The Clear Quran: A Thematic English Translation: English Only

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The key to success in this life and salvation in the next is encapsulated in a set of divine commandments (verses 22-39),

And We warned the Children of Israel in the Scripture, “You will certainly cause corruption in the land twice, and you will become extremely arrogant.

If you act rightly, it is for your own good, but if you do wrong, it is to your own loss.

Surely this Quran guides to what is most upright, and gives good news to the believers—who do good—that they will have a mighty reward. 10. And ˹it warns˺ those who do not believe in the Hereafter ˹that˺ We have prepared for them a painful punishment.

We made the day and night as two signs. So We made the sign of the night devoid of light, and We made the sign of the day ˹perfectly˺ bright, so that you may seek the bounty of your Lord and know the number of years and calculation ˹of time˺.

Whoever chooses to be guided, it is only for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own loss. No soul burdened with sin will bear the burden of another. And We would never punish ˹a people˺ until We have sent a messenger ˹to warn them˺.

Give to close relatives their due, as well as the poor and ˹needy˺ travellers. And do not spend wastefully. 27. Surely the wasteful are ˹like˺ brothers to the devils. And the Devil is ever ungrateful to his Lord. 28. But if you must turn them down ˹because you lack the means to give˺—while hoping to receive your Lord’s bounty—then ˹at least˺ give them a kind word.

29. Do not be so tight-fisted, for you will be blameworthy; nor so open-handed, for you will end up in poverty. 30. Surely

31. Do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Surely killing them is a heinous sin.

32. Do not go near adultery. It is truly a shameful deed and an evil way.

33. Do not take a ˹human˺ life—made sacred by God—except with ˹legal˺ right.515 If anyone is killed unjustly, We have given their heirs516 the authority, but do not let them exceed limits in retaliation,517 for they are already supported ˹by law˺.

12) Be Sure 36. Do not follow what you have no ˹sure˺ knowledge of. Indeed, all will be called to account for ˹their˺ hearing, sight, and intellect.

38. The violation of any of these ˹commandments˺ is detestable to your Lord. 39. This is part of the wisdom which your Lord has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺. And do not set up any other god with God ˹O humanity˺, or you will be cast into Hell, blameworthy, rejected.

There is not a single thing that does not glorify His praises—but you ˹simply˺ cannot comprehend their glorification.

Then they will ask ˹you˺, “Who will bring us back ˹to life˺?” Say, “The One Who created you the first time.”

53. Tell My ˹believing˺ servants to say only what is best.

58. There is not a ˹wicked˺ society that We will not destroy or punish with a severe torment before the Day of Judgment. That is written in the Record.

When you are touched with hardship at sea, you ˹totally˺ forget all ˹the gods˺ you ˹normally˺ invoke, except Him. But when He delivers you ˹safely˺ to shore, you turn away. Humankind is ever ungrateful.

Do you feel secure that He will not cause the land to swallow you up, or unleash upon you a storm of stones? Then you will find none to protect you. 69. Or do you feel secure that He will not send you back to sea once again, and send upon you a violent storm, drowning you for your denial?

Indeed, We have dignified the children of Adam, carried them on land and sea, granted them good and lawful provisions, and privileged them far above many of Our creatures.

“The truth has come and falsehood has vanished. Indeed, falsehood is bound to vanish.”

We send down the Quran as a healing and mercy for the believers, but it only increases the wrongdoers in loss.

When We grant people Our favours, they turn away, acting arrogantly. But when touched with evil, they lose all hope.

They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about the spirit. Say, “Its nature is known only to my Lord, and you ˹O humanity˺ have been given but little knowledge.”

Indeed, His favour upon you is immense.

Say, “Glory be to my Lord! Am I not only a human messenger?”

95. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Had there been angels walking the earth, well settled, We would have surely sent down for them an angel from heaven as a messenger.”

asking ˹mockingly˺, “When we are reduced to bones and ashes, will we really be raised as a new creation?” 99. Have they not realized that God, Who created the heavens and the earth, can ˹easily˺ re-create them? He has ˹already˺ set for them a time, about which there is no doubt. But the wrongdoers persist in denial.

106. ˹It is˺ a Quran We have revealed in stages so that you may recite it to people at a deliberate pace. And We have sent it down in successive revelations.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Believe in this ˹Quran˺, or do not. Indeed, when it is recited to those who were gifted with knowledge534 before it ˹was revealed˺, they fall upon their faces in prostration,

Do not recite your prayers too loudly or silently, but

And you would have thought they were awake,544 though they were asleep. We turned them over, to the right and left, while their dog stretched his forelegs at the entrance. Had you looked at them, you would have certainly fled away from them, filled with horror.

do not argue about them except with sure knowledge,547

And never say of anything, “I will definitely do this tomorrow,” 24. without adding, “if God so wills!” But if you forget, then remember your Lord, and say, “I trust my Lord will guide me to what is more right than this.”

27. Recite what has been revealed to you from the Book of your Lord. None can change His Words, nor can you find any refuge besides Him.

Do not let your eyes look beyond them, desiring the luxuries of this worldly life.

do not obey those whose hearts We have made heedless of Our remembrance, who follow ˹only˺ their desires and whose state is ˹total˺ loss.

29. And say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “˹This is˺ the truth from your Lord. Whoever wills let them believe, and whoever wills let them disbelieve.”

Wealth and children are the adornment of this worldly life, but the everlasting good deeds are far better with your Lord in reward and in hope.552

We have surely set forth in this Quran every ˹kind of˺ lesson for people, but humankind is the most argumentative of all beings.

56. We do not send the messengers except as deliverers of good news and warners.

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On that Day, We will let them563 surge ˹like waves˺ over one another. Later, the Trumpet will be blown,564 and We will gather all ˹people˺ together.

Yet ˹some˺ people ask ˹mockingly˺, “After I die, will I really be raised to life again?” 67. Do ˹such˺ people not remember that We created them before, when they were nothing?

As for those who believe and do good, the Most Compassionate will ˹certainly˺ bless them with ˹genuine˺ love.

25. Moses prayed, “My Lord! Uplift my heart for me, 26. and make my task easy, 27. and remove the impediment from my tongue 28. so people may understand my speech,585

Your authority only covers the ˹fleeting˺ life of this world.

He ˹fully˺ knows what is ahead of them and what is behind them,605 but they cannot encompass Him in ˹their˺ knowledge.

and pray, “My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.”

121. So they both ate from the tree and then their nakedness was exposed to them, prompting them to cover themselves with leaves from Paradise. So Adam disobeyed his Lord, and ˹so˺ lost his way.610