Hizb 43

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

32. O wives of the Prophet, you are not like anyone among women. If you fear Allāh, then do not be soft in speech [to men],¹¹⁹⁵ lest he in whose heart is disease should covet, but speak with appropriate speech.

33. 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 zakāh and obey Allāh and His Messenger. Allāh intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification.

34. And remember what is recited in your houses of the verses of Allāh and wisdom.¹¹⁹⁶ Indeed, Allāh is ever Subtle¹¹⁹⁷ and Aware.

35. 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 Allāh often and the women who do so - for them Allāh has prepared forgiveness and a great reward.

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

37. And [remember, O Muḥammad], when you said to the one on whom Allāh bestowed favor and you bestowed favor,¹¹⁹⁸ "Keep your wife and fear Allāh," while you concealed within yourself that which Allāh is to disclose.¹¹⁹⁹ And you feared the people,¹²⁰⁰ while Allāh has more right that you fear Him.¹²⁰¹ 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 [i.e., guilt] concerning the wives of their claimed [i.e., adopted] sons when they no longer have need of them. And ever is the command [i.e., decree] of Allāh accomplished.

38. There is not to be upon the Prophet any discomfort concerning that which Allāh has imposed upon him.¹²⁰² [This is] the established way of Allāh with those [prophets] who have passed on before. And ever is the command of Allāh a destiny decreed.

39. [Allāh praises] those who convey the messages of Allāh¹²⁰³ and fear Him and do not fear anyone but Allāh. And sufficient is Allāh as Accountant.

40. Muḥammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allāh and seal [i.e., last] of the prophets. And ever is Allāh, of all things, Knowing.

41. O you who have believed, remember Allāh with much remembrance

42. And exalt Him morning and afternoon.

43. It is He who confers blessing upon you,¹²⁰⁴ 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.

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

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

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

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

48. And do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites and disregard their annoyance, and rely upon Allāh. And sufficient is Allāh as Disposer of affairs.

49. O you who have believed, when you marry believing women and then divorce them before you have touched them [i.e., consummated the marriage], then there is not for you any waiting period to count concerning them. So provide for them and give them a gracious release.

50. O Prophet, indeed We have made lawful to you your wives to whom you have given their due compensation¹²⁰⁵ and those your right hand possesses from what Allāh 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 [i.e., difficulty]. And ever is Allāh Forgiving and Merciful.

51. You, [O Muḥammad], may put aside whom you will of them¹²⁰⁶ 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 Allāh knows what is in your hearts. And ever is Allāh Knowing and Forbearing.

52. Not lawful to you, [O Muḥammad], 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 Allāh, over all things, an Observer.¹²⁰⁷

53. 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 Allāh 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 Allāh or to marry his wives after him, ever. Indeed, that would be in the sight of Allāh an enormity.

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

55. There is no blame upon them [i.e., 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 [i.e., slaves].¹²⁰⁸ And fear Allāh. Indeed Allāh is ever, over all things, Witness.

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

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

58. And those who harm believing men and believing women for [something] other than what they have earned [i.e., deserved] have certainly borne upon themselves a slander and manifest sin.

59. O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments.¹²⁰⁹ That is more suitable that they will be known¹²¹⁰ and not be abused. And ever is Allāh Forgiving and Merciful.¹²¹¹

60. If the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is disease¹²¹² and those who spread rumors in al-Madīnah do not cease, We will surely incite you against them; then they will not remain your neighbors therein except for a little,

61. Accursed wherever they are found, [being] seized and massacred completely.

62. [This is] the established way of Allāh with those who passed on before; and you will not find in the way of Allāh any change.

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

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

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

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

67. And they will say, "Our Lord, indeed we obeyed our masters and our dignitaries,¹²¹³ and they led us astray from the [right] way.

68. Our Lord, give them double the punishment and curse them with a great curse."

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

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

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

72. Indeed, We offered the Trust¹²¹⁴ 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.¹²¹⁵

73. [It¹²¹⁶ was] so that Allāh may punish the hypocrite men and hypocrite women and the men and women who associate others with Him and that Allāh may accept repentance from the believing men and believing women. And ever is Allāh Forgiving and Merciful.

1. [All] praise is [due] to Allāh, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and to Him belongs [all] praise in the Hereafter. And He is the Wise, the Aware.

2. He knows what penetrates into the earth and what emerges from it and what descends from the heaven and what ascends therein. And He is the Merciful, the Forgiving.

3. But those who disbelieve say, "The Hour will not come to us." Say, "Yes, by my Lord, it will surely come to you. [Allāh is] the Knower of the unseen." Not absent from Him is an atom's weight¹²¹⁸ within the heavens or within the earth or [what is] smaller than that or greater, except that it is in a clear register -

4. That He may reward those who believe and do righteous deeds. Those will have forgiveness and noble provision.

5. But those who strive against Our verses [seeking] to cause failure¹²¹⁹ - for them will be a painful punishment of foul nature.

6. And those who have been given knowledge see that what is revealed to you from your Lord is the truth, and it guides to the path of the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy.

7. But those who disbelieve say, "Shall we direct you to a man who will inform you [that] when you have disintegrated in complete disintegration, you will [then] be [recreated] in a new creation?

8. Has he invented about Allāh a lie or is there in him madness?" Rather, they who do not believe in the Hereafter will be in the punishment and [are in] extreme error.

9. Then, do they not look at what is before them and what is behind them of the heaven and earth? If We should will, We could cause the earth to swallow them or [could] let fall upon them fragments from the sky. Indeed in that is a sign for every servant turning back [to Allāh].

10. And We certainly gave David from Us bounty. [We said], "O mountains, repeat [Our] praises with him, and the birds [as well]." And We made pliable for him iron,

11. [Commanding him], "Make full coats of mail and calculate [precisely] the links, and work [all of you] righteousness. Indeed I, of what you do, am Seeing."

12. And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind - its morning [journey was that of] a month - and its afternoon [journey was that of] a month, and We made flow for him a spring of [liquid] copper. And among the jinn were those who worked for him by the permission of his Lord. And whoever deviated among them from Our command - We will make him taste of the punishment of the Blaze.

13. They made for him what he willed of elevated chambers,¹²²⁰ statues,¹²²¹ bowls like reservoirs, and stationary kettles. [We said], "Work, O family of David, in gratitude." And few of My servants are grateful.

14. And when We decreed for him [i.e., Solomon] death, nothing indicated to them [i.e., the jinn] his death except a creature of the earth eating his staff.¹²²² But when he fell, it became clear to the jinn that if they had known the unseen, they would not have remained in humiliating punishment.¹²²³

15. There was for [the tribe of] Saba’ in their dwelling place a sign: two [fields of] gardens on the right and on the left. [They were told], "Eat from the provisions of your Lord and be grateful to Him. A good land [have you], and a forgiving Lord."

16. But they turned away [refusing], so We sent upon them the flood of the dam,¹²²⁴ and We replaced their two [fields of] gardens with gardens of bitter fruit, tamarisks and something of sparse lote trees.

17. [By] that We repaid them because they disbelieved. And do We [thus] repay except the ungrateful?

18. And We placed between them and the cities which We had blessed¹²²⁵ [many] visible cities. And We determined between them the [distances of] journey,¹²²⁶ [saying], "Travel between them by night or by day in safety."

19. But [insolently] they said, "Our Lord, lengthen the distance between our journeys," and wronged themselves, so We made them narrations¹²²⁷ and dispersed them in total dispersion. Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.

20. And Iblees had already confirmed through them¹²²⁸ his assumption,¹²²⁹ so they followed him, except for a party of believers.

21. And he had over them no authority except [it was decreed] that We might make evident who believes in the Hereafter from who is thereof in doubt. And your Lord, over all things, is Guardian.¹²³⁰

22. Say, [O Muḥammad], "Invoke those you claim [as deities] besides Allāh." They do not possess an atom's weight [of ability] in the heavens or on the earth, and they do not have therein any partnership [with Him], nor is there for Him from among them any assistant.

23. And intercession does not benefit with Him except for one whom He permits. [And those wait] until, when terror is removed from their hearts,¹²³¹ they will say [to one another], "What has your Lord said?" They will say, "The truth." And He is the Most High, the Grand.