M. H. Shakir, The Holy Quran; Arabic Text and English Translation; Foot-notes by M. H. Shakir (1974)

disbelievers, these it is on whom is the curse of Allah and the angels and men all;

162. Abiding in it; their chastisement shall not be lightened nor shall they be given respite.

163. And your God is one God! there is no god but He; He is the Merciful. Beneficent, the Merciful.

Section 20

164. Most surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day, and the ships that run in the sea with that which profits men, and the water that Allah sends down from the cloud, then gives life with it to the earth after its death and spreads in it all (kinds of) animals, and the changing of the winds and the clouds made subservient between the heaven and the earth, there are signs for a people who understand.

165. And there are some among men who take for themselves objects of worship besides Allah, whom they love as they love Allah, and those who believe are stronger in love for Allah and O that those who are unjust had seen, when they see

which is known as “Zam Zam” anti the second is that He ordered all Hajis to go and run spontaneously between Safa and Marwa. The Hajis are therefore following the Sunnat of Hajra. In the sight of Allah, the position of the Princesses of the House of the Holy Prophet, is much greater than Hajra’s. At Karbala 18 sons and grandsons of the Holy Prophet, were mercilessly butchered before their eyes. The Princesses spontaneously started doing Maatam

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M. H. Shakir, The Holy Quran; Arabic Text and English Translation; Foot-notes by M. H. Shakir, R. A. Juma, 1615 Pech Rd., Apt. 26C, Houston, Texas 77055. Presented by World Organization for Islamic Services (WOFIS), P.O. Box No. 2245, Tehran, Iran, 1974 Edition, Consulted online at “Quran Archive - Texts and Studies on the Quran” on 10 May. 2025: http://quran-archive.org/explorer/m-h-shakir/1974?page=70