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From the Holy Qur’an:
Chapter 6 –
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Prophet Muhammad,
Peace Be Upon Him,
was born in 570 AD
in Mecca, in what is now
known as Saudi Arabia.
At about age 40,
he retired to a cave in the
mountains and engaged
in deep meditation.
During this period of
inner introspection, he
first received messages
from Allah through
the Archangel Gabriel.
The record of these
divine revelations, which
spanned over 23 years,
can be found in the
most holy book of Islam
– the Qur’an.
The gentle
Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him
was a beloved teacher
who led by
his own shining example.
His noble teachings live on
in the hearts of people
today, inspiring them
to a peaceful path
to find their Most High.
Today we share with you
the wise teachings
of Prophet Muhammad,
Peace Be Upon Him,
with excerpts
from Chapter 6
of the Holy Qur’an.
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Chapter 6
In the name of God,
Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
Praise be to God,
who created the Heavens
and the Earth,
and made the darkness
and the light.
Yet, those who disbelieve
in their Lord
continue to deviate.
He is the One who
created you from mud,
then predetermined
your lifespan, a lifespan
that is known only to Him.
Yet, you continue to doubt.
He is the one God
in the Heavens
and the Earth.
He knows your secrets
and your declarations,
and He knows everything
you earn.
No matter
what kind of proof
comes to them
from their Lord,
they turn away from it,
in aversion.
Since they rejected the truth
when it came to them,
they have incurred
the consequences
of their heedlessness.
Even if we sent down
to them a physical book,
written on paper,
and they touched it
with their hands,
those who disbelieved
would have said,
"This is no more
than clever magic."
They also said,
"If only an angel could
come down with him!"
Had we sent an angel,
the whole matter would
have been terminated,
and they would
no longer be respited.
Had we sent an angel,
we would have sent him
in the form of a man, and
we would have kept them
just as confused as
they are confused now.
Messengers before you
have been ridiculed.
It is those who mocked them
who suffered
the consequences
of their ridiculing.
Say, "Roam the Earth
and note the consequences
for the rejectors."
Say, "To whom
belongs everything
in the Heavens
and the Earth?"
Say, "To God."
He has decreed that
mercy is His attribute.
He will surely
summon you all on
the Day of Resurrection,
which is inevitable.
The ones
who lose their souls
are those who disbelieve.
To Him belongs
everything that dwells
in the night and the day.
He is the Hearer,
the Knower.
Say, "Shall I accept
other than God
as a Lord and Master,
when He is the Initiator
of the Heavens
and the Earth, and
He feeds but is not fed?"
Say, "I am commanded
to be the most
devoted submitter, and,
`Do not be
an idol worshiper.' "
Say, “I fear,
if I disobeyed my Lord,
the retribution
of an awesome day.”
"Whoever is spared
(the retribution),
on that day,
has attained His mercy.
And this is
the greatest triumph."
If God touches you
with adversity, none can
relieve it except He.
And if He touches you
with a blessing,
He is Omnipotent.
He is Supreme
over His creatures.
He is the Most Wise,
the Cognizant.
Say, "Whose testimony
is the greatest?"
Say, "God's.
He is the witness
between me and you
that this Qur’an
has been inspired to me,
to preach it to you
and whomever it reaches.
Indeed, you bear witness
that there are other gods
beside God."
Say, "I do not testify
as you do;
there is only one god, and
I disown your idolatry."
Those to whom
we have given the scripture
recognize this
as they recognize
their own children.
The ones
who lose their souls are
those who do not believe.
Who is more evil than one
who lies about God, or
rejects His revelations?
The transgressors
never succeed.
They repel others
from this (Qur’an),
as they themselves
stay away from it,
and thus, they only
destroy themselves
without perceiving.
Losers indeed are those
who disbelieve
in meeting God,
until the Hour comes
to them suddenly, then say,
"We deeply regret
wasting our lives
in this world."
They will carry loads of
their sins on their backs;
what a miserable load!
The life of this world
is no more than illusion
and vanity, while
the abode of the Hereafter
is far better
for the righteous.
Do you not understand?!
We know
that you may be saddened
by what they say.
You should know
that it is not you
that they reject;
it is God's revelations
that the wicked disregard.
Messengers before you
have been rejected, and
they steadfastly persevered
in the face of rejection.
They were persecuted
until our victory
came to them.
Such is God's system
that will never change.
The history
of My messengers thus
sets the precedents for you.
If their rejection gets
to be too much for you,
you should know that
even if you dug a tunnel
through the earth,
or climbed a ladder
into the sky, and produced
a miracle for them (they
still would not believe).
Had God willed,
He could have guided them,
unanimously.
Therefore, do not behave
like the ignorant ones.
The only ones to respond
are those who listen.
God resurrects the dead;
they ultimately
return to Him.
They said,
"If only a certain sign
could come down to him
from his Lord!"
Say, "God is able to
send down a sign, but
most of them do not know."
All the creatures on Earth,
and all the birds
that fly with wings,
are communities like you.
We did not leave anything
out of this book.
To their Lord,
all these creatures
will be summoned.
Those who
reject our proofs
are deaf and dumb,
in total darkness.
Whomever God wills,
He sends astray,
and whomever He wills,
He leads in a straight path.
Say, "What if God's
retribution came to you,
or the Hour came to you:
would you implore other
than God,
if you are truthful?"
The fact is:
only Him you implore, and
He answers your prayer,
if He so wills, and
you forget your idols.
We have sent (messengers)
to communities
before you,
and we put them
to the test through
adversity and hardship,
that they may implore.
If only they implored
when our test
afflicted them!
Instead, their hearts
were hardened,
and the devil adorned
their works in their eyes.
Say, "What if God
took away your hearing
and your eyesight,
and sealed your minds;
which god, other than God,
can restore these for you?"
Note how we explain
the revelations, and note
how they still deviate!
Say, "What if God's
retribution came to you
suddenly, or
after an announcement,
is it not the wicked
who incur annihilation?"
We do not send
the messengers except as
deliverers of good news,
as well as warners.
Those
who believe and reform
have nothing to fear,
nor will they grieve.
As for those who
reject our revelations,
they incur the retribution
for their wickedness.
Say, "I do not say to you
that I possess
the treasures of God.
Nor do I know the future.
Nor do I say to you
that I am an angel.
I simply follow
what is revealed to me."
Say, "Is the blind
the same as the seer?
Do you not reflect?"
And preach
with this (Qur’an)
to those who reverence
the summoning
before their Lord – they
have none beside Him
as a Lord and Master,
nor an intercessor – that
they may attain salvation.
And do not dismiss those
who implore their Lord
day and night,
devoting themselves
to Him alone.
You are not responsible
for their reckoning,
nor are they responsible
for your reckoning.
If you dismiss them,
you will be a transgressor.
We thus test the people
by each other, to let them
say (mockingly),
"Are these the people
among us who are
blessed by God?"
Is God not aware of
the appreciative ones?
When those who
believe in our revelations
come to you, you shall say,
"Salmun `Alaykum
(Peace be upon you).
Your Lord has decreed
that mercy is His attribute.
Thus, anyone among you
who commits a transgression
out of ignorance,
and repents thereafter
and reforms,
then He is Forgiving,
Most Merciful."
We thus explain
the revelations, and point
out the ways of the wicked.
Say, "I am forbidden
from worshipping
what you worship
besides God."
Say, "I will not
follow your opinions.
Otherwise, I will go astray,
and not be guided."
Say, "I have solid proof
from my Lord,
and you have rejected it.
I do not control
the retribution
you challenge me to bring.
Judgment belongs
with God alone.
He narrates the truth,
and He is the best judge."
Say, "If I controlled
the retribution
you challenge me to bring,
the whole matter would
have been terminated
long ago.
God knows best
who the wicked are."
With Him are the keys
to all secrets;
none knows them except He.
He knows everything
on land and in the sea.
Not a leaf falls
without His knowledge.
Nor is there a grain
in the depths of the soil.
Nor is there anything
wet or dry,
that is not recorded
in a profound record.
He is the One
who puts you to death
during the night, and
knows even the smallest
of your actions
during the day.
He resurrects you
every morning, until
your life span is fulfilled,
then to Him
is your ultimate return.
He will then inform you
of everything you had done.
He is Supreme
over His creatures,
and He appoints guards
to protect you.
When the appointed time
of death
comes to any of you,
our messengers put him
to death without delay.
Then everyone
is returned to God, their
rightful Lord and Master.
Absolutely,
He is the ultimate judge;
He is the most accurate
Reckoner.
Say, "Who can save you
from the darkness
of the land or the sea?"
You implore Him loudly
and secretly:
"If He saves us this time,
we will be
eternally appreciative."
Say, "God does
save you this time,
and other times as well,
then you still set up idols
besides Him."
Your people
have rejected this,
even though it is the truth.
Say, "I am not a guardian
over you."
Every prophecy herein
will come to pass, and
you will surely find out.
If you see those
who mock our revelations,
you shall avoid them
until they delve into
another subject.
If the devil causes you
to forget, then,
as soon as you remember,
do not sit with
such evil people.
The righteous
are not responsible
for the utterances
of those people, but it
may help to remind them;
perhaps they may be saved.
You shall disregard those
who take their religion
in vain, as if
it is a social function,
and are totally absorbed
in this worldly life.
Remind with this (Qur’an),
lest a soul may suffer
the consequences
of its evil earnings.
It has none beside God
as a Lord and Master,
nor an intercessor.
If it could offer
any kind of ransom,
it would not be accepted.
They suffer
the consequences of
the evil works they earn…
Say, "Shall we implore,
beside God,
what possesses no power
to benefit us or hurt us,
and turn back on our heels
after God has guided us?
In that case,
we would join those
possessed by the devils,
and rendered
utterly confused,
while their friends try to
save them: `Stay with us
on the right path.' "
Say, "God's guidance
is the right guidance.
We are commanded
to submit to the Lord
of the universe.
"And to observe
the Contact Prayers (Salat),
and to reverence Him –
He is the One before whom
you will be summoned
(for the reckoning)."
He is the One
who created the Heavens
and the Earth, truthfully.
Whenever He says,
"Be," it is.
His word is
the absolute truth.
All sovereignty
belongs to Him
the day the horn is blown.
Knower of all secrets
and declarations,
He is the Most Wise,
the Cognizant.
Recall that Abraham said
to his father Azar,
"How could you
worship statues as gods?
I see that
you and your people
have gone far astray."
We showed Abraham
the marvels of
the Heavens and the Earth,
and blessed him
with certainty:
When the night fell,
he saw a shining planet.
"Maybe this is my Lord,"
he said.
When it disappeared, he
said, "I do not like (gods)
that disappear."
When he saw
the moon rising, he said,
"Maybe this is my Lord!"
When it disappeared,
he said, "Unless
my Lord guides me,
I will be with the strayer."
When he saw
the sun rising, he said,
"This must be my Lord.
This is the biggest."
But when it set, he said,
“O my people,
I denounce your idolatry.”
"I have devoted
myself absolutely
to the One who initiated
the Heavens and the Earth;
I will never
be an idol worshiper."
His people argued with him.
He said, "Do you argue
with me about God,
after He has guided me?
I have no fear of the idols
you set up.
Nothing can happen to me,
unless my Lord wills it.
My Lord's knowledge
encompasses all things.
Would you not take heed?
"Why should I
fear your idols?
It is you
who should be afraid,
since you worship
instead of God
idols that are utterly
powerless to help you.
Which side is more
deserving of security,
if you know?"
Those who believe,
and do not pollute their
belief with idol worship,
have deserved
the perfect security,
and they are truly guided.
Such was our argument,
with which
we supported Abraham
against his people.
We exalt whomever
we will to higher ranks.
Your Lord is Most Wise,
Omniscient.
And we granted him
Isaac and Jacob, and
we guided both of them.
Similarly, we guided Noah
before that,
and from his descendants
(we guided) David,
Solomon, Job, Joseph,
Moses, and Aaron.
We thus
reward the righteous.
Also, Zachariah, John,
Jesus, and Elias;
all were righteous.
And Ismail, Elisha,
Jonah, and Lot; each of
these we distinguished
over all the people.
From among
their ancestors,
their descendants,
and their siblings,
we chose many,
and we guided them
in a straight path.
Such is God's guidance,
with which He guides
whomever He chooses
from among His servants.
Had any of them
fallen into idolatry,
their works would
have been nullified.
Those were the ones
to whom we have given
the scripture, wisdom,
and prophethood.
If these people disbelieve,
we will substitute others
in their place,
and the new people
will not be disbelievers.
These are the ones
guided by God;
you shall be guided
in their footsteps.
Say, "I do not ask you
for any wage.
This is but a message
for all the people."
They never valued God
as He should be valued.
Thus, they said, "God
does not reveal anything
to any human being."
Say, "Who then
revealed the scripture
that Moses brought,
with light and guidance
for the people?"
You put it down on paper
to proclaim it, while
concealing a lot of it.
You were taught
what you never knew –
you and your parents.
Say, "God (is the One
who revealed it),"
then leave them in their
heedlessness, playing.
This too is
a blessed scripture
that we have revealed,
confirming
the previous scriptures,
that you may warn
the most important
community and
all those around it.
Those who
believe in the Hereafter
will believe in
this (scripture),
and will observe the
Contact Prayers (Salat).
Who is more evil than
one who fabricates lies
and attributes them to God,
or says, "I have received
divine inspiration,"
when no such inspiration
was given to him, or says,
"I can write the same
as God's revelations?"
If only you could see
the transgressors
at the time of death!
The angels extend
their hands to them, saying,
"Let go of your souls.
Today, you have incurred
a shameful retribution
for saying about God
other than the truth, and
for being too arrogant
to accept His revelations.
"You have come back
to us as individuals,
just as we created you
the first time,
and you have left behind
what we provided for you.
We do not see with you
the intercessors that
you idolized and claimed
that they will help you.
All ties among you
have been severed;
the idols you set up
have abandoned you."
God is the One
who causes the grains
and the seeds
to crack and germinate.
He produces the living
from the dead, and
the dead from the living.
Such is God;
how could you deviate!
At the crack of dawn,
He causes the morning
to emerge.
He made the night still,
and He rendered the sun
and the moon to serve as
calculation devices.
Such is the design
of the Almighty,
the Omniscient.
And He is the One
who made the stars
to guide you
during the darkness,
on land and on sea.
We thus clarify
the revelations
for people who know.
He initiated you
from one person,
and decided your path, as
well as your final destiny.
We thus clarify
the revelations
for people who understand.
He is the One
who sends down
from the sky water,
whereby we produce
all kinds of plants.
We produce from the
green material multitudes
of complex grains,
palm trees
with hanging clusters,
and gardens of grapes,
olives and pomegranate;
fruits that are similar,
yet dissimilar.
Note their fruits
as they grow and ripen.
These are signs
for people who believe.
Yet, they set up beside God
idols from among
the jinns (invisible
supernatural beings),
though He is the One
who created them.
They even attribute to Him
sons and daughters,
without any knowledge.
Be He glorified.
He is the Most High,
far above their claims.
The Initiator of
the Heavens and the Earth.
How can He have a son,
when He never had a mate?
He created all things,
and He is
fully aware of all things.
Such is God your Lord,
there is no god except He,
the Creator of all things.
You shall
worship Him alone.
He is in control
of all things.
No visions
can encompass Him,
but He encompasses
all visions.
He is the Compassionate,
the Cognizant.
Enlightenments
have come to you
from your Lord.
As for those who can see,
they do so
for their own good,
and those who turn blind,
do so to their own detriment.
I am not your guardian.
We thus explain
the revelations,
to prove that you have
received knowledge,
and to clarify them
for people who know.
Follow what is revealed
to you from your Lord,
there is no god except He,
and disregard
the idol worshipers.
Had God willed,
they would not
have worshipped idols.
We did not appoint you
as their guardian,
nor are you their advocate.
Do not curse the idols
they set up beside God,
lest they blaspheme
and curse God,
out of ignorance.
We have adorned
the works of every group
in their eyes.
Ultimately,
they return to their Lord,
then He informs them of
everything they had done.
They swore by God,
solemnly, that if
a miracle came to them,
they would surely believe.
Say, "Miracles come only
from God."
For all you know,
if a miracle did come
to them, they would
continue to disbelieve.
We control their minds
and their hearts.
Thus, since their decision
is to disbelieve,
we leave them
in their transgressions,
blundering.
Even if we sent down
the angels to them; even
if the dead spoke to them;
even if we summoned
every miracle before them;
they cannot believe
unless God wills it.
Indeed, most of them
are ignorant.
Shall I seek other than God
as a source of law, when
He has revealed to you
this book fully detailed?
Those who
received the scripture
recognize that it has been
revealed from your Lord,
truthfully.
You shall not harbor
any doubt.
The word of your Lord
is complete,
in truth and justice.
Nothing shall
abrogate His words.
He is the Hearer,
the Omniscient.
If you obey the majority
of people on Earth,
they will divert you
from the path of God.
They follow
only conjecture;
they only guess.
Your Lord
is fully aware of those
who stray off His path,
and He is fully aware of
those who are guided.
You shall eat from that
upon which God's name
has been pronounced,
if you truly believe
in His revelations.
Why should you
not eat from that
upon which God's name
has been mentioned?
He has detailed for you
what is prohibited for you,
unless you are forced.
Indeed, many people
mislead others with
their personal opinions,
without knowledge.
Your Lord is fully aware
of the transgressors.
You shall avoid
obvious sins, as well as
the hidden ones.
Those who have earned
sins will surely pay
for their transgressions.
Do not eat
from that upon which
the name of God
has not been mentioned,
for it is an abomination.
The devils inspire their
allies to argue with you;
if you obey them, you
will be idol worshipers.
Is one who was dead
and we granted him life,
and provided him
with light that enables him
to move among
the people, equal to one
in total darkness from
which he can never exit?
The works of
the disbelievers are thus
adorned in their eyes.
We allow
the leading criminals
of every community
to plot and scheme.
But they only plot and
scheme against their own
souls, without perceiving.
When a powerful proof
comes to them, they say,
"We will not believe,
unless we are given
what is given
to God's messengers!"
God knows exactly
who is best qualified
to deliver His message.
Such criminals will
suffer debasement at God,
and terrible retribution
as a consequence of
their evil scheming.
Whomever
God wills to guide,
He renders his chest
wide open to Submission….
This is the straight path
to your Lord.
We have explained
the revelations
for people who take heed.
They have deserved
the abode of peace
at their Lord; He is
their Lord and Master,
as a reward for their works.
The day will come
when He summons
all of them (and says):
"O you jinns (invisible
supernatural beings),
you have claimed
multitudes of humans."
Their human companions
will say, "Our Lord,
we enjoyed each others'
company until
we wasted the lifespan
You had set for us."
He will say,
"Hell is your destiny."
They abide therein forever,
in accordance
with God's will.
Your Lord is Wise,
Omniscient.
We thus match the wicked
to be companions of
each other, as a punishment
for their transgressions.
O you jinns (invisible
supernatural beings)
and humans, did you not
receive messengers
from among you,
who narrated to you
My revelations,
and warned you about
the meeting of this day?
They will say,
"We bear witness
against ourselves."
They were
totally preoccupied
with the worldly life, and
they will bear witness
against themselves that
they were disbelievers.
Everyone will attain
a rank commensurate
with their deeds.
Your Lord is
never unaware of
anything they do.
Your Lord is the Rich One;
possessor of all mercy.
If He wills,
He can remove you,
and substitute whomever
He wills in your place,
just as He produced you
from the progeny
of other people.
What is promised to you
will come to pass, and
you can never evade it.
Say, "O my people,
do your best,
and so will I.
You will surely
find out who
the ultimate victors are."
Certainly, the wicked
will never succeed.
They even set aside
a share of God's
provisions of crops,
saying, "This share
belongs to God,"
according to their claims,
"and this share
belongs to our idols."
However,
what was set aside
for their idols
never reached God,
while the share
they set aside for God
invariably
went to their idols.
Miserable indeed
is their judgment.
Thus were
the idol worshipers
duped by their idols.
In fact, their idols inflict
great pain upon them,
and confuse their religion
for them.
Had God willed, they
would not have done it.
You shall disregard them
and their fabrications.
They said,
"These are crops
that are prohibited; no one
shall eat them except
whomever we permit,"
so they claimed.
He is the One
who established gardens,
trellised and untrellised,
and palm trees, and crops
with different tastes, and
olives, and pomegranate
– fruits that are similar,
yet dissimilar.
Eat from their fruits,
and give the due alms
on the day of harvest, and
do not waste anything.
He does not love
the wasters.
The idol worshipers say,
"Had God willed,
we would not
practice idolatry,
nor would our parents,
nor would we
prohibit anything."
Thus did those
before them disbelieve…
Say, "Do you have
any proven knowledge
that you can show us?
You follow nothing
but conjecture;
you only guess."
Say, "God possesses
the most powerful
argument; if He wills
He can guide all of you."
Say, "Bring your witnesses
who would testify
that God has prohibited
this or that."
If they testify,
do not testify with them.
Nor shall you follow
the opinions of those who
reject our revelations,
and those who disbelieve
in the Hereafter,
and those who stray away
from their Lord.
Say, "Come let me tell you
what your Lord has really
prohibited for you:
You shall not set up idols
besides Him.
You shall
honor your parents.
You shall
not kill your children
from fear of poverty –
we provide for you
and for them.
You shall
not commit gross sins,
obvious or hidden.
You shall not kill –
God has made life sacred….
These are His
commandments to you,
that you may understand."
You shall not touch
the orphans' money
except in the most
righteous manner,
until they reach maturity.
You shall give full weight
and full measure when
you trade, equitably.
We do not burden any soul
beyond its means.
You shall be
absolutely just
when you bear witness,
even against your relatives.
You shall fulfill
your covenant with God.
These are His
commandments to you,
that you may take heed.
This is My path –
a straight one.
You shall follow it,
and do not follow
any other paths,
lest they divert you
from His path.
These are His
commandments to you,
that you may be saved.
And we gave Moses
the scripture,
complete with
the best commandments,
and detailing everything,
and a beacon and mercy,
that they may believe
in meeting their Lord.
This too is
a blessed scripture
that we have revealed;
you shall follow it
and lead a righteous life,
that you may attain mercy.
Now you can no longer say,
"The scripture was
sent down to two groups
before us, and we were
unaware of their teachings."
Nor can you say,
"If only a scripture
could come down to us,
we would be
better guided than they."
A proven scripture
has now come to you
from your Lord, and
a beacon, and a mercy.
Now, who is more evil
than one who rejects
these proofs from God,
and disregards them?
Are they waiting for
the angels to come to them,
or your Lord, or some
physical manifestations
of your Lord?
The day this happens,
no soul will benefit
from believing if it did
not believe before that,
and did not reap
the benefits of belief
by leading a righteous life.
Say, "Keep on waiting;
we too are waiting."
Whoever does
a righteous work
receives the reward for ten,
and the one
who commits a sin
is requited for only one.
No one suffers
the slightest injustice.
Say, "My Lord has
guided me in a straight path
– the perfect religion of
Abraham, monotheism.
He never was
an idol worshiper."
Say, "My Contact
Prayers (Salat),
my worship practices,
my life and my death,
are all devoted
absolutely to God alone,
the Lord of the universe.
He has no partner.
This is
what I am commanded
to believe, and
I am the first to submit."
Say, "Shall I seek
other than God as a lord,
when He is the Lord
of all things?
No soul benefits except
from its own works, and
none bears the burden
of another.
Ultimately,
you return to your Lord,
then He informs you
regarding all your disputes."
He is the One
who made you inheritors
of the Earth, and
He raised some of you
above others in rank,
in order to test you
in accordance with
what He has given you.
Surely,
your Lord is efficient
in enforcing retribution,
and He is Forgiver,
Most Merciful.