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3:3 He has revealed to you gradually this perfect Book (- the Qur'an) which meets all your requirements, fulfilling that (prophecies in the Scriptures) which preceded it and which still remain. He revealed the Torah and the Evangel

3:4 Before this, as a guidance of the people. And He has revealed (the Qur'an as) the Criterion of judgment (between truth and falsehood). Those who deny the revelations of Allah there surely awaits them a severe punishment. Mighty is Allah, the Lord of Retribution

3:5 As to Allah, verily nothing in this earth nor in the space above is hidden (from His view)

3:6 He it is Who fashions you in the wombs as He will. There is no other, cannot be and will never be One worthy of worship but He, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise

3:7 He it is Who has revealed to you this perfect Book, some of its verses are definite and decisive. They are the basic root (conveying the established meanings) of the Book (- Ummal Kitab) and other (verses) are susceptible to various interpretations. As for those in whose hearts is perversity follow (verses) that are susceptible to different interpretations, seeking (to cause) dissension and seeking an interpretation (of their own choice). But no one knows its true interpretation except Allah, and those who are firmly grounded in knowledge. They say, `We believe in it, it is all (- the basic and decisive verses as well as the allegorical ones) from our Lord.' And none takes heed except those endowed with pure and clear understanding

3:8 `Our Lord!', (they pray,) `Let not our hearts become perverse after You have guided us, and grant us from Your Own Self special mercy, for You alone are the Most Liberal Bestower

3:9 `Our Lord! You are invariably going to assemble all mankind on the Day about (the advent of) which there is no doubt. Surely, Allah never breaks His word.

3:10 As to those who disbelieve, neither their possessions, nor their children shall avail them at all against (the punishment of) Allah; and it is they that will be the fuel of the Fire

3:11 (Their conduct is) like the conduct of the followers of Pharaoh and those before them. They cried lies to Our Messages, so that Allah took them to task for their sins. Allah is Severe in retribution

3:12 Say to those who disbelieve, `You shall soon be overcome and gathered together to be driven towards Gehenna. What an evil abode it is!

3:13 There has already been for you a remarkable sign in the two armies that encountered each other (- in the Battle of Badr). (Behold!) one army is fighting in the cause of Allah and the other is (an army of) disbelievers, whom they (- the Muslims) saw with their naked eyes twice as many (and not thrice as the actual figure was so that the believers did not lose their hearts). And Allah strengthens with His help whomsoever He will. Verily, in this is a lesson for those who have eyes

3:14 It has been made fairseeming to the people the love of the desired things comprising women, sons, stored up heaps of gold and silver, well-bred horses, cattle and tilth. That is the provision of the present life. Whereas with Allah is the fairest goal (of life)

3:15 Say, `Shall I inform you of something better than these? There are with their Lord Gardens served with running streams for those who become secure against evil. There they shall abide for ever, and (there will be the righteous) companions perfectly purified and (above all they will enjoy) the good pleasure of Allah.' And Allah is Mindful of (His) servants

3:16 Who say, `Our Lord! we have certainly believed, therefore protect us against (the consequences of) our sins and save us from the punishment of the Fire.

3:17 (And those who are) the patiently persevering, the truthful and the obedient, and those who spend (liberally in the cause of Allah) and the implorers of Divine protection in the latter part of the night (and from the core of their hearts)

3:18 Allah bears witness that there is no other, cannot be and will never be One worthy of worship but He, and (so do) the angels and those possessed of true knowledge, maintaining justice. There is no other, cannot be and will never be One worthy of worship but He, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise

3:19 Decidedly, the true Faith acceptable to Allah is Islam. Those who were given the Scripture were not at variance except after the knowledge had come to them; (their differences were) due to mutual envy and to spite one another. And whoso denies the Messages of Allah (should bear in mind that) then Allah indeed is Quick at reckoning

3:20 But if they dispute with you say, `I have completely submitted myself to (the will and guidance of) Allah and (so have) those who follow me.' And say to those who had been given the Scripture and to the unlettered, `Have you also submitted yourselves?' Indeed, they will be following true guidance if they submit themselves (to the will of God). But if they turn back then your responsibility is only to convey (the message). Allah is Ever Watchful of His servants

3:21 Surely, those who deny the Messages of Allah and seek to kill the Prophets without a just cause and slay those among the people who enjoin equity and justice, announce to them a grievous punishment

3:22 It is they whose deeds go in vain in this world and in the Hereafter, and they shall have none to help them

3:23 Have you not considered (the case of) those who were given a portion of the Scripture? When they are called to the Book of Allah (the Qur'an) that it may judge between them, yet a party of them turn away in sheer aversion

3:24 They do so because they say, `The Fire will not (even) brush us except for a limited number of days.' (Their own lies) that they used to forge have deluded them in the matter of their faith

3:25 Then how (will they fare) when We gather them together for the Day about (the advent of) which there is no doubt, and (when) every soul shall be paid in full for what it has accomplished, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly

3:26 Say, `O Allah! the Lord of all power, You grant power to whomsoever You will and take away power from whomsoever You please, and confer honour and dignity on whomsoever You will and disgrace whomsoever You will. All good lies in Your hand. Verily, You are the Possessor of full power to do all You will

3:27 `You cause the night to merge into the day and cause the day to merge into the night, and bring forth the living from the dead and bring forth the dead from the living, and provide (all sorts of provisions) to whomsoever You will without measure.

3:28 Let not the believers take the disbelievers for friends in preference to the believers unless you very carefully guard against evil from them. Indeed he who acts likewise (in a careless manner let him remember) he has nothing to do with Allah. And Allah cautions you against His punishment, for to Allah is the eventual returning

3:29 Say, `Whether you conceal that which is in your bosoms or whether you reveal it Allah knows it, and He knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. Allah is the Possessor of full power to do all that He will.

3:30 (Beware of) the Day when every soul shall be confronted with what good it has done and (similarly) whatever it has done of evil. It (- the soul) will earnestly wish there would be a long distance between it and between that (evil). Allah cautions you against His punishment. And Allah is Most Compassionate to His servants

3:31 Say, `Follow me if you love Allah, (if you do so) Allah will love you and grant you protection from your sins. Allah is Great Protector, Ever Merciful.

3:32 Say, `Obey Allah and this Perfect Messenger,' but if they turn away then (remember that) Allah does not love the disbelievers

3:33 Truly, Allah chose Adam, Noah, the family of Abraham and the family of Amran above all peoples of the time

3:34 (They are) a lineage co-related with one another. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing

3:35 (Allah listened) when a woman of (the family of) Amran said, `My Lord! I do hereby vow to You what is in my womb to be dedicated (to Your service); so do accept (it) of me. You alone are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.

3:36 But when she gave birth to it she said, `My Lord! I have given birth to a female.' Allah knew best what she had given birth to, and the male (she was thinking of) was not like this female (she had brought forth). `I have named her Mary and I do commend her to Your protection and (also) her offspring (to be saved) from satan, the accursed.

3:37 So her Lord accepted her (- Mary) with a gracious acceptance and made her grow into an excellent form and assigned her to the care of Zachariah. Every time Zachariah visited her in the chamber he found with her provisions. He said, `From where do you get all this, O Mary?' She replied (with all conscientiousness), `It is from Allah.' Verily, Allah provides whomsoever He will without measure

3:38 Then and there did Zachariah pray to his Lord saying, `My Lord! grant me, by Your Own grace, pure and pious descendant, You alone are indeed the Hearer of prayers.

3:39 So the angels called to him as he stood praying in the Sanctuary, `Allah bears you the glad tidings of John, who shall confirm the word of God and who shall be noble, utterly chaste, a Prophet from among the righteous.

3:40 `Lord!' he said, `How shall I have a son now that old age has already come upon me and my wife is barren?' (The Lord) said, `Such are the ways of Allah, He does what He will.

3:41 He said, `My Lord! give me some instruction.' (The Lord) said, `The instruction for you is that you shall not speak to the people for three days (and nights) except by gestures, and remember your Lord a good deal and glorify (Him) in the evening and early (in the) morning.

3:42 (Recall the time) when the angels said, `O Mary! surely Allah has chosen you and has rid you of all impurities and has preferred you to the women of all (contemporary) people

3:43 `O Mary! be devout to your Lord and prostrate yourself and bow along with the congregation of the worshippers of God.

3:44 These are some of the important accounts of the things unseen We have revealed to you. You were not present with them when they (- the priests) cast their quills (to decide) as to which of them should have Mary in his charge (to arrange her marriage); and you were not with them when they (- the exalted assembly of the angels) were engaged in a discussion (over the issue of Muhammad being entrusted with the Divine mission)

3:45 (Recall the time) when the angels said, `O Mary! Allah gives you good tidings through a (prophetic) word from Him (about the birth of a son) whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, (he shall be) worthy of regard in this world and in the Hereafter and one of the nearest ones (to Him)

3:46 `And he will speak to the people when in the cradle (- as a child) and when of old age, and shall be of the righteous.

3:47 She said, `My Lord! how can I and whence shall I have a child while no man has yet touched me (in conjugal relationship)?' (The Lord) said, `Such are the ways of Allah, He creates what He will. When He decrees a thing He simply commands it, "Be" and it comes to be.

3:48 (The angels continued), `And He will teach him the art of writing (and reading) and the Wisdom and the Torah and the Evangel

3:49 `And (He will appoint him) a Messenger to the Children of Israel (with the Message), "I have come to you with a sign from your Lord. (I have come so that) I determine for your benefit from clay (a person) after the manner of a bird, then I shall breathe into him (a new spirit) so that he becomes a flier (- a spiritual person) by the authority of Allah, and I absolve the blind and the leprous, and I quicken the (spiritually) dead by the authority of Allah, and I inform you as to what you should eat and what you should store in your houses. Behold! these facts will surely serve you as a definite sign if you are believers

3:50 "And (I come) confirming that which is before me, namely the Torah, and that I declare lawful for you some of the things that had been forbidden to you. I come to you with a sign from your Lord, so take Allah as a shield and obey me

3:51 "Surely, Allah is my Lord as well as your Lord, therefore worship Him; this is the right path".

3:52 But when Jesus felt disbelief on their part (and thought his people would renounce him,) he said, `Who are my helpers (in calling the people) towards Allah?' The disciples said, `We are the helpers (in the cause) of Allah. We have believed in Allah. Bear witness that, we are the submitting ones (to His will).

3:53 (The disciples then prayed,) `Our Lord! We believe in that which You have revealed and we follow this Messenger, so count us with the witnesses (of the truth).

3:54 And they (- the persecutors of Jesus) planned (to crucify him) and Allah planned (to save him) and Allah is the best of the planners

3:55 (Recall the time) when Allah said, `O Jesus! I will cause you to die a natural death, and will exalt you to Myself and I will clear you of the unchaste accusations of those who disbelieve. I am going to make your followers prevail over the disbelievers till the Day of Resurrection, then to Me (O people!) shall be your return, and I will judge all your differences

3:56 `Then as for those who disbelieve I will punish them sternly in this world and in the Hereafter and they shall have no helpers

3:57 `As for those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, He will pay them their rewards in full. Allah loves not the unjust.

3:58 That is what We recite to you; the Messages and the Reminder full of wisdom

3:59 Verily, the case of Jesus is as the case of Adam in the sight of Allah. He fashioned him out of dust, then He said to him,`Be', and he came to be

3:60 (O reader!) this is the real truth from your Lord, hence do not be of the disputers at all (of the facts)

3:61 Now whoso disputes with you in this matter (of Jesus) after there has come to you true knowledge, then say (to him), `Come let us summon our sons and your sons, our women and your women, and our people and your people, then let us pray fervently one against the other and invoke the disapproval of Allah upon the liars.

3:62 Verily, this (which We have told) is certainly the true account. There is no other, cannot be and will never be One worthy of worship but Allah; and surely it is Allah Who is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise

3:63 But if they turn away, then (remember that) Allah, of course, knows the mischief-makers

3:64 Say, `O people of the Scripture! let us agree to a proposition common to us both that we worship none but Allah and that we associate no partner with Him and that some of us shall not hold others as lords besides Allah.' But if they turn away (refusing) say, `Bear witness that we are the only submitting ones (to one God).

3:65 O people of the Scripture! why do you argue about Abraham while the Torah and the Evangel were not revealed till after him? Have you no sense

3:66 Behold! you are such as have argued about that whereof you had a little knowledge, now, why do you argue about that whereof you have no knowledge at all? Indeed, Allah knows the truth while you do not

3:67 Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was upright who had submitted (to the will of God), and he was not one of the polytheists

3:68 The people nearest to Abraham are surely those who followed him (in the days of his prophethood) and this Prophet and those who believe (in him). Indeed, Allah is the Patron of the believers

3:69 (Believers!) a section of the people of the Scripture would fain lead you astray, but it is only the people like themselves that they lead astray, only they perceive not

3:70 O people of the Scripture! Why do you deny the revelations of Allah while you are witnessing (their truth)

3:71 O people of the Scripture! Why do you confound the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth and that (too) deliberately

3:72 A section of the people of the Scripture said (to their companions in confidence), `Avow belief in that (- the Qur'an) which has been revealed to the believers, in the early hours of the day and deny (it) in the latter part of it, so that they (- the newly converted Muslims) may return (to disbelief)

3:73 `Yet avow this belief only for the sake of those who follow your creed.' Say, `Surely, the true guidance is Allah's guidance', (and they also said, `Do not believe,) that anyone will ever be given the like of that (gift of prophethood) which you have been given, or that they will ever be able to prevail upon you in argument before your Lord.' Say, `Eminence (of prophethood and sovereignty) is entirely in the hands of Allah. He confers it to whomsoever He will.' And Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing

3:74 Allah has singled out for His grace (of the bestowal of Divine revelation) one whom He has pleased, for Allah is the Lord of great eminence

3:75 And among the people of the Scripture there is he if you trust him with a huge treasure he will surrender it to you; yet there is another among them that if you entrust him with a single dinar he will not surrender it to you unless you keep on pressing him. They do that because they say, `We are not liable to be called to account in the matter of the unlettered (- not of Jewish race),' and they tell a lie in the name of Allah deliberately

3:76 Nay (they will indeed be called to account). Yet whoso discharges his obligations and guards against evil, (he will find that) Allah, infact, loves those who guard against evil

3:77 (On the contrary) those who take paltry gains for (shaking off their) covenant with Allah and their oaths, it is these for whom there shall be no big share in the Hereafter, Allah will never speak to them (lovingly) nor look at them (with affection) on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He treat them as pure; there awaits them a woeful punishment

3:78 There are some among them who twist their tongues while reciting their Scripture that you may think that (what they recite) is a part of the Scripture, whilst it is no part of the Scripture and they say, `This is from Allah,' whereas it is not from Allah. They tell a lie in the name of Allah deliberately

3:79 It is not given to a human being that Allah should give him the Book, the sovereignty and the prophethood and then he should say to the people, `Be servants to me beside Allah.' He would rather say, `Be you the sole devotees of (Allah) the Lord, for you teach the Book and because you study (it).

3:80 Nor would (it be possible for him that) he bid you take the angels and Prophets as your lords. Would he bid you disbelieve after you have submitted yourselves (to the will of God)

3:81 (Recall the time) when Allah bound (the people) to a covenant through the Prophets (saying), `Indeed, whatever I have vouchsafed to you of the Book and the Wisdom, and then there comes to you a Messenger fulfilling that which is with you, you shall surely believe in him and have to help him.' (The Lord further) said, `Do you agree and do you undertake the heavy responsibility of My covenant on these (terms)?' They said, `We do agree.' (God) said, `Bear witness to it and I am with you among the witnesses.

3:82 Now those who turn away (and break their pledge) after this, will be the real transgressors

3:83 Do they then seek a creed other than Allah's while all those that are in the heavens and on the earth submit to Him willingly or unwillingly, and to Him they shall be made to return

3:84 Say, `We believe in Allah and in that which has been revealed to us and in that which was revealed to Abraham and Ismail and Isaac and Jacob and his children and in that which was given to Moses and Jesus and to all other Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between anyone of them (in believing them) and to Him alone do we submit.

3:85 And whosoever seeks a faith other than Islam (- complete submission to the will of God,) it will never be accepted from him, and he shall be of the losers in the Hereafter

3:86 How is Allah to guide a people who renounce their faith after having accepted it and after testifying to the truth of the Messenger and after clear and sound proofs had come to them? And Allah never guides a people who cannot discriminate between right and wrong

3:87 It is these whose recompense is that the disapproval of Allah shall be upon them, and that of the angels and of mankind, all together

3:88 They shall abide there for long, their punishment shall not be reduced, nor shall they be reprieved

3:89 Except those who repent after this and make amends, (such will find that) surely Allah is Great Protector, Ever Merciful

3:90 Verily, those who chose disbelief after they had believed and then go on increasing in disbelief, their repentance shall not be accepted and these are the people who are completely lost

3:91 Verily, as to those who have disbelieved and die while they are disbelievers, there shall not be accepted from anyone of them (even) an earthful of gold if he would ransom himself thereby. There awaits them a woeful punishment, they shall have no helpers (either)

3:92 Never shall you attain the highest state of virtue unless you spend (in the cause of Allah) out of that which you love; and whatever you spend, Allah, indeed, knows it well

3:93 All the (pure) food (which is lawful in Islam) was lawful for the Children of Israel except what Israel forbade himself before the advent of Torah. Say, `Bring then the Torah and read it, if you are right (in your assertions).

3:94 Now, whoso forges a lie against Allah after that, it is they who are the unjust

3:95 Say, `(Now that it has been proved that) Allah has declared the truth, therefore follow the creed of Abraham, the upright, and he was not of the polytheists

3:96 Verily, the first House founded for the good of mankind is the one at Bakkah (- the valley of Makkah). (It is the House) full of blessings and a means of guidance for all the peoples

3:97 Therein are clear Memorials: (The first is) the Place where Abraham stood for prayers (- Maqam Ibrahim); (secondly,) whosoever enters it (- the valley of Bakkah) is in a state of peace and security; (thirdly,) Pilgrimage to the House (- Ka`bah) is due to Allah from everyone of mankind who is (physically, financially and in many other ways) able and has the means to make the journey thereto. And whosoever disobeys (let him remember that) Allah is Independent of the worlds

3:98 Say, `O you people of the Scripture! Why do you deny the Messages of Allah, while Allah is Witness to all that you do.

3:99 Say, `O people of the Scripture! Why do you hinder him who believes, from (following) the path of Allah? You try to seek crookedness in it, while you yourselves are witnesses (to its truth). And Allah is not at all unmindful of what you do.

3:100 O you who believe! If you obey a section of those who have been given the Scripture, they will turn you back into disbelievers after your having believed

3:101 And how would you disbelieve while the Messages of Allah are rehearsed to you, and His Messenger is present in your midst. And whosoever holds fast to Allah is indeed guided on to the exact right path

3:102 O you who believe! Observe your duty to Allah as it ought to be observed, and let not death overtake you unless you be in a state of complete submission (to your Lord)

3:103 Hold fast to the means of access to Allah all together, and do not be disunited, and remember Allah's favours to you, when you were enemies one to another. He united your hearts in love so that by His grace you became brethren. And you were on the brink of a pit of fire, He saved you therefrom. Thus does Allah explain to you His Messages that you may be guided aright

3:104 And let there always be a community (of such people) among you who should call people to goodness and enjoin equity and forbid evil. It is these who shall attain to their goal

3:105 And do not be like those who were disunited and fell into variance after clear proofs had come to them. It is these for whom a great punishment awaits

3:106 On the day when some faces shall be lit up by happiness and some faces shall be clouded because of sorrow. (It will be said to) those whose faces are clouded, `Is it not (true) that you disbelieved after your belief? Taste now, the punishment because you disbelieved.

3:107 And as for those whose faces shall be lit up, they shall come under the mercy of Allah, and in it they shall abide for ever

3:108 Such are the revelations of Allah comprising the truth. We rehearse them to you. And Allah means no injustice to (any of His) creatures

3:109 And to Allah belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and all matters stand referred to Allah

3:110 You are the noblest people raised up for the good of mankind. You enjoin equity and forbid evil, and you believe truly in Allah. Had the people of the Scripture (also) believed, it would surely have been best for them. Some of them are believers, yet most of them are disobedient

3:111 They shall do you no harm except a trifling hurt, and if they fight you, they will show you their backs (and flee), they shall never be helped then

3:112 Smitten are they with ignominy wherever they are found unless they have a bond (of protection) from Allah, or a bond (of security) from the people. They have incurred the displeasure of Allah and have been condemned to humiliation. That is so because they would disbelieve in the Messages of Allah and would seek to kill the Prophets without any just cause. And that is so because they rebelled and had been transgressing as usual

3:113 They (- the people of the Scripture) are not all alike. Among these people of the Scripture there are some upright people. They rehearse the Message of Allah in the hours of the night and they prostrate themselves (in His worship)

3:114 They believe in Allah and the Last Day and enjoin good and forbid evil, and they vie one with another in (doing) good deeds. And it is these who are of the truly righteous

3:115 And whatever good they do, they shall not be denied its due recognition. And Allah knows well those who guard against evil

3:116 Verily, as to those who disbelieve, neither their possessions nor their children shall avail them aught against (the punishment of) Allah. And it is they who are the fellows of the Fire, therein shall they live long

3:117 That which they spend for the present life bears likeness with the wind wherein is freezing cold which smites the tilth of the people who have done injustice to themselves, so it destroys it. Allah does no injustice to them but they wrong themselves

3:118 O you who believe! Do not hold other people as confidants of your secrets to the exclusion of your own (honest) folk. Such people shall not be remiss to corrupt you; they love all that by which you get into trouble. Gross hatred has already expressed itself through (the utterances of) their mouths and what their hearts conceal is far worse. Now We have explained the Messages fully to you if you would only understand

3:119 Behold! You are those who love them while they do not love you, though you believe in every (Divine) Book, in the whole of it. And when they meet you they say, `We believe,' and when they are alone they bite their finger-tips out of rage against you. Say, `Perish in your rage. Surely, Allah knows the inmost secrets of your hearts.

3:120 If anything good contacts you, it hurts them, but if an evil afflicts you, they rejoice thereat. However, if you patiently persevere and ward off evil, their machination will do you no harm at all. Verily, Allah encompasses all their activities

3:121 And (recall the time) when you (O Prophet!) went forth early in the morning from your family assigning to the believers their battle-posts (in the Battle of Uhud). And Allah is All- Hearing, All-Knowing

3:122 When two groups from among you (- the two clans of Banu Harithah and Banu Salamah) were disposed to show cowardliness. And Allah was the Protecting friend of them both, and in Allah the believers should put their trust

3:123 Surely, Allah had already helped you at (the Battle of) Badr while you were utterly weak, therefore take Allah as a shield so that (He may bless you and) you may give Him thanks

3:124 (Recall the time) when you said to the believers, `Does it not suffice you that your Lord should reinforce you with three thousand angels sent down (by Him)

3:125 `Indeed (it does); and if you patiently persevere and guard against evil and they (- the enemies) come upon you suddenly and in hot haste of theirs, your Lord will reinforce you with five thousand swooping and havoc-making angels.

3:126 And Allah meant not this (help by the angels) except as good tidings (of victory) for you, and to set your hearts at ease therewith. There is no real help and victory except from Allah alone, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise

3:127 (God will do accordingly at Uhud) with the result that He may cut of a section of those who disbelieve and their leaders and vanquish others with humiliation so that they might go back utterly frustrated

3:128 (O Prophet!) You have no say whatsoever in the matter, (it is upto Him alone) whether He turns towards them with mercy or punishes them because they are certainly wrongdoers

3:129 And to Allah belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. He protects (against sins) whom He will and punishes whom He will. Allah is Great Protector, Ever Merciful

3:130 O you who believe! do not practise usury and interest involving multiple additions, and keep your duty to Allah and take Him as a shield so that you may prosper

3:131 Be on your guard against the Fire which has been prepared for the disbelievers

3:132 And obey Allah and this Messenger that you may be shown mercy

3:133 Wing your way to the protection of your Lord and to the Paradise whose expanse is as (vast as) the heavens and the earth. It is prepared for those who become secure against evil

3:134 Those who spend (in the cause of Allah) in prosperity and adversity and those who suppress anger and pardon (the offences of) the people. And Allah loves such doers of good to others

3:135 And those who when they commit any act of indecency or do injustice to themselves remember Allah and implore (Him for) protection against their sins - and who can protect against sins except Allah? - And they do not deliberately persist in doing wrong

3:136 It is these whose reward is protection from their Lord, and Gardens served with running streams, therein they shall live for ever. How excellent is the reward of the painstaking (in the right direction)

3:137 Surely, there have been diverse dispensations before you, so travel in the land and see how evil was the fate of those who cried lies (to the Prophets)

3:138 This (Qur'an) is a clear exposition (of the truth) for mankind (to follow) and a (means of) guidance, and an exhortation to those who guard against evil (and are dutiful to God and mankind)

3:139 Therefore slacken not, nor grieve, and when you are true believers you shall certainly be the triumphant

3:140 If you have received an outer injury (in the Battle of Uhud), surely, the (disbelieving) people have already received a similar injury (in the same battle) - these days of vicissitudes are those which We cause to alternate among the people, (it is so that you may be admonished) and that (among other things), Allah may distinguish those who (really) believe and so that He may raise martyrs from among you; and Allah does not love the unjust

3:141 And (it is) so that Allah may purge all the impurities of those who (truly) believe and so that He may wipe off the disbelievers gradually

3:142 Do you suppose that you would enter Paradise while Allah has not yet distinguished those of you who strive hard (in the cause of Allah) and has not yet distinguished the patiently persevering

3:143 And you used to long for (Jihad and a martyr's) death before you met it, but now you have seen it and you will see yet (many more wonders happen)

3:144 And Muhammad is but a Messenger. Surely, all Messengers have passed away before him. Would you recant if he dies or be killed. And he who recants shall do no harm at all to Allah, and Allah will certainly reward the grateful

3:145 Nor can a living being die save by the leave of Allah - a decree with a prescribed term. And he who desires the reward (for his deeds) of this world, We grant him thereof; and he who desires the reward of the Hereafter, We will grant him thereof. And We will certainly reward the grateful

3:146 There has been many a Prophet beside whom many worshippers of the Lord fought. They were neither unnerved on account of all that befell them in the cause of Allah, nor did they weaken, nor did they show inconsistency (against their adversary). Allah certainly loves such patiently-persevering ones

3:147 Their word (of prayer) was only that they said, `Our Lord! grant us protection against the consequences of our sins and our excesses in our conduct, and make our foothold firm, and grant us victory over the disbelieving people.

3:148 So Allah granted them the reward of this world as also an excellent reward of the Hereafter. And Allah loves the doers of good to others

3:149 O you who believe! if you obey those who have disbelieved, they will make you turn apostates so that you will become losers

3:150 Nay, (you do not have to do this for) Allah is your Patron and Protector and He is the best of the helpers

3:151 We shall certainly strike terror into the hearts of those who have disbelieved, because they have associated with Allah that for which He has sent down no authority, their abode is the Fire and how dismal is the lodging of the wrong doers

3:152 And certainly Allah had made good His promise to you when you were slaying them to pieces by His leave (in the Battle of Uhud), until, when you became lax and disagreed among yourselves about the (implications of the) order (of the Prophet), and you disobeyed (your leader Abdullah bin Jubair), after He had brought that (victory) which you desired within your sight (He withdrew His help from you). There were some among you who desired the present life and among you were those who desired the life to come. Then He turned you away from (gaining clear victory over) them (- the enemy), that He might reveal your (true) selves. Yet He surely pardoned you. Allah is Gracious to the believers

3:153 When you were going hard and far (in pursuit of the enemy in the Battle of Uhud) and you would not cast even a side-glance at and wait for anyone while the Messenger was calling out to you from your rear (to come back). So He gave you greater sorrow (which proved unreal later on) in place of the sorrow (you had already) in order that you should not grieve over what you had missed (of clear victory) nor over what befell you (of the hardships). And Allah is Well-Aware of what you do

3:154 Then, after the sorrow He sent down tranquility upon you - a slumber which overwhelmed a party of you, while another party (of the hypocrites) whom their own personal interests had made anxious, entertained unjustly false notions about Allah like the false notions (they used to bear in the days) of ignorance. They said, `Have we any authority in (the execution of) the matter (of administration)?' Say, `The whole authority rests with Allah.' They hide in their minds (- thoughts) which they would not disclose to you. They say, `If we had any authority in (the execution of) the matter (of administration) we would not have been killed here.' Say, `Even if you had been confined in your homes, surely those who were ordained to be slain would have, nevertheless, gone forth to the places where they were destined to fall. And (all this that took place in the Battle of Uhud was) that Allah might reveal what was in your hearts and so that He might purge what was in your minds. And Allah knows well what is in the minds (of the people)

3:155 Surely, those of you who turned their backs on the day when two armies met (in the battlefield of Uhud) it was satan indeed who sought to seduce them (to do so) without any intention on their part because of certain other doings of theirs, and most certainly Allah has already pardoned them. Verily, Allah is Great Protector, Ever Forbearing

3:156 O you who believe! do not be like those who have concealed (the truth) and who say of their brethren when they (- the latter) travel in the land or go forth on any campaign (and fall martyrs), `Had they been with us they would not have died or been killed.' They say it so that Allah makes this a cause of intense regret in their hearts. (The fact, however, is that) it is Allah Who gives life and causes death. Allah sees well all what you do

3:157 And if you are killed (in the cause of Allah) or you die, surely (you will find that) the protection from Allah and (His) mercy (which fall to your lot) are far better than what they (- who have concealed the truth) amass

3:158 Indeed, whether you die or be killed, verily you shall be gathered together and brought before Allah

3:159 So (O Prophet!) it is owing to the great mercy of Allah that you are gentle towards them. Had you been harsh, hard-hearted, they would have certainly dispersed from around you; hence pardon them and ask protection for them, and consult them in matters (of administration), and when you are determined (after due consultation), put your trust in Allah. Verily, Allah loves those who put their trust in Him

3:160 If Allah goes on helping you there is none to overcome you and if He forsakes you, then, who is there that will help you besides Him. Let the believers put their trust in Allah alone

3:161 It is not possible for a Prophet to be guilty of a breach of trust, but whoever (else) is guilty of a breach of a trust he will have to bring forth that about which he had been guilty, on the Day of Resurrection when every soul shall be paid in full for what it has accomplished, and they shall not be done any injustice

3:162 Can the person who (always) follows the good pleasure of Allah be like the person who has incurred the displeasure of Allah and whose abode is Gehenna? What an evil destined abode it is

3:163 They (- the believers and the Prophets) have exalted degrees of rank of grace with Allah. And Allah sees well of all that they do

3:164 Verily, Allah has bestowed a favour on the believers when He has raised amongst them a great Messenger from amongst themselves who recites to them His Messages, and purifies them and teaches them the Book and the wisdom; although before this, they were steeped in flagrant error

3:165 (So what) when you suffered a loss (at the Battle of Uhud) you had already inflicted a loss (upon your enemy) twice as heavy as that (at the Battle of Badr), you (began to) say, `Whence is this?' Say, `It is of your own making.' Surely, Allah is the Possessor of full power to do all that He will

3:166 And that which befell you on the day when the two armies met (at Uhud), was so by the leave of Allah, and (it happened thus) so that He might distinguish the believers

3:167 And that He might distinguish those who practise hypocrisy. Indeed, it was said to them (- the hypocrites), `Come forward, fight in the cause of Allah, or at least help the defences.' They said, `If we but knew that it would be a fight we would surely follow you, (but the Muslims were going to a sure destruction).' On that day, they were nearer to disbelief than to belief. They say with their mouths that which is not in their minds. And Allah knows best all that they conceal

3:168 It is these who said of their brethren whilst they (themselves) stayed behind (declining the field), `If they had obeyed us, they would not have been killed.' Say, `Then avert death from yourselves if you are right.

3:169 And think not of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Nay, they are alive, enjoying the company of their (Ever- Living) Lord and well provided (as they deserve to be for an everlasting life)

3:170 Jubilant because of that which Allah has given them out of His grace. They are receiving glad tidings also about those (believers similar to themselves) who are still left behind them (in this world) and have not yet joined them, that they shall have no cause of fear, nor shall they grieve, (rather they will be victorious and will see the promises of Allah fulfilled)

3:171 And they (- the martyrs) are also receiving glad tidings (that those who have been left behind in the world are happy) because of the favours of Allah and (His) great bounty and that Allah does not suffer the reward of the believers to be lost

3:172 Those who responded to the call of Allah and the Messenger after they had received an injury (at Uhud), for those amongst them who did their duty well and warded off evil (by pursuing the enemy forces the next day upto Hamra'al-Asad, a place near Madinah), there awaits a great reward

3:173 Those to whom (at the time of the expedition of Badr al-Sughra) people said, `People have assembled against you, so fear them.' But this (threat of danger) increased their faith and they said, `Allah is Sufficient for us, and He is an excellent Disposer of affairs'

3:174 Hence they returned with a mighty blessing from Allah and a great bounty. They suffered no harm whatsoever, and they followed the good pleasure of Allah. Indeed, Allah is the Possessor of great bounty

3:175 (Now you have come to know that) it is satan, in fact, who merely threatens through his friends, so do not fear them, rather fear Me, if you are (true) believers

3:176 And do not let those who vie one with another in (following the ways of) disbelief grieve you. Surely, they shall not be able to do the slightest harm to Allah. It is Allah's will to assign them no portion in the Hereafter. Rather, there awaits them a great punishment

3:177 Those who preferred disbelief to belief will not be able to do the least harm to Allah. A grievous punishment awaits them

3:178 And do not let those who disbelieve think that the respite We give them is good for them. Surely, We grant them respite but they do not avail it, with the result that they add to their sins. A humiliating punishment awaits them

3:179 And Allah is not going to leave (you), the believers, as you are, unless He has distinguished the corrupt from the good. Nor is Allah going to reveal fully to (everyone of) you, the unseen; but Allah chooses (for His Messages) such of His Messengers as He will. Believe, therefore in Allah and His Messengers; and (remember) if you believe (truly) and guard against evil then there is for you a great reward

3:180 And do not let those, who behave niggardly in (spending) what Allah has granted them of His bounty, think that it is good for them, nay it is bad for them. They shall certainly have the things they were niggardly about, hung about their necks like halters on the Day of Resurrection. And to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth. Indeed, Allah is Well-Aware of all that you do

3:181 Allah has most certainly heard the words of those who said, `Allah is poor and we are rich.' Certainly We shall record what they say and their efforts towards seeking to kill the Prophets unjustly. And We shall say (at the time of retribution), `Taste (now) the punishment of burning

3:182 `This (punishment) is because of that which your own hands have sent forward,' and the fact is that Allah is not at all unjust to His servants

3:183 (These are the very Jews) who said, `Surely, Allah has enjoined us not to believe in any Messenger unless He brings us an offering which is consumed by the fire (in accordance with mosaic law).' Say, `Surely Messengers have come to you before me with clear signs and with that of which you speak. Why, then did you seek to kill them if you have been right (in your demand)?

3:184 But if they cry lies to you (you need not be disheartened) even so lies were cried to many Messengers before you, who came with clear signs, with the Books full of wisdom and with the glorious Scripture

3:185 Every living being is destined to taste death. And you shall, verily, be paid in full your rewards on the Day of Resurrection. Then whoso is removed away from the Fire and is admitted to Paradise, he has, of course, successfully attained his goal. And the life of this world is nothing but a vain provision (causing negligence)

3:186 You shall, certainly, be tried in your substance and lives and you shall certainly hear from those who were given the Scripture before you and from those who set up equals (to God) a good deal of hurtful abuse. But if you are patiently persevering and guard against evil, then this (attitude) is worth being followed with constancy and firm determination

3:187 Recall the time when Allah took a covenant from those who were given the Scripture that, `You must explain (the teachings of) this (Scripture) to the people and not conceal it.' But they threw it away behind their backs, and accepted a paltry price for it. How evil is that which they have chosen

3:188 You should not think - indeed you should not think that those who exult in what they have brought about, and love to be praised for what they have not done, are secure from punishment; rather a woeful punishment awaits them

3:189 The sovereignty of the heavens and the earth belongs to Allah alone, and Allah is the Possessor of full power to do all that He will

3:190 Surely, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and (in) the alternation of the night and the day there are many signs for people of pure and clear understanding

3:191 These are the persons who remember Allah standing, and sitting and (lying) on their sides and reflect upon the creation of the heavens and the earth (and say,) `Our Lord! You have not created (all) this in vain. Glory be to You, save us from the punishment of the Fire

3:192 `Our Lord! whomsoever You cause to enter the Fire, You have truly disgraced him, and there will be none to help these unjust

3:193 `Our Lord! certainly, we heard a crier calling to the Faith, saying, "Believe in your Lord," and we have believed. Our Lord! protect us against our sins and rid us of our evils and cause us to die (and after death count us) with the virtuous

3:194 `Our Lord! grant us what You have promised us through Your Messengers and do not disgrace us on the Day of Resurrection. Surely, You do not break Your promise.

3:195 Their Lord then, accepted their prayer for them (saying), `I will not, most certainly suffer the deed of any doer (of good) from among you, whether male or female, to be lost; the one of you being as the other. Hence those who have emigrated, and have been driven out of their homes, and have been persecuted in My cause, and who have fought and been killed, surely I will absolve them of their evils and will, of course, admit them into Gardens served with running streams, a reward from Allah. And Allah, with Him is the fairest reward (to offer)

3:196 Do not let the moving about in the land, of those who have disbelieved, deceive you

3:197 (It is) a brief provision, then Gehenna shall be their abode. What an evil place of rest

3:198 But those who took their Lord as a shield shall have Gardens served with running streams, therein shall they live for ever, an entertainment from Allah Himself; and that which is with Allah is better still for the virtuous

3:199 There are some among the people of the Scripture who believe in Allah and in that which has been revealed to you and in that which has been revealed to them, humbling themselves before Allah, they barter not the Messages of Allah for a paltry price, it is these whose reward is due with their Lord. Indeed, Allah is Swift in reckoning

3:200 O you who believe! be patiently persevering and strive to excel (the disbelievers) in being patiently persevering and guard (the frontiers) and ward off evil, keep your duty to Allah so that you may attain your goal