may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): nor let some women make a fun of others. It may be that the (latter are better than the (former). Nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by (offensive) nicknames: Ill-seeming is a name connoting wickedness, (to be used of one) after he has believed: And those who do not desist are (indeed) doing wrong.

ٍ ِ َ‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ آﻣﻨﻮا ﻻ ﻳﺴﺨﺮ ﻗ‬‫ـﻬﺎ اﻟ‬‫ﻳﺎ أَﻳ‬ ‫ﺴﻰ‬ ٌ ْ َ ْ َ َُ َ َ َ َ ‫ﻮم ﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـ ْﻮم َﻋ‬ ٍ ِ‫أَ ْن ﻳ ُﻜﻮﻧُﻮا ﺧﻴﺮاً ِﻣْﻨـﻬﻢ وﻻ ﻧِﺴﺎء ِﻣﻦ ﻧ‬ ‫ﺴﻰ أَ ْن‬ َ َ ‫ﺴﺎء َﻋ‬ َ ْ ٌ َ َ ْ ُ َْ ِ ِ ‫ﺴ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﻻ ﺗَـﻨَﺎﺑَـ ُﺰوا‬ َ ‫ﻦ َوﻻ ﺗَـﻠْﻤ ُﺰوا أَﻧ ُﻔ‬ ‫ﻦ َﺧْﻴﺮاً ﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ‬ ‫ﻳَ ُﻜ‬ ِ ‫اﻻﺳﻢ اﻟْ ُﻔﺴﻮ ُق ﺑـ ْﻌ َﺪ ا ِﻹﻳﻤ‬ ِ ‫ﺎب ﺑِْﺌ‬ ِ ‫ﺑِﺎﻷَﻟْ َﻘ‬ ‫ﺎن َوَﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ ُ ُْ ‫ﺲ‬ َ َ (11) ‫ﺎﻟِ ُﻤﻮ َن‬‫ﻚ ُﻫ ْﻢ اﻟﻈ‬ َ ِ‫ﺐ ﻓَﺄ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬ ْ ُ‫ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَـﺘ‬

12. O believers! Avoid suspicion as much (as possible): for suspicion in some cases is a sin: And spy not on each other behind their backs. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, you would abhor it... But fear Allah…. for Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.

ِ ‫ن‬ ِ‫ﻦ إ‬ ‫اﺟﺘَﻨِﺒُﻮا َﻛﺜِﻴﺮاً ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟﻈ‬ ْ ‫آﻣﻨُﻮا‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﺬ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ‫ﻀ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬  ‫ﻦ إِﺛْ ٌﻢ َوﻻ ﺗَ َﺠ‬ ‫ﺾ اﻟﻈ‬ ُ ‫ﺐ ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ َ ‫ﺑَـ ْﻌ‬ ْ َ‫ﺴﻮا َوﻻ ﻳَـﻐْﺘ‬ ُ‫ﺴ‬ ِ ‫ﺐ أَﺣ ُﺪ ُﻛﻢ أَ ْن ﻳﺄْ ُﻛﻞ ﻟَﺤﻢ أ‬ ِ ً‫َﺧ ِﻴﻪ َﻣْﻴﺘﺎ‬ َ ْ َ َ ْ َ  ‫ﺑَـ ْﻌﻀﺎً أَﻳُﺤ‬ ِ ‫ﻮ‬ ‫ﻪ ﺗَـ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﻪ إ‬‫ـ ُﻘﻮا اﻟﻠ‬‫ﻓَ َﻜ ِﺮ ْﻫﺘﻤﻮﻩ واﺗ‬ (12) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ َ َ ٌ ‫اب َرﺣ‬ َ ُ ُُ

13. O humankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other (not that you may despise (each other). Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things).

‫ﺎ َﺧﻠَ ْﻘﻨَﺎ ُﻛ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ َﻛ ٍﺮ َوأُﻧﺜَﻰ‬‫ﺎس إِﻧ‬ ُ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟﻨ‬‫ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬ ِ ِ ‫ن أَ ْﻛ َﺮَﻣ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ‬ ِ‫ﺎرﻓُﻮا إ‬ َ ‫َو َﺟ َﻌﻠْﻨَﺎ ُﻛ ْﻢ ُﺷ ُﻌﻮﺑﺎً َوﻗَـﺒَﺎﺋ َﻞ ﻟﺘَـ َﻌ‬ ِ ِ (13) ‫ﻴﻢ َﺧﺒِ ٌﻴﺮ‬ ٌ ‫ﻪَ َﻋﻠ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫ﻪ أَﺗْـ َﻘﺎ ُﻛ ْﻢ إ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬

14. The desert Arabs say, "We believe." Say, "You have no faith; but you (only)say, 'We have submitted ourselves (to the rule of law),' For not yet has the faith entered your hearts. But if you obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not belittle any of your deeds: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." 15. Only those are believers who have believed in Allah and His Messenger, and have never since doubted, but have striven with their belongings and their persons in the cause of Allah: Such are the sincere ones.


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‫ﺎ ﻗُ ْﻞ ﻟَ ْﻢ ﺗُـ ْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮا َوﻟَ ِﻜ ْﻦ ﻗُﻮﻟُﻮا‬‫آﻣﻨ‬ ْ َ‫ﻗَﺎﻟ‬ ُ ‫ﺖ اﻷَ ْﻋ َﺮ‬ َ ‫اب‬ ‫ﻳﻤﺎ ُن ﻓِﻲ ﻗُـﻠُﻮﺑِ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوإِ ْن‬ ْ‫أ‬ َ ‫ﻤﺎ ﻳَ ْﺪ ُﺧ ْﻞ ا ِﻹ‬ َ‫َﺳﻠَ ْﻤﻨَﺎ َوﻟ‬ ‫ن‬ ِ‫ﻪَ َوَر ُﺳﻮﻟَﻪُ ﻻ ﻳَﻠِْﺘ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ ْﻋ َﻤﺎﻟِ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﺷْﻴﺌﺎً إ‬‫ﺗُ ِﻄ ُﻴﻌﻮا اﻟﻠ‬ ِ ‫ﻪ ﻏَ ُﻔ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬ (14) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ َ ٌ ‫ﻮر َرﺣ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻢ ﻟَ ْﻢ‬ ُ‫ ِﻪ َوَر ُﺳﻮﻟِ ِﻪ ﺛ‬‫آﻣﻨُﻮا ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ َ ‫ َﻤﺎ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺆﻣﻨُﻮ َن اﻟﺬ‬‫إﻧ‬ ِ ِ‫ﺎﻫ ُﺪوا ﺑِﺄ َْﻣ َﻮاﻟِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوأَﻧ ُﻔ ِﺴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻓِﻲ َﺳﺒ‬ ‫ ِﻪ‬‫ﻴﻞ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻳَـ ْﺮﺗَﺎﺑُﻮا َو َﺟ‬ ِ‫ﺼ‬ (15) ‫ﺎدﻗُﻮ َن‬  ‫ﻚ ُﻫ ْﻢ اﻟ‬ َ ِ‫أ ُْوﻟَﺌ‬

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ِ ِ ‫ﺴﻤﻮ‬ ِ ِِ   ‫ات‬ َ َ  ‫ ُﻤﻮ َن اﻟﻠﻪَ ﺑﺪﻳﻨ ُﻜ ْﻢ َواﻟﻠﻪُ ﻳَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻢ َﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟ‬‫ﻗُ ْﻞ أَﺗُـ َﻌﻠ‬ ِ ٍ ِ ِ ‫َوَﻣﺎ ﻓِﻲ اﻷ َْر‬ (16) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ ‫ﻞ َﺷ ْﻲء َﻋﻠ‬ ‫ﻪُ ﺑ ُﻜ‬‫ض َواﻟﻠ‬

16. Say: "What! Will you instruct Allah about your religion? But Allah knows all that is in the heavens and on earth: He has full knowledge of all things. 17. They impress on you as a favor that they have embraced Islam. Say, "Count not your Islam as a favor upon me: Nay, Allah has conferred a favor upon you that He has guided you to the faith, if you be true and sincere. 18. "Verily Allah knows the secrets of the heavens and the earth: and Allah Sees well all that you do."

‫ﻼﻣ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ َ ‫ﻮ َن َﻋﻠَْﻴ‬‫ﻳَ ُﻤﻨ‬ ْ ‫ﻚ أَ ْن أ‬ َ ‫ﻲ إِ ْﺳ‬ َ‫ﻮا َﻋﻠ‬‫َﺳﻠَ ُﻤﻮا ﻗُ ْﻞ ﻻ ﺗَ ُﻤﻨ‬ ِ ‫ﻦ َﻋﻠَﻴ ُﻜﻢ أَ ْن َﻫ َﺪا ُﻛﻢ ﻟِ ِﻺﻳﻤ‬ ‫ﻪُ ﻳﻤ‬‫ﺑﻞ اﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﺎن إِ ْن ُﻛﻨﺘُ ْﻢ‬ ْ ْ َُ ْ َ َ ْ ِِ (17) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ َ ‫ﺻﺎدﻗ‬ ِ  ‫ﻪَ ﻳـ ْﻌﻠَﻢ ﻏَﻴﺐ اﻟ‬‫ن اﻟﻠ‬ ِ‫إ‬ ِ ‫ﻪُ ﺑ‬‫ض واﻟﻠ‬ ‫ﺼ ٌﻴﺮ‬ َ َ ِ ‫ﺴ َﻤ َﻮات َواﻷ َْر‬ َ ْ ُ َ (18) ‫ﺑِ َﻤﺎ ﺗَـ ْﻌ َﻤﻠُﻮ َن‬

Real Life Simulation 1 The Verse No. 42:38 contains the basic principle of living together in an Islamic society. It is also the foundation of an Islamic political system. Imagine you live in an Islamic society founded on such principle. The head of the state has asked you to write a draft for the constitution of that state based on this principle. Feel free to get help from the constitutions of different democratic and authoritarian countries to write the draft.


Field Study

Especially in tribal and rural societies, hostilities and antagonism is usually very common and widespread. Such hostilities are inherited from earlier generations and transferred to next one. God has provided an extraordinary method of ending such enmities in the Verse No. 41:34. What is that?

Calling towards God is one of the most important responsibilities of the Muslims. They will be accountable for presenting Allah’s message to Non-Muslims in a nice and decent way. Think about your contribution in this great cause and chalk a plan out for it.


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Real Life Simulation 2 Suppose a cruel man has oppressed you and beat you severely. What will be your behavior? Read the Verse No. 42:40-43. God has prescribed two alternatives for you. What are these two alternatives? Identify the circumstances in which you will go for the Alternative No. 1 and in which case, you will select the Alternative No. 2.

Experiential Learning 2 As mentioned in the Verse No. 42:37, true believers avoid “Great Crimes” and “Shameful Deeds”. Based on your experience with people, prepare a list of both.

Intellectual Exercise 1 The Verse 49:13 carries the founding stone of equality of all human beings regardless of their gender, race, color, ethnicity or anything else. The only criterion for respect is the character of a person. Read the UN Charter of human rights and compare it with the Surat-ul-Hujurat.

Experiential Learning 3 If two groups of Muslims start fighting against each other, what are the Quranic instructions to the government to resolve that matter?


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Real Life Simulation 3 Allah, the Almighty has taught the manners and etiquettes for dealing with His Prophet ‫صلى ﷲ عليه وآله وسلم‬in the Verse No. 49:1-5. Suppose you live in an Arabian village during first quarter of 7th century. You receive a call from the Prophet to submit yourself to God’s will. Based on your logical assessment, you reach at the conclusion that he is a true messenger of God. You decide to visit the Prophet to accept his call. Your behavior will be a blend of passionate love, veneration, devotion and reverence. Think about the manner in which you will meet the God’s Prophet. The real challenge is that you have to venerate the Prophet without indulging into any polytheistic practice.

Experiential Learning 4 If we change our attitude according to the Verse No. 49:10-13, majority of our family, social and political problems can be resolved. Prepare a code of conduct for yourself and in the light of these verses and implement that code in your immediate circle of family and friends.

Intellectual Exercise 2 What is the difference between Iman (the faith) and Islam (Submission)? Answer in the light of the Verse No. 49:14. Are the two levels of the same progression or something else?

Web Curiosity As mentioned in the Verse No. 49:6, the Quran requires the Muslims to not believe in the news given by every Tom, Dick and Harry so that they are not deceived by a culprit. Authenticity of information must be confirmed from other sources. Our ancient scholars developed an extraordinary procedure to verify the information received about the Prophet Muhammad .‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وآﻟﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬Such procedure in described in the books of “Usool-ul-Hadith” (the Principles of Evaluation of Hadith). Search and read some article about the criteria for evaluation of Hadith.


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The Quran is a miracle of eloquence. In Surat-ur-Rahman, the reward for good deeds is described in an extremely facile way.

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(1) ‫ﺮ ْﺣ َﻤ ُﻦ‬ ‫اﻟ‬

1. (Allah) Most Gracious!

(2) ‫ َﻢ اﻟْ ُﻘ ْﺮآ َن‬‫َﻋﻠ‬

2. It is He Who has taught the Qur'an.

(3) ‫ﻧﺴﺎ َن‬ َ ‫َﺧﻠَ َﻖ ا ِﻹ‬ (4) ‫ َﻤﻪُ اﻟْﺒَـﻴَﺎ َن‬‫َﻋﻠ‬

3. He has created man: 4. He has taught him speech (and intelligence).

ٍ ‫ﺸﻤﺲ واﻟْ َﻘﻤﺮ ﺑِﺤﺴﺒ‬ (5) ‫ﺎن‬ َ ْ ُ ُ َ َ ُ ْ  ‫اﻟ‬

5. The sun and the moon follow courses (exactly) computed;

ِ ‫ﺸﺠﺮ ﻳﺴﺠ َﺪ‬ (6) ‫ان‬ ْ ‫َواﻟﻨ‬ ُ ْ َ ُ َ  ‫ﺠ ُﻢ َواﻟ‬

6. And the stars (in the heaven) and the trees (on the earth) - both (alike) bow in adoration. 7. And the firmament has He raised high, and He has set up the balance (of justice),

ِ ‫ ﺗَﻄْﻐَﻮا ﻓِﻲ اﻟ ِْﻤﻴﺰ‬‫أَﻻ‬ (8) ‫ان‬ َ ْ

8. In order that you may not transgress (due) balance. 9. So establish weight with justice and fall not short in the balance.

ِ (9) ‫ﻴﻤﻮا اﻟ َْﻮْز َن ﺑِﺎﻟ ِْﻘ ْﺴ ِﻂ َوﻻ ﺗُ ْﺨ ِﺴ ُﺮوا اﻟ ِْﻤ َﻴﺰا َن‬ ُ ‫َوأَﻗ‬ (10) ‫ﺿ َﻌ َﻬﺎ ﻟِﻸَﻧَ ِﺎم‬ َ ‫ض َو‬ َ ‫َواﻷ َْر‬

10. It is He Who has spread out the earth for (His) creatures: 11. Therein is fruit and date-palms, producing spathes (enclosing dates); 12. Also corn, with (its) leaves and stalk for fodder, and sweet-smelling plants. 13. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 14. He created man from sounding clay like unto pottery, 15. And He created Jinns from fire free of smoke: 16. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

(11) ‫ات اﻷَ ْﻛ َﻤ ِﺎم‬ ُ َ‫ ْﺨ ُﻞ ذ‬‫ﻓِ َﻴﻬﺎ ﻓَﺎﻛِ َﻬﺔٌ َواﻟﻨ‬ ِ‫ﺼ‬ (12) ‫ﺮﻳْ َﺤﺎ ُن‬ ‫ﻒ َواﻟ‬  ‫ْﺤ‬ ْ ‫ﺐ ذُو اﻟ َْﻌ‬ َ ‫َواﻟ‬

ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ (13) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬ َ َ َ ِ ٍ ‫ْﺼ‬ (14) ‫ﺎ ِر‬‫ﺎل َﻛﺎﻟْ َﻔﺨ‬ َ ‫ﺻﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻧﺴﺎ َن ﻣ ْﻦ‬ َ ‫َﺧﻠَ َﻖ ا ِﻹ‬ (15) ‫ِج ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﺎ ٍر‬ ٍ ‫ن ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻣﺎر‬ ‫ْﺠﺎ‬ َ ‫َو َﺧﻠَ َﻖ اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ (16) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬ َ َ َ (17) ‫ب اﻟ َْﻤ ْﻐ ِﺮﺑَـْﻴ ِﻦ‬  ‫ب اﻟ َْﻤ ْﺸ ِﺮﻗَـْﻴ ِﻦ َوَر‬  ‫َر‬

17. (He is) Lord of the two Easts and Lord of the two Wests:


(7) ‫ﺿ َﻊ اﻟ ِْﻤ َﻴﺰا َن‬  ‫َواﻟ‬ َ ‫ﺎء َرﻓَـ َﻌ َﻬﺎ َوَو‬ َ ‫ﺴ َﻤ‬

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The Affectionate 18. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 19. He has let free the two bodies of flowing water, meeting together: 20. Between them is a Barrier which they do not transgress: 21. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 22. Out of them come pearls and coral: 23. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 24. And His are the ships sailing smoothly through the seas, lofty as mountains: 25. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 26. All that is on earth will perish: 27. But will abide (for ever) the Face of your Lord, - Full of majesty, bounty and honor. 28. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 29. Every creature seeks of Him (its need) in the heavens and on earth: every day in (new) splendor does He (shine)! 30. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 31. Soon shall We settle your affairs, O both you worlds! 32. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

33. O you assembly of Jinns and men! If it be you can pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, pass you! not without authority shall you be able to pass! 34. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

35. On you will be sent (O you evil ones twain!) a flame of fire (to burn) and a smoke (to choke): no defense will you have: 36. Then which of the favors of your Lord will Quranic Studies Program 131 you deny?


ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ (18) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬ َ َ َ ِ ‫ﻣﺮج اﻟْﺒﺤﺮﻳ ِﻦ ﻳـﻠْﺘَ ِﻘﻴ‬ (19) ‫ﺎن‬ َ َ َْ ْ َ َ َ َ

ِ ‫خ ﻻ ﻳـﺒ ِﻐﻴ‬ (20) ‫ﺎن‬ َ ْ َ ٌ ‫ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَـ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ ﺑَـ ْﺮَز‬

ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ (21) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬ َ َ َ (22) ‫ ْﺆﻟُُﺆ َواﻟ َْﻤ ْﺮ َﺟﺎ ُن‬‫ج ِﻣْﻨـ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ اﻟﻠ‬ ُ ‫ﻳَ ْﺨ ُﺮ‬ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ (23) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬ َ َ َ

ِ ‫ﺂت ﻓِﻲ اﻟْﺒَ ْﺤ ِﺮ َﻛﺎﻷَ ْﻋ‬ ‫ﻼم‬ َ ‫ْﺠ َﻮا ِري اﻟ ُْﻤﻨ‬ ُ ‫ﺸ‬ َ ‫َوﻟَﻪُ اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ (25) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫( ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬24) َ َ َ ٍ َ‫ﻞ ﻣﻦ َﻋﻠَﻴـﻬﺎ ﻓ‬ ‫ُﻛ‬ (26) ‫ﺎن‬ َْ ْ َ ِ ‫ْﺠ‬ (27) ‫ﻼل َوا ِﻹ ْﻛ َﺮ ِام‬ َ ‫َوﻳَـْﺒـ َﻘﻰ َو ْﺟﻪُ َرﺑ‬ َ ‫ﻚ ذُو اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ (28) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬ َ َ َ ِ ِ ‫ﺴﻤﻮ‬ ِ ‫ات َواﻷ َْر‬ ‫ﻞ ﻳَـ ْﻮٍم ُﻫ َﻮ ﻓِﻲ‬ ‫ض ُﻛ‬ َ َ  ‫ﻳَ ْﺴﺄَﻟُﻪُ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻓﻲ اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ (30) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫( ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬29) ‫َﺷﺄ ٍْن‬ َ َ َ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ـ َﻘ‬‫ـﻬﺎ اﻟﺜ‬‫ﺳﻨَـ ْﻔﺮغُ ﻟَ ُﻜﻢ أَﻳ‬ ‫آﻻء‬  َ‫( ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬31) ‫ﻼن‬ َ ْ ُ َ ِ (32) ‫ﺬﺑَﺎن‬ ‫ ُﻜ َﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫َرﺑ‬ ِ ‫ﺸﺮ اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ﻦ َوا ِﻹ‬ ‫ْﺠ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻄَ ْﻌﺘُ ْﻢ أَ ْن ﺗَﻨ ُﻔ ُﺬوا‬ ْ ‫ﻧﺲ إِ ْن‬ َ َ ‫ﻳَﺎ َﻣ ْﻌ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺴﻤﻮ‬ ِ ‫ات َواﻷ َْر‬ ‫ض ﻓَﺎﻧ ُﻔ ُﺬوا ﻻ ﺗَﻨ ُﻔ ُﺬو َن‬ َ َ  ‫ﻣ ْﻦ أَﻗْﻄَﺎ ِر اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ ٍ َ‫ ﺑِﺴ ْﻠﻄ‬‫إِﻻ‬ ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫( ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬33) ‫ﺎن‬ َ َ َ ُ (34) ِ ٌ ‫ﻳـﺮﺳﻞ ﻋﻠَﻴ ُﻜﻤﺎ ُﺷﻮا‬ ‫ﺎس ﻓَﻼ‬ ٌ ‫ظ ﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﺎ ٍر َوﻧُ َﺤ‬ َ َ ْ َ ُ َ ُْ ِ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫ي آﻻء رﺑ‬ ِ ‫ﺼﺮ‬ ِ (36) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫( ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬35) ‫ان‬ َ َ َ َ َ‫ﺗَﻨﺘ‬ Level 01

The Affectionate 37. When the sky is rent asunder, and it becomes red like ointment: 38. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 39. On that Day no question will be asked of man or Jinn as to his sin. 40. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 41. (For) the sinners will be known by their marks: and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet. 42. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 43. This is the Hell which the criminals deny: 44. In its midst and in the midst of boiling hot water will they wander round! 45. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 46. But for such as fear the time when they will stand before (the Judgment Seat of) their Lord, there will be two Gardens. 47. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 48. Containing all kinds (of trees and delights); 49. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?50. In them (each) will be two springs flowing (free); 51. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 52. In them will be fruits of every kind, two and two. 53. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 54. They will recline on carpets, whose inner linings will be of rich brocade: the fruit of the gardens will be near (and easy of reach). 55. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? Quranic Studies Program 132

55 ‫اﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ‬ ِ ‫ﻫ‬ (37) ‫ﺎن‬  ‫ﺖ اﻟ‬ ْ َ‫ﺴ َﻤﺎءُ ﻓَ َﻜﺎﻧ‬ ْ ‫ﻘ‬ ‫ﺸ‬ َ ‫ﻓَِﺈذَا اﻧ‬ َ ‫ﺖ َوْرَدةً َﻛﺎﻟﺪ‬ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ (38) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬ َ َ َ ِ ِِ (39) ‫ن‬ ‫ﻧﺲ َوﻻ َﺟﺎ‬ ُ ‫ﻓَـﻴَـ ْﻮَﻣﺌِ ٍﺬ ﻻ ﻳُ ْﺴﺄ‬ ٌ ‫َل َﻋ ْﻦ َذﻧْﺒﻪ إ‬ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ (40) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬ َ َ َ

ِِ ِ ‫ﻮ‬‫ﺎﻫﻢ ﻓَـﻴـ ْﺆ َﺧ ُﺬ ﺑِﺎﻟﻨـ‬ ‫اﺻﻲ‬ ُ ‫ﻳُـ ْﻌ َﺮ‬ ُ ْ ُ ‫ﻴﻤ‬ َ ‫ف اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺠ ِﺮُﻣﻮ َن ﺑﺴ‬ َ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ (42) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫( ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬41) ‫َواﻷَﻗْ َﺪ ِام‬ َ َ َ ِ ‫َﻫ ِﺬﻩِ ﺟ َﻬﻨ‬ (43) ‫ب ﺑِ َﻬﺎ اﻟ ُْﻤ ْﺠ ِﺮُﻣﻮ َن‬ ُ ‫ﺬ‬ ‫ﺘﻲ ﻳُ َﻜ‬‫ﻢ اﻟ‬ ُ َ ٍ ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٍ ‫ﻳَﻄُﻮﻓُﻮ َن ﺑَـْﻴـﻨَـ َﻬﺎ َوﺑَـْﻴ َﻦ َﺣ ِﻤ‬ (44) ‫آن‬ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ (45) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬ َ َ َ ِ ِ َ‫ﺘ‬‫ِﻪ ﺟﻨ‬‫ﺎف ﻣ َﻘﺎم رﺑ‬ (46) ‫ﺎن‬ َ َ َ َ َ ‫َوﻟ َﻤ ْﻦ َﺧ‬ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ (47) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬ َ َ َ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ ٍ َ‫ذَواﺗَﻰ أَﻓْـﻨ‬ (49) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫( ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬48) ‫ﺎن‬ َ َ َ َ ِ ِ ‫ﺎن ﺗَﺠ ِﺮﻳ‬ ِ (50) ‫ﺎن‬ َ ْ َ‫ﻓﻴ ِﻬ َﻤﺎ َﻋْﻴـﻨ‬

ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ (51) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬ َ َ َ

ِ ‫ﻞ ﻓَﺎﻛِﻬ ٍﺔ َزوﺟ‬ ‫ﻓِﻴ ِﻬﻤﺎ ِﻣﻦ ُﻛ‬ (52) ‫ﺎن‬ َْ َ ْ َ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ (53) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬ َ َ َ

ِِ ٍ ‫ﻴﻦ َﻋﻠَﻰ ﻓُـ ُﺮ‬ ‫ش ﺑَﻄَﺎﺋِﻨُـ َﻬﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ إِ ْﺳﺘَْﺒـ َﺮ ٍق َو َﺟﻨَﻰ‬ َ ‫ﻜﺌ‬‫ُﻣﺘ‬ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ ٍ ‫ﺘَـﻴ ِﻦ َد‬‫اﻟْﺠﻨ‬ ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫( ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬54) ‫ان‬ ْ َ َ َ َ (55) Level 01


The Affectionate 56. In them will be (maidens), chaste, restraining their glances, whom no man or Jinn before them has even touched; 57. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

ِ ‫ي‬ ‫ ُﻜ َﻤﺎ‬‫آﻻء َرﺑ‬  َ‫( ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬58) ‫ﻮت َواﻟ َْﻤ ْﺮ َﺟﺎ ُن‬ ُ ُ‫ﻦ اﻟْﻴَﺎﻗ‬ ‫ـ ُﻬ‬‫َﻛﺄَﻧ‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ﺗُ َﻜ‬ (59) ‫ﺎن‬ َ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ِ ‫َﻫﻞ َﺟ َﺰاء ا ِﻹ ْﺣ‬ ‫آﻻء‬  َ‫( ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬60) ‫ﺴﺎ ُن‬ ُ ْ َ ‫ ا ِﻹ ْﺣ‬‫ﺴﺎن إﻻ‬ َ ِ  (61) ‫ ُﻜ َﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜﺬﺑَﺎن‬‫َرﺑ‬ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ ِ َ‫ﺘ‬‫وِﻣﻦ ُدوﻧِ ِﻬﻤﺎ ﺟﻨ‬ ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫( ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬62) ‫ﺎن‬ َ َ َ ْ َ َ َ (63)

58. Like unto rubies and coral. 59. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 60. Is there any reward for good - other than good? 61. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 62. And besides these two, there are two other gardens. 63. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 64. Dark-green in color (from plentiful watering). 65. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 66. In them (each) will be two springs pouring forth water in continuous abundance: 67. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 68. In them will be fruits, and dates and pomegranates: 69. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 70. In them will be fair (companions), nice, beautiful; 71. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?72. Companions restrained (as to their glances), in (goodly) pavilions; 73. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?-

ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ ِ َ‫ﻣﺘ‬ ‫ﻣ ْﺪ َﻫﺎ‬ (65) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫( ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬64) ‫ﺎن‬ َ ُ َ َ

ِ ‫ي‬ ِ َ‫ﺎﺧﺘ‬ ِ َ‫ﻓِﻴ ِﻬﻤﺎ َﻋﻴـﻨ‬ ‫ ُﻜ َﻤﺎ‬‫آﻻء َرﺑ‬  َ‫( ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬66) ‫ﺎن‬ َ ‫ﺎن ﻧَﻀ‬ ْ َ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ﺗُ َﻜ‬ (67) ‫ﺎن‬ َ ِ ‫ي‬ ‫ ُﻜ َﻤﺎ‬‫آﻻء َرﺑ‬  َ‫( ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬68) ‫ﻣﺎ ٌن‬‫ﻓِﻴ ِﻬ َﻤﺎ ﻓَﺎﻛِ َﻬﺔٌ َوﻧَ ْﺨ ٌﻞ َوُر‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ﺗُ َﻜ‬ (69) ‫ﺎن‬ َ

ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ٌ ‫ﻦ َﺧﻴـﺮ‬ ‫ﻓِﻴ ِﻬ‬ ‫ ُﻜ َﻤﺎ‬‫آﻻء َرﺑ‬  َ‫( ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬70) ‫ﺴﺎ ٌن‬ َْ َ ‫ات ﺣ‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ﺗُ َﻜ‬ (71) ‫ﺎن‬ َ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ات ﻓِﻲ اﻟ‬ ‫ ُﻜ َﻤﺎ‬‫آﻻء َرﺑ‬  َ‫( ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬72) ‫ْﺨﻴَ ِﺎم‬ ٌ ‫ﻮر‬ ُ ‫ﻮر َﻣ ْﻘ‬ ٌ ‫ُﺣ‬ َ ‫ﺼ‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ﺗُ َﻜ‬ (73) ‫ﺎن‬ َ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ِ ‫آﻻء‬  َ‫( ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬74) ‫ن‬ ‫ﻧﺲ ﻗَـْﺒـﻠَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َوﻻ َﺟﺎ‬ ٌ ‫ﻦ إ‬ ‫ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَﻄْﻤﺜْـ ُﻬ‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫رﺑ‬ (75) ‫ﺎن‬ َ َ َ ٍ ‫ﻜﺌِﻴﻦ ﻋﻠَﻰ رﻓْـﺮ‬ ِ ٍ ‫ي ِﺣﺴ‬ (76) ‫ﺎن‬ ْ ‫ف ُﺧ‬ َ َ َ َ ‫ُﻣﺘ‬ َ  ‫ﻀ ٍﺮ َو َﻋْﺒـ َﻘ ِﺮ‬ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ (77) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬ َ َ َ

74. Whom no man or Jinn before them has touched;75. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 76. Reclining on green cushions and rich carpets of beauty. 77. Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? 78. Blessed be the name of your Lord, full of Majesty, Bounty and honor.


ِ  ُ ‫ﺎﺻﺮ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺲ ﻗَـْﺒـﻠَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َوﻻ‬ َ َ‫ﻦ ﻗ‬ ‫ﻓﻴ ِﻬ‬ ٌ ْ‫ﻦ إﻧ‬ ‫ات اﻟﻄ ْﺮف ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَﻄْﻤﺜْـ ُﻬ‬ ِ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫ﺬﺑ‬ ‫ ُﻜﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ‬‫آﻻء رﺑ‬ (57) ‫ﺎن‬  َ‫( ﻓَﺒِﺄ‬56) ‫ن‬ ‫َﺟﺎ‬ َ َ َ

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ِ َ ‫ﺗَـﺒﺎر َك اﺳﻢ رﺑ‬ ِ ‫ْﺠ‬ (78) ‫ﻼل َوا ِﻹ ْﻛ َﺮ ِام‬ َ ‫ﻚ ذي ا ﻟ‬ َُْ ََ Level 01

Web Curiosity Search some photos of some landscapes, resorts, beaches, palaces and other splendid places in this world. Then read the passage starting from the Verse No. 46 again. Use the data you’ve collected to complete the “Real Life Simulation given below”.

Real Life Simulation Prepare a wish list for your ideal life. What sort of lifestyle you like? How much income? How much wealth and property? What sort of palace? What type of vicinity? A beautiful spouse? How many children? What type of friends? What level of services from your personal servants? What sort of leisure activities? ……. Imagine if you get a place full of pleasures that are far beyond your expectations, what would be your feelings? God has offered you such a life but He has asked you to contribute some good deeds to get entry into that paradise. What would you like to contribute to obtain the life of your dreams?

Experiential Learning The statement: “Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?” is repeated again and again in this Surah. The statement is appropriate at each place. Look at each incident of this statement and relate it to its previous verse.


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Level 01

In the last part of the Quran, its central theme is described in an eloquent and concise way in form of short Surahs so that a reader may memorize them easily and recite them in his / her prayers.

101 ‫اﻟﻘﺎرﻋﺔ‬

The Disaster

(1) ُ‫اﻟْ َﻘﺎ ِر َﻋﺔ‬

1. The Disaster!!!!!

(2) ُ‫َﻣﺎ اﻟْ َﻘﺎ ِر َﻋﺔ‬

2. What is the disaster?

(3) ُ‫اك َﻣﺎ اﻟْ َﻘﺎ ِر َﻋﺔ‬ َ ‫َوَﻣﺎ أَ ْد َر‬

3. And what will explain to you what the disaster is?

ِ ُ‫اش اﻟْﻤﺒﺜ‬ (4) ‫ﻮث‬ ْ َ ِ ‫ﺎس َﻛﺎﻟْ َﻔ َﺮ‬ ُ ‫ﻳَـ ْﻮ َم ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن اﻟﻨ‬

4. (It is) a day whereon men will be like moths scattered about.

ِ ‫وﺗَ ُﻜﻮ ُن اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ﺎل َﻛﺎﻟ ِْﻌ ْﻬ ِﻦ اﻟ َْﻤﻨ ُﻔ‬ (5) ‫ﻮش‬ ُ َ‫ْﺠﺒ‬ َ

5. And the mountains will be like carded wool.

(6) ُ‫ﺖ َﻣ َﻮا ِزﻳﻨُﻪ‬ ْ َ‫ﻣﺎ َﻣ ْﻦ ﺛَـ ُﻘﻠ‬َ‫ﻓَﺄ‬

6. Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy; 7. Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.

ِ ِ ِ ‫ﺸ ٍﺔ ر‬ (7) ‫اﺿﻴَ ٍﺔ‬ َ َ ‫ﻓَـ ُﻬ َﻮ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻴ‬

8. But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light;

(8) ُ‫ﺖ َﻣ َﻮا ِزﻳﻨُﻪ‬ ْ ‫ﻔ‬ ‫ﻣﺎ َﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ‬ َ‫َوأ‬ (9) ٌ‫ﻣﻪُ َﻫﺎ ِوﻳَﺔ‬ُ‫ﻓَﺄ‬ (10) ‫اك َﻣﺎ ِﻫﻴَ ْﻪ‬ َ ‫َوَﻣﺎ أَ ْد َر‬ (11) ٌ‫ﺎر َﺣ ِﺎﻣﻴَﺔ‬ ٌ َ‫ﻧ‬

9. Will have his home in a (bottomless) pit. 10. And what will explain to you what this is? 11. (It is) a hellfire blazing fiercely!

Experiential Learning 2 Identify the central theme of each Surah. The central themes of all of these Surahs are strongly linked with each other. Try to identify the consolidated central theme of these Surahs.

Experiential Learning 1 Memorize the Surahs included in this lesson with meanings.


135

Level 01

102 ‫اﻟﺘﻜﺎﺛﺮ‬

Competition in Wealth 1. The mutual rivalry for piling up (wealth) diverts you (from the more serious things),

(1) ‫ َﻜﺎﺛـُ ُﺮ‬‫أَﻟ َْﻬﺎ ُﻛ ْﻢ اﻟﺘ‬

(2) ‫ﻰ ُزْرﺗُ ْﻢ اﻟ َْﻤ َﻘﺎﺑَِﺮ‬‫َﺣﺘ‬

2. Until you visit the graves.

(3) ‫ف ﺗَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬ َ ‫ َﺳ ْﻮ‬‫َﻛﻼ‬

3. But nay, you soon shall know (the reality).

(4) ‫ف ﺗَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن‬ َ ‫ َﺳ ْﻮ‬‫ﻢ َﻛﻼ‬ ُ‫ﺛ‬

4. Again, you soon shall know!

ِ (5) ‫ْﻢ اﻟْﻴَ ِﻘﻴ ِﻦ‬ َ ‫ ﻟَ ْﻮ ﺗَـ ْﻌﻠَ ُﻤﻮ َن ﻋﻠ‬‫َﻛﻼ‬

5. Nay, were you to know with certainty of mind, (you would beware!)

ِ ‫ﻟَﺘـﺮو َن اﻟ‬ (6) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ََْ َ ‫ْﺠﺤ‬ (7) ‫ﻢ ﻟَﺘَـ َﺮْوﻧَـ َﻬﺎ َﻋْﻴ َﻦ اﻟْﻴَ ِﻘﻴ ِﻦ‬ ُ‫ﺛ‬ ِ ‫ﻌ‬ِ ‫ﻦ ﻳَـ ْﻮَﻣﺌِ ٍﺬ َﻋ ْﻦ اﻟﻨ‬ ُ‫ﻢ ﻟَﺘُ ْﺴﺄَﻟ‬ ُ‫ﺛ‬ (8) ‫ﻴﻢ‬

6. You shall certainly see hellfire! 7. Again, you shall see it with certainty of sight! 8. Then, shall you be questioned that day about the blessings given to you.

Personality Development 1 As mentioned in Surat-ut-Takathur (102), competition to acquire more and more wealth is a never-ending story. A person can enjoy only a very small portion of his wealth. All the piles of wealth are left for others. What is the impact of such competition of human personality? Think about yourself whether you are also a victim of such vicious cycle of competition.


136

Level 01

103 ‫اﻟﻌﺼﺮ‬

Time

(1) ‫ﺼ ِﺮ‬ ْ ‫َواﻟ َْﻌ‬

1. By (the token of) time (through the ages), 2. Verily man is in loss. 3. Except such as have the faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of truth, and of patience and constancy.

ِ (2) ‫ﻧﺴﺎ َن ﻟَِﻔﻲ ُﺧ ْﺴ ٍﺮ‬ َ ‫ن ا ِﻹ‬ ‫إ‬ ِ ِ  ‫ ِﺬﻳﻦ آﻣﻨُﻮا و َﻋ ِﻤﻠُﻮا اﻟ‬‫ اﻟ‬‫إِﻻ‬ ‫اﺻ ْﻮا‬ َ ‫ﺼﺎﻟ َﺤﺎت َوﺗَـ َﻮ‬ َ َ َ ِ (3) ‫ﺼْﺒ ِﺮ‬  ‫اﺻ ْﻮا ﺑﺎﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻖ َوﺗَـ َﻮ‬ ‫ْﺤ‬ َ ‫ﺑِﺎﻟ‬

104 ‫اﻟﻬﻤﺰة‬

The Traducer 1. Woe to every (kind of) scandal-monger and-backbiter, 2. Who piles up wealth and counts it.

(1) ٍ‫ﻞ ُﻫ َﻤ َﺰةٍ ﻟُ َﻤ َﺰة‬ ‫َوﻳْ ٌﻞ ﻟِ ُﻜ‬ (2) ُ‫ﺪ َدﻩ‬ ‫ ِﺬي َﺟ َﻤ َﻊ َﻣﺎﻻً َو َﻋ‬‫اﻟ‬ (3) ُ‫ن َﻣﺎﻟَﻪُ أَ ْﺧﻠَ َﺪﻩ‬ َ‫ﺐ أ‬ ُ‫ﺴ‬ َ ‫ﻳَ ْﺤ‬

3. Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever! 4. By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into that which breaks to pieces, 5. And what will explain to you that which breaks to pieces?

ِ (4) ‫ْﺤﻄَ َﻤ ِﺔ‬ ُ ‫ن ﻓﻲ اﻟ‬ ‫ ﻟَﻴُـْﻨﺒَ َﺬ‬‫َﻛﻼ‬ (5) ُ‫ْﺤﻄَ َﻤﺔ‬ َ ‫َوَﻣﺎ أَ ْد َر‬ ُ ‫اك َﻣﺎ اﻟ‬

6. (It is) the hellfire of (the wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze),

(6) ُ‫ ِﻪ اﻟ ُْﻤﻮﻗَ َﺪة‬‫ﺎر اﻟﻠ‬ ُ َ‫ﻧ‬

(7) ِ‫ﻠِ ُﻊ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻷَﻓْﺌِ َﺪة‬‫ﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻄ‬‫اﻟ‬

7. The which does mount (right) to the hearts:

(8) ٌ‫ﻮﺻ َﺪة‬ َ ‫ـ َﻬﺎ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ُﻣ‬‫إِﻧ‬ (9) ٍ‫ﺪ َدة‬ ‫ﻓِﻲ َﻋ َﻤ ٍﺪ ُﻣ َﻤ‬

8. It shall be made into a vault over them. 9. In columns outstretched.

Intellectual Exercise Man is in a continuous state of loss. There are exceptions to this reality. What is the criterion to fall into this category as mentioned in Surat-ul-A’sr (103).


137

Level 01

105 ‫اﻟﻔﻴﻞ‬

The Army of Elephants 1. Do you not see how your Lord dealt with the army of elephants?

ِ ‫َﺻ َﺤ‬ ِ ‫ﺎب اﻟ ِْﻔ‬ (1) ‫ﻴﻞ‬ َ ‫أَﻟَ ْﻢ ﺗَـ َﺮى َﻛْﻴ‬ َ ‫ﻒ ﻓَـ َﻌ َﻞ َرﺑ‬ ْ ‫ﻚ ﺑِﺄ‬

ٍ ِ‫ﻀﻠ‬ (2) ‫ﻴﻞ‬ ْ َ‫أَﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺠ َﻌ ْﻞ َﻛْﻴ َﺪ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻓِﻲ ﺗ‬

2. Did He not make their treacherous plan go astray? 3. And He sent against them flights of birds, 4. Striking them with stones of baked clay. 5. Then did He make them like an empty field of stalks and straw, (of which the corn) has been eaten up.

ِ ِ (3) ‫ﻴﻞ‬ َ ‫َوأ َْر َﺳ َﻞ َﻋﻠَْﻴﻬ ْﻢ ﻃَْﻴﺮاً أَﺑَﺎﺑ‬ ِِ ِ ٍ ‫ﺠ‬ ‫ﺎرةٍ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺳ‬ (4) ‫ﻴﻞ‬ َ ‫ﺗَـ ْﺮﻣﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﺑﺤ َﺠ‬ ٍ‫ﺼ‬ ٍ ‫ﻒ َﻣﺄْ ُﻛ‬ (5) ‫ﻮل‬ ْ ‫ﻓَ َﺠ َﻌﻠَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻛ َﻌ‬

106 ‫اﻟﻘﺮﻳﺶ‬

The Tribe of Quraish 1. For the covenants (of security and safeguard enjoyed) by the Quraish (due to their relation with the Holy Ka’aba)

ِ ‫ِﻹ‬ ٍ ْ‫ﻳﻼف ﻗُـ َﺮﻳ‬ (1) ‫ﺶ‬ ِ ‫ﺼْﻴ‬  ‫إِﻳﻼﻓِ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِر ْﺣﻠَﺔَ اﻟ‬ (2) ‫ﻒ‬  ‫ﺸﺘَ ِﺎء َواﻟ‬

2. Their covenants (covering) journeys by winter and summer.

ِ ‫ب َﻫ َﺬا اﻟْﺒـْﻴ‬ (3) ‫ﺖ‬  ‫ﻓَـ ْﻠﻴَـ ْﻌﺒُ ُﺪوا َر‬ َ

3. Let them adore the Lord of this House.

ٍ ‫ ِﺬي أَﻃْﻌﻤﻬﻢ ِﻣﻦ ﺟﻮٍع وآﻣﻨـﻬﻢ ِﻣﻦ َﺧﻮ‬‫اﻟ‬ (4) ‫ف‬ ْ ْ ْ ُ ََ َ ُ ْ ْ ُ َ َ

4. Who provides them with food against hunger, and with security against fear (of danger).

Web Curiosity Search and read the history of Pre-Islamic Arabia to get details of the army of elephants. Also try to get information on business tours of the people of Makkah (i.e. Quraish). What was the significance of this trade in their economy? What was their economic condition before starting this trade? What was the significance of the Holy Ka’aba in their social, political and economic life? Try to find the answers of these questions. (Hint! Look at some commentary of the Quran for this Surah.)


138

Level 01

107 ‫اﻟﻤﺎﻋﻮن‬

Small Kindness 1. Do you see the one who denies the Judgment (to come)? 2. Then such is the (man) who repulses the orphan (with harshness). 3. And encourages not the feeding of the indigent. 4. So woe to the worshippers! 5. Who are neglectful of (the requirements of ) their prayers 6. Those who (want but) to be seen (of men),

ِ َ ‫أَرأَﻳ‬ (1) ‫ﻳ ِﻦ‬‫ب ﺑِﺎﻟﺪ‬ َْ ُ ‫ﺬ‬ ‫ﺬي ﻳُ َﻜ‬‫ﺖ اﻟ‬

ِ  َ ِ‫ﻓَ َﺬﻟ‬ ِ (2) ‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ‫ اﻟْﻴَﺘ‬‫ﻚ اﻟﺬي ﻳَ ُﺪع‬

(3) ‫ﺾ َﻋﻠَﻰ ﻃَ َﻌ ِﺎم اﻟ ِْﻤ ْﺴ ِﻜﻴ ِﻦ‬  ‫َوﻻ ﻳَ ُﺤ‬ ِ (4) ‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫ْﻤ‬ ُ ‫ﻓَـ َﻮﻳْ ٌﻞ ﻟﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺼﻠ‬ ِ (5) ‫ﺎﻫﻮ َن‬ ُ ‫ﺻﻼﺗِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َﺳ‬ َ ‫ﻳﻦ ُﻫ ْﻢ َﻋ ْﻦ‬ َ ‫اﻟ ﺬ‬ ِ (6) ‫ﻳﻦ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳُـ َﺮاءُو َن‬ َ ‫اﻟ ﺬ‬

7. And refuse (to supply) (even) small neighborly needs (as a small kindness).

(7) ‫ﺎﻋﻮ َن‬ ُ ‫َوﻳَ ْﻤﻨَـ ُﻌﻮ َن اﻟ َْﻤ‬

108 ‫اﻟﻜﻮﺛﺮ‬

Abundance 1. (O Prophet!) To you have We granted abundance (the control over Holy Ka’aba and a spring on the Day of Judgment). 2. Therefore turn to your Lord in Prayer and Sacrifice. 3. For he who hates you, he will be cut off (from future hope).

(1) ‫ﺎك اﻟْ َﻜ ْﻮﺛَـ َﺮ‬ َ َ‫ﺎ أَ ْﻋﻄَْﻴـﻨ‬‫إِﻧ‬ (2) ‫ﻚ َواﻧْ َﺤ ْﺮ‬ َ ‫ﻞ ﻟَِﺮﺑ‬ ‫ﺼ‬ َ َ‫ﻓ‬

(3) ‫ﻚ ُﻫ َﻮ اﻷَﺑْـﺘَـ ُﺮ‬ َ َ‫ن َﺷﺎﻧِﺌ‬ ِ‫إ‬

Intellectual Exercise You’ve studied the Divine Law of Reward and Punishment in previous lessons according to which Allah rewards and punishes the direct audience of a Prophet within the same world. Some significant aspects of it are described in Surah 107 to 112. Identify these aspects.


139

Level 01

109 ‫اﻟﻜﺎﻓﺮون‬

The Deniers

(1) ‫ـ َﻬﺎ اﻟْ َﻜﺎﻓِ ُﺮو َن‬‫ﻗُ ْﻞ ﻳَﺎ أَﻳ‬

1. Say : O you that reject the faith!

(2) ‫ﻻ أَ ْﻋﺒُ ُﺪ َﻣﺎ ﺗَـ ْﻌﺒُ ُﺪو َن‬

2. I worship not that which you worship,

(3) ‫َوﻻ أَﻧْـﺘُ ْﻢ َﻋﺎﺑِ ُﺪو َن َﻣﺎ أَ ْﻋﺒُ ُﺪ‬

3. Nor will you worship that which I worship. 4. And I will not worship that which you have been wont to worship,

(4) ‫ ْﻢ‬‫َوﻻ أَﻧَﺎ َﻋﺎﺑِ ٌﺪ َﻣﺎ َﻋﺒَﺪﺗ‬

(5) ‫َوﻻ أَﻧْـﺘُ ْﻢ َﻋﺎﺑِ ُﺪو َن َﻣﺎ أَ ْﻋﺒُ ُﺪ‬ (6) ‫ﻟَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِدﻳﻨُ ُﻜ ْﻢ َوﻟِ َﻲ ِدﻳ ِﻦ‬

5. Nor will you worship that which I worship. 6. To you be your Way, and to me mine.

110 ‫اﻟﻨﺼﺮ‬

The Divine Support

ِ (1) ‫ ِﻪ َواﻟْ َﻔْﺘ ُﺢ‬‫ﺼ ُﺮ اﻟﻠ‬ ْ َ‫ﺎء ﻧ‬ َ ‫إذَا َﺟ‬

1. When comes the Help of Allah, and Victory, 2. And you will see the people enter Allah's Religion in crowds,

(2) ً‫ ِﻪ أَﻓْـ َﻮاﺟﺎ‬‫ﺎس ﻳَ ْﺪ ُﺧﻠُﻮ َن ﻓِﻲ ِدﻳ ِﻦ اﻟﻠ‬ َ ْ‫َوَرأَﻳ‬ َ ‫ﺖ اﻟﻨ‬

3. Celebrate the praises of your Lord, and pray for His forgiveness: For He is Oft-Returning (in Grace and Mercy).

(3) ً‫ﻮاﺑﺎ‬ ‫ﻪُ َﻛﺎ َن ﺗَـ‬‫اﺳﺘَـ ْﻐ ِﻔ ْﺮﻩُ إِﻧ‬ َ ‫ ْﺢ ﺑِ َﺤ ْﻤ ِﺪ َرﺑ‬‫ﺴﺒ‬ ْ ‫ﻚ َو‬ َ َ‫ﻓ‬

111 ‫أﺑﻲ ﻟﻬﺐ‬

Abu Lahab

ٍ ‫ﺖ ﻳَ َﺪا أَﺑِﻲ ﻟَ َﻬ‬ (1) ‫ﺐ‬  َ‫ﺐ َوﺗ‬ ْ ‫ﺗَـﺒ‬

1. Perish the hands of the Abu Lahab (the father of flame). He perished. 2. No profit to him from all his wealth, and all his gains! 3. Burnt soon will he be in a hellfire of blazing flame!

ٍ ‫ات ﻟَ َﻬ‬ (3) ‫ﺐ‬ َ َ‫ﺼﻠَﻰ ﻧَﺎراً ذ‬ ْ َ‫َﺳﻴ‬

ِ َ‫ْﺤﻄ‬ (4) ‫ﺐ‬ َ ‫ﻤﺎﻟَﺔَ اﻟ‬ ‫َو ْاﻣ َﺮأَﺗُﻪُ َﺣ‬

4. His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood - as fuel!

ِ ِ ِ ِ (5) ‫ﺴ ٍﺪ‬ َ ‫ﻓﻲ ﺟﻴﺪ َﻫﺎ َﺣْﺒ ٌﻞ ﻣ ْﻦ َﻣ‬

5. A twisted rope of palm-leaf fiber round her (own) neck!


(2) ‫ﺐ‬ َ‫ﺴ‬ َ ‫َﻣﺎ أَ ْﻏﻨَﻰ َﻋْﻨﻪُ َﻣﺎﻟُﻪُ َوَﻣﺎ َﻛ‬

140

Level 01

112 ‫اﻹﺧﻼص‬

Sincerity

(1) ‫َﺣ ٌﺪ‬ َ ‫ﻪُ أ‬‫ﻗُ ْﻞ ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟﻠ‬

1. Say: He is Allah, the One and Only;

(2) ‫ﺼ َﻤ ُﺪ‬  ‫ﻪُ اﻟ‬‫اﻟﻠ‬ (3) ‫ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَﻠِ ْﺪ َوﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳُﻮﻟَ ْﺪ‬ (4) ‫َﺣ ٌﺪ‬ َ ‫َوﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻟَﻪُ ُﻛ ُﻔﻮاً أ‬

2. Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; 3. He begets not, nor is He begotten; 4. And there is none like unto Him.

113 ‫اﻟﻔﻠﻖ‬

The Dawn 1. Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the dawn. 2. From the mischief of created things; 3. From the mischief of darkness as it overspreads; 4. From the mischief of those who practise black magic; 5. And from the mischief of the envious one as he practises envy.

(1) ‫ب اﻟْ َﻔﻠَ ِﻖ‬  ‫َﻋﻮذُ ﺑَِﺮ‬ ُ ‫ﻗُ ْﻞ أ‬ (2) ‫ﺮ َﻣﺎ َﺧﻠَ َﻖ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷ‬ ِ ِ ِ (3) ‫ﺐ‬ َ َ‫ﺮ ﻏَﺎﺳ ٍﻖ إذَا َوﻗ‬ ‫َوﻣ ْﻦ َﺷ‬ ِ َ‫ﻔﺎﺛ‬ ‫ـ‬‫ﺮ اﻟﻨ‬ ‫وِﻣﻦ َﺷ‬ (4) ‫ﺎت ﻓِﻲ اﻟ ُْﻌ َﻘ ِﺪ‬ ْ َ ِ ٍِِ (5) ‫ﺴ َﺪ‬ َ ‫ﺮ َﺣﺎﺳﺪ إذَا َﺣ‬ ‫َوﻣ ْﻦ َﺷ‬

114 ‫اﻟﻨﺎس‬

Humankind 1. Say: I seek refuge with the Lord and Cherisher of humankind. 2. The King (or Ruler) of humankind. 3. The God of humankind. 4. From the mischief of the whisperer (of evil), who withdraws (after his whisper). 5. (The same) who whispers into the hearts of humankind. 6. Among Jinns and among men.

ِ ‫ب اﻟﻨ‬ (1) ‫ﺎس‬  ‫َﻋﻮذُ ﺑَِﺮ‬ ُ ‫ﻗُ ْﻞ أ‬ ِ ِ‫ﻣﻠ‬ ِ ‫ﻚ اﻟﻨ‬ (2) ‫ﺎس‬ َ ِ ‫إِﻟَ ِﻪ اﻟﻨ‬ (3) ‫ﺎس‬ ِ ‫اس اﻟْ َﺨﻨ‬ ِ ‫ﺮ اﻟ َْﻮ ْﺳ َﻮ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷ‬ (4) ‫ﺎس‬

ِ ‫ ِﺬي ﻳـﻮﺳ ِﻮ‬‫اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ﺻ ُﺪوِر اﻟﻨ‬ (5) ‫ﺎس‬ ُ ‫س ﻓﻲ‬ ُ ْ َُ ِ ‫ِﻣﻦ اﻟ‬ ِ ‫ﺔ َواﻟﻨ‬ِ ‫ْﺠﻨ‬ (6) ‫ﺎس‬ ْ

Personality Development 2 Prepare a list of moral weaknesses mentioned in all Surahs of this lesson. Evaluate your own personality to assure that you are free of them.


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Thanks to Allah that you have completed the Level 1 of the Quranic Studies Program. At this level, you have achieved the following objectives: • You are familiar with the basic message of the Quran. • You have completed sufficient intellectual and practical exercises to implement the message of the Quran or your own personality. • You have obtained a lot of information about the history. • You know background of various Surahs of the Quran. • You are familiar with the styles of Quranic expressions. At next level, you will continue your studies of the Quran. You are about to start a comparative study of some famous commentaries of the Quran. Assignments similar to Level 1 will be given to you in order to involve you practically with the Quran. The study of Quranic Exegesis will comprise of the entire Quran. We shall cover about 1/3 of the Quran at Level 2 and remaining at Level 3. Level 4 will be dedicated to advanced issues in the realm of the Quranic Studies. Therefore, continue to Level 2 in order to learn more about the Quran.


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