In The Midst An Of Him Exist
The Book of the Law of Moses Two
In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
1 Alif, Lam, Meem.
2 This is the Book in which there is no doubt, a guide for the righteous.
3 Those who believe in the unseen, and perform the prayers, and give from
what We have provided for them.
4 And those who believe in what was revealed to you, and in what was revealed
before you, and are certain of the Hereafter.
5 These are upon guidance from their LORD. These are the successful.
6 As for those who disbelieve—it is the same for them, whether you have
warned them, or have not warned them—they do not believe.
7 God has set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and over their vision
is a veil. They will have a severe torment.
8 Among the people are those who say, we believe in God and in the Last Day,
but they are not believers.
9 They seek to deceive God and those who believe, but they deceive none but
themselves, though they are not aware.
10 In their hearts is sickness, and God has increased their sickness. They will
have a painful punishment because of their denial.
11 And when it is said to them, do not make trouble on earth, they say, we are
only reformers.
12 In fact, they are the troublemakers, but they are not aware.
13 And when it is said to them, believe as the people have believed, they say,
shall we believe as the fools have believed? In fact, it is they who are the fools,
but they do not know.
14 And when they come across those who believe, they say, we believe; but
when they are alone with their devils, they say, we are with you; we were only
ridiculing.
15 It is God who ridicules them, and leaves them bewildered in their
transgression.
16 Those are they who have bartered error for guidance; but their trade does
not profit them, and they are not guided.
17 Their likeness is that of a person who kindled a fire; when it illuminated all
around him, God took away their light, and left them in darkness, unable to
see.
18 Deaf, dumb, blind. They will not return.
19 Or like a cloudburst from the sky, in which is darkness, and thunder, and
lightning. They press their fingers into their ears from the thunderbolts, in fear
of death. But God surrounds the disbelievers.
20 The lightning almost snatches their sight away. Whenever it illuminates for
them, they walk in it; but when it grows dark over them, they stand still. Had
God willed, he could have taken away their hearing and their sight. God is
capable of everything.
21 O people! Worship your LORD who created you and those before you, that
you may attain piety.
22 He who made the earth a habitat for you, and the sky a structure, and sends
water down from the sky, and brings out fruits thereby, as a sustenance for
you. Therefore, do not assign rivals to God while you know.
23 And if you are in doubt about what We have revealed to Our servant, then
produce a chapter like these, and call your witnesses apart from God, if you are
truthful.
24 But if you do not—and you will not—then beware the fire whose fuel is
people and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.
25 And give good news to those who believe and do righteous deeds; that they
will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided with
fruit there from as sustenance, they will say, This is what we were provided with
before, and they will be given the like of it. And they will have pure spouses
therein, and they will abide therein forever.
26 God does not shy away from making an example of a gnat, or something
above it. As for those who believe, they know that it is the truth from their
LORD. But as for those who disbelieve, they say, What did God intend by this
example? He leads astray many thereby, and he guides many thereby; but he
misleads thereby only the evildoers.
27 Those who violate Gods covenant after its confirmation, and sever what God
has commanded to be joined, and commit evil on earth. These are the losers.
28 How can you deny God, when you were dead and he gave you life, then he
will put you to death, then he will bring you to life, then to him you will be
returned?
29 It is he who created for you everything on earth, then turned to the heaven,
and made them seven heavens. And he is aware of all things.
30 When your LORD said to the angels, I am placing a successor on earth. They
said, will you place in it someone who will cause corruption in it and shed
blood, while we declare your praises and sanctify you? He said, I know what you
do not know.
31 And he taught Adam the names, all of them; then he presented them to the
angels, and said, tell Me the names of these, if you are sincere.
32 They said, glory be to you! We have no knowledge except what you have
taught us. It is you who are the Knowledgeable, the Wise.
33 He said, O Adam, tell them their names. And when he told them their
names, he said, did I not tell you that I know the secrets of the heavens and the
earth, and that I know what you reveal and what you conceal?
34 And We said to the angels, bow down to Adam. They bowed down, except
for Satan. He refused, was arrogant, and was one of the disbelievers.
35 We said, O Adam, inhabit the garden, you and your spouse, and eat from it
freely as you please, but do not approach this tree, lest you become
wrongdoers.
36 But Satan caused them to slip from it, and caused them to depart the state
they were in. We said, go down, some of you enemies of one another. And you
will have residence on earth, and enjoyment for a while.
37 Then Adam received words from his LORD, so he relented towards him. He
is the Relenting, the Merciful.
38 We said, go down from it, all of you. Yet whenever guidance comes to you
from Me, then whoever follows My guidance—they have nothing to fear, nor
shall they grieve.
39 But as for those who disbelieve and reject Our signs—these are the inmates
of the fire—wherein they will remain forever.
40 O Children of Israel! Remember My blessings which I bestowed upon you,
and fulfill your pledge to Me, and I will fulfill my pledge to you, and fear Me.
41 And believe in what I revealed, confirming what is with you; and do not be
the first to deny it; and do not exchange My revelations for a small price; and
be conscious of Me.
42 And do not mix truth with falsehood, and do not conceal the truth while you
know.
43 And attend to your prayers, and practice regular charity, and kneel with
those who kneel.
44 Do you command people to virtuous conduct, and forget yourselves, even
though you read the Scripture? Do you not understand?
45 And seek help through patience and prayer. But it is difficult, except for the
devout.
46 Those who know that they will meet their LORD, and that to him they will
return.
47 O Children of Israel! Remember My favor which I bestowed upon you, and
that I favored you over all nations.
48 And beware of a day when no soul will avail another in the least, nor will any
intercession be accepted on its behalf, nor will any ransom be taken from it, nor
will they be helped.
49 And recall that We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh. They inflicted
on you terrible persecution, killing your sons and sparing your women. Therein
was a tremendous trial from your LORD.
50 And recall that We parted the sea for you, so We saved you, and We drowned
the people of Pharaoh as you looked on.
51 And recall that We appointed for Moses forty nights. Then you took to
worshiping the calf after him, and you turned wicked.
52 Then We pardoned you after that, so that you might be grateful.
53 And recall that We gave Moses the Scripture and the Criterion, so that you
may be guided.
54 And recall that Moses said to his people, O my people, you have done wrong
to yourselves by worshiping the calf. So repent to your Maker, and kill your
egos. That would be better for you with your Maker. So he turned to you in
repentance. He is the Accepter of Repentance, the Merciful.
55 And recall that you said, O Moses, we will not believe in you unless we see
God plainly. Thereupon the thunderbolt struck you, as you looked on.
56 Then We revived you after your death, so that you may be appreciative.
57 And We shaded you with clouds, and We sent down to you manna and
quails: eat of the good things we have provided for you. They did not wrong us,
but they used to wrong their own souls.
58 And recall that We said, enter this town, and eat plentifully from it whatever
you wish; but enter the gate humbly, and say, pardon. We will forgive your sins,
and give increase to the virtuous.
59 But the wrongdoers among them substituted words other than those given
to them, so We sent down on the wrongdoers a plague from Heaven, because of
their wicked behavior.
60 And recall when Moses prayed for water for his people. We said, strike the
rock with your staff. Thereupon twelve springs gushed out from it, and each
tribe recognized its drinking-place. Eat and drink from Gods provision, and do
not corrupt the earth with disobedience.
61 And recall when you said, O Moses, we cannot endure one kind of food, so
call to your LORD to produce for us of what the earth grows: of its herbs, and
its cucumbers, and its garlic, and its lentils, and its onions. He said, would you
substitute worse for better? Go down to Egypt, where you will have what you
asked for. They were struck with humiliation and poverty, and incurred wrath
from God. That was because they rejected Gods revelations and wrongfully
killed the prophets. That was because they disobeyed and transgressed.
62 Those who believe, and those who are Jewish, and the Christians, and the
Sabeans—any who believe in God and the Last Day, and act righteously—will
have their reward with their LORD; they have nothing to fear, nor will they
grieve.
63 And recall when We received a pledge from you, and raised the mount above
you: take what we have given you earnestly, and remember what is in it, that
you may attain righteousness.
64 But after that you turned away. Were it not for Gods grace and mercy
towards you, you would have been among the losers.
65 And you surely knew those of you who violated the Sabbath. We said to
them, be despicable apes!
66 Thus we made it a deterrent for their generation, and for subsequent
generations, and a lesson for the righteous.
67 And recall when Moses said to his people, God commands you to sacrifice a
heifer. They said, do you make a mockery of us? He said, God forbid that I
should be so ignorant.
68 They said, call upon your LORD to show us which one. He said, he says she is a
heifer, neither too old, nor too young, but in between. So do what you are commanded.
69 They said, call upon your LORD to show us what her color is. He said, he says
she is a yellow heifer, bright in color, pleasing to the beholders.
70 They said, call upon your LORD to show us which one; the heifers look alike
to us; and God willing, we will be guided.
71 He said, he says she is a heifer, neither yoked to plow the earth, nor to
irrigate the field; sound without blemish. They said, now you have brought the
truth. So they slew her; though they almost did not.
72 And recall when you killed a person, and disputed in the matter; but God
was to expose what you were hiding.
73 We said, strike him with part of it. Thus God brings the dead to life; and he
shows you his signs, that you may understand.
74 Then after that your hearts hardened. They were as rocks, or even harder.
For there are some rocks from which rivers gush out, and others that splinter
and water comes out from them, and others that sink in awe of God. God is not
unaware of what you do.
75 Do you hope that they will believe in you, when some of them used to hear
the Word of God, and then deliberately distort it, even after understanding it?
76 And when they come across those who believe, they say, we believe, but
when they come together privately, they say, will you inform them of what God
has disclosed to you, so that they might dispute with you concerning it before
your LORD? Do you not understand?
77 Do they not know that God knows what they conceal and what they reveal?
78 And among them are uneducated who know the Scripture only through
hearsay, and they only speculate.
79 So woe to those who write the Scripture with their own hands, and then say,
this is from God, that they may exchange it for a little price. Woe to them for
what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they earn.
80 And they say, the fire will not touch us except for a number of days. Say,
have you received a promise from God—God never breaks his promise—or are
you saying about God what you do not know?
81 Indeed, whoever commits misdeeds, and becomes besieged by his
iniquities—these are the inmates of the fire, wherein they will dwell forever.
82 As for those who believe and do righteous deeds—these are the inhabitants
of Paradise, wherein they will dwell forever.
83 We made a covenant with the Children of Israel: worship none but God; and
be good to parents, and relatives, and orphans, and the needy; and speak nicely
to people; and pray regularly, and give alms. Then you turned away, except for
a few of you, recanting.
84 And We made a covenant with you: you shall not shed the blood of your
own, nor shall you evict your own from your homes. You agreed, and were all
witnesses.
85 But here you are, killing your own, and expelling a group of your own from
their homes—conspiring against them in wrongdoing and hostility. And if they
come to you as captives, you ransom them, although it was forbidden to you. Is
it that you believe in part of the Scripture, and disbelieve in part? What is the
reward for those among you who do that but humiliation in this life? And on the
day of resurrection, they will be assigned to the most severe torment. God
is not unaware of what you do.
86 Those are they who bought the present life for the Hereafter, so the
punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be helped.
87 We gave Moses the Scripture, and sent a succession of messengers after
him. And We gave Jesus son of Mary the clear proofs, and We supported him
with the Holy Spirit. Is it that whenever a messenger comes to you with
anything your souls do not desire, you grew arrogant, calling some impostors,
and killing others?
88 And they said, our hearts are sealed. Rather, God has cursed them for their
ingratitude. They have little faith.
89 And when a Scripture came to them from God, confirming what they have—
although previously they were seeking victory against those who disbelieved—
but when there came to them what they recognized, they disbelieved in it. So
Gods curse is upon the disbelievers.
90 Miserable is what they sold their souls for—rejecting what God has revealed,
out of resentment that God would send down his grace upon whomever he
chooses from among his servants. Thus they incurred wrath upon wrath. And
there is a demeaning punishment for the disbelievers.
91 And when it is said to them, believe in what God has revealed, they say, we
believe in whatwas revealed to us, and they reject anything beyond that,
although it is the truth which confirms what they have. Say, why did you kill
Gods prophets before, if you were believers?
92 Moses came to you with clear proofs, yet you adopted the calf in his
absence, and you were in the wrong.
93 And We made a covenant with you, and raised the mount above you: take
what We have given you firmly, and listen. They said, we hear and disobey. And
their hearts became filled with the love of the calf because of their disbelief.
Say, wretched is what your faith commands you to do, if you are believers.
94 Say, if the Final Home with God is yours alone, to the exclusion of all other
people, then wish for death if you are sincere.
95 But they will never wish for it, because of what their hands have forwarded.
God is aware of the evildoers.
96 You will find them, of all mankind, the most eager for life, even more than
the polytheists. Every one of them wishes he could live a thousand years; but to
be granted a long life will not nudge him from the punishment. God is seeing of
what they do.
97 Say, whoever is hostile to Gabriel—it is he who revealed it to your heart by
Gods leave, confirming what preceded it, and guidance and good news for the
believers.
98 Whoever is hostile to God, and his angels, and his messengers, and Gabriel,
and Michael—God is hostile to the faithless.
99 We have revealed to you clear signs, and none rejects them except the
sinners.
100 Is it not that whenever they make a covenant, some of them toss it aside?
In fact, most of them do not believe.
101 And when there came to them a messenger from God, confirming what
they had, a faction of those who were given the Book threw the Book of God
behind their backs, as if they do not know.
102 And they followed what the devils taught during the reign of Solomon. It
was not Solomon who disbelieved, but it was the devils who disbelieved. They
taught the people witchcraft and what was revealed in Babylon to the two
angels Harut and Marut. They did not teach anybodyuntil they had said, we are
a test, so do not lose faith. But they learned from them the means to cause
separation between man and his wife. But they cannot harm anyone except with
Gods permission. And they learned what would harm them and not benefit
them. Yet they knew that whoever deals in it will have no share in the hereafter.
Miserable is what they sold their souls for, if they only knew.
103 Had they believed and been righteous, the reward from God would have
been better, if they only knew.
104 O you who believe! Do not say ambiguous words, but say words of respect,
and listen. The disbelievers will have a painful torment.
105 It is never the wish of the disbelievers from among the People of the Book,
nor of the polytheists, that any good should be sent down to you from your
LORD. But God chooses for his mercy whomever he wills. God is possessor of
sublime grace.
106 We never nullify a verse, nor cause it to be forgotten, unless we bring one
better than it, or similar to it. Do you not know that God is capable of all things?
107 Do you not know that to God belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and
the earth, and that apart from God you have no guardian or helper?
108 Or do you want to question your messenger as Moses was questioned
before? Whoever exchanges faith for disbelief has strayed from the right path.
109 Many of the People of the Book wish to turn you back into unbelievers after
you have believed, out of envy on their part, after the truth has become clear to
them. But pardon and overlook, until God brings his command. God has power
over all things.
110 And perform the prayer, and give alms. Whatever good you forward for
yourselves, you will find it with God. God is seeing of everything you do.
111 And they say, none will enter Heaven unless he is a Jew or a Christian.
These are their wishes. Say, produce your proof, if you are truthful.
112 In fact, whoever submits himself to God, and is a doer of good, will have
his reward with his LORD—they have nothing to fear, nor shall they grieve.
113 The Jews say, The Christians are not based on anything; and the Christians
say, the Jews are not based on anything. Yet they both read the Scripture.
Similarly, the ignorant said the same thing. God will judge between them on the
day of resurrection regarding their differences.
114 Who is more unjust than him who forbids the remembrance of Gods name
in places of worship, and contributes to their ruin? These ought not to enter
them except in fear. For them is disgrace in this world, and for them is a
terrible punishment in the Hereafter.
115 To God belong the east and the west. Whichever way you turn, there is
Gods presence. God is Omnipresent and Omniscient.
116 And they say, God has begotten a son. Be he glorified. Rather, his is
everything in the heavens and the earth; all are obedient to him.
117 Originator of the heavens and the earth. Whenever he decrees a thing, he
says to it, be, and it becomes.
118 Those who do not know say, If only God would speak to us, or a sign would
come to us. Thus said those who were before them. Their hearts are alike. We
have made the signs clear for people who are certain.
119 We have sent you with the truth—bringing good news, and giving
warnings. You will not be questioned about the inmates of Hell.
120 The Jews and the Christians will not approve of you, unless you follow their
creed. Say, Gods guidance is the guidance. Should you follow their desires,
after the knowledge that has come to you, you will have in God neither
guardian nor helper.
121 Those to whom We have given the Scripture follow it, as it ought to be
followed—these believe in it. But as for those who reject it—these are the
losers.
122 O Children of Israel! Remember My blessing which I bestowed upon you,
and that I have favored you over all people.
123 And beware of a day when no soul will avail another soul in any way, and
no ransom will be accepted from it, and no intercession will benefit it, and they
will not be helped.
124 And when his LORD tested Abraham with certain words, and he fulfilled
them. He said, I am making you a leader of humanity. He said, and my
descendants? He said, my pledge does not include the wrongdoers.
125 And We made the House a focal point for the people, and a sanctuary. Use
the shrine of Abraham as a place of prayer. And We commissioned Abraham
and Ishmael, sanctify My House for those who circle around it, and those who
seclude themselves in it, and those who kneel and prostrate.
126 When Abraham said, O my LORD, make this a peaceful land, and provide its
people with fruits—whoever of them believes in God and the Last Day. He said,
and whoever disbelieves, I will give him a little enjoyment, then I will consign
him to the punishment of the Fire; how miserable the destiny!
127 As Abraham raises the foundations of the House, together with Ishmael,
our LORD, accept it from us, you are the Hearer, the Knower.
128 Our LORD, and make us submissive to you, and from our descendants a
community submissive to you. And show us our rites, and accept our
repentance. You are the Acceptor of Repentance, the Merciful.
129 Our LORD, and raise up among them a messenger, of themselves, who will
recite to them your revelations, and teach them the Book and wisdom, and
purify them. You are the Almighty, the Wise.
130 Who would forsake the religion of Abraham, except he who fools himself?
We chose him in this world, and in the Hereafter he will be among the
righteous.
131 When his LORD said to him, submit! He said, I have submitted to the LORD
of the Worlds.
132 And Abraham exhorted his sons, and Jacob, O my sons, God has chosen
this religion for you, so do not die unless you have submitted.
133 Or were you witnesses when death approached Jacob, and he said to his
sons, what will you worship after Me? They said, we will worship your God, and
the God of your fathers, Abraham, Ishmael, and Isaac; One God; and to him we
submit.
134 That was a community that has passed; for them is what they have earned,
and for you is what you have earned; and you will not be questioned about what
they used to do.
135 And they say, be Jews or Christians, and you will be guided. Say, rather, the
religion of Abraham, the Monotheist; he was not an idolater.
136 Say, we believe in God; and in what was revealed to us; and in what was
revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs; and
in what was given to Moses and Jesus; and in what was given to the prophets—
from their LORD. We make no distinction between any of them, and to him we
surrender.
137 If they believe in the same as you have believed in, then they have been
guided. But if they turn away, then they are in schism. God will protect you
against them; for he is the Hearer, the Knower.
138 Gods coloring. And who gives better coloring than God? And we are
devoted to him.
139 Say, do you argue with us about God, when he is our LORD and your LORD,
and we have our works, and you have your works, and we are sincere to him?
140 Or do you say that Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Patriarchs were
Jews or Christians? Say, do you know better, or God? And who does greater
wrong than he who conceals a testimony he has from God? God is not unaware
of what you do.
141 That was a community that has passed. To them is what they have earned,
and to you is what you have earned. And you will not be questioned about what
they used to do.
142 The ignorant among the people will say, what has turned them away from
the direction of prayer they once followed? Say, to God belong the East and the
West. He guides whom he wills to a straight path.
143 Thus we made you a moderate community, that you may be witnesses to
humanity, and that the Messenger may be a witness to you. We only established
the direction of prayer, which you once followed, that We may distinguish those
who follow the Messenger from those who turn on their heels. It is indeed
difficult, except for those whom God has guided. But God would never let your
faith go to waste. God is Kind towards the people, Merciful.
144 We have seen your face turned towards the heaven. So we will turn you
towards a direction that will satisfy you. So turn your face towards the Sacred
Mosque. And wherever you may be, turn your faces towards it. Those who were
given the Book know that it is the Truth from their LORD; and God is not
unaware of what they do.
145 Even if you were to bring to those who were given the Book every proof,
they would not follow your direction, nor are you to follow their direction, nor
do they follow the direction of one another. And if you were to follow their
desires, after the knowledge that has come to you, you would be in that case
one of the wrongdoers.
146 Those to whom We have given the Book recognize it as they recognize their
own children. But some of them conceal the truth while they know.
147 The truth is from your LORD, so do not be a skeptic.
148 To every community is a direction towards which it turns. Therefore, race
towards goodness. Wherever you may be, God will bring you all together. God is
capable of everything.
149 And wherever you come from, turn your face towards the Sacred Mosque.
This is the truth from your LORD, and God is not heedless of what you do.
150 And wherever you come from, turn your face towards the Sacred Mosque.
And wherever you may be, turn your faces towards it. So that the people may
not have any argument against you—except those who do wrong among them.
So do not fear them, but fear me, that I may complete My blessings upon you,
and that you may be guided.
151 Just as we sent to you a messenger from among you, who recites our
revelations to you, and purifies you, and teaches you the Book and wisdom, and
teaches you what you did not know.
152 So remember me, and I will remember you. And thank me, and do not be
ungrateful.
153 O you who believe! Seek help through patience and prayers. God is with the
steadfast.
154 And do not say of those who are killed in the cause of God, dead. Rather,
they are alive, but you do not perceive.
155 We will certainly test you with some fear and hunger, and some loss of
possessions and lives and crops. But give good news to the steadfast.
156 Those who, when a calamity afflicts them, say, to God we belong, and to
him we will return.
157 Upon these are blessings and mercy from their LORD. These are the guided
ones.
158 Safa and Marwa are among the rites of God. Whoever makes the Pilgrimage
to the House, or performs the Umrah, commits no error by circulating between
them. Whoever volunteers good—God is Appreciative and Cognizant.
159 Those who suppress the proofs and the guidance we have revealed, after
we have clarified them to humanity in the Scripture—those—God curses them,
and the cursers curse them.
160 Except those who repent, and reform, and proclaim. Those—I will accept
their repentance. I am the Acceptor of Repentance, the Merciful.
161 But as for those who reject faith, and die rejecting—those—upon them is
the curse of God, and of the angels, and of all humanity.
162 They will remain under it forever, and the torment will not be lightened for
them, and they will not be reprieved.
163 Your God is one God. There is no god but he, the Benevolent, the
Compassionate.
164 In the creation of the heavens and the earth; in the alternation of night and
day; in the ships that sail the oceans for the benefit of mankind; in the water
that God sends down from the sky, and revives the earth with it after it had
died, and scatters in it all kinds of creatures; in the changing of the winds, and
the clouds disposed between the sky and the earth; are signs for people who
understand.
165 Yet among the people are those who take other than God as equals to him.
They love them as the love of God. But those who believe have greater love for
God. If only the wrongdoers would realize, when they see the torment; that all
power is Gods, and that God is severe in punishment.
166 Those who were followed will then disown those who followed them, and
they will see the retribution, and ties between them will be severed.
167 Those who followed will say, If only we can have another chance, we will
disown them, as they disowned us. Thus God will show them their deeds, as
regrets to them, and they will not come out of the Fire.
168 O people! Eat of what is lawful and good on earth, and do not follow the
footsteps of Satan. He is to you an open enemy.
169 He commands you to do evil and vice, and to say about God what you do
not know.
170 And when it is said to them, Follow what God has revealed, they say, we
will follow what we found our ancestors following. Even if their ancestors
understood nothing, and were not guided?
171 The parable of those who disbelieve is that of someone who calls upon
someone who hears nothing except screaming and yelling. Deaf, dumb, and
blind—they do not understand.
172 O you who believe! Eat of the good things we have provided for you, and
give thanks to God, if it is him that you serve.
173 He has forbidden you carrion, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and what
was dedicated to other than God. But if anyone is compelled, without desiring
or exceeding, he commits no sin. God is Forgiving and Merciful.
174 Those who conceal what God revealed in the Book, and exchange it for a
small price—those swallow nothing but fire into their bellies. And God will not
speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will he purify them, and they will
have a painful punishment.
175 It is they who exchange guidance for error, and forgiveness for
punishment. But why do they insist on the Fire?
176 That is because God has revealed the Book in truth; and those who differ
about the Book are in deep discord.
177 Righteousness does not consist of turning your faces towards the East and
the West. But righteous is he who believes in God, and the Last Day, and the
angels, and the Scripture, and the prophets. Who gives money, though dear, to
near relatives, and orphans, and the needy, and the homeless, and the beggars,
and for the freeing of slaves; those who perform the prayers, and pay the
obligatory charity, and fulfill their promise when they promise, and patiently
persevere in the face of persecution, hardship, and in the time of conflict.
These are the sincere; these are the pious.
178 O you who believe! Retaliation for the murdered is ordained upon you: the
free for the free, the slave for the slave, the female for the female. But if he is
forgiven by his kin, then grant any reasonable demand, and pay with good will.
This is a concession from your LORD, and a mercy. But whoever commits
aggression after that, a painful torment awaits him.
179 There is life for you in retaliation, O people of understanding, so that you
may refrain.
180 It is decreed for you: when death approaches one of you, and he leaves
wealth, to make a testament in favor of the parents and the relatives, fairly and
correctly—a duty upon the righteous.
181 But whoever changes it after he has heard it, the guilt is upon those who
change it. God is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
182 Should someone suspect bias or injustice on the part of a testator, and
then reconciles between them, he commits no sin. God is Forgiving and
Merciful.
183 O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for
those before you, that you may become righteous.
184 For a specified number of days. But whoever among you is sick, or on a
journey, then a number of other days. For those who are able: a ransom of
feeding a needy person. But whoever volunteers goodness, it is better for him.
But to fast is best for you, if you only knew.
185 Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was revealed. Guidance for
humanity, and clear portents of guidance, and the Criterion. Whoever of you
witnesses the month, shall fast it. But whoever is sick, or on a journey, then a
number of other days. God desires ease for you, and does not desire hardship
for you, that you may complete the number, and celebrate God for having
guided you, so that you may be thankful.
186 And when my servants ask you about me, I Am near; I answer the call of
the caller when he calls on me. So let them answer me, and have faith in me,
that they may be rightly guided.
187 Permitted for you is intercourse with your wives on the night of the fast.
They are a garment for you, and you are a garment for them. God knows that
you used to betray yourselves, but he turned to you and pardoned you. So
approach them now, and seek what God has ordained for you, and eat and
drink until the white streak of dawn can be distinguished from the black streak.
Then complete the fast until nightfall. But do not approach them while you are
in retreat at the mosques. These are the limits of God, so do not come near
them. God thus clarifies his revelations to the people, that they may attain
piety.
188 And do not consume one another's wealth by unjust means, nor offer it as
bribes to the officials in order to consume part of other people's wealth illicitly,
while you know.
189 They ask you about the crescents. Say, they are timetables for people, and
for the Hajj. It is not virtuous that you approach homes from their backs, but
virtue is to be pious. So approach homes from their doors, and observe God,
that you may succeed.
190 And fight in the cause of God those who fight you, but do not commit
aggression; God does not love the aggressors.
191 And kill them wherever you overtake them, and expel them from where
they had expelled you. Oppression is more serious than murder. But do not
fight them at the Sacred Mosque, unless they fight you there. If they fight you,
then kill them. Such is the retribution of the disbelievers.
192 But if they cease, then God is Forgiving and Merciful.
193 And fight them until there is no oppression, and worship becomes devoted
to God alone. But if they cease, then let there be no hostility except against the
oppressors.
194 The sacred month for the sacred month; and sacrilege calls for retaliation.
Whoever commits aggression against you, retaliate against him in the same
measure as he has committed against you. And be conscious of God, and know
that God is with the righteous.
195 And spend in the cause of God, and do not throw yourselves with your own
hands into ruin, and be charitable. God loves the charitable.
196 And carry out the Hajj and the Umrah for God. But if you are prevented,
then whatever is feasible of offerings. And do not shave your heads until the
offering has reached its destination. Whoever of you is sick, or has an injury of
the head, then redemption of fasting, or charity, or worship. When you are
secure: whoever continues the Umrah until the Hajj, then whatever is feasible of
offering. But if he lacks the means, then fasting for three days during the Hajj
and seven when you have returned, making ten in all. This is for he whose
household is not present at the Sacred Mosque. And remain conscious of God,
and know that God is stern in retribution.
197 The Hajj is during specific months. Whoever decides to perform the Hajj—
there shall be no sexual relations, nor misconduct, nor quarrelling during the
Hajj. And whatever good you do, God knows it. And take provisions, but the
best provision is righteousness. And be mindful of me, O people of
understanding.
198 You commit no error by seeking bounty from your LORD. When you
disperse from Arafat, remember God at the Sacred Landmark. And remember
him as he has guided you. Although, before that, you were of those astray.
199 Then disperse from where the people disperse, and ask God for
forgiveness. God is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.
200 When you have completed your rites, remember God as you remember your
parents, or even more. Among the people is he who says, our LORD, give us in
this world, yet he has no share in the Hereafter.
201 And among them is he who says, our LORD, give us goodness in this
world, and goodness in the Hereafter, and protect us from the torment of the
Fire.
202 These will have a share of what they have earned. God is swift in
reckoning.
203 And remember God during the designated days. But whoever hurries on in
two days commits no wrong, and whoever stays on commits no wrong—
provided he maintains righteousness. And obey God, and know that to him you
will be gathered.
204 Among the people is he whose speech about the worldly life impresses
you, and he calls God to witness what is in his heart, while he is the most
hostile of adversaries.
205 When he gains power, he strives to spread corruption on earth, destroying
properties and lives. God does not like corruption.
206 And when he is told, beware of God, his pride leads him to more sin. Hell is
enough for him—a dreadful abode.
207 And among the people is he who sells himself seeking Gods approval. God
is kind towards the servants.
208 O you who believe! Enter into submission, wholeheartedly, and do not
follow the footsteps of Satan; he is to you an outright enemy.
209 But if you slip after the proofs have come to you, know that God is
Powerful and Wise.
210 Are they waiting for God himself to come to them in the shadows of the
clouds, together with the angels, and thus the matter is settled? All things are
returned to God.
211 Ask the Children of Israel how many clear signs We have given them.
Whoever alters the blessing of God after it has come to him—God is severe in
retribution.
212 Beautified is the life of this world for those who disbelieve, and they
ridicule those who believe. But the righteous will be above them on the Day of
Resurrection. God provides to whomever he wills without measure.
213 Humanity used to be one community; then God sent the prophets, bringing
good news and giving warnings. And he sent down with them the Scripture,
with the truth, to judge between people regarding their differences. But none
differed over it except those who were given it—after the proofs had come to
them—out of mutual envy between them. Then God guided those who believed
to the truth they had disputed, in accordance with his will. God guides whom he
wills to a straight path.
214 Or do you expect to enter Paradise before the example of those who came
before you had reached you? Adversity and hardship had afflicted them, and
they were so shaken up, that the Messenger and those who believed with him
said, when is Gods victory? Indeed, Gods victory is near.
215 They ask you what they should give. Say, whatever charity you give is for
the parents, and the relatives, and the orphans, and the poor, and the wayfarer.
Whatever good you do, God is aware of it.
216 Fighting is ordained for you, even though you dislike it. But it may be that
you dislike something while it is good for you, and it may be that you like
something while it is bad for you. God knows, and you do not know.
217 They ask you about fighting during the Holy Month. Say, fighting during it
is deplorable; but to bar others from Gods path, and to disbelieve in him, and
to prevent access to the Holy Mosque, and to expel its people from it, are more
deplorable with God. And persecution is more serious than killing. They will not
cease to fight you until they turn you back from your religion, if they can.
Whoever among you turns back from his religion, and dies a disbeliever—those
are they whose works will come to nothing, in this life, and in the Hereafter.
Those are the inmates of the Fire, abiding in it forever.
218 Those who believed, and those who migrated and fought for the sake of
God—those look forward to Gods mercy. God is Forgiving and Merciful.
219 They ask you about intoxicants and gambling. Say, there is gross sin in
them, and some benefits for people, but their sinfulness outweighs their
benefit. And they ask you about what they should give: say, the surplus. Thus
God explains the revelations to you, so that you may think.
220 About this world and the next. And they ask you about orphans. Say,
improvement for them is best. And if you intermix with them, then they are
your brethren. God knows the dishonest from the honest. Had God willed, he
could have overburdened you. God is Mighty and Wise.
221 Do not marry idolatresses, unless they have believed. A believing maid is
better than an idolatress, even if you like her. And do not marry idolaters,
unless they have believed. A believing servant is better than an idolater, even if
you like him. These call to the Fire, but God calls to the Garden and to
forgiveness, by his leave. He makes clear his communications to the people,
that they may be mindful.
222 And they ask you about menstruation: say, it is harmful, so keep away from
women during menstruation. And do not approach them until they have
become pure. Once they have become pure, approach them in the way God has
directed you. God loves the repentant, and he loves those who keep clean.
223 Your women are cultivation for you; so approach your cultivation whenever
you like, and send ahead for yourselves. And fear God, and know that you will
meet him. And give good news to the believers.
224 And do not allow your oaths in Gods name to hinder you from virtue, and
righteousness, and making peace between people. God is Listener and Knower.
225 God does not hold you responsible for your unintentional oaths, but he
holds you responsible for your intentions. God is Forgiving and Forbearing.
226 Those who vow abstinence from their wives must wait for four months. But
if they reconcile—God is Forgiving and Merciful.
227 And if they resolve to divorce—God is Hearing and Knowing.
228 Divorced women shall wait by themselves for three periods. And it is not
lawful for them to conceal what God has created in their wombs, if they believe
in God and the Last Day. Meanwhile, their husbands have the better right to
take them back, if they desire reconciliation. And women have rights similar to
their obligations, according to what is fair. But men have a degree over them.
God is Mighty and Wise.
229 Divorce is allowed twice. Then, either honorable retention, or setting free
kindly. It is not lawful for you to take back anything you have given them,
unless they fear that they cannot maintain Gods limits. If you fear that they
cannot maintain Gods limits, then there is no blame on them if she sacrifices
something for her release. These are Gods limits, so do not transgress them.
Those who transgress Gods limits are the unjust.
230 If he divorces her, she shall not be lawful for him again until she has
married another husband. If the latter divorces her, then there is no blame on
them for reuniting, provided they think they can maintain Gods limits. These
are Gods limits; he makes them clear to people who know.
231 When you divorce women, and they have reached their term, either retain
them amicably, or release them amicably. But do not retain them to hurt them
and commit aggression. Whoever does that has wronged himself. And do not
take Gods revelations for a joke. And remember Gods favor to you, and that he
revealed to you the Scripture and Wisdom to teach you. And fear God, and know
that God is aware of everything.
232 When you divorce women, and they have reached their term, do not
prevent them from marrying their husbands, provided they agree on fair terms.
Thereby is advised whoever among you believes in God and the Last Day. That
is better and more decent for you. God knows, and you do not know.
233 Mothers may nurse their infants for two whole years, for those who desire
to complete the nursing-period. It is the duty of the father to provide for them
and clothe them in a proper manner. No soul shall be burdened beyond its
capacity. No mother shall be harmed on account of her child, and no father
shall be harmed on account of his child. The same duty rests upon the heir. If
the couple desire weaning, by mutual consent and consultation, they commit no
error by doing so. You commit no error by hiring nursing-mothers, as long as
you pay them fairly. And be wary of God, and know that God is Seeing of what
you do.
234 As for those among you who die and leave widows behind, their widows
shall wait by themselves for four months and ten days. When they have reached
their term, there is no blame on you regarding what they might honorably do
with themselves. God is fully acquainted with what you do.
235 You commit no error by announcing your engagement to women, or by
keeping it to yourselves. God knows that you will be thinking about them. But
do not meet them secretly, unless you have something proper to say. And do
not confirm the marriage tie until the writing is fulfilled. And know that God
knows what is in your souls, so beware of him. And know that God is Forgiving
and Forbearing.
236 You commit no error by divorcing women before having touched them, or
before having set the dowry for them. And compensate them—the wealthy
according to his means, and the poor according to his means—with a fair
compensation, a duty upon the doers of good.
237 If you divorce them before you have touched them, but after you had set
the dowry for them, give them half of what you specified—unless they forego
the right, or the one in whose hand is the marriage contract foregoes it. But to
forego is nearer to piety. And do not forget generosity between one another.
God is seeing of everything you do.
238 Guard your prayers, and the middle prayer, and stand before God in
devotion.
239 But if you are in fear, then on foot, or riding. And when you are safe,
remember God, as he taught you what you did not know.
240 Those of you who die and leave wives behind—a will shall provide their
wives with support for a year, provided they do not leave. If they leave, you are
not to blame for what they do with themselves, provided it is reasonable. God is
Mighty and Wise.
241 And divorced women shall be provided for, equitably—a duty upon the
righteous.
242 God thus explains his revelations to you, so that you may understand.
243 Have you not considered those who fled their homes, by the thousands,
fearful of death? God said to them, die. Then he revived them. God is Gracious
towards the people, but most people are not appreciative.
244 Fight in the cause of God, and know that God is Hearing and Knowing.
245 Who is he who will offer God a generous loan, so he will multiply it for him
manifold? God receives and amplifies, and to him you will be returned.
246 Have you not considered the notables of the Children of Israel after Moses?
When they said to a prophet of theirs, appoint a king for us, and we will fight in
the cause of God. He said, is it possible that, if fighting was ordained for you,
you would not fight? They said, why would we not fight in the cause of God,
when we were driven out of our homes, along with our children? But when
fighting was ordained for them, they turned away, except for a few of them. But
God is aware of the wrongdoers.
247 Their prophet said to them, God has appointed Saul to be your king. They
said, how can he have authority over us, when we are more worthy of authority
than he, and he was not given plenty of wealth? He said, God has chosen him
over you, and has increased him in knowledge and stature. God bestows his
sovereignty upon whomever he wills. God is Embracing and Knowing.
248 And their prophet said to them, the proof of his kingship is that the Ark
will be restored to you, bringing tranquility from your LORD, and relics left by
the family of Moses and the family of Aaron. It will be carried by the angels. In
that is a sign for you, if you are believers.
249 When Saul set out with the troops, he said, God will be testing you with a
river. Whoever drinks from it does not belong with me. But whoever does not
drink from it, does belong with me, except for whoever scoops up a little with
his hand. But they drank from it, except for a few of them. Then, when he
crossed it, he and those who believed with him, they said, we have no strength
to face Goliath and his troops today. But those who knew that they would meet
God said, how many a small group has defeated a large group by Gods will.
God is with the steadfast.
250 And when they confronted Goliath and his troops, they said, our LORD,
pour down patience on us, and strengthen our foothold, and support us against
the faithless people.
251 And they defeated them by Gods leave, and David killed Goliath, and God
gave himsovereignty and wisdom, and taught him as he willed. Were it not for
God restraining the people, some by means of others, the earth would have
gone to ruin. But God is gracious towards mankind.
252 These are Gods revelations, which we recite to you in truth. You are one of
the messengers.
253 These messengers: we gave some advantage over others. To some of them
God spoke directly, and some he raised in rank. We gave Jesus son of Mary the
clear miracles, and We strengthened him with the Holy Spirit. Had God willed,
those who succeeded them would not have fought one another, after the clear
signs had come to them; but they disputed; some of them believed, and some
of them disbelieved. Had God willed, they would not have fought one another;
but God does whatever he desires.
254 O you who believe! Spend from what we have given you, before a Day
comes in which there is neither trading, nor friendship, nor intercession. The
disbelievers are the wrongdoers.
255 God! There is no god except he, the Living, the Everlasting. Neither
slumber overtakes him, nor sleep. To him belongs everything in the heavens
and everything on earth. Who is he that can intercede with him except with his
permission? He knows what is before them, and what is behind them; and they
cannot grasp any of his knowledge, except as he wills. His Throne extends over
the heavens and the earth, and their preservation does not burden him. He is
the Most High, the Great.
256 There shall be no compulsion in religion; the right way has become distinct
from the wrong way. Whoever renounces evil and believes in God has grasped
the most trustworthy handle; which does not break. God is Hearing and
Knowing.
257 God is the LORD of those who believe; He brings them out of darkness and
into light. As for those who disbelieve, their lords are the evil ones; they bring
them out of light and into darkness—these are the inmates of the Fire, in which
they will abide forever.
258 Have you not considered him who argued with Abraham about his LORD,
because God had given him sovereignty? Abraham said, my LORD is he who
gives life and causes death. He said, I give life and cause death. Abraham said,
God brings the sun from the East, so bring it from the West, so the blasphemer
was confounded. God does not guide the wrongdoing people.
259 Or like him who passed by a town collapsed on its foundations. He said,
how can God revive this after its demise? Thereupon God caused him to die for
a hundred years, and then resurrected him. He said, for how long have you
tarried? He said, I have tarried for a day, or part of a day. He said, no. You have
tarried for a hundred years. Now look at your food and your drink—it has not
spoiled—and look at your donkey. We will make you a wonder for mankind. And
look at the bones, how We arrange them, and then clothe them with flesh. So
when it became clear to him, he said, I know that God has power over all things.
260 And when Abraham said, my LORD, show me how you give life to the dead.
He said, have you not believed? He said, yes, but to put my heart at ease. He
said, take four birds, and incline them to yourself, then place a part on each
hill, then call to them; and they will come rushing to you. And know that God is
Powerful and Wise.
261 The parable of those who spend their wealth in Gods way is that of a grain
that produces seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. God multiplies
for whom he wills. God is Bounteous and Knowing.
262 Those who spend their wealth in the way of God, and then do not follow up
what they spent with reminders of their generosity or with insults, will have
their reward with their LORD—they have nothing to fear, nor shall they grieve.
263 Kind words and forgiveness are better than charity followed by insults. God
is Rich and Clement.
264 O you who believe! Do not nullify your charitable deeds with reminders and
hurtful words, like him who spends his wealth to be seen by the people, and
does not believe in God and the Last Day. His likeness is that of a smooth rock
covered with soil: a downpour strikes it, and leaves it bare—they gain nothing
from their efforts. God does not guide the disbelieving people.
265 And the parable of those who spend their wealth seeking Gods approval,
and to strengthen their souls, is that of a garden on a hillside. If heavy rain falls
on it, its produce is doubled; and if no heavy rain falls, then dew is enough.
God is seeing of everything you do.
266 Would anyone of you like to have a garden of palms and vines, under which
rivers flow—with all kinds of fruit in it for him, and old age has stricken him,
and he has weak children—then a tornado with fire batters it, and it burns
down? Thus God makes clear the signs for you, so that you may reflect.
267 O you who believe! Give of the good things you have earned, and from
what we have produced for you from the earth. And do not pick the inferior
things to give away, when you yourselves would not accept it except with eyes
closed. And know that God is Sufficient and Praiseworthy.
268 Satan promises you poverty, and urges you to immorality; but God
promises you forgiveness from himself, and grace. God is Embracing and
Knowing.
269 He gives wisdom to whomever he wills. Whoever is given wisdom has been
given much good. But none pays heed except those with insight.
270 Whatever charity you give, or a pledge you fulfill, God knows it. The
wrongdoers have no helpers.
271 If you give charity openly, that is good. But if you keep it secret, and give it
to the needy in private, that is better for you. It will atone for some of your
misdeeds. God is cognizant of what you do.
272 Their guidance is not your responsibility, but God guides whom he wills.
Any charity you give is for your own good. Any charity you give shall be for the
sake of God. Any charity you give will be repaid to you in full, and you will not
be wronged.
273 It is for the poor; those who are restrained in the way of God, and unable
to travel in the land. The unaware would think them rich, due to their dignity.
You will recognize them by their features. They do not ask from people
insistently. Whatever charity you give, God is aware of it.
274 Those who spend their wealth by night and day, privately and publicly, will
receive their reward from their LORD. They have nothing to fear, nor shall they
grieve.
275 Those who swallow usury will not rise, except as someone driven mad by
Satan's touch. That is because they say, commerce is like usury. But God has
permitted commerce, and has forbidden usury. Whoever, on receiving advice
from his LORD, refrains, may keep his past earnings, and his case rests with
God. But whoever resumes—these are the dwellers of the Fire, wherein they will
abide forever.
276 God condemns usury, and he blesses charities. God does not love any
sinful ingrate.
277 Those who believe, and do good deeds, and pray regularly, and give
charity—they will have their reward with their LORD; they will have no fear, nor
shall they grieve.
278 O you who believe! Fear God, and forgo what remains of usury, if you are
believers.
279 If you do not, then take notice of a war by God and his Messenger. But if
you repent, you may keep your capital, neither wronging, nor being wronged.
280 But if he is in hardship, then deferment until a time of ease. But to remit it
as charity is better for you, if you only knew.
281 And guard yourselves against a Day when you will be returned to God; then
each soul will be rewarded fully for what it has earned, and they will not be
wronged.
282 O you who believe! When you incur debt among yourselves for a certain
period of time, write it down. And have a scribe write in your presence, in all
fairness. And let no scribe refuse to write, as God has taught him. So let him
write, and let the debtor dictate. And let him fear God, his LORD, and diminish
nothing from it. But if the debtor is mentally deficient, or weak, or unable to
dictate, then let his guardian dictate with honesty. And call to witness two men
from among you. If two men are not available, then one man and two women
whose testimony is acceptable to all—if one of them fails to remember, the
other would remind her. Witnesses must not refuse when called upon. And do
not think it too trivial to write down, whether small or large, including the time
of repayment. That is more equitable with God, and stronger as evidence, and
more likely to prevent doubt—except in the case of a spot transaction between
you—then there is no blame on you if you do not write it down. And let there be
witnesses whenever you conclude a contract, and let no harm be done to either
scribe or witness. If you do that, it is corruption on your part. And fear God.
God teaches you. God is aware of everything.
283 If you are on a journey, and cannot find a scribe, then a security deposit
should be handed over. But if you trust one another, let the trustee fulfill his
trust, and let him fear God, his LORD. And do not conceal testimony. Whoever
conceals it is sinner at heart. God is aware of what you do.
284 To God belongs everything in the heavens and the earth. Whether you
reveal what is within your selves, or conceal it, God will call you to account for
it. He forgives whom he wills, and he punishes whom he wills. God is Able to do
all things.
285 The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his LORD, as
did the believers. They all have believed in God, and his angels, and his
Scriptures, and his messengers: We make no distinction between any of his
messengers. And they say, we hear and we obey. Your forgiveness, our LORD.
To you is the destiny.
286 God does not burden any soul beyond its capacity. To its credit is what it
earns, and against it is what it commits. Our LORD, do not condemn us if we
forget or make a mistake. Our LORD, do not burden us as you have burdened
those before us. Our LORD, do not burden us with more than we have strength
to bear; and pardon us, and forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our
LORD and Master, so help us against the disbelieving people.
Though consider if you will what God has just said. Perhaps there is a question is it not if it is God that is speaking and the book with it read. Consider if you will at the time though what is it for God to have a creation and nothing to hide. Has he even made there the world? Does he provide any input at all in the midst. I mean if you were a creator, would you not have to exist. That is about like saying that you have a society without laws in the midst which would be foolish now would not it. Consider if you will at the time that God is divine. Thusly, he makes no error that you find in the midst and it is before whom and in whom and by whom that all things exist. That means he made all things there and it is also because there is not anyone else conceivably there. Some would have argued still to our time that perhaps God wrote not the Book that is found. Though what is the coincidece right or the likely rate of the error that this had evolved in the midst or of all others been allowed to exist. Therefore, you have to think for the time that God is definitely divine and it is of him we would certainly mind. It would seem there now sure that be it that toward the end of the world and so in thus is it swored as of his sure mercies before he made there the world. Somebody had to have something to say at the time. Otherwise the ways would have been found out as were all of the others as in a pattern of lies. Therefore, when God brought Adam out of the garden, he was certainly able to straighten his creation with teaching, guidance, or otherwise preaching. That is why Adam listened there sure for a time and why Satan as a challenger there of the Lord was disavowed it was swored. Thus as the Creator of everything that we see around here today, he also has a number of rules and and some things that he would otherwise brings. Can you point a few of them out in the text such as be good to others and care for the midst. This is not just a command of the Lord but one that is as unto him toward. It reflects his nature there for a start and so is all there the affairs of the heart. Therefore he wrote the Book just as he would provide much input on this and it is before all others he has allowed to exist. There are many strange patterns and cultures told of in the text but not all of them are right in the midst. Certainly, there are some things that God would have done that have made no sense down here in this world. Yet you cannot say there for start that they are concerning the affairs of the heart. That is he is not unjust is he toward in just the affairs of this world. You can see plenty of them sure as he gives all of his guidance upon the affairs of this world. That means he is loving and caring there toward, not wanting any inequities there at the time or any of his children to do wrong there divine. Not that they are doing wrong by his throne but that is definitely what you would find all alone. It seems so then that God would have his children to identify him then. You know how that most children look more like their parents that are there in this world and so it is as unto him toward. We are made to resemble the things of the Lord in our sayings and doings there toward. When we do not there for sure it casts a doubt about the things of the Lord. That is his creation and his fathership toward. As he would have said when he came there were some other fathers that crept into this world and it was unto them toward. For instance the devil and his works there toward and that was what his children resembled there more. Though that was not the ways that should have been done just as it was in the light of his Son. Can you make a listing of all the things that should have been done as it were in the light of his Son? For instance like freeing the slave or doing good deeds in this world and what would that mean as unto him toward. Then what would that there tell us as of his nature thereof and what he would have us there from above. Then again, as he said when he came that it was for the hardness of your hearts that he wrote there this scene and therein that would it certainly mean. Though when speaking of him now at times it is of him we would certainly mind. As he who provides the light there at times. The light bill as some would have liked to have said is all sorts of there paid. As he is the light of that place there for sure and so it endures till the end of the world.