Alexander Ross, The Alcoran of Mahomet, translated out of Arabick into French, by the Sieur Du Ryer, Lord of Malezair, and resident for the French king, at Alexandria. And newly Englished, for the satisfaction of all that desire to look into the Turkish vanities. (1649)

promised to you is infallible, I foretold it to you, I caused you to transgresse his Commandments through my temptations; I had none other power over you, but to tempt you, you did me no harme when yee hearkened to me, you drew mischief on your selves, I am not your Tutor, neither are you mine, I was impious, when heretofore I suffered you to adore me; Hell is prepared for you, and for all unbelievers, there shall they endure great torments, and the righteous shall enter into Paradise, wherein flow many rivers, where they shall dwell eternally, with all manner of blessedness and content; Seest thou not how God speaketh by a parable? A good word is like to a good tree that hath taken Root in the Earth, and hath raised its branches to Heaven, and produceth its fruit in due time, through the permission of his divine Majesty; he teacheth the people his parables, perhaps they will be mindfull: An evil word is like to a bad tree, that hath been torne from the Earth, there is nothing to sustaine it, and it is without root, or fruit: God fortifieth the True believers through his word in this world, and in the other, and causeth the unjust to erre, he doth what to him seemeth good: Seest thou not them that have changed his grace into impiety, and have made such as have followed them to dwell in the house of perdition? They shall abide eternally in the fire of Hell. They say, that God hath a companion equall to him, and erre from the way of his Law; Say unto them, ye shall have wealth in this world, but Hell is your Rendezvous. Say to the True believers, who make their prayers at the time appointed, and give almes in private, or publique, that the day shall come wherein they shall neither buy nor sell, and where every one shall be recompensed for his works. Say unto them, God hath created the Earth, and the Heavens, he maketh the raine to descend from Heaven, which causeth to spring sorth all sorts of fruits to enrich you, he created the ship, that through his Permission saileth on the Sea, he created the rivers, the Sun and the Moone, which move continually, he created the day and the night, and bestoweth on you whatsoever yee desire, his favours towards you can neither be numbred, nor recounted,