البقرة
The Segregating Myths
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لَّيْسَ
It is not
ٱلْبِرَّ
righteous
أَن
that
تُوَلُّوا۟
you turn
وُجُوهَكُمْ
your attention
قِبَلَ
towards
ٱلْمَشْرِقِ
the East
وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ
and the West,
وَلَٰكِنَّ
rather
ٱلْبِرَّ
righteous
مَنْ
is who
ءَامَنَ
became sure
بِٱللَّهِ
about the One,
وَٱلْيَوْمِ
and the day of
ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ
the forthcoming,
وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
and the malaikati,
وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ
and the book,
وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ
and the revolutionary leaders,
وَءَاتَى
and gave
ٱلْمَالَ
the wealth
عَلَىٰ
above
حُبِّهِۦ
love for it
ذَوِى
to those
ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ
who are in their proximity,
وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ
and the orphans,
وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينَ
and the homeless,
وَٱبْنَ
and sons of
ٱلسَّبِيلِ
the path,
وَٱلسَّآئِلِينَ
and the questioners (needy),
وَفِى
and in
ٱلرِّقَابِ
freeing of debts (helping those who are burdened with any kind of bondage, oppression, crushing debts and extreme hardship of labour),
وَأَقَامَ
and established
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
the ordered discipline,
وَءَاتَى
and brought forth
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
emancipation,
وَٱلْمُوفُونَ
and those who abide
بِعَهْدِهِمْ
by their oaths
إِذَا
whenever
عَٰهَدُوا۟
they pledged;
ۖ
وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
and the persevering
فِى
in
ٱلْبَأْسَآءِ
calamity
وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ
and damage,
وَحِينَ
and (in) a time of
ٱلْبَأْسِ
disaster;
ۗ
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ
those are
ٱلَّذِينَ
the ones who are
صَدَقُوا۟
truthful,
ۖ
وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ
and those
هُمُ
are
ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ
the ones who are strong.
٢
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لَّيْسَ ٱلْبِرَّ أَن تُوَلُّوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلْبِرَّ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ وَءَاتَى ٱلْمَالَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ ذَوِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَٱلسَّآئِلِينَ وَفِى ٱلرِّقَابِ وَأَقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَى ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلْمُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِهِمْ إِذَا عَٰهَدُوا۟ ۖ وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ فِى ٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ وَحِينَ ٱلْبَأْسِ ۗ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا۟ ۖ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ It is not righteous that you turn your attention towards the East and the West, rather righteous is who became sure about the One, and the day of the forthcoming, and the malaikati, and the book, and the revolutionary leaders, and gave the wealth above love for it to those who are in their proximity, and the orphans, and the homeless, and sons of the path, and the questioners (needy), and in freeing of debts (helping those who are burdened with any kind of bondage, oppression, crushing debts and extreme hardship of labour), and established the ordered discipline, and brought forth emancipation, and those who abide by their oaths whenever they pledged; and the persevering in calamity and damage, and (in) a time of disaster; those are the ones who are truthful, and those are the ones who are strong.
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It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces to the East and the West; but righteous is he who believeth in Allah and the Last Day and the angels and the Scripture and the prophets; and giveth wealth, for love of Him, to kinsfolk and to orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and to those who ask, and to set slaves free; and observeth proper worship and payeth the poor-due. And those who keep their treaty when they make one, and the patient in tribulation and adversity and time of stress. Such are they who are sincere. Such are the Allah-fearing. - Pickthall, Marmaduke
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Piety is not to turn your faces to the east or the west; rather, piety is [personified by] those who have faith in Allah and the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets, and who give their wealth, for the love of Him, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveller and the beggar, and for [the freeing of] the slaves, and maintain the prayer and give the zakat, and those who fulfill their covenants, when they pledge themselves, and those who are patient in stress and distress, and in the heat of battle. They are the ones who are true [to their covenant], and it is they who are the Godwary. - Qarai, Ali Quli
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Righteousness is not determined by facing East or West during prayer. Righteousness consists of the belief in God, the Day of Judgment, the angels, the Books of God, His Prophets; to give money for the love of God to relatives, orphans, the destitute, and those who are on a journey and in urgent need of money, beggars; to set free slaves and to be steadfast in prayer, to pay the religious tax (zakat) to fulfill one's promises, and to exercise patience in poverty, in distress, and in times of war. Such people who do these are truly righteous and pious. - Sarwar, Muhammad
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It is not righteousness that you turn your faces towards the East and the West, but righteousness is this that one should believe in Allah and the last day and the angels and the Book and the prophets, and give away wealth out of love for Him to the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and the beggars and for (the emancipation of) the captives, and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate; and the performers of their promise when they make a promise, and the patient in distress and affliction and in time of conflicts-- these are they who are true (to themselves) and these are they who guard (against evil). - Shakir, Habib
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Virtue does not consist in whether you face towards the East or the West; virtue means believing in God, the Last Day, the angels, the Book and the prophets; the virtuous are those who, despite their love for it, give away their wealth to their relatives and to orphans and the very poor, and to travellers and those who ask [for charity], and to set slaves free, and who attend to their prayers and pay the alms, and who keep their pledges when they make them, and show patience in hardship and adversity, and in times of distress. Such are the true believers; and such are the God-fearing. - Wahiduddin Khan
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نیکی یہ نہیں ہے کہ اپنا رخ مشرق اور مغرب کی طرف کرلو بلکہ نیکی اس شخص کا حصّہ ہے جو اللہ اور آخرت ملائکہ اور کتاب پر ایمان لے آئے اورمحبت خدا میں قرابتداروں ً یتیموںً مسکینوں ً غربت زدہ مسافروںً سوال کرنے والوں اور غلاموں کی آزادی کے لئے مال دے اور نماز قائم کرے اور زکوِٰ ادا کرے اور جو بھی عہد کرے اسے پوراکرے اور فقر وفاقہ میں اور پریشانیوں اور بیماریوں میں اور میدانِ جنگ کے حالات میں صبرکرنے والے ہوںتویہی لوگ اپنے دعوائے ایمان و احسان میں سچے ہیں اور یہی صاحبان تقویٰ اور پرہیزگار ہیں - Jawadi, Zeeshan
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نیکی یہ نہیں ہے کہ تم نے اپنے چہرے مشرق کی طرف کر لیے یا مغرب کی طرف، بلکہ نیکی یہ ہے کہ آدمی اللہ کو اور یوم آخر اور ملائکہ کو اور اللہ کی نازل کی ہوئی کتاب اور اس کے پیغمبروں کو دل سے مانے اور اللہ کی محبت میں اپنا دل پسند مال رشتے داروں اور یتیموں پر، مسکینوں او رمسافروں پر، مدد کے لیے ہاتھ پھیلانے والوں پر اور غلامو ں کی رہائی پر خرچ کرے، نماز قائم کرے اور زکوٰۃ دے اور نیک وہ لوگ ہیں کہ جب عہد کریں تو اُسے وفا کریں، اور تنگی و مصیبت کے وقت میں اور حق و باطل کی جنگ میں صبر کریں یہ ہیں راستباز لوگ اور یہی لوگ متقی ہیں - Maududi, Abul A'ala
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کچھ اصل نیکی یہ نہیں کہ منہ مشرق یا مغرب کی طرف کرو ہاں اصلی نیکی یہ کہ ایمان لائے اللہ اور قیامت اور فرشتوں اور کتاب اور پیغمبروں پر اور اللہ کی محبت میں اپنا عزیز مال دے رشتہ داروں اور یتیموں اور مسکینوں اور راہ گیر اور سائلوں کو اور گردنیں چھوڑانے میں اور نماز قائم رکھے اور زکوٰة دے اور اپنا قول پورا کرنے والے جب عہد کریں اور صبر والے مصیبت اور سختی میں اور جہاد کے وقت یہی ہیں جنہوں نے اپنی بات سچی کی اور یہی پرہیزگار ہیں، - Ahmed Raza
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نیکی صرف یہی تو نہیں ہے کہ تم (نماز میں) اپنے منہ مشرق اور مغرب کی طرف پھیر لو۔ بلکہ (حقیقی) نیکی تو یہ ہے کہ آدمی خدا پر، روزِ آخرت پر، فرشتوں پر، (اللہ کی) کتابوں پر اور سب پیغمبروں پر ایمان لائے۔ اور اس (خدا) کی محبت میں اپنا مال (باوجودِ مال کی محبت کے) رشتہ داروں، یتیموں، مسکینوں، مسافروں، مانگنے والوں اور (غلاموں، کنیزوں اور مقروضوں کی) گردنیں چھڑانے میں صرف کرے، نماز قائم کرے، زکوٰۃ ادا کرے (دراصل) نیک لوگ تو وہ ہوتے ہیں کہ جب کوئی عہد کر لیں تو اپنا عہد و پیمان پورا کرتے ہیں اور تنگ دستی ہو یا بیماری اور تکلیف ہو یا ہنگام جنگ ہو وہ بہرحال ثابت قدم رہتے ہیں، یہی وہ لوگ ہیں جو (سچے) ہیں اور یہی متقی و پرہیزگار ہیں۔ - Najafi, Muhammad
وقى | aware | strong | having merit | perfect | awake | preserve | protect
هم | them (three or more)
صدق | a civil contract | sincerity | friendship | alms | charity | truthfulness | candor | confirmation | agreement | attestation | certification | validity | license | reliable
ال | power | command | ability | lead | apparatus | significant (also by using [the]) | family | close people | possessiveness | those | they | first
حين | time | timed | period | death
ضر | provoke | to fight | hunt | forced | approached | harmed | injured | sufficient
بئس | evil | calamity | bad | miserable | disaster
صبر | endurance | forbearance | patience | perseverance | self-control | put up with | stand ground | tolerate | steadfastness | deliberateness | firmness | fortitude | mildness
اذ | when | suddenly | so then | whenever | therefore | in that case | hence
عهد | promise | covenant | treaty | ratify | agreement
وفى | fulfil | pay | honour | perform | satisfy | keep a promise | loyal | passing away | death | to make word come true
زك | free | payback | debt-free | clear | immediate payment | without obligation | move freely | complete circle | clean | armour | emancipation
صل | fellowship | followership | connect | discipline | unity | orderly | assembled | command | support | duty | connection | root | primary joint
قم | nation | group | come together | establish | carry out | assessed | estimated | evaluated
رقب | administration | oversight | monitoring | neck | outlook | inspect
فى | in | within | inside
سل ⇐ سال | basket | to ask | enquire | question
سبل | way | tract | path | road | give to charity | cause | in favour of | dedicated to | drag behind leaving a path | hang down
بن ⇐ بنی | something made by someone | offspring | lineage | fattened | to construct | to have a creation | make something raise high |
سكن | calm down | tranquillize | lodge | inhabit
يتم | orphan | incomplete | unwanted | homeless
قرب | close | beside | near | proximity
ذو | that | this | which | who | having | owner of | holder of | possessor of | specifying something
حب | love | admiration | affection | care | grain | endearment | passion | pip | seed
عل ⇐ على | on | upon | over | elevate | raise | eminence | at | in | to | onto
مول | possession | wealth | belonging | a square in arithmetic
اتى | come | bring | fetch | produce | give
نب ⇐ نبو | convey information | high up | eminent | utter sound | prominent | deliver information or news or directions | leader
كتب | write | prescribe | ordain | book | letter | message | compose
ملك | owner | king | lord | possess | holder | have power
اخر | delay | put off | hinder | set back | to make it later than earlier appointed time | forth-coming | last | end | another
يوم | day | time | era | period | stages
له | him | it | that | his
من ⇐ امن | conviction | peace of mind | oath | confidence | [bound by contract, oath or other formal agreement] | supporting | following | adhering | peace | security
من | of | from | belonging to | than | who | whom | favour | blessing | peace | certification | obliging towards
لكن | but | instead | rather
غر ⇐ غرب | to go or pass away | become distant | absent | go out of view | going far away | become hidden by way of dark | infection of eye which diminishes vision | foreign | banished | strangeness | violent | crow
شرق | rising | east | coming in to | running | Sun shine | fruit starting to show its colour | become bright | to become visible
قبل | centre | pivot | previous | direction | to put before | to give priority | front and center | make prominent | accept from
وجه | face | aim | target | attention | reason | counter | repel | tended | applied | direction in which one goes | reasonable
ولى | first | protector | friend | follow | fellow | successor | ensue | inaugurate | follow | succeed | supervene
ان | if | had it been | as long as | in case of | if that then | that | time | surely | is it not | at that time
بر | justify | warrant | vindicate | excuse | absolve | be honest | valid | to fulfil | substantiate | open land (as opposed swamps or seas) | to sanctify | rationalize | creation | recovery | reverence | uphold | kindness
ليس | not
