ٱلَّذِي
لَهُۥ
مُلۡكُ
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
وَلَمۡ
يَتَّخِذۡ
وَلَدٗا
وَلَمۡ
يَكُن
لَّهُۥ
شَرِيكٞ
فِي
ٱلۡمُلۡكِ
وَخَلَقَ
كُلَّ
شَيۡءٖ
فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
تَقۡدِيرٗا
٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Allah is˺ the One to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, Who has never had ˹any˺ offspring, nor does He have a partner in ˹governing˺ the kingdom. He has created everything, ordaining it precisely.
58:2 - Al-Mujadila
Verse 2
ٱلَّذِينَ
يُظَٰهِرُونَ
مِنكُم
مِّن
نِّسَآئِهِم
مَّا
هُنَّ
أُمَّهَٰتِهِمۡۖ
إِنۡ
أُمَّهَٰتُهُمۡ
إِلَّا
ٱلَّٰٓـِٔي
وَلَدۡنَهُمۡۚ
وَإِنَّهُمۡ
لَيَقُولُونَ
مُنكَرٗا
مِّنَ
ٱلۡقَوۡلِ
وَزُورٗاۚ
وَإِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
لَعَفُوٌّ
غَفُورٞ
٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Those of you who ˹sinfully˺ divorce their wives by comparing them to their mothers ˹should know that˺ their wives are in no way their mothers. None can be their mothers except those who gave birth to them. What they say is certainly detestable and false. Yet Allah is truly Ever-Pardoning, All-Forgiving.
112:3 - Al-Ikhlas
Verse 3
لَمۡ
يَلِدۡ
وَلَمۡ
يُولَدۡ
٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He has never had offspring, nor was He born.
وَوَالِدٖ
وَمَا
وَلَدَ
٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and by every parent and ˹their˺ child!
وَأَنَّهُۥ
تَعَٰلَىٰ
جَدُّ
رَبِّنَا
مَا
ٱتَّخَذَ
صَٰحِبَةٗ
وَلَا
وَلَدٗا
٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Now, we believe that˺ our Lord—Exalted is His Majesty—has neither taken a mate nor offspring,
60:3 - Al-Mumtahanah
Verse 3
لَن
تَنفَعَكُمۡ
أَرۡحَامُكُمۡ
وَلَآ
أَوۡلَٰدُكُمۡۚ
يَوۡمَ
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ
يَفۡصِلُ
بَيۡنَكُمۡۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
بِمَا
تَعۡمَلُونَ
بَصِيرٞ
٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Neither your relatives nor children will benefit you on Judgment Day—He will decide between you ˹all˺. For Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.
وَيُنذِرَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
قَالُواْ
ٱتَّخَذَ
ٱللَّهُ
وَلَدٗا
٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and to warn those who claim, “Allah has offspring.”
1
لَّوۡ
أَرَادَ
ٱللَّهُ
أَن
يَتَّخِذَ
وَلَدٗا
لَّٱصۡطَفَىٰ
مِمَّا
يَخۡلُقُ
مَا
يَشَآءُۚ
سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥۖ
هُوَ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلۡوَٰحِدُ
ٱلۡقَهَّارُ
٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Had it been Allah’s Will to have offspring, He could have chosen whatever He willed of His creation. Glory be to Him! He is Allah—the One, the Supreme.
لِّلرِّجَالِ
نَصِيبٞ
مِّمَّا
تَرَكَ
ٱلۡوَٰلِدَانِ
وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبُونَ
وَلِلنِّسَآءِ
نَصِيبٞ
مِّمَّا
تَرَكَ
ٱلۡوَٰلِدَانِ
وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبُونَ
مِمَّا
قَلَّ
مِنۡهُ
أَوۡ
كَثُرَۚ
نَصِيبٗا
مَّفۡرُوضٗا
٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
For men there is a share in what their
parents and close relatives leave, and for women there is a share in what their
parents and close relatives leave—whether it is little or much. ˹These are˺ obligatory shares.
29:8 - Al-'Ankabut
Verse 8
وَوَصَّيۡنَا
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ
بِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ
حُسۡنٗاۖ
وَإِن
جَٰهَدَاكَ
لِتُشۡرِكَ
بِي
مَا
لَيۡسَ
لَكَ
بِهِۦ
عِلۡمٞ
فَلَا
تُطِعۡهُمَآۚ
إِلَيَّ
مَرۡجِعُكُمۡ
فَأُنَبِّئُكُم
بِمَا
كُنتُمۡ
تَعۡمَلُونَ
٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We have commanded people to honour their
parents. But if they urge you to associate with Me what you have no knowledge of,
1 then do not obey them. To Me you will ˹all˺ return, and then I will inform you of what you used to do.
63:9 - Al-Munafiqun
Verse 9
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ
لَا
تُلۡهِكُمۡ
أَمۡوَٰلُكُمۡ
وَلَآ
أَوۡلَٰدُكُمۡ
عَن
ذِكۡرِ
ٱللَّهِۚ
وَمَن
يَفۡعَلۡ
ذَٰلِكَ
فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
هُمُ
ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ
٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O believers! Do not let your wealth or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah. For whoever does so, it is they who are the ˹true˺ losers.
وَقَالَتِ
ٱمۡرَأَتُ
فِرۡعَوۡنَ
قُرَّتُ
عَيۡنٖ
لِّي
وَلَكَۖ
لَا
تَقۡتُلُوهُ
عَسَىٰٓ
أَن
يَنفَعَنَآ
أَوۡ
نَتَّخِذَهُۥ
وَلَدٗا
وَهُمۡ
لَا
يَشۡعُرُونَ
٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Pharaoh’s wife said ˹to him˺, “˹This baby is˺ a source of joy for me and you. Do not kill him. Perhaps he may be useful to us or we may adopt him as a son.” They were unaware ˹of what was to come˺.
3:10 - Ali 'Imran
Verse 10
إِنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
لَن
تُغۡنِيَ
عَنۡهُمۡ
أَمۡوَٰلُهُمۡ
وَلَآ
أَوۡلَٰدُهُم
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
شَيۡـٔٗاۖ
وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
هُمۡ
وَقُودُ
ٱلنَّارِ
١٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, neither the wealth nor children
1 of the disbelievers will be of any benefit to them against Allah—and they will be the fuel for the Fire.
يُوصِيكُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
فِيٓ
أَوۡلَٰدِكُمۡۖ
لِلذَّكَرِ
مِثۡلُ
حَظِّ
ٱلۡأُنثَيَيۡنِۚ
فَإِن
كُنَّ
نِسَآءٗ
فَوۡقَ
ٱثۡنَتَيۡنِ
فَلَهُنَّ
ثُلُثَا
مَا
تَرَكَۖ
وَإِن
كَانَتۡ
وَٰحِدَةٗ
فَلَهَا
ٱلنِّصۡفُۚ
وَلِأَبَوَيۡهِ
لِكُلِّ
وَٰحِدٖ
مِّنۡهُمَا
ٱلسُّدُسُ
مِمَّا
تَرَكَ
إِن
كَانَ
لَهُۥ
وَلَدٞۚ
فَإِن
لَّمۡ
يَكُن
لَّهُۥ
وَلَدٞ
وَوَرِثَهُۥٓ
أَبَوَاهُ
فَلِأُمِّهِ
ٱلثُّلُثُۚ
فَإِن
كَانَ
لَهُۥٓ
إِخۡوَةٞ
فَلِأُمِّهِ
ٱلسُّدُسُۚ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
وَصِيَّةٖ
يُوصِي
بِهَآ
أَوۡ
دَيۡنٍۗ
ءَابَآؤُكُمۡ
وَأَبۡنَآؤُكُمۡ
لَا
تَدۡرُونَ
أَيُّهُمۡ
أَقۡرَبُ
لَكُمۡ
نَفۡعٗاۚ
فَرِيضَةٗ
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِۗ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
كَانَ
عَلِيمًا
حَكِيمٗا
١١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Allah commands you regarding your children: the share of the male will be twice that of the female.
1 If you leave only two ˹or more˺ females, their share is two-thirds of the estate. But if there is only one female, her share will be one-half. Each parent is entitled to one-sixth if you leave offspring.
2 But if you are childless and your
parents are the only heirs, then your mother will receive one-third.
3 But if you leave siblings, then your mother will receive one-sixth
4—after the fulfilment of bequests and debts.
5 ˹Be fair to˺ your
parents and children, as you do not ˹fully˺ know who is more beneficial to you.
6 ˹This is˺ an obligation from Allah. Surely Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
۞ وَلَكُمۡ
نِصۡفُ
مَا
تَرَكَ
أَزۡوَٰجُكُمۡ
إِن
لَّمۡ
يَكُن
لَّهُنَّ
وَلَدٞۚ
فَإِن
كَانَ
لَهُنَّ
وَلَدٞ
فَلَكُمُ
ٱلرُّبُعُ
مِمَّا
تَرَكۡنَۚ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
وَصِيَّةٖ
يُوصِينَ
بِهَآ
أَوۡ
دَيۡنٖۚ
وَلَهُنَّ
ٱلرُّبُعُ
مِمَّا
تَرَكۡتُمۡ
إِن
لَّمۡ
يَكُن
لَّكُمۡ
وَلَدٞۚ
فَإِن
كَانَ
لَكُمۡ
وَلَدٞ
فَلَهُنَّ
ٱلثُّمُنُ
مِمَّا
تَرَكۡتُمۚ
مِّنۢ
بَعۡدِ
وَصِيَّةٖ
تُوصُونَ
بِهَآ
أَوۡ
دَيۡنٖۗ
وَإِن
كَانَ
رَجُلٞ
يُورَثُ
كَلَٰلَةً
أَوِ
ٱمۡرَأَةٞ
وَلَهُۥٓ
أَخٌ
أَوۡ
أُخۡتٞ
فَلِكُلِّ
وَٰحِدٖ
مِّنۡهُمَا
ٱلسُّدُسُۚ
فَإِن
كَانُوٓاْ
أَكۡثَرَ
مِن
ذَٰلِكَ
فَهُمۡ
شُرَكَآءُ
فِي
ٱلثُّلُثِۚ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
وَصِيَّةٖ
يُوصَىٰ
بِهَآ
أَوۡ
دَيۡنٍ
غَيۡرَ
مُضَآرّٖۚ
وَصِيَّةٗ
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
عَلِيمٌ
حَلِيمٞ
١٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
You will inherit half of what your wives leave if they are childless. But if they have children, then ˹your share is˺ one-fourth of the estate—after the fulfilment of bequests and debts. And your wives will inherit one-fourth of what you leave if you are childless. But if you have children, then your wives will receive one-eighth of your estate—after the fulfilment of bequests and debts. And if a man or a woman leaves neither
parents nor children but only a brother or a sister ˹from their mother’s side˺, they will each inherit one-sixth, but if they are more than one, they ˹all˺ will share one-third of the estate
1—after the fulfilment of bequests and debts without harm ˹to the heirs˺.
2 ˹This is˺ a commandment from Allah. And Allah is All-Knowing, Most Forbearing.
وَوَصَّيۡنَا
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ
بِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ
حَمَلَتۡهُ
أُمُّهُۥ
وَهۡنًا
عَلَىٰ
وَهۡنٖ
وَفِصَٰلُهُۥ
فِي
عَامَيۡنِ
أَنِ
ٱشۡكُرۡ
لِي
وَلِوَٰلِدَيۡكَ
إِلَيَّ
ٱلۡمَصِيرُ
١٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And We have commanded people to ˹honour˺ their
parents. Their mothers bore them through hardship upon hardship, and their weaning takes two years. So be grateful to Me and your
parents. To Me is the final return.
64:14 - At-Taghabun
Verse 14
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُوٓاْ
إِنَّ
مِنۡ
أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۡ
وَأَوۡلَٰدِكُمۡ
عَدُوّٗا
لَّكُمۡ
فَٱحۡذَرُوهُمۡۚ
وَإِن
تَعۡفُواْ
وَتَصۡفَحُواْ
وَتَغۡفِرُواْ
فَإِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
غَفُورٞ
رَّحِيمٌ
١٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O believers! Indeed, some of your spouses and children are enemies to you,
1 so beware of them. But if you pardon, overlook, and forgive ˹their faults˺, then Allah is truly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
وَبَرَّۢا
بِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ
وَلَمۡ
يَكُن
جَبَّارًا
عَصِيّٗا
١٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and kind to his
parents. He was neither arrogant nor disobedient.
46:15 - Al-Ahqaf
Verse 15
وَوَصَّيۡنَا
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ
بِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ
إِحۡسَٰنًاۖ
حَمَلَتۡهُ
أُمُّهُۥ
كُرۡهٗا
وَوَضَعَتۡهُ
كُرۡهٗاۖ
وَحَمۡلُهُۥ
وَفِصَٰلُهُۥ
ثَلَٰثُونَ
شَهۡرًاۚ
حَتَّىٰٓ
إِذَا
بَلَغَ
أَشُدَّهُۥ
وَبَلَغَ
أَرۡبَعِينَ
سَنَةٗ
قَالَ
رَبِّ
أَوۡزِعۡنِيٓ
أَنۡ
أَشۡكُرَ
نِعۡمَتَكَ
ٱلَّتِيٓ
أَنۡعَمۡتَ
عَلَيَّ
وَعَلَىٰ
وَٰلِدَيَّ
وَأَنۡ
أَعۡمَلَ
صَٰلِحٗا
تَرۡضَىٰهُ
وَأَصۡلِحۡ
لِي
فِي
ذُرِّيَّتِيٓۖ
إِنِّي
تُبۡتُ
إِلَيۡكَ
وَإِنِّي
مِنَ
ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ
١٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We have commanded people to honour their
parents. Their mothers bore them in hardship and delivered them in hardship. Their ˹period of˺ bearing and weaning is thirty months. In time, when the child reaches their prime at the age of forty, they pray, “My Lord! Inspire me to ˹always˺ be thankful for Your favours which You blessed me and my
parents with, and to do good deeds that please You. And instil righteousness in my offspring. I truly repent to You, and I truly submit ˹to Your Will˺.”
وَسَلَٰمٌ
عَلَيۡهِ
يَوۡمَ
وُلِدَ
وَيَوۡمَ
يَمُوتُ
وَيَوۡمَ
يُبۡعَثُ
حَيّٗا
١٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Peace be upon him the day he was born, and the day of his death, and the day he will be raised back to life!
64:15 - At-Taghabun
Verse 15
إِنَّمَآ
أَمۡوَٰلُكُمۡ
وَأَوۡلَٰدُكُمۡ
فِتۡنَةٞۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
عِندَهُۥٓ
أَجۡرٌ
عَظِيمٞ
١٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Your wealth and children are only a test, but Allah ˹alone˺ has a great reward.
73:17 - Al-Muzzammil
Verse 17
فَكَيۡفَ
تَتَّقُونَ
إِن
كَفَرۡتُمۡ
يَوۡمٗا
يَجۡعَلُ
ٱلۡوِلۡدَٰنَ
شِيبًا
١٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
If you ˹pagans˺ persist in disbelief, then how will you guard yourselves against ˹the horrors of˺ a Day which will turn children’s hair grey?
46:17 - Al-Ahqaf
Verse 17
وَٱلَّذِي
قَالَ
لِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ
أُفّٖ
لَّكُمَآ
أَتَعِدَانِنِيٓ
أَنۡ
أُخۡرَجَ
وَقَدۡ
خَلَتِ
ٱلۡقُرُونُ
مِن
قَبۡلِي
وَهُمَا
يَسۡتَغِيثَانِ
ٱللَّهَ
وَيۡلَكَ
ءَامِنۡ
إِنَّ
وَعۡدَ
ٱللَّهِ
حَقّٞ
فَيَقُولُ
مَا
هَٰذَآ
إِلَّآ
أَسَٰطِيرُ
ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
١٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But some scold their
parents, “Enough with you! Are you warning me that I will be brought forth ˹from the grave˺, while many generations had already perished before me ˹for good˺?” The
parents cry to Allah for help, ˹and warn their child,˺ “Pity you. Have faith! Surely Allah’s promise is true.” But the deniers insist, “This is nothing but ancient fables.”
56:17 - Al-Waqi'ah
Verse 17
يَطُوفُ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
وِلۡدَٰنٞ
مُّخَلَّدُونَ
١٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They will be waited on by eternal youths
58:17 - Al-Mujadila
Verse 17
لَّن
تُغۡنِيَ
عَنۡهُمۡ
أَمۡوَٰلُهُمۡ
وَلَآ
أَوۡلَٰدُهُم
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
شَيۡـًٔاۚ
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
أَصۡحَٰبُ
ٱلنَّارِۖ
هُمۡ
فِيهَا
خَٰلِدُونَ
١٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Neither their wealth nor children will be of any help to them against Allah whatsoever. It is they who will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.
26:18 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 18
قَالَ
أَلَمۡ
نُرَبِّكَ
فِينَا
وَلِيدٗا
وَلَبِثۡتَ
فِينَا
مِنۡ
عُمُرِكَ
سِنِينَ
١٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Pharaoh protested, “Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you stayed several years of your life in our care?
76:19 - Al-Insan
Verse 19
۞ وَيَطُوفُ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
وِلۡدَٰنٞ
مُّخَلَّدُونَ
إِذَا
رَأَيۡتَهُمۡ
حَسِبۡتَهُمۡ
لُؤۡلُؤٗا
مَّنثُورٗا
١٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They will be waited on by eternal youths. If you saw them, you would think they were scattered pearls.
57:20 - Al-Hadid
Verse 20
ٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ
أَنَّمَا
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
لَعِبٞ
وَلَهۡوٞ
وَزِينَةٞ
وَتَفَاخُرُۢ
بَيۡنَكُمۡ
وَتَكَاثُرٞ
فِي
ٱلۡأَمۡوَٰلِ
وَٱلۡأَوۡلَٰدِۖ
كَمَثَلِ
غَيۡثٍ
أَعۡجَبَ
ٱلۡكُفَّارَ
نَبَاتُهُۥ
ثُمَّ
يَهِيجُ
فَتَرَىٰهُ
مُصۡفَرّٗا
ثُمَّ
يَكُونُ
حُطَٰمٗاۖ
وَفِي
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
عَذَابٞ
شَدِيدٞ
وَمَغۡفِرَةٞ
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَرِضۡوَٰنٞۚ
وَمَا
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ
ٱلدُّنۡيَآ
إِلَّا
مَتَٰعُ
ٱلۡغُرُورِ
٢٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Know that this worldly life is no more than play, amusement, luxury, mutual boasting, and competition in wealth and children. This is like rain that causes plants to grow, to the delight of the planters. But later the plants dry up and you see them wither, then they are reduced to chaff. And in the Hereafter there will be either severe punishment or forgiveness and pleasure of Allah, whereas the life of this world is no more than the delusion of enjoyment.
وَقَالَ
ٱلَّذِي
ٱشۡتَرَىٰهُ
مِن
مِّصۡرَ
لِٱمۡرَأَتِهِۦٓ
أَكۡرِمِي
مَثۡوَىٰهُ
عَسَىٰٓ
أَن
يَنفَعَنَآ
أَوۡ
نَتَّخِذَهُۥ
وَلَدٗاۚ
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
مَكَّنَّا
لِيُوسُفَ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ
مِن
تَأۡوِيلِ
ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
غَالِبٌ
عَلَىٰٓ
أَمۡرِهِۦ
وَلَٰكِنَّ
أَكۡثَرَ
ٱلنَّاسِ
لَا
يَعۡلَمُونَ
٢١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The man from Egypt
1 who bought him said to his wife, “Take good care of him, perhaps he may be useful to us or we may adopt him as a son.” This is how We established Joseph in the land, so that We might teach him the interpretation of dreams. Allah’s Will always prevails, but most people do not know.
قَالَ
نُوحٞ
رَّبِّ
إِنَّهُمۡ
عَصَوۡنِي
وَٱتَّبَعُواْ
مَن
لَّمۡ
يَزِدۡهُ
مَالُهُۥ
وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ
إِلَّا
خَسَارٗا
٢١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Eventually,˺ Noah cried, “My Lord! They have certainly persisted in disobeying me, and followed ˹instead˺ those ˹elite˺ whose ˹abundant˺ wealth and children only increase them in loss,
۞ وَقَضَىٰ
رَبُّكَ
أَلَّا
تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ
إِلَّآ
إِيَّاهُ
وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ
إِحۡسَٰنًاۚ
إِمَّا
يَبۡلُغَنَّ
عِندَكَ
ٱلۡكِبَرَ
أَحَدُهُمَآ
أَوۡ
كِلَاهُمَا
فَلَا
تَقُل
لَّهُمَآ
أُفّٖ
وَلَا
تَنۡهَرۡهُمَا
وَقُل
لَّهُمَا
قَوۡلٗا
كَرِيمٗا
٢٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
For your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And honour your
parents. If one or both of them reach old age in your care, never say to them ˹even˺ ‘ugh,’ nor yell at them. Rather, address them respectfully.
21:26 - Al-Anbya
Verse 26
وَقَالُواْ
ٱتَّخَذَ
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ
وَلَدٗاۗ
سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥۚ
بَلۡ
عِبَادٞ
مُّكۡرَمُونَ
٢٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And they say, “The Most Compassionate has offspring!”
1 Glory be to Him! In fact, those ˹angels˺ are only ˹His˺ honoured servants,
إِنَّكَ
إِن
تَذَرۡهُمۡ
يُضِلُّواْ
عِبَادَكَ
وَلَا
يَلِدُوٓاْ
إِلَّا
فَاجِرٗا
كَفَّارٗا
٢٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
For if You spare ˹any of˺ them, they will certainly mislead Your servants, and give birth only to ˹wicked˺ sinners, staunch disbelievers.
وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ
أَنَّمَآ
أَمۡوَٰلُكُمۡ
وَأَوۡلَٰدُكُمۡ
فِتۡنَةٞ
وَأَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
عِندَهُۥٓ
أَجۡرٌ
عَظِيمٞ
٢٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And know that your wealth and your children are only a test and that with Allah is a great reward.
وَلَا
تَقۡتُلُوٓاْ
أَوۡلَٰدَكُمۡ
خَشۡيَةَ
إِمۡلَٰقٖۖ
نَّحۡنُ
نَرۡزُقُهُمۡ
وَإِيَّاكُمۡۚ
إِنَّ
قَتۡلَهُمۡ
كَانَ
خِطۡـٔٗا
كَبِيرٗا
٣١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Surely killing them is a heinous sin.
وَبَرَّۢا
بِوَٰلِدَتِي
وَلَمۡ
يَجۡعَلۡنِي
جَبَّارٗا
شَقِيّٗا
٣٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and to be kind to my mother. He has not made me arrogant or defiant.
وَٱلسَّلَٰمُ
عَلَيَّ
يَوۡمَ
وُلِدتُّ
وَيَوۡمَ
أَمُوتُ
وَيَوۡمَ
أُبۡعَثُ
حَيّٗا
٣٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Peace be upon me the day I was born, the day I die, and the day I will be raised back to life!”
وَلِكُلّٖ
جَعَلۡنَا
مَوَٰلِيَ
مِمَّا
تَرَكَ
ٱلۡوَٰلِدَانِ
وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبُونَۚ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
عَقَدَتۡ
أَيۡمَٰنُكُمۡ
فَـَٔاتُوهُمۡ
نَصِيبَهُمۡۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
كَانَ
عَلَىٰ
كُلِّ
شَيۡءٖ
شَهِيدًا
٣٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And We have appointed heirs to what has been left by
parents and next of kin. As for those you have made a pledge to, give them their share.
1 Surely Allah is a Witness over all things.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلنَّاسُ
ٱتَّقُواْ
رَبَّكُمۡ
وَٱخۡشَوۡاْ
يَوۡمٗا
لَّا
يَجۡزِي
وَالِدٌ
عَن
وَلَدِهِۦ
وَلَا
مَوۡلُودٌ
هُوَ
جَازٍ
عَن
وَالِدِهِۦ
شَيۡـًٔاۚ
إِنَّ
وَعۡدَ
ٱللَّهِ
حَقّٞۖ
فَلَا
تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
وَلَا
يَغُرَّنَّكُم
بِٱللَّهِ
ٱلۡغَرُورُ
٣٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O humanity! Be mindful of your Lord, and beware of a Day when no parent will be of any benefit to their child, nor will a child be of any benefit to their parent. Surely Allah’s promise is true. So do not let the life of this world deceive you, nor let the Chief Deceiver
1 deceive you about Allah.
مَا
كَانَ
لِلَّهِ
أَن
يَتَّخِذَ
مِن
وَلَدٖۖ
سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥٓۚ
إِذَا
قَضَىٰٓ
أَمۡرٗا
فَإِنَّمَا
يَقُولُ
لَهُۥ
كُن
فَيَكُونُ
٣٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
It is not for Allah to take a son! Glory be to Him. When He decrees a matter, He simply tells it, “Be!” And it is!
وَقَالُواْ
نَحۡنُ
أَكۡثَرُ
أَمۡوَٰلٗا
وَأَوۡلَٰدٗا
وَمَا
نَحۡنُ
بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
٣٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Adding, “We are far superior ˹to the believers˺ in wealth and children, and we will never be punished.”
۞ وَٱعۡبُدُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
وَلَا
تُشۡرِكُواْ
بِهِۦ
شَيۡـٔٗاۖ
وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ
إِحۡسَٰنٗا
وَبِذِي
ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ
وَٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ
وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينِ
وَٱلۡجَارِ
ذِي
ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ
وَٱلۡجَارِ
ٱلۡجُنُبِ
وَٱلصَّاحِبِ
بِٱلۡجَنۢبِ
وَٱبۡنِ
ٱلسَّبِيلِ
وَمَا
مَلَكَتۡ
أَيۡمَٰنُكُمۡۗ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
لَا
يُحِبُّ
مَن
كَانَ
مُخۡتَالٗا
فَخُورًا
٣٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Worship Allah ˹alone˺ and associate none with Him. And be kind to
parents, relatives, orphans, the poor, near and distant neighbours, close friends, ˹needy˺ travellers, and those ˹bondspeople˺ in your possession. Surely Allah does not like whoever is arrogant, boastful—
وَمَآ
أَمۡوَٰلُكُمۡ
وَلَآ
أَوۡلَٰدُكُم
بِٱلَّتِي
تُقَرِّبُكُمۡ
عِندَنَا
زُلۡفَىٰٓ
إِلَّا
مَنۡ
ءَامَنَ
وَعَمِلَ
صَٰلِحٗا
فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
لَهُمۡ
جَزَآءُ
ٱلضِّعۡفِ
بِمَا
عَمِلُواْ
وَهُمۡ
فِي
ٱلۡغُرُفَٰتِ
ءَامِنُونَ
٣٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
It is not your wealth or children that bring you closer to Us. But those who believe and do good—it is they who will have a multiplied reward for what they did, and they will be secure in ˹elevated˺ mansions.
وَلَوۡلَآ
إِذۡ
دَخَلۡتَ
جَنَّتَكَ
قُلۡتَ
مَا
شَآءَ
ٱللَّهُ
لَا
قُوَّةَ
إِلَّا
بِٱللَّهِۚ
إِن
تَرَنِ
أَنَا۠
أَقَلَّ
مِنكَ
مَالٗا
وَوَلَدٗا
٣٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
If only you had said, upon entering your property, ‘This is what Allah has willed! There is no power except with Allah!’ Even though you see me inferior to you in wealth and offspring,
3:47 - Ali 'Imran
Verse 47
قَالَتۡ
رَبِّ
أَنَّىٰ
يَكُونُ
لِي
وَلَدٞ
وَلَمۡ
يَمۡسَسۡنِي
بَشَرٞۖ
قَالَ
كَذَٰلِكِ
ٱللَّهُ
يَخۡلُقُ
مَا
يَشَآءُۚ
إِذَا
قَضَىٰٓ
أَمۡرٗا
فَإِنَّمَا
يَقُولُ
لَهُۥ
كُن
فَيَكُونُ
٤٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Mary wondered, “My Lord! How can I have a child when no man has ever touched me?” An angel replied, “So will it be. Allah creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He simply tells it, ‘Be!’ And it is!
9:55 - At-Tawbah
Verse 55
فَلَا
تُعۡجِبۡكَ
أَمۡوَٰلُهُمۡ
وَلَآ
أَوۡلَٰدُهُمۡۚ
إِنَّمَا
يُرِيدُ
ٱللَّهُ
لِيُعَذِّبَهُم
بِهَا
فِي
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
وَتَزۡهَقَ
أَنفُسُهُمۡ
وَهُمۡ
كَٰفِرُونَ
٥٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So let neither their wealth nor children impress you ˹O Prophet˺. Allah only intends to torment them through these things in this worldly life, then their souls will depart while they are disbelievers.
وَٱسۡتَفۡزِزۡ
مَنِ
ٱسۡتَطَعۡتَ
مِنۡهُم
بِصَوۡتِكَ
وَأَجۡلِبۡ
عَلَيۡهِم
بِخَيۡلِكَ
وَرَجِلِكَ
وَشَارِكۡهُمۡ
فِي
ٱلۡأَمۡوَٰلِ
وَٱلۡأَوۡلَٰدِ
وَعِدۡهُمۡۚ
وَمَا
يَعِدُهُمُ
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ
إِلَّا
غُرُورًا
٦٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And incite whoever you can of them with your voice, mobilize against them all your cavalry and infantry, manipulate them in their wealth and children, and make them promises.” But Satan promises them nothing but delusion.
قَالُواْ
ٱتَّخَذَ
ٱللَّهُ
وَلَدٗاۗ
سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥۖ
هُوَ
ٱلۡغَنِيُّۖ
لَهُۥ
مَا
فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَمَا
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ
إِنۡ
عِندَكُم
مِّن
سُلۡطَٰنِۭ
بِهَٰذَآۚ
أَتَقُولُونَ
عَلَى
ٱللَّهِ
مَا
لَا
تَعۡلَمُونَ
٦٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They
1 say, “Allah has offspring.”
2 Glory be to Him! He is the Self-Sufficient. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. You have no proof of this! Do you say about Allah what you do not know?
9:69 - At-Tawbah
Verse 69
كَٱلَّذِينَ
مِن
قَبۡلِكُمۡ
كَانُوٓاْ
أَشَدَّ
مِنكُمۡ
قُوَّةٗ
وَأَكۡثَرَ
أَمۡوَٰلٗا
وَأَوۡلَٰدٗا
فَٱسۡتَمۡتَعُواْ
بِخَلَٰقِهِمۡ
فَٱسۡتَمۡتَعۡتُم
بِخَلَٰقِكُمۡ
كَمَا
ٱسۡتَمۡتَعَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
مِن
قَبۡلِكُم
بِخَلَٰقِهِمۡ
وَخُضۡتُمۡ
كَٱلَّذِي
خَاضُوٓاْۚ
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
حَبِطَتۡ
أَعۡمَٰلُهُمۡ
فِي
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۖ
وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
هُمُ
ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ
٦٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹You hypocrites are˺ like those ˹disbelievers˺ before you. They were far superior to you in might and more abundant in wealth and children. They enjoyed their share in this life. You have enjoyed your share, just as they did. And you have engaged in idle talk, just as they did. Their deeds have become void in this world and the Hereafter. And it is they who are the ˹true˺ losers.
قَالَتۡ
يَٰوَيۡلَتَىٰٓ
ءَأَلِدُ
وَأَنَا۠
عَجُوزٞ
وَهَٰذَا
بَعۡلِي
شَيۡخًاۖ
إِنَّ
هَٰذَا
لَشَيۡءٌ
عَجِيبٞ
٧٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
She wondered, “Oh, my! How can I have a child in this old age, and my husband here is an old man? This is truly an astonishing thing!”
وَمَا
لَكُمۡ
لَا
تُقَٰتِلُونَ
فِي
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِ
وَٱلۡمُسۡتَضۡعَفِينَ
مِنَ
ٱلرِّجَالِ
وَٱلنِّسَآءِ
وَٱلۡوِلۡدَٰنِ
ٱلَّذِينَ
يَقُولُونَ
رَبَّنَآ
أَخۡرِجۡنَا
مِنۡ
هَٰذِهِ
ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ
ٱلظَّالِمِ
أَهۡلُهَا
وَٱجۡعَل
لَّنَا
مِن
لَّدُنكَ
وَلِيّٗا
وَٱجۡعَل
لَّنَا
مِن
لَّدُنكَ
نَصِيرًا
٧٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And what is it with you? You do not fight in the cause of Allah and for oppressed men, women, and children who cry out, “Our Lord! Deliver us from this land of oppressors! Appoint for us a saviour; appoint for us a helper—all by Your grace.”
أَفَرَءَيۡتَ
ٱلَّذِي
كَفَرَ
بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا
وَقَالَ
لَأُوتَيَنَّ
مَالٗا
وَوَلَدًا
٧٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Have you seen ˹O Prophet˺ the one
1 who rejects Our revelations yet boasts, “I will definitely be granted ˹plenty of˺ wealth and children ˹if there is an afterlife˺.”?
43:81 - Az-Zukhruf
Verse 81
قُلۡ
إِن
كَانَ
لِلرَّحۡمَٰنِ
وَلَدٞ
فَأَنَا۠
أَوَّلُ
ٱلۡعَٰبِدِينَ
٨١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If the Most Compassionate ˹really˺ had offspring, I would be the first worshipper.”
2:83 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 83
وَإِذۡ
أَخَذۡنَا
مِيثَٰقَ
بَنِيٓ
إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ
لَا
تَعۡبُدُونَ
إِلَّا
ٱللَّهَ
وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ
إِحۡسَانٗا
وَذِي
ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ
وَٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ
وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينِ
وَقُولُواْ
لِلنَّاسِ
حُسۡنٗا
وَأَقِيمُواْ
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
وَءَاتُواْ
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
ثُمَّ
تَوَلَّيۡتُمۡ
إِلَّا
قَلِيلٗا
مِّنكُمۡ
وَأَنتُم
مُّعۡرِضُونَ
٨٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And ˹remember˺ when We took a covenant from the children of Israel ˹stating˺, “Worship none but Allah; be kind to
parents, relatives, orphans and the needy; speak kindly to people; establish prayer; and pay alms-tax.” But you ˹Israelites˺ turned away—except for a few of you—and were indifferent.
9:85 - At-Tawbah
Verse 85
وَلَا
تُعۡجِبۡكَ
أَمۡوَٰلُهُمۡ
وَأَوۡلَٰدُهُمۡۚ
إِنَّمَا
يُرِيدُ
ٱللَّهُ
أَن
يُعَذِّبَهُم
بِهَا
فِي
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
وَتَزۡهَقَ
أَنفُسُهُمۡ
وَهُمۡ
كَٰفِرُونَ
٨٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And let neither their wealth nor children impress you ˹O Prophet˺. Allah only intends to torment them through these things in this world, and ˹then˺ their souls will depart while they are disbelievers.
وَقَالُواْ
ٱتَّخَذَ
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ
وَلَدٗا
٨٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They
1 say, “The Most Compassionate has offspring.”
23:91 - Al-Mu'minun
Verse 91
مَا
ٱتَّخَذَ
ٱللَّهُ
مِن
وَلَدٖ
وَمَا
كَانَ
مَعَهُۥ
مِنۡ
إِلَٰهٍۚ
إِذٗا
لَّذَهَبَ
كُلُّ
إِلَٰهِۭ
بِمَا
خَلَقَ
وَلَعَلَا
بَعۡضُهُمۡ
عَلَىٰ
بَعۡضٖۚ
سُبۡحَٰنَ
ٱللَّهِ
عَمَّا
يَصِفُونَ
٩١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Allah has never had ˹any˺ offspring, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what he created, and they would have tried to dominate one another. Glorified is Allah above what they claim!
أَن
دَعَوۡاْ
لِلرَّحۡمَٰنِ
وَلَدٗا
٩١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
in protest of attributing children to the Most Compassionate.
وَمَا
يَنۢبَغِي
لِلرَّحۡمَٰنِ
أَن
يَتَّخِذَ
وَلَدًا
٩٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
It does not befit ˹the majesty of˺ the Most Compassionate to have children.
إِلَّا
ٱلۡمُسۡتَضۡعَفِينَ
مِنَ
ٱلرِّجَالِ
وَٱلنِّسَآءِ
وَٱلۡوِلۡدَٰنِ
لَا
يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
حِيلَةٗ
وَلَا
يَهۡتَدُونَ
سَبِيلٗا
٩٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Except helpless men, women, and children who cannot afford a way out—
6:101 - Al-An'am
Verse 101
بَدِيعُ
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ
أَنَّىٰ
يَكُونُ
لَهُۥ
وَلَدٞ
وَلَمۡ
تَكُن
لَّهُۥ
صَٰحِبَةٞۖ
وَخَلَقَ
كُلَّ
شَيۡءٖۖ
وَهُوَ
بِكُلِّ
شَيۡءٍ
عَلِيمٞ
١٠١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹He is˺ the Originator of the heavens and earth. How could He have children when He has no mate? He created all things and has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of everything.
5:110 - Al-Ma'idah
Verse 110
إِذۡ
قَالَ
ٱللَّهُ
يَٰعِيسَى
ٱبۡنَ
مَرۡيَمَ
ٱذۡكُرۡ
نِعۡمَتِي
عَلَيۡكَ
وَعَلَىٰ
وَٰلِدَتِكَ
إِذۡ
أَيَّدتُّكَ
بِرُوحِ
ٱلۡقُدُسِ
تُكَلِّمُ
ٱلنَّاسَ
فِي
ٱلۡمَهۡدِ
وَكَهۡلٗاۖ
وَإِذۡ
عَلَّمۡتُكَ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ
وَٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةَ
وَٱلۡإِنجِيلَۖ
وَإِذۡ
تَخۡلُقُ
مِنَ
ٱلطِّينِ
كَهَيۡـَٔةِ
ٱلطَّيۡرِ
بِإِذۡنِي
فَتَنفُخُ
فِيهَا
فَتَكُونُ
طَيۡرَۢا
بِإِذۡنِيۖ
وَتُبۡرِئُ
ٱلۡأَكۡمَهَ
وَٱلۡأَبۡرَصَ
بِإِذۡنِيۖ
وَإِذۡ
تُخۡرِجُ
ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ
بِإِذۡنِيۖ
وَإِذۡ
كَفَفۡتُ
بَنِيٓ
إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ
عَنكَ
إِذۡ
جِئۡتَهُم
بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ
فَقَالَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
مِنۡهُمۡ
إِنۡ
هَٰذَآ
إِلَّا
سِحۡرٞ
مُّبِينٞ
١١٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And ˹on Judgment Day˺ Allah will say, “O Jesus, son of Mary! Remember My favour upon you and your mother: how I supported you with the holy spirit
1 so you spoke to people in ˹your˺ infancy and adulthood. How I taught you writing, wisdom, the Torah, and the Gospel. How you moulded a bird from clay—by My Will—and breathed into it and it became a ˹real˺ bird—by My Will. How you healed the blind and the lepers—by My Will. How you brought the dead to life—by My Will. How I prevented the Children of Israel from harming you when you came to them with clear proofs and the disbelievers among them said, “This is nothing but pure magic.”
17:111 - Al-Isra
Verse 111
وَقُلِ
ٱلۡحَمۡدُ
لِلَّهِ
ٱلَّذِي
لَمۡ
يَتَّخِذۡ
وَلَدٗا
وَلَمۡ
يَكُن
لَّهُۥ
شَرِيكٞ
فِي
ٱلۡمُلۡكِ
وَلَمۡ
يَكُن
لَّهُۥ
وَلِيّٞ
مِّنَ
ٱلذُّلِّۖ
وَكَبِّرۡهُ
تَكۡبِيرَۢا
١١١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And say, “All praise is for Allah, Who has never had ˹any˺ offspring;
1 nor does He have a partner in ˹governing˺ the kingdom;
2 nor is He pathetic, needing a protector.
3 And revere Him immensely.”
2:116 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 116
وَقَالُواْ
ٱتَّخَذَ
ٱللَّهُ
وَلَدٗاۗ
سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥۖ
بَل
لَّهُۥ
مَا
فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ
كُلّٞ
لَّهُۥ
قَٰنِتُونَ
١١٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They
1 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.
3:116 - Ali 'Imran
Verse 116
إِنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
لَن
تُغۡنِيَ
عَنۡهُمۡ
أَمۡوَٰلُهُمۡ
وَلَآ
أَوۡلَٰدُهُم
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
شَيۡـٔٗاۖ
وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
أَصۡحَٰبُ
ٱلنَّارِۖ
هُمۡ
فِيهَا
خَٰلِدُونَ
١١٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, neither the wealth nor children of the disbelievers will be of any benefit to them against Allah. It is they who will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.
4:127 - An-Nisa
Verse 127
وَيَسۡتَفۡتُونَكَ
فِي
ٱلنِّسَآءِۖ
قُلِ
ٱللَّهُ
يُفۡتِيكُمۡ
فِيهِنَّ
وَمَا
يُتۡلَىٰ
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
فِي
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
فِي
يَتَٰمَى
ٱلنِّسَآءِ
ٱلَّٰتِي
لَا
تُؤۡتُونَهُنَّ
مَا
كُتِبَ
لَهُنَّ
وَتَرۡغَبُونَ
أَن
تَنكِحُوهُنَّ
وَٱلۡمُسۡتَضۡعَفِينَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡوِلۡدَٰنِ
وَأَن
تَقُومُواْ
لِلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ
بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۚ
وَمَا
تَفۡعَلُواْ
مِنۡ
خَيۡرٖ
فَإِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
كَانَ
بِهِۦ
عَلِيمٗا
١٢٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ regarding women. Say, “It is Allah Who instructs you regarding them. Instruction has ˹already˺ been revealed in the Book
1 concerning the orphan women you deprive of their due rights
2 but still wish to marry, also helpless children, as well as standing up for orphans’ rights. And whatever good you do is certainly well known to Allah.”
6:137 - Al-An'am
Verse 137
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
زَيَّنَ
لِكَثِيرٖ
مِّنَ
ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ
قَتۡلَ
أَوۡلَٰدِهِمۡ
شُرَكَآؤُهُمۡ
لِيُرۡدُوهُمۡ
وَلِيَلۡبِسُواْ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
دِينَهُمۡۖ
وَلَوۡ
شَآءَ
ٱللَّهُ
مَا
فَعَلُوهُۖ
فَذَرۡهُمۡ
وَمَا
يَفۡتَرُونَ
١٣٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Likewise, the pagans’ evil associates have made it appealing to them to kill their own children—only leading to their destruction as well as confusion in their faith. Had it been Allah’s Will, they would not have done such a thing. So leave them and their falsehood.
6:140 - Al-An'am
Verse 140
قَدۡ
خَسِرَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
قَتَلُوٓاْ
أَوۡلَٰدَهُمۡ
سَفَهَۢا
بِغَيۡرِ
عِلۡمٖ
وَحَرَّمُواْ
مَا
رَزَقَهُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱفۡتِرَآءً
عَلَى
ٱللَّهِۚ
قَدۡ
ضَلُّواْ
وَمَا
كَانُواْ
مُهۡتَدِينَ
١٤٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Lost indeed are those who have murdered their own children foolishly out of ignorance and have forbidden what Allah has provided for them—falsely attributing lies to Allah. They have certainly strayed and are not ˹rightly˺ guided.
6:151 - Al-An'am
Verse 151
۞ قُلۡ
تَعَالَوۡاْ
أَتۡلُ
مَا
حَرَّمَ
رَبُّكُمۡ
عَلَيۡكُمۡۖ
أَلَّا
تُشۡرِكُواْ
بِهِۦ
شَيۡـٔٗاۖ
وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ
إِحۡسَٰنٗاۖ
وَلَا
تَقۡتُلُوٓاْ
أَوۡلَٰدَكُم
مِّنۡ
إِمۡلَٰقٖ
نَّحۡنُ
نَرۡزُقُكُمۡ
وَإِيَّاهُمۡۖ
وَلَا
تَقۡرَبُواْ
ٱلۡفَوَٰحِشَ
مَا
ظَهَرَ
مِنۡهَا
وَمَا
بَطَنَۖ
وَلَا
تَقۡتُلُواْ
ٱلنَّفۡسَ
ٱلَّتِي
حَرَّمَ
ٱللَّهُ
إِلَّا
بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ
ذَٰلِكُمۡ
وَصَّىٰكُم
بِهِۦ
لَعَلَّكُمۡ
تَعۡقِلُونَ
١٥١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Come! Let me recite to you what your Lord has forbidden to you: do not associate others with Him ˹in worship˺. ˹Do not fail to˺ honour your
parents. Do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for you and for them. Do not come near indecencies, openly or secretly. Do not take a ˹human˺ life—made sacred by Allah—except with ˹legal˺ right.
1 This is what He has commanded you, so perhaps you will understand.
37:152 - As-Saffat
Verse 152
وَلَدَ
ٱللَّهُ
وَإِنَّهُمۡ
لَكَٰذِبُونَ
١٥٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
“Allah has children.” They are simply liars.
4:171 - An-Nisa
Verse 171
يَٰٓأَهۡلَ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
لَا
تَغۡلُواْ
فِي
دِينِكُمۡ
وَلَا
تَقُولُواْ
عَلَى
ٱللَّهِ
إِلَّا
ٱلۡحَقَّۚ
إِنَّمَا
ٱلۡمَسِيحُ
عِيسَى
ٱبۡنُ
مَرۡيَمَ
رَسُولُ
ٱللَّهِ
وَكَلِمَتُهُۥٓ
أَلۡقَىٰهَآ
إِلَىٰ
مَرۡيَمَ
وَرُوحٞ
مِّنۡهُۖ
فَـَٔامِنُواْ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَرُسُلِهِۦۖ
وَلَا
تَقُولُواْ
ثَلَٰثَةٌۚ
ٱنتَهُواْ
خَيۡرٗا
لَّكُمۡۚ
إِنَّمَا
ٱللَّهُ
إِلَٰهٞ
وَٰحِدٞۖ
سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥٓ
أَن
يَكُونَ
لَهُۥ
وَلَدٞۘ
لَّهُۥ
مَا
فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَمَا
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ
وَكَفَىٰ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَكِيلٗا
١٧١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O People of the Book! Do not go to extremes regarding your faith; say nothing about Allah except the truth.
1 The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was no more than a messenger of Allah and the fulfilment of His Word through Mary and a spirit ˹created by a command˺ from Him.
2 So believe in Allah and His messengers and do not say, “Trinity.” Stop!—for your own good. Allah is only One God. Glory be to Him! He is far above having a son! To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And Allah is sufficient as a Trustee of Affairs.
4:176 - An-Nisa
Verse 176
يَسۡتَفۡتُونَكَ
قُلِ
ٱللَّهُ
يُفۡتِيكُمۡ
فِي
ٱلۡكَلَٰلَةِۚ
إِنِ
ٱمۡرُؤٌاْ
هَلَكَ
لَيۡسَ
لَهُۥ
وَلَدٞ
وَلَهُۥٓ
أُخۡتٞ
فَلَهَا
نِصۡفُ
مَا
تَرَكَۚ
وَهُوَ
يَرِثُهَآ
إِن
لَّمۡ
يَكُن
لَّهَا
وَلَدٞۚ
فَإِن
كَانَتَا
ٱثۡنَتَيۡنِ
فَلَهُمَا
ٱلثُّلُثَانِ
مِمَّا
تَرَكَۚ
وَإِن
كَانُوٓاْ
إِخۡوَةٗ
رِّجَالٗا
وَنِسَآءٗ
فَلِلذَّكَرِ
مِثۡلُ
حَظِّ
ٱلۡأُنثَيَيۡنِۗ
يُبَيِّنُ
ٱللَّهُ
لَكُمۡ
أَن
تَضِلُّواْۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
بِكُلِّ
شَيۡءٍ
عَلِيمُۢ
١٧٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They ask you ˹for a ruling, O Prophet˺. Say, “Allah gives you a ruling regarding those who die without children or
parents.” If a man dies childless and leaves behind a sister, she will inherit one-half of his estate, whereas her brother will inherit all of her estate if she dies childless. If this person leaves behind two sisters, they together will inherit two-thirds of the estate. But if the deceased leaves male and female siblings, a male’s share will be equal to that of two females. Allah makes ˹this˺ clear to you so you do not go astray. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.
1
2:180 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 180
كُتِبَ
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
إِذَا
حَضَرَ
أَحَدَكُمُ
ٱلۡمَوۡتُ
إِن
تَرَكَ
خَيۡرًا
ٱلۡوَصِيَّةُ
لِلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ
وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَ
بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۖ
حَقًّا
عَلَى
ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ
١٨٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
It is prescribed that when death approaches any of you—if they leave something of value—a will should be made in favour of
parents and immediate family with fairness.
1 ˹This is˺ an obligation on those who are mindful ˹of Allah˺.
2:215 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 215
يَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ
مَاذَا
يُنفِقُونَۖ
قُلۡ
مَآ
أَنفَقۡتُم
مِّنۡ
خَيۡرٖ
فَلِلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ
وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَ
وَٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ
وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينِ
وَٱبۡنِ
ٱلسَّبِيلِۗ
وَمَا
تَفۡعَلُواْ
مِنۡ
خَيۡرٖ
فَإِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
بِهِۦ
عَلِيمٞ
٢١٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They ask you ˹O Prophet in˺ what ˹way˺ they should donate. Say, “Whatever donations you give are for
parents, relatives, orphans, the poor, and ˹needy˺ travellers. Whatever good you do is certainly well known to Allah.”
2:233 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 233
۞ وَٱلۡوَٰلِدَٰتُ
يُرۡضِعۡنَ
أَوۡلَٰدَهُنَّ
حَوۡلَيۡنِ
كَامِلَيۡنِۖ
لِمَنۡ
أَرَادَ
أَن
يُتِمَّ
ٱلرَّضَاعَةَۚ
وَعَلَى
ٱلۡمَوۡلُودِ
لَهُۥ
رِزۡقُهُنَّ
وَكِسۡوَتُهُنَّ
بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۚ
لَا
تُكَلَّفُ
نَفۡسٌ
إِلَّا
وُسۡعَهَاۚ
لَا
تُضَآرَّ
وَٰلِدَةُۢ
بِوَلَدِهَا
وَلَا
مَوۡلُودٞ
لَّهُۥ
بِوَلَدِهِۦۚ
وَعَلَى
ٱلۡوَارِثِ
مِثۡلُ
ذَٰلِكَۗ
فَإِنۡ
أَرَادَا
فِصَالًا
عَن
تَرَاضٖ
مِّنۡهُمَا
وَتَشَاوُرٖ
فَلَا
جُنَاحَ
عَلَيۡهِمَاۗ
وَإِنۡ
أَرَدتُّمۡ
أَن
تَسۡتَرۡضِعُوٓاْ
أَوۡلَٰدَكُمۡ
فَلَا
جُنَاحَ
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
إِذَا
سَلَّمۡتُم
مَّآ
ءَاتَيۡتُم
بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۗ
وَٱتَّقُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ
أَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
بِمَا
تَعۡمَلُونَ
بَصِيرٞ
٢٣٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Divorced˺ mothers will breastfeed their offspring for two whole years, for those who wish to complete the nursing ˹of their child˺. The child’s father will provide reasonable maintenance and clothing for the mother ˹during that period˺. No one will be charged with more than they can bear. No mother or father should be made to suffer for their child. The ˹father’s˺ heirs are under the same obligation. But if both sides decide—after mutual consultation and consent—to wean a child, then there is no blame on them. If you decide to have your children nursed by a wet-nurse, it is permissible as long as you pay fairly. Be mindful of Allah, and know that Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.