٢٤ - ٱلنُّور

24 - An-Nour

وَاَقْسَمُوْا بِاللہِ جَہْدَ اَيْمَانِہِمْ لَىِٕنْ اَمَرْتَہُمْ لَيَخْرُجُنَّ۝۰ۭ قُلْ لَّا تُقْسِمُوْا۝۰ۚ طَاعَۃٌ مَّعْرُوْفَۃٌ۝۰ۭ اِنَّ اللہَ خَبِيْرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ۝۵۳
Waaqsamoo biAllahi jahda aymanihim lain amartahum layakhrujunna qul la tuqsimoo taAAatun maAAroofatun inna Allaha khabeerun bima taAAmaloona

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Ahmed Ali

They swear solemnly by God: "If you command us we shall go forth." Say: "Do not swear. What is wanted is obedience, as should be. God is certainly aware of what you do."

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قُلْ اَطِيْعُوا اللہَ وَاَطِيْعُوا الرَّسُوْلَ۝۰ۚ فَاِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَاِنَّمَا عَلَيْہِ مَا حُمِّلَ وَعَلَيْكُمْ مَّا حُمِّلْتُمْ۝۰ۭ وَاِنْ تُطِيْعُوْہُ تَہْتَدُوْا۝۰ۭ وَمَا عَلَي الرَّسُوْلِ اِلَّا الْبَلٰغُ الْمُبِيْنُ۝۵۴
Qul ateeAAoo Allaha waateeAAoo alrrasoola fain tawallaw fainnama AAalayhi ma hummila waAAalaykum ma hummiltum wain tuteeAAoohu tahtadoo wama AAala alrrasooli illa albalaghu almubeena

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Ahmed Ali

Say: "Obey God and obey the Apostle. If you turn away, then for him is his duty to fulfil, and for you the burden that you carry; yet if you obey him you will be rightly guided. The duty of the Messenger is to convey the message clearly.

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وَعَدَ اللہُ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا مِنْكُمْ وَ عَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّہُمْ فِي الْاَرْضِ كَـمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِہِمْ۝۰۠ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَہُمْ دِيْنَہُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضٰى لَہُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّہُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ خَوْفِہِمْ اَمْنًا۝۰ۭ يَعْبُدُوْنَنِيْ لَا يُشْرِكُوْنَ بِيْ شَـيْــــًٔـا۝۰ۭ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ فَاُولٰۗىِٕكَ ہُمُ الْفٰسِقُوْنَ۝۵۵
WaAAada Allahu allatheena amanoo minkum waAAamiloo alssalihati layastakhlifannahum fee alardi kama istakhlafa allatheena min qablihim walayumakkinanna lahum deenahumu allathee irtada lahum walayubaddilannahum min baAAdi khawfihim amnan yaAAbudoonanee la yushrikoona bee shayan waman kafara baAAda thalika faolaika humu alfasiqoona

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Ahmed Ali

God has promised to make those of you who believe and do the right, leaders in the land, as He had made those before them, and will establish their faith which He has chosen for them and change their fear into security. They will worship Me and not associate any one with Me. But those who disbelieve after this will be reprobates.

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وَاَقِيْمُوا الصَّلٰوۃَ وَاٰتُوا الزَّكٰوۃَ وَاَطِيْعُوا الرَّسُوْلَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُوْنَ۝۵۶
Waaqeemoo alssalata waatoo alzzakata waateeAAoo alrrasoola laAAallakum turhamoona

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Ahmed Ali

So observe your devotional obligations, pay the zakat, and obey the Apostle so that you may be shown mercy.

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لَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا مُعْجِزِيْنَ فِي الْاَرْضِ۝۰ۚ وَمَاْوٰىہُمُ النَّارُ۝۰ۭ وَلَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيْرُ۝۵۷ۧ
La tahsabanna allatheena kafaroo muAAjizeena fee alardi wamawahumu alnnaru walabisa almaseeru

English

Ahmed Ali

Do not think that unbelievers will subvert (the authority of God) on earth. Their abode is Hell; and what an evil destination!

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يٰۗاَيُّہَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لِـيَسْتَاْذِنْكُمُ الَّذِيْنَ مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُكُمْ وَالَّذِيْنَ لَمْ يَبْلُغُوا الْحُلُمَ مِنْكُمْ ثَلٰثَ مَرّٰتٍ۝۰ۭ مِنْ قَبْلِ صَلٰوۃِ الْفَجْرِ وَحِيْنَ تَضَعُوْنَ ثِيَابَكُمْ مِّنَ الظَّہِيْرَۃِ وَمِنْۢ بَعْدِ صَلٰوۃِ الْعِشَاۗءِ۝۰ۣۭ ثَلٰثُ عَوْرٰتٍ لَّكُمْ۝۰ۭ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَ لَا عَلَيْہِمْ جُنَاحٌۢ بَعْدَہُنَّ۝۰ۭ طَوّٰفُوْنَ عَلَيْكُمْ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلٰي بَعْضٍ۝۰ۭ كَذٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللہُ لَكُمُ الْاٰيٰتِ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ عَلِيْمٌ حَكِيْمٌ۝۵۸
Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo liyastathinkumu allatheena malakat aymanukum waallatheena lam yablughoo alhuluma minkum thalatha marratin min qabli salati alfajri waheena tadaAAoona thiyabakum mina alththaheerati wamin baAAdi salati alAAishai thalathu AAawratin lakum laysa AAalaykum wala AAalayhim junahun baAAdahunna tawwafoona AAalaykum baAAdukum AAala baAAdin kathalika yubayyinu Allahu lakumu alayati waAllahu AAaleemun hakeemun

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Ahmed Ali

O you who believe, let your dependants and those who have not yet reached the age of puberty, ask permission (to enter your presence) on three occasions: Before the early morning prayer; when you disrobe for the mid-day siesta; and after prayer at night. These are the three occasions of dishabille for you. There is no harm if you or they visit one another at other times (without permission). God thus explains things to you clearly, for God is all-knowing and all-wise.

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وَاِذَا بَلَغَ الْاَطْفَالُ مِنْكُمُ الْحُلُمَ فَلْيَسْتَاْذِنُوْا كَـمَا اسْتَاْذَنَ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِہِمْ۝۰ۭ كَذٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللہُ لَكُمْ اٰيٰتِہٖ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ عَلِيْمٌ حَكِيْمٌ۝۵۹
Waitha balagha alatfalu minkumu alhuluma falyastathinoo kama istathana allatheena min qablihim kathalika yubayyinu Allahu lakum ayatihi waAllahu AAaleemun hakeemun

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Ahmed Ali

When your children have reached the age of puberty, they should similarly ask your leave (for entering) as others did before them. God thus clearly explains His commands to you, for God is all-knowing and all-wise.

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وَالْقَوَاعِدُ مِنَ النِّسَاۗءِ الّٰتِيْ لَا يَرْجُوْنَ نِكَاحًا فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْہِنَّ جُنَاحٌ اَنْ يَّضَعْنَ ثِيَابَہُنَّ غَيْرَ مُتَبَرِّجٰتٍؚبِزِيْنَۃٍ۝۰ۭ وَاَنْ يَّسْتَعْفِفْنَ خَيْرٌ لَّہُنَّ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ سَمِيْعٌ عَلِيْمٌ۝۶۰
WaalqawaAAidu mina alnnisai allatee la yarjoona nikahan falaysa AAalayhinna junahun an yadaAAna thiyabahunna ghayra mutabarrijatin bizeenatin waan yastaAAfifna khayrun lahunna waAllahu sameeAAun AAaleemun

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Ahmed Ali

As for your women past the age of bearing children, who have no hope of marriage, there is no harm if they take off their outer garments, but in such a way that they do not display their charms; yet if they avoid this it would be better for them. God is all-hearing and all-knowing.

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لَيْسَ عَلَي الْاَعْمٰى حَرَجٌ وَّلَا عَلَي الْاَعْرَجِ حَرَجٌ وَّلَا عَلَي الْمَرِيْضِ حَرَجٌ وَّلَا عَلٰۗي اَنْفُسِكُمْ اَنْ تَاْكُلُوْا مِنْۢ بُيُوْتِكُمْ اَوْ بُيُوْتِ اٰبَاۗىِٕكُمْ اَوْ بُيُوْتِ اُمَّہٰتِكُمْ اَوْ بُيُوْتِ اِخْوَانِكُمْ اَوْ بُيُوْتِ اَخَوٰتِكُمْ اَوْ بُيُوْتِ اَعْمَامِكُمْ اَوْ بُيُوْتِ عَمّٰتِكُمْ اَوْ بُيُوْتِ اَخْوَالِكُمْ اَوْ بُيُوْتِ خٰلٰتِكُمْ اَوْ مَا مَلَكْتُمْ مَّفَاتِحَہٗۗ اَوْ صَدِيْقِكُمْ۝۰ۭ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ اَنْ تَاْكُلُوْا جَمِيْعًا اَوْ اَشْـتَاتًا۝۰ۭ فَاِذَا دَخَلْتُمْ بُيُوْتًا فَسَلِّمُوْا عَلٰۗي اَنْفُسِكُمْ تَحِيَّۃً مِّنْ عِنْدِ اللہِ مُبٰرَكَۃً طَيِّبَۃً۝۰ۭ كَذٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللہُ لَكُمُ الْاٰيٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُوْنَ۝۶۱ۧ
Laysa AAala alaAAma harajun wala AAala alaAAraji harajun wala AAala almareedi harajun wala AAala anfusikum an takuloo min buyootikum aw buyooti abaikum aw buyooti ommahatikum aw buyooti ikhwanikum aw buyooti akhawatikum aw buyooti aAAmamikum aw buyooti AAammatikum aw buyooti akhwalikum aw buyooti khalatikum aw ma malaktum mafatihahu aw sadeeqikum laysa AAalaykum junahun an takuloo jameeAAan aw ashtatan faitha dakhaltum buyootan fasallimoo AAala anfusikum tahiyyatan min AAindi Allahi mubarakatan tayyibatan kathalika yubayyinu Allahu lakumu alayati laAAallakum taAAqiloona

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Ahmed Ali

There is no harm if the blind, the lame, the sick, or you yourselves, eat in your own houses or the houses of your fathers, mothers, or your brothers' houses, or those of your sisters, or your fathers' brothers' or sisters', or your mothers' brothers' or sisters', or in the houses whose care is entrusted to you, or the houses of your friends.

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اِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا بِاللہِ وَرَسُوْلِہٖ وَاِذَا كَانُوْا مَعَہٗ عَلٰۗي اَمْرٍ جَامِعٍ لَّمْ يَذْہَبُوْا حَتّٰى يَسْتَاْذِنُوْہُ۝۰ۭ اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ يَسْتَاْذِنُوْنَكَ اُولٰۗىِٕكَ الَّذِيْنَ يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللہِ وَرَسُوْلِہٖ۝۰ۚ فَاِذَا اسْتَاْذَنُوْكَ لِبَعْضِ شَاْنِہِمْ فَاْذَنْ لِّمَنْ شِئْتَ مِنْہُمْ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَہُمُ اللہَ۝۰ۭ اِنَّ اللہَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ۝۶۲
Innama almuminoona allatheena amanoo biAllahi warasoolihi waitha kanoo maAAahu AAala amrin jamiAAin lam yathhaboo hatta yastathinoohu inna allatheena yastathinoonaka olaika allatheena yuminoona biAllahi warasoolihi faitha istathanooka libaAAdi shanihim fathan liman shita minhum waistaghfir lahumu Allaha inna Allaha ghafoorun raheemun

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Ahmed Ali

There is no harm in your eating together or separately. But when you enter the houses, salute the inmates with a greeting in the name of God, invoking blessings and good health. That is how God explains things to you clearly so that you may understand. They alone are true believers who believe in God and His Apostle, and when they are with him on a matter of common concern, do not depart without obtaining his leave. Surely those who ask leave of you are the ones who believe in God and His Apostle. Therefore when they ask leave of you for personal business give leave to those you please, and seek God's forgiveness for them. Surely God is forgiving and kind.

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