title: The Qur'an A Guide and Mercy
author: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
description: <div><B>Abdullah Yusuf Ali</B> was born in Surat, Gujarat in British India. As a child, Ali received a religious education and, eventually, could recite the entire Qur'an from memory. He spoke both Arabic and English fluently. He studied English literature and studied at several European universities, including the University of Leeds. He concentrated his efforts on the Qur'an and studied the Qur'anic commentaries beginning with those written in the early days of Islamic history. Yusuf Ali's best-known work is his his translation of the Qur'an, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary.<br></div>
zlib_text: ### 1\. The Opening (al-Fatihah)
  
  
  
  
  
  1\. In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
  
  
  
  
  
  2\. Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds.
  
  
  
  
  
  3\. The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
  
  
  
  
  
  4\. Master of the Day of Judgment.
  
  
  
  
  
  5\. It is You we worship, and upon You we call for help.
  
  
  
  
  
  6\. Guide us to the straight path.
  
  
  
  
  
  7\. The path of those You have blessed, not of those against whom there is
  anger, nor of those who are misguided.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### 2\. The Heifer (al-Baqarah)
  
  
  In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
  
  
  
  
  
  1\. Alif, Lam, Meem.
  
  
  
  
  
  2\. This is the Book in which there is no doubt, a guide for the righteous.
  
  
  
  
  
  3\. Those who believe in the unseen, and perform the prayers, and give from
  what We have provided for them.
  
  
  
  
  
  4\. And those who believe in what was revealed to you, and in what was
  revealed before you, and are certain of the Hereafter.
  
  
  
  
  
  5\. These are upon guidance from their Lord. These are the successful.
  
  
  
  
  
  6\. As for those who dis