16:103
We know indeed that they say, “It is a man that teaches
him.” The tongue of him they wickedly point to
is notably foreign, while this is Arabic, pure and clear.
16:104
Those who believe not in the Signs of Allah,- Allah will
not guide them, and theirs will be a
grievous Penalty.
16:105
It is those who believe not in the Signs of Allah, that
forge falsehood: it is they who lie!
16:106
Any one who, after accepting faith in Allah, utters
Unbelief,- except under compulsion, his
heart remaining firm in Faith – but such as open their
breast to Unbelief, on them is Wrath from Allah, and
theirs will be a dreadful Penalty.
16:107
This because they love the life of this world better than
the Hereafter: and Allah will not guide those
who reject Faith.
16:108
Those are they whose hearts, ears, and eyes Allah has
sealed up, and they take no heed.
16:109
Without doubt, in the Hereafter they will perish.
16:110
But verily thy Lord,- to those who leave their homes after
trials and persecutions,- and who thereafter
strive and fight for the faith and patiently persevere,- Thy
Lord, after all this is oft-forgiving, Most
Merciful.
16:111
One Day every soul will come up struggling for itself,
and every soul will be recompensed(fully)
for all its actions, and none will be unjustly dealt with.
16:112
Allah sets forth a Parable: a city enjoying security and
quiet, abundantly supplied with sustenance
from every place: Yet was it ungrateful for the favours of
Allah: so Allah made it taste of hunger and
terror (in extremes) (closing in on it) like a garment (from
every side), because of the (evil) which (its
people) wrought.
16:113
And there came to them a Messenger from among
themselves, but they falsely rejected him; so the
Wrath seized them even in the midst of their iniquities.
16:114
So eat of the sustenance which Allah has provided for
you, lawful and good; and be grateful for the
favours of Allah, if it is He Whom ye serve.
16:115
He has only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the
flesh of swine, and any (food) over which the
name of other than Allah has been invoked. But if one is
forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience,
nor transgressing due limits,- then Allah is Oft-Forgiving,
Most Merciful.
16:116
But say not – for any false thing that your tongues may
put forth,-“This is lawful, and this is
forbidden,” so as to ascribe false things to Allah. For
those who ascribe false things to Allah, will never
prosper.
16:117
(In such falsehood) is but a paltry profit; but they will
have a most grievous Penalty.
16:118
To the Jews We prohibited such things as We have
mentioned to thee before: We did them nowrong,
but they were used to doing wrong to themselves.
16:119
But verily thy Lord,- to those who do wrong in ignorance,
but who thereafter repent and make amends,-
thy Lord, after all this, is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
16:120
Abraham was indeed a model, devoutly obedient to
Allah, (and) true in Faith, and he joined not gods
with Allah:
16:121
He showed his gratitude for the favours of Allah, who
chose him, and guided him to a Straightway.
16:122
And We gave him Good in this world, and he will be, in
the Hereafter, in the ranks of the
Righteous.
16:123
So We have taught thee the inspired (Message), “Follow
the ways of Abraham the True in Faith, and he
joined not gods with Allah.”