Al 'Imran

Allah, there is no god but He, the Living, the Sustainer. He sent down the Book in truth, confirming the Torah and the Gospel before it. Some verses are clear and some are allegorical; the firm in knowledge say: we believe in it, all is from our Lord. The wife of ‘Imran vowed her child to Allah and bore Maryam; Zakariyya found provision with her and prayed for a child, and was given Yahya. The angels told Maryam of a word from Allah, the Messiah Isa, son of Maryam. The likeness of Isa with Allah is like that of Adam: He created him from dust and said “Be”, and he was. Say: People of the Book, come to a word common between us, that we worship none but Allah. Ibrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but upright and submitting to Allah. Hold fast, all together, to the rope of Allah and do not divide. You are the best nation brought out for mankind: you enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong. Allah helped you at Badr when you were few. At Uhud some disobeyed and the battle turned; Muhammad is only a messenger, and messengers passed away before him. Every soul will taste death. In the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of night and day are signs for those who remember Allah standing, sitting and lying down. Be patient, persevere and fear Allah, so that you may succeed.