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4: Women
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| 4:1
O mankind! Be careful of your duty to your Lord Who created you from a single
soul and from it created its mate and from them twain hath spread abroad a multitude of
men and women. Be careful of your duty toward Allah in Whom ye claim (your rights) of one
another, and toward the wombs (that bare you). Lo! Allah hath been a watcher over you. |
 (4:1) "Your Lord ... created you from a single soul."
Humans were created from a single man.
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| 4:2
Give unto orphans their wealth. Exchange not the good for the bad
(in your management thereof) nor absorb their wealth into your own wealth.
Lo! that would be a great sin. |
 (4:2) "Give unto orphans."
Give to orphans and don't steal from them.
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| 4:3
And if ye fear that ye will not deal fairly by the orphans, marry of the
women, who seem good to you, two or three or four; and if ye fear
that ye cannot do justice (to so many) then one (only) or (the captives) that your right
hands possess. Thus it is more likely that ye will not do injustice. |
 (4:3)
"Marry of the women, who seem good to you, two or three or four."
 (4:3) "If ye fear that ye cannot do justice (to so many) then
one (only) or (the captives) that your right hands possess."
Can a man treat his wives fairly?
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| 4:4
And give unto the women (whom ye marry) free gift of their marriage portions; but if they of their own accord remit unto you a
part thereof, then ye are welcome to absorb it (in your wealth).
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| 4:5
Give not unto the foolish (what is in) your (keeping of their) wealth, which Allah hath given you to maintain; but feed and
clothe them from it, and speak kindly unto them. |
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| 4:6
Prove orphans till they reach the marriageable age; then, if ye find them of sound judgment, deliver over unto them their fortune;
and devour it not by squandering and in haste lest they should grow up Whoso (of the guardians) is rich, let him abstain generously
(from taking of the property of orphans); and whoso is poor let him take thereof in reason (for his guardianship). And when ye deliver
up their fortune unto orphans, have (the transaction) witnessed in their presence. Allah sufficeth as a Reckoner. |
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| 4:7
Unto the men (of a family) belongeth a share of that which parents and near kindred leave, and unto the women a share of that
which parents and near kindred leave, whether it be little or much - a legal share. |
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| 4:8
And when kinsfolk and orphans and the needy are present at the division (of the heritage), bestow on them therefrom and speak kindly
unto them. |
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| 4:9
And let those fear (in their behaviour toward orphans) who if they left behind them weak offspring would be afraid for them. So let
them mind their duty to Allah, and speak justly. |
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| 4:10
Lo! Those who devour the wealth of orphans wrongfully, they do but swallow
fire into their bellies, and they will be exposed to burning flame. |
 (4:10)
"Those who devour the wealth of orphans wrongfully, they do but swallow fire into their bellies."
Don't steal from orphans (or Allah will burn you forever in hell).
The Fire
(4:11)
"To the male the equivalent of the portion of two females"
Males are to inherit twice that of females.
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| 4:11
Allah chargeth you concerning (the provision for) your children: to the
male the equivalent of the portion of two females, and if there be women more than two,
then theirs is two-thirds of the inheritance, and if there be one (only) then the half. And to each of his
parents a sixth of the inheritance, if he have a son; and if he have no son and his parents are his heirs, then to
his mother appertaineth the third; and if he have brethren, then to his mother appertaineth the sixth, after any
legacy he may have bequeathed, or debt (hath been paid). Your parents and your children: Ye know not which of them
is nearer unto you in usefulness. It is an injunction from Allah. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise.
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| 4:12
And unto you belongeth a half of that which your wives leave, if they have no child; but if they have a child then unto you the fourth
of that which they leave, afte r any legacy they may have bequeathed, or debt (they ma y have contracted, hath been paid). And unto
them belon geth the fourth of that which ye leave if ye have no ch ild, but if ye have a child then the eighth of that whi ch ye leave,
after any legacy ye may have bequeathed, o r debt (ye may have contracted, hath been paid). And if a man or a woman have a distant heir
(having left neit her parent nor child), and he (or she) have a brother o r a sister (only on the mother's side) then to each of them twain
(the brother and the sister) the sixth, and if they be more than two, then they shall be sharers in the third, after any legacy that may
have been bequeat hed or debt (contracted) not injuring (the heirs by wil ling away more than a third of the heritage) hath
been |
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| 4:13
These are the limits (imposed by) Allah. Whoso obeyeth Allah and His messenger, He will make him enter Gardens underneath which rivers
flow, where such will dwell for ever. That will be the great success. |
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| 4:14
And whoso disobeyeth Allah and His messenger and transgresseth
His limits, He will make him enter Fire, where he will dwell for ever;
his will be a shameful doom. |
(4:14) "Whoso disobeyeth Allah and His messenger ... will make him
enter Fire, where he will dwell for ever; his will be a shameful doom."
Doom and The Fire in the Quran
(4:15)
"Women who are guilty of lewdness ... confine them to the houses until death."
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| 4:15
As for those of your women who are guilty of lewdness, call to
witness four of you against them. And if they testify (to the truth of the allegation)
then confine them to the houses until death take them or (until) Allah appoint for them a
way (through new legislation).
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| 4:16
And as for the two of you who are guilty thereof, punish them both. And if they repent and improve, then let them be. Lo! Allah is ever relenting, Merciful. |
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| 4:17
Forgiveness is only incumbent on Allah toward those who do evil in ignorance (and) then turn quickly (in repentance) to Allah. These are they toward whom Allah relenteth. Allah is ever Knower, Wise. |
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| 4:18
The forgiveness is not for those who do ill-deeds until, when death attendeth upon one of
them, he saith: Lo! I repent now; nor yet for those who die while they
are disbelievers. For such We have prepared a painful doom. |
(4:18) "Those who die while they are disbelievers. For such We have prepared
a painful doom."
For the disbelievers and those who make a last-minute conversion, Allah has prepared a painful doom.
Doom in the Quran
(4:19) "It is not lawful for you forcibly to inherit the women ...
unless they be guilty of flagrant lewdness."
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| 4:19
O ye who believe! It is not lawful for you forcibly to inherit the women
(of your deceased kinsmen), nor (that) ye should put constraint upon them that ye may
take away a part of that which ye have given them, unless they be guilty
of flagrant lewdness. But consort with them in kindness, for if ye hate them it may happen that ye hate a
thing wherein Allah hath placed much good.
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| 4:20
And if ye wish to exchange one wife for another and ye have given unto one of them a sum of
money (however great), take nothing from it. Would ye take it by the way of calumny and open
wrong ? |
(4:20) "If ye wish to exchange one wife for another ..."
Instructions for exchanging wives
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| 4:21
How can ye take it (back) after one of you hath gone in unto the other, and they have taken a strong pledge from
you ? |
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| 4:22
And marry not those women whom your fathers married, except what hath already happened (of that nature) in the past. Lo! it was ever lewdness and abomination, and an evil way. |
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| 4:23
Forbidden unto you are your mothers, and your daughters, and your sisters, and your father's sisters, and your mother's sisters, and your brother's daughters and your sister's daughters, and your foster-mothers, and your foster-sisters, and your mothers-in-law, and your step-daughters who are under your protection (born) of your women unto whom ye have gone in - but if ye have not gone in unto them, then it is no sin for you (to marry their daughters) - and the wives of your sons who (spring) from your own loins. And (it is forbidden unto you) that ye should have two sisters together, except what hath already happened (of that nature) in the past. Lo! Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful. |
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| 4:24
And all married women (are forbidden unto you) save those (captives) whom your right hands
possess. It is a decree of Allah for you. Lawful unto you are all beyond those mentioned, so that ye seek
them with your wealth in honest wedlock, not debauchery. And those of whom ye seek content (by marrying them), give
unto them their portions as a duty. And there is no sin for you in what ye do by mutual agreement after the duty
(hath been done). Lo! Allah is ever Knower, Wise. |
(4:24)
"All married women (are forbidden unto you) save those (captives) whom your right hands
possess."
You can't have sex with married women, unless they are slaves obtained in war (with whom you may rape or do whatever
you like).
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| 4:25
And whoso is not able to afford to marry free, believing women, let them marry from the
believing maids whom your right hands possess. Allah knoweth best (concerning) your faith.
Ye (proceed) one from another; so wed them by permission of their folk, and give unto them
their portions in kindness, they being honest, not debauched nor of loose conduct. And if when they are
honourably married they commit lewdness they shall incur the half of the punishment (prescribed) for free
women (in that case). This is for him among you who feareth to commit sin. But to have patience would be better
for you. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. |
(4:25) "Ye (proceed) one from another."
Men and women proceed from one another. (I'm not sure what this means exactly, but it seems like a nice thought -- and nice thoughts are
hard to find in the Quran!)
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| 4:26
Allah would explain to you and guide you by the examples of those who were before you, and would turn to you in mercy. Allah is Knower, Wise. |
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And Allah would turn to you in mercy; but those who follow vain desires would have you go tremendously astray. |
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| 4:28
Allah would make the burden light for you, for man was created weak. |
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| 4:29
O ye who believe! Squander not your wealth among yourselves in vanity, except it be a trade
by mutual consent, and kill not one another. Lo! Allah is ever Merciful unto
you. |
(4:29) "Kill not one another."
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| 4:30
Whoso doeth that through aggression and injustice, we shall cast him into Fire, and that is ever
easy for Allah. |
 (4:30)
"We shall cast him into Fire, and that is ever easy for Allah."
The Fire
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| 4:31
If ye avoid the great (things) which ye are forbidden, We will remit from you your evil deeds and
make you enter at a noble gate.
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| 4:32
And covet not the thing in which Allah hath made some of you excel others. Unto men a fortune from that which they have earned,
and unto women a fortune from that which they have earned. (Envy not one another) but ask Allah of His bounty. Lo! Allah is ever
Knower of all things. |
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| 4:33
And unto each We have appointed heirs of that which parents and near kindred leave; and as for those with whom your right hands
have made a covenant, give them their due. Lo! Allah is ever Witness over all things. |
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| 4:34
Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to
excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women).
So good women are the obedient, guarding in secret that which Allah
hath guarded. As for those from whom ye fear rebellion, admonish them and
banish them to beds apart, and scourge them. Then if they obey you, seek not a way
against them. Lo! Allah is ever High, Exalted, Great. |
(4:34) "Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of
them to excel the other."
Men are in charge of women, because Allah made men to be better than women. Women must obey men, and if they refuse they must be punished.
Refuse to have sex with them and beat them into submission (Islam).
This was one of the three verses used in
the film Submission.
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| 4:35
And if ye fear a breach between them twain (the man and wife), appoint an arbiter from his folk and an arbiter from her folk. If they desire amendment Allah will make them of one mind. Lo! Allah is ever Knower, Aware. |
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| 4:36
And serve Allah. Ascribe no thing as partner unto Him. (Show) kindness
unto parents, and unto near kindred, and orphans, and the needy, and unto the neighbour
who is of kin (unto you) and the neighbour who is not of kin, and the fellow-traveller
and the wayfarer and (the slaves) whom your right hands possess.
Lo! Allah loveth not such as are proud and boastful, |
(4:36) "(Show) kindness unto parents, and unto near kindred, and orphans,
and the needy."
Be kind to parents, relatives, orphans, the needy, neighbors,
and travelers. Don't be proud or boastful.
(4:36) "(The slaves) whom your right hands possess"
(4:37)
"For disbelievers, We prepare a shameful doom."
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| 4:37
Who hoard their wealth and enjoin avarice on others, and hide that which Allah hath
bestowed upon them of His bounty. For disbelievers We prepare a shameful
doom;
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| 4:38
And (also) those who spend their wealth in order to be seen of men, and believe not in Allah nor the Last Day. Whoso taketh Satan for a
comrade, a bad comrade hath he.
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| 4:39
What have they (to fear) if they believe in Allah and the Last Day and spend (aright) of that which Allah hath bestowed upon them,
when Allah is ever Aware of them (and all they do) ? |
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| 4:40
Lo! Allah wrongeth not even of the weight of an ant; and if there is a good deed, He will double it and will give (the doer) from
His presence an immense reward. |
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| 4:41
But how (will it be with them) when We bring of every people a witness, and We bring thee (O Muhammad) a witness against
these ? |
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| 4:42
On that day those who disbelieved and disobeyed the messenger will wish that they were level with the ground, and they can hide no
fact from Allah. |
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| 4:43
O ye who believe! Draw not near unto prayer when ye are drunken, till ye know that which
ye utter, nor when ye are polluted, save when journeying upon the road, till ye have
bathed. And if ye be ill, or on a journey, or one of you cometh from the closet, or
ye have touched women, and ye find not water, then
go to high clean soil and rub your faces and your hands (therewith). Lo! Allah is Benign,
Forgiving. |
(4:43)
"Draw not near unto prayer when ... ye have touched women."
Don't pray if you are drunk, dirty, or have touched a woman lately.
(4:43)
"Go to high clean soil and rub your faces and your
hands."
But if you do get dirty (by touching a woman or something), and can't find any clean water around,
you can clean up by rubbing your face and hands in some clean dirt.
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| 4:44
Seest thou not those unto whom a portion of the Scripture hath been given, how they purchase error, and seek to make you (Muslims) err
from the right way ?
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| 4:45
Allah knoweth best (who are) your enemies. Allah is sufficient as a Guardian, and Allah is sufficient as a Supporter.
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| 4:46
Some of those who are Jews change words from their context and say: "We hear and disobey;
hear thou as one who heareth not" and "Listen to us!" distorting with their tongues and
slandering religion. If they had said: "We hear and we obey: hear thou, and look at us"
it had been better for them, and more upright. But Allah hath cursed
them for their disbelief, so they believe not, save a few. |
(4:46)
"Allah has cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not."
(4:47) "Believe in what We have revealed ... before We ... curse them
as We cursed the Sabbath-breakers."
Christians and Jews must believe what Allah has revealed to Muhammad or
Allah will disfigure their faces or turn them into apes, as he did the Sabbath-breakers. (See
2:65-66)
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| 4:47
O ye unto whom the Scripture hath been given! Believe in what We have
revealed confirming that which ye possess, before We destroy countenances so as to
confound them, or curse them as We cursed the Sabbath-breakers (of old time). The commandment of Allah is
always executed.
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| 4:48
Lo! Allah forgiveth not that a partner should be ascribed unto Him. He forgiveth (all)
save that to whom He will. Whoso ascribeth partners to Allah, he hath indeed invented a
tremendous sin. |
(4:48) "Whoso ascribeth partners to Allah, he hath indeed invented a
tremendous sin."
Those who ascribe a partner to Allah (like Christians do with Jesus and the
Holy Spirit) will not be forgiven. They have "invented a tremendous sin."
(4:48)
"Lo! Allah forgiveth not that a partner should be ascribed unto Him."
Will Allah forgive anything?
(4:50)
"See, how they invent lies about Allah! That of itself is flagrant sin."
Those who invent lies about Allah are guilty of flagrant sin.
(4:51)
"These are more rightly guided than those who believe."
Jews and Christians believe in idols and false deities, yet they claim
to be more rightly guided than Muslims.
(4:52) "Those are they whom Allah hath cursed."
"Those (Christians and Jews) are they whom Allah hath cursed."
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| 4:49
Hast thou not seen those who praise themselves for purity ? Nay, Allah purifieth whom He will, and they will not
be wronged even the hair upon a date- stone.
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See, how they invent lies about Allah! That of itself is flagrant sin.
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| 4:51
Hast thou not seen those unto whom a portion of the Scripture hath been
given, how they believe in idols and false deities, and how they say of those (idolaters)
who disbelieve: "These are more rightly guided than those who believe" ?
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| 4:52
Those are they whom Allah hath cursed, and he whom Allah hath cursed, thou (O Muhammad) wilt
find for him no helper.
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| 4:53
Or have they even a share in the Sovereignty ? Then in that case, they would not give mankind even the speck on a
date-stone.
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| 4:54
Or are they jealous of mankind because of that which Allah of His bounty hath bestowed upon them ? For We bestowed upon the house of
Abraham (of old) the Scripture and wisdom, and We bestowed on them a mighty kingdom.
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| 4:55
And of them were (some) who believed therein and of them were (some) who turned away from
it. Hell is sufficient for (their) burning. |
(4:55) "Hell is sufficient for their burning."
Hell in the Quran
(4:56)
"As often as their skins are consumed We shall exchange them for fresh skins."
Unbelievers will be tormented forever with fire.
When their skin is burned off, a fresh skin will be provided "that they may taste the torment."
The Fire
Is Allah kind and merciful?
(4:57) "For them there are pure companions"
Virgins await those who enter paradise.
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| 4:56
Lo! Those who disbelieve Our revelations,
We
shall expose them to the Fire. As often as their skins are consumed We shall exchange them for fresh skins that they
may taste the torment. Lo! Allah is ever Mighty, Wise.
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| 4:57
And as for those who believe and do good works, We shall make them enter
Gardens underneath which rivers flow - to dwell therein for ever; there for them are
pure companions - and We shall make them enter plenteous shade.
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| 4:58
Lo! Allah commandeth you that ye restore deposits to their owners, and, if ye judge between mankind, that ye judge justly. Lo!
comely is this which Allah admonisheth you. Lo! Allah is ever Hearer, Seer.
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| 4:59
O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the messenger and those of you who
are in authority; and if ye have a dispute concerning any matter, refer it to Allah and the
messenger if ye are (in truth) believers in Allah and the Last Day. That is better and
more seemly in the end. |
(4:59) "Obey the messenger."
Obey Allah, Muhammad, and those in authority. Refer all disputes to Allah and Muhammad.
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| 4:60
Hast thou not seen those who pretend that they believe in that which is
revealed unto thee and that which was revealed before thee, how they would go for
judgment (in their disputes) to false deities when they have been ordered to abjure
them ? Satan would mislead them far astray. |
(4:60) "Those who pretend that they believe"
Those who refuse to follow Muhammad, follow false gods and are deceived by Satan.
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| 4:61
And when it is said unto them: Come unto that which Allah hath revealed and unto the
messenger, thou seest the hypocrites turn from thee with aversion. |
(4:61) "The hypocrites turn from thee with aversion."
Those who refuse to believe what Allah has revealed to Muhammad are hypocrites.
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| 4:62
How would it be if a misfortune smote them because of that which their own hands have sent before (them) ? Then would they come unto thee, swearing by Allah that they were seeking naught but harmony and kindness. |
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| 4:63
Those are they, the secrets of whose hearts Allah knoweth. So oppose them
and admonish them, and address them in plain terms about their souls. |
(4:63) "Oppose them and admonish them."
Oppose and admonish those who refuse to follow Muhammad.
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| 4:64
We sent no messenger save that he should be obeyed by Allah's leave. And if, when they had wronged themselves, they had but come unto
thee and asked forgiveness of Allah, and asked forgiveness of the messenger, they would have found Allah Forgiving, Merciful.
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| 4:65
But nay, by thy Lord, they will not believe (in truth) until they make thee judge of what is in dispute between them and find within
themselves no dislike of that which thou decidest, and submit with full submission. |
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| 4:66
And if We had decreed for them: Lay down your lives or go forth from your dwellings, but
few of them would have done it; though if they did what they are exhorted to do it would be
better for them, and more strengthening; |
(4:66)
"Lay down your lives or go forth from your dwellings."
The hypocrites refuse to die for Allah and Muhammad.
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| 4:67
And then We should bestow upon them from Our presence an immense reward, |
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| 4:68
And should guide them unto a straight path. |
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| 4:69
Whoso obeyeth Allah and the messenger, they are with those unto whom Allah hath shown
favour, of the prophets and the saints and the martyrs and the righteous. The best of
company are they! |
(4:69) "The best of company are they!"
Those who obey Allah and Muhammad are favored by Allah. They are the best company.
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| 4:70
That is bounty from Allah, and Allah sufficeth as Knower. |
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| 4:71
O ye who believe! Take your precautions, then advance the proven ones, or advance all together. |
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| 4:72
Lo! among you there is he who loitereth; and if disaster overtook you, he would say: Allah hath been gracious unto me since I was not present with them. |
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| 4:73
And if a bounty from Allah befell you, he would surely cry, as if there had been no love between you and him: Oh, would that I had been with them, then should I have achieved a great success! |
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| 4:74
Let those fight in the way of Allah who sell the life of this world for
the other. Whoso fighteth in the way of Allah, be he slain or be he
victorious, on him We shall bestow a vast reward. |
(4:74) "Fight in the way of Allah. "
Allah will bestow a vast reward on those who fight in holy wars.
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| 4:75
How should ye not fight for the cause of Allah and of the feeble among men and of the women and the children who are crying: Our Lord! Bring us forth from out this town of which the people are oppressors! Oh, give us from thy presence some protecting friend! Oh, give us from Thy presence some defender! |
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| 4:76
Those who believe do battle for the cause of Allah; and those who disbelieve
do battle for the cause of idols. So fight the minions of the devil. Lo! the devil's strategy is ever
weak. |
(4:76) "Fight the minions of the devil."
Believers fight for Allah; disbelievers fight for the devil. So fight the minions of
the devil. (Quoted by Osama bin Laden in his 'letter to America' as a justification
for the 11 September 2001 attacks.)
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| 4:77
Hast thou not seen those unto whom it was said: Withhold your hands, establish worship and pay the
poordue, but when fighting was prescribed for them behold! a party of them fear mankind even as their
fear of Allah or with greater fear, and say: Our Lord! Why hast Thou ordained fighting for us ? If only
Thou wouldst give us respite yet a while! Say (unto them, O Muhammad): The comfort of this world is
scant; the Hereafter will be better for him who wardeth off (evil); and ye will not be wronged the
down upon a date-stone.
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| 4:78 Wheresoever ye may be, death will overtake you, even though ye were in lofty towers. Yet if a happy thing befalleth them they say: This is from Allah; and if an evil thing befalleth them they say: This is of thy doing (O Muhammad). Say (unto them): All is from Allah. What is amiss with these people that they come not nigh to understand a happening ? |
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| 4:79
Whatever of good befalleth thee (O man) it is from Allah, and whatever of
ill befalleth thee it is from thyself. We have sent thee (Muhammad) as a messenger unto mankind and Allah is
sufficient as Witness. |
(4:79) "Whatever of good befalleth thee (O man) it is from Allah,
and whatever of ill befalleth thee it is from thyself."
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| 4:80
Whoso obeyeth the messenger hath obeyed Allah, and whoso turneth away: We have not sent thee as a warder over them. |
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| 4:81
And they say: (It is) obedience; but when they have gone forth from thee a party of them spend the night in planning other than what thou sayest. Allah recordeth what they plan by night. So oppose them and put thy trust in Allah. Allah is sufficient as Trustee. |
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| 4:82
Will they not then ponder on the Qur'an ? If it had been from other than Allah they
would have found therein much incongruity. |
(4:82) "Will they not then ponder on the Qur'an?"
If the Quran was not from Allah its critics would find some mistakes in it.
(The Quran filled with mistakes. It is a silly, error-filled book. But even if
the Quran didn't contain a single error, it would not prove that it was from Allah.)
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| 4:83
And if any tidings, whether of safety or fear, come unto them, they noise it abroad, whereas if they had referred it to the messenger and to
such of them as are in authority, those among them who are able to think out the matter would have known it. If it had not been for the grace
of Allah upon you and His mercy ye would have followed Satan, save a few (of you).
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| 4:84
So fight (O Muhammad) in the way of Allah Thou art not taxed (with the responsibility for anyone) except thyself - and urge on the believers.
Peradventure Allah will restrain the might of those who disbelieve. Allah is stronger in might and stronger in inflicting
punishment. |
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| 4:85
Whoso interveneth in a good cause will have the reward thereof, and whoso interveneth
in an evil cause will bear the consequence thereof. Allah overseeth all things. |
(4:84)
"Whoso interveneth in a good cause will have the reward thereof."
Whoever participates in a good cause, will be rewarded. (Although this is not true, it is a nice thought.)
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| 4:86
When ye are greeted with a greeting, greet ye with a better than it or return it. Lo! Allah taketh count of all things.
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| 4:87
Allah! There is no God save Him. He gathereth you all unto a Day of Resurrection whereof there is no doubt. Who is more true in
statement than Allah ? |
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| 4:88
What aileth you that ye are become two parties regarding the hypocrites, when Allah cast
them back (to disbelief) because of what they earned? Seek ye to
guide him whom Allah hath sent astray? He whom Allah sendeth astray, for him thou
(O Muhammad) canst not find a road. |
(4:88) "Allah cast them back (to disbelief)."
Allah casts the hypocrites back to disbelief. Don't try to
guide those that Allah sends astray.
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| 4:89
They long that ye should disbelieve even as they disbelieve, that
ye may be upon a level (with them). So choose not friends from them
till they forsake their homes in the way of Allah; if they turn back (to enmity) then
take them and kill them wherever ye find them, and
choose no friend nor helper from among them, |
(4:89) "Choose not friends from them."
Have no unbelieving friends.
(4:89)
"Take them and kill them (disbelievers) wherever ye find them."
Is each person be free to believe as he or she wishes?
|
| 4:90
Except those who seek refuge with a people between whom and you there is a covenant, or (those who) come unto you because
their hearts forbid them to make war on you or make war on their own folk. Had Allah willed He could have given them power over you
so that assuredly they would have fought you. So, if they hold aloof from you and wage not war against you and offer you peace,
Allah alloweth you no way against them.
|
| 4:91
Ye will find others who desire that they should have security from you, and security from
their own folk. So often as they are returned to hostility they are plunged therein. If
they keep not aloof from you nor offer you peace nor hold their hands,
then take them and kill them wherever ye find them. Against such We have
given you clear warrant. |
(4:91) "Take them and kill them wherever ye find them. Against such We have given you
clear warrant."
If the unbelievers do not offer you peace, kill them wherever
you find them. Against such you are given clear warrant.
|
| 4:92
It is not for a believer to kill a believer unless (it be) by mistake.
He who hath killed a believer by mistake must set free a believing slave, and pay the
blood- money to the family of the slain, unless they remit it as a charity. If he
(the victim) be of a people hostile unto you, and he is a believer, then (the penance is)
to set free a believing slave. And if he cometh of a folk between whom and you there is a covenant, then the
blood-money must be paid unto his folk and (also) a believing slave must be set free. And whoso hath not the
wherewithal must fast two consecutive months. A penance from Allah. Allah is Knower, Wise. |
(4:92) "He who hath killed a believer by mistake must set free a believing slave."
Believers shouldn't kill believers, unless by mistake. If you kill a believer
by mistake, you must set free a believing slave.
|
| 4:93
Whoso slayeth a believer of set purpose, his reward is hell for ever.
Allah is wroth against him and He hath cursed him and prepared for him an
awful doom. |
(4:93)
"Whoso slayeth a believer of set purpose, his reward is hell."
Hell and Doom in the Quran
|
| 4:94
O ye who believe! When ye go forth (to fight) in the way of Allah, be careful to discriminate,
and say not unto one who offereth you peace: "Thou art not a believer," seeking the chance profits
of this life (so that ye may despoil him). With Allah are plenteous spoils. Even thus (as he now is)
were ye before; but Allah hath since then been gracious unto you. Therefore take care to discriminate.
Allah is ever Informed of what ye do.
|
| 4:95
Those of the believers who sit still, other than those who have a (disabling) hurt, are not on an equality with those who strive in the way of Allah with their wealth and lives. Allah hath conferred on those who strive with their wealth and lives a rank above the sedentary. Unto each Allah hath promised good, but He hath bestowed on those who strive a great reward above the sedentary; |
|
| 4:96
Degrees of rank from Him, and forgiveness and mercy. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful. |
|
| 4:97
Lo! as for those whom the angels take (in death) while they wrong themselves, (the angels) will ask: In what were ye engaged ?
They will say: We were oppressed in the land. (The angels) will say: Was not Allah's earth spacious that ye could have migrated
therein ? As for such, their habitation will be hell, an evil journey's end; |
(4:97)
"Their habitation will be hell, an evil journey's end."
Hell in the Quran
|
| 4:98 Except the feeble among men, and the women, and
the children, who are unable to devise a plan
and are not shown a way. |
(4:98) "Women ... are unable to devise a plan."
Women are feeble and are unable to devise a plan.
|
| 4:99
As for such, it may be that Allah will pardon them. Allah is ever Clement, Forgiving. |
|
| 4:100
Whoso migrateth for the cause of Allah will find much refuge and abundance in the earth, and whoso forsaketh his home, a fugitive unto Allah and His messenger, and death overtaketh him, his reward is then incumbent on Allah. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful. |
|
| 4:101
And when ye go forth in the land, it is no sin for you to curtail (your) worship if ye
fear that those who disbelieve may attack you. In truth the disbelievers
are an open enemy to you. |
(4:101) "Disbelievers are an open enemy to you."
Is each person be free to believe as he or she wishes?
|
| 4:102
And when thou (O Muhammad) art among them and arrangest (their) worship for them,
let only a party of them stand with thee (to worship) and let them take their arms.
Then when they have performed their prostrations let them fall to the rear and let
another party come that hath not worshipped and let them worship with thee, and let
them take their precaution and their arms. Those who disbelieve long for you to neglect
your arms and your baggage that they may attack you once for all. It is no sin for you
to lay aside your arms, if rain impedeth you or ye are sick. But take your precaution. Lo!
Allah prepareth for the disbelievers shameful punishment. |
(4:102)
"Allah prepareth for the disbelievers shameful punishment."
|
| 4:103
When ye have performed the act of worship, remember Allah, standing, sitting and reclining. And when ye are in safety, observe proper
worship. Worship at fixed times hath been enjoined on the believers. |
|
| 4:104
Relent not in pursuit of the enemy. If ye are suffering, lo!
they suffer even as ye suffer and ye hope from Allah that for which
they cannot hope. Allah is ever Knower, Wise. |
(4:104) "Relent not in pursuit of the enemy."
Relent not in pursuit of the enemy. They have no hope from Allah.
|
| 4:105
Lo! We reveal unto thee the Scripture with the truth, that thou mayst judge between mankind by that which Allah showeth thee.
And be not thou a pleader for the treacherous; |
|
| 4:106
And seek forgiveness of Allah. Lo! Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful. |
|
| 4:107
And plead not on behalf of (people) who deceive themselves. Lo! Allah loveth not one who is treacherous and sinful. |
|
| 4:108
They seek to hide from men and seek not to hide from Allah. He is with them when by night they hold discourse displeasing unto Him. Allah
ever surroundeth what they do. |
|
| 4:109
Ho! ye are they who pleaded for them in the life of the world. But who will plead with Allah for them on the Day of Resurrection,
or who will then be their defender ? |
|
| 4:110
Yet whoso doeth evil or wrongeth his own soul, then seeketh pardon of
Allah, will find Allah Forgiving, Merciful. |
(4:110) "Whoso doeth evil or wrongeth his own soul, then seeketh pardon of Allah, will find Allah
Forgiving, Merciful."
Will Allah forgive anything?
|
| 4:111
Whoso committeth sin committeth it only against himself. Allah is ever Knower, Wise.
|
| 4:112
And whoso committeth a delinquency or crime, then throweth (the blame) thereof upon the innocent, hath burdened himself with falsehood
and a flagrant crime. |
|
| 4:113
But for the grace of Allah upon thee (Muhammad), and His mercy, a party of them had resolved to mislead thee, but they will mislead only
themselves and they will hurt thee not at all. Allah revealeth unto thee the Scripture and wisdom, and teacheth thee that which thou
knewest not. The grace of Allah toward thee hath been infinite. |
|
| 4:114 There is no
good in much of their secret conferences save
(in) him who enjoineth almsgiving and kindness and peace-making among the people. Whoso doeth that, seeking
the good pleasure of Allah, We shall bestow on him a vast reward. |
(4:114) "Who enjoineth almsgiving and kindness and peace-making ...
We shall bestow ... a vast reward."
It is good to help the poor and make peace.
|
| 4:115
And whoso opposeth the messenger after the guidance (of Allah) hath
been manifested unto
him, and followeth other than the believer's way, We appoint for him that
unto which he himself hath turned, and expose him unto hell - a hapless
journey's end! |
(4:115) "A hapless journey's end!"
Those who oppose the messenger and become unbelievers will go to hell.
Hell in the Quran
(4:116)
"Allah pardoneth not that partners should be ascribed unto Him."
Those who ascribe a partner to Allah (like Christians do with Jesus and the
Holy Spirit) will not be forgiven.
Will Allah forgive anything?
(4:117) "They invoke in His stead only females; they pray to none
else than Satan."
They (those who ascribe partners to Allah) invoke in his stead
only females and pray to Satan.
(4:119) "I will lead them astray."
Allah will lead them astray, arouse desires in them, and they will go to hell.
Hell in the Quran
(4:119)
"I will command them and they will cut the cattle' ears."
Allah will also cause them to cut the catttle's ears and change Allah's
creation. (This is interpreted
to mean
that Muslim men must not shave their beards, and Muslim women must not pluck their eyebrows.)
|
| 4:116
Lo! Allah pardoneth not that partners should be ascribed unto Him. He
pardoneth all save that to whom He will. Whoso ascribeth partners unto Allah hath wandered far astray.
|
| 4:117
They invoke in His stead only females; they pray to
none else than Satan, a rebel
|
| 4:118
Whom Allah cursed, and he said: Surely I will take of Thy bondmen an appointed portion,
|
| 4:119
And surely I will lead them astray, and surely I will arouse desires
in them, and surely I will command them and they will cut the cattle' ears, and
surely I will command them and they will change Allah's creation. Whoso chooseth Satan for a patron instead
of Allah is verily a loser and his loss is manifest.
|
| 4:120
He promiseth them and stirreth up desires in them, and Satan promiseth them only to beguile.
|
| 4:121
For such, their habitation will be hell, and they will find no refuge therefrom.
|
| 4:122
But as for those who believe and do good works We shall bring them into Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide
for ever. It is a promise from Allah in truth; and who can be more truthful than Allah in utterance ?
|
| 4:123
It will not be in accordance with your desires, nor the desires of the People of the Scripture. He who doeth wrong will have the recompense thereof, and will not find against Allah any protecting friend or helper. |
|
| 4:124
And whoso doeth good works, whether of male or female, and he (or she) is a believer, such will enter paradise and they will not be wronged the dint in a date- stone. |
|
| 4:125
Who is better in religion than he who surrendereth his purpose to Allah while doing good (to men) and followeth the tradition of Abraham, the upright ? Allah (Himself) chose Abraham for friend. |
|
| 4:126
Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Allah ever surroundeth all things. |
|
| 4:127
They consult thee concerning women. Say: Allah giveth you decree concerning them, and the Scripture which hath been recited unto you (giveth decree), concerning female orphans and those unto whom ye give not that which is ordained for them though ye desire to marry them, and (concerning) the weak among children, and that ye should deal justly with orphans. Whatever good ye do, lo! Allah is ever Aware of it. |
|
| 4:128
If a woman feareth ill treatment from her husband, or desertion, it is no sin for them twain if they make terms of peace between themselves. Peace is better. But greed hath been made present in the minds (of men). If ye do good and keep from evil, lo! Allah is ever Informed of what ye do. |
|
| 4:129
Ye will not be able to deal equally between (your) wives, however much ye
wish (to do so). But turn not altogether away (from one), leaving her as in suspense.
If ye do good and keep from evil, lo! Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful. |
(4:129)
"Ye will not be able to deal equally between (your) wives"
Can a man treat his wives fairly?
|
| 4:130
But if they separate, Allah will compensate each out of His abundance. Allah is ever All-Embracing, All-Knowing. |
|
| 4:131
Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. And We charged those who received the Scripture before you, and (We charge) you, that ye keep your duty toward Allah. And if ye disbelieve, lo! unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and Allah is ever Absolute, Owner of Praise. |
|
| 4:132
Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. And Allah is sufficient as Defender. |
|
| 4:133
If He will, He can remove you, O people, and produce others (in your stead). Allah is Able to do that. |
|
| 4:134
Whoso desireth the reward of the world, (let him know that) with Allah is the reward of the world and the Hereafter. Allah is ever Hearer, Seer. |
|
| 4:135
O ye who believe! Be ye staunch in justice, witnesses for Allah,
even though it be against yourselves or (your) parents or (your) kindred,
whether (the case be of) a rich man or a poor man, for Allah is nearer unto both (them ye are). So follow not
passion lest ye lapse (from truth) and if ye lapse or fall away, then lo! Allah is ever Informed of what ye
do. |
(4:135) "Be ye staunch in justice."
Value justice, for both poor and rich, even when it adversely
affects you or your family's interests.
|
| 4:136
O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His messenger and the Scripture which He hath revealed unto His messenger, and the Scripture
which He revealed aforetime. Whoso disbelieveth in Allah and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers and the Last Day, he
verily hath wandered far astray. |
|
| 4:137
Lo! those who believe, then disbelieve and then (again) believe, then
disbelieve, and then increase in disbelief, Allah will never pardon them, nor will He
guide them unto a way. |
(4:137) "Those who believe, then disbelieve and then (again)
believe, then disbelieve, and then increase in disbelief, Allah will never pardon them."
Will Allah forgive anything?
(4:138)
"Unto the hypocrites ... there is a painful doom."
Doom in the Quran
(4:140) "Allah will gather hypocrites and disbelievers, all
together, into hell."
Hell in the Quran
|
| 4:138
Bear unto the hypocrites the tidings that for them
there is a painful doom;
|
| 4:139
Those who chose disbelievers for their friends instead of believers! Do they look for
power at their hands ? Lo! all power appertaineth to Allah.
|
| 4:140
He hath already revealed unto you in the Scripture that, when ye hear the revelations of
Allah rejected and derided, (ye) sit not with them (who disbelieve and mock) until they
engage in some other conversation. Lo! in that case (if ye stayed) ye would be like unto
them. Lo! Allah will gather hypocrites and disbelievers, all together, into
hell;
|
| 4:141
Those who wait upon occasion in regard to you and, if a victory cometh unto you from
Allah, say: Are we not with you ? and if the disbelievers meet with a success say:
Had we not the mastery of you, and did we not protect you from the believers ? - Allah
will judge between you at the Day of Resurrection, and Allah will
not give the disbelievers any way (of success) against the believers. |
(4:141) "Allah will not give the disbelievers any way (of success)
against the believers."
|
| 4:142
Lo! the hypocrites seek to beguile Allah, but it is He Who beguileth them. When they stand up to worship they perform it languidly and to
be seen of men, and are mindful of Allah but little; |
|
| 4:143
Swaying between this (and that), (belonging) neither to these nor to those. He whom Allah
causeth to go astray, thou (O Muhammad) wilt not find a way for him: |
(4:143) "He whom Allah causeth to go astray, thou (O Muhammad) wilt not find a
way for him"
No one (not even Muhammad) can help those that Allah sends astray.
(4:144)
"Choose not disbelievers for (your) friends."
Is each person be free to believe as he or she wishes?
(4:145) "The hypocrites (will be) in the lowest deep of the Fire, and thou wilt find no
helper for them."
The Fire
|
| 4:144
O ye who believe! Choose not disbelievers for (your) friends in place
of believers. Would ye give Allah a clear warrant against you ?
|
| 4:145
Lo! the hypocrites (will be) in the lowest deep of the Fire, and thou wilt
find no helper for them;
|
| 4:146
Save those who repent and amend and hold fast to Allah and make their religion pure for
Allah (only). Those are with the believers. And Allah will bestow on the believers an
immense reward.
|
| 4:147
What concern hath Allah for your punishment if ye are thankful (for His mercies) and believe (in Him) ? Allah was ever Responsive,
Aware. |
|
| 4:148
Allah loveth not the utterance of harsh speech save by one who hath been wronged. Allah is ever Hearer, Knower. |
|
| 4:149
If ye do good openly or keep it secret, or forgive evil, lo! Allah is ever Forgiving, Powerful. |
|
| 4:150
Lo! those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers, and seek to make
distinction between Allah and His messengers, and say: We believe in some and disbelieve
in others, and seek to choose a way in between; |
(4:150-1)
"For disbelievers We prepare a shameful doom."
You must believe everything Allah and his messengers tell you. Those who don't are disbelievers and will face a shameful doom.
|
| 4:151
Such are disbelievers in truth; and for disbelievers We prepare a shameful
doom.
|
| 4:152
But those who believe in Allah and His messengers and make no distinction between any of them, unto them Allah will give
their wages; and Allah was ever Forgiving, Merciful. |
|
| 4:153
The people of the Scripture ask of thee that thou shouldst cause an (actual) Book to descend upon them from heaven. They
asked a greater thing of Moses aforetime, for they said: Show us Allah plainly. The storm of lightning seized them for their
wickedness. Then (even) after that) they chose the calf (for worship) after clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty) had come unto
them. And We forgave them that! And We bestowed on Moses evident authority. |
|
| 4:154
And We caused the Mount to tower above them at (the taking of) their covenant: and We bade them: Enter the gate, prostrate!
and We bode them: Transgress not the Sabbath! and We took from them a firm covenant. |
|
| 4:155
Then because of their breaking of their covenant, and their disbelieving in the revelations of Allah, and their slaying of the
prophets wrongfully, and their saying: Our hearts are hardened - Nay, but Allah set a seal upon them for their disbelief, so
that they believe not save a few - |
|
| 4:156
And because of their disbelief and of their speaking against Mary a tremendous
calumny; |
|
| 4:157
And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah's messenger -
they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them; and
lo! those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof; they have no knowledge
thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; they slew him not for certain. |
(4:157) "We slew ... Jesus ... they slew him not nor crucified him,
but it appeared so unto them."
Allah killed Jesus, and he wasn't crucified. (It just looked like he was.)
|
| 4:158
But Allah took him up unto Himself. Allah was ever Mighty, Wise. |
|
| 4:159
There is not one of the People of the Scripture but will believe in him before his death, and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a
witness against them - |
|
| 4:160
Because of the wrongdoing of the Jews We forbade them good things which
were (before) made lawful unto them, and because of their much hindering from Allah's way, |
(4:160-1) "Because of the wrongdoing of the Jews"
For the wrongdoing Jews and disbelievers, Allah has prepared a painful
doom.
Doom in the Quran
(4:161) "Devouring people's wealth by false pretences"
Don't lend money at unfairly high rates of interest.
|
| 4:161
And of their taking usury when they were forbidden it, and of their devouring people's
wealth by false pretences, We have prepared for those of them who
disbelieve a painful doom.
|
| 4:162
But those of them who are firm in knowledge and the believers believe in that which is revealed unto thee, and that which was revealed
before thee, especially the diligent in prayer and those who pay the poor-due, the believers in Allah and the Last Day. Upon these We shall
bestow immense reward.
|
| 4:163
Lo! We inspire thee as We inspired Noah and the prophets after him, as We inspired Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes,
and Jesus and Job and Jonah and Aaron and Solomon, and as We imparted unto David the Psalms; |
|
| 4:164
And messengers We have mentioned unto thee before and messengers We have not mentioned unto thee; and Allah spake directly unto
Moses; |
|
| 4:165
Messengers of good cheer and of warning, in order that mankind might have no argument against Allah after the messengers. Allah was ever
Mighty, Wise. |
|
| 4:166
But Allah (Himself) testifieth concerning that which He hath revealeth unto thee; in His knowledge hath He revealed it; and the angels also
testify. And Allah is sufficient Witness. |
|
| 4:167
Lo! those who disbelieve and hinder (others) from the way of Allah, they verily have
wandered far astray. |
(4:167-8) "Allah will never forgive them"
God will guide disbelievers down a road that leads to everlasting hell.
Is Allah kind and merciful?
Will Allah forgive anything?
Hell in the Quran
| 4:168
Lo! those who disbelieve and deal in wrong, Allah
will never forgive them, neither will He guide them unto a road,
| | 4:169
Except the road of hell, wherein they will abide for ever. And that is ever
easy for Allah.
| | 4:170
O mankind! The messenger hath come unto you with the Truth from your Lord. Therefor believe; (it is) better for you. But if ye disbelieve, still, lo! unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth. Allah is ever Knower, Wise. |
| | 4:171
O People of the Scripture! Do not exaggerate in your religion nor utter aught concerning Allah save the truth. The Messiah, Jesus son of
Mary, was only a messenger of Allah, and His word which He conveyed unto Mary, and a spirit from Him. So believe in Allah and His
messengers, and say not "Three" - Cease! (it is) better for you! - Allah is only One God. Far is it removed from His Transcendent
Majesty that He should have a son. His is all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. And Allah is sufficient as
Defender. |
(4:171)
"O People of the Scripture! Do not exaggerate in your religion."
Other translations render this "O people of the Book, do not be fanatical in your faith." (Amen to that!)
| | 4:172
The Messiah will never scorn to be a slave unto Allah, nor will the favoured angels. Whoso scorneth His service and is proud, all such will He assemble unto Him; |
| | 4:173
Then, as for those who believed and did good works, unto them will He pay their wages in
full, adding unto them of His bounty; and as for those who were scornful and proud,
them will He punish with a painful doom. And they will not find for them, against Allah,
any protecting friend or helper. |
(4:173)
"Those who were scornful and proud, them will He punish with a painful doom."
Doom in the Quran
| | 4:174
O mankind! Now hath a proof from your Lord come unto you, and We have sent down unto you a clear light; |
| | 4:175
As for those who believe in Allah, and hold fast unto Him, them He will cause to enter into His mercy and grace, and will guide them unto Him by a straight road. |
| | 4:176
They ask thee for a pronouncement. Say: Allah hath pronounced for you concerning distant
kindred. If a man die childless and he have a sister, hers is half the heritage, and he
would have inherited from her had she died childless. And if there be two sisters, then
theirs are two-thirds of the heritage, and if they be brethren, men and women,
unto the male is the equivalent of the share of two females. Allah
expoundeth unto you, so that ye err not. Allah is Knower of all things. |
(4:176)
"Unto the male is the equivalent share of two females."
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- Kafir Girl
- 4: The Women
(Part I -- A scientific miracle in the Quran. Not.)
- Jinns: Mohammed's other
OTHER invisible friends.
- 4: The Women (Part II --Mohammed's Wager?)
- 4: The Women (Part III --Girls, girls, girls!)
- Dwindling in Unbelief
- Things on which the
Bible and Quran agree (4:11, 89, 91, 144,
176)
- The worth of a woman:
the Bible vs. the Quran (4:14, 176)
- For the disbelievers, Allah has prepared
a painful doom. (4:14, 18, 37, 93, 138 ,
151, 161, 173)
- It is easy for Allah (4:30,
168-9)
- Quranet -- Let's pretend the Quran is a good book
(Hey, it works for the Bible, doesn't it?) (4:47, 89, 144, 160-1)
- Fitna the movie:
Tear out the hateful verses from the Quran. (4:56, 89)
- Holy War
and the Holy Father: the Bible vs the Quran (74, 76, 89, 91)
- Wiki Islam
- Quran 4:3 -- Dealing justly with wives and orphans
- SAQ Discussion Board
- Waterrock
- Surah 4 (An-Nisa) 4:1-42 Wills, Widows, & Wives
- Supplement to Surah 4:1-42
- 4:43-57 Prayer-rites and Opponents
- 4:58-100 Half-Muslims and Homicide
- 4:101-104 Expedient Prayer
- 4:105-126 Judgments (And Eyebrows)
- 4:127-152 Women and Hypocrites
- 4:153-159 Jesus & Invented Precedents
- 4:160-176 Messengers
- Wikipedia
- An-Nisa (The Women)
- Madinan sura
- Submission (film)
- In the name of Allah.org
- An-Nisaa (The Women) (4)- 176 M
- Blogging the Qur'an
- Surah 4,
"Women," verses 1-16
- Surah 4,
"Women," verses 17-34
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"Women," verses 35-104
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"Women," verses 104-176
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