Sura Li. The Scattering : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LI.--THE SCATTERING [XLIII.] MECCAe.--60 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful By the clouds 1 which scatter with SCATTERING, And those which bear their load, And by those which speed lightly along, And those which apportion by comm...
Sura Xxx. The Greeks : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXX.--THE GREEKS [LXXIV.] MECCA.--60 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. MIM. 1 THE GREEKS have been defeated 2 In a land hard by: But after their defeat they shall defeat their foes, In a few years. 3 First and last is...
Sura X. Jonah, Peace Be On Him : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA X.--JONAH, PEACE BE ON HIM! [LXXXIV.] MECCA.--109 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. RA. 1 These are the signs of the wise Book! A matter of wonderment is it to the men of Mecca, that to a person among themselves We...
Sura Ci. The Blow : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA CI.--THE BLOW [XXIX.] MECCA.--8 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful THE BLOW! what is the Blow? Who shall teach thee what the Blow is? The Day when men shall be like scattered moths, And the mountains shall be like flocks of carded...
Sura Cix. Unbelievers : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA CIX.--UNBELIEVERS [IX.] MECCA.--6 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful SAY: O ye UNBELIEVERS! I worship not that which ye worship, And ye do not worship that which I worship; I shall never worship that which ye worship, Neither will...
Sura Vi. Cattle : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA VI.--CATTLE [LXXXIX.] MECCA.--165 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful PRAISE be to God, who hath created the Heavens and the Earth, and ordained the darkness and the light! Yet unto their Lord do the infidels give peers! He it is who...
Sura Xxiv. Light : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXIV.--LIGHT [CV.] MEDINA.--64 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful A SURA which we have sent down and sanctioned! Clear signs have we sent down therein, that ye may take warning. The whore and the whoremonger--scourge each of them...
Sura Ix. Immunity : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA IX. 1--IMMUNITY [CXIII.] MEDINA.--130 Verses An IMMUNITY from God and His Apostle to those with whom ye are in league, among the Polytheist Arabs! (those who join gods with God). Go ye, therefore, at large in the land four months: but know that God ye...
Sura Lxiii. The Hypocrites : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXIII. 1--THE HYPOCRITES [CIV.] MEDINA.--11 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful WHEN the Hypocrites come to thee, they say, "We bear witness that thou art the Sent One of God." God knoweth that thou art His Sent One: but God beareth...
Sura Xix. Mary : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XIX. 1--MARY [LVIII.] MECCA.--98 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful KAF. HA. YA. AIN. SAD. 2 A recital of thy Lord's mercy to his servant Zachariah; When he called upon his Lord with secret calling, And said: "O Lord, verily my...
Sura C. The Chargers : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA C.--THE CHARGERS [XXXIV.] Mecca.--11 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful By the snorting CHARGERS! And those that dash off sparks of fire! And those that scour to the attack at morn! And stir therein the dust aloft; And cleave...
Sura Xxii. The Pilgrimage : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXII.--THE PILGRIMAGE [CVII.] MEDINA. 1--78 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful! O MEN of Mecca, fear your Lord. Verily, the earthquake of the last Hour will be a tremendous thing! On the day when ye shall behold it, every suckling...
Sura Xxxv. The Creator, Or The Angels : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXXV.--THE CREATOR, OR THE ANGELS [LXXXVI.] MECCA.--45 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful PRAISE be to God, Maker of the Heavens and of the Earth! Who employeth the ANGELS as envoys, with pairs of wings, two, three, and four: He...
Sura Cxiii. The Daybreak : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA CXIII.--THE DAYBREAK [VI.] MECCA OR MEDINA.--5 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful SAY: I betake me for refuge to the Lord of the DAY BREAK Against the mischiefs of his creation; And against the mischief of the night when it...
Sura Xciv. The Opening : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XCIV.--THE OPENING [V.] MECCA.--8 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful HAVE we not OPENED thine heart for thee? And taken off from thee thy burden, Which galled thy back? And have we not raised thy name for thee? Then verily along...
Sura Lx. She Who Is Tried : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA 1 LX.--SHE WHO IS TRIED [CX.] MEDINA.--13 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful O YE who believe! take not my foe 2 and your foe for friends, shewing them kindness, although they believe not that truth which hath come to you: they...
Sura Lxxxiii. Those Who Stint : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXXIII.--THOSE WHO STINT [XLI.] MECCA.--36 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Woe to those who STINT the measure: Who when they take by measure from others, exact the full; But when they mete to them or weigh to them, minish-- Wh...
Sura Lvii. Iron : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LVII.--IRON [XCIX.] MEDINA. 1--29 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ALL that is in the Heavens and in the Earth praiseth God, and He is the Mighty, the Wise! His the Kingdom of the Heavens and of the Earth; He maketh alive...
Sura Lxxxix. The Daybreak : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXXIX.--THE DAYBREAK [XXXIX.] MECCA.--30 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful By the DAYBREAK and ten nights. 1 By that which is double and that which is single, By the night when it pursues its course! Is there not in this an oath...
Sura Lxix. The Inevitable : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXIX.--THE INEVITABLE [XLII.] MECCA.--52 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful The INEVITABLE! And who shall make thee comprehend what the Inevitable is? Themoud and Ad treated the day of Terrors 1 as a lie. So as to Themoud, 2 they...
Sura Cv. The Elephant : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA CV.--THE ELEPHANT [XIX.] MECCA.--5 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful HAST thou not seen 1 how thy Lord dealt with the army of the ELEPHANT? Did he not cause their stratagem to miscarry? And he sent against them birds in flocks...
Sura Xxxix. The Troops : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXXIX.--THE TROOPS [LXXX.] MECCA.--75 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful THE Book 1 sent down from God, the Mighty, the Wise! We have sent down the Book to thee with the truth: serve thou God then, and be sincere in thy worship: Is...
Sura Lxxv. The Resurrection : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXV.--THE RESURRECTION [XL.] MECCA.--40 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful It needeth not that I swear by the day of the RESURRECTION, Or that I swear by the self-accusing soul. Thinketh man that we shall not re-unite his bones...
Sura Lxxxv. The Starry : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXXV.--THE STARRY [XXVIII.] MECCA.--22 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful BY the star-bespangled Heaven! 1 By the promised Day! By the witness and the witnessed! 2 Cursed the masters of the trench 3 Of the fuel-fed fire, When they...
Sura Xxxi. Lokman : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXXI.--LOKMAN 1 [LXXXII.] MECCA.--34 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. MIM. 2 These are the verses (signs) of the wise Book, A guidance and a mercy to the righteous, Who observe prayer, and pay the impost, 3 and believe...
Sura Xlix. The Apartments : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XLIX.--THE APARTMENTS [CXII.] MEDINA.--18 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful O BELIEVERS! enter not upon any affair ere God and His Apostle 1 permit you; and fear ye God: for God Heareth, Knoweth. 2 O Believers! raise not your...
Dedication : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; TO SIR WILLIAM MARTIN, K.T., D.C.L. LATE CHIEF JUSTICE OF NEW ZEALAND, THIS VOLUME IS DEDICATED, WITH SINCERE FEELINGS OF ESTEEM FOR HIS PRIVATE WORTH, PUBLIC SERVICES, AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, BY THE TRANSLATOR.
Sura Xl. The Believer : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XL.--THE BELIEVER [LXXVIII.] MECCA.--85 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful HA. MIM. The Revelation (sending down) of the Book is from God the Almighty, the All-knowing, 1 Forgiver of sin, and receiver of penitence,--vehement...
Sura Lxxx. He Frowned : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXX.--HE FROWNED [XXIV.] MECCA.--42 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful HE FROWNED, and he turned his back, 1 Because the blind man came to him! But what assured thee that he would not be cleansed by the Faith, Or be warned...
Sura Xcviii. Clear Evidence : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XCVIII.--CLEAR EVIDENCE [XCII.] MEDINA.--8 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful THE unbelievers among the people of the Book, and the Polytheists, did not waver, until the CLEAR EVIDENCE had come to them; A messenger from God...
Sura Xxxvii. The Ranks : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXXVII.--THE RANKS [L.] MECCA.--182 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful By the angels ranged in order for Songs of Praise, And by those who repel demons, 1 And by those who recite the Koran for warning, Truly your God is but one...
Sura Xiii. Thunder : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XIII.--THUNDER [XC.] MECCA.--43 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. MIM. RA. 1 These, the signs of the Book! And that which hath been sent down to thee from thy Lord is the very truth: But the greater part of men will not...
Sura Lxvi. The Forbidding : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXVI.--THE FORBIDDING [CIX.] MEDINA.--12 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful WHY, 1 O Prophet! dost thou hold that to be FORBIDDEN which God hath made lawful to thee, from a desire to please thy wives, since God is Lenient, Merciful...
Sura L. Kaf : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA L.--KAF [LIV.] MECCA.--45 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Kaf 1. By the glorious Koran: They marvel forsooth that one of themselves hath come to them charged with warnings. "This," say the infidels, "is a marvellous thing: Wh...
Sura Xxxii. Adoration : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXXII.--ADORATION [LXX.] MECCA.--30 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful. ELIF. LAM. MIM. 1 This Book is without a doubt a Revelation sent down from the Lord of the Worlds. Will they say, He hath forged it? Nay, it is the truth...
Sura Cx. Help : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA 1 CX.--HELP [CXI.] MEDINA.--3 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful WHEN the HELP of God and the victory arrive, And thou seest men entering the religion of God by troops; Then utter the praise of thy Lord, implore His pardon; for He...
Sura Xiv. Abraham, On Whom Be Peace : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XIV.--ABRAHAM, ON WHOM BE PEACE [LXXVI.] MECCA.--52 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. RA. This Book have we sent down to thee that by their Lord's permission thou mayest bring men out of darkness into light, ...
Sura Liv. The Moon : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LIV.--THE MOON [XLIX.] MECCA.--55 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful The hour hath approached and the MOON hath been cleft: But whenever they see a miracle they turn aside and say, This is well-devised magic. And they have treated...
Sura Lxxvi. Man : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXVI.--MAN [LII.] MECCA.--31 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Doth not a long time pass over MAN, during which he is a thing unremembered? 1 We have created man from the union of the sexes that we might prove him; and hearing...
Sura Ii. The Cow : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA II.--THE COW 1 [XCI.] MEDINA.--286 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. MIM. 2 No doubt is there about this Book: It is a guidance to the God-fearing, Who believe in the unseen, 3 who observe prayer, and out of what we have...
Introduction : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; INTRODUCTION MOHAMMED was born at Mecca in A.D. 567 or 569. His flight (hijra) to Medina, which marks the beginning of the Mohammedan era, took place on 16th June 622. He died on 7th June 632. THE Koran admittedly occupies an important position among the gre...
Untitled : * THE KORAN TRANSLATED BY J.M. RODWELL [1876] Title Page Introduction Dedication Preface Sura XCVI.--Thick Blood, or Clots Of Blood [I.] Sura LXXIV.--The Enwrapped [II.] Sura LXXIII. The Enfolded [III.] Sura XCIII.--The Brightness [IV.] Sura XCIV.--The Opening [V.] Sura CXIII.--The Daybreak [VI.]...
Sura Lxxi. Noah : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXI.--NOAH [LI.] MECCA.--29 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful We sent NOAH to his people, and said to him, "Warn thou thy people ere there come on them an afflictive punishment." He said, "O my people! I come to you a plain-spoken...
Sura Xvi. The Bee : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XVI.--THE BEE [LXXIII.] MECCA.--128 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful THE doom of God cometh to pass. Then hasten it not. Glory be to Him! High let Him be exalted above the gods whom they join with Him! By his own behest will He...
Sura Xci. The Sun : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XCI.--THE SUN [XXIII.] MECCA.--15 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful BY the SUN and his noonday brightness! By the Moon when she followeth him! By the Day when it revealeth his glory! By the Night when it enshroudeth him! By...
Sura Lv. The Merciful : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LV.--THE MERCIFUL [XLVIII.] MECCA.--78 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful The God of MERCY hath taught the Koran, Hath created man, Hath taught him articulate speech, The Sun and the Moon have each their times, And the plants...
Sura Lxxii. Djinn : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXII.--DJINN [LXII.] MECCA.--28 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful SAY: It hath been revealed to me that a company of DJINN 1 listened, and said,--"Verily, we have heard a marvellous discourse (Koran); It guideth to the truth;...
Sura Ciii. The Afternoon : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA CIII.--THE AFTERNOON [XXVII.] MECCA.--3 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful I SWEAR by the declining day! Verily, man's lot is cast amid destruction, 1 Save those who believe and do the things which be right, and enjoin truth...
Sura Lxxix. Those Who Drag Forth : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXIX. 1--THOSE WHO DRAG FORTH [XXXV.] MECCA.--46 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful By those angels who DRAG FORTH souls with violence, And by those who with joyous release release them; By those who swim swimmingly along; By those...
Sura Xcv. The Fig : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XCV.--THE FIG [XXVI.] MECCA.--8 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful I SWEAR by the FIG and by the olive, By Mount Sinai, And by this inviolate soil! 1 That of goodliest fabric we created man, Then brought him down to be the lowest...
Sura Iv. Women : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA IV.--WOMEN 1 [C.] MEDINA.--175 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful O MEN! fear your Lord, who hath created you of one man (nafs, soul), and of him created his wife, and from these twain hath spread abroad so many men and WOMEN...
Sura Xliv. Smoke : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XLIV.--SMOKE [LIII.] MECCA.--59 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Ha. Mim. 1 By this clear Book! See! on a blessed night 2 have we sent it down, for we would warn mankind: On the night wherein all things are disposed in wisdom, 3...
Sura Xlv. The Kneeling : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XLV.--THE KNEELING [LXXII.] MECCA.--36 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful HA. MIM. 1 This Book is sent down 2 from God, the Mighty, the Wise! Assuredly in the Heavens and the Earth are signs for those who believe: And in your own...
Sura Xciii. The Brightness : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XCIII. 1--THE BRIGHTNESS [IV.] MECCA.--11 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful BY the noon-day BRIGHTNESS, And by the night when it darkeneth! Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee, neither hath he been displeased. And surely the Future...
Sura Xvii. The Night Journey : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XVII.--THE NIGHT JOURNEY [LXVII.] MECCA. 1--111 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful GLORY be to Him who carried his servant by night 2 from the sacred temple of Mecca to the temple 3 that is more remote, whose precinct we have...
Sura Lxxiii. The Enfolded : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXIII. THE ENFOLDED 1 [III.] MECCA. 20 Verses. In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful O THOU ENFOLDED in thy mantle, Stand up all night, except a small portion of it, for prayer: Half; or curtail the half a little,-- Or add to it: And with...
Sura Lxxviii. The News : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXVIII.--THE NEWS [XXXVII.] MECCA.--41 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Of what ask they of one another? Of the great NEWS. 1 The theme of their disputes. Nay! they shall certainly knows its truth! Again. Nay! they shall...
Sura Iii. The Family Of Imran : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA III.--THE FAMILY OF IMRAN 1 [XCVII.] MEDINA.--200 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. MIM. 2 God! there is no god but He, the Living, the Merciful! In truth hath He sent down to thee "the Book," which confirmeth those...
Sura V. The Table : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA V.--THE TABLE [CXIV.] MEDINA.--120 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful O BELIEVERS! be faithful to your engagements. You are allowed the flesh of cattle other than what is hereinafter recited, except game, which is not allowed you...
Sura Xi. Houd : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XI.--HOUD [LXXV.] MECCA.--123 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. RA. 1 A book whose verses are stablished in wisdom and then set forth with clearness from the Wise, the All-informed-- That ye worship none other th...
Sura Xlii. Counsel : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XLII.--COUNSEL [LXXXIII.] MECCA.--53 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful HA. MIM. AIN. SIN. KAF. 1 Thus unto thee as unto those who preceded thee doth God, the Mighty, the Wise, reveal! All that is in the Heavens and all that is...
Sura Cvi. The Koreisch : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA CVI.--THE KOREISCH [XX.] MECCA.--4 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful For the union of the KOREISCH:-- Their union in equipping caravans winter and summer. And let them worship the Lord of this house, who hath provided them with...
Sura Xx. Ta. Ha : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XX. 1--TA. HA. [LV.] MECCA.--135 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful TA. HA. 2 Not to sadden thee have we sent down this Koran to thee, But as a warning for him who feareth; It is a missive from Him who hath made the earth...
Sura Lxvii. The Kingdom : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXVII.--THE KINGDOM [LXIII.] MECCA.-- 30 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful BLESSED be He is whose hand is the KINGDOM! and over all things is He potent: Who hath created death and life to prove which of you will be most righteous...
Sura Xxxiii. The Confederates : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXXIII.--THE CONFEDERATES 1 [CIII.] MEDINA.--73 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful O PROPHET, fear thou God, and obey not the unbelievers and the hypocrites;-- Truly God is Knowing, Wise: But follow what is revealed to thee from thy...
Sura Lxxxviii. The Overshadowing : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXXVIII.--THE OVERSHADOWING [XXXVIII.] MECCA.--26 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Hath the tidings of the day that shall OVERSHADOW, reached thee? Downcast on that day shall be the countenances of some, Travailing and worn...
Sura Xcii. The Night : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XCII.--THE NIGHT [XVI.] MECCA.--21 Verses In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful BY the NIGHT when she spreads her veil; By the Day when it brightly shineth; By Him who made male and female; At different ends truly do ye aim! 1 But as to him...
Sura Xviii. The Cave : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XVIII.--THE CAVE [LXIX.] MECCA.--110 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful PRAISE be to God, who hath sent down the Book to his servant, and hath not made it tortuous 1 But direct; that it may warn of a grievous woe from him...
Sura Xlvi. Al Ahkaf : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XLVI.--AL AHKAF [LXXXVIII.] MECCA.--35 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful HA. MIM. 1 The Revelation (sending down) of this Book is from the Mighty, the Wise! We have not created the Heavens and the Earth and all that is between them...
Sura Lxxxvii. The Most High : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXXVII.--THE MOST HIGH [XXV.] MECCA.--19 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful PRAISE the name of thy Lord THE MOST HIGH, Who hath created and balanced all things, Who hath fixed their destinies and guideth them, Who bringeth forth...
Preface : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; PREFACE It is necessary that some brief explanation should be given with reference to the arrangement of the Suras, or chapters, adopted in this translation of the Koran. It should be premised that their order as it stands in all Arabic manuscripts, and in all...
Sura Lxxvii. The Sent : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXVII.--THE SENT [XXXVI.] MECCA.--50 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful By the train of THE SENT ones, 1 And the swift in their swiftness; By the scatterers who scatter, And the distinguishers who distinguish; And by those th...
Sura Lxxxvi. The Night Comer : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXXVI. THE NIGHT-COMER [XXII.] MECCA. 17 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful BY the heaven, and by the NIGHT-COMER! But who shall teach thee what the night-comer is? 'Tis the star of piercing radiance. Over every soul is set...
Sura Viii. The Spoils : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA VIII.--THE SPOILS 1 [XCV.] MEDINA.--76 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful THEY will question thee about THE SPOILS. SAY: The spoils are God's and the apostle's. Therefore, fear God, and settle this among yourselves; and obey God...
Sura Lxi. Battle Array : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXI.--BATTLE ARRAY [XCVIII.] MEDINA.--14 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ALL that is in the Heavens and all that is on the Earth praiseth God. He is the Mighty, the Wise! Believers! why profess ye that which ye practise not? 1...
Sura Xc. The Soil : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XC.--THE SOIL [XVIII.] MECCA.--20 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful I NEED not to swear by this SOIL, This soil on which thou dost dwell, Or by sire and offspring! 1 Surely in trouble have we created man. What! thinketh he that no...
Sura Lxiv. Mutual Deceit : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXIV.--MUTUAL DECEIT [XCIII.] MEDINA. 1--18 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ALL that is in the Heavens, and all that is in the Earth, praiseth God: His the Kingdom and His the Glory! And He hath power over all things! It is He...
Sura Xxxvi. Ya. Sin : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXXVI.--YA. SIN [LX.] MECCA.--83 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful YA. SIN. 1 By the wise Koran! Surely of the Sent Ones, Thou, Upon a right path! A revelation of the Mighty, the Merciful, That thou shouldest warn a people whose...
Sura Xcvi. Thick Blood, Or Clots Of Blood : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA 1 XCVI.--THICK BLOOD, OR CLOTS OF BLOOD [I.] MECCA.--19 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful 2 RECITE 3 thou, in the name of thy Lord who created;-- Created man from CLOTS OF BLOOD:-- Recite thou! For thy Lord is the most Beneficent...
Sura Xliii. Ornaments Of Gold : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XLIII.--ORNAMENTS OF GOLD [LXI.] MECCA.--89 Verses. In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Ha. Mim. 1 By the Luminous Book! We have made it an Arabic Koran that ye may understand: And it is a transcript of the archetypal Book, 2 kept by us; it...
Sura Xxiii. The Believers : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXIII.--THE BELIEVERS [LXIV.] MECCA. 1--118 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful HAPPY now the BELIEVERS, Who humble them in their prayer, And who keep aloof from vain words, 2 And who are doers of alms deeds, And who restrain their...
Sura Lxxxi. The Folded Up : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXXI.--THE FOLDED UP [XXXII.] MECCA.--29 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful WHEN the sun shall be FOLDED UP, 1 And when the stars shall fall, And when the mountains shall be set in motion, And when the she-camels shall be abandoned...
Sura Vii. Al Araf : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA VII.--AL ARAF [LXXXVII.] MECCA.--205 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. MIM. SAD. 1 A Book hath been sent down to thee: therefore let there be no difficulty in thy breast concerning it: to the intent that thou mayest warn...
Sura Lxxiv. The Enwrapped : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXIV.--THE ENWRAPPED 1 [II.] MECCA.--55 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful O THOU, ENWRAPPED in thy mantle! Arise and warn! Thy Lord--magnify Him! Thy raiment--purify it! The abomination--flee it! And bestow not favours that thou...
Sura Lii. The Mountain : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LII.--THE MOUNTAIN [XLIV.] MECCA.--49 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful BY the MOUNTAIN, And by the Book written On an outspread roll, And by the frequented fane, 1 And by the lofty vault, And by the swollen sea, Verily...
Sura Lxv. Divorce : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXV.--DIVORCE 1 [CI.] MECCA.--12 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful O PROPHET! when ye divorce women, divorce them at their special times. And reckon those times exactly, and fear God your Lord. Put them not forth from their houses...
Sura I : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA I. 1 [VIII.] MECCA.--7 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful PRAISE be to God, Lord of the worlds! The compassionate, the merciful! King on the day of reckoning! Thee only do we worship, and to Thee do we cry for help. Guide Thou us...
Sura Xxix. The Spider : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXIX.--THE SPIDER [LXXXI.] MECCA--69 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. MIM. 1 Think men that when they say, "We believe," they shall be let alone and not be put to proof? We put to proof those who lived before them;...
Sura Xlviii. The Victory : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XLVIII.--THE VICTORY [CVIII.] MEDINA.--29 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Verily, We have won for thee an undoubted VICTORY 1-- In token that God forgiveth thy earlier and later faults, and fulfilleth His goodness to thee...
Sura Cxii. The Unity : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA CXII.--THE UNITY [X.] MECCA.--4 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful SAY: He is God alone: God the eternal! He begetteth not, and He is not begotten; And there is none like unto Him.
Sura Xxv. Al Furkan : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXV.--AL FURKAN [LXVI.] MECCA.--77 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful BLESSED be He who hath sent down AL FURKAN 1 (the illumination) on his servant, that to all creatures he may be a warner. His the Kingdom of the Heavens...
Sura Lvi. The Inevitable : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LVI.--THE INEVITABLE [XLV.] MECCA.--96 Verses In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful WHEN the day that must come shall have come suddenly, 1 None shall treat that sudden coming as a lie: Day that shall abase! Day that shall exalt! When...
Sura Lxxxii. The Cleaving : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXXII.--THE CLEAVING [XXXI.] MECCA.--19 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful WHEN the Heaven shall CLEAVE asunder, And when the stars shall disperse, And when the seas 1 shall be commingled, And when the graves shall be turned upside...
Sura Liii. The Star : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURAH 1 LIII.--THE STAR [XLVI.] MECCA.--62 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful By the STAR when it setteth, Your compatriot erreth not, nor is he led astray, Neither speaketh he from mere impulse. The Koran is no other than a revelati...
Sura Xii. Joseph, Peace Be On Him : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XII.--JOSEPH, PEACE BE ON HIM [LXXVII.] MECCA.--III Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. RA. 1 These are signs of the clear Book. An Arabic Koran have we sent it down, that ye might understand it. In revealing to thee this...
Sura Lxii. The Assembly : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXII.--THE ASSEMBLY [XCIV.] MEDINA.--11 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ALL that is in the Heavens, and all that is on the Earth, uttereth the Praise of God, the King! the Holy! the Mighty! the Wise! It is He who hath sent...
Sura Xcvii. Power : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XCVII.--POWER [XXI.] MECCA.--5 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful VERILY, we have caused It 1 to descend on the night of POWER. And who shall teach thee what the night of power is? The night of power excelleth a thousand months:...
Sura Xxvii. The Ant : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXVII.--THE ANT [LXVIII.] MECCA.--95 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful TA. SAD. 1 These are the signs (verses) of the Koran and of the lucid Book; Guidance and glad tidings to the believers who observe prayer and pay the stated...
Sura Lix. The Emigration : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LIX.--THE EMIGRATION [CII.] MEDINA.--24 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful! ALL that is in the Heavens and all that is on the Earth praiseth God! He, the Mighty, the Wise! He it is who caused the unbelievers among the people...
Sura Lviii. She Who Pleaded : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LVIII.--SHE WHO PLEADED [CVI.] MEDINA.--22 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful God hath heard the words of HER 1 WHO PLEADED with thee against her husband, and made her plaint to God; and God hath heard your mutual intercourse:...
Sura Xli. The Made Plain : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA 1 XLI.--THE MADE PLAIN [LXXI.] MECCA.--54 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful HA. MIM. 2 A Revelation from the Compassionate, the Merciful! A Book whose verses (signs) are MADE PLAIN--an Arabic Koran, for men of knowledge; Announcer...
Sura Xcix. The Earthquake : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XCIX.--THE EARTHQUAKE [XXX.] MECCA.--8 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful WHEN the Earth with her quaking shall quake And the Earth shall cast forth her burdens, And man shall say, What aileth her? On that day shall she tell out her...
Title Page : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; THE KORAN TRANSLATED FROM THE ARABIC BY THE REV. J.M. RODWELL, M.A. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE REV. G. MARGOLIOUTH, M.A. London, B. Quaritch [1876] This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published prior to January 1st, 1923...
Sura Lxviii. The Pen : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXVIII.--THE PEN [XVII.] Mecca.--52 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Nun. 1 By the PEN 2 and by what they write, Thou, O Prophet; by the grace of thy Lord art not possessed! 3 And truly a boundless recompense doth await thee...
Sura Cvii. Religion : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA CVII.--RELIGION [XIV.] MECCA.--7 Verses In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful WHAT thinkest thou of him who treateth our RELIGION as a lie? He it is who trusteth away the orphan, And stirreth not others up to feed the poor. Woe to those who...
Sura Xlvii. Muhammad : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA 1 XLVII.--MUHAMMAD [XCVI.] MEDINA.--40 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful WHOSO believe not, and prevent others from the way of God--their works will He cause to miscarry; 2 But whoso believe, and do things that are right...
Sura Xxvi. The Poets : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXVI.--THE POETS 1 [LVI.] MECCA.--228 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Ta. Sin. Mim. 2 These are the signs of the lucid Book. Haply thou wearest thyself away with grief because they will not believe. Were it our will we could send...
Sura Xxviii. The Story : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXVIII.--THE STORY [LXXIX.] MECCA.--88 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful TA. SIN. MIM. 1 These are the signs of the lucid Book. We will recite to thee portions of the History of Moses and Pharaoh with truth, for the teaching...
Sura Xxxviii. Sad : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXXVIII.--SAD [LIX.] MECCA.--88 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful SAD. 1 By the Koran full of warning! In sooth the Infidels are absorbed in pride, in contention with thee. How many generations have we destroyed before them...
Sura Xv. Hedjr : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XV.--HEDJR 1 [LVII.] MECCA.--99 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. RA. 2 These are the signs of the Book, and of a lucid recital [Koran]. Many a time will the infidels wish that they had been Muslims. Let them feast...
Sura Cviii. The Abundance : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA CVIII.--THE ABUNDANCE [XII.] MECCA.--3 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful TRULY we have given thee an ABUNDANCE; Pray therefore to the Lord, and slay the victims. Verily whose hateth thee shall be childless. 1 FOOTNOTES 1 A reply...
Sura Xxxiv. Saba : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXXIV.--SABA 1 [LXXXV.] MECCA.--54 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful PRAISE be to God! to whom belongeth all that is in the Heavens and all that is on the Earth; and to Him be praise in the next world: for he is the All- wise...
Sura Lxx. The Steps Or Ascents : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXX.--THE STEPS OR ASCENTS [XLVII.] MECCA.--44 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful A SUITOR sued 1 for punishment to light suddenly On the infidels: none can hinder God from inflicting it, the master of those ASCENTS, By which...
Sura Civ. The Backbiter : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA CIV.--THE BACKBITER [XII.] MECCA.--9 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Woe to every BACKBITER, Defamer! Who amasseth wealth and storeth it against the future! He thinketh surely that his wealth shall be with him for ever. Nay...
Sura Cii. Desire : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA CII.--DESIRE [XV.] MECCA.--8 Verses In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful THE DESIRE of increasing riches occupieth you, Till ye come to the grave. Nay! but in the end ye shall know Nay! once more,in the end ye shall know your folly. Nay...
Sura Xxi. The Prophets : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA XXI.--THE PROPHETS [LXV.] MECCA.--112 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful THIS people's reckoning hath drawn nigh, yet, sunk in carelessness, they turn aside. Every fresh warning that cometh to them from their Lord they only hear...
Sura Lxxxiv. The Splitting Asunder : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA LXXXIV.--THE SPLITTING ASUNDER [XXXIII.] MECCA.--25 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful WHEN the Heaven shall have SPLIT ASUNDER And duteously obeyed its Lord; 1 And when Earth shall have been stretched out as a plain, And shall have...
Sura Cxi. Abu Lahab : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA CXI. ABU LAHAB [XI.] MECCA. 5 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful LET the hands of ABU LAHAB 1 perish,and let himself perish! His wealth and his gains shall avail him not. Burned shall he be at the fiery flame, 2 And his wife laden...
Sura Cxiv. Men : * The Qur'n, Rodwell edition [1876]; SURA CXIV.--MEN [VII.] MECCA OR MEDINA.--6 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful SAY: I betake me for refuge to the Lord of MEN, The King of men, The God of men, Against the mischief of the stealthily withdrawing whisperer, 1 Who whispereth...
