Surah 4. An-Nisa

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-14 [2], 15-22 [3], 23-25 [4], 26-33 [5], 34-42 [6], 43-50 [7], 51-56 [8], 57-70 [9], 71-76 [10], 77-87 [11], 88-91 [12], 92-96 [13], 97-100 [14], 101-104 [15], 105-112 [16], 113-115 [17], 116-126 [18], 127-134 [19], 135-141 [20], 142-152 [21], 153-162 [22], 163-171 [23], 172-176 [24]

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Quran Text of Verse 116-126اِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahلَاdoes notیَغْفِرُforgiveاَنْthatیُّشْرَكَpartners be associatedبِهٖwith Himوَ یَغْفِرُbut He forgivesمَا[what]دُوْنَother thanذٰلِكَthatلِمَنْfor whomیَّشَآءُ ؕHe willsوَ مَنْAnd whoeverیُّشْرِكْassociates partnersبِاللّٰهِwith Allahفَقَدْthen surelyضَلَّhe lost (the) wayضَلٰلًۢاstrayingبَعِیْدًا far away اِنْNotیَّدْعُوْنَthey invokeمِنْfromدُوْنِهٖۤbesides Himاِلَّاۤbutاِنٰثًا ۚfemale (deities)وَ اِنْand notیَّدْعُوْنَthey invokeاِلَّاexceptشَیْطٰنًاShaitaanمَّرِیْدًاۙrebellious لَّعَنَهُHe was cursedاللّٰهُ ۘby Allahوَ قَالَand he saidلَاَتَّخِذَنَّI will surely takeمِنْfromعِبَادِكَyour slavesنَصِیْبًاa portionمَّفْرُوْضًاۙappointed وَّ لَاُضِلَّنَّهُمْAnd I will surely mislead themوَ لَاُمَنِّیَنَّهُمْand surely arouse desires in themوَ لَاٰمُرَنَّهُمْand surely I will order themفَلَیُبَتِّكُنَّso they will surely cut offاٰذَانَ(the) earsالْاَنْعَامِ(of) the cattleوَ لَاٰمُرَنَّهُمْand surely I will order themفَلَیُغَیِّرُنَّso they will surely changeخَلْقَ(the) creationاللّٰهِ ؕ(of) Allahوَ مَنْAnd whoeverیَّتَّخِذِtakesالشَّیْطٰنَthe Shaitaanوَلِیًّا(as) a friendمِّنْfromدُوْنِbesidesاللّٰهِAllahفَقَدْthen surelyخَسِرَhe (has) lostخُسْرَانًاa lossمُّبِیْنًاؕmanifest یَعِدُهُمْHe promises themوَ یُمَنِّیْهِمْ ؕand arouses desires in themوَ مَاand notیَعِدُهُمُpromises themالشَّیْطٰنُthe Shaitaanاِلَّاexceptغُرُوْرًا deception اُولٰٓىِٕكَThoseمَاْوٰىهُمْtheir abodeجَهَنَّمُ ؗ(is) Hellوَ لَاand notیَجِدُوْنَthey will findعَنْهَاfrom itمَحِیْصًا any escape 4. An-Nisa Page 98وَ الَّذِیْنَAnd those whoاٰمَنُوْاbelieve[d]وَ عَمِلُواand doالصّٰلِحٰتِ[the] righteous deedsسَنُدْخِلُهُمْWe will admit themجَنّٰتٍ(in) Gardensتَجْرِیْflowمِنْfromتَحْتِهَاunderneath itالْاَنْهٰرُthe riversخٰلِدِیْنَwill abideفِیْهَاۤin itاَبَدًا ؕforeverوَعْدَA Promiseاللّٰهِ(of) Allahحَقًّا ؕ(in) truthوَ مَنْand whoاَصْدَقُ(is) truerمِنَthanاللّٰهِAllahقِیْلًا (in) statement لَیْسَNotبِاَمَانِیِّكُمْby your desireوَ لَاۤand notاَمَانِیِّ(by the) desireاَهْلِ(of the) Peopleالْكِتٰبِ ؕ(of) the BookمَنْWhoeverیَّعْمَلْdoesسُوْٓءًاevilیُّجْزَwill be recompensedبِهٖ ۙfor itوَ لَاand notیَجِدْhe will findلَهٗfor himمِنْfromدُوْنِbesidesاللّٰهِAllahوَلِیًّاany protectorوَّ لَاand notنَصِیْرًا any helper وَ مَنْAnd whoeverیَّعْمَلْdoesمِنَ[of]الصّٰلِحٰتِ[the] righteous deedsمِنْfromذَكَرٍ(the) maleاَوْorاُنْثٰیfemaleوَ هُوَand heمُؤْمِنٌ(is) a believerفَاُولٰٓىِٕكَthen thoseیَدْخُلُوْنَwill enterالْجَنَّةَParadiseوَ لَاand notیُظْلَمُوْنَthey will be wrongedنَقِیْرًا (even as much as) the speck on a date-seed وَ مَنْAnd whoاَحْسَنُ(is) betterدِیْنًا(in) religionمِّمَّنْthan (one) whoاَسْلَمَsubmitsوَجْهَهٗhis faceلِلّٰهِto Allahوَ هُوَand heمُحْسِنٌ(is) a good-doerوَّ اتَّبَعَand followsمِلَّةَ(the) religionاِبْرٰهِیْمَ(of) Ibrahimحَنِیْفًا ؕ(the) uprightوَ اتَّخَذَAnd was takenاللّٰهُ(by) AllahاِبْرٰهِیْمَIbrahimخَلِیْلًا (as) a friend وَ لِلّٰهِAnd for Allahمَا(is) whatفِی(is) inالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ مَاand whatفِی(is) inالْاَرْضِ ؕthe earthوَ كَانَand isاللّٰهُAllahبِكُلِّof everyشَیْءٍthingمُّحِیْطًا۠All-Encompassing

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Translation of Verse 116-126

116. Surely Allah does not forgive associating ˹others˺ with Him ˹in worship˺, ²²¹ but forgives anything else of whoever He wills. Indeed, whoever associates ˹others˺ with Allah has clearly gone far astray.

117. Instead of Allah, they only invoke female gods ²²² and they ˹actually˺ invoke none but a rebellious Satan-

118. cursed by Allah -who said, "I will surely take hold of a certain number of Your servants.

119. I will certainly mislead them and delude them with empty hopes. Also, I will order them and they will slit the ears of cattle ²²³ and alter Allah's creation." And whoever takes Satan as a guardian instead of Allah has certainly suffered a tremendous loss.

120. Satan only makes them ˹false˺ promises and deludes them with ˹empty˺ hopes. Truly Satan promises them nothing but delusion.

121. It is they who will have Hell as their home, and they will find no escape from it!

122. And those who believe and do good, We will soon admit them into Gardens under which rivers flow, to stay there for ever and ever. Allah's promise is ˹always˺ true. And whose word is more truthful than Allah's?

123. ˹Divine grace is˺ neither by your wishes nor those of the People of the Book! Whoever commits evil will be rewarded accordingly, and they will find no protector or helper besides Allah.

124. But those who do good-whether male or female-and have faith will enter Paradise and will never be wronged ˹even as much as˺ the speck on a date stone.

125. And who is better in faith than those who ˹fully˺ submit themselves to Allah, do good, and follow the Way of Abraham, the upright? Allah chose Abraham as a close friend.

126. To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And Allah is Fully Aware of everything.

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Commentary

221. This applies to those who die in a state of disbelief in Allah. But those who repent before their death and mend their ways, their repentance will be accepted ( see 25:68-70).

222. The pagans of Arabia used to shape their idols as females and give them feminine names such as Al-Lât , Al- ' Uzza , and Manât .

223. Slitting the ears of cattle dedicated to idols was a superstitious practice before Islam.