Zechariah's Prayer and the Birth of John
1 Kaf Ha Ya Ain Sad
2 A mention of the mercy of your Lord to His servant Zechariah
3 When he called to his Lord a private call
4 He said My Lord indeed my bones have weakened and my head has flamed with white hair and I have never been in my supplication to You my Lord unhappy
5 And indeed I fear the successors after me and my wife has been barren so give me from Yourself an heir
6 Who will inherit me and inherit from the family of Jacob and make him my Lord pleasing
7 O Zechariah indeed We give you good tidings of a boy whose name will be John We have not assigned to any before him this name
8 He said My Lord how will I have a boy when my wife has been barren and I have reached extreme old age
9 He said Thus said your Lord it is easy for Me and I have created you before when you were nothing
10 He said My Lord make for me a sign He said Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three nights being sound
11 So he came out to his people from the prayer chamber and signaled to them to exalt in the morning and evening
12 O John take the Scripture with determination and We gave him judgement as a boy
13 And affection from Us and purity and he was fearing
14 And dutiful to his parents and he was not a disobedient tyrant
15 And peace be upon him the day he was born and the day he dies and the day he is raised alive
Mary and the Miraculous Birth of Jesus
16 And mention in the Book Mary when she withdrew from her family to an eastern place
17 And she took a screen from them then We sent to her Our Spirit and it appeared to her as a man in perfect form
18 She said I seek refuge with the Most Merciful from you if you are God fearing
19 He said I am only a messenger from your Lord to give you a pure boy
20 She said How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and I have not been unchaste
21 He said Thus said your Lord it is easy for Me and We will make him a sign to the people and a mercy from Us and it is a matter decreed
22 So she conceived him and she withdrew with him to a remote place
23 And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree She said Oh I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion forgotten
24 But he called her from below her Do not grieve your Lord has provided beneath you a stream
25 And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree it will drop on you ripe fresh dates
26 So eat and drink and be content And if you see from among humanity anyone say Indeed I have vowed to the Most Merciful abstention so I will not speak today to any human
27 Then she brought him to her people carrying him They said O Mary you have certainly done a thing unprecedented
28 O sister of Aaron your father was not a man of evil nor was your mother unchaste
29 So she pointed to him They said How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child
30 He said Indeed I am the servant of God He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet
31 And He has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoined on me prayer and charity as long as I remain alive
32 And dutiful to my mother and He has not made me a wretched tyrant
33 And peace is on me the day I was born and the day I will die and the day I am raised alive
34 That is Jesus the son of Mary the word of truth about which they are in dispute
35 It is not for God to take a son Exalted is He When He decrees an affair He only says to it Be and it is
36 And indeed God is my Lord and your Lord so worship Him That is a straight path
37 Then the factions differed among themselves so woe to those who disbelieve from the scene of a tremendous Day
Abraham's Rejection of Idolatry and His Descendants
38 How clearly they will hear and see on the Day they come to Us, but today the wrongdoers are in clear error.
39 And warn them of the Day of Regret, when the matter will be decided. And they are in heedlessness, and they do not believe.
40 Indeed, it is We who will inherit the earth and whoever is on it, and to Us they will be returned.
41 And mention in the Book Abraham. Indeed, he was a man of truth and a prophet.
42 When he said to his father, O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at all?
43 O my father, indeed there has come to me of knowledge that which has not come to you, so follow me; I will guide you to an even path.
44 O my father, do not worship Satan. Indeed Satan has ever been, to the Most Merciful, disobedient.
45 O my father, indeed I fear that there will touch you a punishment from the Most Merciful so you would be to Satan a companion.
46 He said, Have you no desire for my gods, O Abraham? If you do not desist, I will surely stone you, so avoid me a prolonged time.
47 Abraham said, Peace be upon you. I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord. Indeed, He is ever gracious to me.
48 And I will leave you and those you invoke other than God and will invoke my Lord. I expect that I will not be in invocation to my Lord unhappy.
49 So when he had left them and those they worshipped other than God, We gave him Isaac and Jacob, and each We made a prophet.
50 And We granted them of Our mercy, and We made for them a reputation of high honor.
Other Prophets and Their Missions
51 And mention in the Book Moses. Indeed, he was chosen, and he was a messenger and a prophet.
52 And We called him from the right side of the mount and brought him near in private conversation.
53 And We granted him out of Our mercy his brother Aaron as a prophet.
54 And mention in the Book Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet.
55 And he used to enjoin on his people prayer and charity, and he was pleasing to his Lord.
56 And mention in the Book Idris. Indeed, he was a man of truth and a prophet.
57 And We raised him to a high station.
58 Those were the ones upon whom God bestowed favor from among the prophets of the descendants of Adam and of those We carried with Noah and of the descendants of Abraham and Israel and of those We guided and chose. When the verses of the Most Merciful were recited to them, they fell in prostration and weeping.
Criticism of Those Who Neglect Prayer and Follow Desires
59 Then successors came after them who neglected prayer and pursued desires, so they will meet evil
60 Except those who repent, believe and do righteous deeds. Those will enter Paradise and will not be wronged at all
61 Gardens of Eden which the Most Merciful has promised His servants in the unseen. Indeed, His promise is coming
62 They will not hear therein any idle speech but only peace. And they will have their provision therein morning and afternoon
63 That is Paradise which We give as inheritance to those of Our servants who were fearing God
64 And we do not descend except by the command of your Lord. To Him belongs what is before us and what is behind us and what is in between. And your Lord is never forgetful
65 Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, so worship Him and have patience in His worship. Do you know of any similarity to Him
The Reality of Resurrection and Judgment
66 Man says, Does man say, When I am dead, will I be brought forth alive?
67 Does man not remember that We created him before, when he was nothing?
68 So by your Lord, We will surely gather them and the devils, then We will bring them to their knees around Hell.
69 Then We will surely extract from every sect those of them who were worst in rebellion against the Most Merciful.
70 Then We surely know best those most deserving to burn in it.
71 There is not one of you but will come to it. This is upon your Lord an inevitability decreed.
72 Then We will save those who feared God and leave the wrongdoers within it, on their knees.
73 And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidence, those who disbelieve say to those who believe, Which of the two groups is better in position and better in assembly?
74 And how many generations have We destroyed before them who were better in possessions and appearance?
75 Say, Whoever is in error, let the Most Merciful extend for him an extension until, when they see that which they were promised, either punishment or the Hour, they will come to know who is worst in position and weaker in forces.
Refutation of False Beliefs and Warning to Disbelievers
76 God increases in guidance those who are guided. And the enduring good deeds are better with your Lord for reward and better for return.
77 Have you seen the one who disbelieved in Our verses and said, I will surely be given wealth and children?
78 Has he looked into the unseen, or has he taken from the Most Merciful a promise?
79 No. We will record what he says and extend for him from the punishment extensively.
80 And We will inherit him in what he mentions, and he will come to Us alone.
81 And they have taken besides God deities that they may be for them a source of honor.
82 No. They will deny their worship of them and be against them opponents.
83 Do you not see that We have sent the devils upon the disbelievers, inciting them to evil with incitement?
84 So do not be impatient over them. We only count out to them a number.
85 On the Day We will gather the righteous to the Most Merciful as a delegation.
86 And We will drive the criminals to Hell in thirst.
87 They will not possess the power of intercession, except he who had taken from the Most Merciful a covenant.
88 And they say, The Most Merciful has taken a son.
89 You have done an atrocious thing.
90 The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastation.
91 That they attribute to the Most Merciful a son.
92 And it is not appropriate for the Most Merciful that He should take a son.
93 There is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant.
94 He has enumerated them and counted them a counting.
95 And all of them are coming to Him on the Day of Resurrection alone.
96 Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds, the Most Merciful will appoint for them affection.
97 So, We have only made it easy in your tongue that you may give good tidings thereby to the righteous and warn thereby a hostile people.
98 And how many have We destroyed before them of generations? Do you perceive of them anyone or hear from them a sound?