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 27-34یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاٰمَنُوْاbelieve!لَا(Do) notتَدْخُلُوْاenterبُیُوْتًاhousesغَیْرَother (than)بُیُوْتِكُمْyour housesحَتّٰیuntilتَسْتَاْنِسُوْاyou have asked permissionوَ تُسَلِّمُوْاand you have greetedعَلٰۤی[on]اَهْلِهَا ؕits inhabitantsذٰلِكُمْThatخَیْرٌ(is) bestلَّكُمْfor youلَعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتَذَكَّرُوْنَ pay heed 24. An-Nur Page 353فَاِنْBut ifلَّمْnotتَجِدُوْاyou findفِیْهَاۤin itاَحَدًاanyoneفَلَاthen (do) notتَدْخُلُوْهَاenter itحَتّٰیuntilیُؤْذَنَpermission has been givenلَكُمْ ۚto youوَ اِنْAnd ifقِیْلَit is saidلَكُمُto youارْجِعُوْاGo backفَارْجِعُوْاthen go backهُوَitاَزْكٰی(is) purerلَكُمْ ؕfor youوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahبِمَاof whatتَعْمَلُوْنَyou doعَلِیْمٌ (is) All-Knower لَیْسَNotعَلَیْكُمْupon youجُنَاحٌ(is) any blameاَنْthatتَدْخُلُوْاyou enterبُیُوْتًاhousesغَیْرَnotمَسْكُوْنَةٍinhabitedفِیْهَاin itمَتَاعٌ(is) a provisionلَّكُمْ ؕfor youوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahیَعْلَمُknowsمَاwhatتُبْدُوْنَyou revealوَ مَاand whatتَكْتُمُوْنَ you conceal قُلْSayلِّلْمُؤْمِنِیْنَto the believing menیَغُضُّوْاthey should lowerمِنْtheir gazeاَبْصَارِهِمْtheir gazeوَ یَحْفَظُوْاand they should guardفُرُوْجَهُمْ ؕtheir chastityذٰلِكَThatاَزْكٰی(is) purerلَهُمْ ؕfor themاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahخَبِیْرٌۢ(is) All-Awareبِمَاof whatیَصْنَعُوْنَ they do وَ قُلْAnd sayلِّلْمُؤْمِنٰتِto the believing womenیَغْضُضْنَ(that) they should lowerمِنْ[of]اَبْصَارِهِنَّtheir gazeوَ یَحْفَظْنَand they should guardفُرُوْجَهُنَّtheir chastityوَ لَاand notیُبْدِیْنَ(to) displayزِیْنَتَهُنَّtheir adornmentاِلَّاexceptمَاwhatظَهَرَis apparentمِنْهَاof itوَ لْیَضْرِبْنَAnd let them drawبِخُمُرِهِنَّtheir head coversعَلٰیoverجُیُوْبِهِنَّ ۪their bosomsوَ لَاand notیُبْدِیْنَ(to) displayزِیْنَتَهُنَّtheir adornmentاِلَّاexceptلِبُعُوْلَتِهِنَّto their husbandsاَوْorاٰبَآىِٕهِنَّtheir fathersاَوْorاٰبَآءِfathersبُعُوْلَتِهِنَّ(of) their husbandsاَوْorاَبْنَآىِٕهِنَّtheir sonsاَوْorاَبْنَآءِsonsبُعُوْلَتِهِنَّ(of) their husbandsاَوْorاِخْوَانِهِنَّtheir brothersاَوْorبَنِیْۤsonsاِخْوَانِهِنَّ(of) their brothersاَوْorبَنِیْۤsonsاَخَوٰتِهِنَّ(of) their sistersاَوْorنِسَآىِٕهِنَّtheir womenاَوْorمَاwhatمَلَكَتْpossessاَیْمَانُهُنَّtheir right handsاَوِorالتّٰبِعِیْنَthe attendantsغَیْرِhaving no physical desireاُولِیhaving no physical desireالْاِرْبَةِhaving no physical desireمِنَamongالرِّجَالِ[the] menاَوِorالطِّفْلِ[the] childrenالَّذِیْنَwhoلَمْ(are) notیَظْهَرُوْاawareعَلٰیofعَوْرٰتِprivate aspectsالنِّسَآءِ ۪(of) the womenوَ لَاAnd notیَضْرِبْنَlet them stampبِاَرْجُلِهِنَّtheir feetلِیُعْلَمَto make knownمَاwhatیُخْفِیْنَthey concealمِنْofزِیْنَتِهِنَّ ؕtheir adornmentوَ تُوْبُوْۤاAnd turnاِلَیtoاللّٰهِAllahجَمِیْعًاaltogetherاَیُّهَO believersالْمُؤْمِنُوْنَO believersلَعَلَّكُمْSo that you mayتُفْلِحُوْنَ succeed 24. An-Nur Page 354وَ اَنْكِحُواAnd marryالْاَیَامٰیthe singleمِنْكُمْamong youوَ الصّٰلِحِیْنَand the righteousمِنْamongعِبَادِكُمْyour male slavesوَ اِمَآىِٕكُمْ ؕand your female slavesاِنْIfیَّكُوْنُوْاthey areفُقَرَآءَpoorیُغْنِهِمُAllah will enrich themاللّٰهُAllah will enrich themمِنْfromفَضْلِهٖ ؕHis Bountyوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahوَاسِعٌ(is) All-Encompassingعَلِیْمٌ All-Knowing وَ لْیَسْتَعْفِفِAnd let be chasteالَّذِیْنَthose whoلَا(do) notیَجِدُوْنَfindنِكَاحًا(means for) marriageحَتّٰیuntilیُغْنِیَهُمُAllah enriches themاللّٰهُAllah enriches themمِنْfromفَضْلِهٖ ؕHis Bountyوَ الَّذِیْنَAnd those whoیَبْتَغُوْنَseekالْكِتٰبَthe writingمِمَّاfrom (those) whomمَلَكَتْpossessاَیْمَانُكُمْyour right handsفَكَاتِبُوْهُمْthen give them (the) writingاِنْifعَلِمْتُمْyou knowفِیْهِمْin themخَیْرًا ۖۗany goodوَّ اٰتُوْهُمْand give themمِّنْfromمَّالِthe wealth of Allahاللّٰهِthe wealth of Allahالَّذِیْۤwhichاٰتٰىكُمْ ؕHe has given youوَ لَاAnd (do) notتُكْرِهُوْاcompelفَتَیٰتِكُمْyour slave girlsعَلَیtoالْبِغَآءِ[the] prostitutionاِنْifاَرَدْنَthey desireتَحَصُّنًاchastityلِّتَبْتَغُوْاthat you may seekعَرَضَtemporary gainالْحَیٰوةِ(of) the lifeالدُّنْیَا ؕ(of) the worldوَ مَنْAnd whoeverیُّكْرِهْهُّنَّcompels themفَاِنَّthen indeedاللّٰهَAllahمِنْۢafterبَعْدِafterاِكْرَاهِهِنَّtheir compulsionغَفُوْرٌ(is) Oft-Forgivingرَّحِیْمٌ Most Merciful وَ لَقَدْAnd verilyاَنْزَلْنَاۤWe have sent downاِلَیْكُمْto youاٰیٰتٍVersesمُّبَیِّنٰتٍclearوَّ مَثَلًاand an exampleمِّنَofالَّذِیْنَthose whoخَلَوْاpassed awayمِنْbefore youقَبْلِكُمْbefore youوَ مَوْعِظَةًand an admonitionلِّلْمُتَّقِیْنَ۠for those who fear (Allah)

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Translation of Verse 27-34

27. O believers! Do not enter any house other than your own until you have asked for permission and greeted its occupants. This is best for you, so perhaps you will be mindful.

28. If you find no one at home, do not enter it until you have been given permission. And if you are asked to leave, then leave. That is purer for you. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of what you do.

29. There is no blame on you if you enter public places ⁷⁰⁴ where there is something of benefit for you. And Allah knows what you reveal and what you conceal.

30. ˹O Prophet!˺ Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their chastity. That is purer for them. Surely Allah is All-Aware of what they do.

31. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their chastity, and not to reveal their adornments ⁷⁰⁵ except what normally appears. ⁷⁰⁶ Let them draw their veils over their chests, and not reveal their ˹hidden˺ adornments ⁷⁰⁷ except to their husbands, their fathers, their fathers-in-law, their sons, their stepsons, their brothers, their brothers' sons or sisters' sons, their fellow women, those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession, male attendants with no desire, or children who are still unaware of women's nakedness. Let them not stomp their feet, drawing attention to their hidden adornments. Turn to Allah in repentance all together, O believers, so that you may be successful.

32. Marry off the ˹free˺ singles among you, as well as the righteous of your bondmen and bondwomen. If they are poor, Allah will enrich them out of His bounty. For Allah is All-Bountiful, All-Knowing.

33. And let those who do not have the means to marry keep themselves chaste until Allah enriches them out of His bounty. And if any of those ˹bondspeople˺ in your possession desires a deed of emancipation, ⁷⁰⁸ make it possible for them, if you find goodness in them. And give them some of Allah's wealth which He has granted you. Do not force your ˹slave˺ girls into prostitution for your own worldly gains while they wish to remain chaste. ⁷⁰⁹ And if someone coerces them, then after such a coercion Allah is certainly All- Forgiving, Most Merciful ˹to them˺.

34. Indeed, We have sent down to you clear revelations, along with examples of those who had gone before you, ⁷¹⁰ and a lesson to the God-fearing.

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Commentary

704. lit., non-residential buildings.

705. i.e., hair, body shape, and underclothes.

706. i.e., the face, hands, outer clothes, rings, kohl, and henna.

707. i.e., hair, arms, and legs.

708. Meaning, if a slave wants to buy his or her own freedom.

709. Some slave-masters used to force their slave-women into prostitution before Islam. In Islam, wilful prostitution is a sin, as is forcing others into prostitution. Victims of this crime are not held accountable.

710. Before 'Ȃishah, Mary and Prophet Joseph had each been falsely accused of fornication, but Almighty Allah declared their innocence.