ﱁBeing uprightﱂto Allahﱃnotﱄassociating partnersﱅﱆwith HimﱇAnd whoeverﱈassociates partnersﱉwith Allahﱊthen (it is) as thoughﱋhe had fallenﱌfromﱍthe skyﱎand (had) snatched himﱏthe birdsﱐorﱑhad blownﱒhimﱓthe windﱔtoﱕa placeﱖfar offﱗ
Be upright ˹in devotion˺ to Allah, associating none with Him ˹in worship˺. For whoever associates ˹others˺ with Allah is like someone who has fallen from the sky and is either snatched away by birds or swept by the wind to a remote place.
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ﱘﱙThatﱚand whoeverﱛhonorsﱜ(the) Symbolsﱝ(of) Allahﱞthen indeed, itﱟ(is) fromﱠ(the) pietyﱡ(of) the heartsﱢ
That is so. And whoever honours the symbols of Allah, it is certainly out of the piety of the heart.
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ﱣFor youﱤthereinﱥ(are) benefitsﱦforﱧa termﱨappointedﱩthenﱪtheir place of sacrificeﱫ(is) atﱬthe Houseﱭthe Ancientﱮ
You may benefit from sacrificial animals for an appointed term, then their place of sacrifice is at the Ancient House.
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ﱯAnd for everyﱰnationﱱWe have appointedﱲa riteﱳthat they may mentionﱴ(the) nameﱵ(of) AllahﱶoverﱷwhatﱸHe (has) provided themﱹofﱺ(the) beastﱻﱼ(of) cattleﱽAnd your Godﱾ(is) GodﱿOneﲀso to HimﲁﲂsubmitﲃAnd give glad tidingsﲄ(to) the humble onesﲅ
For every community We appointed a rite of sacrifice so that they may pronounce the Name of Allah over the sacrificial animals He has provided for them. For your God is only One God, so submit yourselves to Him ˹alone˺. And give good news ˹O Prophet˺ to the humble:
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ﲆThoseﲇwhenﲈis mentionedﲉAllah ﲊfearﲋtheir heartsﲌand those who are patientﲍoverﲎwhateverﲏhas afflicted themﲐand those who establishﲑthe prayerﲒand out of whatﲓWe have provided themﲔthey spendﲕ
those whose hearts tremble at the remembrance of Allah, who patiently endure whatever may befall them, and who establish prayer and donate from what We have provided for them.
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ﲖAnd the camels and cattle ﲗWe have made themﲘfor youﲙamongﲚ(the) Symbolsﲛ(of) Allahﲜfor youﲝthereinﲞﲟ(is) goodﲠSo mentionﲡ(the) nameﲢ(of) Allahﲣover themﲤﲥ(when) lined upﲦand whenﲧare downﲨtheir sidesﲩthen eatﲪfrom themﲫand feedﲬthe needy who do not askﲭﲮand the needy who askﲯThusﲰWe have subjected themﲱto youﲲso that you mayﲳbe gratefulﲴ
We have made sacrificial camels ˹and cattle˺ among the symbols of Allah, in which there is ˹much˺ good for you. So pronounce the Name of Allah over them when they are lined up ˹for sacrifice˺. Once they have fallen ˹lifeless˺ on their sides, you may eat from their meat, and feed the needy—those who do not beg, and those who do. In this way We have subjected these ˹animals˺ to you so that you may be grateful.
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ﲵWill notﲶreachﲷAllahﲸtheir meatﲹand notﲺtheir bloodﲻbutﲼreaches Himﲽthe pietyﲾﲿfrom youﳀThusﳁHe subjected themﳂto youﳃso that you may magnifyﳄAllahﳅforﳆwhatﳇﳈHe has guided youﳉAnd give glad tidingsﳊ(to) the good-doersﳋ
Neither their meat nor blood reaches Allah. Rather, it is your piety that reaches Him. This is how He has subjected them to you so that you may proclaim the greatness of Allah for what He has guided you to, and give good news to the good-doers.
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ﳌﳍIndeedﳎAllahﳏdefendsﳐdefendsﳑthose whoﳒﳓbelieveﳔIndeedﳕAllahﳖ(does) notﳗlikeﳘeveryﳙtreacherousﳚungratefulﳛ
Indeed, Allah defends those who believe. Surely Allah does not like whoever is deceitful, ungrateful.
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