08-30-2002, 05:09 AM
Al-Imran
[130] O ye who believe! devour not Usury, doubled and multiplied; but fear Allah; that ye may (really) prosper.
[131] Fear the Fire, which is prepared for those who reject Faith;
[132] And obey Allah and the Messenger; that ye may obtain mercy.
[133] Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a Garden whose width is that (of the whole) of the heavens and of the earth, prepared for the righteous.
[134] Those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity, or in adversity; who restrain anger, and pardon (all) men; for Allah loves those who do good.
[135] And those who, having done something to be ashamed of, or wronged their own souls, earnestly bring Allah to mind, and ask for forgiveness for their sins; and who can forgive sins except Allah? And are never obstinate in persisting knowingly in (the wrong) they have done.
[136] For such the reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens with rivers flowing underneath; an eternal dwelling: how excellent a recompense for those who work (and strive)!