The Light · Madani · 64 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
سُورَةٌ A Surah أَنزَلْنَـٰهَا We (have) sent it down وَفَرَضْنَـٰهَا and We (have) made it obligatory وَأَنزَلْنَا and We (have) revealed فِيهَآ therein ءَايَـٰتٍۭ Verses بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ clear لَّعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تَذَكَّرُونَ take heed ١
[This is] a sūrah which We have sent down and made [that within it] obligatory and revealed therein verses of clear evidence that you might remember.
— Come To Light
ٱلزَّانِيَةُ The fornicatress وَٱلزَّانِى and the fornicator فَٱجْلِدُوا۟ [then] flog كُلَّ each وَٰحِدٍۢ one مِّنْهُمَا of them مِا۟ئَةَ (with) hundred جَلْدَةٍۢ ۖ lash(es) وَلَا And (let) not تَأْخُذْكُم withhold you بِهِمَا pity for them رَأْفَةٌۭ pity for them فِى concerning دِينِ (the) religion of Allah ٱللَّهِ (the) religion of Allah إِن if كُنتُمْ you تُؤْمِنُونَ believe بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the Day ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۖ the Last وَلْيَشْهَدْ And let witness عَذَابَهُمَا their punishment طَآئِفَةٌۭ a group مِّنَ of ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers ٢
The [unmarried] woman or [unmarried] man found guilty of sexual intercourse - lash each one of them with a hundred lashes, and do not be taken by pity for them in the religion [i.e., law] of Allāh, if you should believe in Allāh and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers witness their punishment.
— Come To Light
ٱلزَّانِى The fornicator لَا (will) not يَنكِحُ marry إِلَّا except زَانِيَةً a fornicatress أَوْ or مُشْرِكَةًۭ a polytheist woman وَٱلزَّانِيَةُ and the fornicatress لَا (will) not يَنكِحُهَآ marry her إِلَّا except زَانٍ a fornicator أَوْ or مُشْرِكٌۭ ۚ a polytheist man وَحُرِّمَ And is forbidden ذَٰلِكَ that عَلَى to ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers ٣
The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or a polytheist, and that [i.e., marriage to such persons] has been made unlawful to the believers.
— Come To Light
وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يَرْمُونَ accuse ٱلْمُحْصَنَـٰتِ the chaste women ثُمَّ then لَمْ not يَأْتُوا۟ they bring بِأَرْبَعَةِ four شُهَدَآءَ witnesses فَٱجْلِدُوهُمْ then flog them ثَمَـٰنِينَ (with) eighty جَلْدَةًۭ lashe(s) وَلَا and (do) not تَقْبَلُوا۟ accept لَهُمْ their شَهَـٰدَةً testimony أَبَدًۭا ۚ ever وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ And those هُمُ they ٱلْفَـٰسِقُونَ (are) the defiantly disobedient ٤
And those who accuse chaste women and then do not produce four witnesses - lash them with eighty lashes and do not accept from them testimony ever after. And those are the defiantly disobedient,
— Come To Light
إِلَّا Except ٱلَّذِينَ those who تَابُوا۟ repent مِنۢ after بَعْدِ after ذَٰلِكَ that وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ and reform فَإِنَّ Then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ٥
Except for those who repent thereafter and reform, for indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.
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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يَرْمُونَ accuse أَزْوَٰجَهُمْ their spouses وَلَمْ and not يَكُن have لَّهُمْ for them شُهَدَآءُ witnesses إِلَّآ except أَنفُسُهُمْ themselves فَشَهَـٰدَةُ then (the) testimony أَحَدِهِمْ (of) one of them أَرْبَعُ (is) four شَهَـٰدَٰتٍۭ testimonies بِٱللَّهِ ۙ by Allah إِنَّهُۥ that he لَمِنَ (is) surely of ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ the truthful ٦
And those who accuse their wives [of adultery] and have no witnesses except themselves - then the witness of one of them [shall be] four testimonies [swearing] by Allāh that indeed, he is of the truthful.
— Come To Light
وَٱلْخَـٰمِسَةُ And the fifth أَنَّ that لَعْنَتَ (the) curse of Allah ٱللَّهِ (the) curse of Allah عَلَيْهِ (be) upon him إِن if كَانَ he is مِنَ of ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ the liars ٧
And the fifth [oath will be] that the curse of Allāh be upon him if he should be of the liars.
— Come To Light
وَيَدْرَؤُا۟ But it would prevent عَنْهَا from her ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment أَن that تَشْهَدَ she bears witness أَرْبَعَ four شَهَـٰدَٰتٍۭ testimonies بِٱللَّهِ ۙ by Allah إِنَّهُۥ that he لَمِنَ (is) surely of ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ the liars ٨
But it will prevent punishment from her if she gives four testimonies [swearing] by Allāh that indeed, he is of the liars.
— Come To Light
وَٱلْخَـٰمِسَةَ And the fifth أَنَّ that غَضَبَ the wrath of Allah ٱللَّهِ the wrath of Allah عَلَيْهَآ (be) upon her إِن if كَانَ he is مِنَ of ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ the truthful ٩
And the fifth [oath will be] that the wrath of Allāh be upon her if he was of the truthful.
— Come To Light
وَلَوْلَا And if not فَضْلُ (for) the Grace of Allah ٱللَّهِ (for) the Grace of Allah عَلَيْكُمْ upon you وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ and His Mercy وَأَنَّ and that ٱللَّهَ Allah تَوَّابٌ (is) Oft-Returning (to Mercy) حَكِيمٌ All-Wise ١٠
And if not for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy... and because Allāh is Accepting of Repentance and Wise.
— Come To Light
إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who جَآءُو brought بِٱلْإِفْكِ the lie عُصْبَةٌۭ (are) a group مِّنكُمْ ۚ among you لَا (Do) not تَحْسَبُوهُ think it شَرًّۭا bad لَّكُم ۖ for you بَلْ nay هُوَ it خَيْرٌۭ (is) good لَّكُمْ ۚ for you لِكُلِّ For every ٱمْرِئٍۢ person مِّنْهُم among them مَّا (is) what ٱكْتَسَبَ he earned مِنَ of ٱلْإِثْمِ ۚ the sin وَٱلَّذِى and the one who تَوَلَّىٰ took upon himself a greater share of it كِبْرَهُۥ took upon himself a greater share of it مِنْهُمْ among them لَهُۥ for him عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment عَظِيمٌۭ great ١١
Indeed, those who came with falsehood are a group among you. Do not think it bad for you; rather, it is good for you. For every person among them is what [punishment] he has earned from the sin, and he who took upon himself the greater portion thereof - for him is a great punishment [i.e., Hellfire].
— Come To Light
لَّوْلَآ Why not إِذْ when سَمِعْتُمُوهُ you heard it ظَنَّ think ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ the believing men وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتُ and the believing women بِأَنفُسِهِمْ good of themselves خَيْرًۭا good of themselves وَقَالُوا۟ and say هَـٰذَآ This إِفْكٌۭ (is) a lie مُّبِينٌۭ clear ١٢
Why, when you heard it, did not the believing men and believing women think good of themselves [i.e., one another] and say, "This is an obvious falsehood"?
— Come To Light
لَّوْلَا Why (did) not جَآءُو they bring عَلَيْهِ for it بِأَرْبَعَةِ four شُهَدَآءَ ۚ witnesses فَإِذْ Then when لَمْ not يَأْتُوا۟ they brought بِٱلشُّهَدَآءِ the witnesses فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those عِندَ near Allah ٱللَّهِ near Allah هُمُ they ٱلْكَـٰذِبُونَ (are) the liars ١٣
Why did they [who slandered] not produce for it four witnesses? And when they do not produce the witnesses, then it is they, in the sight of Allāh, who are the liars.
— Come To Light
وَلَوْلَا And if not فَضْلُ (for the) Grace ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah عَلَيْكُمْ upon you وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ and His Mercy فِى in ٱلدُّنْيَا the world وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ and the Hereafter لَمَسَّكُمْ surely would have touched you فِى in مَآ what أَفَضْتُمْ you had rushed glibly فِيهِ concerning it عَذَابٌ a punishment عَظِيمٌ great ١٤
And if it had not been for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy in this world and the Hereafter, you would have been touched for that [lie] in which you were involved by a great punishment
— Come To Light
إِذْ When تَلَقَّوْنَهُۥ you received it بِأَلْسِنَتِكُمْ with your tongues وَتَقُولُونَ and you said بِأَفْوَاهِكُم with your mouths مَّا what لَيْسَ not لَكُم for you بِهِۦ of it عِلْمٌۭ any knowledge وَتَحْسَبُونَهُۥ and you thought it هَيِّنًۭا (was) insignificant وَهُوَ while it عِندَ (was) near Allah ٱللَّهِ (was) near Allah عَظِيمٌۭ great ١٥
When you received it with your tongues and said with your mouths that of which you had no knowledge and thought it was insignificant while it was, in the sight of Allāh, tremendous.
— Come To Light
وَلَوْلَآ And why not إِذْ when سَمِعْتُمُوهُ you heard it قُلْتُم you said مَّا Not يَكُونُ it is لَنَآ for us أَن that نَّتَكَلَّمَ we speak بِهَـٰذَا of this سُبْحَـٰنَكَ Glory be to You هَـٰذَا This بُهْتَـٰنٌ (is) a slander عَظِيمٌۭ great ١٦
And why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O Allāh]; this is a great slander"?
— Come To Light
يَعِظُكُمُ Allah warns you ٱللَّهُ Allah warns you أَن that تَعُودُوا۟ you return لِمِثْلِهِۦٓ (to the) like of it أَبَدًا ever إِن if كُنتُم you are مُّؤْمِنِينَ believers ١٧
Allāh warns you against returning to the likes of this [conduct], ever, if you should be believers.
— Come To Light
وَيُبَيِّنُ And Allah makes clear ٱللَّهُ And Allah makes clear لَكُمُ to you ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ ۚ the Verses وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَلِيمٌ (is) All-Knower حَكِيمٌ All-Wise ١٨
And Allāh makes clear to you the verses [i.e., His rulings], and Allāh is Knowing and Wise.
— Come To Light
إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who يُحِبُّونَ like أَن that تَشِيعَ (should) spread ٱلْفَـٰحِشَةُ the immorality فِى among ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe لَهُمْ for them عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment أَلِيمٌۭ painful فِى in ٱلدُّنْيَا the world وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۚ and the Hereafter وَٱللَّهُ And Allah يَعْلَمُ knows وَأَنتُمْ while you لَا (do) not تَعْلَمُونَ know ١٩
Indeed, those who like that immorality should be spread [or publicized] among those who have believed will have a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And Allāh knows and you do not know.
— Come To Light
وَلَوْلَا And if not فَضْلُ (for the) Grace of Allah ٱللَّهِ (for the) Grace of Allah عَلَيْكُمْ upon you وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ and His Mercy وَأَنَّ And that ٱللَّهَ Allah رَءُوفٌۭ (is) Full of Kindness رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ٢٠
And if it had not been for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy... and because Allāh is Kind and Merciful.
— Come To Light
۞ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you who believe ٱلَّذِينَ O you who believe ءَامَنُوا۟ O you who believe لَا (Do) not تَتَّبِعُوا۟ follow خُطُوَٰتِ (the) footsteps ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ۚ (of) the Shaitaan وَمَن and whoever يَتَّبِعْ follows خُطُوَٰتِ (the) footsteps ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ (of) the Shaitaan فَإِنَّهُۥ then indeed, he يَأْمُرُ commands بِٱلْفَحْشَآءِ the immorality وَٱلْمُنكَرِ ۚ and the evil وَلَوْلَا And if not فَضْلُ (for the) Grace of Allah ٱللَّهِ (for the) Grace of Allah عَلَيْكُمْ upon you وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ and His Mercy مَا not زَكَىٰ (would) have been pure مِنكُم among you مِّنْ anyone أَحَدٍ anyone أَبَدًۭا ever وَلَـٰكِنَّ but ٱللَّهَ Allah يُزَكِّى purifies مَن whom يَشَآءُ ۗ He wills وَٱللَّهُ And Allah سَمِيعٌ (is) All-Hearer عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knower ٢١
O you who have believed, do not follow the footsteps of Satan. And whoever follows the footsteps of Satan - indeed, he enjoins immorality and wrongdoing. And if not for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy, not one of you would have been pure, ever, but Allāh purifies whom He wills, and Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.
— Come To Light
وَلَا And not يَأْتَلِ let swear أُو۟لُوا۟ those of virtue ٱلْفَضْلِ those of virtue مِنكُمْ among you وَٱلسَّعَةِ and the amplitude of means أَن that يُؤْتُوٓا۟ they give أُو۟لِى (to) the near of kin ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ (to) the near of kin وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينَ and the needy وَٱلْمُهَـٰجِرِينَ and the emigrants فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ ۖ (of) Allah وَلْيَعْفُوا۟ And let them pardon وَلْيَصْفَحُوٓا۟ ۗ and let them overlook أَلَا (Do) not تُحِبُّونَ you like أَن that يَغْفِرَ Allah should forgive ٱللَّهُ Allah should forgive لَكُمْ ۗ you وَٱللَّهُ And Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌ Most Merciful ٢٢
And let not those of virtue among you and wealth swear not to give [aid] to their relatives and the needy and the emigrants for the cause of Allāh, and let them pardon and overlook. Would you not like that Allāh should forgive you? And Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.
— Come To Light
إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَرْمُونَ accuse ٱلْمُحْصَنَـٰتِ the chaste women ٱلْغَـٰفِلَـٰتِ the unaware women ٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ (and) the believing women لُعِنُوا۟ are cursed فِى in ٱلدُّنْيَا the world وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ and the Hereafter وَلَهُمْ And for them عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment عَظِيمٌۭ great ٢٣
Indeed, those who [falsely] accuse chaste, unaware and believing women are cursed in this world and the Hereafter; and they will have a great punishment
— Come To Light
يَوْمَ (On a) Day تَشْهَدُ will bear witness عَلَيْهِمْ against them أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ their tongues وَأَيْدِيهِمْ and their hands وَأَرْجُلُهُم and their feet بِمَا for what كَانُوا۟ they used يَعْمَلُونَ (to) do ٢٤
On a Day when their tongues, their hands and their feet will bear witness against them as to what they used to do.
— Come To Light
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ That Day يُوَفِّيهِمُ Allah will pay them in full ٱللَّهُ Allah will pay them in full دِينَهُمُ their recompense ٱلْحَقَّ the due وَيَعْلَمُونَ and they will know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah هُوَ He ٱلْحَقُّ (is) the Truth ٱلْمُبِينُ the Manifest ٢٥
That Day, Allāh will pay them in full their true [i.e., deserved] recompense, and they will know that it is Allāh who is the manifest Truth [i.e., perfect in justice].
— Come To Light
ٱلْخَبِيثَـٰتُ Evil women لِلْخَبِيثِينَ (are) for evil men وَٱلْخَبِيثُونَ and evil men لِلْخَبِيثَـٰتِ ۖ (are) for evil women وَٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتُ And good women لِلطَّيِّبِينَ (are) for good men وَٱلطَّيِّبُونَ and good men لِلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ ۚ (are) for good women أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those مُبَرَّءُونَ (are) innocent مِمَّا of what يَقُولُونَ ۖ they say لَهُم For them مَّغْفِرَةٌۭ (is) forgiveness وَرِزْقٌۭ and a provision كَرِيمٌۭ noble ٢٦
Evil words are for evil men, and evil men are [subjected] to evil words. And good words are for good men, and good men are [an object] of good words. Those [good people] are declared innocent of what they [i.e., slanderers] say. For them is forgiveness and noble provision.
— Come To Light
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe لَا (Do) not تَدْخُلُوا۟ enter بُيُوتًا houses غَيْرَ other (than) بُيُوتِكُمْ your houses حَتَّىٰ until تَسْتَأْنِسُوا۟ you have asked permission وَتُسَلِّمُوا۟ and you have greeted عَلَىٰٓ [on] أَهْلِهَا ۚ its inhabitants ذَٰلِكُمْ That خَيْرٌۭ (is) best لَّكُمْ for you لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تَذَكَّرُونَ pay heed ٢٧
O you who have believed, do not enter houses other than your own houses until you ascertain welcome and greet their inhabitants. That is best for you; perhaps you will be reminded [i.e., advised].
— Come To Light
فَإِن But if لَّمْ not تَجِدُوا۟ you find فِيهَآ in it أَحَدًۭا anyone فَلَا then (do) not تَدْخُلُوهَا enter it حَتَّىٰ until يُؤْذَنَ permission has been given لَكُمْ ۖ to you وَإِن And if قِيلَ it is said لَكُمُ to you ٱرْجِعُوا۟ Go back فَٱرْجِعُوا۟ ۖ then go back هُوَ it أَزْكَىٰ (is) purer لَكُمْ ۚ for you وَٱللَّهُ And Allah بِمَا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do عَلِيمٌۭ (is) All-Knower ٢٨
And if you do not find anyone therein, do not enter them until permission has been given you. And if it is said to you, "Go back," then go back; it is purer for you. And Allāh is Knowing of what you do.
— Come To Light
لَّيْسَ Not عَلَيْكُمْ upon you جُنَاحٌ (is) any blame أَن that تَدْخُلُوا۟ you enter بُيُوتًا houses غَيْرَ not مَسْكُونَةٍۢ inhabited فِيهَا in it مَتَـٰعٌۭ (is) a provision لَّكُمْ ۚ for you وَٱللَّهُ And Allah يَعْلَمُ knows مَا what تُبْدُونَ you reveal وَمَا and what تَكْتُمُونَ you conceal ٢٩
There is no blame upon you for entering houses not inhabited in which there is convenience for you. And Allāh knows what you reveal and what you conceal.
— Come To Light
قُل Say لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ to the believing men يَغُضُّوا۟ they should lower مِنْ their gaze أَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ their gaze وَيَحْفَظُوا۟ and they should guard فُرُوجَهُمْ ۚ their chastity ذَٰلِكَ That أَزْكَىٰ (is) purer لَهُمْ ۗ for them إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah خَبِيرٌۢ (is) All-Aware بِمَا of what يَصْنَعُونَ they do ٣٠
Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allāh is [fully] Aware of what they do.
— Come To Light
وَقُل And say لِّلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ to the believing women يَغْضُضْنَ (that) they should lower مِنْ [of] أَبْصَـٰرِهِنَّ their gaze وَيَحْفَظْنَ and they should guard فُرُوجَهُنَّ their chastity وَلَا and not يُبْدِينَ (to) display زِينَتَهُنَّ their adornment إِلَّا except مَا what ظَهَرَ is apparent مِنْهَا ۖ of it وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ And let them draw بِخُمُرِهِنَّ their head covers عَلَىٰ over جُيُوبِهِنَّ ۖ their bosoms وَلَا and not يُبْدِينَ (to) display زِينَتَهُنَّ their adornment إِلَّا except لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ to their husbands أَوْ or ءَابَآئِهِنَّ their fathers أَوْ or ءَابَآءِ fathers بُعُولَتِهِنَّ (of) their husbands أَوْ or أَبْنَآئِهِنَّ their sons أَوْ or أَبْنَآءِ sons بُعُولَتِهِنَّ (of) their husbands أَوْ or إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ their brothers أَوْ or بَنِىٓ sons إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ (of) their brothers أَوْ or بَنِىٓ sons أَخَوَٰتِهِنَّ (of) their sisters أَوْ or نِسَآئِهِنَّ their women أَوْ or مَا what مَلَكَتْ possess أَيْمَـٰنُهُنَّ their right hands أَوِ or ٱلتَّـٰبِعِينَ the attendants غَيْرِ having no physical desire أُو۟لِى having no physical desire ٱلْإِرْبَةِ having no physical desire مِنَ among ٱلرِّجَالِ [the] men أَوِ or ٱلطِّفْلِ [the] children ٱلَّذِينَ who لَمْ (are) not يَظْهَرُوا۟ aware عَلَىٰ of عَوْرَٰتِ private aspects ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۖ (of) the women وَلَا And not يَضْرِبْنَ let them stamp بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ their feet لِيُعْلَمَ to make known مَا what يُخْفِينَ they conceal مِن of زِينَتِهِنَّ ۚ their adornment وَتُوبُوٓا۟ And turn إِلَى to ٱللَّهِ Allah جَمِيعًا altogether أَيُّهَ O believers ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ O believers لَعَلَّكُمْ So that you may تُفْلِحُونَ succeed ٣١
And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment [i.e., beauty] except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess [i.e., slaves], or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allāh in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.
— Come To Light
وَأَنكِحُوا۟ And marry ٱلْأَيَـٰمَىٰ the single مِنكُمْ among you وَٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ and the righteous مِنْ among عِبَادِكُمْ your male slaves وَإِمَآئِكُمْ ۚ and your female slaves إِن If يَكُونُوا۟ they are فُقَرَآءَ poor يُغْنِهِمُ Allah will enrich them ٱللَّهُ Allah will enrich them مِن from فَضْلِهِۦ ۗ His Bounty وَٱللَّهُ And Allah وَٰسِعٌ (is) All-Encompassing عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knowing ٣٢
And marry the unmarried among you and the righteous among your male slaves and female slaves. If they should be poor, Allāh will enrich them from His bounty, and Allāh is all-Encompassing and Knowing.
— Come To Light
وَلْيَسْتَعْفِفِ And let be chaste ٱلَّذِينَ those who لَا (do) not يَجِدُونَ find نِكَاحًا (means for) marriage حَتَّىٰ until يُغْنِيَهُمُ Allah enriches them ٱللَّهُ Allah enriches them مِن from فَضْلِهِۦ ۗ His Bounty وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يَبْتَغُونَ seek ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the writing مِمَّا from (those) whom مَلَكَتْ possess أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ your right hands فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ then give them (the) writing إِنْ if عَلِمْتُمْ you know فِيهِمْ in them خَيْرًۭا ۖ any good وَءَاتُوهُم and give them مِّن from مَّالِ the wealth of Allah ٱللَّهِ the wealth of Allah ٱلَّذِىٓ which ءَاتَىٰكُمْ ۚ He has given you وَلَا And (do) not تُكْرِهُوا۟ compel فَتَيَـٰتِكُمْ your slave girls عَلَى to ٱلْبِغَآءِ [the] prostitution إِنْ if أَرَدْنَ they desire تَحَصُّنًۭا chastity لِّتَبْتَغُوا۟ that you may seek عَرَضَ temporary gain ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ (of) the life ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ (of) the world وَمَن And whoever يُكْرِههُّنَّ compels them فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah مِنۢ after بَعْدِ after إِكْرَٰهِهِنَّ their compulsion غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ٣٣
But let them who find not [the means for] marriage abstain [from sexual relations] until Allāh enriches them from His bounty. And those who seek a contract [for eventual emancipation] from among whom your right hands possess - then make a contract with them if you know there is within them goodness and give them from the wealth of Allāh which He has given you. And do not compel your slave girls to prostitution, if they desire chastity, to seek [thereby] the temporary interests of worldly life. And if someone should compel them, then indeed, Allāh is [to them], after their compulsion, Forgiving and Merciful.
— Come To Light
وَلَقَدْ And verily أَنزَلْنَآ We have sent down إِلَيْكُمْ to you ءَايَـٰتٍۢ Verses مُّبَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ clear وَمَثَلًۭا and an example مِّنَ of ٱلَّذِينَ those who خَلَوْا۟ passed away مِن before you قَبْلِكُمْ before you وَمَوْعِظَةًۭ and an admonition لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ for those who fear (Allah) ٣٤
And We have certainly sent down to you distinct verses and examples from those who passed on before you and an admonition for those who fear Allāh.
— Come To Light
۞ ٱللَّهُ Allah نُورُ (is the) Light ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ and the earth مَثَلُ (The) example نُورِهِۦ (of) His Light كَمِشْكَوٰةٍۢ (is) like a niche فِيهَا in it مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ (is) a lamp ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ the lamp فِى (is) in زُجَاجَةٍ ۖ a glass ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ the glass كَأَنَّهَا as if it were كَوْكَبٌۭ a star دُرِّىٌّۭ brilliant يُوقَدُ (which) is lit مِن from شَجَرَةٍۢ a tree مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍۢ blessed زَيْتُونَةٍۢ an olive لَّا not شَرْقِيَّةٍۢ (of the) east وَلَا and not غَرْبِيَّةٍۢ (of the) west يَكَادُ would almost زَيْتُهَا its oil يُضِىٓءُ glow وَلَوْ even if لَمْ not تَمْسَسْهُ touched it نَارٌۭ ۚ fire نُّورٌ Light عَلَىٰ upon نُورٍۢ ۗ Light يَهْدِى Allah guides ٱللَّهُ Allah guides لِنُورِهِۦ to His Light مَن whom يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills وَيَضْرِبُ And Allah sets forth ٱللَّهُ And Allah sets forth ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلَ the examples لِلنَّاسِ ۗ for the mankind وَٱللَّهُ And Allah بِكُلِّ of every شَىْءٍ thing عَلِيمٌۭ (is) All-Knower ٣٥
Allāh is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp; the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly [white] star lit from [the oil of] a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allāh guides to His light whom He wills. And Allāh presents examples for the people, and Allāh is Knowing of all things.
— Come To Light
فِى In بُيُوتٍ houses أَذِنَ (which) Allah ordered ٱللَّهُ (which) Allah ordered أَن that تُرْفَعَ they be raised وَيُذْكَرَ and be mentioned فِيهَا in them ٱسْمُهُۥ His name يُسَبِّحُ Glorify لَهُۥ [to] Him فِيهَا in them بِٱلْغُدُوِّ in the mornings وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ and (in) the evenings ٣٦
[Such niches are] in houses [i.e., mosques] which Allāh has ordered to be raised and that His name be mentioned [i.e., praised] therein; exalting Him within them in the morning and the evenings
— Come To Light
رِجَالٌۭ Men لَّا not تُلْهِيهِمْ distracts them تِجَـٰرَةٌۭ trade وَلَا and not بَيْعٌ sale عَن from ذِكْرِ (the) remembrance of Allah ٱللَّهِ (the) remembrance of Allah وَإِقَامِ and (from) establishing ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ the prayer وَإِيتَآءِ and giving ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ ۙ zakah يَخَافُونَ They fear يَوْمًۭا a Day تَتَقَلَّبُ will turn about فِيهِ therein ٱلْقُلُوبُ the hearts وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ and the eyes ٣٧
[Are] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of Allāh and performance of prayer and giving of zakāh. They fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes will [fearfully] turn about -
— Come To Light
لِيَجْزِيَهُمُ That Allah may reward them ٱللَّهُ That Allah may reward them أَحْسَنَ (with the) best مَا (of) what عَمِلُوا۟ they did وَيَزِيدَهُم and increase them مِّن from فَضْلِهِۦ ۗ His Bounty وَٱللَّهُ And Allah يَرْزُقُ provides مَن whom يَشَآءُ He wills بِغَيْرِ without حِسَابٍۢ measure ٣٨
That Allāh may reward them [according to] the best of what they did and increase them from His bounty. And Allāh gives provision to whom He wills without account [i.e., limit].
— Come To Light
وَٱلَّذِينَ But those who كَفَرُوٓا۟ disbelieve أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْ their deeds كَسَرَابٍۭ (are) like a mirage بِقِيعَةٍۢ in a lowland يَحْسَبُهُ thinks it ٱلظَّمْـَٔانُ the thirsty one مَآءً (to be) water حَتَّىٰٓ until إِذَا when جَآءَهُۥ he comes to it لَمْ not يَجِدْهُ he finds it شَيْـًۭٔا (to be) anything وَوَجَدَ but he finds ٱللَّهَ Allah عِندَهُۥ before him فَوَفَّىٰهُ He will pay him in full حِسَابَهُۥ ۗ his due وَٱللَّهُ And Allah سَرِيعُ (is) swift ٱلْحِسَابِ (in) the account ٣٩
But those who disbelieved - their deeds are like a mirage in a lowland which a thirsty one thinks is water until, when he comes to it, he finds it is nothing but finds Allāh before him, and He will pay him in full his due; and Allāh is swift in account.
— Come To Light
أَوْ Or كَظُلُمَـٰتٍۢ (is) like (the) darkness[es] فِى in بَحْرٍۢ a sea لُّجِّىٍّۢ deep يَغْشَىٰهُ covers it مَوْجٌۭ a wave مِّن on it فَوْقِهِۦ on it مَوْجٌۭ a wave مِّن on it فَوْقِهِۦ on it سَحَابٌۭ ۚ a cloud ظُلُمَـٰتٌۢ darkness[es] بَعْضُهَا some of it فَوْقَ on بَعْضٍ others إِذَآ When أَخْرَجَ he puts out يَدَهُۥ his hand لَمْ hardly يَكَدْ hardly يَرَىٰهَا ۗ he (can) see it وَمَن And (for) whom لَّمْ not يَجْعَلِ Allah (has) made ٱللَّهُ Allah (has) made لَهُۥ for him نُورًۭا a light فَمَا then not لَهُۥ for him مِن (is) any نُّورٍ light ٤٠
Or [they are] like darknesses within an unfathomable sea which is covered by waves, upon which are waves, over which are clouds - darknesses, some of them upon others. When one puts out his hand [therein], he can hardly see it. And he to whom Allāh has not granted light - for him there is no light.
— Come To Light
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