Which Islamic or Qur'anic verse or quote is written on Harvard's main gate?

The Qur'an verse is not actually at Harvard's main gate but is displayed in Wasserstein Hall on the Harvard Law School campus as part of the Words of Justice exhibit [https://web.archive.org/web/20130114020028/http://library.law.harvard.edu/justicequotes], which debuted in 2012. The Exhibit includes quotes, selected collaboratively by students, faculty, and staff of the Harvard Law School, that affirm the idea of justice. The verse, taken from Surat An Nisa 4: 135, reads as follows:

“O ye who believe!
Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses
To Allah, even as against Yourselves, or your parents,
Or your kin, and whether
It be (against) rich or poor:
For Allah can best protect both.”

 

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