Surat Al An`am (151-165)

}قُلْ تَعَالَوْاْ أَتْلُ مَا حَرَّمَ رَبُّكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَلاَّ تُشْرِكُواْ بِهِ شَيْئاً وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَاناً وَلاَ تَقْتُلُواْ أَوْلاَدَكُم مِّنْ إمْلاَقٍ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكُمْ وَإِيَّاهُمْ وَلاَ تَقْرَبُواْ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَلاَ تَقْتُلُواْ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللّهُ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ ذَلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُمْ بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ} [الأنعام: 151]

151- Say to polytheists: Come so I read and tell you what your Lord has forbidden to you, not what you claim that He prohibited to you, for He is the Law-Giver not you:

- Not to associate anyone with Allah in worship because He is the only Disposer of the universe and He alone is the one to be worshipped.

- Treat your parents kindly without any harm.

- Do not kill your children because of poverty, for it is We who provide you and them sustenance.

- Do not approach immorality, both obvious and hidden, such as adultery nor taking boyfriends and mistresses.

- Do not kill the self which Allah has forbidden to kill because of any reason except with the truth such as apostasy, adultery, and deliberate killing of oneself.

These are the rulings which Allah imposed on you, and commanded you with to execute His Commands and abstain from His Prohibitions.

}وَلاَ تَقْرَبُواْ مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ إِلاَّ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ أَشُدَّهُ وَأَوْفُواْ الْكَيْلَ وَالْمِيزَانَ بِالْقِسْطِ لاَ نُكَلِّفُ نَفْساً إِلاَّ وُسْعَهَا وَإِذَا قُلْتُمْ فَاعْدِلُواْ وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَى وَبِعَهْدِ اللّهِ أَوْفُواْ ذَلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُم بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ} [الأنعام: 152]

152- O guardians, do not approach the money of the orphans except if you want to invest it until he or she becomes of age. Moreover, complete weight and measure with justice, in buying and selling.

We do not burden any soul beyond its capacity, so if it commits a mistake after exerting efforts, there is no harm.

If you deliver a testimony, be truthful even if the accused is a relative.

Fulfill the commands and prohibitions of Allah because you are responsible for your promise.

These are the commands which Allah commanded you, so understand, reflect in them, and act accordingly.

}وَأَنَّ هَـذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيماً فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلاَ تَتَّبِعُواْ السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَن سَبِيلِهِ ذَلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُم بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ} [الأنعام: 153]

153- O Prophet, say: Islam is my Straight Path which has no curves; that is what I follow and that is what I call for. So, follow its instructions and act accordingly, and do not follow whims, heresies, and doubts in order not to dissipate you. These are the instructions of Allah in order to keep away from dispute, rivalries, differences, and scattering that had destroyed the people before you.

}ثُمَّ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ تَمَاماً عَلَى الَّذِيَ أَحْسَنَ وَتَفْصِيلاً لِّكُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُم بِلِقَاء رَبِّهِمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ} [الأنعام: 154]

154- Allah revealed the Torah in full to Moses in order that the believers and the pious of his people would follow it. Furthermore, it contains details to all needed matters in religion, a proof to the truth, and mercy for the competent people so that the Children of Israel would believe in the resurrection and believe in the reward and punishment system.

}وَهَـذَا كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ مُبَارَكٌ فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَاتَّقُواْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ} [الأنعام: 155]

155- This Qur'an was sent down to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). It is a useful and valuable book which contains legislations and rulings that will ensure security and happiness in the worldly life and in the Hereafter, so act accordingly, beware of its prohibitions so that you would be granted mercy and to win.

}أَن تَقُولُواْ إِنَّمَا أُنزِلَ الْكِتَابُ عَلَى طَآئِفَتَيْنِ مِن قَبْلِنَا وَإِن كُنَّا عَن دِرَاسَتِهِمْ لَغَافِلِينَ} [الأنعام: 156]

156- We have sent down the Qur'an to you so as not to say that the Book was revealed to the Jews and the Christians, and we do not understand what is says because it was not written in our tongue and we cannot read it.

}أَوْ تَقُولُواْ لَوْ أَنَّا أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا الْكِتَابُ لَكُنَّا أَهْدَى مِنْهُمْ فَقَدْ جَاءكُم بَيِّنَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن كَذَّبَ بِآيَاتِ اللّهِ وَصَدَفَ عَنْهَا سَنَجْزِي الَّذِينَ يَصْدِفُونَ عَنْ آيَاتِنَا سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَصْدِفُونَ} [الأنعام: 157]

157- We have refuted all your claims which you said: If the book had been revealed to us, we would have been guided more than them and more hasty to response more than them. Here is the Qur'an which came to you from Allah with an Arabic tongue and it contains the guidance and mercy of the Torah, explaining the rulings, and the mention of the lawful and the prohibition.

There is no one more oppressor than those who disobeyed the Messengers, belied what Allah revealed to them, and turned away from the clear signs of Allah. So, they did not benefit from the Divine Message and We shall punish them for their turning away and denying the Ayahs of Allah with the painful torment because of their continuous reluctance and ignoring the truth.

}هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلاَّ أَن تَأْتِيهُمُ الْمَلآئِكَةُ أَوْ يَأْتِيَ رَبُّكَ أَوْ يَأْتِيَ بَعْضُ آيَاتِ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَ يَأْتِي بَعْضُ آيَاتِ رَبِّكَ لاَ يَنفَعُ نَفْساً إِيمَانُهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ آمَنَتْ مِن قَبْلُ أَوْ كَسَبَتْ فِي إِيمَانِهَا خَيْراً قُلِ انتَظِرُواْ إِنَّا مُنتَظِرُونَ} [الأنعام: 158]

158- Do the polytheists wait —after belying the Messengers and disbelieving the signs and Ayahs of Allah— but the angels who will take out their souls, torture them or even wait for your Lord to come on the Day of Recompense}in the shadows of the clouds}  [Surat Al Baqarah: 210] to judge between His Servants or the portents of the Hour of Judgment, such as the rise of the sun from the west? When some of these signs appear, the faith of a person will not avail him if he did not believe in them before or he was a lewd Muslim and he could not gain from his weak faith a righteous deed, then repentance will not avail because they shall be compelled to believe in them.

O Prophet, say to polytheists: Wait for that Day on which your faith shall never avail and you shall be punished.

}إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُواْ دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُواْ شِيَعاً لَّسْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ إِنَّمَا أَمْرُهُمْ إِلَى اللّهِ ثُمَّ يُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا كَانُواْ يَفْعَلُونَ} [الأنعام: 159]

159- Indeed, the Jews and the Christians who divided their religion by their disagreement have become sects and every sect follows a leader. You are not responsible for their disparity or punishment, you do not bear their burdens, and Allah treats with them by His Wisdom and tell them of what they were doing in the world. So, He shall judge, reckon, and punish them for their actions.

}مَن جَاء بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ عَشْرُ أَمْثَالِهَا وَمَن جَاء بِالسَّيِّئَةِ فَلاَ يُجْزَى إِلاَّ مِثْلَهَا وَهُمْ لاَ يُظْلَمُونَ} [الأنعام: 160]

160- Any believer does a righteous deed shall gain ten good deeds in return out of Allah's Bounty and Favor. However, whoever does one bad deed either from the believers or non-believers shall not be given except one bad deed out of Allah's Justice; and they shall not be oppressed by decreasing their reward or increasing their punishment.

}قُلْ إِنَّنِي هَدَانِي رَبِّي إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ دِيناً قِيَماً مِّلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفاً وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ} [الأنعام: 161]

161- O valued Prophet, say: Indeed, Allah guided me to a straight path which is not curved. It is the firm religion of Allah and the religion of Abraham who refused all false religions to believe in the true one, and he was not of the polytheists as the Jews and the Christians claimed.

}قُلْ إِنَّ صَلاَتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الأنعام: 162]

162- O Prophet, say: Verily, my Salah, worship, all acts of worship which I do to draw nearer Allah either in Hajj or other occasions, and life and death, obedience, righteous work, gaining, and retribution are all done for the sake of Allah, the Lord of the worlds.

}لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَاْ أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ} [الأنعام: 163]

163- My actions are sincerely devoted to Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) and I do not associate others with him in worship. By this saying or devotion I was commanded and I am the first Muslim in this nation who follows Allah's Commands and who is submitted to His Destiny.

}قُلْ أَغَيْرَ اللّهِ أَبْغِي رَبّاً وَهُوَ رَبُّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَلاَ تَكْسِبُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ إِلاَّ عَلَيْهَا وَلاَ تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى ثُمَّ إِلَى رَبِّكُم مَّرْجِعُكُمْ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ} [الأنعام: 164]

164- Say to those polytheists: Can I ask you to worship a lord other than Allah while He is the owner, the Manager, and the Maintainer of everything; I do not rely but on Him, do not call but He, and I do not associate any with Him in worship.

Any evil deed a person does shall be written against him and its bad consequences shall go back to him.

A soul shall not carry the burden of another soul and cannot cast its sins to others nor reduce the sins of others by taking some of them, but every soul shall be held accountable for its actions.

Then You shall be resurrected to Allah on the Day of Recompense and He shall tell you about your good and evil actions. Moreover, He shall tell you about the things which you used to disagree about in the world and the results of your actions such as guidance and aberrance.

}وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَكُمْ خَلاَئِفَ الأَرْضِ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَكُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَاتٍ لِّيَبْلُوَكُمْ فِي مَا آتَاكُمْ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ سَرِيعُ الْعِقَابِ وَإِنَّهُ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ} [الأنعام: 165]

165- He is Allah who destined by His Wisdom to make you generations after generations to construct the earth and life goes on until the establishment of the Hour.

Furthermore, He put you in different conditions: Strong, weak, rich, poor, generous, miser, white, and black to try you and see what you do and whether the strong oppress the weak or help them? What a rich shall do with his fortune? Shall the poor observe patience or deviate from the straight way? Allah shall reward everyone according to his or her actions. He is Most-Forgiving to who repents and regrets his sins and Most-Forgiving to those who follow His Way.