And We said: O Adam, dwell thou and thy wife in the garden, and eat from it a plenteous (food) wherever you wish, and approach not this tree, lest you be of the unjust.
36 But the devil made them slip from it, and caused them to depart from the state in which they were. And We said: Go forth, some of you are the enemies of others. And there is for you in the earth an abode and a provision for a time.
37 Then Adam received (revealed) words from his Lord, and He turned to him (mercifully). Surely He is Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful.
38 We said: Go forth from this (state) all. Surely there will come to you a guidance from Me, then whoever follows My guidance, no fear shall come upon them, nor shall they grieve.
39 And (as to) those who disbelieve in and reject Our messages,they are the companions of the Fire; in it they will abide.
SECTION 5: Israelite Prophecies fulfilled in Qur’an
40 O Children of Israel, call to mind My favour which I bestowed on you and be faithful to (your) covenant with Me, I shall fulfil (My) covenant with you; and Me, Me alone, should you fear.
41 And believe in that which I have revealed, verifying that which is with you, and be not the first to deny it; neither take a mean price for My messages; and keep your duty to Me, Me alone.
42 And mix not up truth with falsehood, nor hide the truth while you know.
43 And keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and bow down with those who bow down.
44 Do you enjoin men to be good and neglect your own souls while you read the Book? Have you then no sense?
45 And seek assistance through patience and prayer, and this is hard except for the humble ones,
46 Who know that they will meet their Lord and that to Him they will return.
SECTION 6: Divine Favours on Israel
47 O Children of Israel, call to mind My favour which I bestowed on you and that I made you excel the nations.
48 And guard yourselves against a day when no soul will avail another in the least, neither will intercession be accepted on its behalf, nor will compensation be taken from it, nor will they be helped.
49 And when We delivered you from Pharaoh’s people, who subjected you to severe torment, killing your sons and sparing your women, and in this there was a great trial from your Lord.
50 And when We parted the sea for you, so We saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you saw.
51 And when We appointed a time of forty nights with Moses, then you took the calf (for a god) after him, and you were unjust.
52 Then We pardoned you after that so that you might give thanks.
53 And when We gave Moses the Book and the Discrimination that you might walk aright.
54 And when Moses said to his people: O my people, you have surely wronged yourselves by taking the calf (for a god), so turn to your Creator (penitently), and kill your passions. That is best for you with your Creator. So He turned to you (mercifully). Surely He is the Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful.
55 And when you said: O Moses, we will not believe in thee till we see Allah manifestly, so the punishment overtook you while you looked on.
56 Then We raised you up after your stupor that you might give thanks.
57 And We made the clouds to give shade over you and We sent to you manna and quails. Eat of the good things that We have given you. And they did not do Us any harm, but they wronged their own souls.
58 And when We said: Enter this city, then eat from it a plenteous (food) whence you wish, and enter the gate submissively, and make petition for forgiveness. We will forgive you your wrongs and increase the reward of those who do good (to others).
59 But those who were unjust changed the word which had been spoken to them, for another saying, so We sent upon the wrongdoers a pestilence from heaven, because they transgressed.
SECTION 7: Divine Favours on Israel
60 And when Moses prayed for water for his people, We said: March on to the rock with thy staff. So there flowed from it twelve springs. Each tribe knew their drinking-place. Eat and drink of the provisions of Allah, and act not corruptly, making mischief in the land.
61 And when you said: O Moses, we cannot endure one food, so pray thy Lord on our behalf to bring forth for us out of what the earth grows, of its herbs and its cucumbers and its garlic and its lentils and its onions. He said: Would you exchange that which is better for that which is worse? Enter a city, so you will have what you ask for. And abasement and humiliation were stamped upon them, and they incurred Allah’s wrath. That was so because they disbelieved in the messages of Allah and would kill the prophets unjustly. That was so because they disobeyed and exceeded the limits.
SECTION 8: Israelites’ Degeneration
62 Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good, they have their reward with their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve.
63 And when We made a covenant with you and raised the mountain above you: Hold fast that which We have given you, and bear in mind what is in it, so that you may guard against evil.
64 Then after that you turned back; and had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy on you, you had certainly been among the losers.
65 And indeed you know those among you who violated the Sabbath, so We said to them: Be (as) apes, despised and hated.
66 So We made them an example to those who witnessed it and those who came after it and an admonition to those who guard against evil.
67 And when Moses said to his people: Surely Allah commands you to sacrifice a cow. They said: Dost thou ridicule us? He said: I seek refuge with Allah from being one of the ignorant.
68 They said: Call on thy Lord for our sake to make it plain to us what she is. (Moses) said: He says, Surely she is a cow neither advanced in age nor too young, of middle age between these (two); so do what you are commanded.
69 They said: Call on thy Lord for our sake to make it clear to us what her colour is. (Moses) said: He says, She is a yellow cow; her colour is intensely yellow delighting the beholders.
70 They said: Call on thy Lord for our sake to make it clear to us what she is, for surely to us the cows are all alike, and if Allah please we shall surely be guided aright.
71 (Moses) said: He says: She is a cow not made submissive to plough the land, nor does she water the tilth, sound, without a blemish in her. They said: Now thou hast brought the truth. So they slaughtered her, though they had not the mind to do (it).
SECTION 9: They grow in Hard-heartedness
72 And when you (almost) killed a man, then you disagreed about it. And Allah was to bring forth that which you were going to hide.
73 So We said: Smite him with it partially. Thus Allah brings the dead to life, and He shows you His signs that you may understand.
74 Then your hearts hardened after that, so that they were like rocks, rather worse in hardness. And surely there are some rocks from which streams burst forth; and there are some of them which split asunder so water flows from them; and there are some of them which fall down for the fear of Allah. And Allah is not heedless of what you do.
75 Do you then hope that they would believe in you, and a party from among them indeed used to hear the word of Allah, then altered it after they had understood it, and they know (this).
76 And when they meet those who believe