ٱلَّذِينَ
يَنقُضُونَ
عَهۡدَ
ٱللَّهِ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
مِيثَٰقِهِۦ
وَيَقۡطَعُونَ
مَآ
أَمَرَ
ٱللَّهُ
بِهِۦٓ
أَن
يُوصَلَ
وَيُفۡسِدُونَ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
هُمُ
ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ
٢٧

those who violate Allah’s covenant after it has been affirmed, break whatever ˹ties˺ Allah has ordered to be maintained, and spread corruption in the land. It is they who are the ˹true˺ losers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:28

كَيۡفَ

تَكۡفُرُونَ

بِٱللَّهِ

وَكُنتُمۡ

أَمۡوَٰتٗا

فَأَحۡيَٰكُمۡۖ

ثُمَّ

يُمِيتُكُمۡ

ثُمَّ

يُحۡيِيكُمۡ

ثُمَّ

إِلَيۡهِ

تُرۡجَعُونَ

٢٨

How can you deny Allah? You were lifeless and He gave you life, then He will cause you to die and again bring you to life, and then to Him you will ˹all˺ be returned.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:29

هُوَ

ٱلَّذِي

خَلَقَ

لَكُم

مَّا

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

جَمِيعٗا

ثُمَّ

ٱسۡتَوَىٰٓ

إِلَى

ٱلسَّمَآءِ

فَسَوَّىٰهُنَّ

سَبۡعَ

سَمَٰوَٰتٖۚ

وَهُوَ

بِكُلِّ

شَيۡءٍ

عَلِيمٞ

٢٩

He is the One Who created everything in the earth for you. Then He turned towards the heaven, forming it into seven heavens. And He has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:30

وَإِذۡ

قَالَ

رَبُّكَ

لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ

إِنِّي

جَاعِلٞ

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

خَلِيفَةٗۖ

قَالُوٓاْ

أَتَجۡعَلُ

فِيهَا

مَن

يُفۡسِدُ

فِيهَا

وَيَسۡفِكُ

ٱلدِّمَآءَ

وَنَحۡنُ

نُسَبِّحُ

بِحَمۡدِكَ

وَنُقَدِّسُ

لَكَۖ

قَالَ

إِنِّيٓ

أَعۡلَمُ

مَا

لَا

تَعۡلَمُونَ

٣٠

˹Remember˺ when your Lord said to the angels, “I am going to place a successive ˹human˺ authority on earth.” They asked ˹Allah˺, “Will You place in it someone who will spread corruption there and shed blood while we glorify Your praises and proclaim Your holiness?” Allah responded, “I know what you do not know.”¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:31

وَعَلَّمَ

ءَادَمَ

ٱلۡأَسۡمَآءَ

كُلَّهَا

ثُمَّ

عَرَضَهُمۡ

عَلَى

ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ

فَقَالَ

أَنۢبِـُٔونِي

بِأَسۡمَآءِ

هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ

إِن

كُنتُمۡ

صَٰدِقِينَ

٣١

He taught Adam the names of all things, then He presented them to the angels and said, “Tell Me the names of these, if what you say is true?”¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:32

قَالُواْ

سُبۡحَٰنَكَ

لَا

عِلۡمَ

لَنَآ

إِلَّا

مَا

عَلَّمۡتَنَآۖ

إِنَّكَ

أَنتَ

ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

ٱلۡحَكِيمُ

٣٢

They replied, “Glory be to You! We have no knowledge except what You have taught us. You are truly the All-Knowing, All-Wise.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:33

قَالَ

يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ

أَنۢبِئۡهُم

بِأَسۡمَآئِهِمۡۖ

فَلَمَّآ

أَنۢبَأَهُم

بِأَسۡمَآئِهِمۡ

قَالَ

أَلَمۡ

أَقُل

لَّكُمۡ

إِنِّيٓ

أَعۡلَمُ

غَيۡبَ

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ

وَأَعۡلَمُ

مَا

تُبۡدُونَ

وَمَا

كُنتُمۡ

تَكۡتُمُونَ

٣٣

Allah said, “O Adam! Inform them of their names.” Then when Adam did, Allah said, “Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of the heavens and the earth, and I know what you reveal and what you conceal?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:34

وَإِذۡ

قُلۡنَا

لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ

ٱسۡجُدُواْ

لِأٓدَمَ

فَسَجَدُوٓاْ

إِلَّآ

إِبۡلِيسَ

أَبَىٰ

وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرَ

وَكَانَ

مِنَ

ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

٣٤

And ˹remember˺ when We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam,”¹ so they all did—but not Iblîs,² who refused and acted arrogantly,³ becoming unfaithful.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:35

وَقُلۡنَا

يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ

ٱسۡكُنۡ

أَنتَ

وَزَوۡجُكَ

ٱلۡجَنَّةَ

وَكُلَا

مِنۡهَا

رَغَدًا

حَيۡثُ

شِئۡتُمَا

وَلَا

تَقۡرَبَا

هَٰذِهِ

ٱلشَّجَرَةَ

فَتَكُونَا

مِنَ

ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

٣٥

We cautioned, “O Adam! Live with your wife in Paradise and eat as freely as you please, but do not approach this tree, or else you will be wrongdoers.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:36

فَأَزَلَّهُمَا

ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ

عَنۡهَا

فَأَخۡرَجَهُمَا

مِمَّا

كَانَا

فِيهِۖ

وَقُلۡنَا

ٱهۡبِطُواْ

بَعۡضُكُمۡ

لِبَعۡضٍ

عَدُوّٞۖ

وَلَكُمۡ

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

مُسۡتَقَرّٞ

وَمَتَٰعٌ

إِلَىٰ

حِينٖ

٣٦

But Satan deceived them—leading to their fall from the ˹blissful˺ state they were in,¹ and We said, “Descend from the heavens ˹to the earth˺ as enemies to each other.² You will find in the earth a residence and provision for your appointed stay.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

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