English - Chapter 24 - An-Nur

A chapter which We have sent down, and which We have ordained, and through which We have sent down clear signs, that you may be mindful

The adulteress and the adulterer, flog each of them (with) hundred stripes, and pity for them should not withhold you in (implementing) the law of God if you believe in God and the period hereafter, and let a party of believers witness their punishment

The adulterer shall not marry any but an adulteress or a polytheist (woman). And the adulteress, none shall marry her except an adulterer or a polytheist, and that is forbidden to the believers

And those who accuse chaste women then do not bring four witnesses, flog them (with) eighty stripes and do not accept their testimony forever, and those are the persons who exceed the limits

except those who repent after that and mend (themselves),then God is certainly Protectively Forgiving, Merciful

And those who accuse their wives and have no witnesses except themselves, then the testimony of one of them (maybe accepted if) he bears witness (by swearing) four times by God that he is certainly of those who are truthful

and the fifth (time) that God's curse be on him if he is of those who lie

And it shall turn off the punishment from her if she testifies (and) bears witness (by swearing) four times by God that he is certainly of those who lie

and the fifth (time), that God's anger be upon her if he is of those who are truthful

And had the grace of God not been on you with His mercy, and that God is the Accepter of repentance, Wise, (then you would have been at a loss). (R)

Those who came up with the devised falsehood are certainly a group from among you. Do not think that it is harmful for you, no, it is good for you. For every man among them, is that which he has earned of the sin, and he among them who is responsible to a greater extent (regarding devising the falsehood), for him there is a great punishment

Why did the believing men and the believing women, on hearing the (devised falsehood), not have good thoughts in their souls (minds) and say, "This is clearly a devised falsehood

Why did they not come up with four witnesses over it (if they were speaking the truth)? So when they did not come with witnesses, then they are the liars before God

And had the grace of God not been on you with His mercy in this world and the hereafter, a great punishment would (have afflicted you because of the talk you indulged in)

when you were speaking (about) it with your tongues and saying with your mouths that about which you had no knowledge and you thought it to be an easy (matter) but with God it was great

And when you heard it, why did you not say, "It is not (suitable) for us to talk about this, glory be to You (God), this is a great false charge

God admonishes you that you should never return to the like of it, if you are believers

And God makes clear to you the signs and God is Knowing, Wise

For those who love that indecent things should spread among those who believe, there will certainly be a painful punishment in this world and the hereafter, and God knows while you do not know

And had the grace of God not been on you with His mercy, and that God is full of pity, Merciful, (then you would have been at a loss). (R 2, P 17 ½)

O you who believe ! do not follow the footsteps of the devil, and whoever follows the footsteps of the devil, then he will certainly enjoin indecency and that which is not recognized (as good), and had the grace of God not been on you with His mercy, not (even) one of you would have ever been pure, but God purifies whom He wills and God is Hearing, Knowing. , but God purifies whom He wills and God is Hearing, Knowing

And do not let those of you who possess grace and (financial) capability (to help), swear not to give to relatives and to the poor and the migrants in the way of God, and let them pardon and overlook. Do you not like that God should (also) protectively forgive you? And God is Protectively Forgiving, Merciful

Those who accuse chaste innocent believing women, they are certainly cursed in this world and the hereafter and for them there will be a great punishment (on)

the day their tongues and their hands and their feet will bear witness against them as to that which they used to do

On that day God will pay in full their due reward and they will come to know that God is the Manifest Truth

Bad women are for bad men and bad men are for bad women, and good women are for good men and good men are for good women, they are free from that which they say. For them is protective forgiveness and an honourable provision. (R)

O you who believe! do not enter houses other than your own houses until you have asked for permission and greeted by invoking peace on the people living in them, that is better for you that you may be mindful

And if you do not find anyone therein then do not enter them until permission is given to you, and if it is said to you, "Go back," then go back, that is purer for you, and God is the Knower of that which you do

There is no sin on you if you enter non residential buildings wherein your provision (is stored), and God knows that which you manifest and that which you hide

Say to the believing men that they should keep their looks down and guard their private parts, that is purer for them. God is certainly informed of that which they do

And say to the believing women that they should keep their looks down and guard their private parts, and that they should not let their beauty be exposed, except that which appears thereof, and that they should draw their head covering over their bosoms and not let their beauty be exposed (by removing their head covering), except before their husbands or their fathers or fathers of their husbands or their sons or their husband's sons (through other wives) or their brothers or their brothers' sons or their sisters' sons or their women or those whom their right hands possess (slave girls) or male servants not having need (of women) or children who have no knowledge of hidden parts of women, and they should not strike their feet so as to make known that which is hidden of their beauty. And turn to God all together, O believers! that you may be made successful

And arrange for the marriage of those among you who are single and the righteous among your male and female slaves (servants). If they are in poverty God will enrich them out of His grace and God is Omnipresent (Ample-giving), Knowing

And let those who do not find the means to marry, restrain (themselves by keeping chaste), till God enriches them out of His grace. And from among those whom your right hands possess (slaves), those who seek a written (declaration from you for freeing themselves by paying you some money), then write it for them if you know any good in them and give them from the wealth of God which He has given you. And do not compel your slave girls to prostitution when they intend to be chaste, in order to seek the apparent good of the life of this world, and whoever compels them, then after their being compelled, God is certainly Protectively Forgiving, Merciful

And We have sent down to you clear signs and the example of those who have passed away before you and an admonition for those who guard (against evil). (R)

God is the light of the skies and the earth. The likeness of His light is like an enclosure with one opening in which there is a lamp, the lamp is in a glass, the glass is as if it were a brilliant shining planet,(the lamp) is lit from a blessed olive tree, neither eastern nor western, whose oil is almost inflammable although fire has not (even) touched it, light upon light, God guides to His light whom He wills and God sets forth similitude’s for mankind and God is the Knower of everything

(His light is) in houses which God has ordered to be elevated and in which His name is remembered, He is glorified therein in the mornings and the evenings

(by) men whom neither commerce nor trade diverts from the remembrance of God and the establishment of worship (salat) and giving of charity (zakat), they fear the day on which the hearts and the eyes will be overturned

(and hope) that God will reward them with (something) better than that which they did and increase their (reward) out of His grace; and God provides without measure to whom He wills

Or like darkness in the deep sea, there covers him a wave, above which is another wave above which is a cloud, (layers of) darkness one above another, when he takes out his hand he is almost unable to see it; and he for whom God does not assign light, for him then, there is no light. (R)

Did you not consider that God is He Whom do glorify all who are in the skies and the earth and the birds (too) with wings spread out? Each one knows its worship (method of submission for close association with God) and its glorification (method of being occupied obeying God's orders). And God is the Knower of that which they do. obeying God's orders). And God is the Knower of that which they do

And God's is the kingdom of the skies and the earth and towards God is the destination

Did you not consider that (it is) God (Who) causes the driving of the clouds then the unification between them, then He makes them a heap, so you see the rain coming out of the spaces in between them, and He causes (the rain) to be sent down from the sky, from the mountainous volumes therein of coolness , then He causes it to fall on whom He wills and turns it away from whom He wills, the flash of His lightning almost takes away the sights

God causes the oscillation of the night and the day, in that there is certainly a lesson for those who have insight

And God created every moving creature from water, so among them is one that moves on its stomach and among them is one that walks on its two feet and among them is one that walks on four (legs). God creates what He wills, God certainly has power over everything

We have indeed sent down clear signs, and God guides whom He wills to the straight path

And they say, "We believe in God and in the messenger and we will obey," then a party from among them turns away after that (commitment), and those are not with the believers

And when they are invited towards God and His messenger that he may judge between them, then a party from among them turns away

And if the right (that is due to them) is on their side, they come to him being fast in obedience

Is there a disease in their hearts or are they in doubt or do they fear that God and His messenger will act with prejudice against them, no, they themselves are the unjust

The statement of the believers, when they are invited towards God and His messenger that He may judge between them, is only that they say, "We have heard and we obey," and those are the successful persons

And one who obeys God and His messenger and fears God being careful of Him, then those are the persons who are achievers (of success)

And they swear by God their strongest oaths, that if you command them they will definitely go out (to fight in the cause of God). Say, “Do not swear, recognized obedience (is required of you), God is certainly informed of that which you do

Say, "Obey God and obey the messenger, but if you turn away, then on him (the messenger, is the responsibility of) that which he is to bear and on you (is the responsibility of) that which you are to bear. And if you obey him you will be guided, and there is no other responsibility on the messenger except clear conveyance (of the message)

God has promised those of you who believe and do righteous works that He will definitely make them successors (rulers) in the earth like those before them whom He had made successors, and He will definitely establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them; and after their fear, He will definitely change for them their (condition and grant them) peace. They will serve Me, not associating anything with Me, and whoever is ungrateful after that then those are the persons who are transgressors

And establish worship (salat) and give charity (zakat) and obey the messenger so that you may be dealt with mercifully

Do not think that those who do not believe will be defeaters in the earth when their settling place is the fire, and it is an evil destination. (R)

O you who believe! let those whom your right hands possess (slaves/servants) and those among you who have not reached the age of puberty seek your permission three times: Before the worship (salat) of dawn, and at the time when you put off your clothes due to afternoon heat, and after the worship (salat) of night. (These are the) three times of privacy for you. There is no sin on you or on them beyond (these) times if they move about you, some (attending) on others. Thus God makes clear to you the signs and God is Knowing, Wise

And when the children among you attain the age of puberty, let them (also) seek permission like those before them (had) sought permission. Thus God makes clear to you His signs and God is Knowing, Wise

And the elderly among the women who have no hope of marriage, there is no sin on them if they put off their (extra) clothes without exposure of (the things of their) beauty, but if they restrain (themselves even from this) it is better for them, and God is Hearing, Knowing

There is no blame on the blind nor is there blame on the lame nor is there blame on the sick nor on yourselves that you eat from your own houses or houses of your fathers or houses of your mothers or houses of your brothers or houses of your sisters or houses of your father's brothers or houses of your father's sisters or houses of your mothers' brothers or houses of your mothers' sisters or (from places) the keys of which are in your control or (from) your friend. There is no sin on you if you eat together or separately. So when you enter houses then greet (by invoking peace) among yourselves, a blessed pleasingly good greeting from God. Thus God makes clear to you the signs that you may understand. (R)

Only those are believers who believe in God and His messenger and when they are with him on an affair of common interest, they do not go away until they have asked for his permission. Those who ask for your permission, those are certainly the persons who believe in God and His messenger, so when they ask for your permission for some affair of theirs, permit those of them whom you will, and seek protective forgiveness for them from God. God is certainly Protectively Forgiving, Merciful. God is certainly Protectively Forgiving, Merciful

Do not make the invitation of the messenger to you (for religious works) like your invitation of one another. God indeed knows those of you who steal away, hiding themselves. Let those who go against his order beware, lest a trial afflict them or they be afflicted with a painful punishment

Beware! whatever is in the skies and the earth is certainly God's. He indeed knows that on which you are, and the day they are returned to Him, He will inform them about that which they did, and God is the Knower of everything. (R)