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Three translations of the Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side

Ali, Abdullah Yusuf; Pickthall, Marmaduke William; Shakir, M. H. · -610 to -632 (revelation); Qur'an as compiled afterward primary

passage 718 of 866 · Chapter 1: > Chapter 49: (4/4)

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in brief
The text asserts that Allah knows the secrets of heaven and earth and sees all human deeds.

S: Say: Do you apprise Allah of your religion, and Allah knows what is in the heavens and what is in the earth; and Allah is Cognizant of all things.

049.017 Y: They impress on thee as a favour that they have embraced Islam. Say, "Count not your Islam as a favour upon me: Nay, Allah has conferred a favour upon you that He has guided you to the faith, if ye be true and sincere."

P: They make it a favour unto thee (Muhammad) that they have surrendered (unto Him). Say: Deem not your Surrender a favour unto me; but Allah doth confer a favour on you, inasmuch as He hath led you to the Faith, if ye are earnest.

S: They think that they lay you under an obligation by becoming Muslims. Say: Lay me not under obligation by your Islam: rather Allah lays you under an obligation by guiding you to the faith if you are truthful.

049.018 Y: "Verily Allah knows the secrets of the heavens and the earth: and Allah Sees well all that ye do."

P: Lo! Allah knoweth the Unseen of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is Seer of what ye do.

S: Surely Allah knows the unseen things of the heavens and the earth; and Allah sees what you do.


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topics: crime and punishment · justice as a virtue · the nature and attributes of God

Three translations of the Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side · Ali, Abdullah Yusuf; Pickthall, Marmaduke William; Shakir, M. H. · 610–632 BCE