Quran 4-C
This is Quran chapter 4, verses 127 to 176 (End)
They will ask you for a decision about women. Say: 'God decides for you about them, and what is recited to you in the Book concerning orphan women to whom you do not give what is prescribed for them - and you desire to marry them - and the weak among children, and that you stand fairly by orphans; - and what you do of good, then indeed, God knows of it.
And if a woman fears from her husband perverseness or aversion, then it is no crime in them both that they make terms of peace between themselves - a reconciliation, and reconciliation is best. And souls are prone to greed; but if you do good and fear - then indeed, God is aware of what you do.
You are not able, to act equitably between women, even though you covet it; but do not be altogether partial, and leave one as it were in suspense; and if you reconcile and fear, then indeed, God is forgiving, compassionate. And if they separate, God will enrich each from His abundance; And God is all-embracing, wise.
God's is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth! And surely We have charged those who have been given the Book before you, and you that you fear God; - but if you misbelieve, then indeed, God's is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, and God is rich, praiseworthy!
And God's is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth! And God suffices for a guardian! If He will He can make you pass away, O men! And bring others; and God is powerful over that.
He who wishes for a reward in this world, - then with God is the reward of this world and of the hereafter, and God is hearing, seeing.
O you who believe! Be steadfast in justice, witnessing for God though it is against yourselves, or parents and relatives, be it rich or poor, for God is nearer unto both. So do not follow lusts, so as to act partially; but if you swerve or turn aside, then indeed, God is aware of what you do.
O you who believe! Believe in God and His messenger, and the Book which He revealed to His messenger, and the Book which He sent down before; and whoever disbelieves in God, and His angels, and His Books, and His messengers, and the last day, then surely he has erred a wide error.
Indeed, those who believe, then misbelieve, then believe, then misbelieve, then increase in misbelief - God will never pardon them, nor will He guide them in the path.
Give to the hypocrites the glad tidings that for them is grievous punishment!
Those who take the misbelievers for patrons rather than believers, - do they crave honour from them? But indeed, honour is altogether God's!
And surely He has revealed to you in the Book, that when you hear the signs of God disbelieved in and mocked at, then do not sit with them until they plunge into another discourse. Indeed, then you would be like them. Indeed, God will gather the hypocrites and the misbelievers into hell all together.
Those who lie in wait for you, and if the victory is yours from God, they say, 'Were we not with you?' and if the misbelievers have a chance they say, 'Did we not get the mastery over you, and defend you from the believers?' But God shall judge between you on the resurrection day; and God will not give the misbelievers a way against believers.
Indeed, the hypocrites seek to deceive God, but He deceives them; and when they rise up to pray, they rise up lazily to be seen of men, and they do not remember God, except a little; wavering between the two, neither to these nor to those! And whoever God leads astray, you will not find a way for him.
O you who believe! Do not take misbelievers for patrons instead of believers; do you wish to give God a clear warrant against you?
Indeed, the hypocrites are in the lowest depths of the fire, and you shall not find a helper for them. Except those who repent and make amends, and take tight hold on God, and are sincere in religion to God; these are with the believers, and soon God will give to the believers a mighty reward.
Why should God punish you, if you are grateful and you believe? And God is grateful, knowing.
God does not love publicity of evil speech, unless one has been wronged; and God is hearing, knowing.
If you display good or hide it, or pardon evil, then indeed, God is pardoning, powerful.
Indeed, those who disbelieve in God and His messengers and desire to make a distinction between God and His messengers, and say, 'We believe in part and disbelieve in part,' and seek to choose a way in between; those in truth are the misbelievers, and We have prepared for the misbelievers a shameful punishment!
And those who believe in God and His messenger and who do not make a distinction between any one of them, - to these soon He will give them their reward; and God is forgiving, compassionate.
The people of the Book will ask you to bring down to them a book from heaven; but indeed, they asked Moses greater than that, for they said, 'Show us God plainly;' So the thunderbolt caught them in their injustice. Then they took the calf, after what had come to them of manifest signs; but We pardoned that and We gave Moses a clear authority.
And We held over them the mountain at their covenant, and We said to them, 'Enter the gate adoring;' and We said to them, 'Do not transgress on the Sabbath,' and We took from them a firm covenant.
But for that they broke their covenant, and for their misbelief in God's signs, and for their killing the prophets without right, and for their saying, 'Our hearts are uncircumcised,' - nay, God has stamped on them their misbelief, So that they believe not, except a few, - and for their misbelief, and for their saying against Mary a great slander, and for their saying, 'Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, the messenger of God,'....but they did not kill him, and they did not crucify him, but a similitude was made for them. And indeed, those who differ about him are surely in doubt concerning him; they have no knowledge concerning him, but only follow a conjecture. And they did not kill him, for sure! Nay, God raised him up unto Himself; and God is mighty, wise! And there shall not be one of the people of the Book but shall surely believe in him before his death; and on the day of resurrection he shall be a witness against them.
And for the wrongdoing of those who are Jews We have forbidden them good things which had been lawful for them, and for their obstructing so much the way of God, and for their taking usury when certainly they were forbidden it, and for their consuming the wealth of people in vain, - but We have prepared for those of them who misbelieve a grievous punishment.
But those amongst them who are firm in knowledge, and the believers believe in what is revealed to you, and what is revealed before you and the steadfast in prayer, and the givers of alms, and the believers in God and the last day, - these We will give a great reward.
Indeed, We have inspired you as We inspired Noah and the prophets after him, and as We inspired Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Tribes, and Jesus, and Job, and Jonah, and Aaron, and Solomon; and to David We gave the Psalms.
And messengers We have mentioned to you before and messengers We have not mentioned to you; - and Moses did God speak to, speaking; - messengers giving glad tidings and warning, that mankind should have no argument against God, after the messengers; and God is mighty, wise!
But God bears witness to what He has revealed to you: He revealed it in His knowledge, and the angels bear witness; and God is sufficient witness.
Indeed, those who misbelieve and obstruct the way of God, surely they have erred a wide error.
Indeed, those who misbelieve and are unjust, God will not pardon them, nor will He guide them unto a road - except the road to Hell, to dwell therein forever; - that is easy to God!
O mankind! Surely the messenger has come to you with the truth from your Lord: so believe, it is better for you. But if you misbelieve, then indeed, God's is what is in the heavens and the earth, and God is knowing, wise.
O you people of the Book! Do not exceed in your religion, or say about God except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, is only a messenger of God and His word, which He cast to Mary and a spirit from Him; so believe in God and His messenger, and do not say 'Three.' Cease! It is better for you. God is only one God, Glory be to Him that He should have a son! His is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth; and God suffices for a guardian.
Never would the Messiah disdain to be a servant of God, nor would the angels who are near; and whoever disdains His service and is too proud, then He will gather them altogether to Himself.
But as for those who believe and do good works, then He will give them in full their reward and will give increase to them of His grace. And as for those who disdain and are too proud, then He will punish them with a grievous punishment, and they shall not find for them other than God a patron or a helper.
O mankind! Proof has come to you from your Lord, and We have sent down to you a clear light.
So as for those who believe in God, and take tight hold of Him, then He will make them enter into mercy from Him and grace; and He will guide them to Himself by a straight way.
They will ask you for a decision; say, 'God will give you a decision concerning remote kinship.' If a man perish and have no child, but have a sister, let her have half of what he leaves; and he shall be her heir, if she have no child. But if there are two sisters, let them both have two thirds of what he leaves; and if there are brothers and sisters, men and women, let the male have like the share of two females. God makes clear to you, lest you go astray; and God knows all things.
