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)

what ever is in Heaven and Earth is Gods; he hath no need of his creatures, and must be exalted, it sufficeth thee, he is thy protector. If he will, he can cause you to perish, and put other creatures in your place, for he is Omnipotent. He that loveth the good things of the Earth, shall finde in God all the wealth of this world, and of the other, he understandeth and seeth all things. O you that believe! be true in your testimonies, notwithstanding it be against your selves, against your Father and mother, and against your kindred, and consider the rich no more than the poore, God is the protector of the one, and the other; follow not your appetites, to favour the rich more than the poore, pervert not the Truth, be not scrupulous to testifie what you know, God knoweth all your actions. Oh ye that believe in God! and his Prophet, and the Book that was sent before him; know, he that blasphemeth against his divine Majestie, against his Angels, the Scripture, the Prophets, and life eternall, greatly erreth, and departeth from the Truth. God pardoneth not them that have embraced his Law, and then have forsaken it, having believed in his divine Majestie, and are returned again to their impiety; declare to such men, they shall feel heavie torments. Such as obey Infidels, to be great in this world, extreamly delude themselves; greatness proceedeth from God; It is written in the Book that was sent to you, that the Infidels shall mock you, when they shall hear the word of God, and you shall obey his Commandments; Tarry not in their company, if they change not their discourse, otherwise you will be like to them, God will assemble into the fire of Hell all Infidels, and wicked persons. Some of them that observe your actions, said, they were of your partie, when any felicitie hapned to you; and when the Infidels had advantage over you, they said, they were with them, and that they fought against you; God at the day of Judgment shall judge the difference that is between you, and will not give advantage to Infidels, over them that observe his Law. The wicked think to deceive God, but God deceiveth them, they are negligent to make their prayers, they are hypocrites before the world, and remember

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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., London, Printed, Anno Dom., Consulted online at “Quran Archive - Texts and Studies on the Quran” on 16 Jan. 2025: http://quran-archive.org/explorer/alexander-ross/1649?page=81