The Alcoran of Mahomet, translated out of Arabique into French; by the sieur Du Ryer, Lord of Malezair, and resident for the King of France, at Alexandria. And newly Englished, for the satisfaction of all that desire to look into the Turkish vanities

CHAP. LVIII. ••he Chapter of the Dispute, containing twenty two Verses written at Medina.

IN the name of God, gracious and mercifull. God hath heard the speech of her that disputed with thee, con∣cerning the action of her husband; she exhibited to him ••er complaints, he heareth all your discourses, he heareth and ••eeth all. No person among you shall swear never to ••••uch his Wife no more then his Mother; your wives ••••e not your mothers; your Mothers are those that conceived and brought you forth; they that speake 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that maner, speak uncivilly, but God is gracious,

and merciful. He that shall have sworn to touch no mo•••• his wife, and shall desire (afterwards) to know her, sha•• give liberty to a slave, for satisfaction of his oath, befor•• he touch her; this is commanded you, God knoweth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 your actions: if he have not the power to free a slave, he shal fast two moneths together, before touching her; if he cannot fast, he shal give to fifty poor: Thus ought ye to do, if ye believe in God and his Prophet, God so appoin∣ted it, and hath prepared great torments for them t•••••• transgresse his Commandments. They that shall disobey him and the Prophet, shall be cove••ed with shame and ig∣nominy, as were their predecessors in impiety; God hath sent his Commandments on earth, those who shal reject them, shall be severely tormented at the day that he shall revive them, he shal declare to them all that they have don, he hath kept accompt, and they have forgotten it, he seeth all. Seest thou not that all that is in the heaven and earth is Gods? If ye be three secretly met together, he is the four••h; if ye be five, he is the sixth; if ye be more or less, he is alwayes with you whresoever you are. He shal re∣late to men at the day of judgment all that they have don, he knoweth al things. Seest thou not the actions of them to whom private meetings were prohibited? they return to their sin, and do what was forbidden them; they assemble secretly with malice to conspire against thee, and to di••obey thee; and when they come towards thee, they say, that thou hast spoken things that God hath not inspired thee to utter, they know in their soules that God will chastise them for their discourse, and that they all shal go into hel, where their Rendezvous is: Oh ye that believe! make no private meetings to offend God, to conspire against his prophet, & to disobey him; assemble ye to perform acts of vertue, and to serve God, hare his fear before your eyes, ye shal one day appear before his divine Majesty to be judged. Private assemblies proceed from the Devil, for the affliction of the righteous; he bringeth no evil upon them, but through Gods permission; and all believers ought to resign them∣selves to his divine Will. O ye that believe! when ye shall be assembled with your prophet, and are entreated to

inlarge your selves, in••arge ye your selves, God shal inlarge to you his grace. When ye are bid to rise, rise, Go•• shal raise up all the true-b••lievers that are among you, and p••ace the learned some degrees above others, he knoweth your acti∣ons. O ye that believe! when ye shall be disposed to de∣liver any secret to the Prophet, speak to him with truth, good shall ••efall you, and [he] shall purifie you: if ye fear to impart to him ••our secret, God will not give you his grac••. Make your prayers at the time appointed, ••••••tribute tithes, ob••y God and his Prophet. God knoweth what ye do: Seest thou not them that have abandoned his law? the wrath of his divine Majesty is faln upon them, they are of different opinion in their lye, and know not that they lye, but he hath prepared for them a great punishment, because of their blasphemies; they have concealed their falth, and are ••educed; Certainly he hath prepared for them grievous pains, their wealth and their children shall not be able to deliver them from his indignation, they shall be precipita∣ted into the fire of hell, where they shall abide eternally. B•• thou mindful of the day, when he will cause them to revive; they shall swear as they swear before thee, that they believed in his Law; they affirm they do good, and are lyars, the de∣vill hath prepossessed them, and hath made them forget the word of God; such as follow him are damned. They that transgresse the wil of God, and that of his Prophet, are overcome of the devil: God hath said in the Scriptures, thou shalt not obtain victory over me, neither over my Pro∣phet, he is omnipotent, & alway victorious; thou shalt find none of them that believe in his Law, and the day of judg∣ment, that doth not ex••ctly observe the Commandments of his divine Majesty, and those of his Prophet, although their fathers; their Children, their brethren, and compani∣ons oppose them. God hath imprinted faith in their hearts, he hath strengthned them through his Spirit, and shall cause them to enter into ga••dens, wherein flow many rivers, where they shall abide eternally: he shall be satisfyed with their obedience, & they shall be content with his grace. Such as shall obey his Commandments shall be happy.