pleases and chastises whom He pleases. And Allāh is Possessor of power over all things. |
285 The Messenger believes in what has been revealed to him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers. They all believe in Allāh and His angels and His Books and His messengers. We make no difference between any of His messengers. And they say: We hear and obey; our Lord, Thy forgiveness (do we crave), and to Thee is the eventual course. |
286 Allāh imposes not on any soul a duty beyond its scope. For it, is that which it earns (of good), and against it that which it works (of evil). Our Lord, punish us not if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord, do not lay on us a burden as Thou didst lay on those before us. Our Lord, impose not on us (afflictions) which we have not the strength to bear. And pardon us! And grant us protection! And have mercy on us! Thou art our Patron, so grant us victory over the disbelieving people. |
1 I, Allāh, am the best Knower, |
2 Allāh, (there is) no god but He, the Ever-living, the Self-subsisting, by Whom all subsist. |
3 He has revealed to thee the Book with truth, verifying that which is before it, and He revealed the Torah and the Gospel |
4 Aforetime, a guidance for the people, and He sent the Discrimination. Those who disbelieve in the messages of Allāh — for |
them is a severe chastisement. And Allāh is Mighty, the Lord of retribution. |
5 Surely nothing in the earth or in the heaven is hidden from Allāh. |
6 He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He pleases. There is no god but He, the Mighty, the Wise. |
7 He it is Who has revealed the Book to thee; some of its verses are decisive — they are the basis of the Book — and others are allegorical. Then those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part of it which is |