English Yusuf Ali OldQu…. - QURAN DOWNLOAD

passed thy lips that was not true or stilled not the passions of
narrower men. Ever ready in the service of Allah, thou art he of
whom I bear witness: There is no God but He, and thou art His
chosen Apostle.
C.34-Khadija believed, exalted in faith above all women; 'Ali,
the well-beloved, then a child of ten, but lionhearted, plighted
his faith, and became from that moment the right hand of Islam;
Abu Bakr, the Sincere, the Truehearted, the man of wealth and
influence, who used both without stint for the Cause, the sober
counselor, the inseparable friend, never hesitated to declare
his faith; and Zaid, the freedman of Muhammad, counted his
freedom as naught compared with the service of Muhammad and
Islam. These were the first fruits of the mission: A woman, a
child, a man of affairs, and a freedman, all banded together in
the equality of Islam.
C.35.-The revelation had come, the mission and the inspiration.
But what was it leading to? It was a miracle, but not in the
sense of a reversing of Nature; Mustafa's vision was linked with
Eternity, but he was no soothsayer foretelling passing events;
the mysteries of knowledge were being opened out, but his
message was no mere esoteric doctrine, to be grasped by a few in
contemplation, fleeing from action; nor was it the practice of
single or social monasticism, undisturbed by the whims or
passions of life. He was asked to stand forth, to preach, to
declare the One Universal God, the Gracious, the Merciful, and
to lead men to the Right and forbid the Wrong
C.36.-The wrong? -- The selfish pride of birth, the massing of
power and wealth in the hands of a few, the slaughter of female
infants, the orgies of gambling and drunkenness, the frauds of
temples and idols and priests, the feuds and arrogance of tribes
and races, The separation of Sacred and Profane, as if the unity
of All Life and All Truth did not flow from the unity of Allah
Most High.
C.37.-He was loyal to his family, but could he support their
monopoly of power? -- To his tribe, but were the Quraish the
only creatures of Allah? -- To the temple of Mecca, but could he
wink at Lat and 'Uzza, and the other monsters, whose worship
killed the spiritual growth of Man? -- To the earlier
Revelations, but could he hold with the superstitions and
falsehoods, the dogmas and creeds which went against reason and
nature, and the inner light which was now fanned into flame by
the Will of Allah?
C.38.-And so his very virtues and loyalties pointed to offense
and conflict, mockery and misrepresentation, hatred and
persecution, threats, tortures, and exile for him and his, and
martyrdoms, wars, revolutions, and the shaking of the
foundations of history and the social order. But Islam meant the