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Surah Al-Ma'idah
Verse 11–26

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe ٱذْكُرُوا۟ Remember نِعْمَتَ (the) Favor ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah عَلَيْكُمْ upon you إِذْ when هَمَّ determined قَوْمٌ a people أَن that يَبْسُطُوٓا۟ they stretch إِلَيْكُمْ towards you أَيْدِيَهُمْ their hands فَكَفَّ but He restrained أَيْدِيَهُمْ their hands عَنكُمْ ۖ from you وَٱتَّقُوا۟ And fear ٱللَّهَ ۚ Allah وَعَلَى And upon ٱللَّهِ Allah فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ so let put the trust ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ the believers ١١

O you who have believed, remember the favor of Allāh upon you when a people determined to extend their hands [in aggression] against you, but He withheld their hands from you; and fear Allāh. And upon Allāh let the believers rely.

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۞ وَلَقَدْ And certainly أَخَذَ took ٱللَّهُ Allah مِيثَـٰقَ a Covenant بَنِىٓ (from the) Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel وَبَعَثْنَا and We appointed مِنْهُمُ among them ٱثْنَىْ two عَشَرَ (and) ten نَقِيبًۭا ۖ leaders وَقَالَ And said ٱللَّهُ Allah إِنِّى Indeed, I (am) مَعَكُمْ ۖ with you لَئِنْ if أَقَمْتُمُ you establish ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer وَءَاتَيْتُمُ and give ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ the zakah وَءَامَنتُم and you believe بِرُسُلِى in My Messengers وَعَزَّرْتُمُوهُمْ and you assist them وَأَقْرَضْتُمُ and you loan ٱللَّهَ (to) Allah قَرْضًا a loan حَسَنًۭا goodly لَّأُكَفِّرَنَّ surely I will remove عَنكُمْ from you سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ your evil deeds وَلَأُدْخِلَنَّكُمْ and I will surely admit you جَنَّـٰتٍۢ (to) gardens تَجْرِى flow مِن from تَحْتِهَا underneath them ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ the rivers فَمَن But whoever كَفَرَ disbelieved بَعْدَ after ذَٰلِكَ that مِنكُمْ among you فَقَدْ then certainly ضَلَّ he strayed سَوَآءَ (from) the way ٱلسَّبِيلِ the right ١٢

And Allāh had already taken a covenant from the Children of Israel, and We delegated from among them twelve leaders. And Allāh said, "I am with you. If you establish prayer and give zakāh and believe in My messengers and support them and loan Allāh a goodly loan, I will surely remove from you your misdeeds and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow. But whoever of you disbelieves after that has certainly strayed from the soundness of the way."

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فَبِمَا So for نَقْضِهِم their breaking مِّيثَـٰقَهُمْ (of) their covenant لَعَنَّـٰهُمْ We cursed them وَجَعَلْنَا and We made قُلُوبَهُمْ their hearts قَـٰسِيَةًۭ ۖ hard يُحَرِّفُونَ They distort ٱلْكَلِمَ the words عَن from مَّوَاضِعِهِۦ ۙ their places وَنَسُوا۟ and forgot حَظًّۭا a part مِّمَّا of what ذُكِّرُوا۟ they were reminded بِهِۦ ۚ of [it] وَلَا And not تَزَالُ will you cease تَطَّلِعُ to discover عَلَىٰ of خَآئِنَةٍۢ treachery مِّنْهُمْ from them إِلَّا except قَلِيلًۭا a few مِّنْهُمْ ۖ of them فَٱعْفُ But forgive عَنْهُمْ them وَٱصْفَحْ ۚ and overlook إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah يُحِبُّ loves ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ the good-doers ١٣

So for their breaking of the covenant We cursed them and made their hearts hardened. They distort words from their [proper] places [i.e., usages] and have forgotten a portion of that of which they were reminded. And you will still observe deceit among them, except a few of them. But pardon them and overlook [their misdeeds]. Indeed, Allāh loves the doers of good.

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وَمِنَ And from ٱلَّذِينَ those who قَالُوٓا۟ said إِنَّا Indeed we نَصَـٰرَىٰٓ (are) Christians أَخَذْنَا We took مِيثَـٰقَهُمْ their covenant فَنَسُوا۟ but they forgot حَظًّۭا a part مِّمَّا of what ذُكِّرُوا۟ they were reminded بِهِۦ of [it] فَأَغْرَيْنَا So We aroused بَيْنَهُمُ between them ٱلْعَدَاوَةَ [the] enmity وَٱلْبَغْضَآءَ and [the] hatred إِلَىٰ till يَوْمِ (the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۚ (of) the Resurrection وَسَوْفَ And soon يُنَبِّئُهُمُ will inform them ٱللَّهُ Allah بِمَا of what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَصْنَعُونَ do ١٤

And from those who say, "We are Christians" We took their covenant; but they forgot a portion of that of which they were reminded. So We caused among them animosity and hatred until the Day of Resurrection. And Allāh is going to inform them about what they used to do.

— Come To Light

يَـٰٓأَهْلَ O People ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (of) the Book قَدْ Surely جَآءَكُمْ has come to you رَسُولُنَا Our Messenger يُبَيِّنُ making clear لَكُمْ to you كَثِيرًۭا much مِّمَّا of what كُنتُمْ you used to تُخْفُونَ conceal مِنَ of ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Scripture وَيَعْفُوا۟ and overlooking عَن of كَثِيرٍۢ ۚ much قَدْ Surely جَآءَكُم has come to you مِّنَ from ٱللَّهِ Allah نُورٌۭ a light وَكِتَـٰبٌۭ and a Book مُّبِينٌۭ clear ١٥

O People of the Scripture, there has come to you Our Messenger making clear to you much of what you used to conceal of the Scripture and overlooking much. There has come to you from Allāh a light and a clear Book [i.e., the Qur’ān]

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يَهْدِى Guides بِهِ with it ٱللَّهُ Allah مَنِ (those) who ٱتَّبَعَ seek رِضْوَٰنَهُۥ His pleasure سُبُلَ (to the) ways ٱلسَّلَـٰمِ (of) the peace وَيُخْرِجُهُم and brings them out مِّنَ from ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ the darknessess إِلَى to ٱلنُّورِ the light بِإِذْنِهِۦ by His permission وَيَهْدِيهِمْ and guides them إِلَىٰ to صِرَٰطٍۢ (the) way مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ (the) straight ١٦

By which Allāh guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out from darknesses into the light, by His permission, and guides them to a straight path.

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لَّقَدْ Certainly كَفَرَ disbelieved ٱلَّذِينَ those who قَالُوٓا۟ said إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah هُوَ He ٱلْمَسِيحُ (is) the Messiah ٱبْنُ son مَرْيَمَ ۚ (of) Maryam قُلْ Say فَمَن Then who يَمْلِكُ has power مِنَ against ٱللَّهِ Allah شَيْـًٔا (in) anything إِنْ if أَرَادَ He intends أَن to يُهْلِكَ destroy ٱلْمَسِيحَ the Messiah ٱبْنَ son مَرْيَمَ (of) Maryam وَأُمَّهُۥ and his mother وَمَن and whoever فِى (is) in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth جَمِيعًۭا ۗ all وَلِلَّهِ And for Allah مُلْكُ (is the) dominion ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth وَمَا and what بَيْنَهُمَا ۚ (is) between both of them يَخْلُقُ He creates مَا what يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills وَٱللَّهُ and Allah عَلَىٰ (is) on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌۭ All-Powerful ١٧

They have certainly disbelieved who say that Allāh is Christ, the son of Mary. Say, "Then who could prevent Allāh at all if He had intended to destroy Christ, the son of Mary, or his mother or everyone on the earth?" And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. He creates what He wills, and Allāh is over all things competent.

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وَقَالَتِ And said ٱلْيَهُودُ the Jews وَٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ and the Christians نَحْنُ We (are) أَبْنَـٰٓؤُا۟ (the) children ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَأَحِبَّـٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚ and His beloved قُلْ Say فَلِمَ Then why يُعَذِّبُكُم (does He) punish you بِذُنُوبِكُم ۖ for your sins بَلْ Nay أَنتُم you (are) بَشَرٌۭ human beings مِّمَّنْ from among (those) خَلَقَ ۚ He created يَغْفِرُ He forgives لِمَن [for] whom يَشَآءُ He wills وَيُعَذِّبُ and punishes مَن whom يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills وَلِلَّهِ And for Allah مُلْكُ (is the) dominion ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth وَمَا and whatever بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ (is) between them وَإِلَيْهِ and to Him ٱلْمَصِيرُ (is) the final return ١٨

But the Jews and the Christians say, "We are the children of Allāh and His beloved." Say, "Then why does He punish you for your sins?" Rather, you are human beings from among those He has created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and to Him is the [final] destination.

— Come To Light

يَـٰٓأَهْلَ O People ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (of) the Book قَدْ Surely جَآءَكُمْ has come to you رَسُولُنَا Our Messenger يُبَيِّنُ he makes clear لَكُمْ to you عَلَىٰ [on] فَتْرَةٍۢ (after) an interval (of cessation) مِّنَ of ٱلرُّسُلِ the Messengers أَن lest تَقُولُوا۟ you say مَا Not جَآءَنَا (has) come to us مِنۢ any بَشِيرٍۢ bearer of glad tidings وَلَا and not نَذِيرٍۢ ۖ a warner فَقَدْ But surely جَآءَكُم has come to you بَشِيرٌۭ a bearer of glad tidings وَنَذِيرٌۭ ۗ and a warner وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَلَىٰ (is) on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌۭ All-Powerful ١٩

O People of the Scripture, there has come to you Our Messenger to make clear to you [the religion] after a period [of suspension] of messengers, lest you say, "There came not to us any bringer of good tidings or a warner." But there has come to you a bringer of good tidings and a warner. And Allāh is over all things competent.

— Come To Light

وَإِذْ And when قَالَ said مُوسَىٰ Musa لِقَوْمِهِۦ to his people يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people ٱذْكُرُوا۟ remember نِعْمَةَ (the) Favor ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah عَلَيْكُمْ upon you إِذْ when جَعَلَ He placed فِيكُمْ among you أَنۢبِيَآءَ Prophets وَجَعَلَكُم and made you مُّلُوكًۭا kings وَءَاتَىٰكُم and He gave you مَّا what لَمْ not يُؤْتِ He (had) given أَحَدًۭا (to) anyone مِّنَ from ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ the worlds ٢٠

And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Moses said to his people, "O my people, remember the favor of Allāh upon you when He appointed among you prophets and made you possessors and gave you that which He had not given anyone among the worlds.

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يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people ٱدْخُلُوا۟ Enter ٱلْأَرْضَ the land ٱلْمُقَدَّسَةَ the Holy ٱلَّتِى which كَتَبَ (has been) ordained ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah لَكُمْ for you وَلَا and (do) not تَرْتَدُّوا۟ turn عَلَىٰٓ on أَدْبَارِكُمْ your backs فَتَنقَلِبُوا۟ then you will turn back خَـٰسِرِينَ (as) losers ٢١

O my people, enter the blessed land [i.e., Palestine] which Allāh has assigned to you and do not turn back [from fighting in Allāh's cause] and [thus] become losers."

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قَالُوا۟ They said يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O Musa إِنَّ Indeed فِيهَا in it قَوْمًۭا (are) people جَبَّارِينَ (of) tyrannical strength وَإِنَّا and indeed, we لَن never نَّدْخُلَهَا will enter it حَتَّىٰ until يَخْرُجُوا۟ they leave مِنْهَا from it فَإِن and if يَخْرُجُوا۟ they leave مِنْهَا [from] it فَإِنَّا then certainly we (will) دَٰخِلُونَ enter (it) ٢٢

They said, "O Moses, indeed within it is a people of tyrannical strength, and indeed, we will never enter it until they leave it; but if they leave it, then we will enter."

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قَالَ Said رَجُلَانِ two men مِنَ from ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَخَافُونَ feared (Allah) أَنْعَمَ (had) favored ٱللَّهُ Allah عَلَيْهِمَا [on] both of them ٱدْخُلُوا۟ Enter عَلَيْهِمُ upon them ٱلْبَابَ (through) the gate فَإِذَا then when دَخَلْتُمُوهُ you have entered it فَإِنَّكُمْ then indeed, you (will be) غَـٰلِبُونَ ۚ victorious وَعَلَى And upon ٱللَّهِ Allah فَتَوَكَّلُوٓا۟ then put your trust إِن if كُنتُم you are مُّؤْمِنِينَ believers ٢٣

Said two men from those who feared [to disobey] upon whom Allāh had bestowed favor, "Enter upon them through the gate, for when you have entered it, you will be predominant. And upon Allāh rely, if you should be believers."

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قَالُوا۟ They said يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O Musa إِنَّا Indeed, we لَن never نَّدْخُلَهَآ will enter it أَبَدًۭا ever مَّا for دَامُوا۟ as long as they are فِيهَا ۖ in it فَٱذْهَبْ So go أَنتَ you وَرَبُّكَ and your Lord فَقَـٰتِلَآ and you both fight إِنَّا Indeed, we هَـٰهُنَا are [here] قَـٰعِدُونَ sitting ٢٤

They said, "O Moses, indeed we will not enter it, ever, as long as they are within it; so go, you and your Lord, and fight. Indeed, we are remaining right here."

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قَالَ He said رَبِّ O my Lord إِنِّى Indeed, I لَآ (do) not أَمْلِكُ (have) power إِلَّا except نَفْسِى (over) myself وَأَخِى ۖ and my brother فَٱفْرُقْ so (make a) separation بَيْنَنَا between us وَبَيْنَ and between ٱلْقَوْمِ the people ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ (the) defiantly disobedient ٢٥

[Moses] said, "My Lord, indeed I do not possess [i.e., control] except myself and my brother, so part us from the defiantly disobedient people."

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قَالَ (Allah) said فَإِنَّهَا Then indeed it مُحَرَّمَةٌ (will be) forbidden عَلَيْهِمْ ۛ to them أَرْبَعِينَ (for) forty سَنَةًۭ ۛ years يَتِيهُونَ they will wander فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ the earth فَلَا So (do) not تَأْسَ grieve عَلَى over ٱلْقَوْمِ the people ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ the defiantly disobedient ٢٦

[Allāh] said, "Then indeed, it is forbidden to them for forty years [in which] they will wander throughout the land. So do not grieve over the defiantly disobedient people."

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