Tag: Koran

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [97.1] Surely We revealed it on the grand night.[97.2] And what will make you comprehend what the grand night[97.3] The grand night is better than a thousand months.[97.4] The angels and Gibreel descend in it by the permission of their Lord for eve...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [10.1] Alif Lam Ra. These are the verses of the wise Book.[10.2] What! is it a wonder to the people that We revealed to a man from among themselves, saying: Warn the people and give good news to those who believe that theirs is a footing of firmnes...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [101.1] The terrible calamity![101.2] What is the terrible calamity![101.3] And what will make you comprehend what the terrible calamity is?[101.4] The day on which men shall be as scattered moths,[101.5] And the mountains shall be as loosened wool...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [82.1] When the heaven becomes cleft asunder,[82.2] And when the stars become dispersed,[82.3] And when the seas are made to flow forth,[82.4] And when the graves are laid open,[82.5] Every soul shall know what it has sent before and held back.[82....

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [108.1] Surely We have given you Kausar,[108.2] Therefore pray to your Lord and make a sacrifice.[108.3] Surely your enemy is the one who shall be without posterity,...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [25.1] Blessed is He Who sent down the Furqan upon His servant that he may be a warner to the nations;[25.2] He, Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and Who did not take to Himself a son, and Who has no associate in the kingdom, and ...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [42.1] Ha Mim.[42.2] Ain Sin Qaf.[42.3] Thus does Allah, the Mighty, the Wise, reveal to you, and (thus He revealed) to those before you.[42.4] His is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, and He is the High, the Great.[42.5] The heavens...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [1.1] All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.[1.2] The Beneficent, the Merciful.[1.3] Master of the Day of Judgment.[1.4] Thee do we serve and Thee do we beseech for help.[1.5] Keep us on the right path.[1.6] The path of those upon whom...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [56.1] When the great event comes to pass,[56.2] There is no belying its coming to pass--[56.3] Abasing (one party), exalting (the other),[56.4] When the earth shall be shaken with a (severe) shaking,[56.5] And the mountains shall be made to crumbl...

In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful. [8.1] They ask you about the windfalls. Say: The windfalls are for Allah and the Apostle. So be careful of (your duty to) Allah and set aright matters of your difference, and obey Allah and His Apostle if you are believers.[8.2] Those only are belie...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [61.1] Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth declares the glory of Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise.[61.2] O you who believe! why do you say that which you do not do?[61.3] It is most hateful to Allah that you should say that...

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...