Ruku 304, Juz 18 (ٱلْرُكوع 304, جزء 18)

٢٤ - ٱلنُّور

24 - An-Nour

يٰۗاَيُّہَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَاتَدْخُلُوْا بُيُوْتًا غَيْرَ بُيُوْتِكُمْ حَتّٰى تَسْتَاْنِسُوْا وَتُسَلِّمُوْا عَلٰۗي اَہْلِہَا۝۰ۭ ذٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُوْنَ۝۲۷
Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la tadkhuloo buyootan ghayra buyootikum hatta tastanisoo watusallimoo AAala ahliha thalikum khayrun lakum laAAallakum tathakkaroona

English

Ahmed Ali

O you who believe, do not enter other houses except yours without first asking permission and saluting the inmates. This is better for you: You may haply take heed.

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فَاِنْ لَّمْ تَجِدُوْا فِيْہَاۗ اَحَدًا فَلَا تَدْخُلُوْہَا حَتّٰى يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ۝۰ۚ وَاِنْ قِيْلَ لَكُمُ ارْجِعُوْا فَارْجِعُوْا ہُوَاَزْكٰى لَكُمْ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ عَلِيْمٌ۝۲۸
Fain lam tajidoo feeha ahadan fala tadkhulooha hatta yuthana lakum wain qeela lakumu irjiAAoo fairjiAAoo huwa azka lakum waAllahu bima taAAmaloona AAaleemun

English

Ahmed Ali

If you find that no one is in, then do not enter unless you have received permission. If you are asked to go away, turn back. That is proper for you. God is aware of what you do.

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لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ اَنْ تَدْخُلُوْا بُيُوْتًا غَيْرَ مَسْكُوْنَۃٍ فِيْہَا مَتَاعٌ لَّكُمْ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُوْنَ وَمَا تَكْتُمُوْنَ۝۲۹
Laysa AAalaykum junahun an tadkhuloo buyootan ghayra maskoonatin feeha mataAAun lakum waAllahu yaAAlamu ma tubdoona wama taktumoona

English

Ahmed Ali

There is no harm in going into uninhabited houses where there is some convenience for you, as God has knowledge of what you hide and what you disclose.

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قُلْ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ يَغُضُّوْا مِنْ اَبْصَارِہِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوْا فُرُوْجَہُمْ۝۰ۭ ذٰلِكَ اَزْكٰى لَہُمْ۝۰ۭ اِنَّ اللہَ خَبِيْرٌۢ بِمَا يَصْنَعُوْنَ۝۳۰
Qul lilmumineena yaghuddoo min absarihum wayahfathoo furoojahum thalika azka lahum inna Allaha khabeerun bima yasnaAAoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Tell the believing men to lower their eyes and guard their private parts. There is for them goodness in this. God is aware of what they do.

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وَقُلْ لِّلْمُؤْمِنٰتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ اَبْصَارِہِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوْجَہُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِيْنَ زِيْنَتَہُنَّ اِلَّا مَا ظَہَرَ مِنْہَا وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِہِنَّ عَلٰي جُيُوْبِہِنَّ۝۰۠ وَلَا يُبْدِيْنَ زِيْنَتَہُنَّ اِلَّا لِبُعُوْلَتِہِنَّ اَوْ اٰبَاۗىِٕہِنَّ اَوْ اٰبَاۗءِ بُعُوْلَتِہِنَّ اَوْ اَبْنَاۗىِٕہِنَّ اَوْ اَبْنَاۗءِ بُعُوْلَتِہِنَّ اَوْ اِخْوَانِہِنَّ اَوْ بَنِيْۗ اِخْوَانِہِنَّ اَوْ بَنِيْۗ اَخَوٰتِہِنَّ اَوْ نِسَاۗىِٕہِنَّ اَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُہُنَّ اَوِ التّٰبِعِيْنَ غَيْرِ اُولِي الْاِرْبَۃِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ اَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِيْنَ لَمْ يَظْہَرُوْا عَلٰي عَوْرٰتِ النِّسَاۗءِ۝۰۠ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِاَرْجُلِہِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِيْنَ مِنْ زِيْنَتِہِنَّ۝۰ۭ وَتُوْبُوْۗا اِلَى اللہِ جَمِيْعًا اَيُّہَ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُوْنَ۝۳۱
Waqul lilmuminati yaghdudna min absarihinna wayahfathna furoojahunna wala yubdeena zeenatahunna illa ma thahara minha walyadribna bikhumurihinna AAala juyoobihinna wala yubdeena zeenatahunna illa libuAAoolatihinna aw abaihinna aw abai buAAoolatihinna aw abnaihinna aw abnai buAAoolatihinna aw ikhwanihinna aw banee ikhwanihinna aw banee akhawatihinna aw nisaihinna aw ma malakat aymanuhunna awi alttabiAAeena ghayri olee alirbati mina alrrijali awi alttifli allatheena lam yathharoo AAala AAawrati alnnisai wala yadribna biarjulihinna liyuAAlama ma yukhfeena min zeenatihinna watooboo ila Allahi jameeAAan ayyuha almuminoona laAAallakum tuflihoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Tell the believing women to lower their eyes, guard their private parts, and not display their charms except what is apparent outwardly, and cover their bosoms with their veils and not to show their finery except to their husbands or their fathers or fathers-in-law, their sons or step-sons, brothers, or their brothers' and sisters' sons, or their women attendants or captives, or male attendants who do not have any need (for women), or boys not yet aware of sex. They should not walk stamping their feet lest they make known what they hide of their Ornaments. O believers, turn to God, every one of you, so that you may be successful.

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وَاَنْكِحُوا الْاَيَامٰى مِنْكُمْ وَالصّٰلِحِيْنَ مِنْ عِبَادِكُمْ وَاِمَاۗىِٕكُمْ۝۰ۭ اِنْ يَّكُوْنُوْا فُقَرَاۗءَ يُغْنِہِمُ اللہُ مِنْ فَضْلِہٖ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيْمٌ۝۳۲
Waankihoo alayama minkum waalssaliheena min AAibadikum waimaikum in yakoonoo fuqaraa yughnihimu Allahu min fadlihi waAllahu wasiAAun AAaleemun

English

Ahmed Ali

Marry off those who are single among you, and those of your male and female servants who are righteous. If they are poor, God will enrich them of His grace, for God is bounteous and all-knowing.

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وَلْيَسْتَعْفِفِ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يَجِدُوْنَ نِكَاحًا حَتّٰى يُغْنِيَہُمُ اللہُ مِنْ فَضْلِہٖ۝۰ۭ وَالَّذِيْنَ يَبْتَغُوْنَ الْكِتٰبَ مِمَّا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُكُمْ فَكَاتِبُوْہُمْ اِنْ عَلِمْتُمْ فِيْہِمْ خَيْرًا۝۰ۤۖ وَّاٰتُوْہُمْ مِّنْ مَّالِ اللہِ الَّذِيْۗ اٰتٰىكُمْ۝۰ۭ وَلَا تُكْرِہُوْا فَتَيٰتِكُمْ عَلَي الْبِغَاۗءِ اِنْ اَرَدْنَ تَحَصُّنًا لِّتَبْتَغُوْا عَرَضَ الْحَيٰوۃِ الدُّنْيَا۝۰ۭ وَمَنْ يُّكْرِھْہُّنَّ فَاِنَّ اللہَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ اِكْرَاہِہِنَّ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ۝۳۳
WalyastaAAfifi allatheena la yajidoona nikahan hatta yughniyahumu Allahu min fadlihi waallatheena yabtaghoona alkitaba mimma malakat aymanukum fakatiboohum in AAalimtum feehim khayran waatoohum min mali Allahi allathee atakum wala tukrihoo fatayatikum AAala albighai in aradna tahassunan litabtaghoo AAarada alhayati alddunya waman yukrihhunna fainna Allaha min baAAdi ikrahihinna ghafoorun raheemun

English

Ahmed Ali

Those who cannot afford to marry should abstain from what is unlawful until God enriches them by His grace. And free those slaves you possess who wish to buy their freedom after a written undertaking, if you know they have some goodness, and give them out of the riches God has given you. Do not force your maids to prostitution if they wish to lead married lives, in order to get the benefits of this world. But if someone forces them, surely God (will forgive them) after their forced helplessness, for He is forgiving and kind.

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وَلَقَدْ اَنْزَلْنَاۗ اِلَيْكُمْ اٰيٰتٍ مُّبَيِّنٰتٍ وَّمَثَلًا مِّنَ الَّذِيْنَ خَلَوْا مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ وَمَوْعِظَۃً لِّلْمُتَّقِيْنَ۝۳۴ۧ
Walaqad anzalna ilaykum ayatin mubayyinatin wamathalan mina allatheena khalaw min qablikum wamawAAithatan lilmuttaqeena

English

Ahmed Ali

We have sent down clear instructions to you, and illustrations from (the accounts) of those who have gone before you, and a warning for those who take heed for themselves.

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