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neither scribe nor witness suffer harm. If ye do (such harm), it would be wickedness in you. So fear God; For it is Good
that teaches you. And God is well acquainted with all things. If ye are on a journey, and cannot find a scribe, a pledge
with possession (may serve the purpose). And if one of you deposits a thing on trust with another, let the trustee
(faithfully) discharge his trust, and let him Fear his Lord conceal not evidence; for whoever conceals it, his heart is
tainted with sin. And God knoweth all that ye do.
002.283 If ye are on a journey, and cannot find a scribe, a pledge with possession (may serve the purpose). And if one
of you deposits a thing on trust with another, Let the trustee (Faithfully) discharge His trust, and let him fear his Lord.
Conceal not evidence; for whoever conceals it,- His heart is tainted with sin. And God Knoweth all that ye do.
002.284 To God belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth. Whether ye show what is in your minds or conceal
it, God Calleth you to account for it. He forgiveth whom He pleaseth, and punisheth whom He pleaseth, for God hath
power over all things.
002.285 The Apostle believeth in what hath been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one (of
them) believeth in God, His angels, His books, and His apostles. "We make no distinction (they say) between one and
another of His apostles." And they say: "We hear, and we obey: (We seek) Thy forgiveness, our Lord, and to Thee is
the end of all journeys."
002.286 On no soul doth God Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers
every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a
burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have
strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against
those who stand against faith."
THE FAMILY OF 'IMRAN, THE HOUSE OF 'IMRAN, CHAPTER NO. 003
003.001 A. L. M.
003.002 God! There is no god but He,the Living, the Self-Subsisting, the Eternal.
003.003 It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent
down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind, and He sent down the criterion
(of judgment between right and wrong).
003.004 Then those who reject Faith in the Signs of God will suffer the severest penalty, and God is Exalted in Might,
Lord of Retribution.
003.005 From God, verily nothing is hidden on earth or in the heavens.
003.006 He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He pleases. There is no god but He, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
003.007 He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: In it are verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning);
they are the foundation of the Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part
thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and searching for its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden
meanings except God. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in the Book; the whole of
it is from our Lord:" and none will grasp the Message except men of understanding.
003.008 "Our Lord!" (they say), "Let not our hearts deviate now after Thou hast guided us, but grant us mercy from
Thine own Presence; for Thou art the Grantor of bounties without measure.
003.009 "Our Lord! Thou art He that will gather mankind Together against a day about which there is no doubt; for God
never fails in His promise."
003.010 Those who reject Faith,- neither their possessions nor their (numerous) progeny will avail them aught against
God: They are themselves but fuel for the Fire.
003.011 (Their plight will be) no better than that of the people of Pharaoh, and their predecessors: They denied our
Signs, and God called them to account for their sins. For God is strict in punishment.
003.012 Say to those who reject Faith: "Soon will ye be vanquished and gathered together to Hell,-an evil bed indeed
(to lie on)!
003.013 "There has already been for you a Sign in the two armies that met (in combat): One was fighting in the cause
of God, the other resisting God; these saw with their own eyes Twice their number. But God doth support with His aid
whom He pleaseth. In this is a warning for such as have eyes to see."