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(all) this! Glory to Thee! Give us salvation from the penalty of the Fire.
003.192 "Our Lord! any whom Thou dost admit to the Fire, Truly Thou coverest with shame, and never will
wrong-doers Find any helpers!
003.193 "Our Lord! we have heard the call of one calling (Us) to Faith, 'Believe ye in the Lord,' and we have believed.
Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, blot out from us our iniquities, and take to Thyself our souls in the company of the
righteous.
003.194 "Our Lord! Grant us what Thou didst promise unto us through Thine apostles, and save us from shame on the
Day of Judgment: For Thou never breakest Thy promise."
003.195 And their Lord hath accepted of them, and answered them: "Never will I suffer to be lost the work of any of
you, be he male or female: Ye are members, one of another: Those who have left their homes, or been driven out
therefrom, or suffered harm in My Cause, or fought or been slain,- verily, I will blot out from them their iniquities,
and admit them into Gardens with rivers flowing beneath;- A reward from the presence of God, and from His presence
is the best of rewards."
003.196 Let not the strutting about of the Unbelievers through the land deceive thee:
003.197 Little is it for enjoyment: Their ultimate abode is Hell: what an evil bed (To lie on)!
003.198 On the other hand, for those who fear their Lord, are Gardens, with rivers flowing beneath; therein are they
to dwell (for ever),- a gift from the presence of God; and that which is in the presence of God is the best (bliss) for
the righteous.
003.199 And there are, certainly, among the People of the Book, those who believe in God, in the revelation to you,
and in the revelation to them, bowing in humility to God: They will not sell the Signs of God for a miserable gain! For
them is a reward with their Lord, and God is swift in account.
003.200 O ye who believe! Persevere in patience and constancy; vie in such perseverance; strengthen each other; and
fear God; that ye may prosper.
WOMEN, CHAPTER NO. 004
004.001 O mankind! reverence your Guardian-Lord, who created you from a single person, created, of like nature, His
mate, and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women;- reverence God, through whom ye demand
your mutual (rights), and (reverence) the wombs (That bore you): for God ever watches over you.
004.002 To orphans restore their property (When they reach their age), nor substitute (your) worthless things for
(their) good ones; and devour not their substance (by mixing it up) with your won. For this is indeed a great sin.
004.003 If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, Marry women of your choice, Two or three
or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or (a captive) that your right
hands possess, that will be more suitable, to prevent you from doing injustice.
004.004 And give the women (on marriage) their dower as a free gift; but if they, of their own good pleasure, remit
any part of it to you, Take it and enjoy it with right good cheer.
004.005 To those weak of understanding Make not over your property, which God hath made a means of support for
you, but feed and clothe them therewith, and speak to them words of kindness and justice.
004.006 Make trial of orphans until they reach the age of marriage; if then ye find sound judgment in them, release
their property to them; but consume it not wastefully, nor in haste against their growing up. If the guardian is well-off,
Let him claim no remuneration, but if he is poor, let him have for himself what is just and reasonable. When ye release
their property to them, take witnesses in their presence: But all-sufficient is God in taking account.
004.007 From what is left by parents and those nearest related there is a share for men and a share for women, whether
the property be small or large,-a determinate share.
004.008 But if at the time of division other relatives, or orphans or poor, are present, feed them out of the (property),
and speak to them words of kindness and justice.
004.009 Let those (disposing of an estate) have the same fear in their minds as they would have for their own if they
had left a helpless family behind: Let them fear God, and speak words of appropriate (comfort).
004.010 Those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans, eat up a Fire into their own bodies: They will soon be
enduring a Blazing Fire!