M.Asad · MealMerkezi.Net

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O MANKIND! Be conscious of your Sustainer, who has created you out of one living entity, and out of it created its mate, and out of the two spread abroad a multitude of men and women. And remain conscious of God, in whose name you demand (your rights) from one another, and of these ties of kinship. Verily, God is ever watchful over you!

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Hence, render unto the orphans their possessions, and do not substitute bad things (of your own) for the good things (that belong to them), and do not consume their possessions together with your own: this, verily, is a great crime.

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And if you have reason to fear that you might not act equitably towards orphans, then marry from among (other) women such as are lawful to you - (even) two, or three, or four: but if you have reason to fear that you might not be able to treat them with equal fairness, then (only) one - or (from among) those whom you rightfully possess. This will make it more likely that you will not deviate from the right course.

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And give unto women their marriage portions in the spirit of a gift; but if they, of their own accord, give up unto you aught thereof, then enjoy it with pleasure and good cheer.

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And do not entrust to those who are weak of judgment the possessions which God has placed in your charge for (their) support; but let them have their sustenance therefrom, and clothe them, and speak unto them in a kindly way.

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And test the orphans (in your charge) until they reach a marriageable age; then, if you find them to be mature of mind, hand over to them their possessions; and do not consume them by wasteful spending, and in haste, ere they grow up. And let him who is rich abstain entirely (from his ward's property); and let him who is poor partake thereof in a fair manner. And when you hand over to them their possessions, let there be witnesses on their behalf - although none can take count as God does.

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MEN SHALL have a share in what parents and kinsfolk leave behind, and women shall have a share in what parents and kinsfolk leave behind, whether it be little or much - a share ordained (by God).

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And when (other) near of kin and orphans and needy persons are present at the distribution (of inheritance), give them something thereof for their sustenance, and speak unto them in a kindly way.

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And let them stand in awe (of God), those (legal heirs) - who, if they (themselves) had to leave behind weak offspring, would feel fear on their account - and let them remain conscious of God, and let them speak (to the poor) in a just manner.

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Behold, those who sinfully devour the possessions of orphans but fill their bellies with fire: for (in the life to come) they will have to endure a blazing flame!

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CONCERNING (the inheritance of) your children, God enjoins (this) upon you: The male shall have the equal of two females’ share; but if there are more than two females, they shall have two-thirds of what (their parents) leave behind; and if there is only one daughter, she shall have one-half thereof. And as for the parents (of the deceased), each of them shall have one-sixth of what he leaves behind, in the event of his having (left) a child; but if he has left no child and his parents are his (only) heirs, then his mother shall have one-third; and if he has brothers and sisters, then his mother shall have one-sixth after (the deduction of) any bequest he may have made, or any debt (he may have incurred). As for your parents and your children - you know not which of them is more deserving of benefit from you: (therefore this) ordinance from God. Verily, God is all-knowing, wise.

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And you shall inherit one-half of what your wives leave behind, provided they have left no child; but if they have left a child, then you shall have one-quarter of what they leave behind, after (the deduction of) any bequest they may have made, or any debt (they may have incurred). And your widows shall have one-quarter of what you leave behind, provided you have left no child; but if you have left a child, then they shall have one-eighth of what you leave behind, after (the deduction of) any bequest you may have made, or any debt (you may have incurred). And if a man or a woman has no heir in the direct line, but has a brother or a sister, then each of these two shall inherit one-sixth; but if there are more than two, then they shall share in one-third (of the inheritance), after (the deduction of) any bequest that may have been made, or any debt (that may have been incurred), neither of which having been intended to harm (the heirs). (This is) an injunction from God: and God is all-knowing, forbearing.

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These are the bounds set by God. And whoever pays heed unto God and His Apostle, him will He bring into gardens through which running waters flow, therein to abide: and this is a triumph supreme.

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And whoever rebels against God and His Apostle and transgresses His bounds, him will He commit unto fire, therein to abide; and shameful suffering awaits him.

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AND AS FOR those of your women who become guilty of immoral conduct, call upon four from among you who have witnessed their guilt; and if these bear witness thereto, confine the guilty women to their houses until death takes them away or God opens for them a way (through repentance).

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And punish (thus) both of the guilty parties; but if they both repent and mend their ways, leave them alone: for, behold, God is an acceptor of repentance, a dispenser of grace.

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Verily, God's acceptance of repentance relates only to those who do evil out of ignorance and then repent before their time runs out: and it is they unto whom God will turn again in His mercy - for God is all-knowing, wise;

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whereas repentance shall not be accepted from those who do evil deeds until their dying hour and then say, "Behold, I now repent"; nor from those who die as deniers of the truth: it is these for whom We have readied grievous suffering.

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O YOU who have attained to faith! It is not lawful for you to (try to) become heirs to your wives (by holding onto them) against their will; and neither shall you keep them under constraint with a view to taking away anything of what you may have given them, unless it be that they have become guilty, in an obvious manner, of immoral conduct. And consort with your wives in a goodly manner; for if you dislike them, it may well be that you dislike something which God might yet make a source of abundant good.

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But if you desire to give up a wife and to take another in her stead, do not take away anything of what you have given the first one, however much it may have been. Would you, perchance, take it away by slandering her and thus committing a manifest sin?

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And how could you take it away after you have given yourselves to one another, and she has received a most solemn pledge from you?

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AND DO NOT marry women whom your fathers have previously married - although what is past is past: this, verily, is a shameful deed, and a hateful thing, and an evil way.

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Forbidden to you are your mothers, and your daughters, and your sisters, and your aunts paternal and maternal, and a brother's daughters, and a sister's daughters; and your milk-mothers, and your milk-sisters; and the mothers of your wives; and your step-daughters - who are your foster children - born of your wives with whom you have consummated your marriage; but if you have not consummated your marriage, you will incur no sin (by marrying their daughters); and (forbidden to you are) the spouses of the sons who have sprung from your loins; and (you are forbidden) to have two sisters (as your wives) at one and the same time - but what is past is past: for, behold, God is indeed much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.

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And (forbidden to you are) all married women other than those whom you rightfully possess (through wedlock): this is God's ordinance, binding upon you. But lawful to you are all (women) beyond these, for you to seek out, offering them of your possessions, taking them in honest wedlock, and not in fornication. And unto those with whom you desire to enjoy marriage, you shall give the dowers due to them; but you will incur no sin if, after (having agreed upon) this lawful due, you freely agree with one another upon anything (else): behold, God is indeed all-knowing, wise.

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And as for those of you who, owing to circumstances, are not in a position to marry free believing women, (let them marry) believing maidens from among those whom you rightfully possess. And God knows all about your faith; each one of you is an issue of the other. Marry them, then, with their people's leave, and give them their dowers in an equitable manner - they being women who give themselves in honest wedlock, not in fornication, nor as secret love-companions. And when they are married, and thereafter become guilty of immoral conduct, they shall be liable to half the penalty to which free married women are liable. This (permission to marry slave-girls applies) to those of you who fear lest they stumble into evil. But it is for your own good to persevere in patience (and to abstain from such marriages): and God is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.

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God wants to make (all this) clear unto you, and to guide you onto the (righteous) ways of life of those who preceded you, and to turn unto you in His mercy: for God is all-knowing, wise.

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And God wants to turn unto you in His mercy, whereas those who follow (only) their own lusts want you to drift far away from the right path.

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God wants to lighten your burdens: for man has been created weak.

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O YOU who have attained to faith! Do not devour one another's possessions wrongfully - not even by way of trade based on mutual agreement - and do not destroy one another: for, behold, God is indeed a dispenser of grace unto you!

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And as for him who does this with malicious intent and a will to do wrong - him shall We, in time, cause to endure (suffering through) fire: for this is indeed easy for God.

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