The Combined Forces - سورة الأحزاب

O
Prophet, fear Allah and do not obey the disbelievers and the
hypocrites. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.






And follow that which is revealed to you from your Lord. Indeed Allah is ever, with what you do, Acquainted.






And rely upon Allah ; and sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs.






Allah
has not made for a man two hearts in his interior. And He
has not made your wives whom you declare unlawful your mothers.
And he has not made your adopted sons your [true] sons. That
is [merely] your saying by your mouths, but Allah says the
truth, and He guides to the Call
them by [the names of] their fathers; it is more just in
the sight of Allah . But if you do not know their fathers -
then they are [still] your brothers in religion and those
entrusted to you. And there is no blame upon you for that in
which you have erred but [only for] what your hearts
intended. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.






The
Prophet is more worthy of the believers than themselves, and
his wives are [in the position of] their mothers. And those
of [blood] relationship are more entitled [to inheritance] in
the decree of Allah than the [other] believers and the
emigrants, except that you may do to your close associates a
kindness [through bequest]. That was in the Book inscribed.



And
[mention, O Muhammad], when We took from the prophets their
covenant and from you and from Noah and Abraham and Moses and
Jesus, the son of Mary; and We took from them a solemn
covenant.






That
He may question the truthful about their truth. And He has
prepared for the disbelievers a painful punishment.



O
you who have believed, remember the favor of Allah upon you
when armies came to [attack] you and We sent upon them a wind
and armies [of angels] you did not see. And ever is Allah ,
of what you do, Seeing.






[Remember]
when they came at you from above you and from below you,
and when eyes shifted [in fear], and hearts reached the throats
and you assumed about Allah [various] assumptions.

There the believers were tested and shaken with a severe shaking.






And
[remember] when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is
disease said, " Allah and His Messenger did not promise us
except delusion,"






And
when a faction of them said, "O people of Yathrib, there is
no stability for you [here], so return [home]." And a party
of them asked permission of the Prophet, saying, "Indeed, our
houses are unprotected," while they were not exposed. They did
not intend except to flee.






And
if they had been entered upon from all its [surrounding]
regions and fitnah had been demanded of them, they would have
done it and not hesitated over it except briefly.






And
they had already promised Allah before not to turn their backs
and flee. And ever is the promise to Allah [that about which
one will be] questioned.






Say,
[O Muhammad], "Never will fleeing benefit you if you should
flee from death or killing; and then [if you did], you would
not be given enjoyment [of life] except for a little."






Say,
"Who is it that can protect you from Allah if He intends for
you an ill or intends for you a mercy?" And they will not
find for themselves besides Allah any protector or any helper.






Already
Allah knows the hinderers among you and those [hypocrites] who
say to their brothers, "Come to us," and do not go to
battle, except for a few,






Indisposed
toward you. And when fear comes, you see them looking at
you, their eyes revolving like one being overcome by death. But
when fear departs, they lash you with sharp tongues,
indisposed toward [any] good. Those have not believed, so Allah
has rendered their deeds worthless, and ever is that, for Allah ,
easy.






They
think the companies have not [yet] withdrawn. And if the
companies should come [again], they would wish they were in the
desert among the bedouins, inquiring [from afar] about your
news. And if they should be among you, they would not fight
except for a little.






There
has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an
excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last
Day and [who] remembers Allah often.






And
when the believers saw the companies, they said, "This is
what Allah and His Messenger had promised us, and Allah and His
Messenger spoke the truth." And it increased them only in faith
and acceptance.






Among
the believers are men true to what they promised Allah .
Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the death],
and among them is he who awaits [his chance]. And they did
not alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration -






That
Allah may reward the truthful for their truth and punish the
hypocrites if He wills or accept their repentance. Indeed, Allah
is ever Forgiving and Merciful.






And
Allah repelled those who disbelieved, in their rage, not having
obtained any good. And sufficient was Allah for the believers
in battle, and ever is Allah Powerful and Exalted in Might.






And
He brought down those who supported them among the People of
the Scripture from their fortresses and cast terror into their
hearts [so that] a party you killed, and you took captive a
party.






And
He caused you to inherit their land and their homes and
their properties and a land which you have not trodden. And
ever is Allah , over all things, competent.








O
Prophet, say to your wives, "If you should desire the
worldly life and its adornment, then come, I will provide for
you and give you a gracious release.






But
if you should desire Allah and His Messenger and the home of
the Hereafter - then indeed, Allah has prepared for the doers
of good among you a great reward."






O
wives of the Prophet, whoever of you should commit a clear
immorality - for her the punishment would be doubled two fold,
and ever is that, for Allah , easy.






And
whoever of you devoutly obeys Allah and His Messenger and does
righteousness - We will give her her reward twice; and We
have prepared for her a noble provision.






O
wives of the Prophet, you are not like anyone among women.
If you fear Allah , then do not be soft in speech [to men],
lest he in whose heart is disease should covet, but speak with
appropriate speech.








And
abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was]
the display of the former times of ignorance. And establish
prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah
intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O
people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify you with
[extensive] purification.






And
remember what is recited in your houses of the verses of
Allah and wisdom. Indeed, Allah is ever Subtle and Acquainted
[with all things].






Indeed,
the Muslim men and Muslim women, the believing men and
believing women, the obedient men and obedient women, the
truthful men and truthful women, the patient men and patient
women, the humble men and humble women, the charitable men and
charitable women, the fasting men and fasting women, the men
who guard their private parts and the women who do so, and
the men who remember Allah often and the women who do so -
for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward.






It
is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah
and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should
[thereafter] have any choice about their affair. And whoever
disobeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly strayed into clear
error.






And
[remember, O Muhammad], when you said to the one on whom
Allah bestowed favor and you bestowed favor, "Keep your wife and
fear Allah ," while you concealed within yourself that which
Allah is to disclose. And you feared the people, while Allah has
more right that you fear Him. So when Zayd had no longer
any need for her, We married her to you in order that there
not be upon the believers any discomfort concerning the wives
of their adopted sons when they no longer have need of them.
And ever is the command of Allah accomplished.






There
is not to be upon the Prophet any discomfort concerning that
which Allah has imposed upon him. [This is] the established way
of Allah with those [prophets] who have passed on before. And
ever is the command of Allah a destiny decreed.






[
Allah praises] those who convey the messages of Allah and fear
Him and do not fear anyone but Allah . And sufficient is Allah
as Accountant.






Muhammad
is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is]
the Messenger of Allah and last of the prophets. And ever is
Allah , of all things, Knowing.



O you who have believed, remember Allah with much remembrance






And exalt Him morning and afternoon.






It
is He who confers blessing upon you, and His angels [ask
Him to do so] that He may bring you out from darknesses into
the light. And ever is He, to the believers, Merciful.






Their greeting the Day they meet Him will be, "Peace." And He has prepared for them a noble reward.






O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner.

And one who invites to Allah , by His permission, and an illuminating lamp.



And give good tidings to the believers that they will have from Allah great bounty.






And
do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites but do not
harm them, and rely upon Allah . And sufficient is Allah as
Disposer of affairs.






O
You who have believed, when you marry believing women and
then divorce them before you have touched them, then there is
not for you any waiting period to count concerning them. So
provide for them and give them a gracious release.






O
Prophet, indeed We have made lawful to you your wives to
whom you have given their due compensation and those your right
hand possesses from what Allah has returned to you [of
captives] and the daughters of your paternal uncles and the
daughters of your paternal aunts and the daughters of your
maternal uncles and the daughters of your maternal aunts who
emigrated with you and a believing woman if she gives herself
to the Prophet [and] if the Prophet wishes to marry her,
[this is] only for you, excluding the [other] believers. We
certainly know what We have made obligatory upon them concerning
their wives and those their right hands possess, [but this
is for you] in order that there will be upon you no
discomfort. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.






You,
[O Muhammad], may put aside whom you will of them or take
to yourself whom you will. And any that you desire of those
[wives] from whom you had [temporarily] separated - there is
no blame upon you [in returning her]. That is more suitable
that they should be content and not grieve and that they
should be satisfied with what you have given them - all of
them. And Allah knows what is in your hearts. And ever is Allah
Knowing and Forbearing.



Not
lawful to you, [O Muhammad], are [any additional] women after
[this], nor [is it] for you to exchange them for [other]
wives, even if their beauty were to please you, except what
your right hand possesses. And ever is Allah , over all things,
an Observer.






O
you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the
Prophet except when you are permitted for a meal, without
awaiting its readiness. But when you are invited, then enter;
and when you have eaten, disperse without seeking to remain
for conversation. Indeed, that [behavior] was troubling the
Prophet, and he is shy of [dismissing] you. But Allah is not
shy of the truth. And when you ask [his wives] for something,
ask them from behind a partition. That is purer for your
hearts and their hearts. And it is not [conceivable or lawful]
for you to harm the Messenger of Allah or to marry his wives
after him, ever. Indeed, that would be in the sight of Allah
an enormity.






Whether you reveal a thing or conceal it, indeed Allah is ever, of all things, Knowing.






There
is no blame upon women concerning their fathers or their
sons or their brothers or their brothers' sons or their
sisters' sons or their women or those their right hands
possess. And fear Allah . Indeed Allah is ever, over all things,
Witness.






Indeed,
Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask
Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [ Allah to confer]
blessing upon him and ask [ Allah to grant him] peace.






Indeed,
those who abuse Allah and His Messenger - Allah has cursed them
in this world and the Hereafter and prepared for them a
humiliating punishment.






And
those who harm believing men and believing women for
[something] other than what they have earned have certainly born
upon themselves a slander and manifest sin.



O
Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of
the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their
outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known
and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.






If
the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is disease and
those who spread rumors in al-Madinah do not cease, We will
surely incite you against them; then they will not remain your
neighbors therein except for a little.






Accursed wherever they are found, [being] seized and massacred completely.
[This
is] the established way of Allah with those who passed on
before; and you will not find in the way of Allah any change.






People
ask you concerning the Hour. Say," Knowledge of it is only
with Allah . And what may make you perceive? Perhaps the Hour
is near."






Indeed, Allah has cursed the disbelievers and prepared for them a Blaze.






Abiding therein forever, they will not find a protector or a helper.






The
Day their faces will be turned about in the Fire, they will
say, "How we wish we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the
Messenger."






And
they will say, "Our Lord, indeed we obeyed our masters and
our dignitaries, and they led us astray from the Our Lord, give them double the punishment and curse them with a great curse."






O
you who have believed, be not like those who abused Moses;
then Allah cleared him of what they said. And he, in the sight
of Allah , was distinguished.






O you who have believed, fear Allah and speak words of appropriate justice.








He
will [then] amend for you your deeds and forgive you your
sins. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly
attained a great attainment.






Indeed,
we offered the Trust to the heavens and the earth and the
mountains, and they declined to bear it and feared it; but man
[undertook to] bear it. Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant.






[It
was] so that Allah may punish the hypocrite men and hypocrite
women and the men and women who associate others with Him and
that Allah may accept repentance from the believing men and
believing women. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.