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1[45] How then when we bring from every nation a witness, and bring thee as a witness against these on the day when those who misbelieve and rebel against the Apostle would fain that the earth were levelled with them? but they cannot hide the news from God. O ye who believe! approach not prayer while ye are drunk, until ye well know what ye say; nor yet while polluted —unless ye be passing by the way,— until ye have washed yourselves. But if ye are sick, or on a journey, or one of you come from the privy, or if ye have touched a woman, and ye cannot find water, then use good surface sand and wipe your faces and your hands therewith ; verily, God pardons and forgives. Do ye not see those who have been given a portion of the Book? they buy error, and they 1 The abbreviated form taku (for takun) is used in the Arabic. IV, 47-54. THE CHAPTER OF WOMEN. 79 wish that ye may err from the way! But God knows best who your enemies are, and God suffices as a patron, and sufficient is God as a help. And those who are Jews, and those who pervert the words from their places, and say, ‘We hear but we rebel, and do thou listen without hearing,’ and (who say) ‘ra’hin4},’ distorting it with their tongues and taunting about religion. But had they said, ‘We hear and we obey, so listen and look upon us,’ it would have been better for them and more upright ;—but may God curse them in their misbelief, for they will not believe except a few. [50] O ye who have been given the Book ! believe in what we have revealed, confirming what ye had before ; ere we deface your faces and turn them into hinder parts, or curse you as we cursed the fellows of the Sabbath ? when God’s command was done. Verily, God pardons not associating aught with Him, but He pardons anything short of that to whomsoever He pleases; but he who associates aught with God, he hath devised a mighty sin. Do ye not see those who purify themselves? nay, God purifies whom He will, and they shall not be wronged a straw *, Behold, how they devise against God a lie, and that is manifest sin enough. Do ye not see those to whom a portion of the Book has been given? They believe in Gibt* and Taghtt*, and they say of those who misbelieve, 1 See note 3, p. 14. * See Chapter II, verse 61. * The word in the original means a fibre in the cleft of a date stone, or the rush wick of a candle. * Idols of the ancient Arabs; see p. 40. 80 THE QUR'AN. IV, 54-63. ‘These are better guided in the way than those who believe. [55] These are those whom God has cursed, and whom God has cursed no helper shall he find. Shall they have a portion of the kingdom? Why even then they would not give to men a jot}. Do they envy man for what God has given of His grace? We have given to Abraham’s people the Book and wisdom, and we have given them a mighty kingdom. And of them are some who believe therein, and of them are some who turn from it, but Hell is flaming enough for them.
2Do they envy man for what God has given of His grace? We have given to Abraham’s people the Book and wisdom, and we have given them a mighty kingdom. And of them are some who believe therein, and of them are some who turn from it, but Hell is flaming enough for them. Verily, those who disbelieve in our signs, we will broil them with fire; whenever their skins are well done, then we will change them for other skins, that they may taste the torment. Verily, God is glorious and wise. [60] But those who believe and do aright, we will make them enter gardens beneath which rivers flow, and they shall dwell therein for ever and aye, for them therein are pure wives, and we will make them enter into a shady shade. Verily, God bids you pay your trusts to their owners, and when ye judge between men to judge with justice. Verily, God, excellent is what He admonishes you with; verily, God both hears and sees. O ye who believe! obey God, and obey the Apostle and those in authority amongst you; and if ye quarrel about anything, refer to God and the Apostle, if ye believe in God and the last day; that is better and fairer as a settlement. Do ye not see those who pretend that they believe in what has been revealed to them, and what was 1 Literally, a dent or cleft in a date stone. IV, 63-71. THE CHAPTER OF WOMEN. 81 revealed before thee ; they wish to refer their judgment to 7aghit!, but they are bidden to disbelieve therein, and Satan wishes to lead them into a remote error. And when it is said to them, ‘Come round to ‘what God has sent down and unto the Apostle,’ thou seest the hypocrites turning from thee, turning away. [65] How then when there befalls them a mischance through what their hands have sent on before? then will they come to you, and swear by God, ‘We meant naught but good and concord.’ These, God knows what is in their hearts. Turn thou away from them and admonish them, and speak to them into ‘ their souls with a searching word. We have never sent an apostle save that he should be obeyed by the permission of God; and if they, when they have wronged themselves, come to thee and ask pardon of God, and the Apostle asks pardon for them, then they will find God easy to be turned, compassionate. But no! by thy Lord! they will not believe, until they have made thee judge of what they differ on; then they will not find in themselves aught to hinder what thou hast decreed, and they will submit with submission. But had we prescribed for them, ‘Kill yourselves, or go ye forth out of your houses,’ they would not have done it, save only a few of them ; but had they done what they are admonished, then it would have been better for them, and a more firm assurance. [7o] And then we would surely have brought them from ourselves a mighty hire, and would have guided them into a right path. Whoso obeys God and the Apostle, these are 1 See note 2, p. 40. [6] G 82 THE QUR'AN. IV, 71-79.
3[7o] And then we would surely have brought them from ourselves a mighty hire, and would have guided them into a right path. Whoso obeys God and the Apostle, these are 1 See note 2, p. 40. [6] G 82 THE QUR'AN. IV, 71-79. with those God has been pleased with, of prophets and confessors and martyrs and the righteous ;—a fair company are they. That is grace from God, and God knows well enough. O ye who believe! take your precautions and sally in detachments or altogether. Verily, there is of you who tarries behind, and, if a mischance befalls you, says, ‘God has been gracious to me, since I am not with them a martyr.’ [75] But if there befalls you grace from God, he would say—as though there were no friendship between you and him—‘ O would that I had been with thee to attain this mighty happiness!’ Let those then fight in God’s way who sell this life of the world for the next; and whoso fights in God’s way, then, be he killed or be he victorious, we will give him a mighty hire. What ails you that ye do not fight in God's way, and for the weak men and women and children, who say, ‘Lord, bring us out of this town! of oppressive folk, and make for us from Thee a patron, and make for us from Thee a help ?’ Those who believe fight in the way of God; and those who disbelieve fight in the way of Zaghit ; fight ye then against the friends of Satan, verily, Satan’s tricks are weak. Do ye not see those to whom it is said, ‘ Restrain your hands, and be steadfast in prayer and give alms;’ and when it is prescribed for them to fight then a band of them fear men, as though it were the fear of God or a still stronger fear, and they say, ‘O our Lord! why hast thou prescribed for us to fight, . ? Mecca. IV, 79-86. THE CHAPTER OF WOMEN. 83 couldst thou not let us abide till our near appointed time ?’? Say, ‘The enjoyment of this world is but slight, and the next is better for him who fears ;’— but they shall not be wronged a straw. [80] Wheresoe’er ye be death will overtake you, though ye were in lofty towers. And if a good thing befall them, they say, ‘ This is from God,’ but if a bad thing, they say, ‘ This is from thee.’ Say, ‘It is all from God.’ What ails these people ? they can hardly understand a tale. What befalls thee of good it is from God; and what befalls thee of bad it is from thyself. We have sent thee to mankind as an apostle, and God sufficeth for a witness. Whoso obeys the prophet he has obeyed God ; and he who turns back—we have not sent thee to watch over them. They say, ‘Obedience!’ but when they sally forth from you, a company of them brood by night over something else than that which thou hast said; but God writes down that over which they brood. Turn then from them and rely on God, for God sufficeth for a guardian. Do they not meditate on the Qur'an? if it were from other than God they would find in it many a discrepancy.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1[45] How then when we bring from every nation a witness, and bring thee as a witness against these on the day when those who misbelieve and rebel against the Apostle would fain that the earth were levelled with them? but they cannot hide the news from God. O ye who believe! approach not prayer while ye are drunk, until ye well know what ye say; nor yet while polluted —unless ye be passing by the way,— until ye have washed yourselves. But if ye are sick, or on a journey, or one of you come from the privy, or if ye have touched a woman, and ye cannot find water, then use good surface sand and wipe your faces and your hands therewith ; verily, God pardons and forgives. Do ye not see those who have been given a portion of the Book? they buy error, and they 1 The abbreviated form taku (for takun) is used in the Arabic. IV, 47-54. THE CHAPTER OF WOMEN. 79 wish that ye may err from the way! But God knows best who your enemies are, and God suffices as a patron, and sufficient is God as a help. And those who are Jews, and those who pervert the words from their places, and say, ‘We hear but we rebel, and do thou listen without hearing,’ and (who say) ‘ra’hin4},’ distorting it with their tongues and taunting about religion. But had they said, ‘We hear and we obey, so listen and look upon us,’ it would have been better for them and more upright ;—but may God curse them in their misbelief, for they will not believe except a few. [50] O ye who have been given the Book ! believe in what we have revealed, confirming what ye had before ; ere we deface your faces and turn them into hinder parts, or curse you as we cursed the fellows of the Sabbath ? when God’s command was done. Verily, God pardons not associating aught with Him, but He pardons anything short of that to whomsoever He pleases; but he who associates aught with God, he hath devised a mighty sin. Do ye not see those who purify themselves? nay, God purifies whom He will, and they shall not be wronged a straw *, Behold, how they devise against God a lie, and that is manifest sin enough. Do ye not see those to whom a portion of the Book has been given? They believe in Gibt* and Taghtt*, and they say of those who misbelieve, 1 See note 3, p. 14. * See Chapter II, verse 61. * The word in the original means a fibre in the cleft of a date stone, or the rush wick of a candle. * Idols of the ancient Arabs; see p. 40. 80 THE QUR'AN. IV, 54-63. ‘These are better guided in the way than those who believe. [55] These are those whom God has cursed, and whom God has cursed no helper shall he find. Shall they have a portion of the kingdom? Why even then they would not give to men a jot}. Do they envy man for what God has given of His grace? We have given to Abraham’s people the Book and wisdom, and we have given them a mighty kingdom. And of them are some who believe therein, and of them are some who turn from it, but Hell is flaming enough for them.
2Do they envy man for what God has given of His grace? We have given to Abraham’s people the Book and wisdom, and we have given them a mighty kingdom. And of them are some who believe therein, and of them are some who turn from it, but Hell is flaming enough for them. Verily, those who disbelieve in our signs, we will broil them with fire; whenever their skins are well done, then we will change them for other skins, that they may taste the torment. Verily, God is glorious and wise. [60] But those who believe and do aright, we will make them enter gardens beneath which rivers flow, and they shall dwell therein for ever and aye, for them therein are pure wives, and we will make them enter into a shady shade. Verily, God bids you pay your trusts to their owners, and when ye judge between men to judge with justice. Verily, God, excellent is what He admonishes you with; verily, God both hears and sees. O ye who believe! obey God, and obey the Apostle and those in authority amongst you; and if ye quarrel about anything, refer to God and the Apostle, if ye believe in God and the last day; that is better and fairer as a settlement. Do ye not see those who pretend that they believe in what has been revealed to them, and what was 1 Literally, a dent or cleft in a date stone. IV, 63-71. THE CHAPTER OF WOMEN. 81 revealed before thee ; they wish to refer their judgment to 7aghit!, but they are bidden to disbelieve therein, and Satan wishes to lead them into a remote error. And when it is said to them, ‘Come round to ‘what God has sent down and unto the Apostle,’ thou seest the hypocrites turning from thee, turning away. [65] How then when there befalls them a mischance through what their hands have sent on before? then will they come to you, and swear by God, ‘We meant naught but good and concord.’ These, God knows what is in their hearts. Turn thou away from them and admonish them, and speak to them into ‘ their souls with a searching word. We have never sent an apostle save that he should be obeyed by the permission of God; and if they, when they have wronged themselves, come to thee and ask pardon of God, and the Apostle asks pardon for them, then they will find God easy to be turned, compassionate. But no! by thy Lord! they will not believe, until they have made thee judge of what they differ on; then they will not find in themselves aught to hinder what thou hast decreed, and they will submit with submission. But had we prescribed for them, ‘Kill yourselves, or go ye forth out of your houses,’ they would not have done it, save only a few of them ; but had they done what they are admonished, then it would have been better for them, and a more firm assurance. [7o] And then we would surely have brought them from ourselves a mighty hire, and would have guided them into a right path. Whoso obeys God and the Apostle, these are 1 See note 2, p. 40. [6] G 82 THE QUR'AN. IV, 71-79.
3[7o] And then we would surely have brought them from ourselves a mighty hire, and would have guided them into a right path. Whoso obeys God and the Apostle, these are 1 See note 2, p. 40. [6] G 82 THE QUR'AN. IV, 71-79. with those God has been pleased with, of prophets and confessors and martyrs and the righteous ;—a fair company are they. That is grace from God, and God knows well enough. O ye who believe! take your precautions and sally in detachments or altogether. Verily, there is of you who tarries behind, and, if a mischance befalls you, says, ‘God has been gracious to me, since I am not with them a martyr.’ [75] But if there befalls you grace from God, he would say—as though there were no friendship between you and him—‘ O would that I had been with thee to attain this mighty happiness!’ Let those then fight in God’s way who sell this life of the world for the next; and whoso fights in God’s way, then, be he killed or be he victorious, we will give him a mighty hire. What ails you that ye do not fight in God's way, and for the weak men and women and children, who say, ‘Lord, bring us out of this town! of oppressive folk, and make for us from Thee a patron, and make for us from Thee a help ?’ Those who believe fight in the way of God; and those who disbelieve fight in the way of Zaghit ; fight ye then against the friends of Satan, verily, Satan’s tricks are weak. Do ye not see those to whom it is said, ‘ Restrain your hands, and be steadfast in prayer and give alms;’ and when it is prescribed for them to fight then a band of them fear men, as though it were the fear of God or a still stronger fear, and they say, ‘O our Lord! why hast thou prescribed for us to fight, . ? Mecca. IV, 79-86. THE CHAPTER OF WOMEN. 83 couldst thou not let us abide till our near appointed time ?’? Say, ‘The enjoyment of this world is but slight, and the next is better for him who fears ;’— but they shall not be wronged a straw. [80] Wheresoe’er ye be death will overtake you, though ye were in lofty towers. And if a good thing befall them, they say, ‘ This is from God,’ but if a bad thing, they say, ‘ This is from thee.’ Say, ‘It is all from God.’ What ails these people ? they can hardly understand a tale. What befalls thee of good it is from God; and what befalls thee of bad it is from thyself. We have sent thee to mankind as an apostle, and God sufficeth for a witness. Whoso obeys the prophet he has obeyed God ; and he who turns back—we have not sent thee to watch over them. They say, ‘Obedience!’ but when they sally forth from you, a company of them brood by night over something else than that which thou hast said; but God writes down that over which they brood. Turn then from them and rely on God, for God sufficeth for a guardian. Do they not meditate on the Qur'an? if it were from other than God they would find in it many a discrepancy.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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