Indication Of Qur'an

Indication of Qur’an on childhood to Death (The absolute truth)

Indication of Qur’an on Childhood to Death (The absolute truth)

Md. Elius Pathan (Mishor)

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Indication of Qur’an on childhood to Death (The absolute truth) FORWARD The Qur'an is a Message from Allah (swt) to humanity. It was transmitted to us in a chain starting from the Almighty Himself (swt) through the angel Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammad (saw). This message was given to the Prophet (saw) in pieces over a period across approximately 23 years. The Prophet (saw) was 40 years old when the Qur'an began to be revealed to him, and he was 63 when the revelation was completed. The language of the original message was Arabic, but it has been translated into many other languages later. It is possible that a person may not intentionally lie; he may even be a person who makes great effort in ibaadah. ‘No one ever hides evil within thyselves except that Allah (swt) makes it visible from his facial outlook and the statements his tongues utters. On the Day of Judgment this would be very clear as Allah (swt) says:

“And on the Day of rebirth you will see those who lied against Allah (swt) their faces will be black. Is there not in Hell an abode for the arrogant ones?” [39:60] Allah (swt) also said: “On the Day when some faces will become white and some faces will become black; as for those whose faces will become dark (to them will be said): "Did you reject Faith after accepting it? Then taste the torment for rejecting Faith.” [3:106]

If we examine the life of an average human, we come to realize that life consists of four periods. Childhood: This usually lasts for maximum thirteen to fourteen years. The teenage years which usually lasts for six to eight years depending on when he gets married, (The Period of Youth). The third part of his life is from the time he gets married until his old age, which usually lasts for merely twenty to thirty years, and then lastly his old age whose exact time period cannot be said with certainty, depending on when death takes him. This book is a set of verses of Al-Qur’an about Islam, Truth, Childhood, Youth, Married and Death. May Allah (swt) bless us. Amen. Md. Elius Pathan (Mishor) Author This book is dedicated to my: Abba, Amma & belove Wife 2

Indication of Qur’an on childhood to Death (The absolute truth)

Islam The word Islam means "submission", or the total surrender of oneself to Allāh (swt). An adherent of Islam is known as a Muslim, meaning "one who submits [to Allah]". The word Muslim is the participle of the same verb of which Islām is the infinitive. There are between 1 billion and 1.8 billion Muslims, making Islam the second-largest religion in the world. Islam is not a new religion, but the same truth that Allah (swt) revealed through all His prophets to every people. For a fifth of the world's population, Islam is both a religion and a complete way of life. Muslims follow a religion of peace, mercy, and forgiveness, and the majority have nothing to do with the extremely grave events which have come to be associated with their faith. Muslims believe that Allah (swt) revealed the Qur'an to Muhammad (saw), Allah's (swt) final prophet, through the angel Gabriel and regard the Qur'an and the Sunnah (words and deeds of Muhammad (saw)) as the fundamental sources of Islam. Islam includes many religious practices. Adherents are generally required to observe the Five Pillars of Islam, which are five duties that unite Muslims into a community. In addition to the Five Pillars, Islamic law (sharia) has developed a tradition of rulings that touch on virtually all aspects of life and society. The word Islam is given a number of meanings in the Qur'an. In some verses (ayat), the quality of Islam as an internal conviction is stressed: "Whomsoever Allah desires to guide, He expands his breast to Islam." Other verses connect islām and dīn (usually translated as "religion"): "Today, I have perfected your religion (dīn) for you; I have completed My blessing upon you; I have approved Islam for your religion." Still others describe Islam as an action of returning to Allah—more than just a verbal affirmation of faith. Another technical meaning in Islamic thought is as one part of a agreement of islam, imān (faith), and ihsān (excellence); where it represents acts of worship (`ibādah) and Islamic law (sharia). The Five Pillars of Islam •

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The shahadah, which is the basic faith or theory of Islam: "ašhadu 'al-lā ilāha illā-llāhu wa 'ašhadu 'anna muħammadan rasūlu-llāh", or "I swear that there is none worthy of worship except Allah (swt) and I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." This evidence is a foundation for all other beliefs and practices in Islam. Muslims must repeat the shahadah in prayer. Salah, or prayer, which must be performed five times a day. Each salah is done facing towards the Kaaba in Mecca. Salah is intended to focus the mind on Allah (swt) and is seen as a personal communication with him that expresses 3

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gratitude and worship. Salah is compulsory but flexibility in the specifics is allowed depending on circumstances. In many Muslim countries, reminders called Adhan (call to prayer) are broadcast publicly from local mosques at the appropriate times. The prayers are recited in the Arabic language, and consist of verses from the Qur'an. Zakat: This is the practice of giving based on accumulated wealth, and is obligatory for all Muslims who can afford it. A fixed portion is spent to help the poor or needy, and also to assist the spread of Islam. The zakat is considered a religious obligation (as opposed to voluntary charity) that the well-off owe to the needy because their wealth is seen as a "trust from Allah's (swt) reward". Sawm or fasting during the month of Ramadan. Muslims must not eat or drink (among other things) from dawn to sunset during this month, and must be mindful of other sins. The fast is to encourage a feeling of nearness to Allah (swt), and during it Muslims should express their gratitude for and dependence on him, agreed for their past sins, and think of the needy. Sawm is not obligatory for several groups for whom it would constitute an undue burden. The Hajj, which is the pilgrimage during the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah in the city of Mecca. Every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it must make the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in his or her lifetime. When the pilgrim is about ten kilometers from Mecca, he must dress in Ihram clothing, which consists of two white seamless sheets. Rituals of the Hajj include walking seven times around the Kaaba, touching the Black Stone, running seven times between Mount Safa and Mount Marwah, and symbolically stoning the Devil in Mina. The pilgrim, or the hajji, is honored in his or her community, although Islamic teachers say that the Hajj should be an expression of commitment to Allah (swt) instead of a means to gain social standing.

In the holy Quran about Islam, Reward and fear of Allah (swt), Allah (swt) says: Bala man aslama wajhahu lillahi wahuwa muhsinun falahu ajruhu AAinda rabbihi wala khawfun AAalayhim wala hum yahzanoona •

2:112/ Yea, indeed: everyone who surrenders his whole being unto Allah (swt), and is a doer of good withal, shall have his reward with his Sustainer; and all such need have no fear, and neither shall they grieve.

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo odkhuloo fee alssilmi kaffatan wala tattabiAAoo khutuwati alshshaytani innahu lakum AAaduwwun mubeenun

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2:208/ O you who have attained to faith! Surrender yourselves wholly unto Allah (swt), and follow not Satan's footsteps, for, verily, he is your open foe.

La ikraha fee alddeeni qad tabayyana alrrushdu mina alghayyi faman yakfur bialttaghooti wayumin biAllahi faqadi istamsaka bialAAurwati alwuthqa la infisama laha waAllahu sameeAAun AAaleemun •

2:256/ THERE SHALL BE no coercion in matters of faith. Distinct has now become the right way from [the way of] error: hence, he who rejects the powers of evil and believes in Allah (swt) has indeed taken hold of a support most unfailing, which shall never give way: for Allah (swt) is all-hearing, all-knowing.

Inna alddeena AAinda Allahi alislamu wama ikhtalafa allatheena ootoo alkitaba illa min baAAdi ma jaahumu alAAilmu baghyan baynahum waman yakfur biayati Allahi fainna Allaha sareeAAu alhisabi •

3:19/ Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of Allah (swt) is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of Allah (swt)'s messages - behold, Allah (swt) is swift in reckoning!

Fain hajjooka faqul aslamtu wajhiya lillahi wamani ittabaAAani waqul lillatheena ootoo alkitaba waalommiyyeena aaslamtum fain aslamoo faqadi ihtadaw wain tawallaw fainnama AAalayka albalaghu waAllahu baseerun bialAAibadi •

3:20/ Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto Allah (swt), and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for Allah (swt) sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.

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Qul amanna biAllahi wama onzila AAalayna wama onzila AAala ibraheema waismaAAeela waishaqa wayaAAqooba waalasbati wama ootiya moosa waAAeesa waalnnabiyyoona min rabbihim la nufarriqu bayna ahadin minhum wanahnu lahu muslimoona •

3:84/ Say: "We believe in Allah (swt), and in that which has been bestowed from on high upon us, and that which has been bestowed upon Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and their descendants, and that which has been vouchsafed by their Sustainer unto Moses and Jesus and all the [other] prophets: we make no distinction between any of them. And unto Him do we surrender ourselves."

Waman yabtaghi ghayra alislami deenan falan yuqbala minhu wahuwa fee alakhirati mina alkhasireena •

3:85/ For, if one goes in search of a religion other than self-surrender unto Allah (swt), it will never be accepted from him, and in the life to come he shall be among the lost.

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo ittaqoo Allaha haqqa tuqatihi wala tamootunna illa waantum muslimoona •

3:102/ O you who have attained to faith! Be conscious of Allah (swt) with all the consciousness that is due to Him, and do not allow death to overtake you ere you have surrendered yourselves unto Him.

Waman ahsanu deenan mimman aslama wajhahu lillahi wahuwa muhsinun waittabaAAa millata ibraheema haneefan waittakhatha Allahu ibraheema khaleelan •

4:125/ And who could be of better faith than he who surrenders his whole being unto Allah (swt) and is a doer of good withal, and follows the creed of Abraham, who turned away from all that is false - seeing that Allah (swt) exalted Abraham with His love?

Hurrimat AAalaykumu almaytatu waalddamu walahmu alkhinzeeri wama ohilla lighayri Allahi bihi waalmunkhaniqatu waalmawqoothatu waalmutaraddiyatu waalnnateehatu wama akala alssabuAAu illa ma thakkaytum wama thubiha AAala alnnusubi waan tastaqsimoo bialazlami thalikum fisqun alyawma yaisa allatheena kafaroo min deenikum fala takhshawhum waikhshawni alyawma akmaltu lakum deenakum waatmamtu AAalaykum niAAmatee 6

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waradeetu lakumu alislama deenan famani idturra fee makhmasatin ghayra mutajanifin liithmin fainna Allaha ghafoorun raheemun •

5:3/ FORBIDDEN to you is carrion, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that over which any name other than Allah (swt)'s has been invoked, and the animal that has been strangled, or beaten to death, or killed by a fall, or gored to death, or savaged by a beast of prey, save that which you [yourselves] may have slaughtered while it was still alive; and [forbidden to you is] all that has been slaughtered on idolatrous altars. And [you are forbidden] to seek to learn through divination what the future may hold in store for you: this is sinful conduct. Today, those who, are bent on denying the truth have lost all hope of [your ever forsaking] your religion: do not, then, hold them in awe, but stand in awe of Me! Today have I perfected your religious law for you, and have bestowed upon you the full measure of My blessings, and willed that self-surrender unto Me shall be your religion. As for him, however, who is driven [to what is forbidden] by dire necessity and not by an inclination to sinning -behold, Allah (swt) is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.

Qul aghayra Allahi attakhithu waliyyan fatiri alssamawati waalardi wahuwa yutAAimu wala yutAAamu qul innee omirtu an akoona awwala man aslama wala takoonanna mina almushrikeena •

6:14/ Say: "Am I to take for my master anyone but Allah (swt), the Originator of the heavens and the earth, when it is He who gives nourishment and Himself needs none?” Say: "I am bidden to be foremost among those who surrender themselves unto Allah (swt), and not to be among those who ascribe divinity to aught beside Him."

Qul anadAAoo min dooni Allahi ma la yanfaAAuna wala yadurruna wanuraddu AAala aAAqabina baAAda ith hadana Allahu kaallathee istahwathu alshshayateenu fee alardi hayrana lahu ashabun yadAAoonahu ila alhuda itina qul inna huda Allahi huwa alhuda waomirna linuslima lirabbi alAAalameena •

6:71/ SAY: "Shall we invoke, instead of Allah (swt), something that can neither benefit us nor harm us, and [thus] turn around on our heels after Allah (swt) has guided us aright? -like one whom the satans have enticed into blundering after earthly lusts, the while his companions, trying to guide him, call out unto him [from afar] , `Come thou to us!"' Say: "Verily, Allah

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Indication of Qur’an on childhood to Death (The absolute truth) (swt)'s guidance is the only guidance: and so we have been bidden to surrender ourselves unto the Sustainer of all the worlds,

Faman yuridi Allahu an yahdiyahu yashrah sadrahu lilislami waman yurid an yudillahu yajAAal sadrahu dayyiqan harajan kaannama yassaAAAAadu fee alssamai kathalika yajAAalu Allahu alrrijsa AAala allatheena la yuminoona •

6:125/ And whomsoever Allah (swt) wills to guide, his bosom He opens wide with willingness towards self-surrender [unto Him]; and whomsoever He wills to let go astray, his bosom He causes to be tight and constricted, as if he were climbing unto the skies: it is thus that Allah (swt) inflicts horror upon those who will not believe.

Wain ahadun mina almushrikeena istajaraka faajirhu hatta yasmaAAa kalama Allahi thumma ablighhu mamanahu thalika biannahum qawmun la yaAAlamoona •

9:6/ And if any of those who ascribe divinity to aught beside Allah (swt) seeks thy protection, grant him protection, so that he might [be able to] hear the word of Allah (swt) [from thee]; and thereupon convey him to a place where he can feel secure: this, because they [may be] people who [sin only because they] do not know [the truth].

Qatiloo allatheena la yuminoona biAllahi wala bialyawmi alakhiri wala yuharrimoona ma harrama Allahu warasooluhu wala yadeenoona deena alhaqqi mina allatheena ootoo alkitaba hatta yuAAtoo aljizyata AAan yadin wahum saghiroona •

9:29/ [And] fight against those who - despite having been vouchsafed revelation [aforetime] do not [truly] believe either in Allah (swt) or the Last Day, and do not consider forbidden that which Allah (swt) and His Apostle have forbidden, and do not follow the religion of truth [which Allah (swt) has enjoined upon them] till they [agree to] pay the exemption tax with a willing hand, after having been humbled [in war].

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Huwa allathee arsala rasoolahu bialhuda wadeeni alhaqqi liyuthhirahu AAala alddeeni kullihi walaw kariha almushrikoona •

9:33/ He it is who has sent forth His Apostle with the [task of spreading] guidance and the religion of truth, to the end that He may cause it to prevail over all [false] religion -however hateful this may be to those who ascribe divinity to aught beside Allah (swt).

Yahlifoona biAllahi ma qaloo walaqad qaloo kalimata alkufri wakafaroo baAAda islamihim wahammoo bima lam yanaloo wama naqamoo illa an aghnahumu Allahu warasooluhu min fadlihi fain yatooboo yaku khayran lahum wain yatawallaw yuAAaththibhumu Allahu AAathaban aleeman fee alddunya waalakhirati wama lahum fee alardi min waliyyin wala naseerin •

9:74/ [The hypocrites] swear by Allah (swt) that they have said nothing [wrong]; yet most certainly have they uttered a saying which amounts to a denial of the truth, and have [thus] denied the truth after [having professed] their self-surrender to Allah (swt): for they were aiming at something which was beyond their reach. And they could find no fault [with the Faith] save that Allah (swt) had enriched them and [caused] His Apostle [to enrich them] out of His bounty! Hence, if they repent, it will be for their own good. but if they turn away, Allah (swt) will cause them to suffer grievous suffering in this world and in the life to come, and they will find no helper on earth, and none to give [them] succour.

Wama kana almuminoona liyanfiroo kaffatan falawla nafara min kulli firqatin minhum taifatun liyatafaqqahoo fee alddeeni waliyunthiroo qawmahum itha rajaAAoo ilayhim laAAallahum yahtharoona •

9:122/ With all this, it is not desirable that all of the believers take the field [in time of war]. From within every group in their midst, some shall refrain from going forth to war, and shall devote themselves [instead] to acquiring a deeper knowledge of the Faith. and [thus be able to] teach their home-coming brethren, so that these [too] might guard themselves against evil.

Qul ya ayyuha alnnasu in kuntum fee shakkin min deenee fala aAAbudu allatheena taAAbudoona min dooni Allahi walakin aAAbudu Allaha allathee yatawaffakum waomirtu an akoona mina almumineena 9

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10:104/ SAY [O Prophet]: "O mankind! If you are in doubt as to what my faith is, then [know that] I do not worship those beings whom you worship beside Allah (swt), but [that] I worship Allah (swt) alone, who shall cause you [all] to die: for I have been bidden to be among those who believe [in Him alone]."

Waan aqim wajhaka lilddeeni haneefan wala takoonanna mina almushrikeena •

10:105/ Hence, [O man,] set thy face steadfastly towards the [true] faith, turning away from all that is false, and be not among those who ascribe divinity to aught beside Allah (swt).

Fai llam yastajeeboo lakum faiAAlamoo annama onzila biAAilmi Allahi waan la ilaha illa huwa fahal antum muslimoona •

11:14/ And if they [whom you have called to your aid] are not able to help you, then know that [this Qur'an] has been bestowed from on high out of Allah (swt)'s wisdom alone, and that there is no deity save Him. Will you, then, surrender yourselves unto Him?"

Ma taAAbudoona min doonihi illa asmaan sammaytumooha antum waabaokum ma anzala Allahu biha min sultanin ini alhukmu illa lillahi amara alla taAAbudoo illa iyyahu thalika alddeenu alqayyimu walakinna akthara alnnasi la yaAAlamoona •

12:40/ "All that you worship instead of Allah (swt) is nothing but [empty] names which you have invented - you and your forefathers- [and] for which Allah (swt) has bestowed no warrant from on high. Judgment [as to what is right and what is wrong] rests with Allah (swt) alone-[and] He has ordained that you should worship nought but Him: this is the [one] evertrue faith; but most people know it not .

Rubama yawaddu allatheena kafaroo law kanoo muslimeena •

15:2/ And it will come to pass that those who are [now] bent on denying this truth will wish that they had surrendered themselves to Allah (swt) [in their life time].

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WaAllahu jaAAala lakum mimma khalaqa thilalan wajaAAala lakum mina aljibali aknanan wajaAAala lakum sarabeela taqeekumu alharra wasarabeela taqeekum basakum kathalika yutimmu niAAmatahu AAalaykum laAAallakum tuslimoona •

16:81/ And among the many objects of His creation, Allah (swt) has appointed for you [various] means of protection: thus, He has given you in the mountains places of shelter, and has endowed you with [the ability to make] garments to protect you from heat [and cold], as well as such garments as might protect you from your [mutual] violence. In this way does He bestow the full measure of His blessings on you, so that you might surrender yourselves unto Him.

Qul innama yooha ilayya annama ilahukum ilahun wahidun fahal antum muslimoona •

21:108/ Say: “It has but been revealed unto me that your Allah (swt) is the One and Only Allah (swt): will you, then, surrender yourselves unto Him?”

Walikulli ommatin jaAAalna mansakan liyathkuroo isma Allahi AAala ma razaqahum min baheemati alanAAami failahukum ilahun wahidun falahu aslimoo wabashshiri almukhbiteena •

22:34/ And [thus it is:] unto every community [that has ever believed in Us] have We appointed [sacrifice as] an act of worship, so that they might extol the name of Allah (swt) over whatever heads of cattle He may have provided for them [to this end]. And (always bear in mind:) your Allah (swt) is the One and Only Allah (swt): hence, surrender yourselves unto Him. And give thou the glad tiding [of Allah (swt)’s acceptance] unto all who are humble –

Wajahidoo fee Allahi haqqa jihadihi huwa ijtabakum wama jaAAala AAalaykum fee alddeeni min harajin millata abeekum ibraheema huwa sammakumu almuslimeena min qablu wafee hatha liyakoona alrrasoolu shaheedan AAalaykum watakoonoo shuhadaa AAala alnnasi faaqeemoo alssalata waatoo alzzakata waiAAtasimoo biAllahi huwa mawlakum faniAAma almawla waniAAma alnnaseeru •

22:78/ And strive hard in Allah (swt)’s cause with all the striving that is due to Him: it is He who has elected you [to carry His message], and has laid no hardship on you in [anything that pertains to religion, [and made you follow] the creed of your forefather Abraham. It is He who has named you in bygone times as well as in this [divine writ] – “those who have surrendered themselves to Allah (swt)”, so that the Apostle might bear witness to the truth before you, and

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Indication of Qur’an on childhood to Death (The absolute truth) that you might bear witness to it before all mankind. Thus, be constant in prayer, and render the purifying dues, and hold fast unto Allah (swt). He is your Lord Supreme: and how excellent is this Lord Supreme, and how excellent this Giver of Succour!

WaAAada Allahu allatheena amanoo minkum waAAamiloo alssalihati layastakhlifannahum fee alardi kama istakhlafa allatheena min qablihim walayumakkinanna lahum deenahumu allathee irtada lahum walayubaddilannahum min baAAdi khawfihim amnan yaAAbudoonanee la yushrikoona bee shayan waman kafara baAAda thalika faolaika humu alfasiqoona •

24:55/ Allah (swt) has promised those of you who have attained to faith and do righteous deeds that, of a certainty, He will cause them to accede to power on earth, even as He caused [some of] those who lived before them to accede to it; and that, of a certainty, He will firmly establish for them the religion which He has been pleased to bestow on them; and that, of a certainty, He will cause their erstwhile state of fear to be replaced by a sense of security [seeing that] they worship Me [alone], not ascribing divine powers to aught beside Me. But all who, after [having understood] this, choose to deny the truth - it is they, they who are truly iniquitous!

Alla taAAloo AAalayya watoonee muslimeena •

27:31/ [Allah (swt) says:] Exalt not yourselves against Me, but come unto Me in willing surrender!’ ”

Falamma jaat qeela ahakatha AAarshuki qalat kaannahu huwa waooteena alAAilma min qabliha wakunna muslimeena •

27:42/ And so, as soon as she arrived, she was asked: “Is thy throne like this?” She answered: “It is as though it were the same!” [And Solomon said to his nobles: “She has arrived at the truth without any help from us,] although it is we who have been given [divine] knowledge before her, and have [long ago] surrendered ourselves unto Allah (swt)!

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Qeela laha odkhulee alssarha falamma raathu hasibathu lujjatan wakashafat AAan saqayha qala innahu sarhun mumarradun min qawareera qalat rabbi innee thalamtu nafsee waaslamtu maAAa sulaymana lillahi rabbi alAAalameena •

27:44/ [After a while] she was told: “Enter this court!” - but when she saw it, she thought that it was a fathomless expanse of water, and she bared her legs. Said he: “Behold, it is [but] a court smoothly paved with glass!” Cried she: “O my Sustainer! I have been sinning against myself thy worshipping aught but Thee]: but [now] I have surrendered myself, with Solomon, unto the Sustainer of all the worlds!”

Wama anta bihadee alAAumyi AAan dalalatihim in tusmiAAu illa man yuminu biayatina fahum muslimoona •

27:81/ just as thou canst not lead the blind [of heart] out of their error; none canst thou make hear save such as [are willing to] believe in Our messages, and thus surrender themselves unto Us.

Innama omirtu an aAAbuda rabba hathihi albaldati allathee harramaha walahu kullu shayin waomirtu an akoona mina almuslimeena •

27:91/ [SAY, O Muhammad:] “I have been bidden to worship the Sustainer of this City –Him who has made it sacred, and unto whom all things belong: and I have been bidden to be of those who surrender themselves to Him,

Wala tujadiloo ahla alkitabi illa biallatee hiya ahsanu illa allatheena thalamoo minhum waqooloo amanna biallathee onzila ilayna waonzila ilaykum wailahuna wailahukum wahidun wanahnu lahu muslimoona •

29:46/ And do not argue with the followers of earlier revelation otherwise than in a most kindly manner - unless it be such of them as are bent on evildoing and say: “We believe in that which has been bestowed from on high upon us, as well as that which has been bestowed upon you: or our Allah (swt) and your Allah (swt) is one and the same, and it is unto Him that We [all] surrender ourselves.”

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Faaqim wajhaka lilddeeni haneefan fitrata Allahi allatee fatara alnnasa AAalayha la tabdeela likhalqi Allahi thalika alddeenu alqayyimu walakinna akthara alnnasi la yaAAlamoona •

30:30/ AND SO, set thy face steadfastly towards the [one ever-true] faith, turning away from all that is false, in accordance with the natural disposition which Allah (swt) has instilled into man: [for,] not to allow any change to corrupt what Allah (swt) has thus created this is the [purpose of the one] ever-true faith; but most people know it not.

Faaqim wajhaka lilddeeni alqayyimi min qabli an yatiya yawmun la maradda lahu mina Allahi yawmaithin yassaddaAAoona •

30:43/ Set, then, thy face steadfastly towards the one ever-true faith, ere there come from Allah (swt) a Day [of reckoning - the Day] which cannot be averted. On that Day all will be sundered:

Waman yuslim wajhahu ila Allahi wahuwa muhsinun faqadi istamsaka bialAAurwati alwuthqa waila Allahi AAaqibatu alomoori •

31:22/ Now whoever surrenders his whole being unto Allah (swt), and is a doer of good withal, has indeed taken hold of a support most unfailing: for with Allah (swt) rests the final outcome of all events.

Waomirtu lian akoona awwala almuslimeena •

39:12/ and I am bidden to be foremost among those who surrender themselves unto Allah (swt).”

Afaman sharaha Allahu sadrahu lilislami fahuwa AAala noorin min rabbihi fawaylun lilqasiyati quloobuhum min thikri Allahi olaika fee dalalin mubeenin •

39:22/ Could, then, one whose bosom Allah (swt) has opened wide with willingness towards self-surrender unto Him, so that he is illumined by a light [that flows] from his Sustainer, [be likened to the blind and deaf of heart]? Woe, then, unto those whose hearts are hardened against all remembrance of Allah (swt)! They are most obviously lost in error!

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Waaneeboo ila rabbikum waaslimoo lahu min qabli an yatiyakumu alAAathabu thumma la tunsaroona •

39:54/ Hence, turn towards your Sustainer [alone] and surrender yourselves unto Him ere the suffering [of death and resurrection] comes upon you, for then you will not be succoured.

Qul innee nuheetu an aAAbuda allatheena tadAAoona min dooni Allahi lamma jaaniya albayyinatu min rabbee waomirtu an oslima lirabbi alAAalameena •

40:66/ Say: “Since all evidence of the truth has come to me from my Sustainer, I am forbidden to worship [any of] those beings whom you invoke instead of Allah (swt); and I am bidden to surrender myself to the Sustainer of all the worlds.”

Waman ahsanu qawlan mimman daAAa ila Allahi waAAamila salihan waqala innanee mina almuslimeena •

41:33/ And who could be better of speech than he who calls [his fellow-men] unto Allah (swt), and does what is just and right, and says, “Verily, I am of those who have surrendered themselves to Allah (swt)”?

SharaAAa lakum mina alddeeni ma wassa bihi noohan waallathee awhayna ilayka wama wassayna bihi ibraheema wamoosa waAAeesa an aqeemoo alddeena wala tatafarraqoo feehi kabura AAala almushrikeena ma tadAAoohum ilayhi Allahu yajtabee ilayhi man yashao wayahdee ilayhi man yuneebu •

42:13/ In matters of faith, He has ordained for you that which He had enjoined upon Noah and into which We gave thee [O Muhammad] insight through revelation as well as that which We had enjoined upon Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus: Steadfastly uphold the [true] faith, and do not break up your unity therein. [And even though] that [unity of faith] to which thou callest them appears oppressive to those who are wont to ascribe to other beings or forces a share in His divinity, Allah (swt) draws unto Himself everyone who is willing, and guides unto Himself everyone who turns unto Him.

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Thumma jaAAalnaka AAala shareeAAatin mina alamri faittabiAAha wala tattabiAA ahwaa allatheena la yaAAlamoona •

45:18/ And, finally, [O Muhammad,] We have set thee on a way by which the purpose [of faith] may be fulfilled: so follow thou this [way], and follow not the likes and dislikes of those who do not know [the truth].

Huwa allathee arsala rasoolahu bialhuda wadeeni alhaqqi liyuthhirahu AAala alddeeni kullihi wakafa biAllahi shaheedan •

48:28/ He it is who has sent forth His Apostle with the [task of spreading] guidance and the religion of truth, to the end that He make it prevail over every [false] religion; and none can bear witness [to the truth] as Allah (swt) does.

Qalati alaAArabu amanna qul lam tuminoo walakin qooloo aslamna walamma yadkhuli aleemanu fee quloobikum wain tuteeAAoo Allaha warasoolahu la yalitkum min aAAmalikum shayan inna Allaha ghafoorun raheemun •

49:14/ THE BEDOUIN say, “We have attained to faith.” Say [unto them, O Muhammad]: “You have not [yet] attained to faith; you should [rather] say, ‘We have [outwardly] surrendered’ - for [true] faith has not yet entered your hearts. But if you [truly] pay heed unto Allah (swt) and His Apostle, He will not let the least of your deeds go to waste: for, behold, Allah (swt) is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.”

Yamunnoona AAalayka an aslamoo qul la tamunnoo AAalayya islamakum bali Allahu yamunnu AAalaykum an hadakum lileemani in kuntum sadiqeena •

49:17/ Many people think that they have bestowed a favour upon thee [O Prophet] by having surrendered [to thee]. Say thou: “Deem not your surrender a favour unto me: nay, but it is Allah (swt) who bestows a favour upon you by showing you the way to faith - if you are true to your word!”

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Waman athlamu mimmani iftara AAala Allahi alkathiba wahuwa yudAAa ila alislami waAllahu la yahdee alqawma alththalimeena •

61:7/ And who could be more wicked than one who invents [such] a lie about [a message from] Allah (swt), seeing that he is [but] being called to self-surrender unto Him? But Allah (swt) does not bestow His guidance upon evil-doing folk.

Huwa allathee arsala rasoolahu bialhuda wadeeni alhaqqi liyuthhirahu AAala alddeeni kullihi walaw kariha almushrikoona •

61:9/ He it is who has sent forth His Apostle with [the task of] spreading guidance and the religion of truth, to the end that He make it prevail over all [false] religion, however hateful this may be to those who ascribe divinity to aught but Allah (swt).

Wama omiroo illa liyaAAbudoo Allaha mukhliseena lahu alddeena hunafaa wayuqeemoo alssalata wayutoo alzzakata wathalika deenu alqayyimati •

98:5/ And withal, they were not enjoined aught but that they should worship Allah (swt), sincere in their faith in Him alone, turning away from all that is false; and that they should be constant in prayer; and that they should spend in charity: for this is a moral law endowed with ever-true soundness and clarity.

Lakum deenukum waliya deeni •

109:6/ Unto you, your moral law, and unto me, mine!"

Waraayta alnnasa yadkhuloona fee deeni Allahi afwajan •

110:2/ and thou seest people enter Allah (swt)'s religion in hosts,

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Truth The word truth has a variety of meanings, from honesty, good faith, and sincerity in general, to agreement with fact or reality in particular. There are differing claims on such questions as what constitutes truth; what things are truthbearers capable of being true or false; how to define and identify truth; the roles that revealed and acquired knowledge play. Truth is a strange and powerful world. The truth of one's existence is a living, inward, and subjective experience that is always in the process of becoming. The values, morals, and spiritual approaches a person adopts, while not denying the existence of objective truths of those beliefs, can only become truly known when they have been inwardly appropriated through subjective experience. The human truth is something that is continually occurring, and a human being cannot find truth separate from the subjective experience of one's own existing, defined by the values and fundamental essence that consist of one's way of life. Allah (swt) the only true and we must believe of his creation and laws of Qur’an. Let’s know the verses of holy Qur’an:

Alhaqqu min rabbika fala takoonanna mina almumtareena •

2:147/ the truth from thy Sustainer! Be not, then, among the doubters:

Alhaqqu min rabbika fala takun mina almumtareena •

3:60/ [This is] the truth from thy Sustainer; be not, then, among the doubters!

Qul sadaqa Allahu faittabiAAoo millata ibraheema haneefan wama kana mina almushrikeena •

3:95/ Say: "Allah (swt) has spoken thetruth: follow, then, the creed of Abraham, who turned away from all that is false, and was not of those who ascribe divinity to aught beside Allah (swt)."

Allahu la ilaha illa huwa layajmaAAannakum ila yawmi alqiyamati la rayba feehi waman asdaqu mina Allahi hadeethan •

4:87/ Allah (swt) - save whom there is no deity - will surely gather you all together on the Day of Resurrection, [the coming of] which is beyond all doubt: and whose word could be truer than Allah (swt)'s?

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Waallatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati sanudkhiluhum jannatin tajree min tahtiha alanharu khalideena feeha abadan waAAda Allahi haqqan waman asdaqu mina Allahi qeelan •

4:122/ Yet those who attain to faith and do righteous deeds We shall bring into gardens through which running waters flow, therein to abide beyond the count of time: this is, in truth,Allah (swt)'s promise - and whose word could be truer than Allah (swt)'s?

Ma almaseehu ibnu maryama illa rasoolun qad khalat min qablihi alrrusulu waommuhu siddeeqatun kana yakulani alttaAAama onthur kayfa nubayyinu lahumu alayati thumma onthur anna yufakoona •

5:75/ The Christ, son of Mary, was but an apostle: all [other] apostles had passed away before him; and his mother was one who never deviated from the truth; and they both ate food [like other mortals]. Behold how clear We make these messages unto them: and then behold how perverted are their minds!

Waitha samiAAoo ma onzila ila alrrasooli tara aAAyunahum tafeedu mina alddamAAi mimma AAarafoo mina alhaqqi yaqooloona rabbana amanna faoktubna maAAa alshshahideena •

5:83/ For, when they come to understand what has been bestowed from on high upon this Apostle, thou canst see their eyes overflow with tears, because they recognize something of its truth; [and] they say: "O our Sustainer! We do believe; make us one, then, with all who bear witness to the truth.

Wama lana la numinu biAllahi wama jaana mina alhaqqi wanatmaAAu an yudkhilana rabbuna maAAa alqawmi alssaliheena •

5:84/ And how could we fail to believe in Allah (swt) and in whatever truth has come unto us, when we so fervently desire that our Sustainer count us among the righteous?"

Qul innee AAala bayyinatin min rabbee wakaththabtum bihi ma AAindee ma tastaAAjiloona bihi ini alhukmu illa lillahi yaqussu alhaqqa wahuwa khayru alfasileena 19

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6:57/ Say: "Behold, I take my stand on clear evidence from my Sustainer-and [so] it is to Him that you are giving the lie! Not in my power is that which [in your ignorance] you so hastily demand: judgment rests with none but Allah (swt). He shall declare the truth, since it is He who is the best judge between truth and falsehood."

Wahuwa allathee khalaqa alssamawati waalarda bialhaqqi wayawma yaqoolu kun fayakoonu qawluhu alhaqqu walahu almulku yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori AAalimu alghaybi waalshshahadati wahuwa alhakeemu alkhabeeru •

6:73/ And He it is who has created the heavens and the earth in accordance with [an inner] truth - and whenever He says, "Be," His word comes true; and His will be the dominion on the Day when the trumpet [of resurrection] is blown. He knows all that is beyond the reach of a created being's perception, as well as all that can be witnessed by a creature's senses or mind: for He alone is truly wise, all-aware.

Qatiloo allatheena la yuminoona biAllahi wala bialyawmi alakhiri wala yuharrimoona ma harrama Allahu warasooluhu wala yadeenoona deena alhaqqi mina allatheena ootoo alkitaba hatta yuAAtoo aljizyata AAan yadin wahum saghiroona •

9:29/ [And] fight against those who - despite having been vouchsafed revelation [aforetime] do not [truly] believe either in Allah (swt) or the Last Day, and do not consider forbidden that which Allah (swt) and His Apostle have forbidden, and do not follow the religion of truth [which Allah (swt) has enjoined upon them] till they [agree to] pay the exemption tax with a willing hand, after having been humbled [in war].

Huwa allathee arsala rasoolahu bialhuda wadeeni alhaqqi liyuthhirahu AAala alddeeni kullihi walaw kariha almushrikoona •

9:33/ He it is who has sent forth His Apostle with the [task of spreading] guidance and the religion of truth, to the end that He may cause it to prevail over all [false] religion -however hateful this may be to those who ascribe divinity to aught beside Allah (swt).

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Fathalikumu Allahu rabbukumu alhaqqu famatha baAAda alhaqqi illa alddalalu faanna tusrafoona •

10:32/ seeing that He is Allah (swt), your Sustainer, the Ultimate truth? For, after the truth [has been forsaken], what is there [left] but error? How, then, can you lose sight of the truth?"

Afaman kana AAala bayyinatin min rabbihi wayatloohu shahidun minhu wamin qablihi kitabu moosa imaman warahmatan olaika yuminoona bihi waman yakfur bihi mina alahzabi faalnnaru mawAAiduhu fala taku fee miryatin minhu innahu alhaqqu min rabbika walakinna akthara alnnasi la yuminoona •

11:17/ Can, then, [he who cares for no more than the life of this world be compared with] one who takes his stand on a clear evidence from his Sustainer, conveyed through [this] testimony from Him, as was the revelation vouchsafed to Moses aforetime-[a divine writ ordained by Him] to be a guidance and grace [unto man]? They [who understand this message-it is they alone who truly] believe in it; whereas for any of those who, leagued together [in common hostility], deny its truth- the fire shall be their appointed state [in the life to come]. And so, be not in doubt about this [revelation]: behold, it is the truth from thy Sustainer, even though most people will not believe in it.

Alam tara anna Allaha khalaqa alssamawati waalarda bialhaqqi in yasha yuthhibkum wayati bikhalqin jadeedin •

14:19/ ART THOU NOT aware that Allah (swt) has created the heavens and the earth in accordance with [an inner] truth? He can, if He so wills, do away with you and bring forth a new mankind [in your stead] :

Faitha sawwaytuhu wanafakhtu feehi min roohee faqaAAoo lahu sajideena •

15:29/ and when I have formed him fully and breathed into him of My spirit, fall down before him in prostration!

Wama khalaqna alssamawati waalarda wama baynahuma illa bialhaqqi wainna alssaAAata laatiyatun faisfahi alssafha aljameela

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15:85/ AND [remember:] We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them without [an inner] truth; but, behold, the Hour [when this will become clear to all] is indeed yet to come. Hence, forgive [men's failings] with fair forbearance:

Khalaqa alssamawati waalarda bialhaqqi taAAala AAamma yushrikoona •

16:3/ He has created the heavens and the earth in accordance with [an inner] truth; sublimely exalted is He above anything to which men may ascribe a share in His divinity!

Waqul rabbi adkhilnee mudkhala sidqin waakhrijnee mukhraja sidqin waijAAal lee min ladunka sultanan naseeran •

17:80/ And say [in thy prayer]: "O my Sustainer! Cause me to enter [upon whatever I may do] in a manner .true and sincere, and cause me to leave [it] in a manner true and sincere, and grant me, out of Thy grace, sustaining strength!"

Waqul jaa alhaqqu wazahaqa albatilu inna albatila kana zahooqan •

17:81/ And say: "The truth has now come [to light], and falsehood has withered away: for, behold, all falsehood is bound to wither away!"

Wabialhaqqi anzalnahu wabialhaqqi nazala wama arsalnaka illa mubashshiran wanatheeran •

17:105/ AND AS a guide towards the truth have We bestowed this [revelation] from on high; with this [very] truth has it come down [unto thee, O Prophet]: for We have sent thee but as a herald of glad tidings and a warner,

Waquli alhaqqu min rabbikum faman shaa falyumin waman shaa falyakfur inna aAAtadna lilththalimeena naran ahata bihim suradiquha wain yastagheethoo yughathoo bimain kaalmuhli yashwee alwujooha bisa alshsharabu wasaat murtafaqan •

18:29/ And say: "The truth [has now come] from your Sustainer: let, then, him who wills, believe in it, and let him who wills, reject it." Verily, for all who sin against themselves [by rejecting Our truth] We have readied a fire whose billowing folds will encompass them from all sides; and if they beg for water, they will be given water [hot] like molten lead, which will scald their faces: how dreadful a drink, and how evil a place to rest!

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Hunalika alwalayatu lillahi alhaqqi huwa khayrun thawaban wakhayrun AAuqban •

18:44/ For thus it is: all protective power belongs to Allah (swt) alone, the True One. He is the best to grant recompense, and the best to determine what is to be.

Bal naqthifu bialhaqqi AAala albatili fayadmaghuhu faitha huwa zahiqun walakumu alwaylu mimma tasifoona •

21:18/ Nay, but [by the very act of creation] We hurl the truth against falsehood, and it crushes the latter: and lo! it withers away. But woe unto you for all your [attempts at] defining [Allah (swt)] –

Thalika bianna Allaha huwa alhaqqu waannahu yuhyee almawta waannahu AAala kulli shayin qadeerun •

22:6/ All this [happens] because Allah (swt) alone is the Ultimate truth, and because He alone brings the dead to life, and because He has the power to will anything.

WaliyaAAlama allatheena ootoo alAAilma annahu alhaqqu min rabbika fayuminoo bihi fatukhbita lahu quloobuhum wainna Allaha lahadi allatheena amanoo ila siratin mustaqeemin •

22:54/ And [Allah (swt) renders Satan’s aspersions null and void] so that they who are endowed with [innate] knowledge might know that this [divine writ] is the truth from thy Sustainer, and that they aught believe in it, and that their hearts might humbly submit unto Him. For, behold, Allah (swt) does guide onto a straight way those who have attained to faith

Thalika bianna Allaha huwa alhaqqu waanna ma yadAAoona min doonihi huwa albatilu waanna Allaha huwa alAAaliyyu alkabeeru •

22:62/ Thus it is, because Allah (swt) alone is the Ultimate truth, so that all that men invoke beside Him is sheer falsehood, and because Allah (swt) alone is exalted, great!

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FataAAala Allahu almaliku alhaqqu la ilaha illa huwa rabbu alAAarshi alkareemi •

23:116/ [KNOW,] then, [that] Allah (swt) is sublimely exalted, the Ultimate Sovereign, the Ultimate truth: there is no deity save Him, the Sustainer, in bountiful almightiness enthroned!

Yawmaithin yuwaffeehimu Allahu deenahumu alhaqqa wayaAAlamoona anna Allaha huwa alhaqqu almubeenu •

24:25/ On that day Allah (swt) will pay them in full their just due, and they will come to know that Allah (swt) alone is the Ultimate truth, manifest, and manifesting [the true nature of all that has ever been done].

Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi walam yattakhith waladan walam yakun lahu shareekun fee almulki wakhalaqa kulla shayin faqaddarahu taqdeeran •

25:2/ He to whom the dominion over the heavens and the earth belongs, and who begets no offspring, and has no partner in His dominion: for it is He who creates every thing and determines its nature in accordance with [His own] design.

Khalaqa Allahu alssamawati waalarda bialhaqqi inna fee thalika laayatan lilmumineena •

29:44/ [and hence is certain that] Allah (swt) has created the heavens and the earth in accordance with [an inner] truth: for, behold, in this [very creation] there is a message indeed for all who believe [in Him].

Awalam yatafakkaroo fee anfusihim ma khalaqa Allahu alssamawati waalarda wama baynahuma illa bialhaqqi waajalin musamman wainna katheeran mina alnnasi biliqai rabbihim lakafiroona •

30:8/ Have they never learned to think for themselves? Allah (swt) has not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them without [an inner] truth and a term set [by Him]: and yet, behold, there are many people who stubbornly deny the truth that they are destined to meet their Sustainer!

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Thalika bianna Allaha huwa alhaqqu waanna ma yadAAoona min doonihi albatilu waanna Allaha huwa alAAaliyyu alkabeeru •

31:30/ Thus it is, because Allah (swt) alone is the Ultimate truth, so that all that men invoke instead of Him is sheer falsehood; and because Allah (swt) alone is exalted, truly great!

Am yaqooloona iftarahu bal huwa alhaqqu min rabbika litunthira qawman ma atahum min natheerin min qablika laAAallahum yahtadoona •

32:3/ and yet, they [who are bent on denying the truth] assert, “[Muhammad] has invented it!” Nay, but it is the truth from thy Sustainer, enabling thee to warn [this] people to whom no warner has come before thee, so that they might follow the right path.

Thumma sawwahu wanafakha feehi min roohihi wajaAAala lakumu alssamAAa waalabsara waalafidata qaleelan ma tashkuroona •

32:9/ and then He forms him in accordance with what he is meant to be, and breathes into him of His spirit: and [thus, O men,] He endows you with hearing, and sight, and feelings as well as minds: [yet] how seldom are you grateful!

Ma jaAAala Allahu lirajulin min qalbayni fee jawfihi wama jaAAala azwajakumu allaee tuthahiroona minhunna ommahatikum wama jaAAala adAAiyaakum abnaakum thalikum qawlukum biafwahikum waAllahu yaqoolu alhaqqa wahuwa yahdee alssabeela •

33:4/ NEVER has Allah (swt) endowed any man with two hearts in one body: and [just as] He has never made your wives whom you may have declared to be “as unlawful to you as your mothers’ bodies” [truly] your mothers, so, too, has He never made your adopted sons [truly] your sons: these are but [figures of] speech uttered by your mouths - whereas Allah (swt) speaks the [absolute] truth: and it is He alone who can show [you] the right path.

Wayara allatheena ootoo alAAilma allathee onzila ilayka min rabbika huwa alhaqqa wayahdee ila sirati alAAazeezi alhameedi •

34:6/ NOW THEY who are endowed with [innate] knowledge are well aware that whatever has been bestowed upon thee from on high by thy Sustainer is indeed the truth, and that it guides onto the way that leads to the Almighty, the One to whom all praise is due!

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Qul inna rabbee yaqthifu bialhaqqi AAallamu alghuyoobi •

34:48/ Say: “Verily, my Sustainer hurls the truth [against all that is false] He who fully knows all the things that are beyond the reach of a created being’s perception!”

Qul jaa alhaqqu wama yubdio albatilu wama yuAAeedu •

34:49/ Say: “The truth has now come [to light, and falsehood is bound to wither away]: for, falsehood cannot bring forth anything new, nor can it bring back [what has passed away].”

Waallathee awhayna ilayka mina alkitabi huwa alhaqqu musaddiqan lima bayna yadayhi inna Allaha biAAibadihi lakhabeerun baseerun •

35:31/ And [know that] all of the divine writ with which We have inspired thee is the very truth, confirming the truth of whatever there still remains of earlier revelations for, behold, of [the needs of] His servants Allah (swt) is fully aware, all-seeing.

Inna anzalna ilayka alkitaba bialhaqqi faoAAbudi Allaha mukhlisan lahu alddeena •

39:2/ for, behold, it is We who have bestowed this revelation upon thee from on high, setting forth the truth: so worship Him, sincere in thy faith in Him alone!

Khalaqa alssamawati waalarda bialhaqqi yukawwiru allayla AAala alnnahari wayukawwiru alnnahara AAala allayli wasakhkhara alshshamsa waalqamara kullun yajree liajalin musamman ala huwa alAAazeezu alghaffaru •

39:5/ He it is who has created the heavens and the earth in accordance with [an inner] truth. He causes the night to flow into the day, and causes the day to flow into the night; and He has made the sun and the moon subservient [to His laws], each running its course for a term set [by Him]. Is not He the Almighty, the All-Forgiving?

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Afaman sharaha Allahu sadrahu lilislami fahuwa AAala noorin min rabbihi fawaylun lilqasiyati quloobuhum min thikri Allahi olaika fee dalalin mubeenin •

39:22/ Could, then, one whose bosom Allah (swt) has opened wide with willingness towards self-surrender unto Him, so that he is illumined by a light [that flows] from his Sustainer, [be likened to the blind and deaf of heart]? Woe, then, unto those whose hearts are hardened against all remembrance of Allah (swt)! They are most obviously lost in error!

Inna anzalna AAalayka alkitaba lilnnasi bialhaqqi famani ihtada falinafsihi waman dalla fainnama yadillu AAalayha wama anta AAalayhim biwakeelin •

39:41/ BEHOLD, from on high have We bestowed upon thee this divine writ, setting forth the truth for [the benefit of all] mankind. And whoever chooses to be guided [thereby], does so for his own good, and whoever chooses to go astray, goes but astray to his own hurt; and thou hast not the power to determine their fate.

Allahu allathee anzala alkitaba bialhaqqi waalmeezani wama yudreeka laAAalla alssaAAata qareebun •

42:17/ [for] it is Allah (swt) [Himself] who has bestowed revelation from on high, setting forth the truth, and [thus given man] a balance [wherewith to weigh right and wrong]. And for all thou knowest, the Last Hour may well be near!

Wama khalaqna alssamawati waalarda wama baynahuma laAAibeena •

44:38/ For [thus it is:] We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in mere idle play:

Ma khalaqnahuma illa bialhaqqi walakinna aktharahum la yaAAlamoona •

44:39/ none of this have We created without [an inner] truth: but most of them understand it not.

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45:22/ for, Allah (swt) has created the heavens and the earth in accordance with [an inner] truth, and [has therefore willed] that every human being shall be recompensed for what he has earned and none shall be wronged.

Ma khalaqna alssamawati waalarda wama baynahuma illa bialhaqqi waajalin musamman waallatheena kafaroo AAamma onthiroo muAAridoona •

46:3/ We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them otherwise than in accordance with [an inner] truth, and for a term set [by Us]: and yet, they who are bent on denying the truth turn aside from the warning which has been conveyed unto them.

Qaloo ya qawmana inna samiAAna kitaban onzila min baAAdi moosa musaddiqan lima bayna yadayhi yahdee ila alhaqqi waila tareeqin mustaqeemin •

46:30/ They said: “O our people! Behold, we have been listening to a revelation bestowed from on high after [that of] Moses, confirming the truth of whatever there still remains [of the Torah]: it guides towards the truth, and onto a straight way.

Waallatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati waamanoo bima nuzzila AAala muhammadin wahuwa alhaqqu min rabbihim kaffara AAanhum sayyiatihim waaslaha balahum •

47:2/ whereas those who have attained to faith and do righteous deeds, and have come to believe in what has been bestowed from on high on Muhammad - for it is the truth from their Sustainer - [shall attain to Allah (swt)’s grace:] He will efface their [past] bad deeds, and will set their hearts at rest.

Thalika bianna allatheena kafaroo ittabaAAoo albatila waanna allatheena amanoo ittabaAAoo alhaqqa min rabbihim kathalika yadribu Allahu lilnnasi amthalahum •

47:3/ This, because they who are bent on denying the truth pursue falsehood, whereas they who have attained to faith pursue [but] the truth [that flows] from their Sustainer. In this way does Allah (swt) set forth unto man the parables of their true state.

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Huwa allathee arsala rasoolahu bialhuda wadeeni alhaqqi liyuthhirahu AAala alddeeni kullihi wakafa biAllahi shaheedan •

48:28/ He it is who has sent forth His Apostle with the [task of spreading] guidance and the religion of truth, to the end that He make it prevail over every [false] religion; and none can bear witness [to the truth] as Allah (swt) does.

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo in jaakum fasiqun binabain fatabayyanoo an tuseeboo qawman bijahalatin fatusbihoo AAala ma faAAaltum nadimeena •

49:6/ O YOU who have attained to faith! If any iniquitous person comes to you with a [slanderous] tale, use your discernment, lest you hurt people unwittingly and afterwards be filled with remorse for what you have done.

Fawarabbi alssamai waalardi innahu lahaqqun mithla ma annakum tantiqoona •

51:23/ for, by the Sustainer of heaven and earth, this [life after death] is the very truth- as true as that you are endowed with speech!

Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin •

54:49/ BEHOLD, everything have We created in due measure and proportion;

Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin •

54:55/ in a seat of truth, in the presence of a Sovereign who determines all things.

Inna hatha lahuwa haqqu alyaqeeni •

56:95/ Verily, this is indeed the truthof truths!

Alam yani lillatheena amanoo an takhshaAAa quloobuhum lithikri Allahi wama nazala mina alhaqqi wala yakoonoo kaallatheena ootoo alkitaba min qablu fatala AAalayhimu alamadu faqasat quloobuhum wakatheerun minhum fasiqoona

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57:16/ IS IT NOT time that the hearts of all who have attained to faith should feel humble at the remembrance of Allah (swt) and of all the truth that has been bestowed [on them] from on high, lest they become like those who were granted revelation aforetime, and whose hearts have hardened with the passing of time so that many of them are [now] depraved?

Huwa allathee arsala rasoolahu bialhuda wadeeni alhaqqi liyuthhirahu AAala alddeeni kullihi walaw kariha almushrikoona •

61:9/ He it is who has sent forth His Apostle with [the task of] spreading guidance and the religion of truth, to the end that He make it prevail over all [false] religion, however hateful this may be to those who ascribe divinity to aught but Allah (swt).

Khalaqa alssamawati waalarda bialhaqqi wasawwarakum faahsana suwarakum wailayhi almaseeru •

64:3/ He has created the heavens and the earth in accordance with [an inner] truth, and has formed you - and formed you so well; and with Him is your journey's end.

Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni •

69:51/ for, verily, it is truthabsolute!

RafaAAa samkaha fasawwaha •

79:28/ High has He reared its vault and formed it in accordance with what it was meant to be;

Allathee khalaqaka fasawwaka faAAadalaka •

82:7/ who has created thee, and formed thee in accordance with what thou art meant' to be, and shaped thy nature in just proportions,

Allathee khalaqa fasawwa

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87:2/ who creates [every thing], and thereupon forms it in accordance with what it is meant to be,

Wanafsin wama sawwaha

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91:7/ Consider the human self, and how it is formed in accordance with what it is meant tobe,

Childhood (beginning of the life) The stage of life after youth and before the beginning of sexual maturity is called childhood. Today we take it for granted that there is a stage in life which is labeled as ‘Childhood’ usually the period between birth and 12 years of age. (The teenage years represent a time during which young people have one foot in Childhood and one foot in Adulthood). In the childhood level every human is pure in heart and want to know about everything what is new to him. So childhood is the best time to teach the children for knowing the truth of the world and about Allah (swt) and his creation. So Allah (swt) said:

Walaqad mananna AAalayka marratan okhra •

20:37/ "And, indeed, We bestowed Our favour upon thee at a time long since past,

Ith awhayna ila ommika ma yooha •

20:38/ when We inspired thy mother with this inspiration:

Ani iqthifeehi fee alttabooti faiqthifeehi fee alyammi falyulqihi alyammu bialssahili yakhuthhu AAaduwwun lee waAAaduwwun lahu waalqaytu AAalayka mahabbatan minnee walitusnaAAa AAala AAaynee •

20:39/ Place him in a chest and throw it into the river, and thereupon the river will cast him ashore, [and] one who is an enemy unto Me and an enemy unto him will adopt him. "And [thus early] I spread Mine Own love over thee -and [this] in order that thou might be formed under Mine eye.

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Ith tamshee okhtuka fataqoolu hal adullukum AAala man yakfuluhu farajaAAnaka ila ommika kay taqarra AAaynuha wala tahzana waqatalta nafsan fanajjaynaka mina alghammi wafatannaka futoonan falabithta sineena fee ahli madyana thumma jita AAala qadarin ya moosa •

20:40/ "[And thou wert under Mine eye] when thy sister went forth and said [to Pharaoh's people], 'Shall I guide you unto [a woman] who might take charge of him?'' And so We returned thee unto thy mother, so that her eye be gladdened, and that she might not sorrow [any longer]. "And [when thou camest of age, thou didst slay a man: but We did save thee from all grief, although We tried thee with various trials. "And then thou didst sojourn for years among the people of Madyan; and now thou hast come [here] as ordained [by Me], O Moses:

Qala alam nurabbika feena waleedan walabithta feena min AAumurika sineena •

26:18/ [But when Moses had delivered his message, Pharaoh] said: “Did we not bring thee up among us when thou wert a child? And didst thou not spend among us years of thy [later] life?

Waawhayna ila ommi moosa an ardiAAeehi faitha khifti AAalayhi faalqeehi fee alyammi wala takhafee wala tahzanee inna raddoohu ilayki wajaAAiloohu mina almursaleena •

28:7/ And so, [when he was born,] We inspired [thus] the mother of Moses: Suckle him [for a time], and then, when thou hast cause to fear for him, cast him into the river, and have no fear and do not grieve - for We shall restore him to thee, and shall make him one of Our messagebearers!”

Failtaqatahu alu firAAawna liyakoona lahum AAaduwwan wahazanan inna firAAawna wahamana wajunoodahuma kanoo khatieena •

28:8/ And [some of] Pharaoh’s household found [and spared] him: for [We had willed] that he becomes an enemy unto them and [a source of] grief, seeing that Pharaoh and Haman and their hosts were sinners indeed!

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Waqalati imraatu firAAawna qurratu AAaynin lee walaka la taqtuloohu AAasa an yanfaAAana aw nattakhithahu waladan wahum la yashAAuroona •

28:9/ Now the wife of Pharaoh said: “A joy to the eye [could this child be] for me and thee! Slay him not: he may well be of use to us, or we may adopt him as a son!” And they had no presentiment [of what he was to become].

Waasbaha fuadu ommi moosa farighan in kadat latubdee bihi lawla an rabatna AAala qalbiha litakoona mina almumineena •

28:10/ On the morrow, however, an aching void grew up in the heart of the mother of Moses, and she would indeed have disclosed all about him had We not endowed her heart with enough strength to keep alive her faith [in Our promise].

Waqalat liokhtihi qusseehi fabasurat bihi AAan junubin wahum la yashAAuroona •

28:11/ And so she said to his sister, “Follow him” - and [the girl] watched him from afar, while they [who had taken him in] were not aware of it,

Waharramna AAalayhi almaradiAAa min qablu faqalat hal adullukum AAala ahli baytin yakfuloonahu lakum wahum lahu nasihoona •

28:12/ Now from the very beginning We caused him to refuse the breast of [Egyptian] nurses; and [when his sister came to know this,] she said: “Shall I guide you to a family that might rear him for you, and look after him with good will?”

Faradadnahu ila ommihi kay taqarra AAaynuha wala tahzana walitaAAlama anna waAAda Allahi haqqun walakinna aktharahum la yaAAlamoona • 28:13/ And thus We restored him to his mother, so that her eye might he gladdened, and that

she might grieve no longer, and that she might know that Allah (swt)’s promise always comes true - even though most of them know it not!

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Youth (the golden age) The most crucial stage of his life is the period of youth. Youth is the period between childhood and adulthood, described as the period of physical and psychological development from the onset of puberty to maturity and early adulthood. Definitions of the specific age range that constitutes youth vary. An individual's actual maturity may not correspond to their chronological age, as immature individuals exist at all ages. This world demands the qualities of youth: not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the life of ease. Allah (swt) also likes the prayer of this age. Now, this is that period of his life that if he was to control his desires a bit, and sacrifice a few of these devilish desires, he can become a future role-model for Muslims. He can become a leader for his community, and the biggest achievement he can gain is success in the hereafter. As being admitted into paradise, and being saved from the hell fire, is, in reality truly the greatest success a person can gain. Allah has described this as a ‘great success' in the Holy Qur'an. The reason why this period of human life is so important and crucial is because this period of youth is generally what determines the way in which this period of his life is spent. If he spends this period of his life in an Islamic environment, visiting the Masjid for the five daily prayers, associating with the pious people and the true scholars of Islam, sitting in their gatherings, then, it is greatly hoped that he will spend the rest of his life in the same way. On the other hand, if the youth stays away from the Masjid and doesn't associate himself with the pious and scholars of Islam, but spends his time visiting the pubs/clubs, associating himself with girls and mischievous people, then it is most likely that the rest of his life will be spent in a similar manner, away from the Masjid and away from Deen, except if Allah wishes otherwise. Just like everything, life is also a gift from Allah and every aspect of it should be regarded as a gift and a trust from Allah. Allah expects us to spend this youth in His worship and obedience, seeking knowledge of Islam and acting upon it. This in itself is a form of gratefulness. In a Hadith, the Messenger of Allah (saw)said that the feet of the son of Adam will not be able to move until he is questioned regarding four things. 34

Indication of Qur’an on childhood to Death (The absolute truth) Out of these four questions, one question asked will be regarding how one spent his time as a youth. In another Hadith, the Messenger of Allah (saw) has said that on the Day of Judgement, there are seven types of people to whom Allah will give shade to. It is stated in Bukhari that on the Day of Judgement there will be no shade except for Allah's shade. And from amongst these groups, one group will be those youth who spent their youth in the worship of Allah. The reason being is because a youth has many desires, so whosoever goes against his desires and controls them in this delicate period of youth, and obeys the command of Allah, and tries his best to follow the Islamic Shariah, in such a time of his life when his desires are at their peak, then Allah will give him a great reward. Therefore, the period of youth is a very delicate and important period in a Muslim's life. If spent in the right way his time as a youth will benefit not only himself but also others. By visiting the Masjid, attending the gatherings of the scholars of Islam and seeking their advice and knowledge, serving one's parents and trying to carry out Allah (swt) orders to the best of ability then it is greatly hoped that one will grow up to become a leader of the Muslim community and become the coolness of one's parents eyes. If wasted by continuously committing sins, disobeying Allah's (swt) commands, then it is possible that on the Day of Judgment Allah will reprimand him regarding this. Allah (swt) said:

Wayatoofu AAalayhim ghilmanun lahum kaannahum luluon maknoonun •

52:24/ And they will be waited upon by [immortal] youths, [as if they were children] of their own, [as pure] as if they were pearls hidden in their shells.

Yatoofu AAalayhim wildanun mukhalladoona •

56:17/ Immortal youths will wait upon them

Wayatoofu AAalayhim wildanun mukhalladoona itha raaytahum hasibtahum luluan manthooran • 76:19/ And immortal youths will wait upon them: when thou seest them, thou wouldst deem them to be scattered pearls;

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Marriage (The life mate) Marriage is uniquely beneficial to society because it is the foundation of the family and the basic building block of society. It brings significant stability and meaning to human relationships It remains the ideal for the raising of children. It plays an important role in transferring culture and civilization into future generations. Marriage is not merely a private contract, but a social institution of great public concern. • • •

The Prophet (saw) was once asked, "What is more important than prayer?" He replied, "The spirit of prayer" - the spirit that animates the prayer. He was asked what is more important than fasting - he replied, the spirit of fasting. For each question concerning an Islamic practise the answer was the same - because the spirit brings the action to life and unfolds its potentials. Without this animating spirit, the prayer is only movement, and the fasting only hunger. But when spirit enters, when a pure and concentrated intention enters, the action is transformed - the prayer gains the potential to become a miraj (an elevating spiritual journey), and the one fasting approaches towards the potential to witness laylatul qadr (the night of destiny - a night when blessings from the spiritual world descend to this world). So what is more important than marriage? It is the spirit of marriage, the intention which underlies it, the treasures which it contains hidden within it but which must be brought out and realized by the married couple themselves. Since "Allah created everything in pairs", as it states in the Qur'an, and since He "created the male and the female from a single nature, from a single self", it is Allah (swt) that is the point of reference for the married pair. "He has set up the balance..." of all things, so He is to be looked for to set all things in the right equilibrium. If the two partners of a marriage set themselves in correct relation to Allah (swt) then certainly a perfect balance will be realized within their lives together. In Islam, polygamy is allowed for men, with the specific limitation that they can only have up to four wives at any one time, given the religious requirement that they are able to and willing to partition their time and wealth equally among the respective wives. For a Muslim wedding to take place, the bride and her guardian must both agree on the marriage. Should either the guardian or the girl disagree on the marriage, it may not legally take place. In essence, while the guardian/father of the girl has no right to force her to marry, he has the right to stop a marriage from taking place, given that his reasons are valid. The professed purpose of this practice is to ensure that a woman finds a suitable partner whom she has chosen not out of sheer emotion. From an Islamic (Shari'Ah) law perspective, the minimum requirements and responsibilities in a Muslim marriage are that the groom provide living expenses (housing, clothing, food, 36

Indication of Qur’an on childhood to Death (The absolute truth) maintenance) to the bride, and in return, the bride must be a partner (sexually) to the husband. All other rights and responsibilities are to be decided between the husband and wife, and may even be included as stipulations in the marriage contract before the marriage actually takes place, so long as they do not go against the minimum requirements of the marriage (for example: the woman marries the man with the condition that she will not sleep with him). The qur'an provides the signposts and waymarks for learning about this potential. It says:

Wed: Wala tankihoo almushrikati hatta yuminna walaamatun muminatun khayrun min mushrikatin walaw aAAjabatkum wala tunkihoo almushrikeena hatta yuminoo walaAAabdun muminun khayrun min mushrikin walaw aAAjabakum olaika yadAAoona ila alnnari waAllahu yadAAoo ila aljannati waalmaghfirati biithnihi wayubayyinu ayatihi lilnnasi laAAallahum yatathakkaroona •

2:221/ AND DO NOT marry women who ascribe divinity to aught beside Allah (swt) ere they attain to [true] belief: for any believing bondwoman [of Allah (swt)] is certainly better than a woman who ascribes divinity to aught beside Allah (swt), even though she please you greatly. And do not give your women in marriage to men who ascribe divinity to aught beside Allah (swt) ere they attain to [true] belief: for- any believing bondman [of Allah (swt)] is certainly better than a man who ascribes divinity to aught beside Allah (swt), even though he please you greatly. [Such as] these invite unto the fire, whereas Allah (swt) invites unto paradise, and unto [the achievement of] forgiveness by His leave; and He makes clear His messages unto mankind, so that they might bear them in mind.

Wain khiftum alla tuqsitoo fee alyatama fainkihoo ma taba lakum mina alnnisai mathna wathulatha warubaAAa fain khiftum alla taAAdiloo fawahidatan aw ma malakat aymanukum thalika adna alla taAAooloo •

4:3/ And if you have reason to fear that you might not act equitably towards orphans, then marry from among [other] women such as are lawful to you - [even] two, or three, or four: but if you have reason to fear that you might not be able to treat them with equal fairness, then [only] one - or [from among] those whom you rightfully possess. This will make it more likely that you will not deviate from the right course.

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Waatoo alnnisaa saduqatihinna nihlatan fain tibna lakum AAan shayin minhu nafsan fakuloohu haneean mareean •

4:4/ And give unto women their marriage portions in the spirit of a gift; but if they, of their own accord, give up unto you aught thereof, then enjoy it with pleasure and good cheer.

Wain aradtumu istibdala zawjin makana zawjin waataytum ihdahunna qintaran fala takhuthoo minhu shayan atakhuthoonahu buhtanan waithman mubeenan •

4:20/ But if you desire to give up a wife and to take another in her stead, do not take away anything of what you have given the first one, however much it may have been. Would you, perchance, take it away by slandering her and thus committing a manifest sin?

Wakayfa takhuthoonahu waqad afda baAAdukum ila baAAdin waakhathna minkum meethaqan ghaleethan •

4:21/ And how could you take it away after you have given yourselves to one another, and she has received a most solemn pledge from you?

21 Avi †Kgb K‡i †Zvgiv Zv wb‡Z cv‡iv hLb †Zvgv‡`i G‡K Ab¨‡Z Mgb K‡iQ Avi Zviv †Zvgv‡`i †_‡K `„p A½xKvi MÖnY K‡i‡Q? Waalmuhsanatu mina alnnisai illa ma malakat aymanukum kitaba Allahi AAalaykum waohilla lakum ma waraa thalikum an tabtaghoo biamwalikum muhsineena ghayra musafiheena fama istamtaAAtum bihi minhunna faatoohunna ojoorahunna fareedatan wala junaha AAalaykum feema taradaytum bihi min baAAdi alfareedati inna Allaha kana AAaleeman hakeeman •

4:24/ And [forbidden to you are] all married women other than those whom you rightfully possess [through wedlock]: this is Allah (swt)'s ordinance, binding upon you. But lawful to you are all [women] beyond these, for you to seek out, offering them of your possessions, taking them in honest wedlock, and not in fornication. And unto those with whom you desire to enjoy marriage, you shall give the dowers due to them; but you will incur no sin if, after [having agreed upon] this lawful due, you freely agree with one another upon anything [else]: behold, Allah (swt) is indeed all-knowing, wise.

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Waman lam yastatiAA minkum tawlan an yankiha almuhsanati almuminati famin ma malakat aymanukum min fatayatikumu almuminati waAllahu aAAlamu bieemanikum baAAdukum min baAAdin fainkihoohunna biithni ahlihinna waatoohunna ojoorahunna bialmaAAroofi muhsanatin ghayra masafihatin wala muttakhithati akhdanin faitha ohsinna fain atayna bifahishatin faAAalayhinna nisfu ma AAala almuhsanati mina alAAathabi thalika liman khashiya alAAanata minkum waan tasbiroo khayrun lakum waAllahu ghafoorun raheemun •

4:25/ And as for those of you who, owing to circumstances, are not in a position to marry free believing women, [let them marry] believing maidens from among those whom you rightfully possess. And Allah (swt) knows all about your faith; each one of you is an issue of the other. Marry them, then, with their people's leave, and give them their dowers in an equitable manner - they being women who give themselves in honest wedlock, not in fornication, nor as secret love-companions. And when they are married, and thereafter become guilty of immoral conduct, they shall be liable to half the penalty to which free married women are liable. This [permission to marry slave-girls applies] to those of you who fear lest they stumble into evil. But it is for your own good to persevere in patience [and to abstain from such marriages]: and Allah (swt) is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.

Alrrijalu qawwamoona AAala alnnisai bima faddala Allahu baAAdahum AAala baAAdin wabima anfaqoo min amwalihim faalssalihatu qanitatun hafithatun lilghaybi bima hafitha Allahu waallatee takhafoona nushoozahunna faAAithoohunna waohjuroohunna fee almadajiAAi waidriboohunna fain ataAAnakum fala tabghoo AAalayhinna sabeelan inna Allaha kana AAaliyyan kabeeran •

4:34/ MEN SHALL take full care of women with the bounties which Allah (swt) has bestowed more abundantly on the former than on the latter, and with what they may spend out of their possessions. And the righteous women are the truly devout ones, who guard the intimacy which Allah (swt) has [ordained to be] guarded. And as for those women whose ill-will you have reason to fear, admonish them [first]; then leave them alone in bed; then beat them; and if thereupon they pay you heed, do not seek to harm them. Behold, Allah (swt) is indeed most high, great!

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Wain khiftum shiqaqa baynihima faibAAathoo hakaman min ahlihi wahakaman min ahliha in yureeda islahan yuwaffiqi Allahu baynahuma inna Allaha kana AAaleeman khabeeran •

4:35/ And if you have reason to fear that a breach might occur between a [married] couple, appoint an arbiter from among his people and an arbiter from among her people; if they both want to set things aright, Allah (swt) may bring about their reconciliation. Behold, Allah (swt) is indeed all-knowing, aware.

Waini imraatun khafat min baAAliha nushoozan aw iAAradan fala junaha AAalayhima an yusliha baynahuma sulhan waalssulhu khayrun waohdirati alanfusu alshshuhha wain tuhsinoo watattaqoo fainna Allaha kana bima taAAmaloona khabeeran • 4:128/ And if a woman has reason to fear ill-treatment from her husband, or that he might turn away from her, it shall not be wrong for the two to set things peacefully to rights between themselves: for peace is best, and selfishness is ever-present in human souls. But if you do good and are conscious of Him - behold, Allah (swt) is indeed aware of all that you do.

Walan tastateeAAoo an taAAdiloo bayna alnnisai walaw harastum fala tameeloo kulla almayli fatatharooha kaalmuAAallaqati wain tuslihoo watattaqoo fainna Allaha kana ghafooran raheeman •

4:129/ And it will not be within your power to treat your wives with equal fairness, however much you may desire it; and so, do not allow yourselves to incline towards one to the exclusion of the other, leaving her in a state, as it were, of having and not having a husband. But if you put things to rights and are conscious of Him - behold, Allah (swt) is indeed muchforgiving, a dispenser of grace.

Wain yatafarraqa yughni Allahu kullan min saAAatihi wakana Allahu wasiAAan hakeeman •

4:130/ And if husband and wife do separate, Allah (swt) shall provide for each of them out of His abundance: for Allah (swt) is indeed infinite, wise,

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Huwa allathee khalaqakum min nafsin wahidatin wajaAAala minha zawjaha liyaskuna ilayha falamma taghashshaha hamalat hamlan khafeefan famarrat bihi falamma athqalat daAAawa Allaha rabbahuma lain ataytana salihan lanakoonanna mina alshshakireena •

7:189/ IT IS HE who has created you [all] out of one living entity, and out of it brought into being its mate, so that man might incline [with love] towards woman. And so, when he has embraced her, she conceives [what at first is] a light burden, and continues to bear it. Then, when she grows heavy [with child], they both call unto Allah (swt), their Sustainer, "If Thou indeed grant us a sound [child], we shall most certainly be among the grateful!"

Illa AAala azwajihim aw ma malakat aymanuhum fainnahum ghayru maloomeena •

23:6/ [not giving way to their desires] with any but their spouses - that is, those whom they rightfully possess [through wedlock]: for then, behold, they are free of all blame,

Alzzanee la yankihu illa zaniyatan aw mushrikatan waalzzaniyatu la yankihuha illa zanin aw mushrikun wahurrima thalika AAala almumineena •

24:3/ [Both are equally guilty:] the adulterer couples with none other than an adulteress - that is, a woman who accords [to her own lust] a place side by side with Allah (swt); and with the adulteress couples none other than an adulterer - that is, a man who accords [to his own lust] a place side by side with Allah (swt): and this is forbidden unto the believers.

Alkhabeethatu lilkhabeetheena waalkhabeethoona lilkhabeethati waalttayyibatu lilttayyibeena waalttayyiboona lilttayyibati olaika mubarraoona mimma yaqooloona lahum maghfiratun warizqun kareemun •

24:26/ [In the nature of things,] corrupt women are for corrupt men, and corrupt men, for corrupt women - just as good women are for good men, and good men, for good women. [Since Allah (swt) is aware that] these are innocent of all that evil tongues may impute to them, forgiveness of sins shall be theirs, and a most excellent sustenance!

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Waankihoo alayama minkum waalssaliheena min AAibadikum waimaikum in yakoonoo fuqaraa yughnihimu Allahu min fadlihi waAllahu wasiAAun AAaleemun •

24:32/ AND [you ought to] marry the single from among you as well as such of your male and female slaves as are fit [for marriage]. If they [whom you intend to marry] are poor, [let this not deter you;] Allah (swt) will grant them sufficiency out of His bounty - for Allah (swt) is infinite [in His mercy], all-knowing.

WalyastaAAfifi allatheena la yajidoona nikahan hatta yughniyahumu Allahu min fadlihi waallatheena yabtaghoona alkitaba mimma malakat aymanukum fakatiboohum in AAalimtum feehim khayran waatoohum min mali Allahi allathee atakum wala tukrihoo fatayatikum AAala albighai in aradna tahassunan litabtaghoo AAarada alhayati alddunya waman yukrihhunna fainna Allaha min baAAdi ikrahihinna ghafoorun raheemun •

24:33/ And as for those who are unable to marry, let them live in continence until Allah (swt) grants them sufficiency out of His bounty, And if any of those whom you rightfully possess desire [to obtain] a deed of freedom, write it out for them if you are aware of any good in them: and give them [their share of the wealth of Allah (swt) which He has given you. And do not, in order to gain some of the fleeting pleasures of this worldly life, coerce your [slave] maidens into whoredom if they happen to be desirous of marriage; and if anyone should coerce them, then, verily, after they have been compelled [to submit in their helplessness], Allah (swt) will be much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace!

Wahuwa allathee khalaqa mina almai basharan fajaAAalahu nasaban wasihran wakana rabbuka qadeeran •

25:54/ And He it is who out of this [very] water has created man, and has endowed him with [the consciousness of] descent and marriage-tie: for thy Sustainer is ever infinite in His power.

Wamin ayatihi an khalaqa lakum min anfusikum azwajan litaskunoo ilayha wajaAAala baynakum mawaddatan warahmatan inna fee thalika laayatin liqawmin yatafakkaroona •

30:21/ And among His wonders is this: He creates for you mates out of your own kind. so that you might incline towards them, and He engenders love and tenderness between you: in this, behold, there are messages indeed for people who think!

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Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo itha jaakumu almuminatu muhajiratin faimtahinoohunna Allahu aAAlamu bieemanihinna fain AAalimtumoohunna muminatin fala tarjiAAoohunna ila alkuffari la hunna hillun lahum wala hum yahilloona lahunna waatoohum ma anfaqoo wala junaha AAalaykum an tankihoohunna itha ataytumoohunna ojoorahunna wala tumsikoo biAAisami alkawafiri waisaloo ma anfaqtum walyasaloo ma anfaqoo thalikum hukmu Allahi yahkumu baynakum waAllahu AAaleemun hakeemun •

60:10/ O YOU who have attained to faith! Whenever believing women come unto you, forsaking the domain of evil, examine them, [although only] Allah (swt) is fully aware of their faith; and if you have thus ascertained that they are believers, do not send them back to the deniers of the truth, [since] they are [no longer] lawful to their erstwhile husbands, and these are [no longer] lawful to them. None the less, you shall return to them whatever they have spent [on their wives by way of dower]; and [then, O believers,] you will be committing no sin if you marry them after giving them their dowers. On the other hand, hold not to the marriage-tie with women who [continue to] deny the truth, and ask but for [the return of] whatever you have spent [by way of dower] -just as they [whose wives have gone over to you] have the right to demand [the return of] whatever they have spent. Such is Allah (swt)'s judgment: He judges between you [in equity] - for Allah (swt) is all-knowing, wise.

loves those who make themselves pure (Purification) (Women): Wayasaloonaka AAani almaheedi qul huwa athan faiAAtaziloo alnnisaa fee almaheedi wala taqraboohunna hatta yathurna faitha tatahharna fatoohunna min haythu amarakumu Allahu inna Allaha yuhibbu alttawwabeena wayuhibbu almutatahhireena •

2:222/ They question thee (O Muhammad) concerning menstruation. Say: It is an illness, so let women alone at such time and go not in unto them till they are cleansed. And when they have purified themselves, then go in unto them as Allah hath enjoined upon you. Truly Allah loveth those who turn unto Him, and loveth those who have a care for cleanness.

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Meeting with them (Wives/Women) Ohilla lakum laylata alssiyami alrrafathu ila nisaikum hunna libasun lakum waantum libasun lahunna AAalima Allahu annakum kuntum takhtanoona anfusakum fataba AAalaykum waAAafa AAankum faalana bashiroohunna waibtaghoo ma kataba Allahu lakum wakuloo waishraboo hatta yatabayyana lakumu alkhaytu alabyadu mina alkhayti alaswadi mina alfajri thumma atimmoo alssiyama ila allayli wala tubashiroohunna waantum AAakifoona fee almasajidi tilka hudoodu Allahi fala taqrabooha kathalika yubayyinu Allahu ayatihi lilnnasi laAAallahum yattaqoona •

2:187/ It is made lawful for you to go unto your wives on the night of the fast. They are raiment for you and ye are raiment for them. Allah is aware that ye were deceiving yourselves in this respect and He hath turned in mercy toward you and relieved you. So hold intercourse with them and seek that which Allah hath ordained for you, and eat and drink until the white thread becometh distinct to you from the black thread of the dawn. Then strictly observe the fast till nightfall and touch them not, but be at your devotions in the mosques. These are the limits imposed by Allah, so approach them not. Thus Allah expoundeth His revelations to mankind that they may ward off (evil).

Nisaokum harthun lakum fatoo harthakum anna shitum waqaddimoo lianfusikum waittaqoo Allaha waiAAlamoo annakum mulaqoohu wabashshiri almumineena •

2:223/ Your women are a tilth for you (to cultivate) so go to your tilth as ye will, and send (good deeds) before you for your souls, and fear Allah, and know that ye will (one day) meet Him. Give glad tidings to believers, (O Muhammad).

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Death The Quran mentions that death is inevitable and cannot be delayed nor advanced. The time of death has been pre-determined for everyone. Like Jews and Christians, Muslims believe that the present life is only a trial preparation for the next realm of existence. Basic articles of faith include: the Day of Judgment, resurrection, Heaven and Hell. When a Muslim dies, he or she is washed, usually by a family member, wrapped in a clean white cloth, and buried with a simple prayer preferably the same day. Muslims consider this one of the final services they can do for their relatives, and an opportunity to remember their own brief existence here on earth. The Prophet taught that three things can continue to help a person even after death; charity which he had given, knowledge which he had taught and prayers on their behalf by a righteous child. When a person dies in this world, only his physical body dies and decays in the ground. His soul, which is his essence, feelings, memories and senses, is transferred into another ghostlike body. After death, the soul cannot return back. This ghostlike body lives in another dimension, the unseen world, which is beyond our human senses and knowledge. Here are the stages of death, according to some scholars’ understandings of verses from the Quran and from the words of Prophet Muhammad (saw). 1. The stupors of death: The angel of death either extracts the soul painfully from the wrongdoers or gently from the pious ones, or then transfers the soul into a ghostlike body. 2. Misguiding of the devil: The last temptation of the devil is to deceive a dying person with his trickery. The good ones will not fall into temptation. 3. Entering the grave: When the body is buried, the soul stays beside the body and sees the horrifying unseen world. 4. Squeezing or pressure of the grave: When people leave the gravesite, angels come to squeeze the soul fiercely, making it scream loudly. Few souls are exempted from this punishment. 5. Munkar and Nakeer: These two angels come after the squeezing and question the soul about the beliefs of his faith. If the soul does not answer properly and was a wrongdoer in life, then he will be punished in the hellfire of the unseen world until the Day of Judgment or until his sins are purged. If the person was a pious true believer, then he will answer the questions properly and two angels of glad tidings will come to escort him to the Paradise of the unseen world. 6. The first blow of the trumpet: Both the seen and unseen worlds will exist until the first blow of the trumpet on the last day, when all living things, including angels and souls, will die. Nothing will be left except the living Allah (swt).

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Indication of Qur’an on childhood to Death (The absolute truth) 7. The second blow of the trumpet and the resurrection: When the second blow occurs, Allah (swt) will re-create everything and the souls will return to their physical bodies for the Day of Judgment. 8. Accounting: Every person will be given his book of deeds and will be asked to judge himself. If a person tries to deny a bad deed, his body’s organs will witness against him. Accounting will be only for those who have both good and bad deeds. The pious ones who have only good deeds will be taken to Paradise without accounting, and the evil ones who have only bad deeds will be taken to the hellfire without accounting. 9. Bridge over the hellfire: Everyone must cross the bridge over hellfire, which is said to be sharper than a blade and thinner than a strand of hair. The more good deeds a person has, the faster he will cross over. Some will cross over like a flash of light. Some might take years to cross. Others might fall into the hellfire below. 10. The intercession: While the people with only a few sins are taken for their punishment, the prophets and their true successors will intercede for them with the permission of Allah (swt). By this, Allah (swt) shows His great appreciation to His beloved servants. 11. Eternal hellfire and eternal Paradise: On the Day of Judgment, the evil ones will go to the hellfire. Some of the evil ones will be in the hellfire eternally and others might eventually come out of the hellfire after their sins have been purged. The good ones will be taken to Paradise to eternal enjoyment and fulfillment. In Paradise, there are bounties and blessings beyond our imagination and thought. As mentioned in the Quran, the greatest bliss is Allah (swt)’s pleasure. In the holy Qur’an:

Inna fee khalqi alssamawati waalardi waikhtilafi allayli waalnnahari waalfulki allatee tajree fee albahri bima yanfaAAu alnnasa wama anzala Allahu mina alssamai min main faahya bihi alarda baAAda mawtiha wabaththa feeha min kulli dabbatin watasreefi alrriyahi waalssahabi almusakhkhari bayna alssamai waalardi laayatin liqawmin yaAAqiloona •

2:164/ Verily, in the creation of the heavens and of the earth, and the succession of night and day: and in the ships that speed through the sea with what is useful to man: and in the waters which Allah (swt) sends down from the sky, giving life thereby to the earth after it had, been lifeless, and causing all manner of living creatures to multiply thereon: and in the change of the winds, and the clouds that run their appointed courses between sky and earth: [in all this] there are messages indeed for people who use their reason.

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2:180/ IT IS ordained for you, when Death approaches any of you and he is leaving behind much wealth, to make bequests in favour of his parents and [other] near of kin in accordance with what is fair: I this is binding on all who are conscious of Allah (swt).

Walaqad kuntum tamannawna almawta min qabli an talqawhu faqad raaytumoohu waantum tanthuroona •

3:143/ For, indeed, you did long for Death [in Allah (swt)’s cause] before you came face to face with it; and now you have seen it with your own eyes!

Wama muhammadun illa rasoolun qad khalat min qablihi alrrusulu afain mata aw qutila inqalabtum AAala aAAqabikum waman yanqalib AAala AAaqibayhi falan yadurra Allaha shayan wasayajzee Allahu alshshakireena •

3:144/ AND MUHAMMAD is only an apostle; all the [other] apostles have passed away before him: if, then, he dies or is slain, will you turn about on your heels? But he that turns about on his heels can in no wise harm Allah (swt) - whereas Allah (swt) will requite all who are grateful [to Him].

Wama kana linafsin an tamoota illa biithni Allahi kitaban muajjalan waman yurid thawaba alddunya nutihi minha waman yurid thawaba alakhirati nutihi minha wasanajzee alshshakireena •

3:145/ And no human being can die save by Allah (swt)'s leave, at a term pre-ordained. And if one desires the rewards of this world, We shall grant him thereof; and if one desires the rewards of the life to come, We shall grant him thereof; and We shall requite those who are grateful [to Us].

Thumma anzala AAalaykum min baAAdi alghammi amanatan nuAAasan yaghsha taifatan minkum wataifatun qad ahammathum anfusuhum yathunnoona biAllahi ghayra alhaqqi thanna aljahiliyyati yaqooloona hal lana mina alamri min shayin qul inna alamra kullahu lillahi yukhfoona fee anfusihim ma la yubdoona laka yaqooloona law kana lana mina alamri shayon ma qutilna hahuna qul law kuntum fee buyootikum labaraza allatheena kutiba 47

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AAalayhimu alqatlu ila madajiAAihim waliyabtaliya Allahu ma fee sudoorikum waliyumahhisa ma fee quloobikum waAllahu AAaleemun bithati alssudoori •

3:154/ Then, after this woe, He sent down upon you a sense of security, an inner calm which enfolded some of you, whereas the others, who cared mainly for themselves, entertained wrong thoughts about Allah (swt) - thoughts of pagan ignorance - saying, "Did we, then, have any power of decision [in this matter]?" Say: "Verily, all power of decision does rest with Allah (swt)" - [but as for them,] they are trying to conceal within themselves that [weakness of faith] which they would not reveal unto thee, [O Prophet, by] saying, "If we had any power of decision, we would not have left so many dead behind." Say [unto them]: "Even if you had remained in your homes, those [of you] whose Death had been ordained would indeed have gone forth to the places where they were destined to lie down." And [all this befell you] so that Allah (swt) might put to a test all that you harbour in your bosoms, and render your innermost hearts pure of all dross: for Allah (swt) is aware of what is in the hearts [of men].

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la takoonoo kaallatheena kafaroo waqaloo liikhwanihim itha daraboo fee alardi aw kanoo ghuzzan law kanoo AAindana ma matoo wama qutiloo liyajAAala Allahu thalika hasratan fee quloobihim waAllahu yuhyee wayumeetu waAllahu bima taAAmaloona baseerun •

3:156/ O you who have attained to faith! Be not like those who are bent on denying the truth and say of their brethren [who die] after having set out on a journey to distant places or gone forth to war, "Had they but remained with us, they would not have died," or, "they would not have been slain" - for Allah (swt) will cause such thoughts to become a source of bitter regret in their hearts, since it is Allah (swt) who grants life and deals Death. And Allah (swt) sees all that you do.

Walain qutiltum fee sabeeli Allahi aw muttum lamaghfiratun mina Allahi warahmatun khayrun mimma yajmaAAoona •

3:157/ And if indeed you are slain or die in Allah (swt)'s cause, then surely forgiveness from Allah (swt) and His grace are better than all that one could amass [in this world]:

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Walain muttum aw qutiltum laila Allahi tuhsharoona •

3:158/ for, indeed, if you die or are slain, it will surely be unto Allah (swt) that you shall be gathered.

Kullu nafsin thaiqatu almawti wainnama tuwaffawna ojoorakum yawma alqiyamati faman zuhziha AAani alnnari waodkhila aljannata faqad faza wama alhayatu alddunya illa mataAAu alghuroori •

3:185/ Every human being is bound to taste Death: but only on the Day of Resurrection will you be requited in full [for whatever you have done] - whereupon he that shall be drawn away from the fire and brought into paradise will indeed have gained a triumph: for the life of this world is nothing but an enjoyment of self-delusion.

Aynama takoonoo yudrikkumu almawtu walaw kuntum fee buroojin mushayyadatin wain tusibhum hasanatun yaqooloo hathihi min AAindi Allahi wain tusibhum sayyiatun yaqooloo hathihi min AAindika qul kullun min AAindi Allahi famali haolai alqawmi la yakadoona yafqahoona hadeethan •

4:78/ Wherever you may be, Death will overtake you - even though you be in towers raised high. "Yet, when a good thing happens to them, some [people] say, "This is from Allah (swt)," whereas when evil befalls them, they say, "This is from thee [O fellowman]!” Say: "All is from Allah (swt)." What, then, is amiss with these people that they are in no wise near to grasping the truth of what they are told?

Inna allatheena tawaffahumu almalaikatu thalimee anfusihim qaloo feema kuntum qaloo kunna mustadAAafeena fee alardi qaloo alam takun ardu Allahi wasiAAatan fatuhajiroo feeha faolaika mawahum jahannamu wasaat maseeran •

4:97 Behold, those whom the angels gather in Death while they are still sinning against themselves, [the angels] will ask, "What was wrong with you?'' They will answer: "We were too weak on earth." [The angels] will say: "Was, then, Allah (swt)'s earth not wide enough for you to forsake the domain of evil?" For such, then, the goal is hell - and how evil a journey's end!

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Waman yuhajir fee sabeeli Allahi yajid fee alardi muraghaman katheeran wasaAAatan waman yakhruj min baytihi muhajiran ila Allahi warasoolihi thumma yudrikhu almawtu faqad waqaAAa ajruhu AAala Allahi wakana Allahu ghafooran raheeman •

4:100/ And he who forsakes the domain of evil for the sake of Allah (swt) shall find on earth many a lonely road, as well as life abundant. And if anyone leaves his home, fleeing from evil unto Allah (swt) and His Apostle, and then Death overtakes him - his reward is ready with Allah (swt): for Allah (swt) iss indeed much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo shahadatu baynikum itha hadara ahadakumu almawtu heena alwasiyyati ithnani thawa AAadlin minkum aw akharani min ghayrikum in antum darabtum fee alardi faasabatkum museebatu almawti tahbisoonahuma min baAAdi alssalati fayuqsimani biAllahi ini irtabtum la nashtaree bihi thamanan walaw kana tha qurba wala naktumu shahadata Allahi inna ithan lamina alathimeena •

5:106/ O YOU who have attained to faith! Let there be witnesses to what you do when Death approaches you and you are about to make bequests: two persons of probity from among your own people, or -if the pangs of Death come upon you while you are travelling far from home two other persons from [among people] other than your own. Take hold of the two after having prayed; and if you have any doubt in your mind, let each of them swear by Allah (swt), "We shall not sell this [our word] for any price, even though it were [for the sake of] a near kinsman; and neither shall we conceal aught of what we have witnessed before Allah (swt) -or else, may we indeed be counted among the sinful."

Wahuwa alqahiru fawqa AAibadihi wayursilu AAalaykum hafathatan hatta itha jaa ahadakumu almawtu tawaffathu rusuluna wahum la yufarritoona •

6:61/ And He alone holds sway over His servants. And He sends forth heavenly forces to watch over you until, when Death approaches any of you, Our messengers cause him to die: and they do not overlook [anyone].

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Qul inna salatee wanusukee wamahyaya wamamatee lillahi rabbi alAAalameena •

6:162/ Say: "Behold, my prayer, and (all] my acts of worship, and my living and my dying are for Allah (swt) [alone], the Sustainer of all the worlds,

Qala feeha tahyawna wafeeha tamootoona waminha tukhrajoona •

7:25/ there shall you live" - He added - "and there shall you die, and thence shall you be brought forth [on Resurrection Day]!

Faman athlamu mimmani iftara AAala Allahi kathiban aw kaththaba biayatihi olaika yanaluhum naseebuhum mina alkitabi hatta itha jaathum rusuluna yatawaffawnahum qaloo ayna ma kuntum tadAAoona min dooni Allahi qaloo dalloo AAanna washahidoo AAala anfusihim annahum kanoo kafireena •

7:37/ And who could be more wicked than they who attribute their own lying inventions to Allah (swt) or give the lie to His messages? Whatever has been decreed to be their lot [in life] will be theirs -till there shall come _ unto them Our messengers to cause them to die, [and] shall say, "Where, now, are those beings whom you were wont to invoke beside Allah (swt)?" And [those sinners] will reply, "They have forsaken us!" -and [thus] they will bear witness against themselves that they had been denying the truth.

Wahuwa allathee yursilu alrriyaha bushran bayna yaday rahmatihi hatta itha aqallat sahaban thiqalan suqnahu libaladin mayyitin faanzalna bihi almaa faakhrajna bihi min kulli alththamarati kathalika nukhriju almawta laAAallakum tathakkaroona •

7:57/ And He it is who sends forth the winds as a glad tiding of His coming grace-so that, when they have brought heavy clouds, We may drive them towards dead land and cause thereby water to descend; and by this means do We cause all manner of fruit to come forth. Even thus shall We cause the \dead to come forth: [and this] you ought to keep in mind.

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8:50/ AND IF thou couldst but see [how it will be] when He causes those who are bent on denying the truth to die: the angels will strike their faces: and their backs, and [will say]: "Taste suffering through fire

Allatheena tatawaffahumu almalaikatu thalimee anfusihim faalqawoo alssalama ma kunna naAAmalu min sooin bala inna Allaha AAaleemun bima kuntum taAAmaloona •

16:28/ those whom the angels have gathered in Death while they were still sinning against themselves!" Then will they [who are thus arraigned] proffer their submission, [saying:] "We did not [mean to] do any evil! [But they will be answered:] "Yea, verily, Allah (swt) has full knowledge of all that you were doing!

Allatheena tatawaffahumu almalaikatu tayyibeena yaqooloona salamun AAalaykumu odkhuloo aljannata bima kuntum taAAmaloona •

16:32/ those whom the angels gather in Death while they are in a state of inner purity, greeting them thus: "Peace be upon you! Enter paradise by virtue of what you were doing [in life]!"

WaAllahu anzala mina alssamai maan faahya bihi alarda baAAda mawtiha inna fee thalika laayatan liqawmin yasmaAAoona •

16:65/ AND ALLAH (SWT) sends down water from the skies, giving life thereby to the earth after it had been lifeless: in this, behold, there is a message indeed for people who [are willing to] listen.

WaAllahu khalaqakum thumma yatawaffakum waminkum man yuraddu ila arthali alAAumuri likay la yaAAlama baAAda AAilmin shayan inna Allaha AAaleemun qadeerun •

16:70/ AND ALLAH (SWT) has created you, and in time will cause you to die; and many a one of you is reduced in old age to a most abject state, ceasing to know anything of what he once knew so well. Verily, Allah (swt) is all-knowing, infinite in His power!

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21:35/ Every human being is bound to taste Death; and We test you [all] through the bad and the good [things of life] by way of trial: and unto Us you all must return.

Ya ayyuha alnnasu in kuntum fee raybin mina albaAAthi fainna khalaqnakum min turabin thumma min nutfatin thumma min AAalaqatin thumma min mudghatin mukhallaqatin waghayri mukhallaqatin linubayyina lakum wanuqirru fee alarhami ma nashao ila ajalin musamman thumma nukhrijukum tiflan thumma litablughoo ashuddakum waminkum man yutawaffa waminkum man yuraddu ila arthali alAAumuri likayla yaAAlama min baAAdi AAilmin shayan watara alarda hamidatan faitha anzalna AAalayha almaa ihtazzat warabat waanbatat min kulli zawjin baheejin •

22:5/ O MEN! If you are in doubt as to the [truth of] resurrection, [remember that,] verily, We have created [every one of] you out of dust, then out of a drop of sperm, then out of a germcell, then out of an embryonic lump complete [in itself] and yet incomplete so that We might make [your origin] clear unto you. And whatever We will [to be born] We cause to rest in the [mothers’] wombs for a term set [by Us], and then We bring you forth as infants and [allow you to live] so that [some of] you might attain to maturity: for among you are such as are caused to die [in childhood], just as many a one of you is reduced in old age to a most abject state, ceasing to know anything of what he once knew so well. And [if, O man, thou art still in doubt as to resurrection, consider this:] thou canst see the earth dry and lifeless - and [suddenly,] when We send down waters upon it, it stirs and swells and puts forth every kind of lovely plant!

Thumma innakum baAAda thalika lamayyitoona •

23:15/ And then, behold! after all this, you are destined to die;

Hatta itha jaa ahadahumu almawtu qala rabbi irjiAAooni •

23:99/ [AS FOR THOSE who will not believe in the life to come, they go on lying to themselves] until, when Death approaches any of them, he prays: “O my Sustainer! Let me return, let me return [to life],

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Linuhyiya bihi baldatan maytan wanusqiyahu mimma khalaqna anAAaman waanasiyya katheeran •

25:49/ so that We may bring dead land to life thereby, and give to drink thereof to many [beings] of Our creation, beasts as well as humans.

Kullu nafsin thaiqatu almawti thumma ilayna turjaAAoona •

29:57/ Every human being is bound to taste Death, [and] in the end unto Us shall all be brought back:

Walain saaltahum man nazzala mina alssamai maan faahya bihi alarda min baAAdi mawtiha layaqoolunna Allahu quli alhamdu lillahi bal aktharuhum la yaAAqiloona •

29:63/ And thus it is: if thou ask them, “Who is it that sends down water from the skies, giving life thereby to the earth after it had been lifeless?” - they will surely answer, “Allah (swt).” Say thou: “[Since this is so,] all praise is due to Allah (swt) [alone]!” But most of them will not use their reason:

Yukhriju alhayya mina almayyiti wayukhriju almayyita mina alhayyi wayuhyee alarda baAAda mawtiha wakathalika tukhrajoona •

30:19/ He [it is who] brings forth the living out of that which is dead, and brings forth the dead out of that which is alive, and gives life to the earth after it had been lifeless: and even thus will you be brought forth [from Death to life]

Wamin ayatihi yureekumu albarqa khawfan watamaAAan wayunazzilu mina alssamai maan fayuhyee bihi alarda baAAda mawtiha inna fee thalika laayatin liqawmin yaAAqiloona •

30:24/ And among His wonders is this: He displays before you the lightning, giving rise to [both] fear and hope, and sends down water from the skies, giving life thereby to the earth after it had been lifeless: in this, behold, there are messages indeed for people who use their reason!

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Faonthur ila athari rahmati Allahi kayfa yuhyee alarda baAAda mawtiha inna thalika lamuhyee almawta wahuwa AAala kulli shayin qadeerun •

30:50/ Behold, then, [O man,] these signs of Allah (swt)’s grace - how He gives life to the earth after it had been lifeless! Verily, this Selfsame [Allah (swt)] is indeed the One that can bring the dead back to life: for He has the power to will anything!

Inna Allaha AAindahu AAilmu alssaAAati wayunazzilu alghaytha wayaAAlamu ma fee alarhami wama tadree nafsun matha taksibu ghadan wama tadree nafsun biayyi ardin tamootu inna Allaha AAaleemun khabeerun •

31:34/ Verily, with Allah (swt) alone rests the knowledge of when the Last Hour will come: and He [it is who] sends down rain; and He [alone] knows what is in the wombs: whereas no one knows what he will reap tomorrow, and no one knows in what land he will die, Verily. Allah (swt) [alone] is all-knowing, all-aware.

Falamma qadayna AAalayhi almawta ma dallahum AAala mawtihi illa dabbatu alardi takulu minsaatahu falamma kharra tabayyanati aljinnu an law kanoo yaAAlamoona alghayba ma labithoo fee alAAathabi almuheeni •

34:14/ Yet [even Solomon had to die; but] when We decreed that he should die, nothing showed them that he was dead except an earthworm that gnawed away his staff. And when he fell to the ground, those invisible beings [subservient to him] saw clearly that, had they but understood the reality which was beyond the reach of their perception, they would not have continued [to toil] in the shameful suffering [of servitude]

WaAllahu allathee arsala alrriyaha fatutheeru sahaban fasuqnahu ila baladin mayyitin faahyayna bihi alarda baAAda mawtiha kathalika alnnushooru •

35:9/ AND [remember:] it is Allah (swt) who sends forth the winds, so that they raise a cloud, whereupon We drive it towards dead land and thereby give life to the earth after it had been lifeless: even thus shall resurrection be!

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Waayatun lahumu alardu almaytatu ahyaynaha waakhrajna minha habban faminhu yakuloona •

36:33/ And [yet,] they have a sign [of Our power to create and to resurrect] in the lifeless earth which We make alive, and out of which We bring forth grain, whereof they may eat;

WajaAAalna feeha jannatin min nakheelin waaAAnabin wafajjarna feeha mina alAAuyooni •

36:34/ and [how] We make gardens of date-palms and vines [grow] thereon, and cause springs to gush [forth] within it,

Subhana allathee khalaqa alazwaja kullaha mimma tunbitu alardu wamin anfusihim wamimma la yaAAlamoona •

36:36/ Limitless in His glory is He who has created opposites in whatever the earth produces, and in men’s own selves, and in that of which [as yet] they have no knowledge.

Afama nahnu bimayyiteena •

37:58/ But then, [O my friends in paradise,] is it [really] so that we are not to die

Illa mawtatana aloola wama nahnu bimuAAaththabeena •

37:59/ [again,] beyond our previous Death, and that we shall never [again] be made to suffer?

Inna hatha lahuwa alfawzu alAAatheemu •

37:60/ Verily, this - this indeed - is the triumph supreme!”

Innaka mayyitun wainnahum mayyitoona •

39:30/ Yet, verily, thou art bound to die, [O Muhammad,] and, verily, they, too, are bound to die:

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Wamin ayatihi annaka tara alarda khashiAAatan faitha anzalna AAalayha almaa ihtazzat warabat inna allathee ahyaha lamuhyee almawta innahu AAala kulli shayin qadeerun •

41:39/ For among His signs is this: thou seest the earth lying desolate - and lo! when We send down water upon it, it stirs and swells [with life]! Verily, He who brings it to life can surely give life to the dead [of heart as well]: for, behold, He has the power to will anything.

Waallathee nazzala mina alssamai maan biqadarin faansharna bihi baldatan maytan kathalika tukhrajoona •

43:11/ And He it is who sends down, again and again, waters from the sky in due measure: and [as] We raise therewith dead land to life, even thus will you be brought forth [from the dead].

La yathooqoona feeha almawta illa almawtata aloola wawaqahum AAathaba aljaheemi •

44:56/ and neither shall they taste Death there after having passed through their erstwhile Death. Thus will He have preserved them from all suffering through the blazing fire-

Waikhtilafi allayli waalnnahari wama anzala Allahu mina alssamai min rizqin faahya bihi alarda baAAda mawtiha watasreefi alrriyahi ayatun liqawmin yaAAqiloona •

45:5/ And in the succession of night and day, and in the means of subsistence which Allah (swt) sends down from the skies, giving life thereby to the earth after it had been lifeless, and in the change of the winds: [in all this] there are messages for people who use their reason.

Am hasiba allatheena ijtarahoo alssayyiati an najAAalahum kaallatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati sawaan mahyahum wamamatuhum saa ma yahkumoona •

45:21/ Now as for those who indulge in sinful doings - do they think that We place them, both in their life and their Death, on an equal footing with those who have attained to faith and do righteous deeds? Bad, indeed, is their judgment:

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50:11/ as sustenance apportioned to men; and by [all] this We bring dead land to life: [and] even so will be [man’s] coming-forth from Death.

Wajaat sakratu almawti bialhaqqi thalika ma kunta minhu taheedu •

50:19/ And [then,] the twilight of Death brings with it the [full] truth that [very thing, O man,] from which thou wouldst always look away! –

Nahnu qaddarna baynakumu almawta wama nahnu bimasbooqeena •

56:60/ We have [indeed] decreed that Death shall be [ever-present] among you: but there is nothing to prevent Us

Falawla itha balaghati alhulqooma •

56:83/ Why, then, when [the last breath] comes up to the throat [of a dying man],

Waantum heenaithin tanthuroona •

56:84 the while you are [helplessly] looking on -

Wanahnu aqrabu ilayhi minkum walakin la tubsiroona •

56:85/ and while We are closer to him than you, although you see [Us] not -:

Falawla in kuntum ghayra madeeneena •

56:86/ why, then, if [you think that] you are not truly dependent [on Us],

TarjiAAoonaha in kuntum sadiqeena •

56:87/ can you not cause that [ebbing life] to return - if what you claim is true?

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57:17/ [But] know that Allah (swt) gives life to the earth after it has been lifeless! We have indeed made Our messages clear unto you, so that you might use your reason.

Qul ya ayyuha allatheena hadoo in zaAAamtum annakum awliyao lillahi min dooni alnnasi fatamannawoo almawta in kuntum sadiqeena •

62:6/ Say: "O you who follow the Jewish faith! If you claim that you [alone] are close to Allah (swt), to the exclusion of all other people, then you should be longing for Death- if what you say is true!"

Wala yatamannawnahu bialththalimeena •

abadan

bima

qaddamat

aydeehim

waAllahu

AAaleemun

62:7/ But never will they long for it, because [they are aware] of what their hands have wrought in this world; and Allah (swt) has full knowledge of evildoers.

Qul inna almawta allathee tafirroona minhu fainnahu mulaqeekum thumma turaddoona ila AAalimi alghaybi waalshshahadati fayunabbiokum bima kuntum taAAmaloona •

62:8/ Say: "Behold, the Death from which you are fleeing is bound to overtake you - and then you will be brought back unto Him who knows all that is beyond the reach of a created being's perception as well as all that can be witnessed by a creature's senses or mind, whereupon He will make you truly understand all that you were doing [in life].

Waanfiqoo min ma razaqnakum min qabli an yatiya ahadakumu almawtu fayaqoola rabbi lawla akhkhartanee ila ajalin qareebin faassaddaqa waakun mina alssaliheena •

63:10/ And spend on others out of what We have provided for you as sustenance, ere there come a time when Death approaches any of you, and he then says, "O my Sustainer! If only Thou wouldst grant me a delay for a short while, so that I could give in charity and be among the righteous!"

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Allathee khalaqa almawta waalhayata liyabluwakum ayyukum ahsanu AAamalan wahuwa alAAazeezu alghafooru •

67:2/ He who has created Death as well as life, so that He might put you to a test [and thus show] which of you is best in conduct, and [make you realize that] He alone is almighty, truly forgiving.

Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun •

75:22/ Some faces will on that Day be bright with happiness,

Ila rabbiha nathiratun •

75:23/ looking up to their Sustainer;

Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun •

75:24 /and some faces will on that Day be overcast with despair,

Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun •

75:25/ knowing that a crushing calamity is about to befall them.

Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya •

75:26/ NAY, but when [the last breath] comes up to the throat [of a dying man],

Waqeela man raqin •

75:27/ and people ask, "Is there any wizard [that could save him]?"

Wathanna annahu alfiraqu •

75:28/ the while he [himself] knows that this is the parting,

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75:29/ and is enwrapped in the pangs of death.

Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu •

75:30/ at that time towards thy Sustainer does he feel impelled to turn!

Alam najAAali alarda kifatan •

77:25/ Have We not caused the earth to hold within itself

Ahyaan waamwatan •

77:26/ the living and the dead?

Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu •

80:21/ and in the end He causes him to die and brings him to the grave;

Hatta zurtumu almaqabira • 102:2/ until you go down to your graves.

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Conclusion: The Messenger (saw) of Allah (swt) said: “Whenever Allah (swt) intends to do good to a servant, He hastens to punish him in this world. And whenever Allah (swt) intends evil for a servant, He postpones the punishment until the Day of Judgement.”[26]

‘O you who are dead at heart, you must practise constantly the remembrance of your Lord (swt), the recitation of His book, the study of the Sunnah of the Prophet (saw), and attendance at sessions committed to divine remembrance. Your hearts will then come back to life, just as the dead earth is brought back to life by the downpour of abundant rain upon it. When the heart is constantly engaged in the remembrance of Allah (swt), it comes to be able with intimate experience, knowledge, the affirmation of Divine Unity, absolute trust, and a lack of interest in everything whatsoever apart from Him.’ - Abdul Qadir al-Jilaani (ra)

May Allah make us of those who struggle to love Him and are loved by Him.

Amen. Amen. Amen. THE END

Sources: http://www.islamicity.com/QuranSearch

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