Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe foolish of the people will say: What hath turned them from the qiblah which they formerly observed? Say: Unto Allah belong the East and the West. He guideth whom He will unto a straight path.
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Juz 2
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThus We have appointed you a middle nation, that ye may be witnesses against mankind, and that the messenger may be a witness against you. And We appointed the qiblah which ye formerly observed only that We might know him who followeth the messenger, from him who turneth on his heels. In truth it was a hard (test) save for those whom Allah guided. But it was not Allah's purpose that your faith should be in vain, for Allah is Full of Pity, Merciful toward mankind.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWe have seen the turning of thy face to heaven (for guidance, O Muhammad). And now verily We shall make thee turn (in prayer) toward a qiblah which is dear to thee. So turn thy face toward the Inviolable Place of Worship, and ye (O Muslims), wheresoever ye may be, turn your faces (when ye pray) toward it. Lo! Those who have received the Scripture know that (this revelation) is the Truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd even if thou broughtest unto those who have received the Scripture all kinds of portents, they would not follow thy qiblah, nor canst thou be a follower of their qiblah; nor are some of them followers of the qiblah of others. And if thou shouldst follow their desires after the knowledge which hath come unto thee, then surely wert thou of the evil-doers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThose unto whom We gave the Scripture recognise (this revelation) as they recognise their sons. But lo! a party of them knowingly conceal the truth.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIt is the Truth from thy Lord (O Muhammad), so be not thou of those who waver.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd each one hath a goal toward which he turneth; so vie with one another in good works. Wheresoever ye may be, Allah will bring you all together. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd whencesoever thou comest forth (for prayer, O Muhammad) turn thy face toward the Inviolable Place of Worship. Lo! it is the Truth from thy Lord. Allah is not unaware of what ye do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhencesoever thou comest forth turn thy face toward the Inviolable Place of Worship; and wheresoever ye may be (O Muslims) turn your faces toward it (when ye pray) so that men may have no argument against you, save such of them as do injustice - Fear them not, but fear Me! - and so that I may complete My grace upon you, and that ye may be guided.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallEven as We have sent unto you a messenger from among you, who reciteth unto you Our revelations and causeth you to grow, and teacheth you the Scripture and wisdom, and teacheth you that which ye knew not.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallTherefore remember Me, I will remember you. Give thanks to Me, and reject not Me.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallO ye who believe! Seek help in steadfastness and prayer. Lo! Allah is with the steadfast.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd call not those who are slain in the way of Allah "dead." Nay, they are living, only ye perceive not.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd surely We shall try you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth and lives and crops; but give glad tidings to the steadfast,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWho say, when a misfortune striketh them: Lo! we are Allah's and lo! unto Him we are returning.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSuch are they on whom are blessings from their Lord, and mercy. Such are the rightly guided.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! (the mountains) As-Safa and Al-Marwah are among the indications of Allah. It is therefore no sin for him who is on pilgrimage to the House (of Allah) or visiteth it, to go around them (as the pagan custom is). And he who doeth good of his own accord, (for him) lo! Allah is Responsive, Aware.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! Those who hide the proofs and the guidance which We revealed, after We had made it clear to mankind in the Scripture: such are accursed of Allah and accursed of those who have the power to curse.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallExcept those who repent and amend and make manifest (the truth). These it is toward whom I relent. I am the Relenting, the Merciful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! Those who disbelieve, and die while they are disbelievers; on them is the curse of Allah and of angels and of men combined.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThey ever dwell therein. The doom will not be lightened for them, neither will they be reprieved.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallYour Allah is One Allah; there is no God save Him, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of night and day, and the ships which run upon the sea with that which is of use to men, and the water which Allah sendeth down from the sky, thereby reviving the earth after its death, and dispersing all kinds of beasts therein, and (in) the ordinance of the winds, and the clouds obedient between heaven and earth: are signs (of Allah's Sovereignty) for people who have sense.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallYet of mankind are some who take unto themselves (objects of worship which they set as) rivals to Allah, loving them with a love like (that which is the due) of Allah (only) - those who believe are stauncher in their love for Allah - Oh, that those who do evil had but known, (on the day) when they behold the doom, that power belongeth wholly to Allah, and that Allah is severe in punishment!
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(On the day) when those who were followed disown those who followed (them), and they behold the doom, and all their aims collapse with them.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd those who were but followers will say: If a return were possible for us, we would disown them even as they have disowned us. Thus will Allah show them their own deeds as anguish for them, and they will not emerge from the Fire.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallO mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and wholesome in the earth, and follow not the footsteps of the devil. Lo! he is an open enemy for you.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe enjoineth upon you only the evil and the foul, and that ye should tell concerning Allah that which ye know not.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when it is said unto them: Follow that which Allah hath revealed, they say: We follow that wherein we found our fathers. What! Even though their fathers were wholly unintelligent and had no guidance?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe likeness of those who disbelieve (in relation to the messenger) is as the likeness of one who calleth unto that which heareth naught except a shout and cry. Deaf, dumb, blind, therefore they have no sense.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallO ye who believe! Eat of the good things wherewith We have provided you, and render thanks to Allah if it is (indeed) He Whom ye worship.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe hath forbidden you only carrion, and blood, and swineflesh, and that which hath been immolated to (the name of) any other than Allah. But he who is driven by necessity, neither craving nor transgressing, it is no sin for him. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! those who hide aught of the Scripture which Allah hath revealed and purchase a small gain therewith, they eat into their bellies nothing else than fire. Allah will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He make them grow. Theirs will be a painful doom.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThose are they who purchase error at the price of guidance, and torment at the price of pardon. How constant are they in their strife to reach the Fire!
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThat is because Allah hath revealed the Scripture with the truth. Lo! those who find (a cause of) disagreement in the Scripture are in open schism.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIt is not righteousness that ye turn your faces to the East and the West; but righteous is he who believeth in Allah and the Last Day and the angels and the Scripture and the prophets; and giveth wealth, for love of Him, to kinsfolk and to orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and to those who ask, and to set slaves free; and observeth proper worship and payeth the poor-due. And those who keep their treaty when they make one, and the patient in tribulation and adversity and time of stress. Such are they who are sincere. Such are the Allah-fearing.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallO ye who believe! Retaliation is prescribed for you in the matter of the murdered; the freeman for the freeman, and the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. And for him who is forgiven somewhat by his (injured) brother, prosecution according to usage and payment unto him in kindness. This is an alleviation and a mercy from your Lord. He who transgresseth after this will have a painful doom.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd there is life for you in retaliation, O men of understanding, that ye may ward off (evil).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIt is prescribed for you, when death approacheth one of you, if he leave wealth, that he bequeath unto parents and near relatives in kindness. (This is) a duty for all those who ward off (evil).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd whoso changeth (the will) after he hath heard it - the sin thereof is only upon those who change it. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Knower.
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Quran text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net – CC BY 3.0, unchanged. Translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall – Public domain (published 1930).