Sura 5: The Feast
(Al-Maa'edah)
Number of verses: 120
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
1. O you who believe, you shall fulfill your covenants. Permitted for you to eat are the livestock, except those specifically prohibited herein. You shall not permit hunting throughout Hajj pilgrimage. GOD decrees whatever He wills.
2. O you who
believe, do not violate the rites instituted by GOD,
nor the Sacred Months, nor the animals to be offered, nor the
garlands marking them, nor the people who head for the Sacred
Shrine (Ka`bah ) seeking blessings from their Lord and approval.
Once you complete the pilgrimage, you may hunt.* Do not be
provoked into aggression by your hatred of people who once
prevented you from going to the Sacred Masjid. You shall
cooperate in matters of righteousness and piety; do not cooperate
in matters that are sinful and evil. You shall observe GOD.
GOD is strict in enforcing retribution.
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*5:2 Hunting and the cutting of
plants are forbidden during pilgrimage for the conservation of
natural resources. With thousands of pilgrims converging on
Mecca, if hunting were permitted, the land would quickly be
stripped of its natural resources. Animal offerings are made part
of the pilgrimage to provide for the converging pilgrims, as well
as the local population, and to replenish any depleted supplies.
See 2:196.
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Only Four Meats
Prohibited “Animals that die of themselves” Defined
3. Prohibited for you are
animals that die of themselves, blood, the meat of pigs,* and
animals dedicated to other than GOD.
(Animals that die of them - selves include those ) strangled,
struck with an object, fallen from a height, gored, attacked by a
wild animal - unless you save your animal before it dies - and
animals sacrificed on altars. Also prohibited is dividing the
meat through a game of chance; this is an abomination. Today, the
disbelievers have given up concerning (the eradication of)
your religion; do not fear them and fear Me instead. Today, I
have completed your religion, perfected My blessing upon you, and
I have decreed Submission as the religion for you. If one is
forced by famine (to eat prohibited food ), without being
deliberately sinful, then GOD is Forgiver,
Merciful.
4. They consult you concerning what is lawful for them; say, “Lawful for you are all good things, including what trained dogs and falcons catch for you.” You train them according to GOD's teachings. You may eat what they catch for you, and mention GOD's name thereupon. You shall observe GOD. GOD is most efficient in reckoning.
5. Today, all
good food is made lawful for you. The food of the people of the
scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them.
Also, you may marry the chaste women among the believers, as well
as the chaste women among the followers of previous scripture,
provided you pay them their due dowries. You shall maintain
chastity, not committing adultery, nor taking secret lovers.
Anyone who rejects faith, all his work will be in vain, and in
the Hereafter he will be with the losers.
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*5:3 The "meat" of the
pig is prohibited, not the "fat." Anything that is not
specifically prohibited in the Quran must be considered lawful.
See6:145 -146.
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Ablution
6. O you who believe, when you
observe the Contact Prayers (Salat ), you shall: (1) wash your
faces, (2) wash your arms to the elbows, (3) wipe your heads, and
(4) wash your feet to the ankles. If you were unclean due to
sexual orgasm, you shall bathe. If you are ill, or traveling, or
had any digestive excretion (urinary, fecal, or gas ), or had
(sexual ) contact with the women, and you cannot find water, you
shall observe the dry ablution (Tayammum) by touching clean dry
soil, then rubbing your faces and hands. GOD
does not wish to make the religion difficult for you; He wishes
to cleanse you and to perfect His blessing upon you, that you may
be appreciative.
7. Remember GOD's blessing upon you, and His covenant that He covenanted with you: you said, “We hear and we obey.” You shall observe GOD; GOD is fully aware of the innermost thoughts.
You Shall Not
Bear False Witness
8. O you who believe, you shall
be absolutely equitable, and observe GOD,
when you serve as witnesses. Do not be provoked by your conflicts
with some people into committing injustice. You
shall be absolutely equitable, for it is more righteous. You
shall observe GOD. GOD is
fully Cognizant of everything you do.
9. GOD
promises those who believe and lead a righteous life forgiveness
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10. As for those who disbelieve and reject our revelations, they are the dwellers of Hell.
God Defends the
Believers
11. O you who believe, remember
GOD's blessings upon you; when some people
extended their hands to aggress against you, He protected you and
withheld their hands. You shall observe GOD;
in GOD the believers shall trust.
Conditions for
Staying Within God's Protection*
12. GOD
had taken a covenant from the Children of Israel, and we raised
among them twelve patriarchs. And GOD said,
"I am with you, so long as you observe the Contact Prayers
(Salat ), give the obligatory charity (Zakat ), and believe in My
messengers and respect them, and continue to lend GOD
a loan of righteousness. I will then remit your sins, and admit
you into gardens with flowing streams. Anyone who disbelieves
after this, has indeed strayed off the right path."
Consequences of
Violating God's Covenant
13. It was a consequence of
their violating the covenant that we condemned them, and we
caused their hearts to become hardened. Consequently, they took
the words out of context, and disregarded some of the
commandments given to them. You will continue to witness betrayal
from them, excepting a few of them. You shall pardon them, and
disregard them. GOD loves those who are
benevolent.
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*5:12 If you fulfill the
requirements stated in this verse, God will let you know that He
is with you; you will have no doubt about it. Prominent
amongGod's signs are mathematical signs for those who understand
the Quran's miracle (Appendix 1).
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Christians,
too, Must Obey God's Messenger
14. Also from those who said,
“We are Christian,” we took their covenant. But they
disregarded some of the commandments given to them. Consequently,
we condemned them to animosity and hatred among themselves, until
the Day of Resurrection. GOD will then
inform them of everything they had done.
The Quran:
God's Message to the Jews and Christians
15. O people of the scripture,
our messenger has come to you to proclaim for you many things you
have concealed in the scripture, and to pardon many other
transgressions you have committed. A beacon has come to you from GOD,
and a profound scripture.
16. With it, GOD guides those who seek His approval. He guides them to the paths of peace, leads them out of darkness into the light by His leave, and guides them in a straight path.
Gross Blasphemy
17. Pagans indeed are those who
say that GOD is the Messiah, the son of
Mary. Say, "Who could oppose GOD if He
willed to annihilate the Messiah, son of Mary, and his mother,
and everyone on earth?" To GOD
belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and
everything between them. He creates whatever He wills. GOD
is Omnipotent.
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God's Messenger
to the Jews, Christians and Muslims
18. The Jews and the Christians
said, “We are GOD's children and His
beloved.” Say, “Why then does He punish you for your
sins? You are just humans like the other humans He created.”
He forgives whomever He wills and punishes whomever He wills. To GOD
belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and
everything between them, and to Him is the final destiny.
God's Messenger
of the Covenant
19. O people of the scripture,
our messenger has come to you, to explain things to you, after a
period of time without messengers, lest you say, “We did not
receive any preacher or warner.” A preacher and warner has
now come to you. GOD is Omnipotent.*
20. Recall that Moses said to his people, “O my people, remember GOD's blessings upon you: He appointed prophets from among you, made you kings, and granted you what He never granted any other people.
God Gives the
Holy Land to Israel
21. “O my people, enter
the holy land that GOD has decreed for you,
and do not rebel, lest you become losers.”
22. They said, “O Moses, there are powerful people in it, and we will not enter it, unless they get out of it. If they get out, we are entering.”
23. Two men who
were reverent and blessed by GOD said,
“Just enter the gate. If you just enter it, you will surely
prevail. You must trust in GOD, if you are
believers.”
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*5:19 This verse reports the
fulfillment of the biblical and Quranic prophecy regarding the
advent of God's Messenger of the Covenant (Malachi 3:1, Quran
3:81). The name of this messenger is mathematically coded into
the Quran as "Rashad Khalifa." This very special verse
warrants the presentation of specific evidence. By adding the
gematrical value of "Rashad" (505), plus the value of
"Khalifa" (725), plus the sura number (5), plus the
verse number (19), we obtain a total of 505+725+5+19 = 1254, or
19 x 66. Nineteen is the Quran's common denominator, which was
revealed through Rashad Khalifa. More evidence and specific
details are in Appendix 2.
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Despite All the
Miracles They Saw
24. They said, “O Moses,
we will never enter it, so long as they are in it. Therefore, go
- you and your Lord - and fight. We are sitting right here.”
25. He said, “My Lord, I can only control myself and my brother. So allow us to part company with the wicked people.”
26. He said, “Henceforth, it is forbidden them for forty years, during which they will roam the earth aimlessly. Do not grieve over such wicked people.”
The First
Murder*
27. Recite for them the true
history of Adam's two sons. They made an offering, and it was
accepted from one of them, but not from the other. He said,
"I will surely kill you." He said, "GOD
accepts only from the righteous.
28. "If you extend your hand to kill me, I am not extending my hand to kill you. For I reverence GOD, Lord of the universe.
29. “I want you, not me, to bear my sin and your sin, then you end up with the dwellers of Hell. Such is the requital for the transgressors.”
30. His ego provoked him into killing his brother. He killed him, and ended up with the losers.
31. GOD
then sent a raven to scratch the soil, to teach him how to bury
his brother's corpse. He said, "Woe to me; I failed to be as
intelligent as this raven, and bury my brother's corpse." He
became ridden with remorse.
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*5:27-31 The names of the two sons
involved in this first murder are not relevant. But they are
given in the Bible as Abel and Cain (Genesis 4:2-9).
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Grossness of
Murder
32. Because of this, we decreed
for the Children of Israel that anyone who murders any person who
had not committed murder or horrendous crimes, it shall be as if
he murdered all the people. And anyone who spares a life it shall
be as if he spared the lives of all the people. Our messengers
went to them with
clear proofs and revelations, but most of them, after all this,
are still transgressing.
Capital
Punishment: When is it Justified?
33. The just retribution for
those who fight GOD and His messenger, and
commit horrendous crimes, is to be killed, or crucified, or to
have their hands and feet cut off on alternate sides, or to be
banished from the land. This is to humiliate them in this life,
then they suffer a far worse retribution in the Hereafter.
34. Exempted are those who repent before you overcome them. You should know that GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
35. O you who believe, you shall reverence GOD and seek the ways and means to Him, and strive in His cause, that you may succeed.
The Cost of
Disbelief
36. Certainly, those who
disbelieved, if they possessed everything on earth, even twice as
much, and offered it as ransom to spare them the retribution on
the Day of Resurrection, it would not be accepted from them; they
have incurred a painful retribution.
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37. They will want to exit Hell, but alas, they can never exit therefrom; their retribution is eternal.
Mathematical
Proof Supports Quranic Justice
38. The thief, male or female,
you shall mark their hands* as a punishment for their crime, and
to serve as an example from GOD. GOD
is Almighty, Most Wise.
39. If one repents after committing this crime, and reforms, GOD redeems him. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
40. Do you not know that GOD possesses the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth? He punishes whomever He wills, and forgives whomever He wills. GOD is Omnipotent.
41. O you
messenger, do not be saddened by those who hasten to disbelieve
among those who say, “We believe,” with their mouths,
while their hearts do not believe. Among the Jews, some listened
to lies. They listened to people who never met you, and who
distorted the words out of context, then said, “If you are
given this, accept it, but if you are given anything different,
beware.” Whomever GOD
wills to divert, you can do nothing to help him against GOD.
GOD does not wish to cleanse their hearts.
They have incurred humiliation in this world, and in the
Hereafter, they will suffer a terrible retribution.
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*5:38 The practice of cutting off
the thief's hand, as decreed by the false Muslims, is a satanic
practice without Quranic basis. Due to the special importance of
this example, God has provided mathematical proof in support of
marking the hand of the thief, rather than severing it. Verse
12:31 refers to the women who so admired Joseph that they
"cut" their hands. Obviously, they did not "cut
off" their hands; nobody can. The sum of sura and verse
numbers are the same for 5:38 and 12:31, i.e., 43. It is also the
will and mercy of God that this mathematical relationship
conforms with the Quran's 19-based code. Nineteen verses after
12:31, we see the same word (12:50).
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42. They are upholders of lies, and eaters of illicit earnings. If they come to you to judge among them, you may judge among them, or you may disregard them. If you choose to disregard them, they cannot harm you in the least. But if you judge among them, you shall judge equitably. GOD loves those who are equitable.
43. Why do they ask you to judge among them, when they have the Torah, containing GOD's law, and they chose to disregard it? They are not believers.
Honoring
Previous Scripture
44. We have sent down the
Torah,* containing guidance and light. Ruling in accordance with
it were the Jewish prophets, as well as the rabbis and the
priests, as dictated to them in GOD's
scripture, and as witnessed by them. Therefore, do not reverence
human beings; you shall reverence Me instead. And do not trade
away My revelations for a cheap price. Those who do not rule in
accordance with GOD's revelations, are the
disbelievers.
The Law of
Equivalence
45. And we decreed for them in
it that: the life for the life, the eye for the eye, the nose for
the nose, the ear for the ear, the tooth for the tooth, and an
equivalent injury for any injury. If one forfeits what is due to
him as a charity, it will atone for his sins. Those who do not
rule in accordance with GOD's revelations
are the unjust.
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*5:44 The Torah is a collection
of all the scriptures revealed through all the prophets of Israel
prior to Jesus Christ, i.e., today's Old Testament. Nowhere in
the Quran do we find that the Torah was given to Moses.
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The Gospel of
Jesus: Guidance and Light
46. Subsequent to them, we sent
Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming the previous scripture, the
Torah. We gave him the Gospel, containing guidance and light, and
confirming the previous scriptures, the Torah, and augmenting its
guidance and light, and to enlighten the righteous.
47. The people of the Gospel shall rule in accordance with GOD's revelations therein. Those who do not rule in accordance with GOD's revelations are the wicked.
Quran: The
Ultimate Reference
48. Then we revealed to you
this scripture, truthfully, confirming previous scriptures, and
superseding them. You shall rule among them in accordance with GOD's
revelations, and do not follow their wishes if they differ from
the truth that came to you. For each of you, we have decreed laws
and different rites. Had GOD willed, He
could have made you one congregation. But He thus puts you to the
test through the revelations He has given each of you. You shall
compete in righteousness. To GOD is your
final destiny - all of you - then He will inform you of
everything you had disputed.
49. You shall rule among them in accordance with GOD's revelations to you. Do not follow their wishes, and beware lest they divert you from some of GOD's revelations to you. If they turn away, then know that GOD wills to punish them for some of their sins. Indeed, many people are wicked.
50. Is it the
law of the days of ignorance that they seek to uphold? Whose law
is better than GOD's for those who have
attained certainty?
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Certain Jews
and Christians Cannot Be Friends*
51. O you who believe, do not
take certain Jews and Christians as allies; these are allies of
one another. Those among you who ally themselves with these
belong with them. GOD does not guide the
transgressors.
52. You will see those who harbor doubt in their hearts hasten to join them, saying, “We fear lest we may be defeated.” May GOD bring victory, or a command from Him, that causes them to regret their secret thoughts.
53. The believers will then say, “Are these the same people who swore by GOD solemnly that they were with you?” Their works have been nullified; they are the losers.
54. O you who believe, if you revert from your religion, then GOD will substitute in your place people whom He loves and who love Him. They will be kind with the believers, stern with the disbelievers, and will strive in the cause of GOD without fear of any blame. Such is GOD's blessing; He bestows it upon whomever He wills. GOD is Bounteous, Omniscient.
55. Your real allies are GOD and His messenger, and the believers who observe the Contact Prayers (Salat ), and give the obligatory charity (Zakat ), and they bow down.
56. Those who ally themselves with GOD and His messenger, and those who believed, belong in the party of GOD; absolutely, they are the victors.
Which Jews and
Christians
57. O you who believe, do not
befriend those among the recipients of previous scripture who
mock and ridicule your religion, nor shall you befriend the
disbelievers. You shall reverence GOD, if
you are really believers.
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*5:51 Relations with other people
are governed by the basic rule in 5:57 & 60:8-9. The Jews and
Christians who cannot be friends are specifically mentioned in
5:57; they are the ones who mock and ridicule the believers, or
attack them.
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Recipients of
the Scriptures Transgress
58. When you call to the
Contact Prayers (Salat ), they mock and ridicule it. This is
because they are people who do not understand.
59. Say, “O people of the scripture, do you not hate us because we believe in GOD, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed before us, and because most of you are not righteous?”
60. Say, “Let me tell you who are worse in the sight of GOD: those who are condemned by GOD after incurring His wrath until He made them (as despicable as ) monkeys and pigs, and the idol worshipers. These are far worse, and farther from the right path.”
61. When they come to you, they say, “We believe,” even though they were full of disbelief when they entered, and they are full of disbelief when they leave. GOD is fully aware of everything they conceal.
62. You see many of them readily committing evil and transgression, and eating from illicit earnings. Miserable indeed is what they do.
63. If only the rabbis and the priests enjoin them from their sinful utterances and illicit earnings! Miserable indeed is what they commit.
Blaspheming
Against God
64. The Jews even said, “GOD's
hand is tied down!” It is their hands that are tied down.
They are condemned for uttering such a blasphemy. Instead, His
hands are wide open, spending as He wills. For certain, your
Lord's revelations to you will cause many of them to plunge
deeper into transgression and disbelief. Consequently, we have
committed them to animosity and hatred among them - selves until
the Day of Resurrection. Whenever they ignite the flames of war, GOD
puts them out. They roam the earth wickedly, and GOD dislikes
the evildoers.
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Salvation For
Jews and Christians
65. If only the people of the
scripture believe and lead a righteous life, we will then remit
their sins, and admit them into gardens of bliss.
They Must
Believe in This Quran
66. If only they would uphold
the Torah and the Gospel, and what is sent down to them herein
from their Lord, they would be showered with blessings from above
them and from beneath their feet. Some of them are righteous, but
many of them are evildoers.
The Messenger
Must Deliver
67. O you messenger, deliver
what is revealed to you from your Lord -- until you do, you have
not delivered His message -- and GOD will
protect you from the people. GOD does not
guide the disbelieving people.
68. Say, “O people of the scripture, you have no basis until you uphold the Torah, and the Gospel, and what is sent down to you herein from your Lord.” For sure, these revelations from your Lord will cause many of them to plunge deeper into transgression and disbelief. Therefore, do not feel sorry for the disbelieving people.
Minimum
Requirements For Salvation
69. Surely, those who believe,
those who are Jewish, the converts, and the Christians; any of
them who (1) believe in GOD and (2) believe
in the Last Day, and (3) lead a righteous life, have nothing to
fear, nor will they grieve.
70. We have
taken a covenant from the Children of Israel, and we sent to them
messengers. Whenever a messenger went to them with anything they
disliked, some of them they rejected, and some they killed.
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71. They thought that they would not be tested, so they turned blind and deaf, then GOD redeemed them, but then many of them turned blind and deaf again. GOD is Seer of everything they do.
Today's
Christianity Not Jesus' Religion*
72. Pagans indeed are those who
say that GOD is the Messiah, son of Mary.
The Messiah himself said, “O Children of Israel, you shall
worship GOD; my Lord* and your Lord.”
Anyone who sets up any idol beside GOD, GOD
has forbidden Paradise for him, and his destiny is Hell. The
wicked have no helpers.
73. Pagans indeed are those who say that GOD is a third of a trinity. There is no god except the One god. Unless they refrain from saying this, those who disbelieve among them will incur a painful retribution.
74. Would they not repent to GOD, and ask His forgiveness? GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
75. The Messiah, son of Mary, was no more than a messenger like the messengers before him, and his mother was a saint. Both of them used to eat the food. Note how we explain the revelations for them, and note how they still deviate!
76. Say,
“Would you worship beside GOD powerless
idols who can neither harm you, nor benefit you? GOD
is Hearer, Omniscient.”
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*5:72-76 In John 20:17, we see
that Jesus taught that he was neither God, nor the son of God.
Many theologians have concluded, after careful research, that
today's Christianity is not the same Christianity taught by
Jesus. Two outstanding books on this subject are "The Myth
of God Incarnate" (The Westminster Press, Philadelphia,
1977) and The "Mythmaker" (Harper & Row, New York,
1986). On the front jacket of "The Mythmaker" we read
the following statement: " ...Hyam Maccoby presents new
arguments to support the view that Paul, not Jesus, was the
founder of Christianity....it was Paul alone who created a new
religion through his vision of Jesus as a divine Saviour who died
to save humanity."
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Choose Your
Friends Carefully
77. Say, “O people of the
scripture, do not transgress the limits of your religion beyond
the truth, and do not follow the opinions of people who have gone
astray, and have misled multitudes of people; they are far astray
from the right path.”
78. Condemned are those who disbelieved among the Children of Israel, by the tongue of David and Jesus, the son of Mary. This is because they disobeyed and transgressed.
Apathy
Condemned
79. They did not enjoin one
another from committing evil. Miserable indeed is what they did.
80. You would see many of them allying themselves with those who disbelieve. Miserable indeed is what their hands have sent forth on behalf of their souls. GOD is angry with them and, consequently, they will abide forever in retribution.
81. Had they believed in GOD, and the prophet, and in what was revealed to him herein, they would not have befriended them. But many of them are evil.
A Statement of
Fact
82. You will find that the
worst enemies of the believers are the Jews and the idol
worshipers. And you will find that the closest people in
friendship to the believers are those who say, "We are
Christian." This is because they have priests and monks
among them, and they are not arrogant.
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83. When they hear what was revealed to the messenger, you see their eyes flooding with tears as they recognize the truth therein, and they say, “Our Lord, we have believed, so count us among the witnesses.
84. “Why should we not believe in GOD, and in the truth that has come to us, and hope that our Lord may admit us with the righteous people?”
85. GOD has rewarded them for saying this; He will admit them into gardens with flowing streams. They abide therein forever. Such is the reward for the righteous.
86. As for
those who disbelieve and reject our revelations, they are the
dwellers
of Hell.
Do Not Prohibit
Lawful Things
87. O you who believe, do not
prohibit good things that are made lawful by GOD,
and do not aggress; GOD dislikes the
aggressors.
88. And eat from the good and lawful things that GOD has provided for you. You shall reverence GOD, in whom you are believers.
Do Not Take
God's Name in Vain
89. GOD
does not hold you responsible for the mere utterance of oaths; He
holds you responsible for your actual intentions. If you violate
an oath, you shall atone by feeding ten poor people from the same
food you offer to your own family, or clothing them, or by
freeing a slave. If you cannot afford this, then you shall fast
three days. This is the atonement for violating the oaths that
you swore to keep. You shall fulfill your oaths. GOD
thus explains His revelations to you, that you may be
appreciative.
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Intoxicants and
Gambling Prohibited
90. O you who believe,
intoxicants, and gambling, and the altars of idols, and the games
of chance are abominations of the devil; you shall avoid them,
that you may succeed.
91. The devil wants to provoke animosity and hatred among you through intoxicants and gambling, and to distract you from remembering GOD, and from observing the Contact Prayers (Salat ). Will you then refrain?
92. You shall obey GOD, and you shall obey the messenger, and beware. If you turn away, then know that the sole duty of our messenger is to deliver the message efficiently.
93. Those who believe and lead a righteous life bear no guilt by eating any food, so long as they observe the commandments, believe and lead a righteous life, then maintain their piety and faith, and continue to observe piety and righteousness. GOD loves the righteous.
Game
Conservation
94. O you who believe, GOD
will test you with some game within reach of your hands and your
arrows (during pilgrimage ). GOD thus
distinguishes those among you who observe Him in their privacy.
Those who transgress after this have incurred a painful
retribution.
95. O you who
believe, do not kill any game during pilgrimage. Anyone who kills
any game on purpose, his fine shall be a number of livestock
animals that is equivalent to the game animals he killed. The
judgment shall be set by two equitable people among you. They
shall make sure that the offerings reach the Ka`bah . Otherwise,
he may expiate by feeding poor people, or by an
equivalent fast to atone for
his offense. GOD has pardoned past offenses.
But if anyone returns to such an offense, GOD
will avenge it. GOD is Almighty, Avenger.
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All Creatures
of the Sea Lawful to Eat
96. All fish of the sea are
made lawful for you to eat. During pilgrimage, this may provide
for you during your journey. You shall not hunt throughout the
pilgrimage. You shall reverence GOD, before
whom you will be summoned.
97. GOD has appointed the Ka`bah , the Sacred Masjid,* to be a sanctuary for the people, and also the Sacred Months, the offerings (to the Sacred Masjid ), and the garlands marking them. You should know that GOD knows everything in the heavens and the earth, and that GOD is Omniscient.
98. Know that GOD is strict in enforcing retribution, and that GOD is Forgiving, Most Merciful.
99. The sole duty of the messenger is to deliver the message, and GOD knows everything you declare and everything you conceal.
100. Proclaim: “The bad and the good are not the same, even if the abundance of the bad may impress you. You shall reverence GOD, (even if you are in the minority, ) O you who possess intelligence, that you may succeed.”
101. O you who believe, do not ask about matters which, if revealed to you prematurely, would hurt you. If you ask about them in light of the Quran, they will become obvious to you. GOD has deliberately overlooked them. GOD is Forgiver, Clement.
102. Others before you have asked the same questions, then became disbelievers therein.
103. GOD
did not prohibit livestock that begets certain combinations of
males and females, nor livestock liberated by an oath, nor the
one that begets two males in a row, nor the bull that fathers
ten. It is the disbelievers who invented such lies about GOD.
Most of them do not understand.
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*5:97 The idol-worshiping Muslims
have instituted two "Sacred Masjids" by consecrating
the Prophet's tomb. The Quran talks only about one Sacred Masjid.
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Do Not Follow
Your Parents' Religion Blindly
104. When they are told,
“Come to what GOD has revealed, and to
the messenger,” they say, “What we found our parents
doing is sufficient for us.” What if their parents knew
nothing, and were not guided?
105. O you who believe, you should worry only about your own necks. If the others go astray, they cannot hurt you, as long as you are guided. To GOD is your ultimate destiny, all of you, then He will inform you of everything you had done.
Witnessing A
Will
106. O you who believe,
witnessing a will when one of you is dying shall be done by two
equitable people among you. If you are traveling, then two others
may do the witnessing. After observing the Contact Prayer (Salat
), let the witnesses swear by GOD, to
alleviate your doubts: “We will not use this to attain
personal gains, even if the testator is related to us. Nor will
we conceal GOD's testimony. Otherwise, we
would be sinners.”
107. If the witnesses are found to be guilty of bias, then two others shall be asked to take their places. Choose two persons who were victimized by the first witnesses, and let them swear by GOD: “Our testimony is more truthful than theirs; we will not be biased. Otherwise, we will be transgressors.”
108. This is
more apt to encourage an honest testimony on their part, fearing
that their oath may be disregarded like that of the previous
witnesses. You shall observe GOD and listen.
GOD does not guide the wicked.
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The Dead
Messengers Totally Unaware
109. The day will come when GOD
will summon the messengers and ask them, "How was the
response to you?" They will say, “We have no knowledge.
You are the Knower of all secrets.”
110. GOD will say, “O Jesus, son of Mary, remember My blessings upon you and your mother. I supported you with the Holy Spirit, to enable you to speak to the people from the crib, as well as an adult. I taught you the scripture, wisdom, the Torah, and the Gospel. Recall that you created from clay the shape of a bird by My leave, then blew into it, and it became a live bird by My leave. You healed the blind and the leprous by My leave, and revived the dead by My leave. Recall that I protected you from the Children of Israel who wanted to hurt you, despite the profound miracles you had shown them. The disbelievers among them said, 'This is obviously magic.'
111. “Recall that I inspired the disciples: 'You shall believe in Me and My messenger.' They said, 'We have believed, and bear witness that we are submitters.'”
The Feast
112. Recall that the disciples
said, “O Jesus, son of Mary, can your Lord send down to us a
feast from the sky?” He said, “You should reverence GOD,
if you are believers.”
113. They said,
“We wish to eat from it, and to reassure our hearts, and to
know for sure that you have told us the truth. We will serve as
witnesses thereof.”
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Greater
Miracles Bring Greater Responsibility*
114. Said Jesus, the son of
Mary, “Our god, our Lord, send down to us a feast from the
sky. Let it bring plenty for each and every one of us, and a sign
from You. Provide for us; You are the best Provider.”
115. GOD said, “I am sending it down. Anyone among you who disbelieves after this, I will punish him as I never punished anyone else.”*
On The Day Of
Resurrection
116. GOD
will say, “O Jesus, son of Mary,* did you say to the people,
'Make me and my mother idols beside GOD?”
He will say, “Be You glorified. I could not utter what was
not right. Had I said it, You already would have known it. You
know my thoughts, and I do not know Your thoughts. You know all
the secrets.
117. “I told them only what You commanded me to say, that: 'You shall worship GOD, my Lord and your Lord.' I was a witness among them for as long as I lived with them. When You terminated my life on earth, You became the Watcher over them. You witness all things.
118. “If You punish them, they are Your constituents. If You forgive them, You are the Almighty, Most Wise.”
119. GOD will proclaim, “This is a day when the truthful will be saved by their truthfulness.” They have deserved gardens with flowing streams. They abide therein forever. GOD is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him. This is the greatest triumph.
120. To GOD
belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and
everything in them, and He is Omnipotent.
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*5:114-115 The Quran's
overwhelming miracle (Appendix 1) is described in 74:35 as
"One of the greatest miracles," and brings with it an
uncommonly great responsibility.
*5:116 It is noteworthy
that the Quran consistently calls Jesus "son of Mary"
and the Bible calls him "son of man." God knew that
some will blaspheme and call him "son of God!"
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