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THE MEANINGS OF THE HOLY QUR'AN
BY
ABDULLAH YUSUFALI
INDEX OF THE NOBLE QURAN
1. Surah Al-Fatihah 2. Surah Al-Baqarah 3. Surah Aal-'Imran
4. Surah An-Nisa' 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah' 6. Surah Al-An'am
7. Surah Al-A'raf 8. Surah Al-Anfal 9. Surah At-Taubah
10. Surah Yunus 11. Surah Hud 12. Surah Yusuf
13. Surah Ar-Ra'd 14. Surah Ibrahim 15. Surah Al-Hijr
16. Surah An-Nahl 17. Surah Al-Isra' 18. Surah Al-Kahf
19. Surah Maryam 20. Surah Ta-Ha 21. Surah Al-Anbiya'
22. Surah Al-Hajj 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun 24. Surah An-Nur
25. Surah Al-Furqan 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara' 27. Surah An-Naml
28. Surah Al-Qasas 29. Surah Al-Ankabut 30. Surah Ar-Rum
31. Surah Luqman 32. Surah As-Sajdah 33. Surah Al-Ahzab
34. Surah Saba' 35. Surah Fatir 36. Surah Ya-Sin
37. Surah As-Saffaat 38. Surah Saad 39. Surah Az-Zumar
40. Surah Ghafir 41. Surah Fussilat 42. Surah Ash-Shura
43. Surah Az-Zukhruf 44. Surah Ad-Dukhan 45. Surah Al-Jathiyah
46. Surah Al-Ahqaf 47. Surah Muhammad 48. Surah Al-Fath
49. Surah Al-Hujuraat 50. Surah Qaf 51. Surah Adh-Dhariyat
52. Surah At-Tur 53. Surah An-Najm 54. Surah Qamar
55. Surah Ar-Rahman 56. Surah Al-Waqi'ah 57. Surah Al-Hadid
58. Surah Al-Mujadilah 59. Surah Al-Hashr 60. Surah Al-Mumtahinah
61. Surah As-Saff 62. Surah Al-Jumu'ah 63. Surah Al-Munafiqun
64. Surah At-Taghabun 65. Surah At-Talaaq 66. Surah At- Tahrim
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67. Surah Al-Mulk 68. Surah Al-Qalam 69. Surah Al-Haqqah
70. Surah Al-Ma'arij 71. Surah Nuh 72. Surah Al-Jinn
73. Surah Al-Muzzammil 74. Surah Al-Muddathir 75. Surah Al-Qiyamah
76. Surah Al-Insan 77. Surah Al-Mursalaat 78. Surah An-Naba'
79. Surah An-Nazi'aat 80. Surah Abasa 81. Surah At-Takwir
82. Surah Al-Infitaar 83. Surah Al-Mutaffifin 84. Surah Al-Inshiqaq
85. Surah Al-Burooj 86. Surah At-Tariq 87. Surah Al-A'la
88. Surah Al-Ghaashiyah 89. Surah Al-Fajr 90. Surah Al-Balad
91. Surah Ash-Shams 92. Surah Al-Lail 93. Surah Ad-Duha
94. Surah Ash-Sharh 95. Surah At-Tin 96. Surah Al-Alaq
97. Surah Al-Qadr 98. Surah Al-Baiyyinah 99. Surah Az-Zalzalah
100. Surah Al-Aadiyaat 101. Surah Al-Qari'ah 102. Surah At-Takaathur
103. Surah Al-Asr 104. Surah Al-Humazah 105. Surah Al-Feel
106. Surah Quraish 107. Surah Al-Maa'oon 108. Surah Al-Kauthar
109. Surah Al-Kaafiroon 110. Surah An-Nasr 111. Surah Al-Masad
112. Surah Al-Ikhlaas 113. Surah Al-Falaq 114. Surah An-Naas
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THE OPENING, CHAPTER NO. 001
001.001 In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
001.002 Praise be to God, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the world;
001.003 Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
001.004 Master of the Day of Judgment.
001.005 Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.
001.006 Show us the straight way,
001.007 The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those
whose
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(portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.
THE COW, CHAPTER NO. 002
002.001 A.L.M.
002.002 This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to
those who fear
God;
002.003 Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend
out of what
We have provided for them;
002.004 And who believe in the Revelation sent to thee, and sent
before thy time,
and (in their hearts) have the assurance of the Hereafter.
002.005 They are on (true) guidance, from their Lord, and it is these
who will
prosper.
002.006 As to those who reject Faith, it is the same to them whether
thou warn them
or do not warn them; they will not believe.
002.007 God hath set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and
on their eyes is a
veil; great is the penalty they (incur).
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002.008 Of the people there are some who say: "We believe in God and
the Last
Day;" but they do not (really) believe.
002.009 Fain would they deceive Allah and those who believe, but they
only deceive
themselves, and realise (it) not!
002.010 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).
002.011 When it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth,"
they say: "Why,
we only Want to make peace!"
002.012 Of a surety, they are the ones who make mischief, but they
realise (it) not.
002.013 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.
002.014 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
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jesting."
002.015 God will throw back their mockery on them, and give them rope
in their
trespasses; so they will wander like blind ones (To and fro).
002.016 These are they who have bartered Guidance for error: But
their traffic is
profitless, and they have lost true direction,
002.017 Their similitude is that of a man who kindled a fire; when it
lighted all
around him, God took away their light and left them in utter darkness.
So they could
not see.
002.018 Deaf, dumb, and blind, they will not return (to the path).
002.019 Or (another similitude) is that of a rain-laden cloud from
the sky: In it are
zones of darkness, and thunder and lightning: They press their fingers
in their ears to
keep out the stunning thunder-clap, the while they are in terror of
death. But God is
ever round the rejecters of Faith!
002.020 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
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if God willed, He could take away their faculty of hearing and seeing;
for God hath
power over all things.
002.021 O ye people! Adore your Guardian-Lord, who created you and
those who
came before you, that ye may have the chance to learn righteousness;
002.022 Who has made the earth your couch, and the heavens your
canopy; and sent
down rain from the heavens; and brought forth therewith Fruits for
your sustenance;
then set not up rivals unto God when ye know (the truth).
002.023 And if ye are in doubt as to what We have revealed from time
to time to Our
servant, then produce a Sura like thereunto; and call your witnesses
or helpers (If
there are any) besides God, if your (doubts) are true.
002.024 But if ye cannot- and of a surety ye cannot- then fear the
Fire whose fuel is
men and stones,- which is prepared for those who reject Faith.
002.025 But give glad tidings to those who believe and work
righteousness, that their
portion is Gardens, beneath which rivers flow. Every time they are fed
with fruits
therefrom, they say: "Why, this is what we were fed with before," for
they are given
things in similitude; and they have therein companions pure (and
holy); and they
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abide therein (for ever).
002.026 God disdains not to use the similitude of things, lowest as
well as highest.
Those who believe know that it is truth from their Lord; but those who
reject Faith
say: "What means God by this similitude?" By it He causes many to
stray, and many
He leads into the right path; but He causes not to stray, except those
who forsake (the
path),-
002.027 Those who break God's Covenant after it is ratified, and who
sunder what
God Has ordered to be joined, and do mischief on earth: These cause
loss (only) to
themselves.
002.028 How can ye reject the faith in God?- seeing that ye were
without life, and He
gave you life; then will He cause you to die, and will again bring you
to life; and
again to Him will ye return.
002.029 It is He Who hath created for you all things that are on
earth; Moreover His
design comprehended the heavens, for He gave order and perfection to
the seven
firmaments; and of all things He hath perfect knowledge.
002.030 Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create a
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vicegerent on earth."
They said: "Wilt Thou place therein one who will make mischief therein
and shed
blood?- whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and glorify Thy holy
(name)?" He said: "I
know what ye know not."
002.031 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 ye are right."
002.032 They said: "Glory to Thee, of knowledge We have none, save
what Thou
Hast taught us: In truth it is Thou Who art perfect in knowledge and
wisdom."
002.033 He said: "O Adam! Tell them their natures." When he had told
them, God
said: "Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of heaven and earth,
and I know what
ye reveal and what ye conceal?"
002.034 And behold, We said to the angels: "Bow down to Adam" and
they bowed
down. Not so Iblis: he refused and was haughty: He was of those who
reject Faith.
002.035 We said: "O Adam! dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden; and
eat of the
bountiful things therein as (where and when) ye will; but approach not
this tree, or ye
run into harm and transgression."
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002.036 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 ye down, all
(ye people), with
enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling-place and
your means of
livelihood - for a time."
002.037 Then learnt Adam from his Lord words of inspiration, and his
Lord Turned
towards him; for He is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.
002.038 We said: "Get ye 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.
002.039 "But those who reject Faith and belie Our Signs, they shall
be companions
of the Fire; they shall abide therein."
002.040 O Children of Israel! call to mind the (special) favour which
I bestowed
upon you, and fulfil your covenant with Me as I fulfil My Covenant
with you, and
fear none but Me.
002.041 And believe in what I reveal, confirming the revelation which
is with you,
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