English Translation of Al-Quran
[25].Surah Al-Furqan [The
Criterion]
Ayat 68. And those who invoke not any other
illah (god)
along with Allah, nor kill such life as Allah has forbidden, except for
just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse and whoever does this
shall receive the punishment.
Ayat 69. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace;
[Tafseer
of Ayat] 68. Those who invoke not, with Allah, any other god, nor slay
such life as Allah has made sacred except for just cause, nor commit
fornication; – and any that does this (not only) meets punishment. Here
three things are expressly condemned: (1) false worship, which is a
crime against Allah; (2) the taking of life, which is a crime against
our fellow creatures; and (3) fornication, which is a crime against our
self-respect, against ourselves. Every crime is against Allah, His
creatures, and ourselves, but some may be viewed more in relation to one
than to another. The prohibition against taking life is qualified:
"except for just cause": e.g., in judicial punishment for murder, or in
self-preservation, which may include not only self-defense in the legal
sense, but also the clearing out of pests, and the provision of meat
under conditions of Halal: see n. 698 to 5:5. After this comes a long
parenthesis, which ends with verse 71, of same Surah.
[Tafseer] of Ayat 69. (But) the Penalty on the Day of Judgment will
be doubled to him, and he will dwell therein in ignominy,- The three
crimes just mentioned are specially detestable and infamous, and as
ignominy will be added to other punishments, the penalty will be double
that of ordinary punishment.