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  • The Koran القرآن الكريم‎
    • The Koran Part 1 >
      • 1- Al-Fatihah الفاتحة‎ The Opening >
        • About Al-Fatihah
        • Al-Fatihah 1-7
      • 2- Al-Baqarah البقرة‎ The Cow >
        • About Al-Baqarah
        • Al-Baqarah 1-10 >
          • Al-Baqarah 11-20
          • Al-Baqarah 21-30
          • Al-Baqarah 31-40
          • Al-Baqarah 41-50
        • Al-Baqarah 51-60 >
          • Al-Baqarah 61-70
          • Al-Baqarah 71-80
          • Al-Baqarah 81-90
          • Al-Baqarah 91-100
        • Al-Baqarah 101-110 >
          • Al-Baqarah 111-120
          • Al-Baqarah 121-130
          • Al-Baqarah 131-140
          • Al-Baqarah 141-150
        • Al-Baqarah 151-160 >
          • Al-Baqarah 161-170
          • Al-Baqarah 171-180
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          • Al-Baqarah 211-220
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          • Al-Baqarah 261-270
          • Al-Baqarah 271-280
          • Al-Baqarah 281-286
      • 3- Al-'Imran آل عمران‎ The Family of Amran >
        • About Al-'Imran
        • Al-'Imran 1-10 >
          • Al-'Imran 11-20
          • Al-'Imran 21-30
          • Al-'Imran 31-40
          • Al-'Imran 41-50
        • Al-'Imran 51-60 >
          • Al-'Imran 61-70
          • Al-'Imran 71-80
          • Al-'Imran 81-90
          • Al-'Imran 91-100
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          • Al-'Imran 111-120
          • Al-'Imran 121-130
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          • Al-'Imran 161-170
          • Al-'Imran 171-180
          • Al-'Imran 181-190
          • Al-'Imran 191-200
      • 4- An-Nisa' النساء‎ The Women >
        • About An-Nisa'
        • An-Nisa' 1-10 >
          • An-Nisa' 11-20
          • An-Nisa' 21-30
          • An-Nisa' 31-40
          • An-Nisa' 41-50
        • An-Nisa' 51-60 >
          • An-Nisa' 61-70
          • An-Nisa' 71-80
          • An-Nisa' 81-90
          • An-Nisa' 91-100
        • An-Nisa' 101-110 >
          • An-Nisa' 111-120
          • An-Nisa' 121-130
          • An-Nisa' 131-140
          • An-Nisa' 141-150
        • An-Nisa' 151-160 >
          • An-Nisa' 161-170
          • An-Nisa' 171-176
      • 5- Al-Ma'idah المائدة‎ The Feast >
        • About Al-Ma'idah
        • Al-Ma'idah 1-10 >
          • Al-Ma'idah 11-20
          • Al-Ma'idah 21-30
          • Al-Ma'idah 31-40
          • Al-Ma'idah 41-50
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          • Al-Ma'idah 61-70
          • Al-Ma'idah 71-80
          • Al-Ma'idah 81-90
          • Al-Ma'idah 91-100
        • Al-Ma'idah 101-110 >
          • Al-Ma'idah 111-120
      • 6- Al-An'am الأنعام‎ The Cattle >
        • About Al-An'am
        • Al-An'am 1-10 >
          • Al-An'am 11-20
          • Al-An'am 21-30
          • Al-An'am 31-40
          • Al-An'am 41-50
        • Al-An'am 51-60 >
          • Al-An'am 61-70
          • Al-An'am 71-80
          • Al-An'am 81-90
          • Al-An'am 91-100
        • Al-An'am 101-110 >
          • Al-An'am 111-120
          • Al-An'am 121-130
          • Al-An'am 131-140
          • Al-An'am 141-150
        • Al-An'am 151-160 >
          • Al-An'am 161-165
      • 7- Al-A'raf الأعراف‎ The High Places >
        • About Al-A'raf
        • Al-A'raf 1-10 >
          • Al-A'raf 11-20
          • Al-A'raf 21-30
          • Al-A'raf 31-40
          • Al-A'raf 41-50
        • Al-A'raf 51-60 >
          • Al-A'raf 61-70
          • Al-A'raf 71-80
          • Al-A'raf 81-90
          • Al-A'raf 91-100
        • Al-A'raf 101-110 >
          • Al-A'raf 111-120
          • Al-A'raf 121-130
          • Al-A'raf 131-140
          • Al-A'raf 141-150
        • Al-A'raf 151-160 >
          • Al-A'raf 161-170
          • Al-A'raf 171-180
          • Al-A'raf 181-190
          • Al-A'raf 191-200
        • Al-A'raf 201-206
      • 8- Al-Anfal الأنفال The Voluntary Gifts >
        • About Al-Anfal
        • Al-Anfal 1-10 >
          • Al-Anfal 11-20
          • Al-Anfal 21-30
          • Al-Anfal 31-40
          • Al-Anfal 41-50
        • Al-Anfal 51-60 >
          • Al-Anfal 61-70
          • Al-Anfal 71-75
      • 9- At-Taubah The Immunity >
        • About At-Taubah
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      • 10- Yunus (Jonah) >
        • About Yunus
    • The Qur'an Part 2 >
      • 11- Hud (Hud)
      • 12- Yusuf (Joseph)
      • 13- Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder)
      • 14- Ibrahim (Abraham)
      • 15- Al-Hijr (The Rock)
      • 16- An-Nahl (The Bee)
      • 17- Bani Isra'il (The Israelites)
      • 18- Al-Kahf (The Cave)
      • 19- Maryam (Mary)
      • 20- Ta Ha (Ta Ha)
    • The Qur'an Part 3 >
      • 21- Al-Anbiya' (The Prophets)
      • 22- Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage)
      • 23- Al-Mu'minun (The Believers)
      • 24- An-Nur (The Light)
      • 25- Al-Furqan (The Discrimination)
      • 26- Ash-Shu'ara' (The Poets)
      • 27- An-Naml (The Naml)
      • 28- Al-Qasas (The Narrative)
      • 29- Al-'Ankabut (The Spider)
      • 30- Ar-Rum (The Romans)
    • The Qur'an Part 4 >
      • 31- Luqman (Luqman)
      • 32- As-Sajdah (The Adoration)
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    • The Qur'an Part 8 >
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    • The Qur'an Part 9 >
      • 81 >
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    • The Qur'an Part 10 >
      • 91- Ash-Shams الشمس The Sun >
        • About Ash-Shams
        • Ash-Shams 1-10 >
          • Ash-Shams 11-15
      • 92- Al-Lail الليل The Night >
        • About Al-Lail
        • Al-Lail 1-10 >
          • Al-Lail 11-20
          • Al-Lail 21
      • 93- Ad-Duha الضحى The Brightness of the Day >
        • About Ad-Duha
        • Ad-Duha 1-10 >
          • Ad-Duha 11
      • 94- Al-Inshirah الشرح The Expansion >
        • About Al-Inshirah
        • Al-Inshirah 1-8
      • 95- At-Tin التين The Fig >
        • About At-Tin
        • At-Tin 1-8
      • 96- Al-'Alaq العلق The Clot >
        • About Al-'Alaq
        • Al-'Alaq 1-10 >
          • Al-'Alaq 11-19
      • 97- Al-Qadr القدر The Majesty >
        • About Al-Qadr
        • Al-Qadr 1-5
      • 98- Al-Bayyinah البينة The Clear Evidence) >
        • About Al-Bayyinah
        • Al-Bayyinah 1-8
      • 99- Al-Zilzal الزلزلة‎ The Shaking >
        • About Al-Zilzal
        • Al-Zilzal 1-8
      • 100- Al-'Adiyat العاديات The Assaulters >
        • About Al-'Adiyat
        • Al-'Adiyat 1-10 >
          • Al-'Adiyat 11
    • The Koran Part 11 >
      • 101- Al-Qari'ah القارعة The Calamity >
        • About Al-Qari'ah
        • Al-Qari'ah 1-10 >
          • Al-Qari'ah 11
      • 102- At-Takathur التكاثر The Abundance of Wealth >
        • About At-Takathur
        • At-Takathur 1-8
      • 103- Al-'Asr العصر‎ The Time >
        • About Al-'Asr
        • Al-'Asr 1-3
      • 104- Al-Humazah الهمزة The Slanderer >
        • About Al-Humazah
        • Al-Humazah 1-9
      • 105- Al-Fil الفيل The Elephant >
        • About Al-Fil
        • Al-Fil 1-5
      • 106- Al-Quraish قريش‎ The Quraish >
        • About Al-Quraish
        • Al-Quraish 1-4
      • 107- Al-Ma'un الماعون Acts of Kindness >
        • About Al-Ma'un
        • Al-Ma'un 1-7
      • 108- Al-Kauthar الكوثر‎ The Abundance of Good >
        • About Al-Kauthar
        • Al-Kauthar 1-3
      • 109- Al-Kafirun الكافرون The Disbelievers >
        • About Al-Kafirun
        • Al-Kafirun 1-6
      • 110- An-Nasr النصر The Help >
        • About An-Nasr
        • An-Nasr 1-3
    • The Qur'an Part 12 >
      • 111- Al-Lahab اﻟﻠﻬﺐ The Flame >
        • About Al-Lahab
        • Al-Lahab 1-5
      • 112- Al-Ikhlas الإخلاص The Unity >
        • About Al-Ikhlas
        • Al-Ikhlas 1-4
      • 113- Al-Falaq الفلق The Dawn >
        • About Al-Falaq
        • Al-Falaq 1-5
      • 114- An-Nas الناس The Men >
        • About An-Nas
        • An-Nas 1-6
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71. He answered, He saith, it is a cow, not broken in to plough the earth or irrigate the tilth, a sound one with no blemish on her.' They said, 'Now hast thou brought the truth.' And they slaughtered her, though they came near leaving it undone.

72. When too ye slew a soul and disputed thereupon, and Allah brought forth that which ye had hidden,

73. then we said, 'Strike him with part of her.' Thus Allah brings the dead to life and shows you His signs, that haply ye may understand.

74. Yet were your hearts hardened even after that, till they were as stones or harder still, for verily of stones are some from which streams burst forth, and of them there are some that burst asunder and the water issues out, and of them there are some that fall down for fear of Allah; but Allah is never careless of what ye do.

75. Do ye crave that they should believe you when already a sect of them have heard the word of Allah and then perverted it after they had understood it, though they knew?

76. And when they meet those who believe they say, 'We believe,' but when one goes aside with another they say, 'Will ye talk to them of what Allah has opened up to you, that they may argue with you upon it before your Lord? Do ye not therefore understand?'

77. Do they not then know that Allah knoweth what they keep secret and what they make known abroad?

78. And some of them there are, illiterate folk, that know not the Book, but only idle tales; for they do but fancy.

79. But woe to those who write out the Book with their hands and say 'this is from' Allah; to buy therewith a little price! and woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they gain!

80. And then they say, 'Hell fire shall not touch us save for a number of days.' Say, 'Have ye taken a covenant with Allah?' but Allah breaks not His covenant. Or do ye say of Allah that which ye do not know?