Verses 75 — Madani; Revealed at Medina
— Sections 10
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful
1. They ask thee concerning (things
taken as) spoils of war. Say: "(such) spoils are at the disposal of Allah and
the Messenger. So fear Allah, and keep straight the relations between
yourselves: Obey Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe."
2. For, Believers are those who, when
Allah is mentioned, feel a tremor in their hearts, and when they hear His signs
rehearsed, find their faith strengthened, and put (all) their trust in their
Lord;
3. Who establish regular prayers and
spend (freely) out of the gifts We have given them for sustenance:
4. Such in truth are the believers:
they have grades of dignity with their Lord, and forgiveness, and generous
sustenance:
5. Just as thy Lord ordered thee out of
thy house in truth, even though a party among the Believers disliked it,
6. Disputing with thee concerning the
truth after it was made manifest, as if they were being driven to death and
they (actually) saw it.
7. Behold! Allah promised you one of
the two (enemy) parties, that it should be yours: Ye wished that the one
unarmed should be yours, but Allah willed to justify the Truth according to His
words and to cut off the roots of the Unbelievers;—
8. That He might justify Truth and
prove Falsehood false, distasteful though it be to those in guilt.
9. Remember ye implored the assistance
of your Lord, and He answered you: "I will assist you with a thousand of
the angels, ranks on ranks."
10. Allah made it but a message of
hope, and an assurance to your hearts: (in any case) there is no help except
from Allah. and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.
11. Remember He covered you with a sort
of drowsiness, to give you calm as from Himself, and he caused rain to descend
on you from heaven, to clean you therewith, to remove from you the stain of
Satan, to strengthen your hearts, and to plant your feet firmly therewith.
12. Remember thy Lord inspired the
angels (with the message): "I am with you: give firmness to the Believers:
I will instil terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their
necks and smite all their finger-tips off them."
13. This because they contended against
Allah and His Messenger. If any contend against Allah and His Messenger, Allah
is strict in punishment.
14. Thus (will it be said): "Taste
ye then of the (punishment): for those who resist Allah, is the penalty of the
Fire."
15. O ye who believe! when ye meet the
Unbelievers in hostile array, never turn your backs to them.
16. If any do turn his back to them on
such a day— unless it be in a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of
his own)— he draws on himself the wrath of Allah, and his abode is Hell,— an
evil refuge (indeed)!
17. It is not ye who slew them; it was
Allah. when thou threwest (a handful of dust), it was not thy act, but Allah.s:
in order that He might test the Believers by a gracious trial from Himself: for
Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things).
18. That, and also because Allah is He
Who makes feeble the plans and stratagem of the Unbelievers.
19. (O Unbelievers!) if ye prayed for
victory and judgment, now hath the judgment come to you: if ye desist (from
wrong), it will be best for you: if ye return (to the attack), so shall We. Not
the least good will your forces be to you even if they were multiplied: for
verily Allah is with those who believe!
20. O ye who believe! Obey Allah and
His Messenger, and turn not away from him when ye hear (him speak).
21. Nor be like those who say, "We
hear," but listen not:
22. For the worst of beasts in the
sight of Allah are the deaf and the dumb,— those who understand not.
23. If Allah had found in them any good.
He would indeed have made them listen: (As it is), if He had made them listen,
they would but have turned back and declined (Faith).
24. O ye who believe! give your
response to Allah and His Messenger, when He calleth you to that which will
give you life; and know that Allah cometh in between a man and his heart, and
that it is He to Whom ye shall (all) be gathered.
25. And fear tumult or oppression,
which affecteth not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong: and know
that Allah is strict in punishment.
26. Call to mind when ye were a small
(band), despised through the land, and afraid that men might despoil and kidnap
you; But He provided a safe asylum for you, strengthened you with His aid, and
gave you Good things for sustenance: that ye might be grateful.
27. O ye that believe! betray not the
trust of Allah and the Messenger, nor misappropriate knowingly things entrusted
to you.
28. And know ye that your possessions
and your progeny are but a trial; and that it is Allah with Whom lies your
highest reward.
29. O ye who believe! if ye fear Allah,
He will grant you a criterion (to judge between right and wrong), remove from
you (all) evil (that may afflict) you, and forgive you: for Allah is the Lord
of grace unbounded.
30. Remember how the Unbelievers
plotted against thee, to keep thee in bonds, or slay thee, or get thee out (of
thy home). They plot and plan, and Allah too plans; but the best of planners is
Allah.
31. When Our Signs are rehearsed to
them, they say: "We have heard this (before): if we wished, we could say
(words) like these: these are nothing but tales of the ancients."
32. Remember how they said: "O
Allah if this is indeed the Truth from Thee, rain down on us a shower of stones
form the sky, or send us a grievous penalty."
33. But Allah was not going to send
them a penalty whilst thou wast amongst them; nor was He going to send it
whilst they could ask for pardon.
34. But what plea have they that Allah
should not punish them, when they keep out (men) from the sacred Mosque— and
they are not its guardians? No men can be its guardians except the righteous;
but most of them do not understand.
35. Their prayer at the House (of
Allah. is nothing but whistling and clapping of hands: (Its only answer can
be), "Taste ye the penalty because ye blasphemed."
36. The Unbelievers spend their wealth
to hinder (man) from the path of Allah, and so will they continue to spend; but
in the end they will have (only) regrets and sighs; at length they will be
overcome: and the Unbelievers will be gathered together to Hell;—
37. In order that Allah may separate
the impure from the pure, put the impure, one on another, heap them together,
and cast them into Hell. They will be the ones to have lost.
38. Say to the Unbelievers, if (now)
they desist (from Unbelief), their past would be forgiven them; but if they
persist, the punishment of those before them is already (a matter of warning
for them).
39. And fight them on until there is no
more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah
altogether and everywhere; but if they cease, verily Allah doth see all that
they do.
40. If they refuse, be sure that Allah
is your Protector— the best to protect and the best to help.
41. And know that out of all the booty
that ye may acquire (in war), a fifth share is assigned to Allah,— and to the
Messenger, and to near relatives, orphans, the needy, and the wayfarer,— if ye
do believe in Allah and in the revelation We sent down to Our servant on the
Day of Testing,— the Day of the meeting of the two forces. For Allah hath power
over all things.
42. Remember ye were on the hither side
of the valley, and they on the farther side, and the caravan on lower ground
than ye. Even if ye had made a mutual appointment to meet, ye would certainly
have failed in the appointment: But (thus ye met), that Allah might accomplish
a matter already enacted; that those who died might die after a clear Sign (had
been given), and those who lived might live after a Clear Sign (had been
given). And verily Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things).
43. Remember in thy dream Allah showed
them to thee as few: if He had shown them to thee as many, ye would surely have
been discouraged, and ye would surely have disputed in (your) decision; but
Allah saved (you): for He knoweth well the (secrets) of (all) hearts.
44. And remember when ye met, He showed
them to you as few in your eyes, and He made you appear as contemptible in
their eyes: that Allah might accomplish a matter already enacted. For to Allah
do all questions go back (for decision).
45. O ye who believe! When ye meet a
force, be firm, and call Allah in remembrance much (and often); that ye may
prosper:
46. And obey Allah and His Messenger.
and fall into no disputes, lest ye lose heart and your power depart; and be
patient and persevering: For Allah is with those who patiently persevere:
47. And be not like those who started
from their homes insolently and to be seen of men, and to hinder (men) from the
path of Allah. For Allah compasseth round about all that they do.
48. Remember Satan made their (sinful)
acts seem alluring to them, and said: "No one among men can overcome you
this day, while I am near to you": But when the two forces came in sight
of each other, he turned on his heels, and said: "Lo! I am clear of you;
lo! I see what ye see not; Lo! I fear Allah. for Allah is strict in
punishment."
49. Lo! the hypocrites say, and those
in whose hearts is a disease: "These people,— their religion has misled
them." But if any trust in Allah, behold! Allah is Exalted in might, Wise.
50. If thou couldst see, when the
angels take the souls of the Unbelievers (at death), (How) they smite their
faces and their backs, (saying): "Taste the penalty of the blazing Fire—
51. "Because of (the deeds) which
your (own) hands sent forth; for Allah is never unjust to His servants:
52. "(Deeds) after the manner of
the people of Pharaoh and of those before them: They rejected the Signs of
Allah, and Allah punished them for their crimes: for Allah is Strong, and
Strict in punishment:
53. "Because Allah will never
change the grace which He hath bestowed on a people until they change what is
in their (own) souls: and verily Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all
things)."
54. (Deeds) after the manner of the
people of Pharaoh and those before them": They treated as false the Signs
of their Lord: so We destroyed them for their crimes, and We drowned the people
of Pharaoh: for they were all oppressors and wrong- doers.
55. For the worst of beasts in the
sight of Allah are those who reject Him: They will not believe.
56. They are those with whom thou didst
make a covenant, but they break their covenant every time, and they have not
the fear (of Allah).
57. If ye gain the mastery over them in
war, disperse, with them, those who follow them, that they may remember.
58. If thou fearest treachery from any
group, throw back (their covenant) to them, (so as to be) on equal terms: for
Allah loveth not the treacherous.
59. Let not the unbelievers think that
they can get the better (of the godly): they will never frustrate (them).
60. Against them make ready your
strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror
into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others
besides, whom ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know. Whatever ye shall
spend in the cause of Allah, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be
treated unjustly.
61. But if the enemy incline towards
peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace, and trust in Allah. for He is One
that heareth and knoweth (all things).
62. Should they intend to deceive thee,—
verily Allah sufficeth thee: He it is That hath strengthened thee with His aid
and with (the company of) the Believers;
63. And (moreover) He hath put
affection between their hearts: not if thou hadst spent all that is in the
earth, couldst thou have produced that affection, but Allah hath done it: for
He is Exalted in might, Wise.
64. O Messenger. sufficient unto thee
is Allah,— (unto thee) and unto those who follow thee among the Believers.
65. O Messenger. rouse the Believers to
the fight. If there are twenty amongst you, patient and persevering, they will
vanquish two hundred: if a hundred, they will vanquish a thousand of the
Unbelievers: for these are a people without understanding.
66. For the present, Allah hath
lightened your (task), for He knoweth that there is a weak spot in you: But
(even so), if there are a hundred of you, patient and persevering, they will
vanquish two hundred, and if a thousand, they will vanquish two thousand, with
the leave of Allah. for Allah is with those who patiently persevere.
67. It is not fitting for an apostle
that he should have prisoners of war until he hath thoroughly subdued the land.
Ye look for the temporal goods of this world; but Allah looketh to the
Hereafter: And Allah is Exalted in might, Wise.
68. Had it not been for a previous
ordainment from Allah, a severe penalty would have reached you for the (ransom)
that ye took.
69. But (now) enjoy what ye took in
war, lawful and good: but fear Allah. for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most
Merciful.
70. O Messenger. say to those who are
captives in your hands: "If Allah findeth any good in your hearts, He will
give you something better than what has been taken from you, and He will
forgive you: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful."
71. But if they have treacherous
designs against thee, (O Messenger.), they have already been in treason against
Allah, and so hath He given (thee) power over them. And Allah so He Who hath
(full) knowledge and wisdom.
72. Those who believed, and adopted
exile, and fought for the Faith, with their property and their persons, in the
cause of Allah, as well as those who gave (them) asylum and aid,— these are
(all) friends and protectors, one of another. As to those who believed but came
not into exile, ye owe no duty of protection to them until they come into
exile; but if they seek your aid in religion, it is your duty to help them,
except against a people with whom ye have a treaty of mutual alliance. And
(remember) Allah seeth all that ye do.
73. The Unbelievers are protectors, one
of another: Unless ye do this, (protect each other), there would be tumult and
oppression on earth, and great mischief.
74. Those who believe, and adopt exile,
and fight for the Faith, in the cause of Allah as well as those who give (them)
asylum and aid,— these are (all) in very truth the Believers: for them is the
forgiveness of sins and a provision most generous.
75. And those who accept Faith
subsequently, and adopt exile, and fight for the Faith in your company,— they
are of you. But kindred by blood have prior rights against each other in the
Book of Allah. Verily Allah is well-acquainted with all things.
The Holy Qur'an
Translated by Abdullah
Yusuf Ali
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