وَمَنۡ
أَظۡلَمُ
مِمَّن
مَّنَعَ
مَسَٰجِدَ
ٱللَّهِ
أَن
يُذۡكَرَ
فِيهَا
ٱسۡمُهُۥ
وَسَعَىٰ
فِي
خَرَابِهَآۚ
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
مَا
كَانَ
لَهُمۡ
أَن
يَدۡخُلُوهَآ
إِلَّا
خَآئِفِينَۚ
لَهُمۡ
فِي
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
خِزۡيٞ
وَلَهُمۡ
فِي
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
عَذَابٌ
عَظِيمٞ
١١٤

Who does more wrong than those who prevent Allah’s Name from being mentioned in His places of worship and strive to destroy them? Such people have no right to enter these places except with fear.¹ For them is disgrace in this world, and they will suffer a tremendous punishment in the Hereafter.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:115

وَلِلَّهِ

ٱلۡمَشۡرِقُ

وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبُۚ

فَأَيۡنَمَا

تُوَلُّواْ

فَثَمَّ

وَجۡهُ

ٱللَّهِۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

وَٰسِعٌ

عَلِيمٞ

١١٥

To Allah belong the east and the west, so wherever you turn you are facing ˹towards˺ Allah.¹ Surely Allah is All-Encompassing,² All-Knowing.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:116

وَقَالُواْ

ٱتَّخَذَ

ٱللَّهُ

وَلَدٗاۗ

سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥۖ

بَل

لَّهُۥ

مَا

فِي

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ

كُلّٞ

لَّهُۥ

قَٰنِتُونَ

١١٦

They¹ say, “Allah has offspring.”² Glory be to Him! In fact, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth—all are subject to His Will.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:117

بَدِيعُ

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ

وَإِذَا

قَضَىٰٓ

أَمۡرٗا

فَإِنَّمَا

يَقُولُ

لَهُۥ

كُن

فَيَكُونُ

١١٧

˹He is˺ the Originator of the heavens and the earth! When He decrees a matter, He simply tells it, “Be!” And it is!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:118

وَقَالَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

لَا

يَعۡلَمُونَ

لَوۡلَا

يُكَلِّمُنَا

ٱللَّهُ

أَوۡ

تَأۡتِينَآ

ءَايَةٞۗ

كَذَٰلِكَ

قَالَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

مِن

قَبۡلِهِم

مِّثۡلَ

قَوۡلِهِمۡۘ

تَشَٰبَهَتۡ

قُلُوبُهُمۡۗ

قَدۡ

بَيَّنَّا

ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ

لِقَوۡمٖ

يُوقِنُونَ

١١٨

Those who have no knowledge say, “If only Allah would speak to us or a sign would come to us!” The same was said by those who came before. Their hearts are all alike. Indeed, We have made the signs clear for people of sure faith.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:119

إِنَّآ

أَرۡسَلۡنَٰكَ

بِٱلۡحَقِّ

بَشِيرٗا

وَنَذِيرٗاۖ

وَلَا

تُسۡـَٔلُ

عَنۡ

أَصۡحَٰبِ

ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

١١٩

We have surely sent you with the truth ˹O Prophet˺ as a deliverer of good news and a warner. And you will not be accountable for the residents of the Hellfire.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:120

وَلَن

تَرۡضَىٰ

عَنكَ

ٱلۡيَهُودُ

وَلَا

ٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ

حَتَّىٰ

تَتَّبِعَ

مِلَّتَهُمۡۗ

قُلۡ

إِنَّ

هُدَى

ٱللَّهِ

هُوَ

ٱلۡهُدَىٰۗ

وَلَئِنِ

ٱتَّبَعۡتَ

أَهۡوَآءَهُم

بَعۡدَ

ٱلَّذِي

جَآءَكَ

مِنَ

ٱلۡعِلۡمِ

مَا

لَكَ

مِنَ

ٱللَّهِ

مِن

وَلِيّٖ

وَلَا

نَصِيرٍ

١٢٠

Never will the Jews or Christians be pleased with you, until you follow their faith. Say, “Allah’s guidance is the only ˹true˺ guidance.” And if you were to follow their desires after ˹all˺ the knowledge that has come to you, there would be none to protect or help you against Allah.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:121

ٱلَّذِينَ

ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمُ

ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ

يَتۡلُونَهُۥ

حَقَّ

تِلَاوَتِهِۦٓ

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ

يُؤۡمِنُونَ

بِهِۦۗ

وَمَن

يَكۡفُرۡ

بِهِۦ

فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ

هُمُ

ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ

١٢١

Those We have given the Book follow it as it should be followed. It is they who ˹truly˺ believe in it. As for those who reject it, it is they who are the losers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:122

يَٰبَنِيٓ

إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ

ٱذۡكُرُواْ

نِعۡمَتِيَ

ٱلَّتِيٓ

أَنۡعَمۡتُ

عَلَيۡكُمۡ

وَأَنِّي

فَضَّلۡتُكُمۡ

عَلَى

ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

١٢٢

O Children of Israel! Remember My favours upon you and how I honoured you above the others.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:123

وَٱتَّقُواْ

يَوۡمٗا

لَّا

تَجۡزِي

نَفۡسٌ

عَن

نَّفۡسٖ

شَيۡـٔٗا

وَلَا

يُقۡبَلُ

مِنۡهَا

عَدۡلٞ

وَلَا

تَنفَعُهَا

شَفَٰعَةٞ

وَلَا

هُمۡ

يُنصَرُونَ

١٢٣

And guard yourselves against the Day when no soul will be of any help to another. No ransom will be taken, no intercession accepted, and no help will be given.

— 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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