ﱁNeverﱂwill you attainﱃ[the] righteousnessﱄuntilﱅyou spendﱆfrom whatﱇﱈyou loveﱉAnd whateverﱊyou spendﱋofﱌa thingﱍthen indeedﱎAllahﱏof itﱐ(is) All-Knowingﱑ
You will never achieve righteousness until you donate some of what you cherish. And whatever you give is certainly well known to Allah.
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ﱒ ﱓAllﱔ[the] foodﱕwasﱖlawfulﱗfor (the) Childrenﱘ(of) Israelﱙexceptﱚwhatﱛmade unlawfulﱜIsraelﱝuponﱞhimselfﱟfromﱠbeforeﱡ[that]ﱢ(was) revealedﱣﱤthe TauratﱥSayﱦSo bringﱧthe Tauratﱨand recite itﱩifﱪyou areﱫtruthfulﱬ
All food was lawful for the children of Israel, except what Israel made unlawful for himself before the Torah was revealed. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Bring the Torah and read it, if your claims are true.”
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ﱭThen whoeverﱮfabricatesﱯaboutﱰAllahﱱ[the] lieﱲfromﱳafterﱴthatﱵthen those ﱶtheyﱷ(are) the wrongdoersﱸ
Then whoever still fabricates lies about Allah, they will be the ˹true˺ wrongdoers.
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ﱹSayﱺ(has) spoken the truthﱻﱼAllahﱽthen followﱾ(the) religionﱿ(of) Ibrahimﲀﲁ(the) uprightﲂand notﲃhe wasﲄofﲅthe polytheistsﲆ
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Allah has declared the truth. So follow the Way of Abraham, the upright—who was not a polytheist.”
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ﲇIndeedﲈ(the) FirstﲉHouseﲊset upﲋfor the mankindﲌ(is) the one whichﲍ(is) at Bakkahﲎblessedﲏand a guidanceﲐfor the worldsﲑ
Surely the first House ˹of worship˺ established for humanity is the one at Bakkah—a blessed sanctuary and a guide for ˹all˺ people.
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ﲒIn itﲓ(are) signsﲔclearﲕstanding placeﲖﲗ(of) Ibrahimﲘand whoeverﲙenters it ﲚisﲛﲜsafeﲝAnd (due) to Allahﲞuponﲟthe mankindﲠ(is) pilgrimageﲡ(of) the Houseﲢ(for one) whoﲣis ableﲤto [it]ﲥﲦ(find) a wayﲧAnd whoeverﲨdisbelievedﲩthen indeedﲪAllahﲫ(is) free from needﲬofﲭthe universeﲮ
In it are clear signs and the standing-place of Abraham. Whoever enters it should be safe. Pilgrimage to this House is an obligation by Allah upon whoever is able among the people. And whoever disbelieves, then surely Allah is not in need of ˹any of His˺ creation.
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ﲯSayﲰO Peopleﲱ(of) the BookﲲWhyﲳ(do) you disbelieveﲴin (the) Versesﲵ(of) Allahﲶwhile Allahﲷ(is) a Witnessﲸoverﲹwhatﲺyou doﲻ
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “O People of the Book! Why do you deny the revelations of Allah, when Allah is a Witness to what you do?”
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ﲼSayﲽO Peopleﲾ(of) the BookﲿWhyﳀ(do) you hinderﳁfromﳂ(the) wayﳃ(of) Allahﳄ(those) whoﳅbelieve[d]ﳆseeking (to make) itﳇ(seem) crookedﳈwhile youﳉﳊ(are) witnessesﳋAnd notﳌAllahﳍ(is) unawareﳎof whatﳏyou doﳐ
Say, “O People of the Book! Why do you turn the believers away from the Way of Allah—striving to make it ˹appear˺ crooked, while you are witnesses ˹to its truth˺? And Allah is never unaware of what you do.”
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ﳑO youﳒwhoﳓbelieve[d]ﳔIfﳕyou obeyﳖa groupﳗfromﳘthose whoﳙwere givenﳚthe Bookﳛthey will turn you backﳜafterﳝyour beliefﳞ(as) disbelieversﳟ
O believers! If you were to yield to a group of those who were given the Scripture, they would turn you back from belief to disbelief.
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