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Al-Baqara
2.121 . Those unto whom We have given the Scripture , who read it with the right reading , those believe in it . And whoso disbelieveth in it , those are they who are the losers .
2.122 . O Children of Israel! Remember My favor wherewith I favored you and how I referred you to ( all ) creatures .
2.123 . And guard ( yours against a day when no soul will naught avail another , nor will compensation be accepted from it , nor will intercession be of Use to it ; nor will they be helped .
2.124 . And ( remember ) when his Lord tried Abraham with ( His ) commands , and he fulfilled them , He said : Lo! I have appointed thee a leader for mankind . ( Abraham ) said : And of my offspring ( will there be leurders ) ? He said : My covenant includeth not wrongdoers .
2.125 . And when We made the House ( at Mecca ) a resort for mankind and a sanctuary , ( saying ) : Take as your place of worship the place where Abraham stood ( to pray ) . And We imposed a duty upon Abraham and Ishmael , ( saying ) : Purify My house for those who go around and those who meditate therein and those who bow down and prostrate themselves ( in worship ) .
2.126 . And when Abraham prayed : My Lord! Make this a region of security and bestow upon its people fruits , such of them as believe in Allah and the Last Day , He answered : As for him who disbelieveth , I shall leave him in contentment for a while , then I shall compel him to the doom of fire a hapless journey ' s end!
2.127 . And when Abraham and Ishmael were raising the foundations of the House , ( Abraham prayed ) : Our Lord! Accept from us ( this duty ) . Lo! Thou , only Thou , art the Nearer , the Knower .
2.128 . Our Lord! And make us submissive unto Thee and of our seed a nation submissive unto Thee , and show us our ways of worship , and relent toward us . Lo! Thou , only Thou , art the Relenting , the Merciful .
2.129 . Our Lord! And raise up in their midst a messenger from among them who shall recite unto them Thy revelations , and shall instruct them in the Scripture and in wisdom and shall make them grow . Lo! Thou , only Thou , art the Mighty , Wise .
2.130 . And who forsaketh the religion of Abraham save him who befooleth himself? Verily We chose him in the world , and lo! in the Hereafter he is among the righteous .
2.131 . When his Lord said unto him : Surrender! he said : I have surrendered to the Lord of the Worlds .
2.132 . The same did Abraham enjoin upon his sons , and also Jacob , ( saying ) : O my sons! Lo! Allah hath chosen for you the ( true ) religion ; therefore die not save as men who have surrendered ( unto Him ) .
2.133 . Or were ye present when death came to Jacob , when he said unto his sons : What will ye worship after me? They said : We shall worship thy God , the God of thy fathers , Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac , One God , and unto Him we have surrendered .
2.134 . Those are a people who have passed away . Theirs is that which they earned , and yours is that which ye earn . And ye will not be asked of what they used to do .
2.135 . And they say : Be Jews or Christians , then ye will be rightly guided . Say ( unto them , O Muhammad ) : Nay , but ( we follow ) the religion of Abraham , the upright , and he was not of the idolaters .
2.136 . Say ( O Muslims ) : We believe in Allah and that which is revealed unto Us and that which was revealed unto Abraham , and Ishmael , and Isaac , and Jacob . and the tribes , and that which Moses and Jesus received , add that which the Prophets received from their Lord . We make no distinction between any of them , and unto Him we have surrendered .
2.137 . And if they believe in the like of that which ye believe , then are they rightly guided . But if they turn away , then are they in schism , and Allah will suffice thee ( for defence ) against them . He is the Hearer , the Knower .
2.138 . ( We take our ) color from Allah , and who is better than Allah at coloring . We are His worshippers .
2.139 . Say ( unto the People of the Scripture ) : Dispute ye with us concerning Allah when He is our Lord and your Lord? Ours are our works and yours your works . We look to Him alone .
2.140 . Or say ye that Abraham , and Ishmael , and Isaac , and Jacob , and the tribes were Jews or Christians? Say : Do ye know best , or doth Allah? And who is more unjust than he who hideth a testimony which he hath received from Allah? Allah is not unaware of what ye do .
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