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March 15 - September 9, 2025
before sunrise and before sunset, and glorify Him in the hours of the night and at both ends of the day,
Not a ˹single˺ society We destroyed before them ever believed ˹after receiving the signs˺. Will these ˹pagans˺ then believe?
We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything in between for sport. 17. Had We intended to take ˹some˺ amusement, We could have found it in Our presence, if that had been Our Will.
besides God in the heavens or the earth, both ˹realms˺ would have surely been corrupted. So Glorified is God, Lord of the Throne, far above what they claim.
29. Whoever of them were to say, “I am a god besides Him,” they would be rewarded with Hell by Us.
Do the disbelievers not realize that the heavens and earth were ˹once˺ one mass then We split them apart?620 And We created from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?
And We have made the sky a well-protected canopy, still they turn away from its signs.621 33. And He is the One Who created the day and the night, the sun and the moon—each travelling in an orbit.
Every soul will taste death.
Do they not see that We gradually reduce ˹their˺ land from its borders? Is it they who will then prevail?
“My Lord! Do not leave me childless, though You are the Best of Successors.”
104. On that Day We will roll up the heavens like a scroll of writings. Just as We produced the first creation, ˹so˺ shall We reproduce it. That is a promise binding on Us. We truly uphold ˹Our promises˺!
106. Surely this ˹Quran˺ is sufficient ˹as a reminder˺ for those devoted to worship.
O humanity! If you are in doubt about the Resurrection, then ˹know that˺ We did create you640 from dust, then from a sperm-drop,641 then ˹developed you into˺ a clinging clot,642 then a lump of flesh643—fully formed or unformed644—in order to demonstrate ˹Our power˺ to you. ˹Then˺ We settle whatever ˹embryo˺ We will in the womb for an appointed term, then bring you forth as infants, so that you may reach your prime. Some of you ˹may˺ die ˹young˺, while others are left to reach the most feeble stage of life so that they may know nothing after having known much.
you see the earth lifeless, but as soon as We send down rain upon it, it begins to stir ˹to life˺ and swell, producing every type of pleasant plant. 6. That is because God ˹alone˺ is the Truth, He ˹alone˺ gives life to the dead, and He ˹alone˺ is Most Capable of everything.
Permission ˹to fight back˺ is ˹hereby˺ granted to those being fought, for they have been wronged.659
˹They are˺ those who have been expelled from their homes for no reason other than proclaiming: “Our Lord is God.” Had God not repelled ˹the aggression of˺ some people by means of others, destruction would have surely claimed monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which God’s Name is often mentioned. God will certainly help those who stand up for Him.
I delayed ˹the fate of˺ the disbelievers ˹until their appointed time˺ then seized them. And how severe was My response! 45. Many are the societies We have destroyed for persisting in wrongdoing, leaving them in total ruin. ˹Many are˺ also the abandoned wells and lofty palaces!
' Delaying
Punishment
But eventual just ice
Indeed, it is not the eyes that are blind, but it is the hearts in the chests that grow blind.
Blind not literal
Many are the societies whose end We delayed while they did wrong, then seized them.
' Delayed punishment
12. And indeed, We created humankind671 from an extract of clay, 13. then placed each ˹human˺ as a sperm-drop672 in a secure place, 14. then We developed the drop into a clinging clot, then developed the clot into a lump ˹of flesh˺, then developed the lump into bones, then clothed the bones with flesh, then We brought it into being as a new creation.673 So Blessed is God, the Best of Creators.
Does he promise you that once you are dead and reduced to dust and bones, you will be brought forth ˹alive˺? 36. Impossible, simply impossible is what you are promised! 37. There is nothing beyond our worldly life. We die, others are born, and none will be resurrected. 38. He is no more than a man who has fabricated a lie about God, and we will never believe in him.”
53. Yet the people have divided it into different sects, each rejoicing in what they have. 54. So leave them ˹O Prophet˺ in their heedlessness for a while.
We never require of any soul more than what it can afford. And with Us is a record which speaks the truth. None will be wronged.
78. He is the One Who created for you hearing, sight, and intellect. ˹Yet˺ you hardly give any thanks.
Gratitude for senses '
4. Those who accuse chaste women ˹of adultery˺ and fail to produce four witnesses, give them eighty lashes ˹each˺. And do not ever accept any testimony from them—for they are indeed the rebellious— 5. except those who repent afterwards and mend their ways, then surely God is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Protecting women from false accusations
19. Indeed, those who love to see indecency spread among the believers will suffer a painful punishment in this life and the Hereafter.
23. Surely those who accuse chaste, unsuspecting,697 believing women are cursed in this life and the Hereafter. And they will suffer a tremendous punishment
O believers! Do not enter any house other than your own until you have asked for permission and greeted its occupants. This is best for you, so perhaps you will be mindful. 28. If you find no one at home, do not enter it until you have been given permission. And if you are asked to leave, then leave. That is purer for you.
Very specific
30. ˹O Prophet!˺ Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their chastity. That is purer for them. Surely God is All-Aware of what they do.
And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their chastity, and not to reveal their adornments700 except what normally appears.701 Let them draw their veils over their chests, and not reveal their ˹hidden˺ adornments702 except to their husbands, their fathers, their fathers-in-law, their sons, their stepsons, their brothers, their brothers’ sons or sisters’ sons, their fellow women, those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession, male attendants with no desire, or children who are still unaware of women’s nakedness. Let them not stomp their feet, drawing attention to their hidden
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' ' What are hidden adornments? '
Do not force your ˹slave˺ girls into prostitution for your own worldly gains while they wish to remain chaste. And if someone coerces them, then after such a coercion God is certainly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful ˹to them˺.
interesting- was probably the norm
Darkness upon darkness! If one stretches out their hand, they can hardly see it. And whoever God does not bless with light will have no light!
Darkness as the absence of light '
Do you not see that God gently drives the clouds, then joins them together, piling them up into masses, from which you see raindrops come forth? And He sends down from the sky mountains ˹of clouds˺ loaded with hail, pouring it on whoever He wills and averting it from whoever He wills.
45. And God has created from water every living creature. Some of them crawl on their bellies, some walk on two legs, and some walk on four. God creates whatever He wills. Surely God is Most Capable of everything.
Evolution?
Do not think ˹O Prophet˺ that the disbelievers can escape in the land. The Fire will be their home. Indeed, what an evil destination!
There is no restriction on the blind, or the disabled, or the sick.
Exceptions for the disabled
The disbelievers say, “This ˹Quran˺ is nothing but a fabrication which he720 made up with the help of others.” Their claim is totally unjustified and untrue! 5. And they say, “˹These revelations are only˺ ancient fables which he has had written down, and they are rehearsed to him morning and evening.”721 6. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “This ˹Quran˺ has been revealed by the One Who knows the secrets of the heavens and the earth. Surely He is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”722
Still used today
And ˹beware of˺ the Day the wrongdoer will bite his nails ˹in regret˺ and say, “Oh! I wish I had followed the Way along with the Messenger! 28. Woe to me! I wish I had never taken so-and-so as a close friend. 29. It was he who truly made me stray from the Reminder after it had reached me.”
The disbelievers say, “If only the Quran had been sent down to him all at once!” ˹We have sent it˺ as such ˹in stages˺ so We may reassure your heart with it. And We have revealed it at a deliberate pace. 33. Whenever
' Deliberate phases o revelation
Have you seen ˹O Prophet˺ the one who has taken their own desires as their god? Will you then be a keeper over them? 44. Or do you think that most of them listen or understand?733 They are only like cattle—no, more than that, they are astray from the ˹Right˺ Way!734
The ˹true˺ servants of the Most Compassionate are those who walk on the earth humbly, and when the foolish address them ˹improperly˺, they only respond with peace.
Humble and not reactive
Righteous Company 74. ˹They are˺ those who pray, “Our Lord! Bless us with ˹pious˺ spouses and offspring who will be the joy of our hearts, and make us models for the righteous.”
7. Have they failed to look at the earth, ˹to see˺ how many types of fine plants We have caused to grow in it? 8. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe. 9. And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.
Plants as proof of God
Abraham’s Prayer 83. “My Lord! Grant me wisdom, and join me with the righteous. 84. Bless me with honourable mention among later generations.
Only those who come before God with a pure heart ˹will be saved˺.”746
128. ˹Why˺ do you build a landmark on every high place in vanity, 129. and construct castles, as if you are going to live forever, 130. and act so viciously when you attack ˹others˺?
181. Give full measure, and cause no loss ˹to others˺. 182. Weigh with an even balance, 183. and do not defraud people of their property. Nor go about spreading corruption in the land. 184. And fear the One Who created you and ˹all˺ earlier peoples.”
We have never destroyed a society without warners 209. to remind ˹them˺, for We would never wrong ˹anyone˺.
Shall I inform you of whom the devils ˹actually˺ descend upon? 222. They descend upon every sinful liar, 223. who gives an ˹attentive˺ ear ˹to half-truths˺, mostly passing on sheer lies.756
1. Ṭâ-Sĩn. These are the verses of the Quran; the clear Book. 2. ˹It is˺ a guide and good news for the believers: 3. ˹those˺ who establish prayer, pay alms-tax, and have sure faith in the Hereafter.
