Quran in English: Modern English Translation. Clear and Easy to Understand.

by Talal Itani

And they ask you about menstruation: say, "It is harmful, so keep away from women during menstruation. And do not approach them until they have become pure. Once they have become pure, approach them in the way God has directed you." God loves the repentant, and He loves those who keep clean."

Divorced women shall wait by themselves for three periods.

Divorce is allowed twice.

When you divorce women, and they have reached their term, either retain them amicably, or release them amicably. But do not retain them to hurt them and commit aggression. Whoever does that has wronged himself. And do not take God's revelations for a joke. And remember God's favor to you, and that He revealed to you the Scripture and Wisdom to teach you. And fear God, and know that God is aware of everything.

When you divorce women, and they have reached their term, do not prevent them from marrying their husbands, provided they agree on fair terms.

As for those among you who die and leave widows behind, their widows shall wait by themselves for four months and ten days. When they have reached their term, there is no blame on you regarding what they might honorably do with themselves. God is fully acquainted with what you do.

Believers are not to take disbelievers for friends instead of believers.

If God supports you, there is none who can overcome you. But if He fails you, who is there to help you after Him? So in God let the believers put their trust.

It is not for a prophet to act dishonestly. Whoever acts dishonestly will bring his dishonesty on the Day of Resurrection. Then every soul will be paid in full for what it has earned, and they will not be wronged.

O you who believe! Intoxicants, gambling, idolatry, and divination are abominations of Satan's doing. Avoid them, so that you may prosper.

Satan wants to provoke strife and hatred among you through intoxicants and gambling, and to prevent you from the remembrance of God, and from prayer. Will you not desist?

54. When those who believe in Our revelations come to you, say, "Peace be upon you, your Lord has prescribed mercy for Himself. Whoever among you does wrong out of ignorance, and then repents afterwards and reforms-He is Forgiving and Merciful."

116. If you were to obey most of those on earth, they would divert you from God's path.

Be tolerant, and command decency, and avoid the ignorant.

Bad women are for bad men, and bad men are for bad women, and good women are for good men, and good men are for good women.

Do not enter homes other than your own, until you have asked permission and greeted their occupants.

And wed the singles among you, and those who are fit among your servants and maids.

And let those who do not find the means to marry abstain,

And do not treat people with arrogance, nor walk proudly on earth. God does not love the arrogant showoffs.

And moderate your stride, and lower your voice. The most repulsive of voices is the donkey's voice."

O you who believe! If you support God, He will support you, and will strengthen your foothold.

Everything they have done is in the Books.

1. Woe to every slanderer backbiter. 2. Who gathers wealth and counts it over. 3. Thinking that his wealth has made him immortal. 4. By no means. He will be thrown into the Crusher. 5. And what will make you realize what the Crusher is? 6. God's kindled Fire.