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An-Nur
We have revealed in it clear instructions1 so that you may take heed.
with a hundred lashes.2 And let not tenderness for them deter you
from what pertains to Allah's religion, if you do truly believe in Allah and
the Last Day3; and let a party of believers witness their punishment.4
and let the fornicatress not marry any except a fornicator or an idolater. That
is forbidden to the believers.5
four witnesses, flog them with eighty lashes, and do not admit their testimony
ever after. They are indeed transgressors,
For surely Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever Compassionate.6
except themselves: the testimony of such a one is that he testify, swearing
by Allah four times, that he is truthful (in his accusation),
(in his accusation).
testify, swearing by Allah four times that the man was lying,
(in his accusation).7
is much prone to accept repentance and is Wise, (you would have landed yourselves
into great difficulty on the question of unsubstantiated accusation of your
spouses).
among you.9 Do not deem this incident an evil for you; nay, it is
good for you.0 Every one of them has accumulated sin in proportion
to his share in this guilt;1 and he who has the greater part of
it shall suffer a mighty chastisement.
well of their own folk2 and say: "This is a manifest calumny?"3
Now that they have brought no witnesses, it is indeed they who are liars in
the sight of Allah.4
and in the Hereafter a grievous chastisement would have seized you on account
of what you indulged in.
another and you uttered with your mouths something you knew nothing about. You
deemed it to be a trifle while in the sight of Allah it was a serious matter.
us not even to utter such a thing? Holy are You (O Allah)! This is a mighty
calumny."
like of what you did.
All-Wise.5
deserve a painful chastisement in the world and the Hereafter.6
Allah knows, but you do not know.7
is Most Forgiving and Wise, (the evil that had been spread among you would have
led to terrible consequences).
in Satan's footsteps (remember that) Satan bids people to indecency and evil.
Were it not for Allah's Bounty and His Mercy unto you, not one of you would
have ever attained purity.8 But Allah enables whomsoever He wills
to attain purity. Allah is All- Hearing, All-Knowing.9
withhold giving to the kindred, to the needy, and to those who have forsaken
their homes in the cause of Allah; rather, let them forgive and forbear. Do
you not wish that Allah should forgive you? Allah is Ever Forgiving, Most Merciful.0
been cursed in the world and the Hereafter, and a mighty chastisement awaits
them.
hands, and their feet shall all bear witness against them as to what they have
been doing.21a
know that Allah - and He alone - is the Truth, the One Who makes the Truth manifest.
Good women are for good men, and good men for good women. They are innocent
of the calumnies people utter.2 There shall be forgiveness for them
and a generous provision.
until you have obtained the permission of the inmates4 of those
houses and have greeted them with peace. This is better for you. It is expected
that you will observe this.5
given permission (to enter).6 And if you are told to go back, then
do go back. This is a purer way for you.7 Allah knows all what you
do.
uninhabited but wherein there is something of use to you.8 Allah
is well aware of what you disclose and what you conceal.
and guard their private parts.0 That is purer for them. Surely Allah
is well aware of all what they do.
and guard their private2 parts3 and not reveal their
adornment4 except that which is revealed of itself,5
and to draw their veils over their bosoms,6 and not to reveal their
adornment save to their husbands,7 or their fathers, or the fathers
of their husbands,8 or of their own sons, or the sons of their husbands,9
or their brothers,0 or the sons of their brothers,1
or the sons of their sisters,2 or the women with whom they associate,3
or those that are in their bondage,4 or the male attendants in their
service free of sexual interest,5 or boys that are yet unaware of
illicit matters pertaining to women.6 Nor should they stamp their
feet on the ground in such manner that their hidden ornament becomes revealed.7
Believers, turn together, all of you, to Allah in repentance9 that
you may attain true success.8
and those of your male and female slaves that are righteous.51,2 If they are poor, Allah will enrich them out of His Bounty.3
Allah is Immensely Resourceful, All-Knowing.
Allah enriches them out of His Bounty.4 And write out a deed of
manumission for such of your slaves that desire their freedom5 in
lieu of payment6 - if you see any good in them7 - and
give them out of the wealth that Allah has given you.8 And do not
compel your slave-girls to prostitution for the sake of the benefits of worldly
life the while they desire to remain chaste.9 And if anyone compels
them to prostitution, Allah will be Most Pardoning, Much Merciful (to them)
after their subjection to such compulsion.
true guidance, and examples of those who passed away before you, and an admonition
for those who fear (Allah).0
His Light (in the Universe) may be likened to a niche wherein is a lamp, and
the lamp is in the crystal which shines in star-like brilliance. It is lit from
(the oil) of a blessed olive tree3 that is neither eastern nor western.4
Its oil well nigh glows forth (of itself) though no fire touched it: Light upon
Light.5 Allah guides to His Light whom He wills.6 Allah
sets forth parables to make people understand. Allah knows everything.7
Allah has allowed to be raised and wherein His name is to be remembered:8
in them people glorify Him in the morning and in the evening,
from remembering Allah, from establishing Prayer, and from paying Zakah; people
who dread the Day on which all hearts will be overturned and eyes will be petrified;
with the best that they did; indeed He will bestow upon them more out of His
Bounty, for Allah grants whomsoever He wills beyond all measure.9
a mirage in the desert, which the thirsty supposes to be water until he comes
to it only to find that it was nothing; he found instead that Allah was with
Him and He paid his account in full. Allah is swift in settling the account.1
covered by a billow, above which is a billow, above which is cloud, creating
darkness piled one upon another; when he puts forth his hand, he would scarcely
see it.2 He to whom Allah assigns no light, he will have no light.3
the birds that go about spreading their wings in flight, extol His glory? Each
knows the way of its prayer and of its extolling Allah's glory. Allah is well
aware of whatever they do.
all destined to return.
clouds, then He joins them together and then turns them into a thick mass and
thereafter you see rain-drops fall down from its midst? And then He sends down
hail from the heaven - thanks to the mountains5 - and causes it
to smite whom He wills and averts it from whom He wills. The flash of His lightning
almost takes away the sight.
a lesson in it for those that have sight.
bellies, some move on two legs and some on four. Allah creates whatever He wills.
Surely Allah has power over everything.
Allah guides whomsoever He wills to a Straight Way.
thereafter a faction of them turns away (from obedience). These indeed are not
believers.6
the Messenger) may judge (the disputes) among them,7 a faction of
them turns away.8
their submissiveness.9
fallen prey to doubts? Or do they fear that Allah and His Messenger will wrong
them? Nay, the truth is that they themselves are wrong-doers.0
order that he (that is, the Messenger) may judge their disputes among them,
nothing becomes them but to say: "We hear and we obey." Such shall attain true
success.
Him: such, indeed, shall triumph.
surely go forth (and fight in the cause of Allah)." Tell them: "Do not swear.
The state of your obedience is known.1 Allah is well aware of all
that you do."2
(know well) that the Messenger is responsible for what he has been charged with
and you are responsible for what you have been charged with. But if you obey
him, you will be guided to the Right Way. The Messenger has no other responsibility
but to clearly convey (the command)."
that He will surely bestow power on them in the land even as He bestowed power
on those that preceded them, and that He will firmly establish their religion
which He has been pleased to choose for them, and He will replace with security
the state of fear that they are in. Let them serve Me and associate none with
Me in My Divinity.3 Whoso thereafter engages in unbelief,4
such indeed are the ungodly.
may be shown to you.
in the land. Their abode is the Fire; what an evil abode!
hands possess and those of your children6 who have not yet reached
puberty7 ask leave of you before entering your quarters: before
the Morning Prayer and when you take off your clothes at noon, and after the
Night Prayer. These are the three times of privacy for you.8 If
they come to you at other times then there is no sin for them9 nor
for you, for you have to visit one another frequently.0 Thus does
Allah clearly explain His directives to you. Allah is All- Knowing, All-Wise.
to come to you like their elders used to ask leave. Thus does Allah clearly
explain to you His Signs. He is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
and do not look forward to marriage2 will incur no sin if they cast
off their outer garments3 without displaying their adornment.4
But if they remain modest, that is still better for them. Allah is All-Hearing,
All-Knowing.
blame on the sick nor on yourselves that you eat in your own houses, or your
fathers' houses, or your mothers' houses, or your brothers' houses, or the houses
of your sisters, or the houses of your fathers' brothers or the houses of your
fathers' sisters, or in the houses of your mothers' brothers, or in the houses
of your mothers' sisters or in the houses whose keys you possess, or the house
of a friend.5 There is no blame if you eat together or separately.6
But when you enter such houses, greet each other with a salutation appointed
by Allah, a salutation that is blessed and good. Thus, does Allah expound His
signs to you in order that you will act with understanding.
in Allah and in His Messenger and who, whenever they are with him on some common
errand,8 they do not go away until they have asked leave of him.
Verily those who ask leave of you, it is they who truly believe in Allah and
His Messenger. So if they ask your leave in connection with some of their affairs,9
give leave to those whom you will,0 and ask Allah for forgiveness
on their behalf.1 Surely Allah is Much Forgiving, Ever Merciful.
your calling one another.2 Allah knows well those of you who surreptitiously
steal away, taking shelter behind one another. Let those who go against the
order (of the Messenger) beware lest a trial or severe punishment afflict them.
He is well aware of your ways. And the Day when they will be returned to Him,
He will tell them all what they did. Allah knows everything.