1. The Qur’an is made up of such letters from the Arabic alphabet. The Arabs at the time of revelation were the unrivaled masters of the Arabic language and yet when challenged were totally unable to bring anything like the Qur’an. Despite this fact, the inimitable nature of the Qur’an and its divine source, God knows best the meaning of these disjointed Arabic letters.
3. The Forgiver of sin, Acceptor of repentance, Severe in Retribution, Possessor (of infinite) bounty (of love and mercy). There is no (true) God except Him. To Him is the final return.
4. No one disputes about the Revelations of Allah except those who deny (the Truth of Islam), so let not their uninhibited movement through the land deceive you.
5. The people of Noah denied (their Prophet) before them and the (disbelieving) factions after them. Every nation plotted against their messenger to seize him, and they disputed by means of falsehood to refute thereby the Truth. So I seized them; how then was My Retribution.
7. Those (angels) who bear the Throne (of Allah) and those around it glorify their Lord (Allah) with His praise and believe in Him and ask forgiveness for those who believe (saying): "Our Lord, You comprehend all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who turn (to You in repentance) and follow Your Way, and save them from the torment of Hell;
8. Our Lord, admit them the gardens of Eden which You have promised them, and the righteous of their fathers, spouses, and offspring. For You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
9. Protect them from evil consequences (of their sins). Whoever You protect from evil consequences that Day (of Judgment), indeed You have shown Mercy to him, and that is the great achievement.
10. Those who deny (Allah and His messengers) will be addressed (on that Day): Certainly Allah’s Hatred (of you) when you were called to Faith and you rejected was much greater than your hatred of one another (now in the Hellfire).
11. They will say: "Our Lord, twice you made us lifeless², and twice you have given us life³. Now we confess our sins; is there then a way to get out (of the Hellfire)?
2. in the loins of our fathers and in the graves
3. at birth and at Resurrection
12. (They will be told): "This (has befallen you) because when Allah alone was called upon, you denied, but when others⁴ were associated (as partners) to Him, you believed. So the Judgment belongs to Allah alone, the Most High, the Most Great.
4. Such as Jesus Christ, the holy spirit, angels, prophets, saints, demons, idols, etc.
13. It is He (Allah) Who shows you His signs, and sends down for you sustenance from the sky. None will take heed except he who turns (to Him in repentance).
15. (Allah is the) Possessor of the Highest Rank, Lord of the (Great) Throne. He sends the Inspiration by His Command upon whom He wills of His slaves (of mankind and jinn), that he (the messenger) may warn of the Day of Meeting (with God).
16. (Of) the Day when they will come forth, nothing of them will be hidden from Allah. To whom belongs (all) Sovereignty this Day⁵? To Allah, the (only) One (True God), the Subduer (of all).
5. O Allah, Our Lord, Who are in heaven, we testify that You are the One and only True God in the heavens and on earth. Greatly revered and honoured be Your name; Your kingdom come; Your will be done on earth and heaven; forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us; and lead us not to temptation in the world, and deliver us from all evil in the Hereafter life.
18. Warn them of the Day that draws near, when hearts will rise up to the throats, grieving inwardly. The unjust will not have any compassionate friend nor any intercessor who should be obeyed.
20. Allah judges with Truth (and Justice); while those whom they pray to besides Him do not (possess the power to) judge anything. Allah is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.
21. Have they not traveled through the land and seen how was the end of those who were before them? Mightier than these were they in strength and in fortifications in the land, but Allah seized them for their sins. And there was not for them any savior against Allah.
22. This (torment) is because there came to them their apostles with clear Proofs, but they denied (them), so Allah seized them. He is All-Strong, Severe in Retribution.
25. So when he (Moses) brought to them the Truth from (Allah), they said: "Kill the sons of those who believed with him, and keep their women alive." But the plot of the deniers could not lead to anything except in error (and failure).
26. Pharaoh said: "Leave me alone that I may kill Moses and let him call upon his Lord (Allah). I fear that he will change your religion (and way of life) or that he will cause corruption to appear in the land."
28. A believing man of Pharaoh’s people⁶ who hid his faith said: "Would you kill a man (Moses) because he says: "My Lord is Allah", and indeed he has brought to you clear Proofs from (Allah) your Lord? If he (Moses) is a liar, on him will be his lie, but if he is truthful, there will befall you some of that which he threatens you (with). Allah does not guide him who is a transgressor, a liar.
29. O my people, yours is the kingdom this day, being masters in the land (of Egypt), but who will help us against the torment of Allah if it comes to us?" Pharaoh said: "I do not show you anything but that which I see (myself), and I do not direct you to anything but the right guidance and conduct."
31. The like of what befell the people of Noah, (the people of) ‘Aad, Thamud and those who came after them. Allah does not want injustice for (His) slaves (of mankind).
33. The Day on which you will turn back retreating, there will be no savior for you from (the Chastisement of) Allah, and he whom Allah leaves astray⁷, there is no guide for him.
7. Because of his arrogance and persistence in sin.
34. Joseph came to you before with clear Proofs, but you ever remained in doubt as to what he brought; until when he died, you said: "Allah will never send a Messenger after him." Thus does Allah leaves astray him who is a transgressor, a doubter.
35. Those who dispute about the Revelations of Allah without any authority that He has given them. It is greatly hateful to Allah and those who believe. Thus does Allah set a seal over the heart of every arrogant tyrant.
37. The means of access to the heavens, then reach (Allah) the God of Moses, and I think him (Moses) to be a liar." Thus the evil of his deeds was made fair seeming to Pharaoh, and he was turned away from the Way. The plot of Pharaoh was not (to end) in anything but destruction.
40. Whoever does an evil deed⁹, he will not be recompensed (with anything) but the like of it. But whoever does a good deed, whether male or female, and is a believer (monotheist), these will enter Paradise, in which they will be given sustenance without measure.
9. I.e., ascribes partners with Allah, the True Lord, or commits other major sins.
42. You call me to deny Allah and associate with Him of which I have no (Divine) knowledge, and I call you to the (Way of Allah) the All-Mighty, the All-Forgiving.
43. No doubt that what you call me to (worship) has no power to answer my supplication in this world nor in the Hereafter; and indeed, our returning back is to Allah, and the transgressors are the people of the eternal Fire.
46. The fire¹⁰, they are exposed to it (every) morning and evening. On the Day when the Hour (of Doom) will come to pass (it will be said): "Enter Pharaoh’s people into the severest torment."
10. Of the Barzakh i.e., the period between death and resurrection.
47. When they will dispute one with another in the eternal Fire, then the weak will say to those who were arrogant: "We were your followers; will you then avert from us a portion of the Fire?"
49. Those in the eternal Fire will say to the keepers of Gehinnom (Hell): "Call upon (Allah) your Lord that He may lighten for us the torment for (just) a day."
50. They will say: "Did there not come to you your messengers with clear Evidences? They will say: "Yes." They will reply: "Then call (as you like)." And the call of the deniers is only in vain.
55. So be patient, for the Promise of Allah is true, and ask forgiveness for your sin, and glorify (Allah) your Lord with His praise in the evening and the morning.
56. Those who dispute about the Verses of Allah without any authority that has come to them, there is nothing in their chests but pride, (the extent of) which they cannot reach. So seek refuge in Allah. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.
61. It is Allah Who has made for you the night that you may rest therein and the day to see. Allah is Benevolent to the people, but most people do not give thanks to Him.
64. It is Allah Who has made the earth a stable ground for you, and the sky a canopy, and formed you, then made goodly your forms, and He provided you with goodly things. That is Allah, your Sovereign Lord. Blessed is Allah, the Sovereign Lord of all beings.
65. He is the Ever-Living, there is no (true) God except Him. So worship Him alone, and be devoted in His worship¹³. Praise be to Allah, the Sovereign Lord of all beings.
13. By worshipping Him Alone, and none else, and by doing righteous deeds sincerely for Allâh’s Sake only, and not to show off, and not setting up rivals with Him in worship.
66. Say: "I have been forbidden to worship those you pray to other than Allah when clear Proofs have come to me from (Allah) my Lord, and I am commanded to submit to (Allah) the Sovereign Lord of all beings."
67. It is He (Allah) Who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clot, then He brings you forth as a child, so that you may attain your maturity, then you may become old - and of you there are some who are caused to die before - so that you may reach an appointed term, and so that you may understand¹⁴.
14. The Oneness of your Lord and His Power, and your Resurrection and thus become believers.
70. Those who deny the Book (the Qur’an) and the message with which We have sent Our messengers¹⁵, they shall soon come to know (the result of their denial);
15. I.e., to worship none but Allâh Alone sincerely, and to reject all false deities and to confess resurrection after the death and Paradise and Hell are existing.
77. So be patient, the Promise of Allah is true. Should We make you see part of what We threaten them with, or should We cause you to die, to Us (Allah) they will (all) be returned (for Judgment).
78. We have sent Messengers before you. Among them are those We have related to you their story and there are others whom We have not related to you their story. It is not for any Messenger to bring a miracle except with Allah’s Permission. When the Command of Allah comes, the matter will be decided in truth, and the followers of falsehood will then be utterly lost.
80. And there are (other) benefits for you in them, and that you may attain by them a need which is in your chests¹⁶, upon them and upon the ships you are carried.
82. Have they not then traveled through the land and seen how was the end of those before them? They were more (in numbers) than these and greater in strength and in fortifications in the land, but their worldly gains were of no benefit to them.
83. When their Messengers came to them with clear Proofs, they were glad (and proud) with that which they had of the knowledge (of worldly things), and there beset them that which they used to mock.
85. But their faith was of no benefit to them once they saw Our mighty strike. (This) has been the Way of Allah in dealing with His (wicked) slaves (from mankind and jinn). Thus were the deniers in utter loss.
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Endpoints:
Sura translation
GET / https://quranenc.com/api/v1/translation/sura/{translation_key}/{sura_number} description: get the specified translation (by its translation_key) for the speicified sura (by its number)
Parameters: translation_key: (the key of the currently selected translation) sura_number: [1-114] (Sura number in the mosshaf which should be between 1 and 114)
Returns:
json object containing array of objects, each object contains the "sura", "aya", "translation" and "footnotes".
GET / https://quranenc.com/api/v1/translation/aya/{translation_key}/{sura_number}/{aya_number} description: get the specified translation (by its translation_key) for the speicified aya (by its number sura_number and aya_number)
Parameters: translation_key: (the key of the currently selected translation) sura_number: [1-114] (Sura number in the mosshaf which should be between 1 and 114) aya_number: [1-...] (Aya number in the sura)
Returns:
json object containing the "sura", "aya", "translation" and "footnotes".