When they are told, “Follow what Allah has sent down,” they say, “No, we follow what we found our ancestors following.” Even if their ancestors understood nothing and were not guided?
The example of those who reject faith is like someone shouting at what hears nothing but calls and cries. Deaf, unable to speak, and blind, they do not understand.
He has only forbidden you carrion, blood, the flesh of pigs, and what has been dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is forced by necessity, neither desiring it nor exceeding the limit, commits no sin. Allah is truly Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Those who conceal what Allah has sent down of the Scripture and trade it for a small price consume nothing but fire into their bellies. Allah will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection or purify them, and they will have a painful punishment.
Righteousness is not simply turning your faces toward the east or the west. Rather, truly righteous are those who believe in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Scripture, and the prophets; who give wealth, despite loving it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, stranded travelers, those who ask, and for freeing people from bondage; who establish prayer and give zakat; who keep their promises when they make them; and who are patient in poverty, hardship, and times of conflict. They are the ones who are true, and they are the ones mindful of Allah.
Believers, fair retribution is prescribed for you in cases of murder: the free for the free, the enslaved for the enslaved, and the female for the female. But if the offender is pardoned in any way by the victim’s family, then follow what is fair and pay compensation graciously. This is a relief and mercy from your Lord. Whoever transgresses after that will have a painful punishment.
It is prescribed for you, when death approaches one of you and they leave wealth, to make a fair bequest for parents and close relatives, a duty upon those mindful of Allah.
But whoever fears unfairness or wrongdoing from the person making the bequest and brings about a fair settlement between the parties commits no sin. Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Fast for a limited number of days. But whoever among you is ill or on a journey should make up the same number on other days. For those who can only fast with hardship, there is a compensation: feeding a person in need. Whoever willingly does more good, it is better for them. But fasting is better for you, if only you knew.
Ramadan is the month in which the Qur’an was sent down as guidance for humanity, with clear proofs of guidance and the criterion. So whoever among you witnesses the month should fast it. Whoever is ill or on a journey should make up the same number on other days. Allah intends ease for you, not hardship, so that you complete the prescribed number, proclaim Allah’s greatness for guiding you, and perhaps you will be grateful.
When My servants ask you about Me, I am near. I answer the prayer of the one who calls when they call upon Me. So let them respond to Me and believe in Me, so that they may be rightly guided.
It has been made lawful for you to be intimate with your spouses during the nights of fasting. They are clothing for you, and you are clothing for them. Allah knew that you had been betraying yourselves, so He turned toward you and pardoned you. Now be intimate with them and seek what Allah has written for you. Eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread of night. Then complete the fast until night. Do not be intimate with them while you are staying in the mosques for worship. These are Allah’s limits, so do not approach them. In this way Allah makes His signs clear to people, so that they may become mindful of Him.
They ask you about the new moons. Say, “They are markers of time for people and for Hajj.” Righteousness is not entering houses from the back; righteousness belongs to the one who is mindful of Allah. Enter houses through their doors, and be mindful of Allah so that you may succeed.
Fight them wherever you encounter them and drive them out from where they drove you out, for persecution is more severe than killing. But do not fight them at the Sacred Mosque unless they fight you there. If they fight you, then fight them. Such is the consequence for those who reject faith.
Ziqra