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Sura Al-Baqarah Ayat 1 to 5

Sûrat Al- Baqarah
( The Cow ) II
In the Name of Allâh,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. Alif- Lâm- Mîm. [ These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur’ân and none but Allâh ( Alone ) knows their meanings. ]
2. This is the Book ( the Qur’ân ) , whereof there is no doubt, a guidance to those who are Al- Muttaqûn [ the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism who fear Allâh much ( abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden ) and love Allâh much ( perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained ) ] .
3. Who believe in the Ghaib [ 1 ] and perform As- Salât ( Iqâmat- as- Salât ) , [ 2 ] and spend out of what We have provided for them [ i.e. give Zakât [ 3 ] , spend on themselves, their parents, their children, their wives, etc., and also give charity to the poor and also in Allâh’s Cause - Jihâd ] .
4. And who believe in ( the Qur’ân and the Sunnah ) [ 4 ] which has been sent down ( revealed ) to you ( O Muhammad ( saas ) ) and in that which was sent down before you [ the Taurât ( Torah ) and the Injeel ( Gospel ) , etc. ] and they believe with certainty in the Hereafter. ( Resurrection, recompense of their good and bad deeds, Paradise and Hell ) .
5. They are on ( true ) guidance from their Lord, and they are the successful.

Sura Al-Baqarah from 187 to 190

187. It is made lawful for you to have sexual relations with your wives on the night of As- Saum ( the fasts ) . They are Libâs [ i.e. body cover, or screen, or Sakan, ( i.e. you enjoy the pleasure of living with them - as in Verse 7:189 ) Tafsir At- Tabarî ] , for you and you are the same for them. Allâh knows that you used to deceive yourselves, so He turned to you ( accepted your repentance ) and forgave you. So now have sexual relations with them and seek that which Allâh has ordained for you ( offspring ) , and eat and drink until the white thread ( light ) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread ( darkness of night ) , then complete your Saum ( fast ) till the nightfall. And do not have sexual relations with them ( your wives ) while you are in I‘tikâf ( i.e. confining oneself in a mosque for prayers and invocations leaving the worldly activities ) in the mosques. These are the limits ( set ) by Allâh, so approach them not. Thus does Allâh make clear His Ayât ( proofs, evidence, lessons, signs, revelations, verses, laws, legal and illegal things, Allâh’s set limits, orders ) to mankind that they may become Al- Muttaqûn ( the pious - See V.2:2 ) .
188. And eat up not one another’s property unjustly ( in any illegal way e.g. stealing, robbing, deceiving, etc. ) , nor give bribery to the rulers ( judges before presenting your cases ) that you may knowingly eat up a part of the property of others sinfully.
189. They ask you ( O Muhammad ( saas ) ) about the new moons. Say: These are signs to mark fixed periods of time for mankind and for the pilgrimage. It is not Al- Birr ( piety, righteousness ) that you enter the houses from the back but Al- Birr ( is the quality of the one ) who fears Allâh. So enter houses through their proper doors, and fear Allâh that you may be successful.
190. And fight in the Way of Allâh [ 1 ] those who fight you, but transgress not the limits. Truly, Allâh likes not the transgressors. [ This Verse is the first one that was revealed in connection with Jihâd, but it was supplemented by another ( 9:36 ) ] .

Sura Al-Baqarah from 182 to 186

182. But he who fears from a testator some unjust act or wrong- doing, and thereupon he makes peace between the parties concerned, there shall be no sin on him. Certainly, Allâh is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful.
183. O you who believe! Observing As- Saum ( the fasting ) [ 1 ] is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al- Muttaqûn ( the pious - See V.2: 2 ) .
184. [ Observing Saum ( fasts ) ] for a fixed number of days, but if any of you is ill or on a journey, the same number ( should be made up ) from other days. And as for those who can fast with difficulty, ( e.g. an old man ) , they have ( a choice either to fast or ) to feed a Miskîn ( poor person ) ( for every day ) . But whoever does good of his own accord, it is better for him. And that you fast is better for you if only you know. [ 2 ]
185. The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur’ân, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion ( between right and wrong ) . So whoever of you sights ( the crescent on the first night of ) the month ( of Ramadan i.e. is present at his home ) , he must observe Saum ( fasts ) that month, and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [ of days which one did not observe Saum ( fasts ) must be made up ] from other days. Allâh intends for you ease, and He does not want to make things difficult for you. ( He wants that you ) must complete the same number ( of days ) , and that you must magnify Allâh [ i.e. to say Takbîr ( Allâhu Akbar; Allâh is the Most Great ] for having guided you so that you may be grateful to Him. [ 3 ]
186. And when My slaves ask you ( O Muhammad ( saas ) ) concerning Me, then ( answer them ) , I am indeed near ( to them by My Knowledge ) . I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me ( without any mediator or intercessor ) . So let them obey Me and believe in Me, so that they may be led aright. [ 4 ]

Sura Al-Baqarah from 177 to 181

177. It is not Al- Birr ( piety, righteousness, and each and every act of obedience to Allâh, etc. ) that you turn your faces towards east and ( or ) west ( in prayers ) ; but Al- Birr is ( the quality of ) the one who believes in Allâh, the Last Day, the Angels, the Book, the Prophets [ 1 ] and gives his wealth, in spite of love for it, to the kinsfolk, to the orphans, and to Al- Masâkîn ( the poor ) , and to the wayfarer, and to those who ask, and to set slaves free, performs As- Salât ( Iqâmat- as- Salât ) , and gives the Zakât, and who fulfil their covenant when they make it, and who are patient in extreme poverty and ailment ( disease ) and at the time of fighting ( during the battles ) . Such are the people of the truth and they are Al- Muttaqûn ( the pious - See V.2:2 ) .
178. O you who believe! Al- Qisâs ( the Law of Equality in punishment ) is prescribed for you in case of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. But if the killer is forgiven by the brother ( or the relatives, etc. ) of the killed against blood- money, then adhering to it with fairness and payment of the blood- money to the heir should be made in fairness. This is an alleviation and a mercy from your Lord. So after this whoever transgresses the limits ( i.e. kills the killer after taking the blood- money ) , he shall have a painful torment.
179. And there is ( a saving of ) life for you in Al- Qisâs ( the Law of Equality in punishment ) , O men of understanding, that you may become Al- Muttaqûn ( the pious - See V.2: 2 ) .
180. It is prescribed for you, when death approaches any of you, if he leaves wealth, that he makes a bequest to parents and next of kin, according to reasonable manners. ( This is ) a duty upon Al- Muttaqûn ( the pious - See V.2: 2 ) .
181. Then whoever changes the bequest after hearing it, the sin shall be on those who make the change. Truly, Allâh is All- Hearer, All- Knower.

Sura Al-Baqarah from 170 to 176

170. When it is said to them: « Follow what Allâh has sent down. » They say: « Nay! We shall follow what we found our fathers following. » ( Would they do that! ) even though their fathers did not understand anything nor were they guided?
171. And the example of those who disbelieve is as that of him who shouts to those ( flock of sheep ) that hears nothing but calls and cries. ( They are ) deaf, dumb and blind. So they do not understand. ( Tafsîr Al- Qurtubi )
172. O you who believe ( in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism ) ! Eat of the lawful things that We have provided you [ 1 ] with, and be grateful to Allâh, if it is indeed He Whom you worship.
173. He has forbidden you only the Maitah ( dead animals ) , and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allâh ( or has been slaughtered for idols, on which Allâh’s Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering ) . But if one is forced by necessity without wilful disobedience nor transgressing due limits, then there is no sin on him. Truly, Allâh is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful.
174. Verily, those who conceal what Allâh has sent down of the Book, and purchase a small gain therewith ( of worldly things ) , they eat into their bellies nothing but fire. Allâh will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor purify them, and theirs will be a painful torment.
175. Those are they who have purchased error at the price of Guidance, and torment at the price of Forgiveness. So how bold they are ( for evil deeds which will push them ) to the Fire.
176. That is because Allâh has sent down the Book ( the Qur’ân ) in truth. And verily, those who disputed as regards the Book are far away in opposition.

Sura Al-Baqarah from Ayaat 164 to 169

164. Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, and the ships which sail through the sea with that which is of use to mankind, and the water ( rain ) which Allâh sends down from the sky and makes the earth alive therewith after its death, and the moving ( living ) creatures of all kinds that He has scattered therein, and in the veering of winds and clouds which are held between the sky and the earth, are indeed Ayât ( proofs, evidence, signs, etc. ) for people of understanding.
165. And of mankind are some who take ( for worship ) others besides Allâh as rivals [ 1 ] ( to Allâh ) . They love them as they love Allâh. But those who believe, love Allâh more ( than anything else ) . If only, those who do wrong could see, when they will see the torment, that all power belongs to Allâh and that Allâh is Severe in punishment.
166. When those who were followed, disown ( declare themselves innocent of ) those who followed ( them ) , and they see the torment, then all their relations will be cut off from them.
167. And those who followed will say: « If only we had one more chance to return ( to the worldly life ) , we would disown ( declare ourselves as innocent from ) them as they have disowned ( declared themselves as innocent from ) us. » Thus Allâh will show them their deeds as regrets for them. And they will never get out of the Fire.
168. O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and good on the earth, and follow not the footsteps of Shaitan ( Satan ) . Verily, he is to you an open enemy.
169. He [ Shaitân ( Satan ) ] commands you only what is evil and Fahshâ ( sinful ) , and that you should say against Allâh what you know not.

Sura Al-Baqarah from Ayaat 154 to 163

154. And say not of those who are killed in the Way of Allâh, « They are dead. » Nay, they are living, but you perceive ( it ) not.
155. And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to As- Sâbirûn ( the patient ) .
156. Who, when afflicted with calamity, say: « Truly! To Allâh we belong and truly, to Him we shall return. »
157. They are those on whom are the Salawât ( i.e. who are blessed and will be forgiven ) from their Lord, and ( they are those who ) receive His Mercy, and it is they who are the guided ones.
158. Verily! As- Safâ and Al- Marwah ( two mountains in Makkah ) are of the Symbols of Allâh. So it is not a sin on him who performs Hajj or ‘Umrah ( pilgrimage ) of the House ( the Ka‘bah at Makkah ) to perform the going ( Tawâf ) between them ( As- Safâ and Al- Marwah ) . [ 1 ] And whoever does good voluntarily, then verily, Allâh is All- Recogniser, All- Knower.
159. Verily, those who conceal the clear proofs, evidence and the guidance, which We have sent down, after We have made it clear for the people in the Book, they are the ones cursed by Allâh and cursed by the cursers.
160. Except those who repent and do righteous deeds, and openly declare ( the truth which they concealed ) . These, I will accept their repentance. And I am the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.
161. Verily, those who disbelieve, and die while they are disbelievers, it is they on whom is the Curse of Allâh and of the angels and of mankind, combined.
162. They will abide therein ( under the curse in Hell ) , their punishment will neither be lightened, nor will they be reprieved.
163. And your Ilâh ( God ) is One Ilâh ( God - Allâh ) , Lâ ilâha illa Huwa ( there is none who has the right to be worshipped but He ) , the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Sura Al-Baqarah from Ayaat 146 to 153

146. Those to whom We gave the Scripture ( Jews and Christians ) recognise him ( Muhammad ( saas ) or the Ka‘bah at Makkah ) as they recognise their sons. But verily, a party of them conceal the truth while they know it - [ i.e. the qualities of Muhammad ( saas ) which are written in the Taurât ( Torah ) and the Injeel ( Gospel ) ] . [ 1 ]
147. ( This is ) the truth from your Lord. So be you not one of those who doubt.
148. For every nation there is a direction to which they face ( in their prayers ) . So hasten towards all that is good. Wheresoever you may be, Allâh will bring you together ( on the Day of Resurrection ) . Truly, Allâh is Able to do all things.
149. And from wheresoever you start forth ( for prayers ) , turn your face in the direction of Al- Masjid- Al- Harâm ( at Makkah ) , that is indeed the truth from your Lord. And Allâh is not unaware of what you do.
150. And from wheresoever you start forth ( for prayers ) , turn your face in the direction of Al- Masjid- Al- Harâm ( at Makkah ) , and wheresoever you are, turn your faces towards it ( when you pray ) so that men may have no argument against you except those of them that are wrong- doers, so fear them not, but fear Me! - And so that I may complete My Blessings on you and that you may be guided.
151. Similarly ( to complete My Blessings on you ) , We have sent among you a Messenger ( Muhammad ( saas ) ) of your own, reciting to you Our Verses ( the Qur’ân ) and purifying you, and teaching you the Book ( the Qur’ân ) and the Hikmah ( i.e. Sunnah, Islâmic laws and Fiqh - jurisprudence ) , and teaching you that which you used not to know.
152. Therefore remember Me ( by praying, glorifying ) , [ 2 ] I will remember you, and be grateful to Me ( for My countless Favours on you ) and never be ungrateful to Me.
153. O you who believe! Seek help in patience and As- Salât ( the prayer ) . Truly! Allâh is with As- Sâbirûn ( the patient ) .

Sura Al-Baqarah from Ayaat 142 to 145

142. The fools among the people ( pagans, hypocrites, and Jews ) will say, « What has turned them ( Muslims ) from their Qiblah [ prayer direction ( towards Jerusalem ) ] to which they used to face in prayer. » Say, ( O Muhammad ( saas ) ) « To Allâh belong both, east and the west. He guides whom He wills to the Straight Way. »
143. Thus We have made you [ true Muslims - real believers of Islâmic Monotheism, true followers of Prophet Muhammad ( saas ) and his Sunnah ( legal ways ) ] , a just ( and the best ) nation, that you be witnesses over mankind [ 1 ] and the Messenger ( Muhammad ( saas ) ) be a witness over you. And We made the Qiblah ( prayer direction towards Jerusalem ) which you used to face, only to test those who followed the Messenger ( Muhammad ( saas ) ) from those who would turn on their heels ( i.e. disobey the Messenger ) . Indeed it was great ( heavy ) except for those whom Allâh guided. And Allâh would never make your faith ( prayers ) to be lost ( i.e. your prayers offered towards Jerusalem ) . Truly, Allâh is full of Kindness, the Most Merciful towards mankind.
144. Verily! We have seen the turning of your ( Muhammad’s ( saas ) ) face towards the heaven. Surely, We shall turn you to a Qiblah ( prayer direction ) that shall please you, so turn your face in the direction of Al- Masjid- al- Harâm ( at Makkah ) . And wheresoever you people are, turn your faces ( in prayer ) in that direction. Certainly, the people who were given the Scripture ( i.e. Jews and the Christians ) know well that, that ( your turning towards the direction of the Ka‘bah at Makkah in prayers ) is the truth from their Lord. And Allâh is not unaware of what they do.
145. And even if you were to bring to the people of the Scripture ( Jews and Christians ) all the Ayât ( proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc. ) , they would not follow your Qiblah ( prayer direction ) , nor are you going to follow their Qiblah ( prayer direction ) . And they will not follow each other’s Qiblah ( prayer direction ) . Verily, if you follow their desires after that which you have received of knowledge ( from Allâh ) , then indeed you will be one of the Zâlimûn ( polytheists, wrong- doers ) .