George Sale, The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed, translated into English immediately from the original Arabic; with Explanatory Notes, taken from the most approved Commentators. To which is prefixed A Preliminary Discource (1734)

fire whose fewel is men and stones, prepared for the unbelievers. But bear good tidings unto those who believe, and do good works, that they shall have gardens watered by rivers; so often as they eat of the fruit thereof for sustenance, they shall say. This is what we have formerly eaten of; and they shall be supplied with several sorts of fruit having a mutual resemblance to one another ^a. There shall they enjoy wives subject to no impurity, and there shall they continue for ever. Moreover God will not be ashamed to propound in a parable a gnat, or even a more despicable thing ^b: for they who believe will know it to be the truth from their Lord; but the unbeliever will say, What meaneth God by this parable? he will thereby mislead many, and will direct many thereby: but he will not mislead any thereby, except the transgressors, who make void the covenant of God after the establishing thereof, and cut in sunder that which God hath commanded to be joined, and act corruptly in the earth; they shall perish. How is it that ye believe not in God? Since ye were dead, and he gave you life ^c; he will hereafter cause you to die, and will again restore you to life; then shall ye return unto him. It is he who hath created for you whatsoever is on earth, and then set his mind to the creation of heaven, and formed it into feven heavens; he knoweth all things. When thy Lord said unto the angels, I am going to place a substitute on earth ^d; they said, Wilt thou place there one who will do evil therein, and fhed blood? but we celebrate thy praise, and sanctify thee. God answered, Verily I know that which ye know not; and he taught Adam the names of