In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful


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Study the Qur'aan in Qur'aanic light to understand Islam in its pristine simplicity, clarity, beauty and purity

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Qur'aanic Studies - Volume X




by
Mohammad Shafi


PREFACE

Below the Arabic text of every verse of the Qur'aan, is its transliteration, followed by translation and Chapter Notes, if any, essentially based on the Qur'aan itself. Please remember that the Arabic text is divine and, therefore, sacrosanct, but the transliteration, translation and the Notes are human and, therefore, subject to correction. Please also remember that the human-made Notes cannot, and do not, explain the divine verses. They seek to explain the human translation only and/or to relate the verse to present circumstances or to divine explanations given in other verses of the Qur'aan.

I have adopted the transliteration method employed by the Muslim Students' Association (MSA) of the University of Southern California. And, in this regard, I may usefully quote from their site:

"MSA-USC would like to thank muslimnet.net for making their transliteration of the Qur'an publicly available.

'We would like to emphasize that this [transliteration] text is not a substitute for the original Arabic Qur'an. It is only an attempt to help those who are trying to learn to read the Arabic text, since it is as close to the written text as possible.

It is important to practice pronouncing the letters as directed in the transliteration table, especially the underlined letters, before starting to read. It will be helpful if an Arabic speaker can help you.

This work is free for use to everyone as long as no changes that might distort it are done to it. We request from those who benefit from it to pray for us. We pray to Almighty Allah to help you learn to read the Holy Qur'an, and to do every good thing.'"

I present this humble work in the earnest hope that it will prompt my Readers to try and understand the divine Message in its original Arabic text. They should remember that no translation however meticulously done can ever equal the original Arabic text in its divine grandeur and pristine clarity.

One may wonder why this yet another addition to the existing plethora of Translations and Commentaries! The answer to this question lies in the beauty of the fact that the divine Message of the Qur'aan remains valid for all times and ages since its revelation until the Last Day. The Message therefore needs to be studied from time to time in the changing perspectives of the changing times. It would be absolutely wrong to confine this universal Message for mankind to the circumstances and situations of a particular period in the past. Unfortunately, however, most of the commentators so far have based their understanding of the Qur'aan in the strict perspective of the circumstances and situations prevailing at the time of its revelation way back in 7th century A.D. The Muslim mindset generally has thus got stagnated and therefore unable to cope with the changing situations of the changing times. This humble attempt of mine is to help Muslims generally to come out, Allah willing, of that crippling stagnation.

This Volume of my Qur'aanic Studies is on An-Nisa Verses 87 to 147.

Mohammad Shafi
Mumbai, INDIA,
15th October, 2007


CONTENTS


Chapter 4. An-Nisa


Verses 87 to 100


Verses 101 to 110


Verses 111 to 120


Verses 121 to 130


Verses 131 to 140


Verses 141 to 147




title

(An-Nisa)
Chapter 4: The Women

4.87
87. Allahu la ilaha illa huwa layajmaAAannakum ila yawmi alqiyamati la rayba feehi waman asdaqu mina Allahi hadeethan

87. Allah! None has the right to be worshipped but He. He will certainly gather you together on the Day of Resurrection about which there is no doubt. And who can be more truthful in word than Allah?

4.88
88. Fama lakum fee almunafiqeena fi-atayni waAllahu arkasahum bima kasaboo atureedoona an tahdoo man adalla Allahu waman yudlili Allahu falan tajida lahu sabeelan

88. What is the matter with you, then, that, on the question of the hypocrites56, you are divided into two opposing camps? And Allah has reverted them because of what they have earned. Do you wish to guide him whom Allah has sent astray!? And whomsoever Allah sends astray, you shall find no way for him.

56. For a detailed Qur'aanic description of 'hypocrites', please refer Verses 2.8 to 2.20. You may also refer footnote 2.10 of these Studies in this context.

4.89
89. Waddoo law takfuroona kama kafaroo fatakoonoona sawaan fala tattakhithoo minhum awliyaa hatta yuhajiroo fee sabeeli Allahi fa-in tawallaw fakhuthoohum waoqtuloohum haythu wajadtumoohum wala tattakhithoo minhum waliyyan wala naseeran

89. They desire that you should suppress the Truth as they have suppressed it, so that you become all alike. Take not from among them friends, then, until they move out in Allah's Path. Then if they turn back, seize them and kill them wherever you find them.57 And take not, from among them, anyone, either as a close friend or to help you out in any matter.

57. This should not be misunderstood as an open licence to kill anyone suspected to be a hypocrite. The divine command to kill is given in specific cases of desertions from Muslim armies set out on expeditions in Allah's Path. Deserters, during times of war, are summarily court-martialled in today's modern armies too.

4.90
90. Illa allatheena yasiloona ila qawmin baynakum wabaynahum meethaqun aw jaookum hasirat sudooruhum an yuqatilookum aw yuqatiloo qawmahum walaw shaa Allahu lasallatahum AAalaykum falaqatalookum fa-ini iAAtazalookum falam yuqatilookum waalqaw ilaykumu alssalama fama jaAAala Allahu lakum AAalayhim sabeelan

90. Except those58 who join a people between whom and you there is a treaty, or who come to you with their minds averse to fighting you or fighting their own people. And had Allah willed, He would have empowered them to fight you. So if they withdraw from you and fight with you not, and offer you peace, then Allah has opened no way for you to act against them.

58. I.e the hypocrites. This Verse is a continuation of the previous one.

4.91
91. Satajidoona akhareena yureedoona an ya/manookum waya/manoo qawmahum kulla ma ruddoo ila alfitnati orkisoo feeha fa-in lam yaAAtazilookum wayulqoo ilaykumu alssalama wayakuffoo aydiyahum fakhuthoohum waoqtuloohum haythu thaqiftumoohum waola-ikum jaAAalna lakum AAalayhim sultanan mubeenan

91. You will find others who desire that they should be safe from you and safe from their own people. Whenever they are put to the test, they readily yield to temptations therein. So if they do not withdraw from you, offer you peace and restrain their hands, then seize them and kill them wherever you get hold of them. And against these We have given you a clear authority.

4.92
92. Wama kana limu/minin an yaqtula mu/minan illa khataan waman qatala mu/minan khataan fatahreeru raqabatin mu/minatin wadiyatun musallamatun ila ahlihi illa an yassaddaqoo fa-in kana min qawmin AAaduwwin lakum wahuwa mu/minun fatahreeru raqabatin mu/minatin wa-in kana min qawmin baynakum wabaynahum meethaqun fadiyatun musallamatun ila ahlihi watahreeru raqabatin mu/minatin faman lam yajid fasiyamu shahrayni mutatabiAAayni tawbatan mina Allahi wakana Allahu AAaleeman hakeeman

92. And it does not behove a believer to kill a believer except by mistake. And whoever kills a believer by mistake, he should free a believing slave, and blood-money59 should be paid to the deceased's family unless they remit it as charity. If he was from a people hostile to you and was a believer, then the freeing of a believing slave, and if he was from a people, between whom and you there is a convenant, the blood-money should be paid to the deceased's family along with the freeing of a believing slave, and he who cannot find one should fast for two consecutive months in order to seek repentance from Allah. And Allah is Knowing, Wise.

59. Money given as compensation for the loss of life.

4.93
93. Waman yaqtul mu/minan mutaAAammidan fajazaohu jahannamu khalidan feeha waghadiba Allahu AAalayhi walaAAanahu waaAAadda lahu AAathaban AAatheeman

93. And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his punishment is to abide forever in Hell. And Allah has sent His wrath and curse on him. And He has prepared for him a severe punishment.

4.94
94. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo itha darabtum fee sabeeli Allahi fatabayyanoo wala taqooloo liman alqa ilaykumu alssalama lasta mu/minan tabtaghoona AAarada alhayati alddunya faAAinda Allahi maghanimu katheeratun kathalika kuntum min qablu famanna Allahu AAalaykum fatabayyanoo inna Allaha kana bima taAAmaloona khabeeran

94. O you who believe! when you set out in Allah's way, ascertain facts and do not say to any one who offers you peace "You are not a believer", seeking benefits of this worldly life. With Allah, on the other hand, there are bounties abundant. You were like this before, when Allah conferred His Grace on you! So ascertain the facts. Allah is indeed aware of what you do.

4.95
95. La yastawee alqaAAidoona mina almu/mineena ghayru olee alddarari waalmujahidoona fee sabeeli Allahi bi-amwalihim waanfusihim faddala Allahu almujahideena bi-amwalihim waanfusihim AAala alqaAAideena darajatan wakullan waAAada Allahu alhusna wafaddala Allahu almujahideena AAala alqaAAideena ajran AAatheeman

95. Not equal are those among the believers who sit back at home - disabled men excepted - and those who strive in Allah's Path with their wealth and with their persons. Allah has favoured those, who strive with their wealth and with their persons, with higher rank than those who sit back. And Allah has promised the good to each. And Allah has favoured those who strive, over those who sit back, with a great reward.

4.96
96. Darajatin minhu wamaghfiratan warahmatan wakana Allahu ghafooran raheeman

96. Ranks from Him and forgiveness and mercy.60 And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

60. This Verse is in continuation of the preceding one. Among those also who attain to salvation Allah Ta'ala has assigned ranks proprtionate to their good works here in this world.

4.97
97. Inna allatheena tawaffahumu almala-ikatu thalimee anfusihim qaloo feema kuntum qaloo kunna mustadAAafeena fee al-ardi qaloo alam takun ardu Allahi wasiAAatan fatuhajiroo feeha faola-ika ma/wahum jahannamu wasaat maseeran

97. While causing those persons to die who were unjust to their own souls61, the angels did indeed ask them, "Why were you so in there?" They said, "We were in a weak position on the earth." The angels asked, "Was not Allah's earth spacious enough for you to emigrate62 therein?" These people then would have their abode in Hell, and it is an evil destination!

61. Being 'unjust to their own souls' connotes going against divine dispensation. Allah, for example, has ordained that man be truthful. And when man is untruthful because of compulsions from worldly forces around him, he is unjust to his own soul as he incurs Allah's wrath upon himself thereby.

62. In today's context, emigration could mean not only moving from one geographical location to another, but also, inter alia, a change in the job one is engaged in for one's livelihood.

4.98
98. Illa almustadAAafeena mina alrrijali waalnnisa-i waalwildani la yastateeAAoona heelatan wala yahtadoona sabeelan

98. Except the weak from among the men, women and children who have not in their power the means nor can they find a way.63

63. This Verse and the next one are in continuation of the last sentence in the preceding Verse, and spare the really weak from the fate awaiting those who do not emigrate, in situations warranting emigration, despite having the means to do so.

4.99
99. Faola-ika AAasa Allahu an yaAAfuwa AAanhum wakana Allahu AAafuwwan ghafooran

99. Allah may then pardon such people. And Allah is Pardoning, Forgiving.

4.100
100. Waman yuhajir fee sabeeli Allahi yajid fee al-ardi muraghaman katheeran wasaAAatan waman yakhruj min baytihi muhajiran ila Allahi warasoolihi thumma yudrik-hu almawtu faqad waqaAAa ajruhu AAala Allahi wakana Allahu ghafooran raheeman

100. And whoever emigrates in Allah's Path, he will find on the earth many places of refuge and abundance. And whoever leaves home as an emigrant unto Allah and His Messenger, and then death overtakes him, his reward falls due upon Allah. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

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4.101
101. Wa-itha darabtum fee al-ardi falaysa AAalaykum junahun an taqsuroo mina alssalati in khiftum an yaftinakumu allatheena kafaroo inna alkafireena kanoo lakum AAaduwwan mubeenan

101. And when you are on a journey on the earth, no sin upon you if you shorten the prayer out of fear that those who suppress the truth may cause you mischief. Indeed, the suppressors of truth are your open enemy.

4.102
102. Wa-itha kunta feehim faaqamta lahumu alssalata faltaqum ta-ifatun minhum maAAaka walya/khuthoo aslihatahum fa-itha sajadoo falyakoonoo min wara-ikum walta/ti ta-ifatun okhra lam yusalloo falyusalloo maAAaka walya/khuthoo hithrahum waaslihatahum wadda allatheena kafaroo law taghfuloona AAan aslihatikum waamtiAAatikum fayameeloona AAalaykum maylatan wahidatan wala junaha AAalaykum in kana bikum athan min matarin aw kuntum marda an tadaAAoo aslihatakum wakhuthoo hithrakum inna Allaha aAAadda lilkafireena AAathaban muheenan

102. And when you are among them and lead them in prayer, let a group of them stand up with you, taking their arms with them. Then when they have prostrated, let them go to your rear, and let another group who have not prayed come forward and pray with you, being on their guard and taking their arms. Those who suppress the Truth desire that you are off-guard as regards your arms and your property, so that they may then turn upon you in a single decisive swoop. And no blame on you, if you are inconvenienced by rain or if you are ill, that you put off your arms; but be on your guard. Indeed, Allah has prepared a disgraceful punishment for the suppressors of Truth.

4.103
103. Fa-itha qadaytumu alssalata faothkuroo Allaha qiyaman waquAAoodan waAAala junoobikum fa-itha itma/nantum faaqeemoo alssalata inna alssalata kanat AAala almu/mineena kitaban mawqootan

103. Then when you are due to perform the prayer, remember Allah, standing, sitting and while resting on your sides. Then when the situation for you becomes conducive, offer the prayer properly. Indeed the prayer is ordained for the believers at fixed times.64

64. It is a war-like situation that is envisaged in Verses 101 and 102 above. But, in this Verse 103, other peace-time situations, like when one is travelling in a public transport, in a non-Islamic country, at the fixed time of the ritual prayer, are also envisaged. Stress is laid here on the performance of the salaah at the time fixed even though one is travelling, say, in a public transport bus. The prayer can be performed on a notional basis, then, just by remembering Allah, without going through the normal procedure for the prayer. This Verse is also the authority for the very ill, bedridden, person to offer his/her salah even while lying down.

4.104
104. Wala tahinoo fee ibtigha-i alqawmi in takoonoo ta/lamoona fa-innahum ya/lamoona kama ta/lamoona watarjoona mina Allahi ma la yarjoona wakana Allahu AAaleeman hakeeman

104. And relent not in pursuing the enemy. If you have suffered, they too have suffered as you have, and you expect from Allah what they do not. And Allah is Knowing, Wise.

4.105
105. Inna anzalna ilayka alkitaba bialhaqqi litahkuma bayna alnnasi bima araka Allahu wala takun lilkha-ineena khaseeman

105. WE have indeed sent down to you (singular) the Book with the Truth so that you decide things among mankind on the basis of what Allah has shown you. And do not side with the treacherous

4.106
106. Waistaghfiri Allaha inna Allaha kana ghafooran raheeman

106. And seek forgiveness of Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

4.107
107. Wala tujadil AAani allatheena yakhtanoona anfusahum inna Allaha la yuhibbu man kana khawwanan atheeman

107. And argue not on behalf of those who deceive themselves. Indeed, Allah loves not one who is a sinful deceiver.

4.108
108. Yastakhfoona mina alnnasi wala yastakhfoona mina Allahi wahuwa maAAahum ith yubayyitoona ma la yarda mina alqawli wakana Allahu bima yaAAmaloona muheetan

108. They may conceal things from people and not from Allah; for, He is with them when they draw secret schemes, which please Him not. And Allah is in complete control of what they do.

4.109
109. Haantum haola-i jadaltum AAanhum fee alhayati alddunya faman yujadilu Allaha AAanhum yawma alqiyamati am man yakoonu AAalayhim wakeelan

109. Here you are those, who plead for them in this worldly life, but who will plead with Allah for them on the Day of Resurrection? Or, who will then be their advocate?

4.110
110. Waman yaAAmal soo-an aw yathlim nafsahu thumma yastaghfiri Allaha yajidi Allaha ghafooran raheeman

110. And he who commits an evil act or wrongs his own self and then seeks Allah’s forgiveness, he will find Allah Forgiving, Merciful.

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4.111
111. Waman yaksib ithman fa-innama yaksibuhu AAala nafsihi wakana Allahu AAaleeman hakeeman

111. And he, who commits a sin, commits it only against his own self. And Allah is Knowing, Wise.

4.112
112. Waman yaksib khatee-atan aw ithman thumma yarmi bihi baree-an faqadi ihtamala buhtanan wa-ithman mubeenan

112. And he who commits a mistake or a sin and then throws the blame therefor on to an innocent, he has indeed burdened himself with slander and manifest sin.

4.113
113. Walawla fadlu Allahi AAalayka warahmatuhu lahammat ta-ifatun minhum an yudillooka wama yudilloona illa anfusahum wama yadurroonaka min shay-in waanzala Allahu AAalayka alkitaba waalhikmata waAAallamaka ma lam takun taAAlamu wakana fadlu Allahi AAalayka AAatheeman

113. And had it not been for Allah's Favour upon you and His mercy, a section of them65 had certainly planned to mislead you. And they mislead not but their own selves, and they can cause you no harm. And Allah has sent down upon you the Book and the Wisdom66, and He has taught you what you did not know. And Allah's Favour upon you is great.

65. The reference here is to those, mentioned in Verse 108 above.

66. The Wisdom to deal with prople, including those mentioned in Verse 108 above.

4.114
114. La khayra fee katheerin min najwahum illa man amara bisadaqatin aw maAAroofin aw islahin bayna alnnasi waman yafAAal thalika ibtighaa mardati Allahi fasawfa nu/teehi ajran AAatheeman

114. No good in most of their secret talks except for one that would lead to an act of charity, propriety or reconciliation between people. And whoever does this for Allah's pleasure, We will give him a great reward.

4.115
115. Waman yushaqiqi alrrasoola min baAAdi ma tabayyana lahu alhuda wayattabiAA ghayra sabeeli almu/mineena nuwallihi ma tawalla wanuslihi jahannama wasaat maseeran

115. And whoever opposes the Messenger after what guidance has come clearly to him and follows a way other than that of the believers, We will keep him turned to what he himself has turned to and make him burn in hell. And it is an evil destination.

4.116
116. Inna Allaha la yaghfiru an yushraka bihi wayaghfiru ma doona thalika liman yashao waman yushrik biAllahi faqad dalla dalalan baAAeedan

116. Indeed, Allah forgives not that partners are set up for Him, and He forgives, whom He wills, any sin besides. And he, who sets up partners to Allah, has indeed strayed far off.

4.117
117. In yadAAoona min doonihi illa inathan wa-in yadAAoona illa shaytanan mareedan

117. They invoke none but women instead of Him. And they invoke none but a rebellious Satan.67

67. It appears that the idols whom the Arab society invoked at the time of the revelation of the Qur'aan, bore female names. Women are symbols of procreation among mortal creatures. They cannot, by any stretch of imagination, therefore be associated with the immortal Divinity. And, yet, the Satan had deluded the Arabs (as he has also deluded a majority of people even in this modern world) into believing such idols as being partners of Allah. So, as a matter of fact, the Arabs were invoking none but the Satan in the name of those female deities.

4.118
118. LaAAanahu Allahu waqala laattakhithanna min AAibadika naseeban mafroodan

118. Allah has excommunicated him. And he had said, "I will take a certain number of Your devotees."

4.119
119. Walaodillannahum walaomanniyannahum walaamurannahum falayubattikunna athana al-anAAami walaamurannahum falayughayyirunna khalqa Allahi waman yattakhithi alshshaytana waliyyan min dooni Allahi faqad khasira khusranan mubeenan

119. "And I will certainly lead them astray and arouse in them vain desires, and make them slit the ears of the cattle, and make them disfigure Allah's creation."67 And he, who takes the Satan instead of Allah as master, shall surely suffer a manifest loss.

67. Apparently the Arab idol-worshippers practised cutting or slitting of animal ears to earmark the animals for sacrifice to their favourite idols. The inducement thus to disfigure Allah's creation came to them from none else than the Satan, who has vowed to mislead mankind.

4.120
120. YaAAiduhum wayumanneehim wama yaAAiduhumu alshshaytanu illa ghurooran

120. He makes promises to them and arouses vain desires in them. And the Satan promises them nothing but vain and delusive things.

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4.121
121. Ola-ika ma/wahum jahannamu wala yajidoona AAanha maheesan

121. Abode of these people shall be hell, and they shall find no escape from it.

4.122
122. Waallatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati sanudkhiluhum jannatin tajree min tahtiha al-anharu khalideena feeha abadan waAAda Allahi haqqan waman asdaqu mina Allahi qeelan

122. And as for those who believe and do good deeds, We shall admit them to gardens with rivers flowing underneath, and they will abide therein for ever. Allah's promise is the Truth. And whose statement could be more true than Allah's?

4.123
123. Laysa bi-amaniyyikum wala amaniyyi ahli alkitabi man yaAAmal soo-an yujza bihi wala yajid lahu min dooni Allahi waliyyan wala naseeran

123. It will not be in accordance with your wishes and it will not be in accordance with the wishes of the people of the Book.68 He, who does a wrong, shall be punished for it, and he will find for himself neither a guardian nor anyone to help, besides Allah.

68. The divine verdicts on the Judgement Day will not be subject to the wishes of Muslims, Jews or Christians. The verdicts would be strictly based on justice and on merits of every case.

4.124
124. Waman yaAAmal mina alssalihati min thakarin aw ontha wahuwa mu/minun faola-ika yadkhuloona aljannata wala yuthlamoona naqeeran

124. And such people - as the one, male or female, who does good deeds and is a believer - shall enter the Garden, and they shall not be subjected to even a speck of injustice.

4.125
125. Waman ahsanu deenan mimman aslama wajhahu lillahi wahuwa muhsinun waittabaAAa millata ibraheema haneefan waittakhatha Allahu ibraheema khaleelan

125. And who can be better in religion than he who submits himself entirely to Allah, and is a doer of good, and devotedly follows Abraham's Creed68? And Allah did hold Abraham dear.

68. To learn more about Abraham's creed (lifestyle), please see Verses 2.130 and 2.131 and the footnotes thereunder of these Studies.

4.126
126. Walillahi ma fee alssamawati wama fee al-ardi wakana Allahu bikulli shay-in muheetan

126. And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth. And Allah is encircling each and every thing.

4.127
127. Wayastaftoonaka fee alnnisa-i quli Allahu yufteekum feehinna wama yutla AAalaykum fee alkitabi fee yatama alnnisa-i allatee la tu/toonahunna ma kutiba lahunna watarghaboona an tankihoohunna waalmustadAAafeena mina alwildani waan taqoomoo lilyatama bialqisti wama tafAAaloo min khayrin fa-inna Allaha kana bihi AAaleeman

127. And they seek decrees from you regarding the women. Tell them that Allah has decreed to you about them. And the decrees are those recited unto you, in the Book, regarding the orphaned/helpless women whom you wish to marry without paying what is ordained for them and regarding the weak and oppressed children,69 and that you stand up for justice for the orphans. And whatever good you do, Allah would indeed be aware of it.

69. The decrees alluded to here are those mentioned in Verses 2 to 8 of this Qur'aanic Chapter.

4.128
128. Wa-ini imraatun khafat min baAAliha nushoozan aw iAAradan fala junaha AAalayhima an yusliha baynahuma sulhan waalssulhu khayrun waohdirati al-anfusu alshshuhha wa-in tuhsinoo watattaqoo fa-inna Allaha kana bima taAAmaloona khabeeran

128. And if a woman fears from her husband cruelty or desertion, no blame accrues on either of them, if they effect a reconciliation between themselves. And reconciliation is better. And human beings are subject to greed. And if you do good and fear Allah, then Allah is indeed aware of what you do.

4.129
129. Walan tastateeAAoo an taAAdiloo bayna alnnisa-i walaw harastum fala tameeloo kulla almayli fatatharooha kaalmuAAallaqati wa-in tuslihoo watattaqoo fa-inna Allaha kana ghafooran raheeman

129. And you are unable to be fairly just between wives, even though you may ardently wish to, but turn you not altogether so as to keep her70, as it were, in suspense. And if you make amends and fear Allah, then Allah is indeed Forgiving, Merciful.

70. To keep one/some of the wives, that is.

4.130
130. Wa-in yatafarraqa yughni Allahu kullan min saAAatihi wakana Allahu wasiAAan hakeeman

130. And if they separate, Allah will make each of them free from want out of His immense resources. And Allah is Immense in resources, Wise.

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4.131
131. Walillahi ma fee alssamawati wama fee al-ardi walaqad wassayna allatheena ootoo alkitaba min qablikum wa-iyyakum ani ittaqoo Allaha wa-in takfuroo fa-inna lillahi ma fee alssamawati wama fee al-ardi wakana Allahu ghaniyyan hameedan

131. And for Allah it is, all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. And We did direct the People of the Book before you, and now We do direct you, to fear Allah. And if you suppress the Truth, then, indeed, for Allah are all that is in the Heavens and all that is in the Earth. And Allah is Self-sufficient, Praiseworthy.

4.132
132. Walillahi ma fee alssamawati wama fee al-ardi wakafa biAllahi wakeelan

132. And for Allah it is, all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. And Allah suffices as Trustee.

4.133
133. In yasha/ yuthhibkum ayyuha alnnasu waya/ti bi-akhareena wakana Allahu AAala thalika qadeeran

133. If He wills, He can take you away, O people, and bring others. And Allah has the power to do this.

4.134
134. Man kana yureedu thawaba alddunya faAAinda Allahi thawabu alddunya waal-akhirati wakana Allahu sameeAAan baseeran

134. May he, who desires the reward of this world, know that with Allah is the reward of this world and the hereafter. And Allah is listening, observing.

4.135
135. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo koonoo qawwameena bialqisti shuhadaa lillahi walaw AAala anfusikum awi alwalidayni waal-aqrabeena in yakun ghaniyyan aw faqeeran faAllahu awla bihima fala tattabiAAoo alhawa an taAAdiloo wa-in talwoo aw tuAAridoo fa-inna Allaha kana bima taAAmaloona khabeeran

135. O you who believe! Be witnesses for Allah, standing up firmly on justice, even though it may be against your own selves, parents or relatives. Be they rich or be they poor, Allah is close to them both. So follow not vain desires, lest you deviate. And if you swerve or turn away, then, indeed, Allah is aware of what you do.

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136. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo aminoo biAllahi warasoolihi waalkitabi allathee nazzala AAala rasoolihi waalkitabi allathee anzala min qablu waman yakfur biAllahi wamala-ikatihi wakutubihi warusulihi waalyawmi al-akhiri faqad dalla dalalan baAAeedan

136. O you who believe! Believe in Allah, His Messenger, the Book He has sent down to His Messenger, and the Book He had previously sent down. He, who denies Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers and the Hereafter, has gone far astray.

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137. Inna allatheena amanoo thumma kafaroo thumma amanoo thumma kafaroo thumma izdadoo kufran lam yakuni Allahu liyaghfira lahum wala liyahdiyahum sabeelan

137. Indeed, those who believe and then suppress the Truth, and again believe and then suppress the Truth, and then go on suppressing the Truth! Allah will neither be disposed to forgive them nor to guide them to the Right Path.

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138. Bashshiri almunafiqeena bi-anna lahum AAathaban aleeman

138. Let the hypocrites know that for them is a painful punishment.

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139. Allatheena yattakhithoona alkafireena awliyaa min dooni almu/mineena ayabtaghoona AAindahumu alAAizzata fa-inna alAAizzata lillahi jameeAAan

139. Do they, who take the suppressors of Truth, rather than the believers, as close friends, seek honour from those suppressors of Truth? But, then, all honour does indeed rest with Allah.

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140. Waqad nazzala AAalaykum fee alkitabi an itha samiAAtum ayati Allahi yukfaru biha wayustahzao biha fala taqAAudoo maAAahum hatta yakhoodoo fee hadeethin ghayrihi innakum ithan mithluhum inna Allaha jamiAAu almunafiqeena waalkafireena fee jahannama jameeAAan

140. And it is certainly laid down for you in the Book that when you hear Allah’s Verses being denied or ridiculed, you should not sit with those people until they enter another topic of talk; otherwise, you shall be like them. Indeed shall Allah gather the hypocrites and the deniers all together in Hell.

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4.141
141. Allatheena yatarabbasoona bikum fa-in kana lakum fathun mina Allahi qaloo alam nakun maAAakum wa-in kana lilkafireena naseebun qaloo alam nastahwith AAalaykum wanamnaAAkum mina almu/mineena faAllahu yahkumu baynakum yawma alqiyamati walan yajAAala Allahu lilkafireena AAala almu/mineena sabeelan

141. These are they, who wait and watch to see how things shape for you. If there be a victory for you from Allah, they say: "Were we not with you?" And if the suppressors of Truth gain a share of success, they say, "Did we not guard your interests and protect you from the believers." Then Allah will judge between you and them on the Day of Resurrection. And Allah has not provided a way for the suppressors of Truth to go (triumph) over the believers.

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142. Inna almunafiqeena yukhadiAAoona Allaha wahuwa khadiAAuhum wa-itha qamoo ila alssalati qamoo kusala yuraoona alnnasa wala yathkuroona Allaha illa qaleelan

142. Indeed, the hypocrites strive to deceive Allah, and it is He, who deceives them. And when they stand up for prayer they stand with laziness. They do it only to show off to men and remember Allah but little.71

71. This portrait of the hypocrites is continued to the next Verse.

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143. Muthabthabeena bayna thalika la ila haola-i wala ila haola-i waman yudlili Allahu falan tajida lahu sabeelan

143. Wavering in between - neither here nor there. And whomsoever Allah sends astray, you shall not find a way for him.

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144. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la tattakhithoo alkafireena awliyaa min dooni almu/mineena atureedoona an tajAAaloo lillahi AAalaykum sultanan mubeenan

144. O you who believe! Do not take the suppressors of Truth, rather than the believers, for close friends.72 Do you wish that you yourselves should provide for Allah a manifest proof against you?

72. The Arabic term, which is translated here as 'close friends', is awliyaa. For the comprehensive Qur'aanic meaning of wali (singular of awliyaa) please refer footnote 2.154 of these Studies.

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145. Inna almunafiqeena fee alddarki al-asfali mina alnnari walan tajida lahum naseeran

145. Indeed, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depth of the Fire and you shall not find anyone to help them.

4.146
146. Illa allatheena taboo waaslahoo waiAAtasamoo biAllahi waakhlasoo deenahum lillahi faola-ika maAAa almu/mineena wasawfa yu/ti Allahu almu/mineena ajran AAatheeman

146. Except for those hypocites, who repent and make amends and hold on fast to Allah and keep their religion purely for Allah. Then these are with the believers. And Allah will grant the believers a great reward.

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147. Ma yafAAalu Allahu biAAathabikum in shakartum waamantum wakana Allahu shakiran AAaleeman

147. Why should Allah punish you if you are grateful and you do believe!? And Allah is aware as to who is grateful.

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