Quran Surah 24 - An-Nur (The Light)
Ayat 1 - WE HAVE REVEALED this Surah and made it
obligatory as We have sent down clear injunctions in it that you may be warned.
Ayat 2 - 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.
Ayat 3 - 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,
Ayat 4 - 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,
Ayat 5 - Except those who repent after this and
reform; and God is surely forgiving and kind.
Ayat 6 - 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,
Ayat 7 - And (swear) a fifth time that if he tell a
lie the curse of God be on him.
Ayat 8 - The woman´s punishment can be averted if she
swears four times by God as testimony that her husband is a liar,
Ayat 9 - Her fifth oath being that the curse of God
be on her if her husband should be speaking the truth.
Ayat 10 - (This would not have been possible) if the
grace and benevolence of God were not upon you; but God is compassionate and wise.
Ayat 11 - Those who spread lies were a clique among
you. Do not think that it was bad for you: In fact it has been good for you. Each of them will pay for the sin he has
committed, and he who had greater share (of guilt) will suffer grievous punishment.
Ayat 12 - Why did the faithful men and women not
think well of their people when they heard this, and said: "This is a clear lie?"
Ayat 13 - Why did they not bring four witnesses (in
support of their charge)? And since they did not bring the four witnesses they are themselves liars in the sight of God.
Ayat 14 - Were it not for the grace of God and His
mercy upon you in this world and the next, you would have suffered a great affliction for the false accusation.
Ayat 15 - When you talked about it and said what you
did not know, and took it lightly -- though in the sight of God it was serious --
Ayat 16 - Why did you not say when you heard it: "It
is not for us to speak of it? God preserve us, it is a great calumny!"
Ayat 17 - God counsels you not to do a thing like
this, if you are believers.
Ayat 18 - God explains His commands to you clearly,
for God is all-knowing and all-wise.
Ayat 19 - There is painful punishment in this world
and the next for those who like that immorality should spread among the believers, for God knows and you do not know.
Ayat 20 - But for the grace of God and His mercy
(much harm would have been done); yet God is compassionate and kind.
Ayat 21 - O you who believe, do not follow in the
footsteps of Satan, for he who follows in the footsteps of Satan will be induced by him to what is shameful and forbidden. But
for the grace of God and His mercy upon you none of you would have escaped undefiled; but God makes whosoever He will grow in
goodness, for God is all-hearing and all-knowing.
Ayat 22 - Let not those who are men of plenty and
means among you swear that they will not give to their relatives and the poor and those who leave their homes in the service of
God. They should forgive and overlook (their failings). Would you not like God to forgive you? And God is forgiving and kind.
Ayat 23 - Verily those who blaspheme unsuspecting
chaste believing women will be cursed in this world and the next; and for them there will be severe punishment.
Ayat 24 - The day their tongues and hands and feet
bear witness to what they had done,
Ayat 25 - God will pay them on that day their just
due in full, and they will come to know that God is the tangible Reality.
Ayat 26 - Bad women deserve bad men, and bad men are
for bad women; but good women are for good men, and good men for good women, for they are innocent of what people say. There is
forgiveness for them and a gracious provision.
Ayat 27 - 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.
Ayat 28 - 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.
Ayat 29 - 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.
Ayat 30 - 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.
Ayat 31 - 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.
Ayat 32 - 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.
Ayat 33 - 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.
Ayat 34 - 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.
Ayat 35 - God is the light of the heavens and the
earth. The semblance of His light is that of a niche in which is a lamp, the flame within a glass, the glass a glittering star
as it were, lit with the oil of a blessed tree, the olive, neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil appears to light up
even though fire touches it not, -- light upon light. God guides to His light whom He will. So does God advance precepts of
wisdom for men, for God has knowledge of everything.
Ayat 36 - (The light is lit) in houses of worship
which God has allowed to be raised, and His name remembered in them. His praises are sung there morning and evening,
Ayat 37 - By men not distracted from the remembrance
of God either by trade and commerce or buying and selling, who stand by their devotional obligations and pay the zakat, who
fear the day when hearts and eyes would flutter with trepidation
Ayat 38 - That God may reward them for the best of
their deeds, and bestow more on them of His bounty, for God gives whom He please without measure.
Ayat 39 - As for those who disbelieve, their deeds
are like a mirage in the desert which the thirsty takes for water till he reaches it to find that there was nothing, and finds
God with him who settles his account, for God is swift at the reckoning.
Ayat 40 - Or like darkness in a wide, wide sea, waves
surging upon waves, with clouds overhanging, darkness on darkness. If you stretch your hand, you could hardly see it. For him
whom God does not give any light, there is no light.
Ayat 41 - Have you not seen that all those who are in
the heavens and the earth, and the birds on the wing, sing the praises of God. Each one knows its obligations and its duties,
and God knows whatever they do.
Ayat 42 - For God´s is the kingdom of the heavens and
the earth, and the returning is to God.
Ayat 43 - Have you not seen that God drives the
clouds, then joins them together and puts them fold on fold. Then you see the rain fall through them; and He sends down hail
from the sky where there are mountains of it, and strikes those with it whom He will, and wards it off from whomsoever He
please. His lightning could snatch away their eyes.
Ayat 44 - It is God who alternates night and day.
There is surely a lesson in this for men of sight.
Ayat 45 - God created every moving thing from water:
One crawls on its belly, one walks on two legs, another moves on four. God creates whatsoever He will. Indeed God has power
over everything.
Ayat 46 - We have surely sent down clear signs. It is
God who guides whom He will to the path that is straight.
Ayat 47 - They say they believe in God and the
Prophet, and have come to believe, yet a section of them turns back even after this; and these are not believers.
Ayat 48 - When they are called to God and His
Prophet, that he may judge between them, a section of them turns away.
Ayat 49 - Had right been on their side they would
have come to him submissively.
Ayat 50 - Is there a malady in their hearts, or they
are deluded, or afraid that God and His Prophet would be unjust in dealing with them? Not so; they are themselves unjust.
Ayat 51 - The answer of the believers when they are
called to God and His Apostle that he may judge between them, is: "We hear and obey." And they are the ones who will prosper.
Ayat 52 - Whoever obeys God and His Prophet, fears
God and does his duty to Him, will surely find success.
Ayat 53 - 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."
Ayat 54 - 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.
Ayat 55 - 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.
Ayat 56 - So observe your devotional obligations, pay
the zakat, and obey the Apostle so that you may be shown mercy.
Ayat 57 - Do not think that unbelievers will subvert
(the authority of God) on earth. Their abode is Hell; and what an evil destination!
Ayat 58 - 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.
Ayat 59 - 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.
Ayat 60 - 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.
Ayat 61 - 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.
Ayat 62 - 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.
Ayat 63 - Do not consider your being summoned by the
Apostle to be like your summoning one another. God knows those of you who go away surreptitiously. So let those who act in
contravention of his command take heed lest a trial should befall them or a grievous punishment come upon them.
Ayat 64 - Does not everything in the heavens and the
earth belong to God? He surely knows what state you are in; and on the day they go back to Him. He will tell them what they
used to do, for God has knowledge of everything.