Ruku 301, Juz 18 (ٱلْرُكوع 301, جزء 18)

٢٤ - ٱلنُّور

24 - An-Nour

سُوْرَۃٌ اَنْزَلْنٰہَا وَفَرَضْنٰہَا وَاَنْزَلْنَا فِيْہَاۗ اٰيٰتٍؚبَيِّنٰتٍ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُوْنَ۝۱
Sooratun anzalnaha wafaradnaha waanzalna feeha ayatin bayyinatin laAAallakum tathakkaroona

English

Ahmed Ali

WE HAVE REVEALED this Surah and made it obligatory as We have sent down clear injunctions in it that you may be warned.

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اَلزَّانِيَۃُ وَالزَّانِيْ فَاجْلِدُوْا كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِّنْہُمَا مِائَۃَ جَلْدَۃٍ۝۰۠ وَّلَا تَاْخُذْكُمْ بِہِمَا رَاْفَۃٌ فِيْ دِيْنِ اللہِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللہِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ۝۰ۚ وَلْيَشْہَدْ عَذَابَہُمَا طَاۗىِٕفَۃٌ مِّنَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ۝۲
Alzzaniyatu waalzzanee faijlidoo kulla wahidin minhuma miata jaldatin wala takhuthkum bihima rafatun fee deeni Allahi in kuntum tuminoona biAllahi waalyawmi alakhiri walyashhad AAathabahuma taifatun mina almumineena

English

Ahmed Ali

The adulteress and adulterer should be flogged a hundred lashes each, and no pity for them should deter you from the law of God, if you believe in God and the Last Day; and the punishment should be witnessed by a body of believers.

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اَلزَّانِيْ لَا يَنْكِحُ اِلَّا زَانِيَۃً اَوْ مُشْرِكَۃً۝۰ۡوَّ الزَّانِيَۃُ لَا يَنْكِحُہَاۗ اِلَّا زَانٍ اَوْ مُشْرِكٌ۝۰ۚ وَحُرِّمَ ذٰلِكَ عَلَي الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ۝۳
Alzzanee la yankihu illa zaniyatan aw mushrikatan waalzzaniyatu la yankihuha illa zanin aw mushrikun wahurrima thalika AAala almumineena

English

Ahmed Ali

The adulterer can marry no one but an adulteress or his partner (in the act), and the adulteress cannot marry any but an adulterer or her partner (in the act). This is forbidden the believers,

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وَالَّذِيْنَ يَرْمُوْنَ الْمُحْصَنٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَاْتُوْا بِاَرْبَعَۃِ شُہَدَاۗءَ فَاجْلِدُوْہُمْ ثَمٰنِيْنَ جَلْدَۃً وَّلَا تَــقْبَلُوْا لَہُمْ شَہَادَۃً اَبَدًا۝۰ۚ وَاُولٰۗىِٕكَ ہُمُ الْفٰسِقُوْنَ۝۴ۙ
Waallatheena yarmoona almuhsanati thumma lam yatoo biarbaAAati shuhadaa faijlidoohum thamaneena jaldatan wala taqbaloo lahum shahadatan abadan waolaika humu alfasiqoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Those who defame chaste women and do not bring four witnesses should be punished with eighty lashes, and their testimony should not be accepted afterwards, for they are profligates,

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اِلَّا الَّذِيْنَ تَابُوْا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ وَاَصْلَحُوْا۝۰ۚ فَاِنَّ اللہَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ۝۵
Illa allatheena taboo min baAAdi thalika waaslahoo fainna Allaha ghafoorun raheemun

English

Ahmed Ali

Except those who repent after this and reform; and God is surely forgiving and kind.

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وَالَّذِيْنَ يَرْمُوْنَ اَزْوَاجَہُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَّہُمْ شُہَدَاۗءُ اِلَّاۗ اَنْفُسُہُمْ فَشَہَادَۃُ اَحَدِہِمْ اَرْبَعُ شَہٰدٰتٍؚبِاؘ۝۰ۙ اِنَّہٗ لَمِنَ الصّٰدِقِيْنَ۝۶
Waallatheena yarmoona azwajahum walam yakun lahum shuhadao illa anfusuhum fashahadatu ahadihim arbaAAu shahadatin biAllahi innahu lamina alssadiqeena

English

Ahmed Ali

Those who accuse their wives and do not have any witnesses except themselves, should swear four times in the name of God, the testimony of each such person being that he is speaking the truth,

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وَالْخَامِسَۃُ اَنَّ لَعْنَتَ اللہِ عَلَيْہِ اِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْكٰذِبِيْنَ۝۷
Waalkhamisatu anna laAAnata Allahi AAalayhi in kana mina alkathibeena

English

Ahmed Ali

And (swear) a fifth time that if he tell a lie the curse of God be on him.

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وَيَدْرَؤُا عَنْہَا الْعَذَابَ اَنْ تَشْہَدَ اَرْبَعَ شَہٰدٰتٍؚبِاؘ۝۰ۙ اِنَّہٗ لَمِنَ الْكٰذِبِيْنَ۝۸ۙ
Wayadrao AAanha alAAathaba an tashhada arbaAAa shahadatin biAllahi innahu lamina alkathibeena

English

Ahmed Ali

The woman's punishment can be averted if she swears four times by God as testimony that her husband is a liar,

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وَالْخَامِسَۃَ اَنَّ غَضَبَ اللہِ عَلَيْہَاۗ اِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِيْنَ۝۹
Waalkhamisata anna ghadaba Allahi AAalayha in kana mina alssadiqeena

English

Ahmed Ali

Her fifth oath being that the curse of God be on her if her husband should be speaking the truth.

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وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللہِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُہٗ وَاَنَّ اللہَ تَوَّابٌ حَكِيْمٌ۝۱۰ۧ
Walawla fadlu Allahi AAalaykum warahmatuhu waanna Allaha tawwabun hakeemun

English

Ahmed Ali

(This would not have been possible) if the grace and benevolence of God were not upon you; but God is compassionate and wise.

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