Surah 24. An-Nur

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-20 [2], 21-26 [3], 27-34 [4], 35-40 [5], 41-50 [6], 51-57 [7], 58-61 [8], 62-64 [9]

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Quran Text of Verse 11-2024. An-Nur Page 351اِنَّIndeedالَّذِیْنَthose whoجَآءُوْbroughtبِالْاِفْكِthe lieعُصْبَةٌ(are) a groupمِّنْكُمْ ؕamong youلَا(Do) notتَحْسَبُوْهُthink itشَرًّاbadلَّكُمْ ؕfor youبَلْnayهُوَitخَیْرٌ(is) goodلَّكُمْ ؕfor youلِكُلِّFor everyامْرِئٍpersonمِّنْهُمْamong themمَّا(is) whatاكْتَسَبَhe earnedمِنَofالْاِثْمِ ۚthe sinوَ الَّذِیْand the one whoتَوَلّٰیtook upon himselfكِبْرَهٗa greater share of itمِنْهُمْamong themلَهٗfor himعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentعَظِیْمٌ great لَوْ لَاۤWhy notاِذْwhenسَمِعْتُمُوْهُyou heard itظَنَّthinkالْمُؤْمِنُوْنَthe believing menوَ الْمُؤْمِنٰتُand the believing womenبِاَنْفُسِهِمْgood of themselvesخَیْرًا ۙgood of themselvesوَّ قَالُوْاand sayهٰذَاۤThisاِفْكٌ(is) a lieمُّبِیْنٌ clear لَوْ لَاWhy (did) notجَآءُوْthey bringعَلَیْهِfor itبِاَرْبَعَةِfourشُهَدَآءَ ۚwitnessesفَاِذْThen whenلَمْnotیَاْتُوْاthey broughtبِالشُّهَدَآءِthe witnessesفَاُولٰٓىِٕكَthen thoseعِنْدَnear Allahاللّٰهِnear Allahهُمُtheyالْكٰذِبُوْنَ (are) the liars وَ لَوْ لَاAnd if notفَضْلُ(for the) Graceاللّٰهِ(of) Allahعَلَیْكُمْupon youوَ رَحْمَتُهٗand His Mercyفِیinالدُّنْیَاthe worldوَ الْاٰخِرَةِand the Hereafterلَمَسَّكُمْsurely would have touched youفِیْinمَاۤwhatاَفَضْتُمْyou had rushed gliblyفِیْهِconcerning itعَذَابٌa punishmentعَظِیْمٌۚۖgreat اِذْWhenتَلَقَّوْنَهٗyou received itبِاَلْسِنَتِكُمْwith your tonguesوَ تَقُوْلُوْنَand you saidبِاَفْوَاهِكُمْwith your mouthsمَّاwhatلَیْسَnotلَكُمْfor youبِهٖof itعِلْمٌany knowledgeوَّ تَحْسَبُوْنَهٗand you thought itهَیِّنًا ۖۗ(was) insignificantوَّ هُوَwhile itعِنْدَ(was) near Allahاللّٰهِ(was) near Allahعَظِیْمٌ great وَ لَوْ لَاۤAnd why notاِذْwhenسَمِعْتُمُوْهُyou heard itقُلْتُمْyou saidمَّاNotیَكُوْنُit isلَنَاۤfor usاَنْthatنَّتَكَلَّمَwe speakبِهٰذَا ۖۗof thisسُبْحٰنَكَGlory be to You!هٰذَاThisبُهْتَانٌ(is) a slanderعَظِیْمٌ great یَعِظُكُمُAllah warns youاللّٰهُAllah warns youاَنْthatتَعُوْدُوْاyou returnلِمِثْلِهٖۤ(to the) like of itاَبَدًاeverاِنْifكُنْتُمْyou areمُّؤْمِنِیْنَۚbelievers وَ یُبَیِّنُAnd Allah makes clearاللّٰهُAnd Allah makes clearلَكُمُto youالْاٰیٰتِ ؕthe Versesوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahعَلِیْمٌ(is) All-Knowerحَكِیْمٌ All-Wise اِنَّIndeedالَّذِیْنَthose whoیُحِبُّوْنَlikeاَنْthatتَشِیْعَ(should) spreadالْفَاحِشَةُthe immoralityفِیamongالَّذِیْنَthose whoاٰمَنُوْاbelieveلَهُمْfor themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentاَلِیْمٌ ۙpainfulفِیinالدُّنْیَاthe worldوَ الْاٰخِرَةِ ؕand the Hereafterوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahیَعْلَمُknowsوَ اَنْتُمْwhile youلَا(do) notتَعْلَمُوْنَ know وَ لَوْ لَاAnd if notفَضْلُ(for the) Grace of Allahاللّٰهِ(for the) Grace of Allahعَلَیْكُمْupon youوَ رَحْمَتُهٗand His Mercyوَ اَنَّAnd thatاللّٰهَAllahرَءُوْفٌ(is) Full of Kindnessرَّحِیْمٌ۠Most Merciful

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Translation of Verse 11-20

11. Indeed, those who came up with that ˹outrageous˺ slander are a group of you. Do not think this is bad for you. Rather, it is good for you. ⁶⁹⁹ They will be punished, each according to their share of the sin. As for their mastermind, ⁷⁰⁰ he will suffer a tremendous punishment.

12. If only the believing men and women had thought well of one another, when you heard this ˹rumour˺, and said, "This is clearly ˹an outrageous˺ slander!"

13. Why did they not produce four witnesses? Now, since they have failed to produce witnesses, they are ˹truly˺ liars in the sight of Allah.

14. Had it not been for Allah's grace and mercy upon you in this world and the Hereafter, you would have certainly been touched with a tremendous punishment for what you plunged into-

15. when you passed it from one tongue to the other, and said with your mouths what you had no knowledge of, taking it lightly while it is ˹extremely˺ serious in the sight of Allah.

16. If only you had said upon hearing it, "How can we speak about such a thing! Glory be to You ˹O Lord˺! This is a heinous slander!"

17. Allah forbids you from ever doing something like this again, if you are ˹true˺ believers.

18. And Allah makes ˹His˺ commandments clear to you, for Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

19. Indeed, those who love to see indecency spread among the believers will suffer a painful punishment in this life and the Hereafter. Allah knows and you do not know.

20. ˹You would have suffered,˺ had it not been for Allah's grace and mercy upon you, and had Allah not been Ever Gracious, Most Merciful.

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Commentary

699. Because now you can tell who is a true believer and who is a hypocrite.

700. This refers to 'Abdullâh ibn Ubai, the leader of the hypocrites in Medina.