SURAH
AN-NUR
Allah in the name of The Most Affectionate, the Merciful.
1. This is a chapter (Sura) that We have sent down and We
have made obligatory its commandments, and We have sent down
bright signs in it so that you may take heed.
2. The adulteress and the adulterer, then flog each of them
with hundred stripes, and you should not be compassionate for
them in the religion of Allah if you believe in Allah and the
Last day. And let a party of the Muslims be present at the time
of their punishment.
3. The adulterer should not marry but an adulteress or an
associatoress and marry not an adulteress but an adulterer or
associator, and this deed is forbidden to the believers.
4. And those who blame chaste women, then bring not four
witnesses flog them with eighty stripes and never accept any
evidence of theirs, and it is they that are the dis-obedients.
5. But those who repent thereafter act aright, undoubtedly,
then Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
6. And those who malign Their own wives and they have no
evidence except themselves, then the evidence of any such of
them is that he should bear witness four times in the name of
Allah that he is truthful
7. And fifthly this that the, curse of Allah be upon him
if he be a liar.
8. And the punishment shall avert from the wife if she bears
witness four times in the name of Allah that the man is a liar.
9. And fifthly this that the curse of Allah be upon the
woman if the man is truthful.
10. And if the grace of Allah and His mercy had not been
upon you, and that Allah is Relenting Wise, He would have opened
your secret.
11. Undoubtedly those who have brought this big slander
are a party from among you. Consider it not an evil for you;
rather it is good for you. For every one of them is the sin
that he has earned, and among them he who took the greater share,
for him is the mighty torment.
12. Why it did not happen when you had heard it that the
Muslim men and Muslim women would have thought good of their
own people, and say, 'this is the manifest slander'.
13. Why did they not bring four witnesses against it? Therefore,
since they did not ' bring witnesses' they are indeed liars
in the sight of Allah.
14. And if the grace of Allah and His mercy had not been
upon you, in this world and the Hereafter, then a mighty torment
would have touched you for the muttering into which you plunged.
15. When you brought such talk on your tongues hearing from
one another, and uttered with your mouths that of which you
had no knowledge and thought it light, while it was great in
the sight of Allah.
16. And why it did not so happen, when you heard it you
would have said. 'It is not befitting to us to speak about such
thing? Allah, Hollowed be You; this is great slander.
17. Allah admonishes you now never repeat like of it if
you believe.
18. And Allah explains to you His signs clearly. And Allah
is Knowing, Wise.
19. Those who desire that scandal should spread among the
Muslims, for them is the painful torment in this world And the
Hereafter And Allah knows and you know not.
20. And if there had not been the grace of Allah and, mercy
upon you and that. Allah is Kind enough, Merciful to you, (then
you would have experienced its hardship).
21. 'O believers; follow not the footsteps of the devil
(Satan). And who-ever follows the footsteps of the devil (Satan)
then he will indeed tell you only indecency and evil things.
And if there had not been the grace of Allah and His mercy upon
you, no one of you could have ever been cleansed, Yes Allah
cleanses whosoever He like. And Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
22. And swear not those among you who are men of excellence
and of means against giving to the kinsmen and to the needy
and to the emigrants in the way of Allah; and let them forgive
and overlook. Do you not love that Allah should forgive you?
And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
23. Undoubtedly, those who malign, unaware chaste believing
women, are cursed in the world and the Hereafter. And for them
is the mighty torment.
24. On the day when their tongues and their hands and their
feet will-bear witness against them as to what they used to
do.
25. On that day Allah will give them true punishment in
full, and they will know that Allah alone is the manifest truth.
26. Dirty women are for dirty men and dirty men for dirty
women and clean women are for clean men and clean men for clean
women; they are free from what they are saying. For them is
forgiveness and honorable provision.
27. 'O believers! enter not houses other than your own,
until you take permission and salute the residents thereof.
This is better for you, haply you may be heedful.
28. But if you find not anyone therein, then also enter
them not without the permission of the owners; and if you are
told to go back, then go back, this is cleaner to you. And Allah
knows your deeds.
29. There is no sin on you that you enter those houses,
Which are not especially for anyone's residence, and you have
discretion to use them. and Allah knows what you close and what
you conceal.
30. Order the Muslim men to lower down their sights a little
and to guard their private parts. This is cleaner for them,
undoubtedly, Allah is Aware of their deeds.
31. And order the Muslim women to lower down their sights
a little and guard their chastity and show not their adornment
but as much which is itself apparent and remain putting their
head coverings over their bosoms. And disclose not their adornment
but to their husbands, or to their fathers, or the fathers of
their husbands, or to their or the of sons husbands or their
brothers or the sons of their brothers or the sons of their
sisters or the women of their religion or their handmaids who
are the property of their hands or servants provided they are
not men of sexual desire or the children who are unaware of
the private parts of the women; and put not their feet forcibly
on the ground that hidden adornment may be known. And repent
to Allah, O Muslims all together, haply you may get prosperity.
32. And perform marriage of those among you who have not
been married and of your suitable servants and hand maids. If
they are poor, Allah will enrich them out of His Bounty. And
Allah is Ample Knowing.
33. And let those who have no means to marry, restrain themselves
until Allah provides them means out of His Bounty. And from
among your servants and hand maids the property of your hand
those who wish that you should write for them freedom on the
condition that they may earn some wealth, then write it for
them if you know some good in them; and help them out of the
wealth of Allah which He has given to you. And force not your
maids to prostitution when they desire to live in chastity in
order that you may get some goods of this worlds life. And whosoever
will force them then undoubtedly, Allah after this that they
remain in compulsion is Forgiving, Merciful.
34. And undoubtedly, We have sent down to you manifest signs,
and some description of those who have passed away before you
and admonition for those who fear.
35. Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The
similitude of His Light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The
lamp is in a chandelier (of glass). The chandelier is as it
were a star glittering like a pearl; it is lighted from the
blessed olive tree which is neither of east nor of west, it
is near that its oil may flare up even though the fire touches
it not. The Light is upon the Light. Allah guides to His Light
whomsoever He will and Allah narrates examples for the people.
And Allah knows all things.
36. In those houses, which Allah has ordered to be raised
up and in them His name is remembered, Allah is glorified therein
in the mornings and the evenings.
37. By men whom neither trade nor business diverts from
the remembrance of Allah and performing of prayer and paying
of the poordue (Zakat) They fear a day in which hearts and eyes
shall be turned about.
38. So that Allah may recompense them for their best works
and give them more reward out of His bounty. And Allah provides
whomsoever He will without reckoning.
39. And those who disbelieved, their works are- like a mirage
in a desert that the thirsty one thinks it to be water until
when he came up to it, he found it to be nothing and found Allah
near him, then He paid him his account in full. And He is Swift
in reckoning.
40. Or it is like the darknesses in a deep sea, above which
is a wave, above wave another wave, above which are clouds.
There are layers of darknesses one upon the other. When he puts
out his hand, it seems not to be visible, and to whom Allah
gives not light; for him there is no light anywhere.
41. Have you not seen that all who are in the heavens and
the glofiry Allah and so do the birds spreading their wings?
Every one knows his prayer and his way of glorifying. And Allah
knows their deeds.
42. And it is for Allah only the Kingdom of heavens and
earth and to Allah is the return.
43. Have you not seen that Allah drives the clouds softly,
then joins them together, and then piles them one over the other
so that you see that rain comes out from the midst thereof?
And He sends down from the sky wherein are mountains of ice,
some hails out of them; then casts it over whom He will and
turns it away from whom He will. It is very near that its flash
of light: ding may take away the sight.
44. Allah turns about the night and the day. Undoubtedly
in, it is a lesson for those who have eyes.
45. And Allah has created every beast from water. Of them
is one that walks on his belly, and of them are one that walks
on his four feet. Allah creates what, He pleases. Undoubtedly,
Allah can do everything.
46. Undoubtedly, We have sent down clear explanatory signs.
And Allah guides whom He pleases to the straight path.
47. And they say, 'We have believed in Allah and in the
Messenger and we obeyed, then some of them turn away after this.
And they are not Muslims.
48. And when they are called towards Allah and His Messenger
that the Messenger may decide between them at that very time
a party of them turns away.
49. And if the right be upon their side, they would have
come to him submitting.
50. Is in their hearts a disease? Or do they fear that Allah
and His Messenger will be unjust to them? Nay, they themselves
are unjust.
51. The saying of Muslims is only this, when they are called
towards Allah and Messenger that the Messenger may decide between
them then they say, 'we have heard and we obey And these are
they who attained to their goals.
52. And whoso obeys Allah and His Messenger and fears Allah
and guards himself from evil, then such are the people who are
successful.
53. And they have sworn by Allah with utmost strength in
their oath that if you will order them, necessarily, then they
would come out for religious war, say, you, 'swear not; obedience
is required according to religious dogma Allah knows what you
do.
54. Say you, 'Obey Allah and obey His Messenger; therefore,
if you turn your face, then for the Messenger is that which
was made incumbent on him and for you is that whose burden was
put upon you, and if you will obey the Messenger, you will be
guided. And upon the Messenger, there is no responsibility but
to deliver clearly.
55. Allah has promised those among you who believed and
performed good deeds that He will surely give them power to
rule in the earth as was given to those who were before them
and He will surely consolidate their religion which He has chosen
for them, and will surely change their after war fear with peace
and Security They should worship Me and associate not anything
with Me. And whose is ungrateful after this, then they are the
people disobedient.
56. And establish prayer and give the poor-due (Zakat) and
obey the Messenger haply; you may be shown mercy.
57. Never think that the infidels may go out of Our control
in the earth; and their destination is Fire and indeed what
an evil end it is.
58. 'O believers; let those servants your hands own and
those of you who have not reached puberty, ask leave of you
three times-before the morning prayer, and when you put off
your clothes at the noon and after the night prayer. These are
three times of privacy for you. After these, three times there
is no sin on you or on them. They come and go about one to the
other. Thus, Allah narrates His signs for you. And Allah is
Knowing, Wise.
59. And when the children among you reach puberty, then
they should also ask leave as asked those before them. Thus
Allah narrates to you His signs, and Allah is Knowing, Wise.
60. And the old retired women (past child bearing) who have
no desire for marriage, on them there is no sin that they may
lay aside their outer clothing when they display not their adornment.
And to abstain from that even is better for them. And Allah
is Hearing, Knowing.
61. There is no harm for the blind and there is no harm
for the lame and there is no restriction on the sick nor on
any one of you, that you eat in the houses of your children
or the houses of your fathers, or the houses of your mothers
or the houses of your brothers, or the houses of your sisters
or the houses of your uncles or the houses of your paternal
aunts, or the houses of your maternal uncles, or the houses
"of your maternal aunts, or from those places of which
the keys are in your possession or , from the house of your
friend. There is no blame upon you whether you eat together
or separately. Then when you enter any house, salute your own
people, a nice greeting from Allah at the time of meeting, blessed,
pure. Thus Allah narrates to you His signs that you may understand.
62. Those are the only believers who have believed in Allah
and His Messenger, and when they have come to the Messenger
regarding any such matter for which they were collected then
go not away until they have asked leave of him. Those who ask
leave of you; those are they who believe In Allah and His Messenger.
Then when they ask leave of you for some affairs of their own,
give leave to whom you will from among them and ask forgiveness
of Allah for them. Undoubtedly, Allah is Forgiving Merciful.
63. Make not the summoning of the Messenger among yourselves,
like one calls the other among you. Undoubtedly, Allah knows
those of you who slip away quietly taking shelter of any excuse;
therefore let those who do against the command of the Messenger
fear lest some trial befall them or a painful torment overtake
them.
64. Take it for granted, undoubtedly, it is of Allah, What
ever is in the heavens and earth. Undoubtedly, He knows in what
condition you are, and on the Day when they be returned to Him,
then He will tell them whatever they did. And Allah knows every
thing.
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