Abdullah Yusuf Ali > Quotes

“And dispute ye not with the People of the Book, except with means better
[than mere disputation], unless it be with those of them who inflict wrong [and
injury]: but say, "We believe in the revelation which has come down to us and in
that which came down to you; Our Allah and your Allah is one; and it is to Him
we bow [in Islam].”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an

“Those who believe (in the Qur'an), and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Christians and the Sabians - any who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, القرآن الكريم

“Helpless creatures ought, on the contrary, to be treated as sacred trusts, whether they are orphans, or dependants, or creatures of any kind unable to assert themselves.”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali

“For Allah is to all people most surely full of kindness, Most Merciful.”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“That was a people that hath passed away. They shall reap the fruit of what they did, and ye of what ye do! Of their merits there is no question in your case.”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“Fight in the cause of God Those who fight you, But do not transgress limits; For God loveth not transgressors. 191. And slay them Wherever ye catch them, And turn them out From where they have Turned you out; For tumult and oppression Are worse than slaughter; But fight them not At the Sacred Mosque, Unless they (first) Fight you there; But if they fight you, Slay them. Such is the reward Of those who suppress faith. 192.”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Quran

“And they say: ‘None shall enter Paradise unless he be a Jew or a Christian.’ Those are their (vain) desires. Say: ‘Produce your proof if ye are truthful.”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“Those who believe (in the Qur’ān), and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Christians and the Sabians – any who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“They said: ‘Beseech on our behalf thy Lord to make plain to us what (heifer) it is!’ He said: ‘He says: the heifer should be neither too old nor too young, but of middling age: now do what ye are commanded!”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“O my people! Ye have indeed wronged yourselves by your worship of the calf: so turn (in repentance) to your Maker, and slay yourselves (the wrongdoers); that will be better for you in the sight of your Maker.”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“Hereafter:”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“Gabriel”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“And remember We divided the sea for you and saved you and drowned Pharaoh’s people within your very sight.”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“Iblis:”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“IT'S SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE IF U HAD NOT WORKED FOR IT”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali

“And He provides for him from (sources) he never could imagine. And if anyone puts his trust in Allah, sufficient is (Allah) for him.”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“Each of us is an orphan in some sense or another, and yet someone’s love and shelter come to us by the grace of God.”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali

“the curse of Allah is on those without Faith.”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“Allah”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“ummah”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“Imam”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“Nay – whoever submits his whole self to Allah and is a doer of good – he will get his reward with his Lord; on such shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“Faith.”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“Satan”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“And there are among them illiterates,”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an

“He gave you life; then will He cause you to die, and will again bring you to life; and again to Him will ye return.”
― Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an