BB00009: Kitab al-Ruh (Book of the Spirit)
Part 1: “Glorified be He Who hath sent down…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Spirit with justice—there is no God but He, the Mighty, the Wise. Verily We have sent down in the Book aforetime the laws of all things as guidance and glad tidings for those who walk the straight path. These are the verses of the Tablet, sent down from the presence of One mighty and wise. He is the One Who createth whatsoever He willeth by His command—there is no God but He, the Self-Sufficient, the Praised One. Those who truly follow the verses of God—these are they who are guided. And for every soul that heareth a letter from Our verses, it is incumbent to believe in the mention of the new creation and what the Spirit casteth into his heart. And whoso denieth, verily We are witness. And when he is gathered on the Day of Resurrection, he shall see what his hands have wrought in the fire, and We shall judge him with the fire of justice as recompense for his associating partners with God, the Mighty, the Praised One.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: O concourse of the people of the Qur’an! Fear ye God in the days of the Remembrance, that haply ye may obtain mercy. How do ye deny the verses of God after ye previously believed in the Criterion? Do ye sell your souls to the evil one after ye previously denied him? This is God’s Book, recited unto you, judging what ye earn. Whoso denieth a letter of Our verses, none of his works shall be accepted, and these are they who are the wrongdoers. And on the Day of Resurrection, none shall intercede except by God’s leave, and verily We are the doers.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is God’s remembrance unto the blessed leaf at the right hand of the Throne—there is no God but He. Say: Worship ye Me! Follow the decree which the Spirit casteth from thy Lord—verily there is no God but He, the Strong, the Mighty. Call thou the people to the days of the Remnant of God, thy Lord’s Proof, a manifest and just Leader. Those who spread corruption in the days of the Remembrance—the word of punishment hath been fulfilled against them, and these shall not prosper. Convey the decree which the Spirit hath sent down from Our presence, for verily it is the manifest truth. We know what the wrongdoers fabricate in thy days, and verily We are powerful.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Read thou the Book of Permission from thy Lord—there is no God but He, the Most High, the All-Wise. Follow the decree that is revealed unto him from thy Lord’s Book. Verily there is no God but He, Who sendeth down the Command in every matter. Should We will that something believe, We inscribe for it success in the Mother Book with justice. And whoso chooseth to deny, the word of punishment hath been completed regarding him and he is recorded among the lost. Say: O concourse! God’s proof is conclusive in My hands. Which among you can reveal the like of this Book in seven hundred decisive chapters? Say: Glory be to God and exalted is He above what they associate with Him. God hath testified to His servant the word of truth, even as He testified to His own Self that there is no God but I, though all should be polytheists.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: O concourse of Christians! How do you worship besides God that which your own hands have fashioned? You and your idols shall verily enter the fire of hell, though you see it not. Worship God, your Merciful Lord, and be not of them that deny Him. Enter the Gate, prostrating yourselves before God, and associate not others with Him. Verily, they who deny the signs of God are those who comprehend not. Upon every possessor of knowledge is enjoined the word of justice, yet most men believe not.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Blessed is He Who hath sent down the Book with justice—there is no God but He. Say: Me, therefore, do ye worship. This is a blessed leaf from the Crimson Tree—there is no God but He. Say: Me, therefore, do ye fear. Verily, We judge among every people according to thy Lord’s decree in the Book—We are indeed triumphant. Say: This is the path of God in the heavens and on earth, calling mankind from the Yellow Leaf—there is no God but He. Me, therefore, do ye fear. No affair engageth thee save by God’s leave, and God is the All-Knowing Witness. Verily thou receivest verses from One All-Wise, All-Knowing.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Remember thy Lord before the rising of the sun and after its setting, and at noontide, that thou mayest be of them who attain His presence. We have indeed sent down the decree from the Book of Permission—verily the decree in all things is God’s, inscribed. The similitude of thy Lord’s light in the Book is as a tree kindled from its own fire, illuminating instantly the heavens and the earth. Thus are parables set forth in the Book that men may be assured of God’s signs. In the creation of all things is their like, ordained in God’s Book as a decree from His presence on a mighty path. To God belongeth the dominion of the heavens and earth—there is no God but He. Say: Me, therefore, do ye worship. He createth what He willeth by His command—there is no God but He, glorified and exalted is He above what they describe.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. Ra. God’s remembrance unto the Crimson Leaf from the right of the Mount—there is no God but He. Say: Me, therefore, do ye fear. Verily thy Lord knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth—there is no God but He. Say: All bow down before Him. We have indeed sent down in the Book aforetime the verses of command, that men might learn the decree of the remembrance of thy Lord’s name in the Mother Book for those who are near. They who follow Our command with justice, then strive in thy Lord’s path on the Day of Permission—these are they who shall triumph. Gardens have been prepared for them wherein is all they desire, though they knew it not. Verily God hath prescribed mercy for Himself—there is no God but I, the Mighty, the Wise.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Follow thou the decree of revelation from the Book of thy Lord. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. He is the One Who bestows authority upon whomsoever He willeth among His servants. There is no God but God, the Strong, the Mighty. Verily We know the decree concerning that island and the oppression of its people. Soon shall We seize them for their deeds in the path of God, and God is the All-Witnessing, the All-Knowing. And when the trumpet shall be sounded, all shall be gathered before the Divine Throne. Then shall the King proclaim:
“Only those who have come with the Covenant of Him Who beareth the name of thy Lord, the Remnant of God—they are of the truthful ones.”
And whosoever cometh without God’s Covenant regarding thy decree, no ransom shall be accepted from them, and these shall be present in the fire. On that Day thou shalt see those who wronged themselves in thy days, with heads bowed down before thy face, and We see no authority for themselves except by God’s leave, thy Lord. Verily there is no God but Him, the Possessor of great grace.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: O concourse! Ye and your deeds without God’s decree regarding the news of those gone before are but stones of hell, and ye shall not on that Day behold. Fear ye God, your Lord, with justice and spread not corruption. Then enter the gate in truth according to God’s decree in the Book, that ye may obtain mercy. This indeed is God’s path in the heavens and earth, reciting God’s Book among you with justice. What aileth you that ye perceive not? None among creation can encompass knowledge save God, and all are humble before God’s decree. And verily those who in the days of thy Lord reject the decree of the Remembrance from Us—whoso turneth away from thy Lord’s decree, naught of his deeds shall be accepted, and he shall be among the lost, as inscribed.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Blessed is He Who sendeth down the Spirit upon whomsoever He willeth of His servants. There is no God but Him, glorified and exalted be He above what they associate. He it is Who hath sent down the Book in truth, wherein are clear signs from Us for people who understand. And verily God, thy Lord, knoweth what is in the heavens and earth. There is no God but Him. He shall judge between people with justice on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they differ. This servant of God among you reciteth God’s Book with justice, and God knoweth what ye desire and what ye shall do hereafter. Say: O concourse! Fear ye God and have mercy on yourselves, and enter the gate prostrating, and do good with justice that ye may prosper. Verily We shall judge between people with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and We are witness over all.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Make mention in the Book of Abraham—verily he came unto thy Lord with a grateful heart. And verily Jonah and Job and David—all were among Our righteous servants, as inscribed in the Mother Book. And make mention of the servants of the Most Merciful in the Book, for they are among the followers of Ali, the successor of God’s Messenger, as witnessed in the Mother Book. Those who follow God’s verses and His Messengers and what God revealed in the Qur’an thereafter—these are the true worshippers. And those who deny God’s verses after their souls were convinced of the wondrous verses—these are the polytheists. No soul hath read a verse from the verses of the Remembrance and turned away from Our decree but shall be gathered on the Day of Resurrection in painful torment.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Follow what is revealed unto thee from thy Lord. Verily, there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. He it is in Whose hand lieth the dominion of all things. There is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, the Forbearing. Verily God, thy Lord, were He to desire a thing, would decree with justice to chastise all things through His judgment, and naught can withstand it. Glorified and exalted is He! There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Ancient. He hath brought all things into being through His command and sendeth down judgment upon all things according to what He hath prescribed for Himself of mercy. There is no God but Me, the Mighty, the Merciful. And verily there is no God but Him, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. And verily there is no God but Him; He knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth, and We have detailed all things in a clear Book.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily We have sent down the Command according to a determined measure, and God, thy Lord, hath sent down judgment with justice for people who reflect. Those who break God’s covenant, these shall not prosper. And those who follow God’s Command with justice, these are they who shall prosper. We have detailed in the Book the laws of all things as guidance and mercy for people who act with justice. Sufficient is God, thy Lord, on the Day of Justice. Verily there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Wise.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Remember thy Lord abundantly on Friday before noon. Verily there is no God but Him; He will judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection. God is Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy. Those who hearken unto the remembrance of thy Lord in the word of creation and follow Our signs, these are they who are guided. This is the path of thy Lord in the heavens and on earth, casting down the Command from the presence of One Mighty, Praiseworthy. Say: O concourse! Fear God and worship Him and corrupt not the Faith, for We desire through these verses naught save that those who previously denied the names of God, thy Lord, might believe. God is All-Knowing, All-Wise. Those who in the days of thy Lord judge the Remembrance from Our presence, and whoso turneth away from thy Lord’s judgment, naught of his deeds shall be accepted and he shall assuredly be among the lost, as it is recorded.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
God’s remembrance in the Book: There is no God but Him. Say: Worship ye Me! This is indeed the judgment inscribed in the Mother Book. This is indeed the truth in the heavens and on earth. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Ancient. This is indeed the hidden secret, reciting thy Lord’s Book in every state. There is no God but Him, so remember Him abundantly at all times. We have detailed aforetime in the Book the laws of all things as guidance and glad tidings for those possessed of certitude. This is indeed a revelation from the presence of a clear Leader.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: Were We to send down a verse upon the mountains, ye would behold them crumbling through their fear of God. Yet ye read the verses of the Tablet and believe not. Fear God and associate not partners with Him. God, thy Lord, hath enjoined His servants in the Book, saying: Worship Me and be not unbelievers. Whoso denieth the verses of the Remembrance, for him is the fire of hell in the depths of the coffin, as it is recorded. The decree hath been fulfilled from Our presence, and these shall abide forever in the fire. Say: Now hath the Spirit descended with the truth. There is no God but God, your Lord, the Most Merciful; so worship Him.
Part 2: “Read thou the Book of Permission from thy…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Read thou the Book of Permission from thy Lord, God, Who hath sent down the Criterion wherein are clear signs from God for people who understand. Say: Verily the Throne upon the waters hath believed in the words of thy Lord, and God is the Strong, the Mighty. And as to those who speak of the Word of the Book as being the letters of the Qur’an, most of them neither understand nor perceive. Say: Were God to will, He would reveal in every letter of the Qur’an the like of what He hath revealed therein, and thy Lord God is verily the Strong, the Mighty. Say: O ye concourse! Fear God and turn not away from Our decree. Have mercy on yourselves and enter the gate of justice, bowing down, that ye may prosper. Verily God knoweth the unseen in the heavens and earth. There is no God but Him. Fear ye Me!
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Follow thou the decree that is cast unto thee from a Noble Book. Verily it is a Book wherein there is no doubt, revealed from the presence of a manifest and righteous Leader. He is the One from Whose knowledge nothing escapeth, and His is whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth, and God is the All-Informed, the All-Knowing. Those who fabricate falsehood against the Mention of God’s Name—these shall be cast into the fire on the Day of Resurrection. On that Day they shall have no power over any decree, and God hath not ordained for them any protector or helper. Say: O people! Have not the Messengers of God’s Remembrance come unto you with clear proofs? What then shall be your excuse on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein ye differed?
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from a Manifest Book. Say: Thus have We tried those who were before you, that We might know which souls among them believed in God and were of the assured ones. Say: Follow ye the Remembrance of God from the knowledge of the Book, that ye may obtain mercy. Verily We decree that the people shall be gathered in the Holy Land, and We shall try them with the promise, that We may know which of the two parties among them have believed in the Remembrance of God with clear conviction. Those who follow the decree of the Remembrance—these are they who are rightly guided. And those who mock Our decree—not a letter of their deeds shall be accepted, and these are they who are the lost.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Praise ye the Remembrance of God for the crimson Leaf, then the yellow Leaf. There is no God but Him. Say: Worship ye Me! The people of the cloud have asked about the Word of the Line. Say: Look ye unto Me! Verily God hath now sent down the Spirit upon My heart that We may recite unto you the decree of the Line, concerning which ye shall be questioned hereafter. Verily He is the Mystery in the heart, reciting God’s Book from the crimson Leaf. There is no God but Him—fear ye Me! And verily He is Justice in the Word of the Spirit. There is no God but Him—be ye in awe of Me! None knoweth the interpretation of what We have revealed unto thee save the Men of the Heights who, when they behold the Face of Glory, fall down in prostration.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Read thou the Book of Command, for verily it hath been sent down from thy Lord God, the Most High, the All-Wise. Verily it is the Mystery, would ye but know it, Strong and Mighty. God knoweth all things; there is no God but Him, and all shall return unto Him. Then at the Resurrection all shall be raised up unto thy Lord. Then on the Day of Judgment all shall be gathered unto God thy Lord. Verily all creation in every condition doth recognize the Remembrance.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily We have sent it down at a time when ye were acting, and We are indeed causing all that is on earth to prostrate themselves. God sendeth down His command by measure from heaven, and verily We are they that act. Be thou patient in the path of thy Lord upon the sea and summon the people unto the pure religion of God, the path of God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Verily We cause the ship to sail by Our hands in remembrance of the name of thy Lord, the Most High, the All-Wise. We found not the people of the ship believing in Our signs, and most of them did openly associate partners with God before the Remembrance, and these are they that are heedless.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Book in truth wherein are the signs of the Tablet as guidance and glad tidings for people who hear. Follow thou the decree of thy Lord, there is no God but Him, all shall return unto Him. And at that time the Maids of Paradise emerged from the depths of pearls by the command of thy Lord, God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. And among their supplications is this word: when the men who fight before God in truth came, verily God’s promise is fulfilled. Say: The decree on that day was from Our presence made manifest. Return ye and glorify the Lord of creation, in Whose hand lies the kingdom of all things, and verily there is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, the Praiseworthy.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from an ancient Book, and verily it is a Book sent down from the presence of One All-Forgiving, All-Loving. Know ye that the remembrance of God in every condition is greater than what people ask concerning the remembrance of God’s name, and God is Powerful, Mighty. This indeed is the path of God in the heavens and on earth, there is no God but Him, so take Him as your Guardian. The decree hath been fulfilled in the days of the Remembrance, yet most people are heedless of God’s signs. Can one who writeth such verses from thought be compared to one who cannot understand a single letter thereof? What aileth you that ye perceive not even slightly the signs of God?
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: From where do ye judge, and from where do ye act, and from what word do ye falsely charge against the remembrance of God’s exalted name while ye believe in the judgment of your own selves? Fear God, O people of the earth, and mock not, for what ye read is not mentioned before My servant by a single letter, and God is well aware of what ye do.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Read in the name of thy Lord Who hath now sent down unto thee a wondrous permitted Book. He it is in Whose hand lies the decree of all things, and unto Him shall they return. No verse hath been sent down from the hand of the Remembrance except it is greater than its sister, and God is Powerful, Mighty. Verily there is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, the Forbearing. God knoweth the unseen in the heavens and the earth, and with Him is the knowledge of all things in a clear Book. The decree of thy Lord hath reached the east of the earth and its west, and the decree in every matter is but a clear message.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Spirit at this moment: Come thou unto Me, for thou art assuredly recorded among the strivers. Verily He is the Mystery in the heavens and the earth, reciting the Book of thy Lord in every wondrous matter. Those who follow the signs of God with justice, these are they who are triumphant. We bear witness to thy Lord’s decree on the Day of Return concerning those who dwell on the isle of the sea, yet they are the heedless ones. Some among them have believed in Our signs, and these are they who are humble. Say: Most of them perceive not aught of the Cause, and these are they who are the wrongdoers.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily, We have sent down the Command according to a determined measure. These are the verses of the Tablet, sent down from the presence of One Mighty, All-Wise. We, verily, know what the oppressors intend in the days of thy Lord, and We shall assuredly prevail. Those communities have openly rejected Our signs, and they are indeed the idolaters. God knoweth their abode and what they do in the days of thy Lord. There is no God but Him; He will judge with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and He is verily the All-Forgiving, the All-Wise. Say: Those who follow their own desires have had the word of fire confirmed against them, and on the Day of Resurrection they shall be digging in the fire.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Blessed is He Who hath sent down the verses from within the Tablet that perchance the people may believe in Our signs. He it is Who hath sent down from heaven sustenance for all things. There is no God but Him. Say: Me alone should ye worship. Verily in the origination of signs and in the creation of your own selves are signs from Our presence for people who know. Those who have followed the signs of God with justice, these are they who act. Those who have said concerning the original verses that they are merely letters of the Qur’an have indeed disbelieved, and God is Mighty, All-Wise. God knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth, and mankind were not wont to differ in the days of the mention of God’s name.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. God’s remembrance in the crimson leaf. There is no God but Him. Say: Me alone should ye serve. There is no God but Him, He createth what He willeth by His command. Glorified and exalted is He above what they associate. Verily God, thy Lord, knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth. There is no God but Him, glorified and exalted is He above what they describe. We have indeed sent down in the Book beforehand a letter from the unseen, yet none remember Our signs save a few of those who were foremost. This is a blessed leaf from the yellow Tree, reciting thy Lord’s Book in every aspect. There is no God but Him. Say: Me alone should ye fear.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
We have sent down the Command with truth on a hidden day, and God, thy Lord, hath indeed sent down the verses with justice for those who were steadfast in God’s religion. Follow what hath been revealed unto thee from God’s Book, for the Command hath been decreed, and all shall be resurrected in the new gathering. Be patient regarding what is cast upon thee from God’s Book, for God’s covenant is truth even as people were wont to be certain of God’s signs. Say: God sufficeth me, there is no God but Him; He encompasseth all things. God’s decree hath reached all who are on earth together. Say: Whoso wisheth, let him confirm God’s Cause, and whoso wisheth, let him deny it. God is Self-Sufficient, All-Praised.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
We, verily, sent down the Book concerning the decree of Joseph aforetime, and We are assuredly its Guardian. We have indeed sent down therein the decrees of all things as guidance and mercy for people who reflect. Whoso speaketh partially about a letter thereof, these are the idolaters. Say: None knoweth its interpretation save whom God willeth. There is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, the All-Praised. Whoso interpreteth a letter of Our verses without the decree that God sent down in the Qur’an aforetime, these are the oppressors. The proof of thy Lord’s name hath been completed after the Book, yet on that day the opposers continue to turn away from Us.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: O concourse of men! Fear ye God and be not of them that deny! Was there ever in the Book a verse that could equal the sign of Moses’ staff? What aileth you that ye perceive not? Indeed, there hath been revealed in the Qur’an the word of Moses: “We have come unto thee with a sign from thy Lord.” And verily these signs are greater than the signs of the Prophets in the Book of God. What aileth you that ye remember not? Have mercy upon yourselves, for the religion hath not been altered by a single letter, and God is indeed All-Knowing, All-Wise. By thy Lord! After a sign from the Book of Command, thy proof is conclusive unto all who dwell on earth. Say: Fear God, O concourse, through God’s decree, for if ye deny after the verses, the Remembrance shall withdraw from the House. Our verses are forbidden unto you, and after your denial ye shall neither see nor be helped.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily We have revealed in the Book aforetime the names of men that they might be mindful of the signs of God. And some among them have denied God’s decree—these are they who are the lost. Thus have We tested them through the mention of their own selves in the Book, that they might be of those who are certain in God’s religion. From the day the Book was mentioned, all people have been tested. Whoso hath acknowledged Our verses without a trace of doubt—these are they who are the foremost. And whoso hath denied Our verses, the word of fire hath been fulfilled against him, and these are they who are the lost. And whoso remaineth silent concerning God’s Cause until the truth is made manifest unto him hath followed Satan in his soul, and according to the measure of his silence shall he stand upon the path on the Day of Justice.
Part 3: “After the Book, Our proof is conclusive against…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: After the Book, Our proof is conclusive against you, yet ye know not what We know, and ye believe not though We bear witness, and ye prostrate not though ye were certain of God’s signs. Ye read not God’s Book though ye were believers in God’s signs. Woe unto you! How do ye openly deny the signs of God while ye behold them? Verily God knoweth all things, and all shall return unto God on the Day of Resurrection.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Read thy Lord’s Book in the inscribed letter, then recite the verses of the Spirit according to the decree of the hidden letter. The decree hath indeed been distinguished in the Mother Book according to a fixed measure. Verily We know the decree of what We reveal in the Book concerning the inscribed name of the unseen. God—there is no God but Him—so worship Him and be steadfast in thy covenant, for verily the decree hath ever been witnessed in the Mother Book. Thus have We detailed the verses in this Book for one who hath a grateful heart.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Follow the decree of thy Lord from a manifest Leader. He is the Truth in the heavens and on earth, calling mankind unto a straight balance. He is the Mystery in the scrolls of the Command—there is no God but Him. Say: Worship ye Me alone! He is the Voice in the Sinai Tree—there is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me alone! And everything wherein the name of a thing hath been revealed was created in thy Lord’s Book—there is no God but Him. Say: Stand ye in awe of Me alone!
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily We have sent down the Command in a known Book, and We send forth the Wind from the direction of the House to every destined creation. No servant who hath heard the innovative decree and died before believing in Our signs but shall be gathered on the Day of Resurrection in an iron coffin. Verily the Command of God is nearer than all things. There is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me! We shall judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and God is the Mighty, the Wise. Those who harbor evil thoughts regarding the innovative verses are indeed the wrongdoers in God’s inscribed Book. God knoweth all things. There is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me!
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
By the Letter Sad and the Spirit! Verily the Command is truth, even as the people are wont to do. He is the One Who createth whatsoever He willeth by His command. There is no God but Him. Say: Worship ye Me! This is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and earth. He casteth the Command from thy Lord, God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. We have detailed in the Book aforetime the decrees of all things, yet none believe in Our signs save a few of the lowly ones. Say: How do ye deny the Remembrance of God openly after ye bore witness to Him on the day of creation? God beareth witness that there is no God but Him. He knoweth what is in the heavens and what is on earth, and He is the Mighty, the Ancient of Days.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Blessed is He Who sendeth down the Tablet unto whomsoever He willeth among His servants. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Wise. This is the straight path of Ali in the Mother Book. We have sent down in the Book the decrees of all things as guidance and remembrance for people who act. When the Trump is blown, the deeds of men shall be gathered even as they were wont to prostrate. On that Day there shall be no protector from thy Lord’s command save him who cometh with the remembrance of thy Lord’s name in truth upon a mighty covenant. This is God’s command with justice. Say: Follow Me that ye may obtain mercy.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from a wondrous Book. It is a Book that hath been detailed regarding the hidden decree of the Qur’an from One Mighty, Wise. Say: Verily it is exalted upon a straight path. This is thy Lord’s path in a clear Book. Thy Lord hath detailed the verses regarding a mighty, balanced decree. Thou art not engaged in any matter save by God’s leave, and God is the Strong, the Mighty.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Book in truth wherein are the decrees of all things as guidance and glad tidings for the believers. This is a decree in the Mother Book that is straight. We have sent down in the Book the verses of the Spirit—a revelation from One Mighty, Praiseworthy. Thy Lord knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth and what hath been sent down from One Exalted, Wise. To God belongeth the dominion of the heavens and earth. There is no God but Him. Seek thou forgiveness for thyself and for whosoever entereth the House as a grace from thy Lord, God, the Mighty, the Wise. God shall judge between people with equity on the Day of Resurrection. There is no God but Him. Not an atom’s weight of justice shall be wronged that Day, and God is the Self-Sufficient, the Wise.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who sendeth down the Spirit upon whomsoever He willeth among His servants. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Wise. Verily today are read before thy Lord the decrees concerning the oppressed. The Cause of God hath reached all who are in the heavens and the earth, and God is All-Knowing, All-Wise. Those who believe in the signs of thy Lord in the days of mystery—the word of mercy hath been fulfilled concerning them, and these are they who have prospered. And those who deny Our signs before the Day of Remembrance—the word of chastisement hath been fulfilled concerning them, and these shall be digging in the fire on the Day of Resurrection, save him who cometh with mention of the name of the Remnant of God with justice, then seeketh forgiveness for his sin and striveth before God with truth—these are they who shall prosper in the Book of God inscribed. Verily God, thy Lord, knoweth the unseen of the heavens and the earth. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Wise.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Follow what is revealed unto me from the Tree of Sinai. There is no God but I. I have chosen the Remembrance for thyself and ordained the decree for His Day. There is no God but I. All gaze upon the face of the mention of thy Lord’s name, and verily He is the Most Exalted Path of God in the heavens and earth. He casteth the Command from Our presence upon a straight balance. Say: The Spirit hath cast down the Qur’an from My presence, and God, thy Lord, is powerful and mighty. These are verses of the Qur’an which have been sent down from Our presence upon a praiseworthy path. God will judge between people with justice on the Day of Resurrection. There is no God but Him, the Forgiving, the Forbearing. Say: God is the Creator of all things. There is no God but Him, so worship Him that ye may obtain mercy.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book whose verses have been detailed by thy Lord’s leave concerning the decree of the Path upon a clear balance. It is a revelation from Our presence in an eloquent Arabic tongue. Follow what is revealed unto thee on that Day by God’s leave, for that is a wondrous decree. This is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and earth. There is no God but Him—a revelation from the Mighty, the Wise. Follow what We cast unto thee from thy Lord. There is no God but Him. Then be patient with what thou art commanded and speak not unto the people concerning the Path save in a clear Arabic tongue. That is God’s grace upon thee, for thou wert among those of foreign tongue, in beautiful protection.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book from Our presence concerning the mention of thy Lord’s decree. There is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, the Most Praiseworthy. O My companion of the mount! Hearken unto what is cast unto thee from thy Lord’s Book upon the camel, and be patient with what thou art commanded that thou mayest be of the guided ones. The decree hath verily been sent down in truth that I speak not unto the people concerning the Path save in a mighty Arabic tongue. The dawn hath risen in the coolness of the air. Give Me to drink a cup of the intoxicating water expressed by the green leaf, for the rising cold demandeth water touched by fire nearby. Know thou that drinking the intoxicating water in the cold was more intensely forbidden unto the polytheists in the decree of the Book than iron touched by ancient fire. And this tree hath yellow gardens near […] yellow upon mention of the name of God, the Most High, the Great.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim Sad. A revelation from One Mighty, All-Wise. O Muhammad, thou who art truthful! Know thou the path of the Cause in what hath been cast unto thee from this preserved Book. Teach the rider the command of thy Lord in all eloquent matters, and speak unto the people from every deep ravine. And when the people ask thee concerning the command to mention the name of thy Lord, say: It is the covenant of God that none shall speak on the path save in an upright Arabic tongue. And say unto the two companions of the mount: Grant me a little sugar for the camel.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book whose verses have been made firm on the path by God’s leave, on a mighty, praiseworthy path. O Muhammad, thou who art truthful! Knead with thine own hands and bring it thyself near to the fire, for the mention of thy Lord’s name loveth not fresh sustenance by the hands of the servant. Verily the servant hath disobeyed thy Lord’s command and was among the entanglers. Teach the servant not to raise his voice in speech, for God loveth not that a servant should raise his cry unrighteously. Thus do We expound for mankind the judgment of the Book, that they might remember the signs of God. And say unto the two companions of the mount: Let the servant beware the path of Satan, for God detesteth a servant who addresseth people with a tongue of unseemly wrath. And say: If thou returnest to thy Lord’s command, We shall return in Our judgment, for God thy Lord is verily the Oft-Returning, the Merciful.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book whose verses have been sent down from thy Lord concerning the path of the City, as a reminder from God’s decree, the Most High, the Most Great. This We recount from the children of the House unto the believers that they might know the judgment of the Book in all that hath been sent down from One Mighty, Praiseworthy. Say unto the two companions of the mount: The mention of thy Lord’s name hath occurred concerning the camel in the fairest of stories. This is from God’s grace upon thee, that thou mightest be among those who remember. Sufficient is this noble honor from thy Lord’s decree. And verily God thy Lord hath desired to explain in the verses of the Tablet some of His wisdom, that He might teach the people thy right on the path and that they might be among the thankful ones. Thus have We counseled in the Qur’an those who followed God’s command in truth, and these are they who are the triumphant ones.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses in truth for people who hear. Say: My Lord is God, there is no God but He, Creator of all things. He knoweth what ye associate with Him. God thy Lord will judge with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and God is clear of all that ye claim. This is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and earth; He casteth the command from thy Lord’s decree, and He is witness over what ye do. That is a white tree that yieldeth yellow oil by thy Lord’s leave—signs from Our presence for people who are certain. Verily thy Lord knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth, and with Him is the knowledge of all things in a preserved Book.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim Sad. The remembrance of thy Lord from a preserved Book. Verily those who fabricate lies against the remembrance of the name of thy Lord, these are indeed the wrongdoers. Those who have said that the Word of God takes the verses of the Tablet from the letters of the Qur’an have indeed disbelieved. Evil is that which their souls have prompted them to in the path of God, and evil is what they judge. By thy life, they recognize the judgment of thy Lord, then they deny it, and these are indeed the wrongdoers. And whosoever says concerning a letter thereof that it is from the Qur’an, these are indeed the wrongdoers. And whosoever says concerning a letter thereof other than the judgment of the Qur’an, these are indeed the polytheists.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily this is a Book whose verses have been sent down from the hidden secrets of the Tablet in wondrous verses, as ye were promised. We have indeed detailed the verses for people who hearken. Thus did We enjoin upon the Prophets before thee to call the people to the days of God, for verily God’s appointed time shall come, and all shall return unto Him. Follow what hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord. There is no God but He. He casteth the Command upon whomsoever He willeth of His servants, and He is witness over what ye do. Thy Lord knoweth the unseen of the heavens and the earth, and mankind differed concerning the judgment of the remembrance of thy Lord’s name. Thus do We cast unto thee from the tidings of the sanctuary, that people might learn thy Lord’s judgment wherein they turned away from the judgment of God’s remembrance. Verily thou receivest the judgment from Us, but most people deny God’s verses.
Part 4: “This is indeed a Book whose verses have…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is indeed a Book whose verses have been perfected from the presence of One All-Wise, All-Knowing. It is indeed a revelation from thy Lord upon a straight path. It is indeed upon God’s path in the heavens and earth, casting judgment from Our presence. It is indeed a guidance from thy Lord and a noble Book. To God belongeth the kingdom of the heavens and earth. He sendeth down verses in truth upon a mighty balance. It is indeed a revelation from One Mighty, All-Knowing. He is God, there is no God but He. He judgeth between people with justice, and He is indeed Self-Sufficient, All-Forbearing. Thus from the tidings of the unseen do We reveal unto thee upon this ark made to sail upon the waters, that people might learn thy Lord’s judgment in every wondrous matter. Say: This is indeed a Book whose verses have been detailed by thy Lord’s leave concerning the judgment of the verses of the Qur’an. Believe in God and His verses and follow God’s judgment that ye may obtain mercy.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Spirit upon thy heart that thy heart might be content and that thou mightest be among the warners. Thy Lord judgeth between people with equity, and there is no injustice today, and thy Lord sufficeth as a Reckoner for the believers. Say: O concourse! Fear God and follow His judgment if it be Him ye worship. Should humans and jinn gather together to produce a surah like that which hath been revealed unto thee from Our presence, they would never be able, even were We to aid them with others like themselves through thy Lord’s judgment. So glorified be God above what the wrongdoers fabricate concerning His wisdom. Say: Wait ye, for God’s appointed time shall come, and all shall be gathered unto God. When the trumpet is blown, there shall be no justice for your souls, and on that day We shall bring you around the Fire and judge between you with justice, and thy Lord God is witness over all things. Thus have We detailed the verses for people who understand. We found not most people in the days of God’s remembrance to be believers.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
God, there is none other God but Him, Who hath fashioned the heavens and the earth by His command. His is the creation and the command. Worship ye Him and obey His decree, that ye might prosper. The true believers are those who, when they hear the verses of thy Lord, fall down in prostration, and when they appear before God, they are filled with humility. These are they who are guided by Our direction, and these are they who are rightly guided. Say: O people! This is God’s decree in the Qur’an, so enter the gate in prostration and say:
“O God, our Lord, there is none other God but Him, and unto Him is the journey’s end.”
Thus doth God expound His verses unto you, that ye might believe in the meeting with God. I follow what hath been revealed unto me from God and call the people to a Day about which there is no doubt, when all shall be brought before God.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
The verses were not sent down unto thee except that people might know that thy Lord is All-Sufficient, All-Forbearing. He is the One besides Whom there is no God. He casteth the command upon whomsoever He willeth, and verily He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. Verily in the origination of verses and what We send down unto thee of God’s decree are signs for every penitent, forbearing soul. These are they for whom the word of justice hath gone forth in the Qur’an, and these are they who are rightly guided. And those who deny what We send down unto thee of God’s decree, these are they who are the wrongdoers. No deed shall be accepted from them, and on the Day of Resurrection they shall be brought before thy Lord. Verily there is no God but Him. He judgeth between all with justice, and thy Lord wrongeth not anyone by so much as the weight of an atom. God is witness unto what they do.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from Thee that ye worship none but Him—that is the straight religion, but most people know not. Those who fabricate falsehood against the mention of thy Lord’s name, these are they who are the transgressors. Say: I only convey what is revealed unto me by God’s leave, and God is witness over all things. God sufficeth as His own remembrance. Unto God belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and verily He is independent of all the worlds. This is God’s remembrance in truth. Say: Show me a proof from yourselves if ye be truthful in God’s religion. By thy life, their faith shall profit them not if they believe not in God’s remembrance, and these are they who are the polytheists. Verily thy Lord knoweth the unseen of the heavens and the earth. There is no God but Him. He knoweth what ye conceal and what ye used to do.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from thy Lord. Dispute not with people concerning His verses without knowledge or a clear Book. Verily thou receivest the decree from Us in a preserved Book. Say: O people! This is a Book from Us, so follow its decree and read what is easy thereof, for God bestoweth His favor upon whom He willeth by His command, and verily He is the Self-Sufficient, the Most Praiseworthy. These are the towns whose people were wrongdoers; soon will God destroy them for their sins and what they used to do. Verily thy Lord will recompense every soul for what it hath earned, and God wrongeth not anyone by so much as the speck on a date-stone. This is God’s path in the heavens and the earth. He reciteth unto you God’s verses that ye might be guided.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book from thy Lord that ye worship none but Him, and they are guided by a noble Book. Verily, the likeness of Jesus in the sight of God is as the likeness of all created things when God, thy Lord, desireth a thing, say: “It hath already been mentioned with God.” Unto God belongeth the dominion of the heavens and of the earth. He sendeth down His decree from Our presence, and He is, in truth, the Most High, the All-Wise. We, verily, have ordained Our verses for people who bear witness. Thou judgest not except by the leave of thy Lord. There is no God but Him, and God is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Hearken unto that which is revealed unto thee from thy Lord. Verily, there is no God but Him. Call the people unto thy Lord’s decree, for God’s appointed time shall come to pass, and God knoweth what is hidden in the heavens and on earth. The people have not differed concerning the decree of the mention of thy Lord’s name. Thy Lord judgeth between people with justice, and there is no oppression today in the decree of God’s mention—all shall be brought before God. This, verily, is Our decree, according to what was revealed in the Qur’an aforetime, and this is for them a mighty triumph. The idolaters say to those who believe in God and His verses: “Do ye believe in him who calleth you to death? Why do ye not understand?” Say: “Flight will profit you nothing. Whether ye die or are slain, unto the mention of God shall ye be gathered.” God, thy Lord, judgeth between people with truth, and the idolaters shall abide forever in the fire.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
ʿAin-Sin-Qaf. A mention from him who mentioneth the name of thy Lord, Who hath created the heavens and the earth by His command. There is no God but Him. His is the creation and the command, and He is, verily, the Self-Sufficient, the Most Praised. When thy Lord’s command cometh, thou shalt see the guilty ones hanging their heads before thy Lord, powerless to do aught, and these shall be among the despised ones. Verily, thy Lord hath sent the winds from the direction of the House and hath caused water to descend from heaven that they might learn God’s decree in every wondrous matter. Thus do We reveal unto thee from the tidings of the Tablet to gladden thy heart on the night of the Most Great Day, that thou mayest be of the thankful ones. Thou, verily, receivest the decree from thy Lord upon a mighty, praiseworthy path, and verily, His is the truth—God’s path concerning the tidings of the ancients.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book from Our presence concerning the mention of thy Lord’s name, Who is none other than the Mighty, the Wise. He it is Who hath strengthened thee with a spirit from His presence that thou mayest be of the warners. Verily, there is no God but Him. He bestoweth His command upon whomsoever He willeth, and He is, in truth, the Powerful, the Mighty. This, verily, is a preserved Book. O concourse! Follow ye the mention of God that ye may be of the guided ones. This decree of thy Lord hath been detailed from Our presence in the scriptures of old.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily this is a Book whose verses have been sent down from thy Lord—there is no God but Him—in remembrance of Our servant who journeyed from the Sacred House for the pilgrimage, and verily he is upon a straight path. And verily he is the one who pledged allegiance to the remembrance of thy Lord’s name at the Sacred Mosque during the pilgrimage, on the day when divine authority descended from thy Lord upon the exalted and great path of God. Say: Whosoever hath desired God, thy Lord alone, God had desired him before that according to His wisdom, and verily he was among the foremost ones. We bear witness to what We reveal concerning him from Our presence upon the celestial sphere at the time of return. Say: Verily he is among those drawn nigh. He hath accomplished from thy Lord’s command on this night that which none before him had achieved—such is God’s bounty from thy Lord. Say: Praise be to God, and be thou among those who prostrate themselves. Thus do We reveal unto thee from the tidings of the Sacred Precinct concerning him, that thou mayest strive in God’s path with a fire that no fire before it hath touched, and that thou mayest be among the thankful in the days of God.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is indeed a Book from One Mighty, All-Wise. He it is to Whom belongeth the dominion of the heavens and earth. There is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, the All-Praised. God—there is no God but Him—hath strengthened thee with a spirit from His command. Peace be upon him from thy Lord in every circumstance. After such manner should the doers of good perform, and for such deeds doth God reward the virtuous. How excellent is the station with thy Lord for the harbinger of the ancients! Thus have We expounded the verses for those among you possessed of understanding who were upon a clear proof among the foremost ones.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
The remembrance of God on the Most Great Day—there is no God but Him, the Ever-Living, the Ancient of Days. He it is Who hath originated the heavens and earth by His command. He ordereth what He pleaseth with justice, and God is independent of all worlds. Verily thy Lord knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth. There is no God but Him—so worship Him and strive in God’s path with truth that ye may obtain mercy. This is indeed thy Lord’s path in the heavens and earth, reciting from Our presence the verses of God if ye truly fear Him. Thus have We expounded the verses by God’s leave for people who understand. Verily God, thy Lord, shall judge between people with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and God, thy Lord, is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Praise be to Him Who hath sent down the verses upon a mighty and praiseworthy path. Thou art not engaged in any matter of thy Lord’s decree but it is revealed unto Me from thy Lord in a noble Book. Follow what is cast upon thee from God, for verily the Hour is nigh. Thus do We reveal unto thee from the tidings of the unseen that people may be among the guided ones. The believers are those who, when they hear God’s verses, prostrate themselves before thy Lord’s decree. These are they whose souls God hath purchased with lofty chambers of divine good-pleasure, and these are they who shall attain success.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book from the mention of thy Lord’s name unto the believers. Say: O concourse! Fear ye God and judge not between men save with truth from the judgment of the Qur’an, if ye be of them that know. This is God’s decree in the Book, and whoso transgresseth the bounds of God—these are they that are the wrongdoers. And verily those who judge by other than what We have revealed in the Book—these are they that are the transgressors. The idolaters are they who mock the signs of their Lord, and they shall be among the despised ones on the Day of Resurrection. On that Day no coolness from God’s decree shall touch them, and upon them shall be wrath from Our presence, and they shall have a grievous chastisement.
Part 5: “Praise be to God Who hath sent down…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses in truth unto His servant, that perchance men might believe in the signs of their Lord. Follow what We have revealed unto thee from God, that thou mayest teach men thy Lord’s decree from near at hand. This is of the tidings of the unseen which We reveal unto thee, that men might believe in thy Lord’s signs and be among the guided ones in God’s religion. And this is a Book that hath been sent down from thy Lord in the wondrous Paradise for what they were promised. And this is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and earth, reciting unto you the verses of the Tablet that ye might be of them that are assured of the meeting with God. And verily God, thy Lord, hath prepared for the God-fearing among you gardens whose knowledge no soul can encompass. This is of God’s bounty unto thee, that men might be among them that prostrate themselves in God’s religion.
Say: When they enter its gate, they shall find therein all the Tablets, and its earth hath been made, by thy Lord’s leave, like the face of water in mirrors. And when they enter thy Lord’s house, they shall find its heaven from every direction of God’s light, whereon hath been established a sun of majesty. Remember thy Lord’s name—life such as no eye hath seen the like thereof—calling from the Tree of Sinai: “God, there is no God but He!” And when they attend its throne, they shall behold thereon houris of thy Lord’s light, their faces delicate as glass within white crystal, as though they were brilliant stars lit from the yellow tree. God, there is no God but He!
Blessed be thy Lord’s name! There is no God but He! No eye hath seen the like of them. And when they behold them, bodies are transfixed by their glancing eyes. Blessed be thy Lord’s name! There is no God but He! No eye hath seen the like of them. And when they look upon the ankles of any one of them, they find glances and hair as though they were living beings of one water, wherein moves a crimson thread by thy Lord’s leave, casting faces in their tresses. Blessed be thy Lord’s name! There is no God but He! No eye hath seen the like of them. And when an eye beholdeth by thy Lord’s leave, bodies are transfixed by them.
Blessed be thy Lord’s name! There is no God but He! No eye hath seen the like of them. And when they draw near to them, hearts are bewildered by their tresses as though they were living beings like themselves. Blessed be thy Lord’s name! There is no God but He! No eye hath seen the like of them. And when a single hair appears from their glancing eyes, the heavens and earth are illumined thereby, as though thy Lord’s light had gazed upon creation through their faces. Blessed be thy Lord’s name! There is no God but He! No eye hath seen the like of them. And when they recite the verses of the Tablet, they hear the call of the Dove of Sinai from each of their tresses: “God, there is no God but He!”
They are entranced by their melodies, as if the Beauty of thy Lord were revealed in their songs. Blessed be the name of thy Lord! There is none other God but He. No eye hath ever beheld their like. And when the believers are in their presence, souls whisper in secret that God thy Lord hath not willed for us to meet with any but them. Blessed be the name of thy Lord! There is none other God but He. No eye hath ever beheld their like. And when they behold their garments behind seventy thousand veils, they testify that the wine in the crystal cup beholdeth them. Blessed be the name of thy Lord! There is none other God but He.
No eye hath ever beheld their like. And when they ask concerning thy Lord’s decree regarding them, they answer thy Lord’s command concerning the crimson dove from the white tree. God! There is none other God but He. Blessed be the name of thy Lord! There is none other God but He. No eye hath ever beheld their like. And when by thy Lord’s leave they emerge from their thrones, they find its water flowing upon ground of ruby—living water from white springs that call to mind the tree of Sinai. God! There is none other God but He. Then milk, then honey, then crimson wine—each one of them gives to drink of all their waters. Blessed be the name of thy Lord!
There is none other God but He. No eye hath ever beheld their like. And when they desire the crimson wine, they find white water in the crimson cup in their hands, as if they had been present aforetime for God’s Most Great Command. Blessed be the name of thy Lord! There is none other God but He. No eye hath ever beheld their like. And when they drink a cup from their hands, they find all rivers flowing in the cup by God’s leave. Blessed be the name of thy Lord! There is none other God but He. No eye hath ever beheld their like. There hearts are enraptured by the remembrance of God, the Most Great, therein. This is what God promised you aforetime in the Qur’an. Remember God, your Lord, for this is indeed the supreme triumph.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Blessed be He Who sendeth down verses in truth for people who judge with justice. And verily He doth impart the Qur’an from Our presence upon a guarded Book. These are among the tidings of the townships We reveal unto thee that people may know that God is their Lord, there is none other God but He, and He is independent of all worlds. And this is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and earth. He imparteth wisdom from Our presence and He is exalted upon a straight path. And thy Lord knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth, and people have differed concerning the decree of the mention of God’s name. And thou dost indeed receive the Command from thy Lord, but most people know not.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily this is a Book whose verses have been detailed from Our presence in the most wondrous Paradise for people who bear witness. God testifies that there is no God but I. I have chosen you for My remembrance, so establish prayer for My sake. And verily thy Lord is the Most High, the Most Great. Say to those who desire the face of God in all circumstances: Follow God’s decree and spend in God’s path what ye love for yourselves, that ye may inherit gardens planted in the land of rubies, wherein the dove makes mention by thy Lord’s leave—there is no God but He; whither then will ye turn? And verily rivers flow therein by thy Lord’s command of pure white water that makes mention of God’s command from the Mount Sinai tree—God, there is no God but He—then of the red wine of life—say: when they drink they behold thy Lord’s light, there is no God but He—then of honey like crystal within crystal; when ye taste it ye find with justice all creation therein—there is no God but He.
That is the day which hath been sent down from Our presence for the meeting with the mention of thy Lord’s name, and that is the supreme triumph. And unto God doth prostrate whosoever is in the heavens and whosoever is on earth. There is no God but God—that same God is your Lord, so worship Him and do good upon this path that ye may prosper. Follow what We have revealed unto thee from God that people may learn thy Lord’s decree soon.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
God—there is no God but He, so worship Him and trust in Him and remember Him abundantly in the middle of the night. And verily thou shalt receive the Command from the presence of One Mighty, Praiseworthy. And verily it is an exalted, wondrous Book, and verily it is the Mystery in a preserved Book, and verily it is the Truth, reciting unto you God’s verses on a manifest balance. Say: Be warned, for God’s term shall come, and He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily We have sent down the Tablets unto thee to gladden thy heart and that thou mayest be of those who bear witness. Follow what hath been revealed unto Me from thy Lord—verily there is no God but He, independent of all worlds. O ye believers! This is a decree from God, so follow it if ye be His worshippers. And verily in the wondrous verses and the sacred month and the decree that hath been revealed in the Book are signs for those possessed of understanding. And verily He is the Truth in the heavens and earth, reciting unto you God’s verses to purify you and teach you the Book and wisdom after ye were ignorant. And this is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and earth, judging between people with justice, and verily He is upon a straight path.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha Mim. The revelation of the Book from thy Lord, confirming what came to the Prophets and Messengers: Worship none but Him—that is the straight religion if ye desire Him. And verily thou receivest the Qur’an from Our presence, and God is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. Those who deny what hath been revealed unto thee from God—these are the wrongdoers. Say: Today I have perfected for you this religion, but most people are averse to the truth. Is one who stands upon clear proof from God like these verses the same as one who knoweth not a single letter of God’s knowledge? What aileth these people that they understand not God’s signs save little?
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who carried His servant by day to the Sacred Territory, then revealed unto me to send forth unto him a spirit from thyself that he might receive the verses from Our presence and proclaim from the Blessed Tree that there is no God but Him. This is an ordinance from Our presence for a people who understand. We have indeed favored thee in the Sacred Mosque with what We have sent down unto thee from thy Lord’s decree. Therefore be patient with what thou art commanded and be of them that bear witness. This is of the tidings of the unseen which We reveal unto thee that thou mayest make steadfast the hearts of the believers in the days of thy Lord and that men may be among those who prostrate themselves. Say: O concourse! Fear God and worship Him upon this path, and know that ye shall meet Him. God will judge between you with justice, and verily He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. Verily God, thy Lord, knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth, and He will judge with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and all shall be brought before Us. Thy Lord hath indeed detailed the laws for a people who act with justice.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha. Ya. ʿAyn. Sad. The remembrance of thy Lord in the Tree of Sinai—there is no God but Him. Call the people to the path of thy Lord and fear no one, for God, thy Lord, is indeed powerful and mighty. Verily there is no God but Him. He sendeth down the decree unto thee that thou mayest be of the humble ones. The believers are they who, when they hear the verses of God, are silent, and when their souls are moved by other than what We have revealed unto thee from Our presence, they return to the remembrance of God. And when the believers come seeking God’s forgiveness, say: God forgiveth those who believe in God and His verses, and who spend in God’s path with truth, desiring none save God—these are they who turn in repentance. By thy life! If thou shouldst seek forgiveness for the believers, God would forgive them, for God, thy Lord—there is no God but Him—is indeed independent of all worlds.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. Sad. A revelation from thy Lord—there is no God but Him—for a people who comprehend. Thus do We cast unto thee from the tidings of the Sacred Territory that perchance the people may be guided by God’s verses. Those who fabricate falsehood against the remembrance of thy Lord’s name—these are indeed the wrongdoers. Those who deny thy Lord’s verses—these shall abide forever in the fire. Thy Lord hath indeed detailed the verses for those who believe in thy Lord’s verses and are among the righteous. Thou indeed receivest the verses from One Mighty, Wise.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A remembrance from the Blessed Tree—there is no God but Him, the Most High, the Most Great. This is indeed a revelation from thy Lord, lest people in thy Lord’s days be among the heedless. Thus from the tidings of the towns do We reveal unto thee that the people of the towns and those around them might believe in thy Lord’s verses and be among the guided ones. Follow what We recite unto thee from God’s Book and leave the idolaters in the fire of hell. Thy Lord is indeed All-Hearing, All-Knowing. Be not distressed by what the wrongdoers fabricate concerning thy Lord’s verses, for God will judge between all with justice, and God, thy Lord, is witness over all things. Thou indeed knowest what hath been revealed in the Qur’an from One Exalted, Wise.
Part 6: “Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad. The remembrance of God…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad. The remembrance of God in the crimson leaf—there is no God but He; then in the yellow leaf—there is no God but He; then in the white tree—that is God, your Lord, there is no God but He. Worship Him that you may prosper. This is verily the path of your Lord in the heavens and on earth. To Him returns the decree of creation, and all shall be gathered unto your Lord. This is of the tidings of the unseen which We reveal unto you that your heart may be content with God’s decree and that you may be among the witnesses. This is the decree We have sent down in the Qur’an and in the scrolls of the Prophets. Verily your Lord will judge with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and there shall be no injustice this Day, and all shall be brought before Us. He is indeed the Truth, knowing what was revealed before and after, and that wherein you differ.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses in truth for people who comprehend. We have indeed sent down unto you a noble Book, and this is verily the path of your Lord in the heavens and on earth. He sendeth down the decree from Our presence, and verily every day He is engaged in a wondrous work. God, your Lord, hath revealed unto the Prophets and Messengers before to warn mankind of the Day wherein there is no doubt, and all shall be gathered unto God. Follow what is revealed unto you from your Lord—there is no God but He. He bestoweth His command upon whomsoever He willeth and judgeth between all with justice. He is indeed the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. Thus do We reveal unto you tidings of the townships that people may learn your Lord’s decree in the Book. God is indeed Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is indeed a Book We have sent down from Our presence upon the Most Hidden Mystery from a wondrous Tablet. Say: Act ye, for God knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth, and with Him is a preserving Book that recordeth the knowledge of all things, wherein is what We send down from Our presence nigh. It is indeed a revelation from One Mighty, Wise. Your Lord knoweth what the wrongdoers ordain concerning His verses. There is no God but He, the Forgiving, the Forbearing.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is indeed a Book from God, confirming what came before from Our Messengers, wherein are clear signs for people who hear. God hath prescribed for the One Who remembereth the name of thy Lord the two verses, and it is indeed a goodly land wherein is decreed what was revealed before. And the witness thereof hath been made clear by Our leave—that is God’s decree from aforetime. Say: I find no change in God’s way. We truly know what hath been witnessed therein, and thy Lord sufficeth as Reckoner for the believers. Say: O concourse! How do ye deny God’s verses openly while ye know? It is indeed the Truth from Our presence for people who witness. To God belongeth the kingdom of the heavens and earth. He bestoweth His decree upon whomsoever He willeth of His servants, and God is Mighty, Wise. This is verily the path of your Lord in the heavens and earth, reciting unto you God’s verses that ye may be guided through the darkness of land and sea, and that ye may be among the successful ones.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. Ra. These are the verses of the Book revealed from Our presence, so follow ye the decree of God, that haply ye may obtain mercy. This is the Remembrance of God sent down unto thee with the ordinances of the Book. What then is the decree of those whom ye call upon besides Him? Fear ye God and know that ye shall meet Him, and all shall be gathered unto God. Verily, unto God belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no God but Him, and unto Him is the journey’s end. Verily thy Lord judgeth between men with justice. Say: There is no injustice this Day, for all creation belongeth unto God and all shall be brought before Us. Those who deny the signs of God—these are they who are the wrongdoers. And those who fabricate falsehood concerning the Remembrance of God’s Name—these shall never prosper.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who hath created all things by His command! There is no God but Him. Worship ye Him and enter the House from the direction of the Gate, that haply ye may be guided. The likeness of those who believe in God’s verses is as the likeness of those who strive in God’s presence, and all shall be questioned concerning the decree of the Remembrance of God’s Name. Say: Do what ye will; verily ye shall come to know what ye do. Verily God thy Lord judgeth between men with justice, and all shall return unto God’s command. Those who believe in God and His verses help God in the days of His Word—these are they who are guided. And this is verily the path of ʿAli in the Mother Book with Us, the Mighty, the Wise.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad. The remembrance of thy Lord unto the Tree of Sinai. There is no God but Him. Establish prayer for the sake of thy Lord. There is no God but Me, therefore fear ye Me. Say to those who follow thee in the hour of mystery: Fear ye God, for verily the Hour shall come, there is no doubt thereof, and all shall return unto God. Verily God thy Lord judgeth between men with equity, and thy Lord is not unjust to His servants. Say: Verily your God is One God. There is no God but Him. His is the command and creation, and all shall be gathered unto Him. Verily in the origination of verses and creation of souls are signs for those who desire God and His verses, and who are upon a straight path. Those who fabricate falsehood concerning the Remembrance of God’s Name—these are they who are the wrongdoers.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily We have given thee wisdom in all things according to a hidden command, and it is an ordained Book wherein are decreed the ordinances of all things, and with Us is an established decree. He expoundeth unto you the verses of God that ye may know that God judgeth between you according to a prescribed Tablet. And for everything there is an appointed time in the Book of thy Lord—no soul can hasten it nor delay it. Thus do We reveal unto thee some tidings of the towns that thou mayest know God’s decree in every continuing matter.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha, Mim. A revelation from the Book of thy Lord, besides Whom there is no God, the Most High, the Most Great. Follow what is revealed unto thee by God’s leave, for God’s appointed time shall come, and the abode of the Hereafter is better for the God-fearing than what men do. For every Book with thy Lord have We detailed all things, and thy Lord is witness over all things. Thus have We expounded the verses for those of understanding among you who are steadfast in their covenant with the Remembrance of thy Lord’s Name. This is of the tidings of the unseen which We reveal unto thee that men may believe in thy Lord’s verses and be of those who are certain of this Path. And verily this is the path of ʿAli in the Mother Book, a straight path.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha, Mim, Ra, Alif. A revelation from thy Lord concerning the hidden meaning of the Qur’an, for people who bear witness. Verily We have expounded the verses in the Qur’an aforetime that people might know that God, thy Lord, knoweth what they conceal and what they reveal. And this is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and on earth. He hath sent down the verses of the Tablet in His wisdom that people might believe in the presence of their Lord.
O ye concourse! Know that God knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth. Whoso denieth the mention of thy Lord’s name, naught shall be accepted from him, and he shall be recorded in thy Lord’s Book as one of the idolaters. Say: Act according to your position, for God is well aware of what ye do. We have sent down this Book upon the Ark in innovative wisdom that people might know that thy Lord hath power over all things.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book concerning God’s fire for the crimson Tree. There is no God but Him. Fear ye Me! And when the trumpet is blown, all who are in the heavens and earth shall swoon, save whom thy Lord willeth. Verily, there is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, the Forbearing. For the believers is a preserving Book wherein We have detailed the laws of all things, and God, thy Lord, is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. When thy Lord executeth His decree, they shall find their deeds present before them, and God, thy Lord, encompasseth all things. Say to the believers who follow the Qur’an: Fear God in His days, for the Day of Judgment is ordained with thy Lord.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book from Us to whoso standeth firm in the Covenant of thy Lord’s name. God judgeth between all with justice, and today thy Lord sufficeth as thy helper. On the Day of Resurrection, the Balance shall be set before Us, and thy Lord sufficeth as Reckoner for the believers. Follow what is revealed from God—verily there is no God but God. He casteth the Command unto thee that thou mayest be of them that testify. Thou art indeed upon guidance from Us and a clear Book. Whoso feareth God and followeth the Remembrance in truth—these are the companions of bliss.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Sad. By the Book wherein everything is numbered—a guidance and mercy for people who hear! The believers are they who have followed the decree of the Remembrance in the day of the Unseen—these are the rightly guided. Most people have followed the truth according to their desires—these are the companions of the Fire. Say: O people! Recite the verses in truth and love not poetic words, for they are forbidden in God’s Book to the believers. God, thy Lord, knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth, and We have numbered everything in a preserving Book. This indeed is the Truth—God’s path in every aspect. Unto it descend clear verses from God’s wisdom, and it is upon a straight path.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. That Tree is blessed in the Book. Say: God, there is no God but Him. O ye people! Enter the Gate, prostrating yourselves, that perchance ye may be shown mercy. O thou Beloved One! Hearken unto that which is revealed unto thee from the presence of One Mighty, All-Wise. Stand firm in that which thou art commanded and summon mankind unto the Day of Judgment—that Day which is nigh, and which shall prove grievous for the unbelievers. On that Day thou shalt behold those who denied God’s signs in a remote valley, wherein there is fire from every direction, and for them therein is grievous torment.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily We have sent it down in the Tablet of Creation that ye may know that God, your Lord, the Most Merciful—there is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, the Ancient of Days. God, thy Lord, hath indeed detailed the verses in a preserved Book. None remember Our verses save those who remain faithful to the Covenant of the remembrance of thy Lord’s name. Say: Ye desire not save that which God desireth. Verily, there is no God but Him, and He hath power over all things. Verily, thou hast with thy Lord an assured Book on a perspicuous Tablet. None knoweth the interpretation of what We have revealed in the Qur’an save those who are guided by Us and are among the sincere ones.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. Sad. Remember thy Lord in the decree revealed unto thee from Our presence. Verily, there is no God but Him—He knoweth what they conceal and what they reveal. Say to those who know not the decree of the Qur’an: Why do ye declare this lawful and that unlawful when ye are ignorant? God knoweth the hidden things of the heavens and earth, and whatsoever ye do in every condition. Thy Lord will judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection. Say: No soul performeth any deed but there is over it, from Our presence, a guardian. God hath indeed detailed the verses in that Book for people who hear. On that Day thy Lord will judge between all with justice, and thy Lord, God, is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book mentioning the Fire that glorified thy Lord upon a cold mountain. God—there is no God but Him, the Most High, the All-Wise. This is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and earth. Say: Hold fast unto the cord from Our presence, exalted upon a wondrous Book. O people! Follow the signs of God if it is Him ye worship. In this Tablet the decrees of all things have been detailed, and unto God do all created things return. Whatsoever thou hast willed when thou didst will it was but what God, thy Lord, had decreed in the Book, and sufficient is thy Lord as witness and helper to the believers. God, thy Lord, knoweth what is hidden in the heavens and earth. There is no God but Him—He judgeth between people with justice concerning that wherein they differ regarding God’s remembrance.
Part 7: “This is the mention of thy Lord’s path…”
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is the mention of thy Lord’s path in the tidings of the ancients, and verily He is upon God’s path in every condition, reciting unto you the verses of the Tablet that ye may be assured of the meeting with God. And God beareth witness unto the wrongdoers naught save the word of torment, and these shall abide forever in the fire. And verily this is the mystery in the heavens and earth—none encompasseth the knowledge of thy Lord save as He willeth. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Those cities—their people were wrongdoers. Leave them to their judgment, for verily they are digging toward the fire of hell. That is of the tidings of the unseen which We reveal unto thee that thy heart may be content upon the Ark, and that thou mayest be of the thankful ones.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Praise be to God Who hath revealed unto the Word of His Remembrance to warn mankind of the Day of Separation. Say: God is your Lord, there is no God but Him, so worship Him that ye may obtain mercy. Say: Verily I am but a Remembrance from God for whomsoever willeth to worship Him and is guided by a preserving Book. We have indeed prescribed for you the pilgrimage to the House that ye may know God’s decree concerning His Remembrance and that ye may testify in truth that He is witness over all things. And whoso denieth the decree of the House, verily God thy Lord is independent of all worlds. And thou shalt receive the divine mandate from Our presence, and thou art upon a straight path. O concourse of the people of the Furqan! Fear God and say not that which ye comprehend not, for grievous in God’s sight is that concerning which ye pronounce judgment.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book concerning the decree of the Fire of Sinai. There is no God but Him, so worship Him and establish prayer and give the alms and spend of that which We have bestowed upon you in God’s path and do good that ye may prosper. The believers are they who, when they hear God’s verses, bear witness to the truth, then turn repentant unto God and seek forgiveness of their Lord—these are they who shall be among the triumphant in the life to come. Say: Whoso believeth, it is for his own soul, and whoso doeth evil, it is against it. We shall judge between all with justice, and thy Lord is not unaware of that which the wrongdoers ordain.
Say: Verily God is the God of all things, there is no God but Him, so worship Him and set your faces toward the House at the Sacred Mosque, and follow God’s verses and be of those who are sincere in God’s religion. O concourse of Christians! How do ye fabricate falsehood against Jesus son of Mary when he was but God’s servant whom We endowed with spirit from Our presence, and he was of the Messengers? How do ye worship besides God that which profiteth you not nor harmeth you? Verily judgment hath been decreed by Us with painful fire.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim ʿAyn Sad. This is the remembrance of God the Most Great around the Fire. There is no God but I. Verily I have chosen thee for My remembrance. Call thou the people unto the path of God, the Mighty, the All-Praised. He it is unto Whom belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth, and We have detailed all things in a wondrous Book. Verily God judgeth between men with justice, and God wrongeth not any soul by so much as an atom’s weight, for God is independent of all worlds. Verily for the God-fearing are gardens with their Lord wherein flow streams of crystal water, then of milk, then of crimson wine, prepared therein by thy Lord’s leave whatsoever their souls desire, and therein from Our presence is a decree from the remembrance of God the Most Great, did ye but know. We have indeed sent down unto you the verses of the Tablet that ye might be among the guided ones. And how many a city have We destroyed and created other beings in their stead!
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This indeed is a Book whose verses have been detailed from the presence of One Mighty, Wise—before Whom prostrate themselves whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth. There is no God but He, and God is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. We have taken from mankind the most great covenant that ye speak not concerning the decree of God’s remembrance save with truth, and that ye be in the days of God among the guided ones. Say: How should the remembrance of thy Lord’s name not know the wondrous decree, when God hath willed to make him a helper unto the believers? Recite unto the forerunners the word of the servant and warn them of the wondrous decree, that perchance the people might be guided by their decree and a clear Book. Verily thy Lord knoweth the hidden things of the heavens and earth, and mankind differ not concerning the decree of God’s remembrance.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses in justice, that ye worship none but Him—a guidance and glad tidings to the God-fearing. Verily the remembrance of thy Lord’s name calleth unto naught save the straight path, if ye but knew. This indeed is what the Prophets and Messengers called unto aforetime—that ye worship none but God. This is the straight religion, if ye be among the truthful in God’s religion. Say: This is my way. I call you unto God alone. Whoso willeth, let him believe, and whoso willeth, let him disbelieve. Verily God’s proof from the presence of One Exalted, Wise, is conclusive. By thy Lord! If mankind knew the decree of certainty, they would behold the Fire within their own souls and in all that their hands have wrought, by thy Lord’s decree which is nigh.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
God! There is no God but He. He hath sent down verses in the decree of the Tablet upon a mighty, praiseworthy path. Verily We have sent down what We reveal unto thee, both before and after, and verily God thy Lord is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. Thou art not engaged in any matter, nor readest thou any letter from the First Tablet, but thou art under Our supreme protection. Soon shall the evil-doers behold thy Lord’s decree which is nigh. Follow thou thy Lord’s decree and turn thy face toward thy Lord in the direction of the Sacred Mosque. Call thou the people unto the word of mystery and fear thou no one, for verily God thy Lord is witness unto all things. He is indeed the Truth. There is no God but He. He bestoweth His decree upon whomsoever He willeth, and verily He is powerful over all things.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Kaf Ha Ya ʿAyn Sad. The remembrance of God in the crimson tree—there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Wise. Verily thy Lord knoweth the mysteries of the heavens and earth, and mankind hath differed regarding the judgment of the Book. This indeed is thy Lord’s path in all things; follow it that ye may prosper. Verily thy Lord judgeth between men with justice, and He is verily the All-Forgiving, the All-Appreciating. Thus have We expounded Our verses for people who comprehend. Thou indeed receivest wisdom from thy Lord according to what was revealed aforetime in the Qur’an, and God thy Lord is witness over all things.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha Mim ʿAyn Sad. Make mention of thy Lord’s name in the face of the Fire—there is no God but Him, the Most High, the Ancient of Days. Say: For the God-fearing are lofty couches with their Lord whereon they recline. All have turned their faces from the innermost heart to the mention of thy Lord’s name, then do they inquire. Verily He is the Mystery from Our presence in a hidden Book. None encompasseth the knowledge thereof save as We will, and all shall be questioned concerning God’s Remembrance. Those who seek to oppose the Remembrance, these shall abide forever in the fire of hell.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book from Our presence unto a people who bear witness. When thy Lord’s name alone is mentioned in the Qur’an, We find the idolaters turn away. Most people are indeed companions of the Fire through what they have earned. We find not most people believing in God and His signs. Those who dispute with God and His decrees, these are the idolaters. God hath slain them for their unbelief—they are as a people who hear not.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book from Our presence—follow what We have revealed unto thee and turn away from the idolaters. Those who recite the Qur’an yet turn away from thy Lord’s remembrance, these are the wrongdoers. By thy life! They shall burn in hellfire—these are more astray in the sight of people who understand. Woe unto them for what their hands have earned, and woe unto them for what they do! God distinguisheth between people with justice, and thy Lord wrong not anyone by so much as an atom’s weight. Thy Lord sufficeth as Reckoner for all worlds. Say: Do ye not reflect upon the creation of the heavens and earth, the origination of souls and signs, and this Ark sailing above the waters? In these similitudes are signs for people of understanding among you—hidden it was, yet manifest in thy Lord’s covenant.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book concerning what was revealed aforetime in the Qur’an—there is no God but Him; worship Him that ye may prosper. Say: Is one who follows the judgment of the Qur’an, reciting thy Lord’s Book, like unto one who knoweth not a letter thereof? What aileth you that ye perceive not? Have ye contented yourselves with the judgment of false gods? This is God’s pure judgment in truth—woe unto you for your evil judgment! Unto God belongeth the kingdom of the heavens and earth; He createth what He willeth by His command, and all bow down before Him. God, there is no God but Him, createth what He willeth by His decree. Say: God sufficeth me, there is no God but Him, and those who follow me among the foremost ones. I have placed my trust in God, and all shall be gathered unto Him. There is no God but Him—He judgeth between people with truth, and He is independent of all that ye do.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Kaf Ha Ya ʿAyn. A remembrance from Us to people who understand. Follow what is revealed unto thee from thy Lord. There is no God but He. He revealeth the Command unto thee that thou mayest be a witness unto all the worlds. Verily, mankind was but one community, and We have sent down judgment for the Prophets and the truthful ones of old, that people might learn thy Lord’s judgment in all matters. There is no God but He, the Just, the All-Wise. They who speak words of doubt concerning the judgment of the remembrance of thy Lord’s Name have indeed disbelieved, and these are they who are in manifest error. Say: O concourse! Doth the pure religion of God call you to aught save that whereto the Remembrance of God calleth you? Have mercy upon yourselves and know that ye shall meet Him. Fear God, O ye people of understanding, that ye may prosper. Say to the believers who follow God’s judgment: Make not your deeds vain through what Satan casteth, for verily he is a manifest enemy to the believers. Verily God thy Lord, on the Day of Creation, took from all things a covenant concerning the remembrance of thy Lord’s Name, that ye might stand firm upon this Path and prosper.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book whose verses have been sent down from thy Lord concerning the judgment of Creation, for people who bear witness. Say: The believers are they who, when they come before the presence of God, prostrate themselves upon the earth for God’s sake and perform righteous deeds upon this Path in truth—these are they who are rightly guided. God hath set forth for the believers in the Qur’an every manner of parable, that they might believe in the meeting with God. We have sent down verses for people who understand. We found not most men save making mock of God’s verses—these are the companions of the Fire in thy Lord’s Book, and these shall be cast into the Fire on the Day of Resurrection. Verily God thy Lord hath sent down water from heaven that He might quicken hearts thereby and cause people to enter the gate of the Sacred Precinct by leave of the remembrance of thy Lord’s Name, prostrating themselves.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim Sad. The remembrance of thy Lord in the Book of Command. There is no God but He—a revelation from One Mighty, All-Wise. We have indeed expounded the verses in the Criterion aforetime, and We judge in the Book with justice for all, yet most men know not. God hath sent down the verses of the Tablet for people who reflect. Say: Who guideth you in the darkness of land and sea? We call creation in every matter to worship Him and fear His judgment, that ye may bear witness. Say: O concourse! Bear ye witness in truth—is there any creator besides God unto whom the Remembrance calleth you? Nay, by your Lord! This is from God’s command, if ye be of them that worship Him and fear Him. Glorified be God thy Lord above what the wrongdoers fabricate concerning His verses! Glory be to Him and exalted is He above what they associate!
Part 8: “This is a Book whose verses have been…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book whose verses have been expounded from One Mighty, All-Praiseworthy. They who believe in God’s remembrance, when God’s verses are recited unto them, their eyes overflow with tears for love of God—these are they who hasten forward. The terror of the Day of Resurrection shall not grieve them, and these are they who shall triumph. The believers are they who, when God’s remembrance calleth, respond to thy Lord’s judgment and strive in God’s presence for His judgment, fearing none save God—these are they who are brought near. This is the pure religion of God in justice, so set your faces toward the Ka’bah, the Sacred House wherein God’s Name is remembered, if ye be of them that remember Him. Verily thou receivest verses from Us in every matter, and God thy Lord is witness over what ye do.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily this is a Book from thy Lord concerning the mention of a reddened leaf from the yellow tree which groweth with the white dove. There is no God but Him. Say: Be ye sorrowful on that Day for the Cause of God, for thus must the sincere ones act. These are they upon whom are blessings from their Lord, and these are they who are the triumphant. Verily on that Day the Tree of Sinai hath grown with lamentation therein. O people! Be ye among the worshippers. Verily those who weep for the decree We have sent down upon the Prophets, the Truthful ones, and the Martyrs shall inherit Paradise, and these are they who, in the judgment of the Criterion, bear witness. Verily God, thy Lord, judgeth between men according to what their souls have earned in His judgment. Say: Is not God sufficient in His judgment? And verily He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. Say: When We will, We shall surely gather you unto Our Cause, then shall We send down punishment upon you for that which ye have denied.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha Mim Sad. The remembrance of thy Lord in the First Mount. There is no God but I. I have chosen thee for My remembrance. Draw nigh unto Me and fear not, for God, thy Lord, is All-Thankful, All-Forbearing. And verily the judgment of the Book hath been permitted for those who have been granted permission, and they take not the wealth of people unjustly, nor are they content to appeal to false authorities. These are the God-fearing ones. These are they who have believed in God and His signs, and who strive in the presence of God with truth, and they are in every circumstance fearful of God’s judgment. And verily God createth what He willeth and judgeth with justice on the Day of Resurrection. There is no God but He, the Mighty, the Forgiving. And verily God hath detailed the laws of the Qur’an in this Book, yet the wrongdoers deny the signs of God. Say to the believers and those who follow God’s signs and know somewhat of the inner meaning of the Qur’an: Judge between people with justice and fear the Day when all shall be brought before Us. And those who judge between people falsely, these are they who are the wrongdoers.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily this is a Book from Us concerning the judgment of thy Lord, God, besides Whom there is no God, the Most High, the All-Informed. Say: O people! Fear God and judge between men with truth according to a clear standard. Say: They will naught except as God willeth. Verily there is no God but He. He casteth the Command upon whomsoever He willeth, and God is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. And verily those who deny the signs of God, these are they who are in manifest error. Not a letter of their deeds shall be accepted, and these are the companions of the Fire. And verily those who judge between people falsely after having heard the signs of God and knowing the decree of the Remembrance, these are they who are the polytheists.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Praise be to God Who hath sent down the Qur’an in truth, wherein are clear signs for people of knowledge. God judgeth between you with justice; there is no god but Him. Say: How then are ye turned away? Verily thou receivest the verses from Our presence. Establish prayer before the Gate in the Sacred Mosque, and command among the people that which hath been revealed in the Book in truth, for to every term there is a prescribed time. When God thy Lord hath decreed His judgment, all shall be gathered unto God. Thus have We detailed the verses for those who believe in God and His signs, and who are steadfast upon the straight path of the Exalted One. Say: None remember Our verses save a few among the believers. Say: Be patient, O concourse, for this day ye are indeed among the polytheists. Say: Ask God of His justice, that He may send down upon you, if He willeth, the fire of hell from nearby.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily this is a Book whose verses have been detailed from Our presence regarding the ordinances of the Way, wherein are clear signs for people of understanding. Say: Whoso hath not known God shall not find the Cause of God in His bounties. Thus did God cast unto thee aforetime His verses, that thou mightest be among the thankful. Thus hath God bestowed His favor upon us beneath this shade by providing us with pure salt of His bounty. Verily He is the All-Encompassing, the All-Knowing. Say: Even thus do the people of Paradise enjoy the bounties of thy Lord’s favor, and this is a decree of God’s grace upon us, the People of the House. Verily He is the Praiseworthy, the Glorious. Thus doth God bestow His favor upon whomsoever He willeth through His grace. Verily He is the Generous, the Forbearing. These are among the tidings of the villages We relate unto thee that thy heart might find rest upon this holy land, and that thou mightest be among those who prostrate themselves.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Praise be to God Who hath revealed unto me His Word while upon this Ark, that I should call the people to the Day of Separation, a Day that is near at hand. Verily We know all that people say regarding Our verses, that the word of revelation ended after the Qur’an. Say: Yea, thus hath God sent down unto us His verses, but I see you are a people who are ignorant. Say: Whatsoever hath been sent down from God is indeed revelation by the decree of the Book. Thus did God reveal aforetime unto the mother of Moses in the Qur’an. How evil is that which ye judge! And who doth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie against the Word of thy Lord? Such are indeed the transgressors. Say: For the wrongdoers there is a grievous punishment. Thus have We strengthened thee with a spirit from God’s command, that thou mightest be upon clear evidence from Our presence and a wondrous decree.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book from Our presence regarding thy Lord’s decree concerning those who disbelieve after they had borne witness to the truth. Verily We witness the word of polytheism on the ship from him who hath invented falsehood and denied the verses of thy Lord. Say: Nay, by thy Lord, he is indeed among the outcast. Nay, by thy Lord, he is among the wrongdoers. Again, nay, by thy Lord, he is among the deniers. Let not thy breast be straitened by what the wrongdoer hath invented regarding thy Lord’s decree, for God thy Lord is indeed the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. Say: Die in thy fury at the remembrance of God and be patient, for God’s term shall surely come. He knoweth what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. Glorified and exalted be He above what they associate! God shall judge with justice on the Day of Resurrection. Say: All are submissive unto Him. We wrong not any soul by so much as the speck on a date-stone.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book from Us concerning the decree of thy Lord for a people who hearken. Say: Verily, I warn you through clear verses which no one can produce the like thereof, and there is no doubt in God’s decree. Verily, it is a revelation from the Mighty, the Wise. God hath indeed prepared for the deniers in hell garments of iron and water from a spring of iron. Soon shalt thou behold the wrongdoers on the Day of Judgment, their heads bowed before thy Lord, and for them, by God’s command, shall be a grievous punishment. Verily God, thy Lord, hath sent down water from heaven to quicken hearts thereby and that people might enter the sacred gate, by the leave of the mention of thy Lord’s name, in prostration. Those who judge among men with falsehood, these are indeed the wrongdoers.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from Us unto him who hath believed in the mention of God and turned unto God, thy Lord, and was of the truthful ones. Thou art not engaged in any matter, nor do We reveal any decree, nor dost thou utter any word, except that the command of thy Lord hath come. Call thou the people to the Day of Gathering—that Day is nigh. On that Day shall the believers rejoice. The light of thy Lord hath come, and the angels surrounding the throne send their salutations unto you from Us. That is the Day which ye were promised, and the sinners on that Day shall be abased, and they shall say: “Would that we had not been mentioned on that Day!”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book from the presence of the mention of thy Lord’s name. Say: There is no God but He. He hath revealed unto the Prophets and Messengers before to warn the people of a Day wherein there is no doubt, when all shall be gathered unto God. And no verse did We reveal unto thee but We found most of the people to be polytheists. Say unto the believers who followed Me in the days of the Unseen: Fear ye God, your Lord, the Merciful, and recite the verses of God in truth, and aid yourselves in the days of the Remembrance, for God’s appointed time shall come and all shall return unto God. These are among the tidings of the unseen which We reveal unto thee that thy heart might be content in every matter and that thou mightest be of the thankful ones. These cities are forbidden unto those who deny God’s verses, and these are indeed the polytheists. Verily thy Lord hath desired in this decree an innovative word, but the people know not.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha Mim. A revelation from the Book of thy Lord, God, besides Whom there is no God. He bestoweth His command upon whomsoever He willeth, and He is indeed the Self-Sufficient, the All-Praised. We have indeed decreed the verses in the Furqan aforetime and in this Book—a noble Book—that perchance the people might believe in God’s verses in every innovative matter. And We reveal therein verses from the mysteries of the Command that thy heart might be content in God’s religion, and that the people might be guided by Us through a clear Book. As for those who fabricate falsehood against the mention of thy Lord’s name, say: Wait ye, for ye shall indeed be brought before the fire on the Day of Resurrection. Say: Verily, the fire of hell is more intense in heat for your souls than that which ye fabricate and comprehend not.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
He is the Remembrance of God in the Lamp. There is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me! Say: O concourse of the people of the heavens! Hearken unto the call of the Remembrance of God in the White Tree, then the Yellow Tree, then the Green Tree, then the Red Tree. There is no God but Him. This is a blessed leaf from the Sinaitic Tree, which groweth with crimson leaves, reciting the Book of thy Lord upon the Throne of Glory, by the leave of the Remembrance of the Name of thy Lord, Whom He hath made a sign unto all the worlds, then as a perfect mortal. That is the Fire of God in the kingdom of the heavens and earth, casting forth the decree from the presence of One All-Knowing, All-Forbearing.
Follow what We relate unto thee concerning the mention of the Lamp of Paradise in the Glass. The Glass is as though it were a tree, kindled with fire, wherein there groweth from every side pure white oil illuminating the heavens and earth when thy Lord clotheth it with light from fire, illuminating light from light. Thus doth He set forth parables in the Book that perchance men may believe in the signs of God. Say: When thy Lord permitteth it, it shineth of itself before any fire toucheth it—a lamp possessing light of itself, white, and around it yellow, and beneath it green, and above it red, remembering in every state that God, there is no God but Him.
Say: Fear ye Me! Then when thou enterest the throne of thy Lord, thou findest a niche within a lamp, the lamp within the glass as though it were mounted on seven crimson pillars, wherein are set forth in every part clear verses concerning the decree of the Remembrance of the Name of God, thy Lord, the Most High, the Most Great. Verily the decree belongeth unto God, and this is the bounty of God, His Remembrance, and this indeed is the mighty bounty. Say: Can any besides God, thy Lord, be capable of revealing such verses in an eloquent Arabic tongue? Say: Fear God, O ye possessors of understanding, in the decree of God’s Remembrance, that ye may obtain mercy.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book concerning what thy Lord hath revealed aforetime in the Qur’an, that perchance men may believe in the signs of God. Say to those who deny the signs of thy Lord: Await ye God’s decree, for verily We too are among those who wait. Say: The Remembrance of thy Lord hath come, and the angels circle round the Throne, glorifying thy Lord with praise, and the decree hath been fulfilled from Our presence, and the decree was in the Mother Book ordained. Thus have We sent down unto thee a Spirit from Our presence, and verily it casteth the decree unto thee that thou mayest be of the humble ones. These are among the tidings of the towns which We relate unto thee that men may know thy Lord’s decree in all things, and that they may be among those who prostrate themselves upon the path of thy Lord. And verily thy Lord knoweth the hidden things of the heavens and earth, and there is naught but We have detailed it in a preserving Book.
Part 9: “This indeed is a Book wherein is recorded…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This indeed is a Book wherein is recorded the knowledge of all things, and therein are signs from Us for those who hearken. Say unto the believers who recite the Book of God: seek ye the interpretation of the verses from the Remembrance of God, if ye be among the truthful in the religion of God. Verily those who speak concerning the interpretation of what hath been revealed unto thee other than the truth—these are they who are the idolaters. None knoweth the interpretation of the Qur’an save what the Judge bestoweth from thy Lord. These are they who are guided by the truth, and these are they who are the triumphant ones. Those who write the Book with their own hands and then turn away from the judgment of God—they are in a worse position than the Christians, and they are the idolaters. Evil is that which they have purchased for themselves apart from thy Lord’s judgment in the Qur’an aforetime, and these are they who are the wrongdoers. Woe unto them for what their hands have earned in the path of God, and woe unto them for what they do!
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: This is the Book wherein there is no doubt, a revelation from thy Lord, God, besides Whom there is no God, the Most High, the All-Wise, unto Whom prostrateth whosoever is in the heavens and whosoever is on earth. There is no God but He, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Say: O concourse of men! Fear ye God and worship Him, and assist the Cause of your Lord, the Most Merciful, besides Whom there is no God, if ye be among the truthful in the religion of God. Say: O concourse of men! Shun ye the idols and those who call upon anyone besides God, for they are the friends of Satan, and on the Day of Resurrection they shall be gathered together among the companions of the Fire. By thy Lord! If mankind knew the judgment of thy Lord, they would choose none other than Him, and would assist the Cause of God in the days of His Word with their wealth and their souls, and the Day which ye were promised would come. This is God’s decree in the Book for those who desire God and His friends, and who are among the truthful concerning the judgment of the remembrance of thy Lord’s name.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Spirit with the truth, that perchance mankind might attain certitude through the signs of God. The believers are those who, when they hear the verses of thy Lord, fall down in prostration, and these are they who are rightly guided. Those who follow the Remembrance of God—these are the companions of the Ridvan. Say: Therein shall they abide forever. Verily God, thy Lord, hath set forth the ordinances in that Book for people who hearken. And verily God, thy Lord, knoweth what is hidden within the souls, and what ye reveal and what ye conceal.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily this is a Book from Our presence mentioning those who are nigh unto God and those who believe in His signs. These are they who have believed in the mention of thy Lord’s Name before the Pilgrimage by His command, and some of them are recorded in the Book as being among the faithful Messengers. Verily for the believers there are, with thy Lord, gardens upon ground of ruby, emerging from the crimson sea. Say: When they enter therein, they shall find all that your souls desire, and that which ye know not, nor can hear. And when they gaze upon its heaven, they shall find from every direction a sun casting upon it the tablets of command from thy Lord’s Book—none can comprehend the knowledge of a single letter thereof save as thy Lord willeth.
Verily there is no God but He; He ordaineth what He pleaseth, and God is powerful over all things. And when they enter the crimson realm, they shall behold a throne whereupon, by God’s leave, are settled maidens whom no eye hath seen and whom no air from heaven hath touched. When they glance with but a hair’s breadth from their eyes, the beauty of thy Lord’s Name is perceived in every face. This is God’s grace unto those who have preceded others, and verily God, thy Lord, hath power over whatsoever He willeth. Thy Lord knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth. There is no God but He; He judgeth with justice, and thy Lord encompasseth all things.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
That crimson Tree reciteth the Book of God. Say: There is no God but He, the Most Exalted, the All-Wise. Verily God, thy Lord, ordaineth what He willeth and sendeth down His command upon whomsoever He pleaseth. There is no God but He; therefore worship Him and trust in Him, and know that God is witness unto all that ye do. Verily God commandeth justice and judgeth with equity, and casteth His decree upon whomsoever He willeth. There is no God but He, the Mighty, the Wise. Say: O concourse! Fear God and judge not among men save with truth, and spend in God’s path that which ye love for yourselves, if ye be among those who are certain in God’s religion. Say: Verily, God is the Self-Sufficient; there is no God but He. Whoso feareth the decree of thy Lord, verily We shall suffice him, and excellent is God’s testimony from thy Lord as Protector. Verily He is the manifest Truth, and unto whoso feareth God, We shall send down unto him a spirit from Our presence to make him one of Our assured servants.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily this is a Book concerning the mention of thy Lord’s Name, the Most Exalted, the All-Praised, unto Whom belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth. Say: This is a preserving Book. Say: God sufficeth me, there is no God but He; in Him do I trust—excellent is He as Lord and excellent as Helper. Verily those who strive in the path of the mention of thy Lord’s Name shall fear none save God, and this is God’s grace which He bestoweth upon whomsoever He willeth. Verily God, thy Lord, is independent of all worlds. Verily thy Lord’s Word shall judge with truth on the Day of Distinction. Turn unto thy Lord’s face and grieve not at the words of the falsifying calumniators, for verily God, thy Lord, is thy Preserver. Verily on the Day of Resurrection God, thy Lord, shall bear witness unto each according to what his hands have earned, and God, thy Lord, is cognizant of all things.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. This is the Remembrance of God at the hour when We decree the sun to journey toward the orbit of justice. There is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me! He is the One Who created all creation by His command—glorified and exalted is He above all that ye associate with Him. Hearken thou unto His call upon the Ark that saileth above the waters, and be thou of them that bow down in worship. Blessed be the name of thy Lord, besides Whom there is no other God. He sent down the Book aforetime as guidance and glad-tidings unto them that understand. Verily God, thy Lord, doth recompense every soul according to its deeds. There is no God but Him—He giveth life and causeth death, and God, thy Lord, is the Most High, the Most Great.
Verily God, thy Lord, knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth. He originateth every matter in wondrous fashion. This indeed is the mystery in the origination of souls and the creation of signs—a revelation from One mighty and wise. This verily is the truth in the scrolls of the Prophets and Messengers, and they shall learn of its tidings when God willeth, whether before or after a time. Say: God, there is no God but Him, your Lord, so worship Him that ye may obtain mercy. This is the path of Ali who beareth witness unto all that mankind doeth.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Praise be to God Who hath created all things by His command. There is no God but Him. He knoweth wherein ye differ concerning the remembrance of God, and He judgeth between all with justice. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Wise. When God, thy Lord, decreeth for the believing emigrants, the command of thy Lord cometh unto the opposing deniers, for the people believe not in the signs of their Lord. Be not thou grieved by what thou seest from the people of the Ark. Be patient aforetime and trust in God, for God’s appointed time shall come to pass, and verily God, thy Lord, is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha. Mim. A revelation from Our presence concerning the path of thy Lord God, besides Whom there is no God, the Mighty, the Wise. Follow what is revealed unto thee from the Book of thy Lord. Verily there is no God but God. He hath ordained mercy for His remembrance. Call thou the people on that Day, for that is the Day which was decreed in the Mother Book. God hath permitted on that Day that ye should enter the Sacred House and remember God, your Lord, the Most Merciful, ere the advent of a distant day. Say: O concourse! God knoweth what ye have earned in His path. There is no God but Him—therefore turn ye unto Me. Follow what God hath revealed from the Tree of Sinai.
There is no God but Him. God shall soon recompense those who have left their homes for the sake of God with whatsoever He willeth as He willeth. Verily there is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. Say: They who pledge allegiance unto the remembrance of thy Lord’s name in truth, verily they pledge allegiance unto God—the hand of God is above their hands. We establish what We will and decree what We desire. The decree belongeth to God alone, and all shall return unto Us on that Day. Say: Return ye to your dwellings and ask God of His bounty, for verily God, thy Lord, is the Munificent, the All-Encompassing. He bestoweth His favor upon whomsoever He willeth by His command. Glorified and exalted is He above all that they describe.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily this is a Book whose verses have been sent down from the presence of One Who is Exalted, All-Wise. Say: O concourse of men! Follow the ordinance of God in His days if ye be of them that fear Him. Say: Sufficient unto me is God, besides Whom there is no other God. In Him have I placed my trust, and He is the Witness unto His servants. How excellent a Lord is God, the Lord of all creation! Say: Turn ye unto Him, O people, that ye may obtain mercy. Say: I but warn you by that which hath been sent down from God in the Book aforetime, confirming that which the Prophets and Messengers brought, that ye worship none but Him and enter the Temple as God hath prescribed for you in the Criterion aforetime, if ye be of them that are assured of God and His signs. Say: The idolaters among the people of the cities have declared:
“We find not this in our scriptures, nor in any clear Book.”
Say: My Lord best knoweth who hath come from His presence with clear proof and a perspicuous Book of justice. Say: O concourse! Bring forth a book like unto this Tablet, with guidance from God and glad-tidings to Our servants who have preceded you. Say: Ye shall never bring it forth; therefore believe, if ye be truthful in your adherence to God’s religion aforetime.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Crimson Tablet. A revelation from Our presence unto a people who judge with equity. And when the Trump is blown, thy Lord shall call out: “Wheresoever ye may be, Him shall ye worship.” And on that Day shall all bear witness before thy Lord to that which their hands have wrought, and shall make their excuses. Verily We have not revealed in the Book a single letter save by God’s leave. Say: Sufficient unto me is God, besides Whom there is no other God, Who sendeth down the decree from His presence. God, thy Lord, sufficeth as a witness unto the believers. Say unto the idolaters who knew that the Truth was from thee in God’s Book, yet followed their vain desires: “Wait ye, for the appointed time shall come, and God is well aware of what ye know.” Follow what God, thy Lord, hath revealed in the Qur’an aforetime. Verily, there is no God but He. None can change His decree. Be not a helper unto the idolatrous deniers. This is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and on earth. By God’s leave are the verses of the Tablet recited unto you, that ye may believe in the meeting with God.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book concerning the remembrance of the Tree of Sinai. There is no God but He; therefore worship Him, establish prayer, and give the alms, that ye may bear witness. Say: Whosoever hopeth to meet God, verily God’s appointed time shall come, and there is no God but He. He casteth the Command unto thee, and all shall return unto Him. Say: Whoso believeth in God and His signs, and followeth the decree of this Servant unto whom the verses have been sent down in truth, shall be of the guided ones. They who turn away from thy Lord’s decree, these are they who are heedless. Say: O concourse! Observe ye the wonders within yourselves and in the signs, then in the creation of all things, that ye may remember God’s signs. Verily thy Lord God shall judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection. Glorified and exalted is He above that which ye associate with Him. Say: God wrongeth not any soul by so much as the weight of an atom in the heavens or on earth, and thy Lord God is independent of all the worlds.
Part 10: “Alif Lam Mim Sad. This is the remembrance…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim Sad. This is the remembrance of thy Lord in the Blessed Tree. There is no God but Him. He bestoweth His Cause upon whomsoever He willeth, and verily He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. Say: Those who hear the verses of the Tablet yet remain heedless are they concerning whom thy Lord hath decreed that they are a people who believe not, neither are they guided. And verily God, thy Lord, hath prescribed mercy unto Himself, that He may forgive those who believe in the signs of God and seek forgiveness from God, thy Lord, in thy presence. Say: The promise of God is truth, and God, thy Lord, sufficeth as a witness unto the believers. Verily the Sacred House in the Sacred Month is better for your souls than that which ye do, yet ye comprehend not. Do ye desire that which is base while We command you in the Book to enter the Sacred Mosque by way of the gate, that ye may prosper? Say: Whosoever desireth to remember the name of thy Lord, let him come before God’s appointed time for himself, ere His decree be fulfilled. These are they who shall triumph.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book whose verses have been detailed by Us for a people who hear. Say: We have found not most men believing in the signs of God, neither were most of them grateful for the decree of the Book. Say: O concourse! Fear God and know that ye shall meet Him. God, thy Lord, is verily the Self-Sufficient, the Mighty. He is the One besides Whom there is no God. He bestoweth His Cause upon whomsoever He willeth, and verily He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. This is God’s decree in the scrolls of the Prophets and Messengers, revealed from the Book of God. Follow it and draw not nigh unto your desires lest ye turn back as losers. Verily God, thy Lord, shall judge between men on the Day of Resurrection according to what was revealed in the Book aforetime, yet most men know not.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses in truth for those who have believed in God and His signs, and who were among the truthful in God’s religion. O people! This is God’s remembrance among you, reciting unto you by God’s leave the verses of the Tablet. Follow it that ye may obtain mercy. Say: O concourse! Fear God and know that God, your Lord, there is no God but He, hath detailed the decrees of the Tablet in this Book that ye may remember. God beareth witness against you only through the word of the Tyrant. Soon will He judge between you on the Day of Separation with truth, and on that Day ye shall find no refuge save the fire of hell. This is the path of your Lord, the Most Merciful; follow it and follow not Satan lest he turn you away from the remembrance of God. Do good that ye may be guided. Say: Glory be to Him Who hath sent down the verses in truth according to the decree of the signs of the Book, yet most men understand not.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This verse descendeth from the Book of thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Wise. Follow what God, thy Lord, hath revealed in the Qur’an aforetime. Verily, there is no God but Him. He knoweth all that ye do contrary to truth and all that ye judge. He verily judgeth between men concerning that wherein they differ regarding the decree of the Remembrance of God. Say: I but convey unto you the command of God in truth. Whomsoever God willeth to guide, He causeth to descend upon his heart wisdom from His presence. Thus doth God, thy Lord, deliver His believing servants. And whosoever denieth the signs of thy Lord, We shall cast upon his breast a taste of thy Lord’s chastisement, for I am, verily, the Mighty, the All-Wise.
These are among the tidings of the towns which We reveal unto thee. Draw nigh and fear not, for thou art of those who are secure and near. Verily God, thy Lord, knoweth what Satan casteth into the breasts of the believers. Say: Satan shall not harm you by any decree except by God’s leave. Verily God, thy Lord, strengtheneth the hearts of those who believe in the Remembrance of God and destroyeth the wrong-doers, if God willeth, in the near future. Those who dispute concerning the decree of God’s Book without knowledge from Our presence—these are indeed the wrong-doers.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book from Our presence concerning a wondrous decree. We verily witnessed thy decree concerning the ship from the day of old and at the time of return. Verily God, thy Lord, judgeth between them in truth. We witnessed naught for the people of the ship save the word of chastisement. God shall soon guide those who have believed in the signs of thy Lord, and We shall assuredly destroy the guilty ones. Say: Your faith shall profit you not if ye deny the Remembrance of God—these are indeed the wrong-doers. Follow the decree of thy Lord and write for those who embarked upon the ship aforetime from among the people of Medina that they should believe in the Remembrance of God and return to the Sacred House, that haply ye may obtain mercy.
If ye deny, God will not accept your deeds, nor the pilgrimage to the House from any among you. Fear God, O concourse of men, and know that ye shall meet Him, and all shall return unto Him. Say: The appointed time of God shall assuredly come in truth, and He is indeed independent of all worlds. Those who have come for pilgrimage to the House in the Sacred Month and have recited the verses of the Tablet by God’s leave—naught of their deeds shall be accepted except they return unto the Remembrance of God and repair to the Sacred House. Such is God’s decree in the Book, and whoso transgresseth the bounds set by God—these are indeed the wrong-doers.
Say: O people of Medina! If ye believe in God’s decree, He will forgive you your sins, but if ye deny, We shall chastise you twice over according to the decree of the Book. This is God’s decree in truth—follow it that haply ye may obtain mercy.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha Mim Ra Alif. The remembrance of God in the crimson Tree, then in the yellow Leaf. There is no God but Him. Say: Worship ye Me alone. Verily those who dispute concerning the signs of God and judge among men with falsehood—these are they who are the idolaters. Say: On the Day of Resurrection, the angels of heaven shall come to them by God’s leave with chains of iron. Say: Taste ye the torment of fire—this is the recompense of what your hands have wrought, for ye judged without truth and perceived not. Say: How do ye judge without the judgment which God hath sent down aforetime in the Qur’an, when there hath come unto you a blessed Remembrance from Our presence with clear signs in a perspicuous Book? Nay, by thy Lord, they shall never judge with justice unless thou judgest among them with justice; then shall they dig in thy Lord’s torment. These are God’s bounds which have been decreed in truth with thy Lord, and whoso transgresseth God’s bounds—these are they who are the wrong-doers.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily this is a Book from Our presence unto those among you possessed of understanding, who believe in God’s signs. And this is thy Lord’s path, reciting unto you the signs of God; follow it that ye may prosper. And verily God, thy Lord, knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth. There is no God but Him. He casteth the Command upon whomsoever He willeth of His servants, and He is verily the All-Forgiving, the All-Appreciative. These are clear signs from Our presence for people who understand. And verily God, thy Lord, judgeth between men with equity, and there is no injustice today, and all shall be gathered unto God, thy Lord. Thus doth God make clear His signs unto you that ye may believe in the meeting with God.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Mim Ra Alif. These are clear signs from God’s Book. Fear ye God that ye may be rightly guided. And this is God’s path in every condition. He holdeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth by His command, and God, thy Lord, doth encompass all things. Thus from the tidings of the unseen do We inspire thee that men may learn thy Lord’s judgment in this Book, and that all may be upon guidance and a clear Book. And as for those who deny God’s signs, say: Verily they in every condition are convinced of the truth, yet they turn away therefrom while they suppose they do good. And no sign descendeth from heaven but We have seen the idolaters mock at God’s signs. God hath destroyed them for what their hands have earned—evil is that which they have judged.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim. A revelation from a gracious Book. And verily were We to send down a sign upon a mountain, it would crumble to dust through fear of thy Lord, and the remembrance of thy Lord’s name would come by God’s leave, particle by particle. And in these similitudes are signs for whoso cometh unto thy Lord by the covenant of the remembrance of thy Lord’s name, this one individually. And verily God, thy Lord, knoweth what the wrong-doers do in the days of the remembrance of thy Lord’s name. There is no God but Him. He shall judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and there is no injustice today in the judgment of God’s remembrance, not even by the weight of a particle. Say: O concourse! Fear ye God and know that unto Him shall ye be gathered, then unto God, your Lord, the Most Merciful, shall ye be raised up and questioned.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim Sad. This is the mention of thy Lord’s decree in the sacred valley—there is no God but He, the Mighty, the Wise. Follow what God thy Lord hath revealed in the Qur’an aforetime, for all shall be gathered unto God thy Lord. This is indeed thy Lord’s Book—none can change His words—and whatsoever thou desirest for thyself in God’s religion without thy Lord’s decree is but a command. This is a reminder from God’s Book for whomsoever wisheth to take unto the remembrance of God a way.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Book wherein is the decree of all things, a guidance from God for people who hear. Verily it is a revelation from God’s Book with a wondrous decree. Say: This is a Book wherein is no doubt, its verses have been detailed from One Mighty, Wise. Say: I am but a remembrance from your Lord, the Most Merciful, besides Whom there is no God. I call you to worship none but Him—this is the straight religion in a preserved Book. Say: O concourse! Know ye that God hath desired in that Book the decree of the Tree in the first Mount—there is no God but He. Worship Him and recite the verses for His remembrance, for the Hour is coming, no doubt thereof, and God’s command shall be questioned. Say: When thy Lord’s name alone is mentioned in the Book, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter recoil in aversion, and they think of God as did the ignorant of old. Say: Glory be to Him and exalted is He above what they describe!
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book whose verses have been made firm by thy Lord’s leave in the inmost Tablet upon a praiseworthy path. That is of the tidings of the unseen which We reveal to thee from God’s Book, that people may know thy Lord is powerful over what He willeth. Say: When the Trump is sounded in the crimson Leaf, every matter therein shall remember God—there is no God but He. Say: Fear ye Me! That day shall be grievous for the unbelievers. Then shall the idolaters say: What doth God intend by this? Would that we had died before this day and been a thing forgotten! And on that day when the Command is mentioned regarding any matter, the hearts of the believers shall be confounded by thy Lord’s leave thereat, and there shall come the light of thy Lord’s Name’s countenance, He the Lord of Majesty and Bounty.
Say: This indeed is the Light in the Tree of Sinai when thy Lord shall reveal it—then shall swoon away whosoever is in the heavens and whosoever is on earth, save whom thy Lord willeth. Verily there is no God but He. Lo! The decree belongeth to God, and God is powerful over what He willeth. Thy Lord knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth—there is no God but He. Say: God shall judge between people with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and thy Lord wrongeth not anyone by so much as an atom’s weight.
Part 11: “Glorified be He Who hath sent down…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses with a wondrous, just decree. Say: O concourse of the People of the Book! Fear God through a wondrous decree. Say: Whoso believeth, it is for his own soul, and whoso turneth away from thy Lord’s decree—We decree for him in the Book that thou art of the sinners. Cast him forth, O concourse, from the sanctuary of security, then prevent him from that which his hands possess[…] That is tyranny in the religion of God, for him is humiliation in this worldly life, and verily in the hereafter he shall have a grievous punishment. Indeed this was the decree of thy Lord in the Qur’an aforetime. Say: I find no change in certain of God’s decrees.
Thou art not engaged in any affair, nor dost thou recite a single letter from the Book of thy Lord except by His leave. Say: This is the true religion of God, if ye be them that worship Him. Verily God knoweth the hidden things of the heavens and the earth, and there is no God but Him. He hath detailed the laws of all things in this Book, that men might be guided by the signs of God. We, verily, have sent down the verses in the scrolls of the Prophets and Messengers, yet most men believe not.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha Mim. A remembrance from the Book of thy Lord unto the White Leaf and then the Crimson Leaf. Say: She is a blessed leaf who calleth, by the leave of her Lord, in every circumstance. There is no God but Him. This is an ordinance from Our presence for a people who prostrate themselves. Those who read the verses of the Qur’an without knowledge of the Book—these are they who join partners with God. Say: Who is more unjust than he who fabricateth lies against the verses of thy Lord? These are they who are the wrongdoers. Those cities—their people were wrongdoers, and soon shall We destroy them by thy Lord’s leave from nearby. Verily We took vengeance aforetime upon the earlier deniers, and soon shall We send upon the latter ones, by thy Lord’s leave, the like of what befell the former ones.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A remembrance of thy Lord within the Qur’an. Say: There is no God but Him; worship ye Me alone. Verily God, thy Lord, sendeth down all things by His command and none encompasseth His knowledge save as He willeth. There is no God but Him, and He hath power over all things. Unto God belongeth the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He bestoweth His grace upon whomsoever He willeth as He pleaseth by His command. There is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, the All-Praised. We did indeed bestow Our grace in the Book by mentioning Abraham aforetime ere I make mention in the Book of his remembrance, for he was, in Our sight, among those near-stationed, when he said one day unto his father:
“How dost thou worship idols besides God which neither profit thee nor harm thee, when God hath created thee and then sustained thee? So worship Him and return unto His decree, for God, thy Lord, He is the Mighty, the Forgiving.”
Say: God is the Creator of all things, there is no God but Him. Then know that all shall be gathered unto God thy Lord.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: Remember thou in the Book a decree from the Yellow Leaf, then the Crimson Leaf, then the White Leaf. God, there is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me alone. The believers are they who, when they arrive at the land of Sinai by thy Lord’s leave, fall prostrate, and when they are asked concerning thy Lord’s decree within the Tablet, they answer according to what they know and practice. Say: My Lord shall judge with justice on the Day of Resurrection. There is no God but Him. He knoweth what ye know not and what ye judge. Say: Act ye, for unto every soul among you is a book wherein is recorded all that ye do. God knoweth every hidden thing, and there is nothing but We have detailed it in a wondrous Book. This is the path of thy Lord in the heavens and earth, casting down judgment from Our presence for a people who are certain. Say: Verily the Command on that Day belongeth to the Remembrance of God, and all who have made a covenant with the remembrance of thy Lord’s name shall be questioned on the Day of Resurrection.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from One mighty and wise. Say: This is the path of God; follow it that ye may obtain mercy. Verily thou receivest these verses from Our presence upon a mighty and praiseworthy path. And verily God, thy Lord, knoweth the mysteries of the heavens and earth, and concerning what the people have differed in the days of thy Lord. Say: I but warn you by what the Prophets and the truthful ones have brought from God—that ye worship none but Him. This is God’s decree from before and after, and God is witness over all things. And this is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and earth, bestowing judgment from Our presence. Say: Verily on that Day authority belongeth to the Remembrance of God, and all who have covenanted to remember thy Lord’s name shall be questioned on the Day of Resurrection.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: Were We to send down a single verse of this Book upon a mountain, ye would see it crumble instantly from the fear of God. And Our servant hath come with a remembrance from His Book, particle by particle. And verily at such revelation all who are in the heavens and earth shall be thunderstruck by what thy Lord hath revealed in the Book. Yet on that Day the idolaters shall be veiled from meeting the countenance of the One Who remembereth thy Lord’s name. And verily God, thy Lord, knoweth the mysteries of the heavens and earth, and We have recorded all things in a preserving Book. Follow what God, thy Lord, hath revealed in the Book aforetime.
Verily there is no God but Him—He knoweth all that people know not and understand not. And We have now revealed from thy Lord’s Book some of the letters which We taught thee at the Tree of Sinai on the right side of the Fire, that hearts may be quickened in thy Lord’s days and that the idolaters may perish in a new realm. Say: O ye believers, when the light shineth forth with verses, let them who would act, act accordingly. Say: O concourse! Proclaim: “O God our Lord! There is no God but Him!” Then turn your faces toward the House from the direction of the Gate, for unto God do we belong and unto our Lord shall we return.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses in truth for people who hear. Say: When the trumpet is blown, We shall assemble the God-fearing in a sheltering shade. On that Day thou shalt see the deniers in a fire of iron. Say: On that Day the faces of the believers shall be illumined by God’s light; they shall be well-pleased with thee. And in this hour God, thy Lord, shall decree Paradise for them—this is God’s bounty from thy Lord, yet most people know it not. Say: Whoso believeth in God and His verses and performeth pilgrimage to the House according to thy Lord’s decree in this Book hath indeed been guided, and whoso disbelieveth—verily God is independent of all worlds. These are God’s bounds set forth in the Book. Say: O concourse! Transgress them not, but follow God’s verses, for God’s appointed time shall come, and God’s promise shall indeed be fulfilled.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a decree from the Book of thy Lord: Associate not any partner in the worship of your Lord. Say: God is the Creator of all things, there is no God but Him, therefore worship Him and strive in the way of God with justice, that ye may obtain mercy. Say: Can one who possesses clear proof through such Tablets be compared with one who knoweth not a single letter of the inner meaning of the Qur’an? What aileth you that ye perceive not and understand not, yet believe in what your souls have acquired in the path of God, and do what ye know not and ponder not? Nay, by thy Lord! They will not believe until We decree in the Book through a letter from the knowledge of the Tablet. Say: Now hath the decree come from Our presence. Verily the Command is God’s and all shall be gathered unto Him. He it is Who created you by His command, then sustained you, then causeth you to die, then giveth you life. There is no God but Him. He bestoweth His Command upon whomsoever He willeth among His servants, and ye shall surely be questioned this day concerning your covenant with the Remembrance of God.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. Ra. A remembrance from God unto the blessed leaf from the yellow tree. There is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me. Verily God, thy Lord, knoweth the unseen of the heavens and the earth. There is no God but Him. He bestoweth His decree upon whomsoever He willeth by His command. Verily He is the Self-Sufficient, the All-Praised. Say: Those who deny the signs of God, their deeds shall never be accepted, and they shall be among the lost in the Hereafter. Say: Whoso turneth away from My remembrance, We decree for him in the Book a satan who shall plunge him into manifold darknesses, one above another, and he shall have no decree in the Hereafter by God’s leave, nor any protector or helper.
Say: O concourse! Fear ye God and know that God is aware of your secrets and your whispered words. There is no God but Him. He shall judge between men with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and not an atom’s weight of injustice shall be done this day, for God is well-aware of what ye do. These are among the tidings of the unseen which We reveal unto thee that thy heart may be content through thy Lord’s Book, and that men may know that God, thy Lord, hath power over whatsoever He willeth.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book from Our presence concerning the decree of the Fire and those around it. Say: God, there is no God but Him, therefore bear ye witness unto Me. He it is Who giveth life and causeth death, and verily there is no God but Him. He judgeth with justice and sendeth down His Command upon whomsoever He willeth among His servants, and God is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. God, thy Lord, hath indeed revealed in the Qur’an the decree of the word of creation, yet none remember it save those who are humble. Say: Those who deny the signs of God and act contrary to this straight Path, these shall have their abode in the Fire, and on the Day of Resurrection they shall be among the despised. And this is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and the earth. He bestoweth the decree from Our presence according to a manifest measure. This is a tree that groweth with crimson leaves. Say: God is the Creator of all things, there is no God but Him. Glorified and exalted is He above what they describe. Verily thou receivest the decree from Our presence upon a straight path.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily this is a Book from before God. Say: God knoweth that which ye know not and remember not. Say: This is a decree that was revealed from Him in the Qur’an aforetime, and verily there is no God but Him, the Most High, the Most Great. We have indeed revealed aforetime a Book containing the ordinances of all things as a guidance and mercy unto those who believe. And We found not most men but polytheists in their attitude to thy Lord’s signs. Say: Who guideth you in the darkness of land and sea? And verily We know your secrets and your whispered words, yet ye deny God while ye know. Say: O concourse of men! Fear God and know that ye shall meet Him when the Spirit and the angels come by His leave. What aileth you that ye perceive not and remember not? And verily We drowned those of old and We judge among you as We revealed in the tidings of those who came after.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha Mim. A revelation from the Book of thy Lord, God, besides Whom there is no God, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. Say: Soon shall We judge between you with justice, and on that Day ye shall have no power over any judgment, for verily judgment in that Hour belongeth unto God, the Most High, as decreed. And when the trumpet is blown, all shall be gathered according to the decree of His Book. Say: Not an atom’s weight of good or evil escapeth His reckoning, as they have wrought, and He hath power over all things. Say: O concourse! How do ye deny the signs of God while ye read them? Can any among you produce the like of what hath been revealed in that Book? Say: Glory be to God above what they associate! And those who recite the Book of God, then follow ordinances established by mere conjecture—these are they who are the unbelievers. Do ye seek the judgment of the days of ignorance after the ordinances of all things have been revealed in the Book? What aileth you that ye perceive not and believe not?
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A remembrance of thy Lord on the Day of Creation unto the Crimson Leaf. Say unto the Yellow Tree: God, there is no God but He. Say: Fear ye Me and follow what hath been revealed unto thee from the Book of thy Lord. Verily there is no God but Him. He casteth His Command upon whomsoever He willeth of His servants, and He is the Powerful, the Mighty. This is of the tidings of the unseen which We relate unto thee that thy heart may be content through the Book of thy Lord, and that thou mayest be of them that bear witness. And verily thy Lord knoweth the unseen of the heavens and the earth. There is no God but He. Say: Glory be to Him and exalted is He above what they associate! And this is the path of thy Lord in the heavens and the earth, reciting unto you the signs of God that ye may be guided in the darkness of land and sea, and that ye may stand firm on a straight balance. Indeed they have disbelieved who have denied the decree of thy Lord. Say: These are the most astray of men in the Book of thy Lord, and these shall be cast into the fire on the Day of Resurrection.
Part 12: “Ha Mim. A revelation from a glorious Book…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha Mim. A revelation from a glorious Book. Say: Verily, for those among you who strive in the path of God there is a reward inscribed in the Book of God when you arrive at the gate of the House, and you shall know and be grateful. Verily God, your Lord, has prepared for those who are foremost among you gardens in a white land wherein faces shall be illumined when they gaze thereon. Say: When they arrive at its throne, they shall understand the decree of the waters that surround it, and when they are established therein, they shall hear from every direction the mention of your Lord from the Mount—there is no God but Him. There the Spirit and the angels have come from His presence saying:
“Rejoice, O My servants! This is the Day which has been revealed in the Book of your Lord aforetime—aspect after aspect, countenance after countenance, light from the Face of your Lord, then a face from the light of your Lord, light from a face and a face from light.”
Such is God’s grace in the Book of your Lord. Say: Verily, He is the Self-Sufficient, the Mighty. Such is the parable of that Spirit by His command. Say: Praise be to God! Most people do not know or reflect. This, verily, is the Cause revealed in the scrolls of the Prophets and Messengers. Draw not nigh unto the Tree of the Mount except by your Lord’s decree in the Book, if Him ye do worship. Verily God, your Lord, knows the unseen of the heavens and earth, and He shall judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Wise.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim Sad. A mention of your Lord on the Day of Permission to the blessed Leaf from the Tree of the Mount—God, there is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Him! Indeed there has been revealed in the Qur’an a letter concerning the decree of that Tree. Say: God, there is no God but Him, yet most people know not. Say: O concourse! This is the path of God, reciting unto you the verses of the Tablet that ye might believe in the meeting with God. They ask thee concerning the Hour. Say: The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a preserved Book. We verily know all that was revealed in the Qur’an and what is being revealed by thy Lord’s leave in every matter, and God encompasses all things. Say: When the trumpet is blown, all shall be gathered by thy Lord’s leave in an extended plain.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who sent down the Spirit and the angels by His command. Say: The decree belongs to God and He is the Strong, the Mighty. He has detailed in the Furqan aforetime the laws of all things, yet none remember the verses of thy Lord save a few of the believers. Say: O concourse! Be grateful to God in the days of His remembrance that ye might obtain mercy. Only he maintains the mosques of God who believes in the verses of his Lord and follows the decree of the Book—these are the God-fearing. Say: Whosoever turns away from My remembrance, We shall reveal in the Book his decree: to seize in this worldly life what he concealed within himself. And for him on the Day of Resurrection shall be a fire from the depths of Hell which shall encompass his soul by thy Lord’s leave from every direction, and there is ordained for him in the Book no protector nor helper forever. We have indeed sent down the Tablets aforetime, yet none believe in Our verses save a few of the humble ones.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: God is my Lord! Permission hath come from His presence that I should summon mankind to the days of thy Lord, for verily God’s appointed time shall come to pass, and God, thy Lord, is the Self-Sufficient, the All-Praised. This, verily, is thy Lord’s path set forth in a preserved Book. Hearken unto the call of the Dove from Our presence upon every wondrous letter. Read thy Lord’s Book at noontide, then after the rising of the crimson light in the face of heaven and the first light from the white thread upon the black horizon. Thus doth God expound His verses that perchance mankind may believe in the days of their Lord. Say: I but warn you of that which the Spirit hath revealed unto my heart, confirming that which the Messengers brought from God, that ye should worship Him alone. Verily, there is no God but He, the Mighty, the Wise. The people of the Book have indeed disbelieved and fabricated lies against thy Lord’s word. Say: Be patient, for God’s appointed time shall come to pass and ye shall know on the Day of Resurrection what ye have wrought.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
We have revealed it at a time when mankind had turned away from thy Lord’s presence. Verily, it is the Truth in the heavens and earth, casting forth the Command from Our presence in a preserved Book. This, verily, is the Command in thy Lord’s Book; the Spirit casteth forth thy Lord’s decree from His presence, and thus shall ye be resurrected. We shall judge on the Day of Innovation according to the inner meaning of the Qur’an, yet most men are not grateful. Say: Did We not guide you through the darkness of land and sea, and deliver you when ye recited God’s Book? What aileth you that ye deny God’s verses while ye know? God sufficeth for whomsoever holdeth fast to His cord by His leave, and He is the Self-Sufficient, the All-Appreciative.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from the presence of the Praiseworthy Guardian. Verily, it is the Truth in the Word of the heavens and earth, and that which is sent down from the presence of the Mighty, the Wise. We have indeed revealed thy Lord’s decree in the scrolls of the Prophets and Messengers aforetime, yet none fulfilled thy Lord’s covenant save a few among men, and most of them were, in thy Lord’s Book, among the idolaters. Follow what God, thy Lord, hath revealed in the Book aforetime. Verily, there is no God but He; He sendeth down the Command by a measure from His Book. No obligation resteth upon thee in God’s Book save clear delivery of the Message. Say: O concourse of men and jinn! Fear ye God and read the Book of Command wherein are set forth all things as guidance and mercy from Our presence for people who hearken. Say: By the Star! Should all gather together to produce the like of one Surah from what hath been revealed unto thee in this Book, they shall never be able, nor shall they have power, even though they were helpers one of another.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
The remembrance of God in the crimson leaf—there is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me alone. Verily We have sent down the Tablets aforetime, yet none believe in Our signs save those who are humble, and few are they. The believers in the Book of thy Lord are those who have believed in God and His signs, and who followed the verses of the Qur’an beforetime, and when the Remembrance giveth permission, they strive in His presence, seeking the face of thy Lord. Say: These are they who shall triumph. Verily God, thy Lord, forgiveth those who follow thee in all matters. Say: These are they who in the Creative Book are guided. For them, in the presence of thy Lord, are gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein is established, by thy Lord’s leave, a throne upon a sea of white crystal.
Say: When they are raised up thereon, they shall find that which no one’s knowledge hath ever encompassed. This is of God’s bounty unto those who have hastened to believe, but most people know not. Say: Whoso believeth in God and His signs hath indeed been guided, but whoso turneth away, for him is the fire of hell wherein are garments of iron and ancient dwellings of fire. Verily God, thy Lord, shall judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and not an atom’s weight of justice shall be denied that Day, for God, thy Lord, encompasseth all things.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Blessed is He Who hath sent down the verses concerning the inner meaning of the Qur’an from a preserved Book. Say: O concourse! Who is he that striveth in God’s religion in the presence of the Remembrance? He shall enter on the Day of Resurrection an honored seat beneath a noble shade. Verily this is the Cause from Ali in a wondrous Book, the like of which hath never been sent down before, and verily every day He is engaged in a fresh manifestation. Say: God, there is no God but Him, He sendeth down verses unto whomsoever He willeth of His servants, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. These are among the tidings of the sanctuary which We reveal unto thee that thy heart may be content with God’s command, established in a wondrous decree. Thus have We sent down verses concerning a letter from the divine purpose unto the earliest announcement.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim Sad. Remember thy Lord in the countenance of the heart. Verily now hath the Spirit descended, and those who are nigh the throne, with clear verses in a perspicuous Book. Say: When the crimson thread is moved by the remembrance of the countenance of the heart in the white dove—God, there is no God but Him—Say: Fear ye Me alone and follow what We now cast unto thee from a wondrous Book. Say: God sendeth the winds to quicken the dove before Me; thus doth God detail His verses that people might stand upon a clear balance. Verily God, thy Lord, knoweth the unseen of the heavens and the earth, and there is no God but Him. He shall judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and God is witness over all things. Say: Those who pledge allegiance to thy Lord’s Proof after Him, according to the decree of the Book, by God’s leave, they in truth pledge allegiance unto God—the hand of God is above all things, but most people perceive not.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Book wherein are inner ordinances of the Tablet as guidance and glad-tidings to the God-fearing. Follow now what We impart unto thee by God’s leave, for verily the Hour’s decree by the Book’s command draweth nigh. Say: Those who believe in what was revealed aforetime yet deny what hath come by Our leave thereafter—these are they who are the infidels. Say: God hath raised up the Proof for His Cause, and I am but His servant, a mortal like unto you, receiving the Command to summon mankind unto God’s pure Faith, for verily the Days of God, God willing, draw nigh. I but follow what is revealed unto me from God’s Book, and these are clear parables for whoso wisheth to fulfill his covenant and be numbered with the prostrate. Say: O concourse! Fear ye God and know that ye shall meet Him. There is no God but Him. He created all things by His command and unto God, thy Lord, do all return.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. Ra. A revelation from One Mighty, All-Wise. He it is Who causeth the ships to move upon the water and sendeth the winds from the direction of the House as He willeth. There is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Him. Verily God, thy Lord, revealed the Scrolls and the Gospel and the Qur’an aforetime that people might be guided by God’s signs. The dawn hath truly broken by thy Lord’s leave. Say: God is the Creator of all things, there is no God but Him. Worship Him upon the Path that ye may prosper. The crimson leaves have received permission to make mention of Me at the rising of the white thread in the heaven’s horizon that ye may obtain mercy. They have indeed disbelieved who have said regarding certain verses of thy Lord that they are from the Qur’an. Say: Glorified be God above what they describe.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book from Our presence according to the innovative decree concerning what ye do. Say: O concourse! Fear ye God and follow His decree that ye may inherit the Gardens of Eden wherein every aspect is mentioned as the Tree was mentioned on Sinai. God—there is no God but Him. Say: It is lawful for whoso followeth God’s verses in an wondrous decree. We had written for you in the Furqan aforetime the decree of all tablets save what was revealed by Us thereafter according to a manifest and just balance. This is indeed God’s grace—follow not other paths but follow Me that ye may obtain mercy. Say: Those tablets in the Mother Book are forbidden to Our believing servants.
Say: Sufficeth not God’s Book wherein He hath explained for you the decree of all things as guidance and mercy from God for a people who act with justice? We have indeed revealed from Our presence regarding the interpretation of the Qur’an all that ye do. All that was revealed by the Remembrance’s hand concerning the verses of the Tablet hath been made lawful in the Book as a reminder from God’s Book for people who understand. Say to those who preceded: Read some verses of the two Gates from before, for they are lawful in the Book for yourselves. And whoso turneth away from thy Lord’s decree in that Book—say: God is indeed independent of all the worlds.
Part 13: “Alif. Lam. Mim. Remember the face…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. Remember the face of the name of thy Lord round about the Fire. There is no God but Him. Say: Worship ye Him alone. Verily We have sent down chastisement from heaven aforetime unto a people that transgressed. And verily the decree of thy Lord concerning the Sacred Mosque, and what was revealed in the Qur’an before, are signs from Us unto a people who worship. And thou art not engaged in any matter save by the leave of thy Lord, and God knoweth all that which the people know not and understand not. Say: This is my path. I summon you unto God alone. Whoso chooseth to believe, it shall be for his own soul, and whoso chooseth to deny, say: My Lord is independent of all the worlds. And verily thy Lord knoweth the unseen things of the heavens and the earth, and He, verily there is no God but Him, is self-sufficient, all-praised. Even thus have We revealed unto thee in the Book the verses of the Command. Follow what We now reveal unto thee from the Book of thy Lord, and turn aside from the idolaters.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
God’s remembrance unto the Crimson Leaf at the right hand of the Throne. God, there is no God but Him, a revelation from One mighty, wise. Follow what We reveal unto thee from God, for verily God’s appointed time hath come in truth, yet most people know it not. And this is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and on earth, reciting unto you the verses of the Tablet that perchance the people may believe in the meeting with their Lord. Thus have We expounded the verses in this Book that perchance the people may be assured of thy Lord’s signs. And verily in the origination of the verses and in your own creation and in what We send down from heaven and in the diversity of your tongues and colors and in this ark sailing upon the waters are signs in the Book of thy Lord for whoso willeth to be of those who prostrate themselves. And verily thou receivest the verses in the inmost heart of the Cause from One mighty, wise.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who revealed unto His servant aforetime to set forth the ark by thy Lord’s command, for verily the promise of the Hour in the Mother Book is nigh. Thus do We recount unto thee from the tidings of the Sanctuary that thy heart may be content in the day of heat and that thou mayest be of the thankful. And this is thy Lord’s Book—recite it unto My servants who have preceded. And that is a decree in thy Lord’s Book for the believers. Say: O ye concourse! Answer Our servant on the day when He hath been permitted among you for God’s Cause. Know ye that the decree is God’s and all shall be gathered unto Him. And this is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and on earth, casting down the decree from Our presence upon a straight balance.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ta. Sin. Mim. Remember thy Lord on the Day of Command unto the Crimson Tree. God, there is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me. And We took the covenant of the remembrance of thy Lord’s name from all things that ye should not approach that Crimson Tree lest ye be of the lost. And Adam and his spouse drew nigh unto that Tree and were of the wrongdoers. And We said: Get ye down to the sacred valley and worship God, your Lord, the Merciful, O ye concourse, that haply ye may obtain mercy. Thus from the tidings of the unseen do We recount unto thee that the people may believe in thy Lord’s signs and may be of the humble in God’s religion. And verily We did reveal the Command unto Adam aforetime that he should call upon God thy Lord before the House, for verily We are the doers. Say: Verily We forgive their drawing nigh, and they are inscribed in the Mother Book among the first worshippers.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ta Ha. Remember thy Lord in the White Dove, then in the Yellow Tree. God, there is no God but He. Say: These are the verses—seek ye them earnestly. Remember in the Book Joseph, Our servant, when verily he was, in the Mother Book with Us, among those who bow down in worship. And verily We showed him in his dream the signs of thy Lord, then We revealed unto him, saying: “Look thou upon the face of thy Lord in a quarter of the heaven—there shalt thou behold the sun and the moon and the stars bowing down in worship before thee.” When he beheld the decree from Our presence, God revealed unto him from the direction of the House, saying: “The purest of what We showed thee was for Jacob, Our servant, that he might be of those possessed of certitude.”
Say: When he heard the decree of thy Lord, We cast unto him, saying: “Remember thy Lord and speak not of this to any of thy brothers, for verily Satan seeketh to bar man from the decree of thy Lord, and he is a manifest enemy to the believers.” Thus do We relate unto thee of the tidings of the unseen. Follow thou the decree of the remembrance of thy Lord’s name, and speak not to anyone a word of the novel remembrance, that the people might turn away from Our signs and abide in a remote shadow.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from the Book of thy Lord, wherein there is no doubt, a guidance and glad tidings to Our servants who are possessed of certitude. Say: We found not most men faithful to the days of thy Lord. Verily the word of command hath been justly decreed, yet most men know not. Verily thy Lord will judge with justice on the Day of Resurrection. Say: This day no soul shall be wronged in aught, and all shall be gathered unto God. Verily thou receivest the command from the inmost heart of the Tablet for whomsoever thou willest among God’s servants, and God is the Mighty, the Wise. We have indeed set forth in detail the laws of the Path in the verses of that Book, yet We found not most men grateful in the religion of God.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim. Remember God in the Fire and those around it. Say: God, there is no God but He, the Most High, the Most Great. Verily the likeness of the Tree of Sinai before God is as this My remembrance. Say: God, there is no God but He; therefore fear ye Me. Follow what is cast unto thee from a noble Book. Verily it is an oath in the Mother Book upon a straight path. Say: None shall comprehend the knowledge of thy Lord save as God, thy Lord, willeth. He is indeed the Strong, the Mighty. These similitudes are signs in God’s Book which We send down to Our patient servants.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glory be to Him Who sendeth down the Spirit upon whomsoever He willeth of His servants. Know ye that the decree belongeth unto God, and all shall return unto Him. Follow what was revealed unto him aforetime from the Book of thy Lord—there is no God but He. He decreeth what He willeth as He willeth, and God is indeed the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. Verily thy Lord knoweth the unseen of the heavens and the earth, and there is no God but He, the Most High, the All-Wise. Say: We decree in the Book that none shall discover the unseen of thy Lord. Say: When God, thy Lord, willeth a matter, His decree descendeth in the Book, and verily there is no God but He, Who is independent of all created things. This is the path of the remembrance of thy Lord’s name in the Book—it casteth the command from Our presence. Say: Fear ye God and follow Him in His decree, that haply ye may obtain mercy. Verily thou receivest the command from Our presence according to a wondrous decree, and verily it is the Truth, reciting unto thee a noble Book of justice.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ta Ha. The remembrance of thy Lord unto the First Leaf from the right of the Mount. God, there is no God but Him. Say: Help ye Me! He verily is the Truth in the heavens and on earth, reciting unto you the Book of God that ye may believe in the signs of God and be guided. Say: God is the Knower of the unseen and the seen; not an atom’s weight escapeth His knowledge, and all are brought into His presence. Thy Lord knoweth the mysteries of the heavens and the earth. There is no God but Him. Say: Him do ye worship. Verily thou receivest wisdom from Our presence upon a wondrous tablet. Say: God is the Creator of all things. There is no God but Him. He will judge with justice between all on the Day of Resurrection. God is mighty, wise.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Spirit in truth. Say: Glory be to Him and exalted is He above what they associate. Verily thou receivest verses from Our presence in a wondrous cause. Follow the decree of thy Lord and fear no one, for all shall return unto Us and be resurrected. We shall judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and there shall be no injustice that Day, and all shall be brought before God thy Lord. On that Day a king shall be permitted among you. Know ye that judgment belongeth unto God, and naught existeth but shall come with mention of thy Lord’s name alone on the Day of Resurrection. Say: The believers in thy Lord’s Book are those servants who, when they hear the verses of God, respond to thy Lord’s decree before all people. These are the God-fearing.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim. Say: This Book is a decree from thy Lord’s Book—God, there is no God but Him, the Most High, the Most Great. It is a Book sent down in the inner decree of the Tablet for people who witness. It is a lofty path inscribed in the Mother Book. That Tree which groweth on Mount Sinai is revealed in thy Lord’s Book—there is no God but Him—a revelation from One mighty, wise. Say: O ye concourse! Fear God and know that ye shall meet Him. Then unto Him shall ye return, then unto Him shall ye be resurrected, then unto Him shall ye be gathered.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ta Sin Mim. The remembrance of thy Lord in the crimson and yellow Leaf. There is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Him. The likeness of thy Lord’s light in the Book is as a niche wherein is a lamp, fed by permission of thy Lord from crimson oil from the yellow Tree, kindled from a fire ere its oil toucheth it. Thus doth God set forth parables in the Tablets that people may be assured of Our signs. This is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and earth, casting forth the Command by God’s leave. Say: God is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. Thy Lord knoweth the mysteries of the heavens and earth. There is no God but Him. Say: How then are ye turned away? Say: Do ye not reflect upon the wonders of the verses and the creation of what We send down upon you by night and day? What aileth you that ye perceive not, neither do ye remember? Can any besides God reveal the like of these Tablets? Woe unto you for that which ye judge!
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Praise be to God Who hath sent down the Spirit. Verily, all judgment belongeth unto God, and unto Him shall all return. Say: O concourse of men, fear ye God and worship Him, and know that God is cognizant of the mysteries of the heavens and earth, while ye differ concerning the remembrance of God. He verily doth cast His decree from the presence of One mighty and wise. This indeed is the path of God set forth in the scriptures of the Prophets and Messengers concerning the tidings of the ancients. Say: Follow Me, O people, and be not divided in your ways lest ye turn back unto your own selves as losers. Who is more unjust than he who fabricateth lies about the signs of thy Lord or seeketh to cause corruption in the earth without right? Say: These are the wrongdoers. Say: Those who fabricate falsehood concerning the remembrance of thy Lord’s name, these are the transgressors.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ta. Sin. Mim. The remembrance of thy Lord to the White Leaf from the Crimson Tree. There is no God but Him. Say: Him shall ye worship. He it is Who hath created the heavens and earth by His command. Say: Verily, judgment belongeth unto God, unto Him shall all be gathered. [Note in margin states: “Remainder of surah is missing”]
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: God revealed unto the Tree of Sinai aforetime that I should recite the Book of thy Lord. There is no God but Him, then worship ye Me. He it is Who hath established the Throne upon the water by His command. There is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Him. He it is Who sendeth down your sustenance from heaven, and there is naught but glorifieth His praise. This is God, your Lord. There is no God but Him; worship Him that ye may prosper. Recite the Book of thy Lord unto men—there is none that can change His words. Say: God, there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Supreme. Glorified and exalted is He above what they associate with Him. Say: O concourse of men, draw not near unto prayer while ye know not what ye recite. Say: Verily, judgment in the Book belongeth unto Him Who hath come from thy Lord with verses and scriptures, and Who possesseth a perspicuous Book.
Part 14: “Ha. Mim. A revelation from within the Tablet…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha. Mim. A revelation from within the Tablet concerning the Remembrance, the Leaf, then the Tree, then the verses of the Qur’an. This is God’s judgment in the Book. Say: Whosoever transgresseth a single letter of God’s Book, these are the idolaters. Those who deny God’s verses after the Remembrance hath come unto them with verses confirming what the Prophets and the truthful ones brought aforetime—give them tidings of thy Lord’s decree of grievous punishment. They ask thee concerning the House. Say: It is the Sacred Mosque wherein thy Lord’s name is remembered. There is no God but Him. Enter it from the direction of the Gate that ye may obtain mercy. This indeed is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and earth. He casteth His decree from Our presence, and verily He is upon a straight path. We have indeed detailed the verses for people who hearken. Say: O concourse of men, how do ye recite the verses from God’s Book while ye neither perceive nor show humility?
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. Thus have We revealed unto thee in the Mother City that thou shouldst summon the people in the Sacred Mosque, then at the Stone, then at the Station of Abraham, the prayer-place of the people, that perchance they may be reminded of the signs of God. Say: Praise be to Him, for I find none who follows Our signs, who is mindful or who fears. Verily We know what thou didst expound in the Sacred House to him who disputed with thee before the House from the direction of the Gate. Say: God beareth witness that he followed his vain desire after he had seen the signs of thy Lord and heard thy proof when thou didst challenge him to mutual imprecation at the Stone near the Corner, that God might send down chastisement upon him who denied and followed his desires.
Say: God guideth whom He willeth and leadeth astray whom He willeth, and God wrongeth not any soul by so much as an atom’s weight, for God is witness over all things. Say: God’s proof is conclusive in that Book, and verily there is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, independent of all worlds. God thy Lord will soon forgive those who followed their vain desires after they came unto thee repentant, confirming what was revealed in the Book, and verily We guide whom We will unto a straight path.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who sendeth down the Spirit upon whomsoever He willeth of His servants. Say: Authority belongeth unto God alone, and all shall be questioned concerning their covenant with God. Thus have We sent down the verses in truth for people who judge with justice. And verily in the origination of verses and the creation of what descendeth from heaven and this ark that saileth upon the waters are signs from Us for people who understand. And verily thy Lord knoweth the mystery of the heavens and the earth, and mankind differ concerning the signs of thy Lord. Say: Be patient, for God’s appointed time shall come, and We shall judge between you on the Day of Resurrection with justice, and there shall be no injustice in thy Lord’s judgment that Day, and all shall be brought before God thy Lord.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Blessed be He Who hath sent down the verses concerning the judgment of the creative Word. Know ye that the days of God in the Mother Book are nigh. Follow what hath been revealed unto thee from God—verily there is no God but Him—then call the people to a Day whereof there is no doubt, and all shall be questioned that Day concerning their covenant to remember the name of thy Lord. This is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and on earth, casting down the Command from Our presence according to a clear measure. Verily thy Lord will judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and verily there is no God but Him. He sendeth down all things by His command. This is God, your Lord; so worship Him that ye may obtain mercy. The decree of thy Lord hath been ordained in the Book that ye should return to the Sacred House if ye truly fear Me. Thus doth He reveal unto thee and unto the Prophets and Messengers before thee, that thou shouldst warn mankind of the days of God, for God’s appointed time shall come, and God is Self-Sufficient, All-Praised.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
All praise be to God Who sendeth down the Spirit upon whomsoever He willeth of His servants. Verily, there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Wise. These are tidings of the sanctuary which We relate unto thee that thy heart may be content. By the celestial Ship! Thou shalt assuredly be of them that bear witness. This is a bounty from thy Lord bestowed from Our presence, revealed in numbered days. Say: Fear ye God and draw not comparisons unto God, for ye shall never comprehend the knowledge of the Book, and God is wholly independent of all creation. Verily, the likeness of thy Lord’s Cause in the Book is as a tree, kindled by thy Lord’s fire within itself, extended by the oil from every aspect thereof.
Thus doth God set forth parables in the souls of creation that they may remember the signs of God. Say: I have found no wisdom in the Qur’an but that its like hath been revealed in this Book, yet most people know not and believe not. Verily God, thy Lord, had aforetime revealed in the scrolls of the Prophets and Messengers the ordinances of the Tablet. The idolators formerly falsely charged Us that We know not those who are in the heavens and on earth. Say: God shall chastise them for what their hands have wrought. Evil is that which they judge.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who sendeth down the Spirit by His command from before. Know ye that judgment belongeth unto God and all shall be gathered unto Him. Follow what We reveal unto thee from thy Lord’s Book. Verily, there is no God but Him. He revealeth judgment unto whomsoever He willeth of His servants, and He is the Mighty, the Wise. Say: Verily, I follow what the Spirit revealed in the Furqan, and without doubt it is a revelation from One Mighty, Wise. Say: We reveal no judgment in the Book save that its like was revealed aforetime in the Qur’an. If this Cause were from other than God, they would surely have found therein some discrepancy. Glory be to God, exalted is He above what they describe. This is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and earth. He revealeth the Command from Our presence according to a mighty standard. Verily God, thy Lord, shall judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and God wrong not any soul by so much as the weight of a speck.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A remembrance of thy Lord on the Day of Permission unto the White Tree, then unto the Yellow Leaf. Say: God, there is no God but Him. He revealeth the Command unto whomsoever He willeth of His servants, and He is the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. The peoples before you rejected Our signs, wherefore We seized them for what their hands had wrought, in truth, and verily We are this day victorious. God knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth. Say: All are created by thy Lord’s command, then on the Day of Resurrection they shall be raised by thy Lord’s leave. Verily thy Lord shall judge between men with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and there shall be no injustice today by so much as a speck, for God is witness over all things. Say: Work ye according to this straight path, for ye shall be recompensed for what ye formerly earned.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ta Ha. This is thy Lord’s remembrance in the crimson Leaf concerning the white Tree. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting, the All-Compelling. Say: Glory be to Him and exalted is He above what they associate with Him. Verily God hath sent down in the Book aforetime clear verses containing the ordinances of the Criterion—a revelation from Our presence for people who hearken. Say: The believers are they who observe prayer and give the alms and enter the Sacred House from the direction of the Gate—these are they who fear God. They indeed have disbelieved who say that God is the Messiah. Say: Glory be to Him and exalted is He! Jesus, son of Mary, was naught but a Spirit proceeding from His command. He sent him with guidance and clear signs that he might teach men that God is the Creator of all things. There is no God but Him—glory be to Him and exalted is He above what they associate. These are clear verses from thy Lord’s Book which have been sent down in interpretation of the verses of the Qur’an for people who understand. And this is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and on earth, bestowing judgment from Our presence according to a clear measure.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from thy Lord’s Book. Say: O concourse! Fear God and know that God is aware of what you conceal and what you reveal. Verily God, thy Lord, will judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection. Say: Today thy Lord wrong not anyone by so much as an atom’s weight. God is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. Follow what is revealed to thee from thy Lord’s Book—none can change His words, and God is Self-Sufficient, All-Praised. Call the people to thy Lord’s judgment and fear none in His path, for God’s appointed time will come. God is Mighty, All-Wise. Say: Those who conceal what We have revealed in the Book aforetime—these are the wrongdoers. Thus doth God send down the ordinances of the Tablet in the Qur’an aforetime that people might attain certitude through God’s verses.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha Mim. A revelation from Our presence concerning the decree of the Tree of Sinai and what was revealed round about it. Say: God, there is no God but Him, the Lord of all things, and unto Him shall all return. Proclaim what hath been revealed unto thee from a wondrous Book—verses from Our presence for those among you possessed of understanding, who, when they hear God’s verses, fall down in prostration. These are they who shall inherit Paradise. Say: Therein hath been prepared by thy Lord’s leave whatsoever their souls desire. This is of God’s bounty, yet most people are not thankful. Say: We found not most of them faithful to God’s verses. Verily the God-fearing have, with their Lord, gardens upon the earth of justice, round about which flow rivers of crystal water and then of crimson wine. Say: When they drink but a drop thereof, they find therein thy Lord’s bounties. There doth each of their conditions find mention through the remembrance of the Tree on Sinai. God, there is no God but Him, He casteth the Face from every face. This is God’s bounty which He bestoweth on whom He willeth. God is possessed of sound judgment. In these similitudes are signs from Our presence for people who reason.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ta Ha. We have not sent down the verses except in the inner wisdom of the Tablet, as a reminder to those who seek God in the life of the Hereafter and in this world. Say: Be patient, O concourse, for verily the Hour shall come, there is no doubt in it, and on that Day all shall be brought before Us. That is the yellow tree, kindled from the fire of the crimson tree by thy Lord’s leave, wherein are white leaves that speak in every state of the fire in the Tree of Sinai. God, there is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me! Those who dispute concerning the signs of God without knowledge or a Book from Us, these are they who are the transgressors. Say to those who seek God in the decree of this Book: God will not be pleased with anyone unless they fulfill their covenant with thy Lord. Say: Whoso fulfilleth My covenant, these shall be among the triumphant in the Hereafter. Verily, the likeness of Adam’s creation with God is as your own creation—when God, thy Lord, willeth a thing, before He saith to it “Be!”, it hath already been recorded in God’s Book as having been.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glory be to Him Who sendeth down the Command to whomsoever He willeth among His servants. Say: The decree belongeth unto God—He knoweth what is in the heavens and what is on earth, and there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Wise. Follow what is revealed unto thee from thy Lord’s Book. Verily, there is no God but Him. He sendeth down verses in the inner Tablet that perchance men may believe in God’s signs. Say: Those towns are forbidden unto Us unless their people return to the tidings of the ancients. Say: God shall judge with justice on the Day of Resurrection. That Day belongeth to God alone, and all shall be brought before Us. They have indeed disbelieved who have said concerning the decree of this Book that these are verses of the Qur’an. Say: Glory be to God above what they describe! Is not God able to send down a single letter like unto the Qur’an, which would be a creation apart from it? Say: Yea! Glory be to God above what they associate!
Part 15: “Alif Lam Mim. Say: That Book…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim. Say: That Book in the decree of the remembrance of thy Lord’s name hath been sent down from One mighty and wise. Say: For the God-fearing are gardens before the Throne—when they arrive at its Throne, they shall say “There is no God but Him”, and when they reach its gate, they shall find seven rivers flowing, all from a white spring which hath been divided by thy Lord’s leave by a crimson line. Say: When they drink from one river, they find all rivers therein—none can encompass its knowledge. In the water of waters is remembered the fire of the Tree on Sinai—there is no God but Him. Then the yellow water like unto its decree, and the red water like unto its similitude—the Face is reflected in every aspect thereof, yet none shall see in any state thereof save thy Lord’s face in the white leaves.
God—there is no God but Him! That is God’s bounty from thy Lord, but most men understand not. In the Book have been sent down the decrees of all things, yet none remember any part thereof save as God, thy Lord, willeth. He is indeed the Strong, the Mighty. Say: Who is more unjust than he who fabricateth lies about God concerning the verses of the Tablet? These are they who are the wrongdoers. Say: I follow only what the Spirit casteth into my heart, and there is no doubt that this is from God’s Book. I fear not if ye disbelieve in it. Say: I am but a servant of God, I work for God alone, and My reward is only with God, and all shall be gathered unto Him.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from a glorious Book. Say: Whosoever comes unto thy Lord without thy covenant, these are they who are the idolaters. Say: Do ye call upon other than God in the Book, or do ye rejoice in what ye have wrought in God’s path? Say: Rejoice not in what ye have wrought, for verily God will not accept any deed from anyone except through My covenant, and this hath been God’s decree from before and after. O concourse! Fear ye Me! Verily thy Lord will judge between the people with justice on the Day of Resurrection. Say: There is no injustice in My judgment today, and God is witness over all things. Verily in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and what hath been revealed in the verses of the Tablet, and what descendeth from heaven, and what emergeth from the earth, and thy Lord’s decree concerning the setting of the sun and moon are signs from God for people who understand.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ta. Sin. Mim. The remembrance of thy Lord in the lamp kindled with crimson, crimson fire. Say: It is in a crystal glass, then yellow, then green, illuminating the heavens and earth with His light. This is the similitude of the Face in the glass, the glass from the glass within the glass, as though it were a brilliant star, casting the Face from every direction. Thus doth God set forth parables in the Book that perchance the people may believe in the signs of their Lord. Say: When the sun riseth from the crimson horizon, there doth the Dove make mention of thy Lord from the right side of the Fire—there is no God but Him—and thus do We reward Our believing servants.
Say: When the verses of the Temple arrive, inform its people thereof, then enter therein by permission of its people, then make mention therein of the Tree on the Mount—there is no God but Him—and thus do We reward God’s near servants. And verily the similitude of thy Lord’s remembrance in the Dove is as a niche wherein is a lamp, the lamp enkindled in a house of glass from every side—the glass crimson, then green, then yellow, then white, each face reflecting from every direction and each face making mention in every condition of God—there is no God but Him. Thus was God’s decree, thy Lord’s judgment in what was revealed in the Qur’an aforetime, and thus doth God set forth parables in the Tablets that perchance the people may remember God’s signs.
We have indeed revealed aforetime Tablets containing the decree of all things, yet few among the believers remember them. Say: I follow what the Spirit imparteth from God’s Book, and I fear none save God, and God is witness over all things.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. The remembrance of thy Lord in the decree of the first line of the seventh solution. Say: Verily it is manifested through the fourth mystery and then the third mystery, mentioned in every aspect of the leaves of the Tree of Sinai. God, there is no God but Him. Say: No one can encompass His knowledge and none can remove the decree. This is God’s covenant in the scriptures of the Prophets and Messengers. Say: Enter the gate in prostration, O people, if ye truly fear Me. Those who have said concerning the verses of the Tablet that they are the letters of the Qur’an have indeed disbelieved. Say: Glory be to God, my Lord, above what they associate.
These are clear verses from the Book of thy Lord. Let no soul associate anyone in the worship of thy Lord. Say: This is the path of thy Lord in the heavens and on earth. He bestows the decree from Our presence upon a path mighty and praiseworthy. And unto God prostrateth whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, and verily there is no God but Him. He knoweth all things and He is indeed the Self-Sufficient, the Mighty. And verily God, thy Lord, shall judge between all with justice on the Day of Reckoning, and there shall be no injustice in thy Lord’s decree on that Day, and all shall be raised unto Him.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. Nun. The remembrance of thy Lord in the Book. Say: God, there is no God but Him, fear ye Me. Those who worship other than God, their abode shall be the fire, wherein they shall abide forever. Say: O concourse! Fear God and know that ye shall meet Him on a Day when every possessor of justice shall set forth his cause. Verily that Day in the Mother Book is momentous. On that Day thou shalt behold the believers in the shade of thy Lord’s light; the heat of the sun shall not touch them, and they shall abide in the shade of a gracious light. Behold the plane of gathering and say: This is the Day concerning which ye were at variance.
Judge among them by thy Lord’s leave. Verily the Command on that Day is inscribed with God, the Most High. By thy life! This Day with thy Lord is the Day of Resurrection. Therefore, enter into the mercy of thy Lord, O My humble servants. And by thy Lord’s decree, let the tree of unbelief taste water from a boiling spring. Say: O concourse! Fear God, for verily the decree of the Hour is an ancient matter. Thou shalt see the guilty ones on that Day with their heads bowed before thy face, and the Lord shall proclaim: Verily God’s punishment on that Day shall be severe. On that Day the herald shall call among them: “Thy Lord judgeth through the Qur’an.” Say: Verily I am the Kind, the Merciful.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book whose verses have been sent down from Our presence, then detailed with thy Lord’s decrees in the inner meaning of the Qur’an for a people who act with justice. Follow what hath been revealed unto thee from the Book of thy Lord, God Who hath sent the Prophets and the Truthful ones for His covenant that ye worship none but Him. This is the true religion of God in a preserved Book. Call the people to the Day of Gathering; that Day in the Mother Book is nigh. As for those who deny thy Lord’s verses, warn them by thy Lord’s decree of the punishment of a grievous Day. On that Day all shall be gathered together with what they have done, according to what hath been sent down from thy Lord. Say: Woe on that Day unto the deniers! And on that Day a herald from thy Lord shall announce:
“Verily the judgment belongeth unto God. We shall return you as We created you before, and God, thy Lord, hath power over all things.”
And We shall judge between you on that Day with justice, and We shall not wrong any soul by the weight of an atom, and God is witness over all things.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha. Mim. A revelation from My presence, and verily the decree is Mine. Therefore seek permission from the Lord of the Sanctuary and enter the gate, prostrating yourselves before God, that ye may obtain mercy. Say: The likeness of the decree of fire around a mountain of snow is as the likeness of a believer in a village whose people have rejected the signs of thy Lord. Say: Now hath God lightened your burden; prostrate yourselves before God and enter the gate before His face, that ye may prosper. And those who dispute concerning the signs of thy Lord without authority from Our presence—these are they who join partners with God. Say: When mention is made of God, be ye silent and enter not into the fire while ye comprehend not. Say: The likeness of the believer before God is as a tree kindled with fire and nourished with oil. Say: By thy Lord’s leave it kindleth itself and illumineth all around it. Thus doth God explain His signs in this Book that ye may believe in the meeting with God. Thus doth God set forth in the Tablets every manner of parable that perchance mankind may be guided by Our signs.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. Ra. The remembrance of God in the face of the fire. God, there is no God but He. He sendeth down His decree upon whomsoever He willeth of His servants, and verily He is All-Knowing, All-Wise. Say: God will judge between men on the Day of Resurrection with justice, and there is no injustice in thy Lord’s decree this day, and all shall be brought before Us. Say: Those cities whose people were wrongdoers—draw not nigh unto them while ye know. Verily God hath explained the decrees of the Qur’an in this Book, yet most men understand not. Say: Praise be to God Who hath brought His decree from His presence that ye shall, on the Day of Resurrection, behold the face of thy Lord. And We send not down from heaven any sign but We find the idolaters mocking the signs of God.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: Glory be to Him Who hath sent down the decree through the word of creation. Know ye that the decree on that day belongeth to the remembrance of thy Lord’s name, as was inscribed in the Mother Book. Verily God knoweth the unseen of the heavens and the earth, and naught is there save by His command—glorified and exalted be He above all that they associate! Verily for the God-fearing are gardens with thy Lord upon a white earth. Say: When they enter its gates they find therein all rivers wherein everything God hath created praiseth thy Lord’s remembrance on the Mount—there is no God but He. Say: Fear ye Me! And when the Dove warbleth in the Tree with thy Lord’s remembrance on the Mount—there is no God but He—say: On that day let the believers rejoice! Verily the sinners on that day shall be in a blazing fire. Thus have We detailed the verses for those among you possessed of understanding, who, when they read God’s verses, fall down in prostration.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Read in the name of thy Lord Who hath sent down the decree upon thy heart that thou mayest be of the thankful. Be grateful unto Me and follow the decree which God, thy Lord, hath revealed in the Qur’an, for verily the decree of the Hour is nigh, if God willeth. Verily on that day the people of the divine cloud shall be present for thy Lord’s decree. Say: Enter the throne of the heart, for God hath willed to honor you through His command, and God is Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy. Say: Now hath the Spirit descended upon the leaves—there is no God but He, the Great, the Exalted. Say: Now hath come the decree from My presence: Follow ye the call of My servant in the crimson Tree—there is no God but God, the Creator of all things. Say: Fear ye Him! Say: Now hath come permission from thy Lord’s Book to give glad tidings to My servants of the presence of the remembrance of thy Lord’s name—there is no God but He. This, verily, is the supreme triumph.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ta. Sin. Mim. This is thy Lord’s reminder to the crimson Dove from the yellow Tree. God, there is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me. Say: Now hath come the permission from thy Lord in a wondrous tablet. Verily, they that dwell in the cloud have been thunderstruck, the Throne hath bowed down, Paradise hath been unveiled, and the heart hath been bewildered. Say: God is the Creator of all things, there is no God but Him. Thus do We reward the assured servants of God. In the Qur’an were revealed the ordinances of all things, yet few among the foremost ones remember them. This is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and earth, casting judgment from Our presence on a clear balance. Say: God is the Creator of all things, there is no God but Him. He sendeth down His command upon whomsoever He willeth in a known measure. Verily, He shall judge between men with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and thy Lord God is independent of all worlds.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Follow what We reveal unto thee from a preserved Book, and follow not the way of the corrupt, for they are in every valley far astray. Say: O concourse! These are clear verses from Our presence for people who understand. Whoso seeth, it is for his own soul, and whoso turneth away from My remembrance, for him is the fire of hell decreed in the Book, and the matter was foreordained in the Mother Book. The decline hath drawn nigh, and thou art asleep upon the water’s surface. Follow the decree We revealed unto thee aforetime, for the promise is now fulfilled. Draw near and fear not, for the decree of fire at the time of slumber was inscribed with Me. This is God’s grace from thy Lord in the Book to gladden thy heart upon this Ark, that thou mayest be of the thankful.
Part 16: “We have ordained in the Book that ye…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
We have ordained in the Book that ye should enter the mosque through the gate and remember God therein at the sun’s decline after its redness hath set, then at the appearance of the white line on the horizon of heaven. This is God’s decree in the Book, and God is well aware of what people do. Follow thy Lord’s decree, then stand before the House for My remembrance, for now hath moved the crimson thread from the direction of the Sacred Mosque, and the Dove remembereth by thy Lord’s leave on the Mount. Say: God, there is no God but Him, remember ye Me. Say: O concourse! Fear God, then stand before the House, then remember God your Lord through what hath been revealed in the Book, then bow down, then prostrate, for this is the decree of prayer inscribed in the Mother Book.
This is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and earth, reciting unto you the verses of the Tablet that ye may be assured of the meeting with God. We know which soul among you hath arisen for thy Lord’s Cause. Say: Know ye that ye shall meet Him, and God is independent of all worlds. Verily, We shall judge on the Day of Resurrection atom by atom, and nothing is there but We have recorded it in a preserving Book.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ta Ha. The remembrance of thy Lord in the Tablets of creation. Say: God, there is no God but Him. He hath sent down the Book in truth wherein are clear signs for people who understand. Verily We have revealed therein what thy Lord desired in the Qur’an beforetime. Verily there is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, the Forgiving. We have indeed favored thee on the Ark by what We have sent down unto thee of clear signs from the Book of thy Lord in the inmost heart of the Tablet, that thy heart might be strengthened through the remembrance of God and that thou mayest be of those who prostrate themselves. Say: This is the Book of Justice which We recite unto you that ye may know that God, thy Lord, the Most Merciful, is mighty and praiseworthy. This is a tree that groweth with golden oil upon white leaves. Say: Read ye the remembrance of the Tree on Sinai—there is no God but Him, the Great, the Most High. Say: O concourse! Fear ye God and know that the leaves round about the Tree prostrate themselves before the face of thy Lord.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from a noble Book. Even thus doth God reveal the verses in truth that perchance men might believe in the meeting with their Lord. Verily thy Lord will judge between men with justice on the Day of Resurrection. Say: All shall on that day be raised up unto Him. Say: God knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth, and all prostrate themselves before Him. Thou indeed receivest the Qur’an from My presence on a straight path. It is indeed a Book wherein is no doubt, a revelation from One Mighty, Wise. Say: Even thus do We recompense the near-stationed servants of God.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Praise be to God Who sendeth down the Spirit upon whomsoever He willeth of His servants. Know ye that judgment belongeth unto God and all shall return unto Him. Say: God, there is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me. And verily in the wondrous Cause and in the creation of your souls and in that which ye know not are clear signs from the Book of Command for people who reflect. We have indeed taken the covenant of the remembrance of the name of thy Lord from all things. Say: Were they not to pledge allegiance unto God, they would not exist. Verily thy Lord knoweth the unseen of the heavens and the earth. There is no God but Him. Say: This is God, the Lord of creation, so worship Him that ye might prosper.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from the inmost heart of the Tablet in a wondrous judgment. The places of worship belong to God. Say: Call ye not therein upon anyone except God, your Lord, the Most Merciful, besides Whom there is no God. Say: All are His worshippers. Verily thy Lord will judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection. Say: Fear God, O people, for on the Day of Separation ye shall be recompensed for what ye reckoned. There is nothing whose decree hath not been detailed in the Book beforetime, but most people know not. When the trumpet is blown, all creation shall be called by their times, and We were witness over these. We know indeed thy grief on that Day. Thy Lord commandeth: Turn thou unto Me and fear not, for God, thy Lord, hath prescribed mercy for Himself. He shall assuredly gather those who followed thee before in the verses of the Tablet beneath a sheltering shade—neither cold nor heat shall touch them that Day. This is of God’s bounty unto thee, but most people are not thankful.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. This is a Tablet from the Book of Command—summon the people to a near day. Say: We know that which the people know not. Say: Deliver the Command unto him at noontide. Read thy Lord’s Book in wondrous fashion. O ye concourse! God’s victory hath come from before His Face—prostrate yourselves, all, on sacred ground. Now hath the decree descended upon my heart—recite thy Lord’s Book in novel words. Verily the leaves, aflame, have recited thy Lord’s Book. God, there is no God but Him. This is one face among thy Lord’s faces—no God is there but Him, the Mighty, the Wise. God, thy Lord, hath detailed in the scrolls of the Prophets and Messengers aforetime the ordinances of this Path, yet few among the believers recall thy Lord’s decree.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who sendeth down the decree upon whomsoever He willeth among His servants. Say: Today the decree’s glory belongeth to the wondrous Light inscribed. God createth whatsoever He willeth by His command. No God is there but Him. He bestoweth His favor upon whomsoever He willeth as He pleaseth. God is the All-Sufficient, the All-Praised. When those cities rejected Our signs, We decreed in the Book:
“Go forth from them, for they are forbidden to those who dispute Our signs without knowledge or clear authority.”
God is the Creator of all things. He knoweth what is in the heavens and earth, and We have detailed all things in a preserving Book. No sign hath been sent down in the Book but We have seen the polytheists deny God’s signs. This is thy Lord’s Path in the heavens and earth—He casteth the Command from Our presence upon a straight balance. Thou receivest verses in every matter from One Mighty and Wise.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who sendeth down the Spirit by His command. Authority belongeth to God alone. Say: He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. We sent aforetime a Spirit from Our command unto Mary: “Rejoice in a noble Messenger.” Say: He is Jesus in the Book. We aided him with mention from the Crimson Leaf. No God is there but Him. He is recorded with Us among the foremost near ones. The Day of Gathering resembled his people, and We raised him to heaven. Say: It is the Day of Permission, recorded in the Mother Book among the helpers. Say: When a letter from the Ancient Tablets is read in the Sacred Mosque, My servants flee from thy Lord’s decree save twelve souls among God’s near ones. Say: One among them ruleth in the kingdom by thy Lord’s leave—he is among the near ones, the lowly, witnessed before God.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: Now hath the Spirit descended with the angels by His leave—give glad tidings to My assured servants. When the Command descendeth from Us, on that Day let the believers rejoice. On that Day the veil was lifted from their eyes by thy Lord’s leave. Say: All shall witness the Command that Day without novel permission. We shall judge between all on that Day on new ground. Thy Lord knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth. We have recorded everything in a preserving Book. This is thy Lord’s Path in every matter—He summoneth the people to thy Lord’s decree in approaching days.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses in truth according to a clear measure. Say: O people! Fear ye God and obey Him, then follow God’s decree in the days of His Word, that ye may prosper. Those who deny God’s verses and follow the decree of falsehood—these are the wrongdoers. And those who recite the verses of the Tablet while their hearts remain unmoved by thy Lord’s Book—these are the transgressors. Say: The believers are those who follow God’s verses and strive in God’s path when the Remembrance giveth leave in truth, and when they hear the verses of the Book, they fall prostrate. These are they concerning whom thy Lord’s decree hath been fulfilled: “Enter ye the gardens of delight.”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ta Ha. The remembrance of thy Lord unto the Yellow Leaf round about the Fire. Say: God, there is no God but He. Then say: Fear ye Me. This is thy Lord’s path in the scrolls of the Prophets and Messengers. Draw not nigh unto that Tree, lest ye be numbered with the wrongdoers. Indeed, in the Book have been revealed the laws of all things, yet none remember Our verses save a few of the believers. Verily thy Lord knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth. There is no God but He, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. We expound in detail the creation of all things as verses of thy Lord, and God is Mighty, Wise. Say: This is the Tree of Sinai, growing with verses and proclaiming that there is no God but God. Follow Him that ye may obtain mercy.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: Now hath come the leave from the Yellow Tree to follow the call of the Leaves from the right side of the Fire. God, there is no God but He, the Lord of all things. Say: None can repel His decree, and God is Strong, Mighty. These are parables We set forth in the Book lest people speak vainly concerning thy Lord’s verses. O people! Authority hath ever belonged to God. Then bear witness to what hath been revealed in the Book, for it is created like unto yourselves. There is none that can alter His verses, and none shall find on the Day of Resurrection any refuge save in the remembrance of thy Lord’s name. Indeed, in the Book hath been revealed all that was brought into being in the creation of the heavens and earth and whatsoever lieth between them. Verily creation belongeth to God and all shall be gathered unto Him. Say: God knoweth all things and there is no God but He. He taketh the spirit at the appointed time. That is God, your Lord; so worship Him that ye may prosper. Say: Give thanks unto your Lord, the Most Merciful, there is no God but He, and remember Him by thy Lord’s leave at the meridian on Friday, that ye may obtain mercy.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ta Ha. The remembrance of thy Lord on the Day of Friday from the right of the Throne. Say: God, there is no God but Him, therefore remember ye Me. Say: God, thy Lord, hath revealed in the Qur’an aforetime that ye should remember My servant according to what hath been sent down in the Book. Verily, whosoever fulfilleth My covenant, I shall fulfill his covenant, for I am, verily, the Munificent, the All-Wise. Say: When the trumpet shall be sounded, all shall be raised from their resting-places, and We shall assuredly requite mankind according to what they have wrought before thy Lord. Say: All shall come in ranks with their leaders before thy Lord, as though they were a line drawn by thy Lord’s leave. Verily, the revelation shall come on that day:
“Read ye the book of your souls and bear witness before Me to what your hands have earned, for on this Day each soul shall be recompensed according to his judgment.”
Thy Lord would not wrong anyone by so much as the weight of a date-stone’s film. Glorified be God above what the wrongdoers ascribe to His judgment. Today not an atom’s weight of injustice shall be done, for thy Lord is independent of all the worlds. O concourse! Verily, judgment on the Day of Resurrection belongeth unto God, and naught in the Book is hidden from Him. Fear ye God concerning that of which ye are heedless.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim Ra. The remembrance of thy Lord unto the crimson leaf from the yellow tree. There is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me. Follow what thy Lord hath revealed unto the Spirit of the Command. Fear no one in the path of thy Lord, for God, thy Lord, knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth, and He is verily the Mighty, the Powerful. Indeed, there hath been sent down in the Qur’an a letter from the inner meaning of the Command, and were We to will, We would send down unto thee the letters of permission, but most people know not. Say: For him whom We grant long life, We ordain for him in the Book to descend unto an appointed time.
Will ye not then understand? And were We to will, We would assuredly judge whomsoever We please by His command, but most people ask not. Verily, there hath been decreed in the Book a term for what hath been sent down unto you, and We shall assuredly judge between you on the Day of Resurrection concerning what ye choose for yourselves. O concourse! Have mercy upon your own souls and render not your deeds vain through other than the judgment of the Book, lest ye be turned back on the Day of Justice as losers unto yourselves.
Part 17: “Now hath come the judgment from my Lord…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: Now hath come the judgment from my Lord that I should summon mankind unto the Day of Gathering—that is a day drawing nigh. And when the trumpet shall be sounded, all the believers shall be gathered beneath a noble shade. No fear of the Day of Resurrection shall touch them, and they shall abide, by thy Lord’s leave, beneath a beautiful shade. On that day, We shall bring down the Throne and those round about it for thy Lord’s judgment with an ancient countenance. Know ye that today hearts have become established, by thy Lord’s leave, upon a station of mighty glory. Say: I point to thy breast, then I say: Therein is the guardianship of God, the Truth, inscribed in the Mother Book. Verily, We have sent the wind that the ship might sail by thy Lord’s leave. Know ye that the Command in every state is, by the judgment of the Book, preordained.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a revelation from the First Book, wherein there is no doubt—verses from Our presence for whomever abides by a mighty Covenant. Verily We favored thee in the days of the sea with verses concerning the hidden mystery of the Ear. Remember Me and fear not, for the decree from Our presence in the Tablet of Origination hath been ordained. Were We to will, We would return the Tablets unto thee, and verily We shall judge between the people with justice on the Day of Resurrection, for God is the Observer of all things. Follow what We reveal unto thee from the Book of Command, then give glad tidings to My patient servants of a new dispensation. For them in the decree of the Book are gardens wherein the Dove of Sinai singeth praise unto My countenance, and verily thy Lord’s promise on that Day shall be fulfilled. Thus do We relate unto thee tidings of the cities, that people may know, in the newness of the Cause and the letters of decree, thy Lord’s command from near at hand.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Command by a measure of wisdom. Indeed, the Command is God’s and all are submissive unto Him. We know what the earth consumeth and its borders, and We have detailed all things in a preserved Book. The permission hath come from thy Lord to give glad tidings unto My servants of mighty signs of justice. They ask thee concerning the News in the Book. Say: When the Dove is mentioned in parables, that is an aspect thereof in thy Lord’s Book—there is no God but He, the Most High, the Most Great. This is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and earth, casting down judgment from Our presence upon a clear balance. Say: The Hour hath come in such wise from My remembrance—O ye concourse, fear ye Me alone!
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ta Ha. We have revealed it in the Blessed Leaf. Remember the countenance of thy Lord—there is no God but He. Say: Him alone shall ye worship. He hath detailed in the Book the decrees of the Tablet and whatsoever is revealed in every matter from Our presence—this indeed is the manifest truth. The wrongdoers have fabricated concerning thy Lord’s decree. Say: Be patient, for God’s term shall come to pass, and verily there is no God but He. He shall judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection. On that Day they shall find no protector in the decree of the Book, nor any helper. O ye concourse! Fear God and enter the Gate, bowing down, that ye may obtain mercy. This is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and earth, decreed from Our presence on a clear balance. Say: We send the winds as glad tidings before Us, that ships may sail by Our command. How is it that ye neither give thanks nor understand?
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Blessed is He Who revealeth in the Book whatsoever He willeth by His command. Indeed, the decree on that Day belongeth to the wondrous Remembrance inscribed. Unto God belongeth the kingdom of the heavens and earth; He giveth unto all according to their qualities, and God is Mighty, Wise. Verily in the origination of the heavens and earth, in what is revealed in the Book, what is depicted on the horizons, in the creation of this salt and bitter sea, and what is created therein of pearls and coral, are signs from Our presence for people who prostrate themselves. Say: Praise be to God Who hath revealed the verses in truth upon a clear balance. When the trumpet is blown, verily We shall say unto the sinners, when they enter the gates of hell abased: On that Day they shall not be able to escape from thy Lord’s punishment, and all shall be gathered before Us and resurrected like unto each other to taste thereof.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: Remember Me, O concourse of the people of the heavens, for verily the decree of the Dove on this wondrous Day is concealed. Say: Now hath been sent down the Book of Permission to the crimson leaves, that they may remember Me upon the white tree, then the yellow. There is none other God but Him. This is the bounty of God from thy Lord, but most people know not. Permission hath been granted to those who dwell round about the House to descend, by God’s leave, to a nearby land, for God, thy Lord, hath desired to make mention of the countenance of Him Who is celebrated by name in the Book, through that which was revealed on the Mount and to those around it. There is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Wise. O concourse! The dwelling place of the calumniators is the fire of hell, wherein none shall be given to drink save boiling water. Fear ye God and have mercy upon yourselves, for the Day of Resurrection hath lifted the veil, and on that Day all shall gaze upon Me.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from the Book of Permission. None can change the words of thy Lord, nor is there any equal for him who turneth away from His Remembrance. God is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. These are the townships that rejected Our signs; We shall soon destroy them by thy Lord’s leave. Those who deny the signs of thy Lord shall find no authority on the Day of Resurrection, nor do We appoint for them in the Book any protector or helper. Verily thy Lord knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth. There is none other God but Him. He judgeth in this worldly life as He shall judge on the Day of Resurrection. Say: Today not an atom’s weight of justice is denied, but most people know not. The decrees of the Tablet were indeed revealed in the Book aforetime, but most people know not. In the Qur’an was revealed the decree of all things, and none can comprehend the knowledge of thy Lord save as He willeth. Verily, there is none other God but Him, the Strong, the Mighty.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Spirit by His command. O concourse! Fear ye Me alone. We indeed bear witness in the days of the mention of thy Lord’s name to the word of justice, but most people deny the signs of God. This is the path of God from which permission hath been sent down; He approveth not in thy Lord’s days the judgment of ignorance for anyone. Say: Fear ye God, O concourse, that ye may obtain mercy. Say: Do ye inform Him of that which He knoweth not in the heavens and earth? There is none other God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, independent of all worlds. We have indeed known what the foolish ones have wrought against My servants who follow Thy signs, and We shall judge between all with justice on the Day of Distinction. Give thou glad tidings to the messengers of the mention of thy Lord’s name of a station of noble glory.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily We have sent it down at this moment by thy Lord’s decree in a wondrous Book, and it is upon the path of thy Lord in the heavens and earth. He casteth the Command from Our presence upon a mighty balance. Indeed hath the word of justice been sent down in the Book:
“Judge ye between men with equity, for verily God, thy Lord, is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.”
God hath witnessed in the Sacred Mosque concerning those who circumambulate the House without permission from its people—the word of chastisement. Say: Rejoice, O concourse, in a grievous fire! Say: O concourse, fear ye God for verily ye shall meet Him. Worship not the Lord of the House while rejecting His signs, for if ye deny them, on the Day of Resurrection ye shall be gathered into the fire. Neither the pilgrimage to the House, nor prayer at Abraham’s station, nor supplication at the Stone shall profit you. Fear ye God, O people, and return to the decree of the Book that ye may obtain mercy.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book from Our presence. Remember your Lord in the darkness of night and recite from God’s Book the decisive verses that ye may inherit the seat of glory on a momentous day. Indeed in the Book hath been detailed the likeness of all tablets, yet most people know not. Say: When that Book is recited unto you, hearken ye to God’s remembrance in what hath been sent down from His presence that ye may obtain mercy. Say: This is God’s decree in the Qur’an aforetime, and whoso transgresseth God’s bounds shall find no helper on the Day of Judgment. God hath prescribed the pilgrimage to the House and what was revealed in the Book to teach men that thy Lord is independent of all worlds. He who acteth in the presence of thy Lord’s countenance—better is it with God than he who worshipeth throughout all life, and God, thy Lord, is witness over all things.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. Thy Lord’s remembrance on the Mount at the right hand of the Fire—there is no God but He. Say: Him do ye worship! Say: On the Day of Justice the Spirit and the angels descended from the right of the Throne with clear signs from a perspicuous Book. Follow thy Lord’s decree and summon the people to the Day of Justice, for that Day in the Mother Book is nigh. Say: O concourse! Act ye with truth, for God’s term approacheth and God will judge between you with justice concerning that wherein ye differed. We made a covenant with Jonah aforetime that he should remain steadfast in the Cause of thy Lord’s name, for he was of sublime character. Then there came unto him an aspect from the air, and thereby—say—did God cause him to dwell in the belly of the fish that he might return to thy Lord’s decree in the depths of an ancient sea. Thus was thy Lord’s decree in every wondrous matter.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from thy Lord’s Book concerning an ancient decree of justice. The remembrance of thy Lord’s name hath ever been wondrous in every matter, and it is upon thy Lord’s path in the Mother Book—a straight path. Those towns—their people were wrongdoers, so We shall send upon them a wind from a distant valley. This is a decree in thy Lord’s Book—there is none to change His command, and God’s decree on that Day in the Mother Book shall be witnessed. This is thy Lord’s path in the presence of creation, yet do people deny God’s signs.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily We have sent it down at the time of the Command, though most of you know it not. Indeed there hath been revealed in the Book the decree concerning the Tree of Sinai:
“Enter ye into the fire round about it, that ye may be God-fearing.”
These are verses from around the Fire for whomsoever God desireth to prostrate himself before God with justice and be numbered among the worshippers. Thus hath the Spirit been sent down by thy Lord’s leave aforetime, that thy heart might be content with God’s command and that thou mightest be of the thankful ones. Follow what We impart unto thee from the inner reaches of the Throne, for the abode of the Hereafter is better for the believers than the present hour and what pertaineth to the first life. Gaze upon the countenance of the Remembrance of thy Lord’s name, then await the seat of permission, for verily We are revealing wondrous verses that perchance mankind may be guided by the signs of their Lord.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Remember thy Lord in the White Dove, then in the Crimson Dove. God, there is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me alone. Say: When the veil is lifted from the face of the Cloud, the denizens of Paradise shall swoon away. Say: This is My remembrance for whomsoever thy Lord desireth on a near day. Say: Before the countenances of the Shade from the people of the Cloud lie swooning, and in the hands of the men of the Throne lie severed. When We presented the Covenant of the Remembrance of thy Lord’s name to all creation, We revealed to whomsoever desired the Fire: “Be thou still, for the sea is subdued.” Thus did We ordain aforetime in the Book: “Call mankind unto thy Lord’s decree, for God’s term shall come to pass, and God is the Mighty, the Powerful.” They who fabricate falsehood against the Remembrance of thy Lord’s name—these are they that are the wrongdoers. The believers in thy Lord’s Book are they who believe in God and His signs, who observe prayer and give alms, and who, when the Herald calleth unto the Day of Permission, answer thy Lord’s command and strive in God’s presence with truth—these are they that are the God-fearing.
Part 18: “Ta. Sin. Mim. The Remembrance of thy Lord…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ta. Sin. Mim. The Remembrance of thy Lord from the right hand of the Throne—there is no God but Him. Say: Worship ye Him alone, that ye may obtain mercy. Indeed there hath been revealed in the Qur’an thy Lord’s decree concerning all things, yet none but a few of those who have gone before believe in Our signs. Verily in the creation of your own selves, and what is fashioned in the wombs, and what issueth from the sea, and what is sent from the precincts of the House, are signs from Us for people who reflect. We have indeed sent down aforetime a Book wherein are signs from the inner reaches of the Tablet for people who understand. We expound the laws of the Qur’an in that Book, yet We found most people to deny Our signs. Say: O concourse! Did We not recite unto you God’s verses? What aileth you that ye perceive not? Fear God and know that ye shall meet Him. The Spirit hath indeed come from Our presence, yet ye deny Him.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who sendeth down His command upon whomsoever He willeth among His servants. Verily, He is the Strong, the Mighty. Follow what We reveal unto thee from the Book of thy Lord—there is no God but Him. Turn unto Me and summon the people unto His wisdom, for verily the appointed time of God shall come to pass, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. Say: We reveal the command unto him concerning whom permission hath been sent down, and God is cognizant of all things. This is the path of thy Lord in the heavens and on earth. We reveal the command from Our presence according to a just measure, and likewise from around the Fire do We inspire him, saying: Turn unto Me and fear not, for God knoweth thy secret and what We cast into the hearts of the believers. Verily, He is the Mighty, the Wise. Say: God knoweth the hidden things of the heavens and the earth, and there is no God but Him. He shall judge with justice on the Day of Resurrection. O ye concourse! Verily the decree is from Me as an obligation, and all shall return unto God, thy Lord.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from the Book of thy Lord wherein are signs from within the lines for people who act with justice. This is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and on earth, reciting unto you the verses of God that ye may be guided. And verily We sent unto Mary a spirit from Our command, saying: Follow the decree of thy Lord and take up thy place in an eastern location. And the pains of childbirth came upon her when We sent it down upon her, and she called upon thy Lord, and in that moment He inspired her: Take hold of the palm trunk, We shall cause fresh dates to fall upon thee. And verily We inspired Jesus beforehand, saying: Remember thy Lord, there is no God but Him. He hath made thee a shining lamp unto all the worlds. When she came unto her people, she pointed by thy Lord’s leave to the cradle. Say: He said: I am God’s servant; the Spirit hath descended unto me that I should call the people unto thy Lord’s path, for verily it is the manifest truth.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. A remembrance of thy Lord unto the crimson leaf from the yellow tree upon a snow-capped mountain above a blessed sea. There is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me. When the trumpet shall be blown, all shall swoon from thy Lord’s decree. Say: We belong to God and there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Ancient of Days. And We shall gather all according to what they have earned in thy Lord’s path, and on that day not an atom’s weight of injustice shall be done, and God, thy Lord, is witness over all things. Say: God is the Knower of the unseen and the seen, nothing escapeth thy Lord’s knowledge, and the decree of all things was beforehand in a preserving Book. Thus did God, thy Lord, inspire the Prophets and the truthful ones before, saying: Call ye the people unto God’s Cause, for verily God’s appointed time is truth and God is the Self-Sufficient, the All-Praised. Say: O ye concourse! Fear God and act, for God knoweth what is in the heavens and what is on earth, and there is no God but Him. He judgeth with justice and all shall be gathered unto Him.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim Sad. This is the remembrance of God from the countenance of thy Lord from the right of the Throne. There is no God but Him. Say: Worship ye Him, that ye may be thankful. Follow what We reveal unto thee from the Book of thy Lord. I judge only for His sake, and all are prostrate before Him. We have indeed detailed in this Book every kind of example, yet most people deny the signs of God. How then will it be when We send down upon them a chastisement from heaven? Then shall they prostrate themselves toward the quarter of the House in the direction of the setting sun. O ye concourse! Verily the judgment belongeth unto God. Fear God and follow the judgment that hath been sent down unto you from Our presence, for the Hour shall come upon you suddenly, and God is well aware of what ye do. Those who dispute Our signs without knowledge of the Qur’an or a single letter from the Remembrance—these are they who join partners with God.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Spirit upon thy heart that thou mayest be of those who bear witness. Follow the judgment of thy Lord from the crimson Tree on the right side of the Fire. There is no God but Him. He hath chosen thee for His remembrance, so stand thou firm upon the path of thy Lord and call the people to the Book of thy Lord through the Word of Justice, for the permission from My presence is nigh. Say: God desireth to make clear the judgment of the Qur’an that perchance the people may believe in the meeting with their Lord. Verily thy Lord forgiveth not that anyone should join partners with His presence, for there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Wise.
O people! Worship God, your Lord, the Merciful, facing the House from the direction of the Gate, and strive with your souls before the judgment of thy Lord is decreed in the Book, for the taste of death is ordained for every soul in the judgment of the Book in truth, and all shall be gathered unto God, thy Lord. Verily on the Day of Resurrection We shall reckon with every soul through a wondrous letter. Enter ye toward the quarter of the House, then to the shade from the direction of the Mosque, for such is the judgment decreed in the Mother Book.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a Book from My presence for people who hear, and it is a revelation from One Who is Mighty and Wise. We have indeed sent down in the Qur’an the judgment of all things, yet none remember the signs of thy Lord save a few of the believers. Thy Lord hath created naught except for His judgment, that no soul should join partners with its Lord—thus is it decreed. And verily God, thy Lord, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. Thus have We bestowed Our favor upon thee on the Ark through a spirit of My command, that thy heart might find contentment in the Book of God and that thou mayest be of the thankful ones.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a mention of thy Lord to the Crimson Leaf from the Yellow Tree. God, there is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me alone. Say: Verily, I am but a servant like unto you, less than an atom, receiving the Command from His presence that I may give glad tidings unto His servants for the sake of thy Lord, that perchance mankind may be guided by the signs of God. Long hath the decree of sedition endured amongst you. We see not men of discernment. Fear God, O ye concourse of men, that ye may prosper. Say: By Him Who hath made me a proof unto all creation, my heart hath not falsified what it hath witnessed of the signs hidden within the Tablet. How then do ye deny and remain unaware? Verily We know that ye say that some of the decree wherein We were hath not been confirmed by religion. O concourse of men! The decree hath not been changed by a single letter, but most men know not the hidden knowledge of the Qur’an. Can any besides God reveal a single letter like unto that which was revealed in the Book aforetime? Nay, nay! But most men know not.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily We have revealed it from the right side of the Tree, and thy Lord hath inspired him saying: “Make mention of thy Lord—verily there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Wise.” Follow what hath been revealed in a preserved Book. Verily He bestoweth the Command through the decree of Him Who hath revealed the verses according to a clear balance. The decree of thy Lord hath been fulfilled in the Book. Be patient, O concourse of men, for verily the Command from Our presence is irrevocable. God, thy Lord, did send aforetime a spirit unto Abraham that he might be patient in the fire, and thy Lord inspired it saying: “Be thou cool forthwith.” Verily the Command of God is nearer than all else, and God encompasseth all things.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who hath revealed the Book in truth with a wondrous decree. Verily He hath detailed therein a letter from the inner meaning according to a clear balance. This is thy Lord’s path in the letters of the Qur’an, a revelation from the Mighty, the Wise. Enter ye the House from the direction of the Gate, on a mighty, praiseworthy path. We had revealed aforetime verses concerning the mention of Joseph from the hidden Tablet of the Throne, that perchance mankind might be guided by Our signs. We found not most men but as polytheists regarding Our signs. Thus did God, thy Lord, inspire the Prophets and Messengers aforetime, that later generations might prostrate themselves before the face of thy Lord upon hearing the tidings of those who came before.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha. Mim. A revelation from Our presence concerning the hidden decree of the Qur’an upon a straight line. Soon shall We bestow Our favor upon those who were deemed weak in the earth, through a decree without clear authority. Verily God hath prescribed in the Book the Friday prayer, and no decree hath been revealed like unto it. Fear God, O concourse of men, that ye may prosper. Those who work on Friday without a decree from Our presence or description from My Reminder—these are the heedless ones. This is God’s decree in the Book, and whoso transgresseth the command of thy Lord—these are assuredly among the wrongdoers. Verily for the God-fearing are gardens with their Lord beneath which rivers flow, wherein is a seat of truth and a noble throne.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Make mention of thy Lord from the direction of the Sacred Rock. God! There is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me. And verily in the sacred valley, to the right of the Divine Throne, there is a yellow tree which sprouted with crimson leaves, making mention in every condition of thy Lord’s name on Mount Sinai. There is no God but Him. Say: Worship ye Him. And verily it is a path faithful to thy Lord’s covenant on the Day of Permission for a wondrous decree. Those towns are permissible for whomsoever thy Lord desires to enter the House through the Gate, and verily God, thy Lord, is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. God knoweth every end, and the decree of all things is in a preserved Book. Thus did God, thy Lord, reveal unto the mother of Moses aforetime:
“Be patient with thy Lord’s decree and cast him into the sea, for verily I am the Mighty, the Wise.”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Blessed is He Who hath sent down the verses in truth for a people who understand. Verily thy Lord knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth, and with Him is the knowledge of all things in a preserved Book. He hath indeed detailed the wondrous decree on the Day of Permission, yet most people are not grateful. And when the Caller calls from the direction of the House, on that day thou shalt see the dawn near, if God willeth. Is not God sufficient for His servant? There is no God but Him. He knoweth all things and He is the Powerful, the Mighty. Those who dispute concerning the verses of that Book without knowledge from the Remembrance or interpretation from the decree of the Qur’an—these are they that do wrong.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A mention from thy Lord’s Book—there is no altering His decree. There is no God but Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting, the All-Knowing. Follow what is revealed unto thee from thy Lord’s Book. Verily there is no God but Him. He casteth the Command upon whomsoever He willeth among His servants, and He is the Self-Sufficient, the Most Praiseworthy. Remember Me and those who enter the House through the Gate, for thy Lord’s decree is obligatory for those who come unto thee from a direction of nearby justice. Thus have We sent down in every tablet an example from the Divine Condition that perchance people may be certain of Our signs. Verily thy Lord shall judge with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and on that Day not an atom’s weight of justice shall be wronged, and all shall be brought before Us. On that Day every soul shall read its book, and We shall fulfill everything according to what was revealed in His decree, and God, thy Lord, is the Self-Sufficient, the Most Praiseworthy.
Part 19: “A revelation from within the Line in seven…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from within the Line in seven decisive verses in a clear Book. Verily it is the Command in the wondrous Word, casting the Command from Our presence upon a straight balance. God had indeed sent down the Spirit aforetime unto Jesus and His mother to fulfill My covenant, and likewise shall ye be raised up. Thou receivest the verses from Our presence upon a mighty, praiseworthy path. Those who fabricate falsehood against God—these are they that shall not prosper. Nothing in the heavens and earth, not even an atom’s weight, is hidden from God, thy Lord, and God encompasseth all things.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ta Ha. The remembrance of thy Lord to the Crimson Leaf from the White Tree. There is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me! And this, verily, is the mystery in the words of glory—none can comprehend the knowledge of thy Lord save whom God willeth. He is, verily, the Strong, the Mighty. Follow what hath been revealed unto thee from the Book of thy Lord, for judgment is nigh. This is the path of thy Lord preserved in every tablet. Say: The Command bestoweth judgment upon a fixed decree. Thus doth God send down the Spirit upon whomsoever He willeth among His servants. God, thy Lord, is verily the Self-Sufficient, the Mighty.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glory be to Him Who hath sent down judgment with justice, and all shall be gathered unto Him. We did aforetime send down a Spirit concerning the tidings of the ancients, that it might warn mankind with Our signs, and they became an example for those who came after. Verily thy Lord shall judge with justice on the Day of Resurrection, when all shall be arrayed in ranks before Us. We shall bear witness on the Day of Resurrection to what every soul hath earned, and We stand, by God’s leave, over all things at all times. We have indeed favored those who strive in the path of thy Lord over those who sit still, and all shall, on the Day of Resurrection, gaze upon the shade of thy Lord’s judgment.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
The remembrance of God from Our presence in a clear Book. That is the Crimson Tree which groweth with yellow leaves—how excellent a station for those who circle round the House as a resting place! They ask thee concerning the judgment of the Spirit. Say: God hath sent down the judgment of all things in the Qur’an, yet most men believe not. Verily God, thy Lord, was aforetime in the sea for whomsoever He pleased, and He judgeth with justice among all peoples, and God is witness over all things. Do ye consent to the judgment of the tyrant while ye read the Book of God?
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
The remembrance of thy Lord in a hidden Book whereof no letter can be read save by those who prostrate themselves. Some among men did mock at the signs of God. What aileth you? How do ye associate partners with God after ye have attained certitude through His signs? Say: O concourse! Fear God and know that God will judge between you with justice on the Day of Resurrection. There is no God but Him—He knoweth what ye proclaim and what ye conceal.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim Sad. The remembrance of God in the Book of thy Lord—there is none that can change His words. Say: Why do not all created things prostrate themselves? He is God, thy Lord, there is no God but Him. He sendeth down the Spirit with truth upon whomsoever He willeth of His servants, and God is All-Knowing, All-Aware. These are among the tidings of the townships which We reveal unto thee that thy heart may be strengthened by thy Lord’s judgment, and that thou mayest be of those who bear witness. Thus did We send down the Spirit concerning the tidings of the ancients. And were We to will, We would judge between the people of the city with thy Lord’s judgment as in former ages, but God granteth them respite that they may increase in sinfulness until the Day when all shall be resurrected unto God, thy Lord.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Follow the decree We reveal unto thee from the Book of Permission, for verily it is a revelation from the presence of One Who is Exalted, All-Forbearing. Verily, for the God-fearing who perform righteous deeds there is, in the presence of thy Lord, an honored seat of truth. Indeed, therein shall they have all that their souls desire. Say: Their raiment hath been fashioned of silk and brocade. For them therein is a throne upon a sea of yellow water, around which floweth, by thy Lord’s leave, a stream of camphor water, then a stream of white wine, then yellow, then red, then a stream of pure honey. How excellent is this drink from thy Lord, and how excellent the station for those who strive in His path, as hath been inscribed in His presence.
Say: And verily therein are pure spirits whom no breath of passion nor glance of eye shall touch—heavenly maidens who, by thy Lord’s leave, have had their tresses illumined, and were one of them to unveil her countenance, all who are in the heavens and on earth would be struck down in that very moment. Verily, all this hath been preserved in a guarded tablet by the command of thy Lord. O people! Fear God, for the life of this world is vain to those who seek the presence of God. Whosoever in this life is content with an olive leaf hath indeed borne a manifest sin.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
O people! The abode of the Hereafter is true life. None shall comprehend its decree until they recognize Our Cause, and thy Lord God encompasseth all things. This is the path of God in the heavens and on earth, sending down the Command from the presence of One Mighty, All-Wise. As for those who say regarding the verses of this Book that they are letters of the Qur’an, God thy Lord beareth witness that they are liars concerning Our signs. Their abode is the Fire according to the decree of the Book, and they are indeed the wrongdoers. Say: Who is more unjust than he who forgeth lies about thy Lord’s verses and turneth away from His remembrance? These are they who are the transgressors. Verily these verses guide, in thy Lord’s Book, those who believed in God’s signs aforetime, while the deniers today are in manifest error.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Say: Now hath come the Permission. Summon the people to thy Lord’s decree and turn away from the ignorant. Do men suppose they can believe in God and His signs? Glory be to God thy Lord! The true believer is he who striveth before God with truth and feareth none but God in His path—these are they who are guided. Those who spend their wealth by night and day, seeking to establish justice among people—these are the God-fearing. For them, with their Lord are gardens beneath which flow, by thy Lord’s leave, rivers of crystal white water, then honey, then milk. Say: How excellent is this drink from God’s hands, and how excellent the seat before the House of God! This indeed is the supreme triumph. Verily thy Lord will judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and not an atom’s weight of wrong shall be done that Day. Say: God is the All-Sufficient, the Lord of Strength, doing as He willeth by His command, and He is indeed the Mighty, the All-Wise.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
The decree of thy Lord at the time permission was granted to the crimson leaf, then the yellow leaf, then the white leaf. These are symbolic verses in the Book of thy Lord for those who stand upon a clear balance. Verily those who know the decree that hath been sent down unto thee, yet follow their vain imaginings due to certain conjectures they have embraced—these are the wrongdoers. We shall indeed favor those who have hastened to the Covenant by mentioning themselves in the Book aforetime—these are the guided ones. Those who break the Covenant of the mention of thy Lord’s name after having recognized God’s Cause from Our presence—these are the idolaters. For them on the Day of Resurrection shall be garments of fire and seats in the depths of the coffin. God is witness over all things. We have indeed detailed the inner meanings of the Qur’an in this Book, yet most people are not grateful.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
The decree of what was revealed unto thee in sleep from the Book of thy Lord—none can change His decree and the matter hath been ordained. Say: I beheld in the sea that in my hand was a book wherein were detailed some of the decrees concerning the Qa’im of the family of Muhammad, the Messenger of God, the ancient Prophet of justice. Verily it is a Book wherein is no doubt, a revelation from One Mighty, All-Wise. I read therein what was revealed concerning the decree that when the moon rises twelve degrees on the first night of two consecutive months, the decree of the Imam of Justice in the Mother Book is ordained. Say: Then I found myself in the sanctuary of Husayn, the manifest Imam of justice.
Say: I saw above the head of the shrine in the air something like a heaven of gold and an earth like unto it, and between them something similar, its light illuminating the heavens and earth. Say: This is indeed a mighty decree. We have known that all this was created for the decree of the moon at twelve degrees in thy Lord’s Book. Thus doth God set forth parables and reveal signs in sleep that perchance people may believe in Our signs. The interpretation of what We cast upon thee in the vision was recorded in the Book aforetime—so rejoice and fear not, for thou art of the humble ones. God shall soon make clear the decree that was revealed unto thee. Verily there is no God but He. He sendeth down the Spirit with truth, and God is Powerful, Mighty.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
God’s remembrance from the right side of the Fire unto the crimson tree, then the yellow leaf. There is no God but He. Say: Fear ye Me. Follow what was revealed unto him in the Qur’an from God, for it is the Ancient Truth. Follow not the vain desires of those who turn away from My remembrance, for they are the heedless ones. Pure religion with God is for those who believe in God and His signs, who follow the decree of this Book and strive before Us in truth when the Remembrance permitteth it among the people by the Command. Say: These are the God-fearing ones. This is thy Lord’s path in the knowledge of the Qur’an, reciting unto you Our verses with justice that ye may be certain of the meeting with God. Verily God, thy Lord, knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth. There is no God but He. He hath sent down the knowledge of all things in a preserved Book.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
About what do they question one another concerning thy Lord’s decree regarding them on the Day of Permission? Say: Now hath the Permission come from the Book of thy Lord, God, besides Whom there is no other God. Say: Worship ye Me alone. Say: Whatsoever God willeth—there is no power save in God. He is the One Who aideth whomsoever He pleaseth through His angels, and God is the All-Powerful, the Mighty. The believers are they who have believed in God and His signs and in him whose Cause hath been ordained in the Book. When the Remembrance giveth permission for a matter, they turn eagerly to God and strive before God with truth—these are they who shall triumph. Those who believe in God and His signs, yet when the Herald calleth to holy war, turn away from thy Lord’s decree—these shall not be helped on the Day of Resurrection.
Say: How do ye prefer vain life to the meeting with God and the delights of the hereafter in the gardens of eternity? What aileth you that ye perceive not? Say: O concourse! Fear ye God and turn eagerly to the countenance of Him Who remembereth the name of your Lord, the Most Merciful, and to that which God hath created in Paradise for your own selves, for this indeed is the supreme triumph. And whosoever turneth away on the Day of Justice—verily it is lawful for the believers according to the Book to possess what his soul owned, and God is independent of all worlds.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. Sad. A remembrance from God unto the Crimson Leaf from the White Tree. God—there is no God but He. Say: Worship ye Me alone. Verily God, thy Lord, aideth through His grace whomsoever He willeth unto the pure religion, that he may strive in God’s path with truth—these are they who are the true worshippers. Those who fight before God with truth—their reward is assured in the decree of the Book with God, for they are the guided ones. The heat of the Fire shall not touch them after death, and they shall abide forever by thy Lord’s leave in the delights of the hereafter. We have indeed detailed the ordinances of the Tablet in that Book that ye may be guided by God’s signs. This is verily thy Lord’s path in the Mother Book before Us, exalted and wise.
Part 20: “Alif. Lam. Mim. These are verses…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. These are verses of the Qur’an revealed from the Book of Permission, then detailed in a decree near at hand. Say: Now hath the Command descended upon my heart that I should call the people to the days of thy Lord, for God’s term shall surely come, and God is the All-Hearing, the All-Forbearing. Say: O concourse! Fear ye God on the day when the two hosts meet. Stand firm in the Cause and turn not away through fear of death from the party of Satan, for God knoweth your abode and your final resting-place. There is no God but He—if He willed, He could send hosts of angels for His decree, and God is Mighty, Wise.
Say: No servant shall attain the chambers which God hath ordained for him in Paradise unless he striveth in God’s path and spendeth in the path of the Remembrance that which he loveth for himself. This is God’s decree in the Book, and God is well aware of what people do. God knoweth the unseen of the heavens and the earth, and with Him is the decree of all things in the Qur’an, yet most people believe not. Thus have We sent down God’s decree of revelation to warn the people of the cities and those believers among God’s servants who dwell round about them.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Follow thou the decree which We have enjoined unto thee in the Mother City, and turn not unto anyone. If God should desire to guide him, he is indeed guided, and naught is incumbent upon thee save gracious mention. Say: Verily the Companions of the Cave were a band who believed in their Lord, and We strengthened them through that which We inspired them by God’s leave until an appointed day. Verily thy Lord, the All-Sufficient, the Mighty, upholdeth the heavens and the earth and whatsoever is between them by His command, and He is verily the All-Forgiving, the All-Praised. He is the One besides Whom there is no God. He casteth His decree upon whomsoever He willeth among His servants, and God is the Mighty, the All-Wise. This is verily the path of thy Lord in the heavens and on earth, recited from the White Tree from the decree of thy Lord—God, there is no God but Him. Worship ye Him, that haply ye may obtain mercy. Thus did We reveal unto him and unto the tidings of the Messengers before him, that they should call the people to worship none but God, your Lord, the Most Merciful, for this is indeed the Ancient Faith.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Book in truth, wherein are clear verses and ordinances which the people were not practicing in the religion of God. Verily in the wonders revealed in the Book and created in the horizons are signs from Us for those possessed of understanding. Those who judge among people with falsehood and those who consent to be judged by the powers of evil—these are the wrongdoers. The likeness of those who judge between people by other than what was revealed in the Qur’an is as one who turneth away from the remembrance of thy Lord, and these are the polytheists. Unto God prostrateth everything—there is no God but Him. Say: All are devoutly obedient unto Him. Say: Like as they were created, they have returned by God’s leave unto Our Cause, and God, thy Lord, is verily All-Knowing, All-Wise.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. Sad. A remembrance from God unto the Yellow Leaf from the Crimson Tree beside the White Sea—there is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me. Thus from the precincts of the House have We revealed unto thee to solace thy heart concerning the ark of the polytheists’ letters, that thou mayest be of the thankful. We have indeed known what thou hast endured for the sake of God in the path of pilgrimage—this is God’s decree ordained in truth. Say: I find no change in God’s decree. Soon shalt thou behold the people of the ark bowing their heads before thee on the Day of Justice, and verily they shall seek God’s forgiveness for that which their hands have wrought in the paths of thy Lord—these are the heedless ones. These are the towns which, when they disbelieved in Our signs, We decreed for them in the Book: Return ye unto God’s command, that haply ye may obtain mercy. This is indeed God’s grace unto them, but most people know not. Verily thy Lord shall judge between people with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and this day no injustice shall be done even to the weight of an atom, and God, thy Lord, is verily the Mighty, the All-Wise.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim Sad. The remembrance of God to the Yellow Tree on the right of the Throne: “There is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me!” Verily We have sent down the decree in the Mother Book regarding all things according to a determined measure. Thus do We cast unto thee from the tidings of the towns the Command of thy Lord, that men might know that thy Lord knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth, and that there is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, the Mighty. This indeed is thy Lord’s path in every matter, casting down the Command from Our presence, and unto Him is the journey’s end. Say: Do ye believe in your own selves after ye have learned the decree of justice in Our presence? And God is Mighty, Praiseworthy. Say: God will not be pleased with the believers who have believed in God and His signs except they strive in God’s path with truth. And whoso turneth away from thy Lord’s decree, verily he is among the lost ones.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
These are God’s verses which We recite unto you in truth that ye might believe in the meeting with God. No ransom shall be accepted from the Jews or Christians unless they believe in God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. The Christians have indeed disbelieved regarding the word of Jesus, who was but God’s servant whom We strengthened with the Spirit of Command, and he is indeed among the near ones in the decree of the Book. Say: O concourse! Worship God, your Lord, the Merciful, besides Whom there is no God, and associate not in His worship that which your hands fashion. Verily God is the Creator of all things; there is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me! Say: How do ye worship besides God after ye read the Scrolls and the Gospel? What aileth you that ye perceive not and understand not?
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha Mim. A revelation from thy Lord’s Book in a mighty, praiseworthy path. Say: When the trumpet is blown, We shall gather those who call upon aught besides God in a valley of fire, and We shall send unto them a spirit from the Permission saying: “Call upon your intercessors whom ye claimed besides God!” But they shall have no power, and they shall say: “Would that we had believed in God and His signs, and our Lord had ordained for us the life of this world!” Say: Glory be to God thy Lord! There shall be no escape for them, and these are the companions of the Fire. And for every term there is a decree, whose wisdom hath been ordained by One All-Knowing, All-Informed. Thou art not engaged in any matter, nor dost thou judge by any letter, nor dost thou receive any spirit save by a wondrous command. Thus have We detailed the decrees in this Book for every penitent, forbearing one.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glory be to Him Who hath sent down the Book in nine verses concealed, for whomsoever is guided by My presence and is among the prostrate ones. We do indeed recount unto thee from the tidings of the ancients in the First Tablet from a noble Book. Follow what We send down of thy Lord’s decree, for verily it is the truth in a noble balance. We know what the wrongdoers say in thy Lord’s days, but let not their words grieve thee, for verily whoso is in the Fire hath no escape in thy Lord’s Book from near at hand. Say: Be patient, O concourse, for every Book hath been made firm by itself, and there is no decree save God’s, and all before Him are submissive.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. This is the remembrance of God in the mention of the name of thy Lord for him who dwelleth in Paradise. Verily, there is no God but Him. Worship ye Me, that ye may be God-fearing. We know of thy grief in the Ark. Empty thy heart through My call from the Dove of the Tree. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Ancient. Verily, unto thee are turned the hearts upon the ocean of the heavens and earth, as witnessed by Us. Say: Come ye forth, for the light of thy Lord desireth to regard you through that which hath been revealed in the Book. Verily, He is the Wondrous Mystery. When a maiden thereof recited, all around her fell unconscious.
Verily, the Tree was established upon the water, and around it, say: all that was revealed in the Book and created in the horizons—these were among the humble before it. That crimson Tree was kindled from a fire that no fire had touched before—light upon light, like a niche wherein is a lamp, the lamp of light upon light, no shadow in its shade, in the white glass, then yellow, then crimson. The Face is seen from every direction, and Light is mentioned in every face. There is no God but Him. Such is God’s decree in the Book, and verily He is the Magnificent Truth. O ye concourse! There is no averting Our decree, and were We to desire to raise an atom in this earthly life to the likeness of all created things, We would be able. Verily, God, thy Lord, hath power over all things.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Praise be to God Who sent down the Spirit by His command. Verily, judgment belongeth unto God, and all shall return unto Him. We have not sent down any verse but We found the polytheists mocking the signs of God. Say: God shall destroy them! Evil is that which their souls have earned, and evil is that which they do. We have detailed the decree of all things in that Book, yet most people deny the signs of God. When the trumpet is blown, We shall gather all on a single plain and judge between them by a letter from the inner meaning of the Qur’an. There shall all return to thy Lord’s judgment. Verily, thy Lord knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth. There is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, independent of all worlds.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. Sad. This is thy Lord’s remembrance in the inmost shrine. There is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me. Verily, every decree in that Tablet is inscribed. This is thy Lord’s path in the heavens and earth. The Command is cast from Our presence upon a manifest balance. Verily, God judgeth between all things with justice. There is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, the All-Praised. Those cities—their people were wrongdoers. Say: O concourse! Draw not nigh unto their people, for they were an iniquitous people. Verily, thy Lord knoweth the station of the believers, their destiny, and what they do in thy Lord’s days. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Wise.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha Mim. A revelation from the Book of thy Lord on the Day of Permission, when permission was granted to whomsoever God, thy Lord, wished to strive in His path, for this indeed is the great triumph. Verily the ordinances of these verses were revealed in the Qur’an, yet most people disbelieve in God’s verses. We have indeed detailed in the scriptures of the previous Prophets the ordinances of that Book, yet most people know not. We send down in the Tablets every manner of example, yet the opposers desire naught but mockery and pride. Verily God, thy Lord, knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth, and there is no God but Him. He judgeth with justice concerning that wherein people differ. Thou verily receivest permission from Us by thy Lord’s leave in every matter, and God, thy Lord, is thy Guardian.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Verily We have sent down this Remembrance from Our presence, and We are its Guardian. The decree of thy Lord hath reached the East and West of the earth. Empty thy heart and fear not, for whomsoever God wisheth to guide, His decree shall be made manifest, and God, thy Lord, is witness over all things. Verily those men who taught themselves that they were upon My Covenant desired to extinguish God’s verses from the Remembrance. Say: My Lord God refuseth aught save to perfect His decree, though the idolaters detest it. O ye concourse! God’s Cause is greater than what ye know. God hath indeed sent My Remembrance according to the hidden meaning of the Qur’an, while ye neither read nor understand. O ye concourse! Marvel not at God’s decree. He is a Youth Who remembereth His Lord before the remembrance of yourselves in Our presence, and He is indeed among those who, in the Mother Book, are recorded as prostrate ones.
Part 21: “A revelation from the Book of thy Lord…”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from the Book of thy Lord God, besides Whom there is no God. None can change His words, and He is the Mighty, the Wise. Say: I but recite unto you the Book of God. Whoso chooseth not to believe in thy Lord—say: he is among the unbelievers. Whoso denieth the verses of his Lord shall find no refuge, and is among those who go astray. O ye concourse! Fear God, for the Hour is indeed true, and on that Day the sinners shall be raised in hell’s torment. Say: We know the decree of all in this world, and We have delayed Our Cause concerning them that they might believe in the meeting with thy Lord. God knoweth all things, and there is no God but Him. He sendeth the winds by His command and subdueth the ships by His decree. This is God, your Lord; worship Him that ye might obtain mercy.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
The remembrance of thy Lord to the white leaf, then the yellow, then the red. Say: It groweth from the Tree of Sinai—there is no God but Him, Him do ye worship. We bestow favor upon those who preceded, mentioning them in the Book, and this is indeed the great bounty. Those who followed God’s decree then returned to their desires—these shall not be helped on the Day of Resurrection. If We wished, We would send the wind from the direction of the Stone, and for everything there is a decree in the Book, yet most people know not. God, thy Lord, knoweth all things, and there is no God but Him. He shall judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and the oppressors shall today be gathered around hell.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This is a revelation from the Book of thy Lord, wherein there is no doubt, a guidance to the faithful. Say: The believers in the Book of thy Lord are those who have believed in God, His Messengers and His angels, and who fear not anyone on the Day of Permission, and who strive in the presence of God, seeking His countenance. These are they who shall prosper. Verily this is a Book whose verses have been sent down from Our presence according to a clear measure. Therein hath been expounded the decree of the Qur’an and whatsoever descendeth from heaven, yet most men believe not. Verily thy Lord knoweth the secrets of the heavens and earth. There is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, the Mighty. This is thy Lord’s path as revealed in the scrolls of the Prophets and Messengers. None can alter His words, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who hath detailed the verses in this Book that perchance men may be guided by the signs of God. Follow thou what is revealed unto thee from thy Lord. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Ancient of Days. Call thou the people unto thy Lord’s Cause. Say: None can alter His decree, and verily God’s appointed time shall come to pass. God is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. Say: Whoso fulfilleth My covenant, I shall fulfill My covenant with him. We know the decree for every soul in every matter, and God is the Self-Sufficient, the All-Praised. Nothing is there but hath its decree in the Book like unto your own selves. Fear ye God and turn unto His decree that ye may be guided. This is thy Lord’s path in every matter, casting down Our command as He willeth, and it is nigh.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Make thou mention of thy Lord in the Book of Permission, for verily the decree from Us is inscribed. Say: He is a mote from Mount Sinai, receiving revelation from God. There is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me. He is the Mystery in the scrolls of the Prophets and Messengers. None can comprehend His knowledge, and this is a decree from Us according to an upright measure. He is the Truth, calling from thy Lord from the right side of Mount Sinai that there is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me. Verily in the setting of the sun and moon, and in the decree of what descendeth of snow from the mountain of hail, are signs from God for people who reflect. Say to My servants who have wronged themselves in the days of their Lord: Despair not of God’s mercy, but return ye to His covenant, for verily there is no God but Him, the Generous, the Forbearing.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim Ra. These are the verses from the inner meaning of the Tablet, a revelation from God in a wondrous command. Follow what is revealed to thee from thy Lord; verily there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Wise. Say: God, thy Lord, hath willed on that Day to unveil the Countenance from an ancient face. Indeed, the denizens of the Ridvan inquired about a letter concerning the inner meaning of the Tablet. Answer them from Our presence, for it is nigh. O ye concourse! Did I not say to you before: Ask not about the decree, for whomsoever God willeth asketh not about any matter, save that the Most Merciful should send down unto him a wondrous decree.
The Dove hath at that moment made mention upon the Tree of Sinai concerning that which ye ask of God. There is no God but Him. He casteth the light upon the crimson leaf, and verily it calleth from the fire of the yellow tree, then from the water of the white tree. The face is reflected from every direction like the light of thy Lord in the lamp. The lamp is kindled from the Tree of Sinai, reflecting the face like glass—white glass, then yellow, then crimson—mentioning every condition from every direction. God, there is no God but Him. Such is God’s decree concerning that which ye were asking about.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from a noble Book. And verily for every face in thy Lord’s Book, say: from Our presence is a preserving record. And say: Whosoever unveils a face without the decree that hath been revealed in the Book for his face, these are they who are the wrongdoers. And who doth more wrong than he who fabricateth a lie against God, thy Lord? These are they who shall never prosper. We have indeed revealed the decree of the inner meaning of the Qur’an in some of the verses, but most people believe not. Say: O concourse! Fear ye God and act with justice upon this straight path, for God’s appointed time shall come, and all shall return unto God.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ta Ha. The mention of thy Lord to the luminous leaf from the crimson tree. Say: Verily it hath no shadow, and what hath been decreed in the Book concerning it, neither from the direction of the East nor from its West—a blessed tree, kindled from the fire of God before any fire toucheth it from fire. Thus doth God set forth parables in the Book that perchance the people may be convinced of Our signs. And verily the likeness of this Mention with Us is as the likeness of that Tree, kindled by thy Lord’s leave, not from any direction of the heaven nor any quarter of the earth. Thus hath God decreed in His covenant, and verily God’s covenant shall be questioned in that hour. Is not God, thy Lord, powerful over all things? And verily there is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, the Praiseworthy. And verily thy Lord knoweth the unseen of the heavens and the earth, and everything’s decree hath been detailed in a preserving Book. And thou art not engaged in any matter, nor dost thou recite any letter from thy Lord’s Book, except that the decree was predetermined in the Mother Book. And verily God’s way hath been decreed in truth, but most people are not guided.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim Sad. A remembrance from thy Lord’s Book in nine clear verses from the inner meaning of the Tablet for people who prostrate themselves. Say: O people! You shall find no escape today, for unto God in all things is an established decree. Those who worship the sun and moon instead of God—these are the unbelievers. The people of the Qur’an will not be pleased with thee until they judge concerning that which hath arisen between them. Turn away from them and trust in the Mighty, the Merciful. O people! Fear God and know that you shall meet Him. You and what you judge in God’s religion without truth shall be present in the fire of hell on the Day of Resurrection.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha Mim. A revelation from thy Lord’s Book—God Who revealed the Qur’an aforetime in truth for people who hear. Indeed We revealed in the scrolls of the ancients a letter from the inner meaning of that Book that perchance people might stand upon a clear balance. O people! The proof from Our presence is conclusive concerning the truth—none can withstand its power. On that Day We shall judge between you according to the inner meaning of the Qur’an, but most people believe not. Do you feel secure about what your souls have earned through conjectural judgment? What ails you that you understand not and are not guided? Indeed there hath come to you a soul from Our souls, more humble than any atom in Our presence. Say: He patiently endureth in God’s decree what He seeth, then spreadeth it by God’s leave as a mercy unto those for whom mention is ordained from Us in the Mother Book. What ails you that you believe not and ponder not? The example of those who believe not in the decree of the Book is as one who circumambulates from the direction of the House but reacheth not the corner of the Stone. Say: He hath no standing in the Book, and these are the transgressors.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Follow what We reveal unto thee from the direction of the House and turn not to anyone, and proceed whence the Spirit casteth into thy heart, for this is the manifest truth. Thus do We relate unto thee of the tidings of the Sanctuary that people may know that thy Lord—there is no God but He, the Self-Sufficient, the All-Praised. These precincts are lawful unto thee and unto whoso entereth the House from the direction of the Gate—these are the God-fearing. They ask thee concerning the pilgrimage in the Sacred Month. Say: It is lawful for whoso bringeth the truth with sincerity and is of the humble ones. Indeed the decree of the House was ordained that people might come to the sanctuary of Muhammad, the Messenger of God and whoso hath the decree of the Qur’an, but most people know not. Indeed the decree hath come from Us that ye should enter the holy sanctuary from the left side and pray not except behind the shrine, and whoso prayeth facing the tomb or standeth before God—nothing of his deeds shall be accepted, and these are the idolaters.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Call thou to mind the light of thy Lord in the white glass, then in the yellow, then in the crimson. God, there is no God but Him. Say: Seek ye My presence that ye may prosper. This, verily, is the path of thy Lord in the heavens and on earth, reciting unto you the verses of the Tablet that ye may believe in the presence of God. We, verily, have traced the Tablets and sent down the verses in a letter from within the hidden line, that perchance the people may believe in the signs of God. We have indeed set forth in the Book every manner of parable, yet most of mankind reject the signs of God. Say: God is the Lord of all things, there is no God but Him. He sendeth down His command upon whomsoever He willeth among His servants, and He is verily the Forgiving, the Appreciative. Verily God, thy Lord, ordaineth what He pleaseth by His command, and there is no God but Him. He shall judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and God is the Self-Sufficient, the All-Praised.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. Sad. A remembrance of thy Lord’s Book in a sea of crimson wine around a mountain of white snow. There is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me. Follow the remembrance of thy Lord in the crimson dove upon the waters of this white sea. God, there is no God but Him. Say: Be ye God-fearing. Thus did God, thy Lord, aforetime cast revelation unto the people of the Cave. None can change the words of thy Lord, and all shall return unto Him, then unto Him shall they be raised up. Verily God, thy Lord, destroyed generations before for what their souls had earned in the path of God, yet most people deny Our signs. Were We to will it, We would send the fragrant breeze from the precincts of the House, but when the people of the ark wronged Our signs, We seized them in justice that they might return unto God. When distress befell them at sea, they called upon God, making their faith pure unto Him, yet when He delivered them, lo, they ascribed partners unto God’s signs.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ha. Mim. These are verses of the Criterion sent down from Our presence upon a path mighty and praiseworthy. We, verily, have sent down the Spirit upon thy heart that people may know that God, thy Lord, is the Self-Sufficient, the All-Praised. We know what the wrongdoers fabricate in the days of thy Lord, and there is no God but Him. He shall judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and God, thy Lord, is powerful and mighty. They who say God hath taken a son have disbelieved—glorified and exalted is He! To Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth, and God is Self-Sufficient, Mighty. Say: Unto God prostrateth whosoever is in the heavens and whosoever is on earth. There is no God but Him. And who is more unjust than he who fabricateth a lie against God? Say: All are devoutly obedient unto Him. Verily God, thy Lord, createth what He willeth by His command, and there is no God but Him, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
Part 22: “Alif. Lam. Mim. This is a Tablet…”
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. This is a Tablet from within the Throne, a revelation from God, thy Lord, the Mighty, the Ancient. Verily We bear witness to that which the people shall know in the days of thy Lord. Say: Do as ye will, for We are indeed witnesses. We do relate unto thee in the Mother City the story of those who have gone before, and verily We expound the verses by thy Lord’s leave in this Book, and We do ordain whatsoever We will with justice, for thy Lord is indeed the Forgiving, the Forbearing. Thus do We cast unto thee from the tidings of the Sacred Precinct that thou mayest follow Our verses in every matter, and verily thy Lord, God, is the Mighty, the All-Subtle. Do ye marvel that We should send down God’s decree unto one soul among you? God knoweth what Our servant intended in this matter save the decree of thy Lord in the Qur’an aforetime. What aileth you that ye believe not and remember not?
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glory be to Him Who hath sent down the Book in justice wherein are clear verses from within the Qur’an for people who hear. We have indeed detailed in the Book of the Remembrance of Joseph aforetime the decree of all things, and verily We are the doers of all things. Say: Whoso earneth sin, earneth it against himself, and whoso is guided aright, is guided by the decree of thy Lord, preserved in a guarding Book. God knoweth all things and permitteth whom He loveth to intercede with Him. There is no God but He, the Mighty, the Wise. Say: Do ye desire this worldly life and its adornments? Yet it is naught before the decree of thy Lord in the Hereafter save as a shadow of shadows. What aileth you that ye perceive not? Verily God, thy Lord, knoweth the unseen of the heavens and the earth. There is no God but He. He sendeth down the decree unto whomsoever He willeth of His servants, and He is indeed the Self-Sufficient, the All-Praised.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ta. Ha. A remembrance from thy Lord’s Book in seven clear and manifest verses. We did indeed send down aforetime a Tablet from within the Secret wherein were verses from the Book of Origination for whoso stood firm in the covenant. Verily We shall judge between all with justice on the Day of Resurrection, and verily the wrongdoers are this day in manifest error. The decrees of the Tablet were indeed detailed in the Qur’an aforetime, yet most people know not. Make mention in the Book of the people of the right hand, for they are indeed the triumphant ones. These are they concerning whom thy Lord’s decree hath been fulfilled: Enter ye the Paradise wherein are blessings from God upon you, and this indeed is the supreme triumph.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. A remembrance of thy Lord unto the Crimson Leaf at the right hand of the Fire. There is no God but He. Say: Worship ye Me that haply ye may obtain mercy. The Spirit and the angels did indeed descend aforetime in their presence, yet most people were hostile to the truth. And verily the likeness of Adam’s creation with God is as the creation of your own selves, and none knoweth the interpretation of what hath been sent down unto thee save whom God willeth, and thy Lord encompasseth all things. God sendeth the Spirit from the direction of the House saying: Worship Him and fear His decree and stand firm upon this Path that haply ye may prosper. Verily God knoweth the unseen of the heavens and the earth. There is no God but He, the Self-Sufficient, the All-Praised. Thus did God, thy Lord, reveal in the Qur’an aforetime unto those who preceded thee, that He might teach the people that God, thy Lord, knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and He is indeed the Self-Sufficient, the Mighty.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Book in truth, wherein are signs from the station of Abraham, a guidance unto all the worlds. Say: Verily he hath believed in the signs of thy Lord and was among the humble. Follow what hath been revealed unto thee from the Book of thy Lord. Verily, there is no God but Him. He bestoweth authority upon whomsoever He willeth, and verily He is the Mighty, the Powerful. In those towns were men who believed in Our signs and were among those who prostrated themselves. We have indeed favored thee in that land through what was sent down unto thee upon the mountain. Be thou grateful unto Me, for this is the ancient glory. We bear witness unto thee on that Day when thou didst call upon God, thy Lord, upon the mountain. Had God not held it firm, it would have crumbled through fear of thy Lord. Verily, this youth is, in the Mother Book, a mighty mystery.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif. Lam. Mim. Ra. These are from the tidings of the Sacred. It is revealed unto me to call the people to the days of thy Lord. Recite from the Tablet of Mystery what thou willest of thy Lord’s Book, for God’s appointed time is true and all shall return unto Him. This is the decree We reveal unto thee from God’s Book. Say: There is no refuge for any servant save unto God, and He is the Generous, the All-Grateful. Indeed, in that Book hath been revealed the decree of the Day of Resurrection in a hidden letter, and verily that decree from Us is firmly established. The people were indeed on the Day of Innovation in a continuing covenant. Thou receivest the Qur’an in every matter from Us according to a hidden command.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Make mention of thy Lord’s servant in the Book, for he is among the Messengers inscribed in the Mother Book. When Noah came unto his people, he said: “I am but a Messenger from God. Will ye not eschew partners? Worship God Who created you, then on the Day of Resurrection unto Him shall ye be raised.” But they rejected him and invented lies against God, thy Lord. Say: God revealed unto Noah: “Call upon thy Lord, for He is nigh, the Answerer.” Noah called upon thy Lord saying: “O God! Thou knowest what the wrongdoers invent concerning Thy signs. Judge between them with justice, for Thou art the Mighty, the Powerful.” God, thy Lord, answered him, then revealed unto him: “Build the ark under Our eyes, then embark thou and those who follow thee among the believers, for the rejecters on that Day shall be drowned before Us.”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from thy Lord’s Book concerning the tidings of the ancients. Verily, thy Lord’s command hath ever been like the manner of the latter ones. When he embarked upon the ark, by thy Lord’s leave he said: “O my son! Embark and believe in God.” He said: “I shall take refuge on a mountain that hath no repeller.” At that moment thy Lord revealed unto the wave to come between them, and he was among the drowned. When the water reached the decreed place, it was revealed unto him: “Return to thy Lord’s command, for the decree hath been justly fulfilled, and authority that Day belongeth unto God, to be questioned.” Thus did We send down punishment upon those who deny God’s signs. Thy Lord God would not wrong anyone by so much as the weight of a mustard seed. God is Mighty, Forbearing. This indeed is the decree in the scrolls of the Prophets and Messengers: “Worship none but God Who created you, then unto Him on the Day of Resurrection shall ye be gathered.”
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim Sad. A mention unto the Crimson Leaf. God, there is no God but Him. Say: Worship ye Him, that ye may enter the gardens of delight. Say: Verily, the likeness of the innovative letters at the beginning of the Light is as the likeness of what was revealed aforetime in the Qur’an. All creation, like unto yourselves, boweth down in adoration unto God, thy Lord. Follow what I recite unto thee from the Book of thy Lord in the presence of the Face, that perchance the people may be reminded by Our signs. Verily, We inspire thy heart as We inspired thee aforetime from the Book of thy Lord. Reveal thou the verses of the Mount in a preserving Book, that the people may be taught the word of justice from Our presence in every wondrous aspect. Say: I have claimed naught beyond what was revealed in the Qur’an aforetime, and God is witness unto all things. This is God’s decree in the inner tablet from the Book of thy Lord, before and after; yet most people disbelieve in the signs of God.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Alif Lam Mim. A mention from thy Lord unto the Yellow Leaf, then the Crimson Leaf, then the White Leaf. God, there is no God but Him. Say: Fear ye Me. Verily, We know what the earth diminisheth from its borders, and We judge each according to what it hath earned in the days of thy Lord. God is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. This is the path of thy Lord in the heavens and earth; He casteth the Command from Our presence upon a clear balance. Verily God, thy Lord, knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth, and with Him is the knowledge of all things in a clear Book. When calamity descendeth from Our presence, the unbelievers say: This is a grievous matter. Say: Verily, the believers in that hour are patient, asking God of the bounty of thy Lord—God, besides Whom there is no other God—and these are they who shall prosper.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Remember thy Lord at the rising of the white thread from the black horizon, for at that time the Book of Dawn is witnessed. Then remember the Book of thy Lord in the Qur’an, for it is indeed a mighty oath in the decree of the Tablet. Verily, God knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth; there is no God but Him. Say: Worship ye Him, that ye may obtain mercy. How then do ye worship other than God through association with His decree? Verily God, thy Lord, is the Strong, the Mighty. God shall soon judge between you on the Day of Resurrection with a painful fire. The decree of God’s Remembrance hath reached unto the rising-place of the sun and its setting-place. Say: If ye desire God’s decree, then turn ye unto Me with longing.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
Ta Ha. A mention from thy Lord unto the Yellow Leaf from the Crimson Tree on the right side of the Fire. There is no God but Him. Say: Bear ye witness unto Me. Say: Verily, I am but a servant of God who hath believed in the decree of the Qur’an through God and His signs, and I have never been aught but of those who seek forgiveness. I am but a remembrance from the remnant of God unto yourselves. Fear ye God and follow Him and do good that ye may obtain mercy. No Messenger came unto men from God but most people disbelieved in God’s signs. This servant readeth no decree in the Mother Book save by Our command, and God is powerful over all things. Say: Verily, wealth and gardens and whatsoever ye desire in this world’s life, then daughters and their adornments and what is created in their wombs—these are but provisions in the first creation, and the abode of the Hereafter is better for the God-fearing than what ye have earned.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
A revelation from the Book of thy Lord, besides Whom there is no God, the Mighty, the All-Wise. Muhammad was not like any among you. Verily, He is but a Remembrance from within the Tablet unto a people who bear witness. The Cause of thy Lord hath indeed reached the Mother City and its surroundings. Say: Their arguments are refuted by the decree of the Book, and thy Lord sufficeth as One Who is informed of and witnesseth the sins of His servants. Say: Do ye believe in the judgment of the Qur’an after having denied it? Our Cause is nearer than all things, and God is well aware of what ye do. And when the Trump is blown, all and their deeds shall be gathered in the land of justice, and We shall judge between all with equity, and God wrong not any soul by so much as the weight of an atom. God is Self-Sufficient, Mighty.
In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
This indeed is a judgment from a preserving Book. Follow what the Spirit casteth into thy heart, for verily it is the manifest truth. Fear not in the path of thy Lord the deeds of the transgressors, for unto each is appointed a fixed term, and all shall be raised up unto their Lord. They have indeed witnessed in the ways of thy Lord how those We sent before endured every tribulation for the sake of God, but today the decree of might belongeth to My submissive servants, as ordained. Say: O concourse! Yearn ye for the meeting with God and dwell not in this vain life with aught of its paltry pleasures, for the Hour shall come upon you suddenly, whereupon ye shall be powerless, and the matter shall be accomplished. This verily is the path of your Lord, the Most Merciful—there is no God but He. Hold ye fast unto His decree and strive before God with truth when the Remembrance permitteth among you, that ye may attain certitude of the meeting in the Hereafter.