Ruku 24, Juz 2 (ٱلْرُكوع 24, جزء 2)

٢ - ٱلْبَقَرَة

2 - Al-Baqara

يٰۗاَيُّہَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَـمَا كُتِبَ عَلَي الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُوْنَ۝۱۸۳ۙ
Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo kutiba AAalaykumu alssiyamu kama kutiba AAala allatheena min qablikum laAAallakum tattaqoona

English

Ahmed Ali

O believers, fasting is enjoined on you as it was on those before you, so that you might become righteous.

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اَيَّامًا مَّعْدُوْدٰتٍ۝۰ۭ فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَّرِيْضًا اَوْ عَلٰي سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّۃٌ مِّنْ اَيَّامٍ اُخَرَ۝۰ۭ وَعَلَي الَّذِيْنَ يُطِيْقُوْنَہٗ فِدْيَۃٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِيْنٍ۝۰ۭ فَمَنْ تَطَوَّعَ خَيْرًا فَہُوَخَيْرٌ لَّہٗ۝۰ۭ وَاَنْ تَصُوْمُوْا خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ۝۱۸۴
Ayyaman maAAdoodatin faman kana minkum mareedan aw AAala safarin faAAiddatun min ayyamin okhara waAAala allatheena yuteeqoonahu fidyatun taAAamu miskeenin faman tatawwaAAa khayran fahuwa khayrun lahu waan tasoomoo khayrun lakum in kuntum taAAlamoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Fast a (fixed) number of days, but if someone is ill or is travelling (he should complete) the number of days (he had missed); and those who find it hard to fast should expiate by feeding a poor person. For the good they do with a little hardship is better for men. And if you fast it is good for you, if you knew.

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شَہْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِيْۗ اُنْزِلَ فِيْہِ الْقُرْاٰنُ ھُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَ بَيِّنٰتٍ مِّنَ الْہُدٰى وَالْفُرْقَانِ۝۰ۚ فَمَنْ شَہِدَ مِنْكُمُ الشَّہْرَ فَلْيَصُمْہُ۝۰ۭ وَمَنْ كَانَ مَرِيْضًا اَوْ عَلٰي سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّۃٌ مِّنْ اَيَّامٍ اُخَرَ۝۰ۭ يُرِيْدُ اللہُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيْدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ۝۰ۡوَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّۃَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللہَ عَلٰي مَا ھَدٰىكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَ۝۱۸۵
Shahru ramadana allathee onzila feehi alquranu hudan lilnnasi wabayyinatin mina alhuda waalfurqani faman shahida minkumu alshshahra falyasumhu waman kana mareedan aw AAala safarin faAAiddatun min ayyamin okhara yureedu Allahu bikumu alyusra wala yureedu bikumu alAAusra walitukmiloo alAAiddata walitukabbiroo Allaha AAala ma hadakum walaAAallakum tashkuroona

English

Ahmed Ali

Ramadan is the month in which the Qur'an was revealed as guidance to man and clear proof of the guidance, and criterion (of falsehood and truth). So when you see the new moon you should fast the whole month; but a person who is ill or travelling (and fails to do so) should fast on other days, as God wishes ease and not hardship for you, so that you complete the (fixed) number (of fasts), and give glory to God for the guidance, and be grateful.

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وَاِذَا سَاَلَكَ عِبَادِيْ عَـنِّىْ فَاِنِّىْ قَرِيْبٌ۝۰ۭ اُجِيْبُ دَعْوَۃَ الدَّاعِ اِذَا دَعَانِ۝۰ۙ فَلْيَسْتَجِيْبُوْا لِيْ وَلْيُؤْمِنُوْا بِيْ لَعَلَّہُمْ يَرْشُدُوْنَ۝۱۸۶
Waitha saalaka AAibadee AAannee fainnee qareebun ojeebu daAAwata alddaAAi itha daAAani falyastajeeboo lee walyuminoo bee laAAallahum yarshudoona

English

Ahmed Ali

When My devotees enquire of you about Me, I am near, and answer the call of every supplicant when he calls. It behoves them to hearken to Me and believe in Me that they may follow the right path.

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اُحِلَّ لَكُمْ لَيْلَۃَ الصِّيَامِ الرَّفَثُ اِلٰى نِسَاۗىِٕكُمْ۝۰ۭ ھُنَّ لِبَاسٌ لَّكُمْ وَاَنْتُمْ لِبَاسٌ لَّہُنَّ۝۰ۭ عَلِمَ اللہُ اَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ تَخْتَانُوْنَ اَنْفُسَكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَعَفَا عَنْكُمْ۝۰ۚ فَالْئٰنَ بَاشِرُوْھُنَّ وَابْتَغُوْا مَا كَتَبَ اللہُ لَكُمْ۝۰۠ وَكُلُوْا وَاشْرَبُوْا حَتّٰى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الْاَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الْاَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ۝۰۠ ثُمَّ اَتِمُّوا الصِّيَامَ اِلَى الَّيْلِ۝۰ۚ وَلَا تُـبَاشِرُوْھُنَّ وَاَنْتُمْ عٰكِفُوْنَ۝۰ۙ فِي الْمَسٰجِدِ۝۰ۭ تِلْكَ حُدُوْدُ اللہِ فَلَا تَقْرَبُوْھَا۝۰ۭ كَذٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللہُ اٰيٰتِہٖ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّہُمْ يَتَّقُوْنَ۝۱۸۷
Ohilla lakum laylata alssiyami alrrafathu ila nisaikum hunna libasun lakum waantum libasun lahunna AAalima Allahu annakum kuntum takhtanoona anfusakum fataba AAalaykum waAAafa AAankum faalana bashiroohunna waibtaghoo ma kataba Allahu lakum wakuloo waishraboo hatta yatabayyana lakumu alkhaytu alabyadu mina alkhayti alaswadi mina alfajri thumma atimmoo alssiyama ila allayli wala tubashiroohunna waantum AAakifoona fee almasajidi tilka hudoodu Allahi fala taqrabooha kathalika yubayyinu Allahu ayatihi lilnnasi laAAallahum yattaqoona

English

Ahmed Ali

You are allowed to sleep with your wives on the nights of the fast: They are your dress as you are theirs. God is aware you were cheating yourselves, so He turned to you and pardoned you. So now you may have intercourse with them, and seek what God has ordained for you. Eat and drink until the white thread of dawn appears clear from the dark line, then fast until the night falls; and abstain from your wives (when you have decided) to stay in the mosques for assiduous devotion. These are the bounds fixed by God, so keep well within them. So does God make His signs clear to men that they may take heed for themselves.

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وَلَا تَاْكُلُوْۗا اَمْوَالَكُمْ بَيْنَكُمْ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَتُدْلُوْا بِہَاۗ اِلَى الْحُكَّامِ لِتَاْكُلُوْا فَرِيْقًا مِّنْ اَمْوَالِ النَّاسِ بِالْاِثْمِ وَاَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ۝۱۸۸ۧ
Wala takuloo amwalakum baynakum bialbatili watudloo biha ila alhukkami litakuloo fareeqan min amwali alnnasi bialithmi waantum taAAlamoona

English

Ahmed Ali

And do not consume each other's wealth in vain, nor offer it to men in authority with intent of usurping unlawfully and knowingly a part of the wealth of others.

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