Quran - Saheeh International Translation (Shuaib Ahmed)

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The Qur’ān
With Sūrah Introductions and Appendices

Saheeh International Translation

The Qur’ān
With Sūrah Introductions and Appendices

Saheeh International Translation

Edited by

A.B. al-Mehri

The Qur’ān Project

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Saheeh International Translation

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CONTENTS PAGE

Introduction . . . . . . . . . 5

Editor’s Preface . . . . . . . . 7

Short Biography of Prophet Muhammad . . . . 11

The Qur’ān:

Sūrah 1: al-Fātihah (The Opening) . . . . . 28
Sūrah 2: al-Baqarah (The Cow) . . . . . 30
Sūrah 3: Ale-‘Imrān (Family of Imran) . . . . 59
Sūrah 4: an-Nisā’ (The Women) . . . . . 77
Sūrah 5: al-Mā’idah (The Table) . . . . . 96
Sūrah 6: al-An’ām (The Grazing Livesotck). . . . 110
Sūrah 7: al-A’rāf (The Elevations) . . . . . 126
Sūrah 8: al-Anfāl (The Spoils of War) . . . . 143
Sūrah 9: at-Tawbah (Repentance) . . . . . 154
Sūrah 10: Yūnus (Jonah) . . . . . . 170
Sūrah 11: Hūd (Hud) . . . . . . . 180
Sūrah 12: Yūsuf (Joseph) . . . . . . 190
Sūrah 13: ar-Ra’d (Thunder) . . . . . . 200
Sūrah 14: Ibrāheem (Abraham) . . . . . 205
Sūrah 15: al-Hijr (The Valley of Stone) . . . . 210
Sūrah 16: an-Nahl (The Bee) . . . . . . 216
Sūrah 17: al-Isrā’ (The Night Journey) . . . . 226
Sūrah 18: al-Kahf (The Cave) . . . . . . 235
Sūrah 19: Maryam (Mary) . . . . . . 244
Sūrah 20: Tā Hā (Ta Ha) . . . . . . 252
Sūrah 21: al-Anbiyā’ (The Prophets) . . . . . 262
Sūrah 22: al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) . . . . . 270
Sūrah 23: al-Mu’minūn (The Believers) . . . . 278
Sūrah 24: an-Nūr (Light) . . . . . . 285
Sūrah 25: al-Furqān (The Criterion) . . . . . 297
Sūrah 26: ash-Shu’arā’ (The Poets) . . . . . 303
Sūrah 27: an-Naml (The Ants) . . . . . 314
Sūrah 28: al-Qasas (The Story) . . . . . 321
Sūrah 29: al-‘Ankabūt (The Spider) . . . . . 330
Sūrah 30: ar-Rūm (The Romans) . . . . . 336
Sūrah 31: Luqmān (Luqman) . . . . . . 343
Sūrah 32: as-Sajdah (Prostration) . . . . . 347
Sūrah 33: al-Ahzāb (The Confederates) . . . . 350
Sūrah 34: Saba’ (The People of) Saba) . . . . 364
Sūrah 35: Fātir (The Creator) . . . . . . 370
Sūrah 36: Yā Seen (Ya Seen) . . . . . . 375
Sūrah 37: as-Sāffāt (Those Lined Up). . . . . 381
Sūrah 38: Sād (Sād) . . . . . . . 389
Sūrah 39: az-Zumar (The Groups) . . . . . 396
Sūrah 40: Ghāfir (The Forgiver) . . . . . 403
Sūrah 41: Fussilat (Presented In Detail) . . . . 410
Sūrah 42: ash-Shūrā (Consultation) . . . . . 417
Sūrah 43: az-Zukhruf (Ornaments) . . . . . 425
Sūrah 44: ad-Dukhān (Smoke). . . . . . 432
Sūrah 45: al-Jāthiyah (Kneeling) . . . . . 437
Sūrah 46: al-Ahqāf (The Sand Dunes) . . . . 442
Sūrah 47: Muhammad (Muhammad) . . . . . 447
Sūrah 48: al-Fath (The Conquest) . . . . . 452
Sūrah 49: al-Hujurāt (The Chambers) . . . . 460
Sūrah 50: Qāf (Qaf) . . . . . . . 463
Sūrah 51: adh-Dhāriyāt (The Scattering Winds) . . . 467
Sūrah 52: at-Tūr (The Mount) . . . . . . 471
Sūrah 53: an-Najm (The Star) . . . . . . 475
Sūrah 54: al-Qamar (The Moon) . . . . . 481
Sūrah 55: ar-Rahman (The Most Merciful) . . . . 485
Sūrah 56: al-Wāqi’ah (The Occurrence) . . . . 489
Sūrah 57: al-Hadeed (Iron) . . . . . . 495
Sūrah 58: al-Mujādilah (The Contention) . . . . 500
Sūrah 59: al-Hashr (The Gathering) . . . . . 505
Sūrah 60: al-Mumtahinah (The Woman Examined) . . 514
Sūrah 61: as-Saff (Battle Formation) . . . . . 517
Sūrah 62: al-Jumu’ah (Friday) . . . . . . 519
Sūrah 63: al-Munāfiqūn (The Hypocrites) . . . . 522
Sūrah 64: at-Taghābun (Deprivation) . . . . 527
Sūrah 65: at-Talāq (Divorce) . . . . . . 531
Sūrah 66: at-Tahreem (Prohibition) . . . . . 535
Sūrah 67: al-Mulk (Dominion). . . . . . 539
Sūrah 68: al-Qalam (The Pen) . . . . . . 543
Sūrah 69: al-Hāqqah (The Manifest Reality). . . . 547
Sūrah 70: al-Ma’ārij (The Ways of Ascent) . . . . 550
Sūrah 71: Nūh (Noah) . . . . . . . 553
Sūrah 72: al-Jinn (The Jinn) . . . . . . 556
Sūrah 73: al-Muzzammil (The Enwrapped One) . . . 561
Sūrah 74: al-Muddathir (The Cloaked One) . . . . 565
Sūrah 75: al-Qiyāmah (The Resurrection) . . . . 570
Sūrah 76: al-Insān (Man) . . . . . . 573
Sūrah 77: al-Mursalāt (Those Sent Forth) . . . . 577
Sūrah 78: an-Naba’ (The News) . . . . . 581
Sūrah 79: an-Nāzi’āt (The Extractors) . . . . 585
Sūrah 80: ‘Abasa (He Frowned) . . . . . 589
Sūrah 81: at-Takweer (The Wrapping) . . . . 593
Sūrah 82: al-Infitār (The Breaking Apart) . . . . 596
Sūrah 83: al-Mutaffifeen (Those Who Give Less) . . . 598
Sūrah 84: al-Inshiqāq (The Splitting) . . . . . 601
Sūrah 85: al-Burūj (The Great Stars) . . . . . 603
Sūrah 86: at-Tāriq (That Which Comes At Night) . . . 605
Sūrah 87: al-A’lā (The Most High) . . . . . 607
Sūrah 88: al-Ghāshiyah (The Overwhelming) . . . 610
Sūrah 89: al-Fajr (The Dawn) . . . . . . 612
Sūrah 90: al-Balad (The City) . . . . . . 615
Sūrah 91: ash-Shams (The Sun) . . . . . 617
Sūrah 92: al-Layl (The Night) . . . . . . 619
Sūrah 93: adh-Dhuhā (The Morning Brightness) . . . 621
Sūrah 94: ash-Sharh (Expansion) . . . . . 623
Sūrah 95: at-Teen (The Fig) . . . . . . 625
Sūrah 96: al-‘Alaq (The Clinging Substance) . . . 627
Sūrah 97: al-Qadr (The Decree) . . . . . 630
Sūrah 98: al-Bayyinah (Clear Evidence) . . . . 632
Sūrah 99: az-Zalzalah (The Earthquake) . . . . 634
Sūrah 100: al-‘Aadiyāt (The Racers) . . . . . 636
Sūrah 101: al-Qāri’ah (The Calamity) . . . . 638
Sūrah 102: at-Takāthur (Competition in Increase) . . . 640
Sūrah 103: al-‘Asr (Time) . . . . . . 642
Sūrah 104: al-Humazah (The Scorner) . . . . 644
Sūrah 105: al-Fīl (The Elephant) . . . . . 646
Sūrah 106: al-Quraysh ((the tribe of) Quraysh) . . . 651
Sūrah 107: al-Mā’ūn (Assistance) . . . . . 654
Sūrah 108: al-Kawthar (Abundance) . . . . . 656
Sūrah 109: al-Kāfirūn (The Disbelievers) . . . . 659
Sūrah 110: an-Nasr (Victory) . . . . . . 662
Sūrah 111: al-Masad (Fiber) . . . . . . 665
Sūrah 112: al-Ikhlās (Purification) . . . . . 669
Sūrah 113: al-Falaq (Daybreak) . . . . . 672
Sūrah 114: an-Nās (Mankind) . . . . . . 672
Appendices:

Introduction to the Study of the Qur’ān . . . . 679

The Unique Qur’ānic Generation . . . . 690

Preservation and Literary Challenge of the Qur’ān . . 695

Scientific Miracles of the Qur’ān; . . . . . 706
The Qur’ān on the Origin of the Universe . . . . 706
The Qur’ān on the ‘Big Bang Theory’ . . . . 707
The Qur’ān on the Expanding Universe . . . . 708
The Qur’ān on the Orbital Movement of the Sun and the Moon 709
The Qur’ān on Duality in Creation . . . . . 709
The Qur’ān on the Origin of Life in Water . . . . 712
The Qur’ān on Seas and Rivers . . . . . 712
Miracle of Iron . . . . . . . . 715
The Qur’ān on Mountains . . . . . . 717
The Qur’ān on Human Embryonic Development . . . 719
Scientists Acceptance of the Miracles of the Qur’ān . . 726

Miracles Performed . . . . . . . 729

Old and New Testament Prophecies of Muhammad. . 733

Women in Islām . . . . . . . 742

How do I become a Muslim? . . . . . 749

Short Guide to Ablution and Prayer . . . . 752

Frequently Asked Questions about Islām . . . 756

Brief Index of the Qur’ān . . . . . . 766
Introduction

The Qur’ān is the word of the Ever-living God; it has been sent down to guide humanity for
all times to come. No book can be like it. As you come to the Qur’ān, God speaks to you.
To read the Qur’ān is to hear Him, converse with Him and to walk in His ways. It is the en-
counter of life with the Life-giver. ‘God - there is no diety except Him, the Ever-living,
the Sustainer of existence. He has sent down upon you the Book with in Truth ... as a
guidance for the people ...’ (Qur’ān 3: 2-3).

For those who heard it for the first time from the lips of the Prophet, the Qur’ān was a liv-
ing reality. They had absolutely no doubt that, through him, God was speaking to them.
Their hearts and minds were therefore seized by it. Their eyes overflowed with tears and
their bodies shivered. They found each word of it deeply relevant to their concerns and ex-
periences, and integrated it fully into their lives. They were completely transformed by it
both as individuals and as a nation - into a totally new, alive and life-giving entity. Those who
grazed sheep, herded camels and traded petty merchandise became the leaders of mankind.

New World

As we come to the Qur’ān, we come to a new world. Each Ayat [verse] is a sign of God –
informing us of His infinite mercy, power and knowledge. No other venture in our lives can
be so momentous and crucial, so blissful and rewarding, as our journey to and through the
Qur’ān. It is a journey that will take us through the endless joys and riches of the words that
our Creator and Lord has sent to us and all mankind. Here we will find a world of untold
treasures of knowledge and wisdom to guide us on the pathways of life, to mould our
thoughts and actions. In it we will find deep insights to enrich us and steer us along the right
course. From it you will receive a radiant light to illumine the deeper reaches of our soul.
Here we will encounter profound emotions, a warmth to melt our hearts and bring tears
running down our cheeks.

It is beyond man’s power to comprehend, or to describe, the greatness and importance of
what the Qur’ān holds for him. It is God’s greatest blessing for him. It is the fulfillment of
His promise to Adam and his descendants: ‘when guidance comes to you from Me,
whoever follows My guidance - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they
grieve…’ (2: 38). It is the only weapon to help our frail existence as we struggle against the
forces of evil and temptation in this world. It is the only means to overpower our fears and
anxieties. It is the only ‘light’ (nur), as we grope in the darkness, with which to find our way
to success and salvation. It is the only healing (shifa’) for our inner sicknesses, as well as the
social ills that may surround us. Its the constant reminder (dhikr) of our true nature and des-
tiny, of our station, our duties, our rewards and our perils.

God - the Greatest

The Qur’ān was brought down by the one who is powerful and trustworthy in the heavens –
the angel Gabriel. Its first abode was the pure and sublime heart, the like of which no man
has never had - the heart of the Prophet Muhammad, blessings and peace be on him. More
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than anything, it is the only way to come nearer and closer to our Creator. It tells us of Him,
of His attributes, of how He rules over the cosmos and history, of how He relates Himself
to us, and how we should relate to Him and to ourselves.

Most important is to remember is that what we read in the Qur’ān is the word of God which
He has conveyed to us in a human language, only because of His mercy and care and provi-
dence for us. ‘The Most-merciful, He has taught the Qur’ān’ (55: 1-2). ‘A mercy from
your Lord’ (44: 6). The majesty of the Qur’ān, too, is so overpowering that no human being
can truly comprehend it. So much so as God says, ‘If We had sent down this Qur’ān
upon a mountain, you would have seen it humbled and coming apart from fear of
God.’ (59: 21). This act of Divine mercy and majesty is enough to awe and overwhelm us, to
inspire us to ever-greater heights of gratitude, yearning and endeavour to enter the world of
the Qur’ān. Indeed, no treasure is more valuable and precious for us than the Qur’ān, as
God says of His generosity, ‘O mankind, there has to come to you instruction from
your Lord and healing for what is in the breasts and guidance and mercy for the be-
lievers.’ (10:57).

The outcome of our entire life depends on how we heed the call given by God. The journey
is therefore decisive for our existence, for mankind, for the future of human civilization. A
hundred new worlds lie in its verses. Whole centuries are involved in its moments. Know, in
that case that it is the Qur’ān, and only the Qur’ān, which can lead us towards success and
glory in this-world and in the world-to-come.

We finish by citing a poem;

‘My mind ponders and contemplates,
Dwelling on the reality of life,
Yet nothing is as scary as the Realness of the Ever-Living.

His closeness,
His knowledge of my inner self,
The insides tremble and frighten at this reality,

I awake,
Sometimes,
I hear nothing except my heart beating,
Beat after beat it beats,
One thought is flowing in my mind,
All that my mind and body desire at this moment,
Is to stand,
To stand before Him.

This feeling I wouldn’t exchange for the world,
To fall prostrate and praise Him, tell Him I love Him and am longing to meet Him.

Life is a journey with many intended ambitions -
Yet mine is simple……………to meet my Lord when I am closest to Him.’

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