“Those who believe, and those who are Jewish, and the Christians, and the Sabeans-any who believe in God and the Last Day, and act righteously-will have their reward with their Lord; they have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.” The Heifer, 62 Quran A Selection of Chapters Translated to English by TALAL ITANI QURAN MUST-READ PASSAGES Translated from Arabic by Talal Itani Published by ClearQuran Dallas Beirut Copyright © 2015 ClearQuran Contact: [email protected] www.ClearQuran.com Chapters (Suras) The Opening .............................. (al-Fatihah) .................................................. 1 The Heifer ................................. (al-Baqarah) ................................................ 1 Family of Imran ......................... (Ali ‘Imran) ............................................... 28 Joseph ........................................ (Yusuf) ...................................................... 43 Abraham .................................... (Ibrahim) ................................................... 52 The Bee ..................................... (an-Nahl) ................................................... 56 The Night Journey ..................... (al-Isra’) .................................................... 65 Mary .......................................... (Maryam) .................................................. 72 Ta-Ha ........................................ (Ta-Ha) ...................................................... 78 The Pilgrimage .......................... (al-Hajj) ..................................................... 86 The Poets ................................... (ash-Shu’ara’) ........................................... 92 History ....................................... (al-Qasas) ................................................ 100 Luqman ..................................... (Luqman)................................................. 107 Prostration ................................. (as-Sajdah) .............................................. 110 Originator .................................. (Fatir) ...................................................... 112 Ya-Seen ..................................... (Ya-Seen) ................................................ 115 Throngs ..................................... (az-Zumar) .............................................. 120 Detailed ..................................... (Fussilat) ................................................. 125 Kneeling .................................... (al-Jathiyah) ............................................ 129 The Dunes ................................. (al-Ahqaf) ................................................ 132 Muhammad ............................... (Muhammad) ........................................... 135 Victory ...................................... (al-Fath)................................................... 138 Qaf ............................................. (Qaf) ........................................................ 140 The Compassionate ................... (ar-Rahman) ............................................ 143 The Inevitable ............................ (al-Waqi’ah) ............................................ 145 Iron ........................................... (al-Hadid`) ............................................... 149 Column ..................................... (as-Saff) ................................................... 152 Gathering .................................. (at-Taghabun) .......................................... 153 The Enwrapped ........................ (al-Muzzammil) ...................................... 154 The Enrobed ............................. (al-Muddathir) ......................................... 155 Resurrection ............................. (al-Qiyamah) ........................................... 157 The Event ................................. (an-Naba’) ............................................... 159 The Rolling ............................... (at-Takwir) .............................................. 160 The Shattering .......................... (al-Infitar) ................................................ 161 The Defrauders ......................... (al-Mutaffifin) ......................................... 162 The Rupture .............................. (al-Inshiqaq) ............................................ 164 The Constellations .................... (al-Buruj) ................................................. 165 The Most High ......................... (al-A’la) ................................................... 166 The Overwhelming ................... (al-Ghashiyah) ......................................... 166 The Dawn ................................. (al-Fajr) ................................................... 167 The Land .................................. (al-Balad) ................................................ 168 The Night .................................. (al-Layl) .................................................. 169 Morning Light .......................... (adh-Duha) .............................................. 170 The Soothing ............................ (ash-Sharh) .............................................. 171 The Fig ..................................... (at-Tin) .................................................... 171 Decree ....................................... (al-Qadr) .................................................. 171 The Quake ................................ (az-Zalzalah) ........................................... 172 Time ......................................... (al-’Asr) ................................................... 172 The Backbiter ........................... (al-Humazah) .......................................... 172 The Disbelievers ....................... (al-Kafirun) ............................................. 173 Monotheism .............................. (al-Ikhlas) ................................................ 173 The Opening (al-Fatihah) 1 In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. 2 Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds. 3 The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 4 Master of the Day of Judgment. 5 It is You we worship, and upon You we call for help. 6 Guide us to the straight path. 7 The path of those You have blessed, not of those against whom there is anger, nor of those who are misguided. The Heifer (al-Baqarah) In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. 1 Alif, Lam, Meem. 2 This is the Book in which there is no doubt, a guide for the righteous. 3 Those who believe in the unseen, and perform the prayers, and give from what We have provided for them. 4 And those who believe in what was revealed to you, and in what was revealed before you, and are certain of the Hereafter. 5 These are upon guidance from their Lord. These are the successful. 6 As for those who disbelieve—it is the same for them, whether you have warned them, or have not warned them—they do not believe. 7 God has set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and over their vision is a veil. They will have a severe torment. 8 Among the people are those who say, “We believe in God and in the Last Day,” but they are not believers. 9 They seek to deceive God and those who believe, but they deceive none but themselves, though they are not aware. 10 In their hearts is sickness, and God has increased their sickness. They will have a painful punishment because of their denial. 11 And when it is said to them, “Do not make trouble on earth,” they say, “We are only reformers.” 1 12 In fact, they are the troublemakers, but they are not aware. 13 And when it is said to them, “Believe as the people have believed,” they say, “Shall we believe as the fools have believed?” In fact, it is they who are the fools, but they do not know. 14 And when they come across those who believe, they say, “We believe”; but when they are alone with their devils, they say, “We are with you; we were only ridiculing.” 15 It is God who ridicules them, and leaves them bewildered in their transgres- sion. 16 Those are they who have bartered error for guidance; but their trade does not profit them, and they are not guided. 17 Their likeness is that of a person who kindled a fire; when it illuminated all around him, God took away their light, and left them in darkness, unable to see. 18 Deaf, dumb, blind. They will not return. 19 Or like a cloudburst from the sky, in which is darkness, and thunder, and lightning. They press their fingers into their ears from the thunderbolts, in fear of death. But God surrounds the disbelievers. 20 The lightning almost snatches their sight away. Whenever it illuminates for them, they walk in it; but when it grows dark over them, they stand still. Had God willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. God is capable of everything. 21 O people! Worship your Lord who created you and those before you, that you may attain piety. 22 He who made the earth a habitat for you, and the sky a structure, and sends water down from the sky, and brings out fruits thereby, as a sustenance for you. Therefore, do not assign rivals to God while you know. 23 And if you are in doubt about what We have revealed to Our servant, then produce a chapter like these, and call your witnesses apart from God, if you are truthful. 24 But if you do not—and you will not—then beware the Fire whose fuel is people and stones, prepared for the disbelievers. 25 And give good news to those who believe and do righteous deeds; that they will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are