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The Qur’ān With Sūrah Introductions and Appendices Saheeh International Translation The Qur’ān With Sūrah Introductions and Appendices Saheeh International Translation Edited by A.B. al-Mehri The Qur’ān Project www.quranproject.org Published by Maktabah Booksellers and Publishers PO BOX 13976 Birmingham B11 9DQ United Kingdom www.maktabah.net www.quranproject.org Cover Design: H. Jundi No rights reserved. Any part of this publication may be reproduced in any language, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electrical, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the express permission of the Publisher, as long as no changes are made to the materi- al and notification is sent to the Publisher for their records. Offers are welcomed to assist publishing this book in other languages. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A Catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library 2010 Maktabah Booksellers and Publishers Saheeh International Translation ISBN 978-0-9548665-4-9 CONTENTS PAGE Introduction . . . . . . . . . 5 Editor’s Preface . . . . . . . . 7 Short Biography of Prophet Muhammad . . . . 11 The Qur’ān: Sūrah 1: al-Fātihah (The Opening) . . . . . 28 Sūrah 2: al-Baqarah (The Cow) . . . . . 30 Sūrah 3: Ale-‘Imrān (Family of Imran) . . . . 59 Sūrah 4: an-Nisā’ (The Women) . . . . . 77 Sūrah 5: al-Mā’idah (The Table) . . . . . 96 Sūrah 6: al-An’ām (The Grazing Livesotck). . . . 110 Sūrah 7: al-A’rāf (The Elevations) . . . . . 126 Sūrah 8: al-Anfāl (The Spoils of War) . . . . 143 Sūrah 9: at-Tawbah (Repentance) . . . . . 154 Sūrah 10: Yūnus (Jonah) . . . . . . 170 Sūrah 11: Hūd (Hud) . . . . . . . 180 Sūrah 12: Yūsuf (Joseph) . . . . . . 190 Sūrah 13: ar-Ra’d (Thunder) . . . . . . 200 Sūrah 14: Ibrāheem (Abraham) . . . . . 205 Sūrah 15: al-Hijr (The Valley of Stone) . . . . 210 Sūrah 16: an-Nahl (The Bee) . . . . . . 216 Sūrah 17: al-Isrā’ (The Night Journey) . . . . 226 Sūrah 18: al-Kahf (The Cave) . . . . . . 235 Sūrah 19: Maryam (Mary) . . . . . . 244 Sūrah 20: Tā Hā (Ta Ha) . . . . . . 252 Sūrah 21: al-Anbiyā’ (The Prophets) . . . . . 262 Sūrah 22: al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) . . . . . 270 Sūrah 23: al-Mu’minūn (The Believers) . . . . 278 Sūrah 24: an-Nūr (Light) . . . . . . 285 Sūrah 25: al-Furqān (The Criterion) . . . . . 297 Sūrah 26: ash-Shu’arā’ (The Poets) . . . . . 303 Sūrah 27: an-Naml (The Ants) . . . . . 314 Sūrah 28: al-Qasas (The Story) . . . . . 321 Sūrah 29: al-‘Ankabūt (The Spider) . . . . . 330 Sūrah 30: ar-Rūm (The Romans) . . . . . 336 Sūrah 31: Luqmān (Luqman) . . . . . . 343 Sūrah 32: as-Sajdah (Prostration) . . . . . 347 Sūrah 33: al-Ahzāb (The Confederates) . . . . 350 Sūrah 34: Saba’ (The People of) Saba) . . . . 364 Sūrah 35: Fātir (The Creator) . . . . . . 370 Sūrah 36: Yā Seen (Ya Seen) . . . . . . 375 Sūrah 37: as-Sāffāt (Those Lined Up). . . . . 381 Sūrah 38: Sād (Sād) . . . . . . . 389 Sūrah 39: az-Zumar (The Groups) . . . . . 396 Sūrah 40: Ghāfir (The Forgiver) . . . . . 403 Sūrah 41: Fussilat (Presented In Detail) . . . . 410 Sūrah 42: ash-Shūrā (Consultation) . . . . . 417 Sūrah 43: az-Zukhruf (Ornaments) . . . . . 425 Sūrah 44: ad-Dukhān (Smoke). . . . . . 432 Sūrah 45: al-Jāthiyah (Kneeling) . . . . . 437 Sūrah 46: al-Ahqāf (The Sand Dunes) . . . . 442 Sūrah 47: Muhammad (Muhammad) . . . . . 447 Sūrah 48: al-Fath (The Conquest) . . . . . 452 Sūrah 49: al-Hujurāt (The Chambers) . . . . 460 Sūrah 50: Qāf (Qaf) . . . . . . . 463 Sūrah 51: adh-Dhāriyāt (The Scattering Winds) . . . 467 Sūrah 52: at-Tūr (The Mount) . . . . . . 471 Sūrah 53: an-Najm (The Star) . . . . . . 475 Sūrah 54: al-Qamar (The Moon) . . . . . 481 Sūrah 55: ar-Rahman (The Most Merciful) . . . . 485 Sūrah 56: al-Wāqi’ah (The Occurrence) . . . . 489 Sūrah 57: al-Hadeed (Iron) . . . . . . 495 Sūrah 58: al-Mujādilah (The Contention) . . . . 500 Sūrah 59: al-Hashr (The Gathering) . . . . . 505 Sūrah 60: al-Mumtahinah (The Woman Examined) . . 514 Sūrah 61: as-Saff (Battle Formation) . . . . . 517 Sūrah 62: al-Jumu’ah (Friday) . . . . . . 519 Sūrah 63: al-Munāfiqūn (The Hypocrites) . . . . 522 Sūrah 64: at-Taghābun (Deprivation) . . . . 527 Sūrah 65: at-Talāq (Divorce) . . . . . . 531 Sūrah 66: at-Tahreem (Prohibition) . . . . . 535 Sūrah 67: al-Mulk (Dominion). . . . . . 539 Sūrah 68: al-Qalam (The Pen) . . . . . . 543 Sūrah 69: al-Hāqqah (The Manifest Reality). . . . 547 Sūrah 70: al-Ma’ārij (The Ways of Ascent) . . . . 550 Sūrah 71: Nūh (Noah) . . . . . . . 553 Sūrah 72: al-Jinn (The Jinn) . . . . . . 556 Sūrah 73: al-Muzzammil (The Enwrapped One) . . . 561 Sūrah 74: al-Muddathir (The Cloaked One) . . . . 565 Sūrah 75: al-Qiyāmah (The Resurrection) . . . . 570 Sūrah 76: al-Insān (Man) . . . . . . 573 Sūrah 77: al-Mursalāt (Those Sent Forth) . . . . 577 Sūrah 78: an-Naba’ (The News) . . . . . 581 Sūrah 79: an-Nāzi’āt (The Extractors) . . . . 585 Sūrah 80: ‘Abasa (He Frowned) . . . . . 589 Sūrah 81: at-Takweer (The Wrapping) . . . . 593 Sūrah 82: al-Infitār (The Breaking Apart) . . . . 596 Sūrah 83: al-Mutaffifeen (Those Who Give Less) . . . 598 Sūrah 84: al-Inshiqāq (The Splitting) . . . . . 601 Sūrah 85: al-Burūj (The Great Stars) . . . . . 603 Sūrah 86: at-Tāriq (That Which Comes At Night) . . . 605 Sūrah 87: al-A’lā (The Most High) . . . . . 607 Sūrah 88: al-Ghāshiyah (The Overwhelming) . . . 610 Sūrah 89: al-Fajr (The Dawn) . . . . . . 612 Sūrah 90: al-Balad (The City) . . . . . . 615 Sūrah 91: ash-Shams (The Sun) . . . . . 617 Sūrah 92: al-Layl (The Night) . . . . . . 619 Sūrah 93: adh-Dhuhā (The Morning Brightness) . . . 621 Sūrah 94: ash-Sharh (Expansion) . . . . . 623 Sūrah 95: at-Teen (The Fig) . . . . . . 625 Sūrah 96: al-‘Alaq (The Clinging Substance) . . . 627 Sūrah 97: al-Qadr (The Decree) . . . . . 630 Sūrah 98: al-Bayyinah (Clear Evidence) . . . . 632 Sūrah 99: az-Zalzalah (The Earthquake) . . . . 634 Sūrah 100: al-‘Aadiyāt (The Racers) . . . . . 636 Sūrah 101: al-Qāri’ah (The Calamity) . . . . 638 Sūrah 102: at-Takāthur (Competition in Increase) . . . 640 Sūrah 103: al-‘Asr (Time) . . . . . . 642 Sūrah 104: al-Humazah (The Scorner) . . . . 644 Sūrah 105: al-Fīl (The Elephant) . . . . . 646 Sūrah 106: al-Quraysh ((the tribe of) Quraysh) . . . 651 Sūrah 107: al-Mā’ūn (Assistance) . . . . . 654 Sūrah 108: al-Kawthar (Abundance) . . . . . 656 Sūrah 109: al-Kāfirūn (The Disbelievers) . . . . 659 Sūrah 110: an-Nasr (Victory) . . . . . . 662 Sūrah 111: al-Masad (Fiber) . . . . . . 665 Sūrah 112: al-Ikhlās (Purification) . . . . . 669 Sūrah 113: al-Falaq (Daybreak) . . . . . 672 Sūrah 114: an-Nās (Mankind) . . . . . . 672 Appendices: Introduction to the Study of the Qur’ān . . . . 679 The Unique Qur’ānic Generation . . . . 690 Preservation and Literary Challenge of the Qur’ān . . 695 Scientific Miracles of the Qur’ān; . . . . . 706 The Qur’ān on the Origin of the Universe . . . . 706 The Qur’ān on the ‘Big Bang Theory’ . . . . 707 The Qur’ān on the Expanding Universe . . . . 708 The Qur’ān on the Orbital Movement of the Sun and the Moon 709 The Qur’ān on Duality in Creation . . . . . 709 The Qur’ān on the Origin of Life in Water . . . . 712 The Qur’ān on Seas and Rivers . . . . . 712 Miracle of Iron . . . . . . . . 715 The Qur’ān on Mountains . . . . . . 717 The Qur’ān on Human Embryonic Development . . . 719 Scientists Acceptance of the Miracles of the Qur’ān . . 726 Miracles Performed . . . . . . . 729 Old and New Testament Prophecies of Muhammad. . 733 Women in Islām . . . . . . . 742 How do I become a Muslim? . . . . . 749 Short Guide to Ablution and Prayer . . . . 752 Frequently Asked Questions about Islām . . . 756 Brief Index of the Qur’ān . . . . . . 766 Introduction The Qur’ān is the word of the Ever-living God; it has been sent down to guide humanity for all times to come. No book can be like it. As you come to the Qur’ān, God speaks to you. To read the Qur’ān is to hear Him, converse with Him and to walk in His ways. It is the en- counter of life with the Life-giver. ‘God - there is no diety except Him, the Ever-living, the Sustainer of existence. He has sent down upon you the Book with in Truth ... as a guidance for the people ...’ (Qur’ān 3: 2-3). For those who heard it for the first time from the lips of the Prophet, the Qur’ān was a liv- ing reality. They had absolutely no doubt that, through him, God was speaking to them. Their hearts and minds were therefore seized by it. Their eyes overflowed with tears and their bodies shivered. They found each word of it deeply relevant to their concerns and ex- periences, and integrated it fully into their lives. They were completely transformed by it both as individuals and as a nation - into a totally new, alive and life-giving entity. Those who grazed sheep, herded camels and traded petty merchandise became the leaders of mankind. New World As we come to the Qur’ān, we come to a new world. Each Ayat [verse] is a sign of God – informing us of His infinite mercy, power and knowledge. No other venture in our lives can be so momentous and crucial, so blissful and rewarding, as our journey to and through the Qur’ān. It is a journey that will take us through the endless joys and riches of the words that our Creator and Lord has sent to us and all mankind. Here we will find a world of untold treasures of knowledge and wisdom to guide us on the pathways of life, to mould our thoughts and actions. In it we will find deep insights to enrich us and steer us along the right course. From it you will receive a radiant light to illumine the deeper reaches of our soul. Here we will encounter profound emotions, a warmth to melt our hearts and bring tears running down our cheeks. It is beyond man’s power to comprehend, or to describe, the greatness and importance of what the Qur’ān holds for him. It is God’s greatest blessing for him. It is the fulfillment of His promise to Adam and his descendants: ‘when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve…’ (2: 38). It is the only weapon to help our frail existence as we struggle against the forces of evil and temptation in this world. It is the only means to overpower our fears and anxieties. It is the only ‘light’ (nur), as we grope in the darkness, with which to find our way to success and salvation. It is the only healing (shifa’) for our inner sicknesses, as well as the social ills that may surround us. Its the constant reminder (dhikr) of our true nature and des- tiny, of our station, our duties, our rewards and our perils. God - the Greatest The Qur’ān was brought down by the one who is powerful and trustworthy in the heavens – the angel Gabriel. Its first abode was the pure and sublime heart, the like of which no man has never had - the heart of the Prophet Muhammad, blessings and peace be on him. More 5 than anything, it is the only way to come nearer and closer to our Creator. It tells us of Him, of His attributes, of how He rules over the cosmos and history, of how He relates Himself to us, and how we should relate to Him and to ourselves. Most important is to remember is that what we read in the Qur’ān is the word of God which He has conveyed to us in a human language, only because of His mercy and care and provi- dence for us. ‘The Most-merciful, He has taught the Qur’ān’ (55: 1-2). ‘A mercy from your Lord’ (44: 6). The majesty of the Qur’ān, too, is so overpowering that no human being can truly comprehend it. So much so as God says, ‘If We had sent down this Qur’ān upon a mountain, you would have seen it humbled and coming apart from fear of God.’ (59: 21). This act of Divine mercy and majesty is enough to awe and overwhelm us, to inspire us to ever-greater heights of gratitude, yearning and endeavour to enter the world of the Qur’ān. Indeed, no treasure is more valuable and precious for us than the Qur’ān, as God says of His generosity, ‘O mankind, there has to come to you instruction from your Lord and healing for what is in the breasts and guidance and mercy for the be- lievers.’ (10:57). The outcome of our entire life depends on how we heed the call given by God. The journey is therefore decisive for our existence, for mankind, for the future of human civilization. A hundred new worlds lie in its verses. Whole centuries are involved in its moments. Know, in that case that it is the Qur’ān, and only the Qur’ān, which can lead us towards success and glory in this-world and in the world-to-come. We finish by citing a poem; ‘My mind ponders and contemplates, Dwelling on the reality of life, Yet nothing is as scary as the Realness of the Ever-Living. His closeness, His knowledge of my inner self, The insides tremble and frighten at this reality, I awake, Sometimes, I hear nothing except my heart beating, Beat after beat it beats, One thought is flowing in my mind, All that my mind and body desire at this moment, Is to stand, To stand before Him. This feeling I wouldn’t exchange for the world, To fall prostrate and praise Him, tell Him I love Him and am longing to meet Him. Life is a journey with many intended ambitions - Yet mine is simple……………to meet my Lord when I am closest to Him.’ 6

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