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Surah 33. The Clans, The Coalition, The Combined Forces
Surah Al-Ahzab
- O Prophet! Fear Allah, and hearken not to the
Unbelievers and the Hypocrites: verily Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom.
- But follow that which comes to thee by inspiration
from thy Lord: for Allah is well acquainted with (all) that ye do.
- And put thy trust in Allah, and enough is Allah as a
disposer of affairs.
- Allah has not made for any man two hearts in his
(one) body: nor has He made your wives whom ye divorce by Zihar your mothers:
nor has He made your adopted sons your sons. Such is (only) your (manner of)
speech by your mouths. But Allah tells (you) the Truth, and He shows the (right)
Way.
- Call them by (the names of) their fathers: that is
juster in the sight of Allah. But if ye know not their father's (names, call
them) your Brothers in faith, or your maulas. But there is no blame on you if ye
make a mistake therein: (what counts is) the intention of your hearts: and Allah
is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.
- The Prophet is closer to the Believers than their own
selves, and his wives are their mothers. Blood-relations among each other have
closer personal ties, in the Decree of Allah. Than (the Brotherhood of)
Believers and Muhajirs: nevertheless do ye what is just to your closest friends:
such is the writing in the Decree (of Allah..
- And remember We took from the prophets their
covenant: As (We did) from thee: from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus the son of
Mary: We took from them a solemn covenant:
- That ((Allah)) may question the (custodians) of Truth
concerning the Truth they (were charged with): And He has prepared for the
Unbelievers a grievous Penalty.
- O ye who believe! Remember the Grace of Allah,
(bestowed) on you, when there came down on you hosts (to overwhelm you): But We
sent against them a hurricane and forces that ye saw not: but Allah sees
(clearly) all that ye do.
- Behold! they came on you from above you and from
below you, and behold, the eyes became dim and the hearts gaped up to the
throats, and ye imagined various (vain) thoughts about Allah.
- In that situation were the Believers tried: they
were shaken as by a tremendous shaking.
- And behold! The Hypocrites and those in whose
hearts is a disease (even) say: "(Allah) and His Messenger promised us nothing
but delusion!"
- Behold! A party among them said: "Ye men of
Yathrib! ye cannot stand (the attack)! therefore go back!" And a band of them
ask for leave of the Prophet, saying, "Truly our houses are bare and exposed,"
though they were not exposed they intended nothing but to run away.
- And if an entry had been effected to them from the
sides of the (city), and they had been incited to sedition, they would certainly
have brought it to pass, with none but a brief delay!
- And yet they had already covenanted with Allah not
to turn their backs, and a covenant with Allah must (surely) be answered for.
- Say: "Running away will not profit you if ye are
running away from death or slaughter; and even if (ye do escape), no more than a
brief (respite) will ye be allowed to enjoy!"
- Say: "Who is it that can screen you from Allah if
it be His wish to give you punishment or to give you Mercy?" Nor will they find
for themselves, besides Allah, any protector or helper.
- Verily Allah knows those among you who keep back
(men) and those who say to their brethren, "Come along to us", but come not to
the fight except for just a little while.
- Covetous over you. Then when fear comes, thou wilt
see them looking to thee, their eyes revolving, like (those of) one over whom
hovers death: but when the fear is past, they will smite you with sharp tongues,
covetous of goods. Such men have no faith, and so Allah has made their deeds of
none effect: and that is easy for Allah.
- They think that the Confederates have not
withdrawn; and if the Confederates should come (again), they would wish they
were in the deserts (wandering) among the Bedouins, and seeking news about you
(from a safe distance); and if they were in your midst, they would fight but
little.
- Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a
beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one whose hope is in Allah and the Final
Day, and who engages much in the Praise of Allah.
- When the Believers saw the Confederate forces, they
said: "This is what Allah and his Messenger had promised us, and Allah and His
Messenger told us what was true." And it only added to their faith and their
zeal in obedience.
- Among the Believers are men who have been true to
their covenant with Allah. of them some have completed their vow (to the
extreme), and some (still) wait: but they have never changed (their
determination) in the least:
- That Allah may reward the men of Truth for their
Truth, and punish the Hypocrites if that be His Will, or turn to them in Mercy:
for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
- And Allah turned back the Unbelievers for (all)
their fury: no advantage did they gain; and enough is Allah for the believers in
their fight. And Allah is full of Strength, able to enforce His Will.
- And those of the People of the Book who aided them
- Allah did take them down from their strongholds and cast terror into their
hearts. (So that) some ye slew, and some ye made prisoners.
- And He made you heirs of their lands, their houses,
and their goods, and of a land which ye had not frequented (before). And Allah
has power over all things.
- O Prophet! Say to thy Consorts: "If it be that ye
desire the life of this World, and its glitter,— then come! I will provide for
your enjoyment and set you free in a handsome manner.
- But if ye seek Allah and His Messenger, and the
Home of the Hereafter, verily Allah has prepared for the well-doers amongst you
a great reward.
- O Consorts of the Prophet! If any of you were
guilty of evident unseemly conduct, the Punishment would be doubled to her, and
that is easy for Allah.
- But any of you that is devout in the service of
Allah and His Messenger, and works righteousness,— to her shall We grant her
reward twice: and We have prepared for her a generous Sustenance.
- O Consorts of the Prophet! Ye are not like any of
the (other) women: if ye do fear ((Allah)), be not too complacent of speech,
lest one in whose heart is a disease should be moved with desire: but speak ye a
speech (that is) just.
- And stay quietly in your houses, and make not a
dazzling display, like that of the former Times of Ignorance; and establish
regular Prayer, and give regular Charity; and obey Allah and His Messenger. And
Allah only wishes to remove all abomination from you, ye members of the Family,
and to make you pure and spotless.
- And recite what is rehearsed to you in your homes,
of the Signs of Allah and His Wisdom: for Allah understands the finest mysteries
and is well-acquainted (with them).
- For Muslim men and women,— for believing men and
women, for devout men and women, for true men and women, for men and women who
are patient and constant, for men and women who humble themselves, for men and
women who give in Charity, for men and women who fast (and deny themselves), for
men and women who guard their chastity, and for men and women who engage much in
Allah's praise,— for them has Allah prepared forgiveness and great reward.
- It is not fitting for a Believer, man or woman,
when a matter has been decided by Allah and His Messenger to have any option
about their decision: if any one disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he is indeed
on a clearly wrong Path.
- Behold! Thou didst say to one who had received the
grace of Allah and thy favour: "Retain thou (in wedlock) thy wife, and fear
Allah." But thou didst hide in thy heart that which Allah was about to make
manifest: thou didst fear the people, but it is more fitting that thou shouldst
fear Allah. Then when Zaid had dissolved (his marriage) with her, with the
necessary (formality), We joined her in marriage to thee: in order that (in
future) there may be no difficulty to the Believers in (the matter of) marriage
with the wives of their adopted sons, when the latter have dissolved with the
necessary (formality) (their marriage) with them. And Allah's command must be
fulfilled.
- There can be no difficulty to the Prophet in what
Allah has indicated to him as a duty. It was the practice (approved) of Allah
amongst those of old that have passed away. And the command of Allah is a decree
determined.
- (It is the practice of those) who preach the
Messages of Allah, and fear Him, and fear none but Allah. And enough is Allah to
call (men) to account.
- Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but
(he is) the Messenger of Allah, and the Seal of the Prophets: and Allah has full
knowledge of all things.
- O ye who believe! Celebrate the praises of Allah,
and do this often;
- And glorify Him morning and evening.
- He it is Who sends blessings on you, as do His
angels, that He may bring you out from the depths of Darkness into Light: and He
is Full of Mercy to the Believers.
- Their salutation on the Day they meet Him will be
"Peace!"; and He has prepared for them a generous Reward.
- O Prophet! Truly We have sent thee as a Witness, a
Bearer of Glad Tidings, and Warner,—
- And as one who invites to Allah's (grace) by His
leave, and as a lamp spreading light.
- Then give the Glad Tidings to the Believers, that
they shall have from Allah a very great Bounty.
- And obey not (the behests) of the Unbelievers and
the Hypocrites, and heed not their annoyances, but put thy Trust in Allah. For
enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs.
- O ye who believe! When ye marry believing women,
and then divorce them before ye have touched them, no period of 'Iddat have ye
to count in respect of them: so give them a present. And set them free in a
handsome manner.
- O Prophet! We have made lawful to thee thy wives to
whom thou hast paid their dowers; and those whom thy right hand possesses out of
the prisoners of war whom Allah has assigned to thee; and daughters of thy
paternal uncles and aunts, and daughters of thy maternal uncles and aunts, who
migrated (from Makka) with thee; and any believing woman who dedicates her soul
to the Prophet if the Prophet wishes to wed her;— this only for thee, and not
for the Believers (at large); We know what We have appointed for them as to
their wives and the captives whom their right hands possess;— in order that
there should be no difficulty for thee. And Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most
Merciful.
- Thou mayest defer (the turn of) any of them that
thou pleasest, and thou mayest receive any thou pleasest: and there is no blame
on thee if thou invite one whose (turn) thou hadst set aside. This were nigher
to the cooling of their eyes, the prevention of their grief, and their
satisfaction — that of all of them — with that which thou hast to give them: and
Allah knows (all) that is in your hearts: and Allah is All- Knowing, Most
Forbearing.
- It is not lawful for thee (to marry more) women
after this, nor to change them for (other) wives, even though their beauty
attract thee, except any thy right hand should possess (as handmaidens): and
Allah doth watch over all things.
- O ye who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses,—
until leave is given you,— for a meal, (and then) not (so early as) to wait for
its preparation: but when ye are invited, enter; and when ye have taken your
meal, disperse, without seeking familiar talk. Such (behaviour) annoys the
Prophet: he is ashamed to dismiss you, but Allah is not ashamed (to tell you)
the truth. And when ye ask (his ladies) for anything ye want, ask them from
before a screen: that makes for greater purity for your hearts and for theirs.
Nor is it right for you that ye should annoy Allah's Messenger, or that ye
should marry his widows after him at any time. Truly such a thing is in Allah's
sight an enormity.
- Whether ye reveal anything or conceal it, verily
Allah has full knowledge of all things.
- There is no blame (on these ladies if they appear)
before their fathers or their sons, their brothers, or their brother's sons, or
their sisters' sons, or their women, or the (slaves) whom their right hands
possess. And, (ladies), fear Allah. for Allah is Witness to all things.
- Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet:
O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect.
- Those who annoy Allah and His Messenger — Allah has
cursed them in this World and in the Hereafter, and has prepared for them a
humiliating Punishment.
- And those who annoy believing men and women
undeservedly, bear (on themselves) a calumny and a glaring sin.
- O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the
believing women, that they should cast their outer garments over their persons
(when abroad): that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such) and
not molested. And Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful.
- Truly, if the Hypocrites, and those in whose hearts
is a disease, and those who stir up sedition in the City, desist not, We shall
certainly stir thee up against them: Then will they not be able to stay in it as
thy neighbours for any length of time:
- They shall have a curse on them: whenever they are
found, they shall be seized and slain (without mercy).
- (Such was) the practice (approved) of Allah among
those who lived aforetime: No change wilt thou find in the practice (approved)
of Allah.
- Men ask thee concerning the Hour: Say, "The
knowledge thereof is with Allah (alone)": and what will make thee understand?—
perchance the Hour is nigh!
- Verily Allah has cursed the Unbelievers and
prepared for them a Blazing Fire,—
- To dwell therein for ever: no protector will they
find, nor helper.
- The Day that their faces will be turned upside down
in the Fire, they will say: "Woe to us! Would that we had obeyed Allah and
obeyed the Messenger."
- And they would say: "Our Lord! We obeyed our chiefs
and our great ones, and they misled us as to the (right) Path.
- "Our Lord! Give them double Penalty and curse them
with a very great Curse!"
- O ye who believe! Be ye not like those who vexed
and insulted Moses, but Allah cleared him of the (calumnies) they had uttered:
and he was honourable in Allah's sight.
- O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and (always) say a
word directed to the Right:
- That He may make your conduct whole and sound and
forgive you your sins: He that obeys Allah and His Messenger, has already
attained the highest achievement.
- We did indeed offer the Trust to the Heavens and
the Earth and the Mountains; but they refused to undertake it, being afraid
thereof: but man undertook it;— He was indeed unjust and foolish;—
- (With the result) that Allah has to punish the
Hypocrites, men and women, and the Unbelievers, men and women, and Allah turns
in Mercy to the Believers, men and women: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful.
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