Tag: Koran

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [66.1] O Prophet! why do you forbid (yourself) that which Allah has made lawful for you; you seek to please your wives; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.[66.2] Allah indeed has sanctioned for you the expiation of your oaths and Allah is your Protec...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [99.1] When the earth is shaken with her (violent) shaking,[99.2] And the earth brings forth her burdens,[99.3] And man says: What has befallen her?[99.4] On that day she shall tell her news,[99.5] Because your Lord had inspired her.[99.6] On that ...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [85.1] I swear by the mansions of the stars,[85.2] And the promised day,[85.3] And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.[85.4] Cursed be the makers of the pit,[85.5] Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,[85.6] When they...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [88.1] Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?[88.2] (Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,[88.3] Laboring, toiling,[88.4] Entering into burning fire,[88.5] Made to drink from a boiling spring.[88.6] They shall have no...

A Bridge of Stories - Marlies ter Borg You have before you a unique anthology of stories told in both the Bible and the Qur'an. It starts obviously with creation, which in both books took six Days or divine periods. It continues to describe the creation of man and woman, who in both books dwell in t...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [37.1] I swear by those who draw themselves out in ranks[37.2] Then those who drive away with reproof,[37.3] Then those who recite, being mindful,[37.4] Most surely your God is One:[37.5] The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between th...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [89.1] I swear by the daybreak,[89.2] And the ten nights,[89.3] And the even and the odd,[89.4] And the night when it departs.[89.5] Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.[89.6] Have you not considered how your Lord dea...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [4.1] O people! be careful of (your duty to) your Lord, Who created you from a single being and created its mate of the same (kind) and spread from these two, many men and women; and be careful of (your duty to) Allah, by Whom you demand one of ano...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [13.1] Alif Lam Mim Ra. These are the verses of the Book; and that which is revealed to you from your Lord is the truth, but most people do not believe.[13.2] Allah is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars that you see, and He is firm in po...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [3.1] Alif Lam Mim.[3.2] Allah, (there is) no god but He, the Everliving, the Self-subsisting by Whom all things subsist[3.3] He has revealed to you the Book with truth, verifying that which is before it, and He revealed the Tavrat and the Injeel a...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [43.1] Ha Mim.[43.2] I swear by the Book that makes things clear:[43.3] Surely We have made it an Arabic Quran that you may understand.[43.4] And surely it is in the original of the Book with Us, truly elevated, full of wisdom.[43.5] What! shall We...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [7.1] Alif Lam Mim Suad.[7.2] A Book revealed to you-- so let there be no straitness in your breast on account of it-- that you may warn thereby, and a reminder close to the believers.[7.3] Follow what has been revealed to you from your Lord and do...