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 135-1414. An-Nisa Page 100یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاٰمَنُوْاbelieve[d]!كُوْنُوْاBeقَوّٰمِیْنَcustodiansبِالْقِسْطِof justiceشُهَدَآءَ(as) witnessesلِلّٰهِto Allahوَ لَوْeven ifعَلٰۤی(it is) againstاَنْفُسِكُمْyourselvesاَوِorالْوَالِدَیْنِthe parentsوَ الْاَقْرَبِیْنَ ۚand the relativesاِنْifیَّكُنْhe beغَنِیًّاrichاَوْorفَقِیْرًاpoorفَاللّٰهُfor Allahاَوْلٰی(is) nearerبِهِمَا ۫to both of themفَلَاSo (do) notتَتَّبِعُواfollowالْهَوٰۤیthe desireاَنْlestتَعْدِلُوْا ۚyou deviateوَ اِنْAnd ifتَلْوٗۤاyou distortاَوْorتُعْرِضُوْاrefrainفَاِنَّthen indeedاللّٰهَAllahكَانَisبِمَاof whatتَعْمَلُوْنَyou doخَبِیْرًا All-Aware یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاٰمَنُوْۤاbelieve[d]اٰمِنُوْاBelieveبِاللّٰهِin Allahوَ رَسُوْلِهٖand His Messengerوَ الْكِتٰبِand the BookالَّذِیْwhichنَزَّلَHe revealedعَلٰیuponرَسُوْلِهٖHis Messengerوَ الْكِتٰبِand the BookالَّذِیْۤwhichاَنْزَلَHe revealedمِنْfromقَبْلُ ؕbeforeوَ مَنْAnd whoeverیَّكْفُرْdisbelievesبِاللّٰهِin Allahوَ مَلٰٓىِٕكَتِهٖand His Angelsوَ كُتُبِهٖand His Booksوَ رُسُلِهٖand His Messengersوَ الْیَوْمِand the Dayالْاٰخِرِthe Lastفَقَدْthen surelyضَلَّhe (has) lost (the) wayضَلٰلًۢاstrayingبَعِیْدًا far away اِنَّIndeedالَّذِیْنَthose whoاٰمَنُوْاbelievedثُمَّthenكَفَرُوْاdisbelievedثُمَّthenاٰمَنُوْا(again) believedثُمَّthenكَفَرُوْاdisbelievedثُمَّthenازْدَادُوْاincreasedكُفْرًا(in) disbeliefلَّمْnotیَكُنِwillاللّٰهُAllahلِیَغْفِرَforgiveلَهُمْ[for] themوَ لَاand notلِیَهْدِیَهُمْwill guide themسَبِیْلًاؕ(to) a (right) way بَشِّرِGive tidingsالْمُنٰفِقِیْنَ(to) the hypocritesبِاَنَّthatلَهُمْfor themعَذَابًا(is) a punishmentاَلِیْمَاۙpainful لَّذِیْنَThose whoیَتَّخِذُوْنَtakeالْكٰفِرِیْنَthe disbelieversاَوْلِیَآءَ(as) alliesمِنْ(from)دُوْنِinstead ofالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ؕthe believersاَیَبْتَغُوْنَDo they seekعِنْدَهُمُwith themالْعِزَّةَthe honorفَاِنَّBut indeedالْعِزَّةَthe honorلِلّٰهِ(is) for Allahجَمِیْعًاؕall وَ قَدْAnd surelyنَزَّلَHe has revealedعَلَیْكُمْto youفِیinالْكِتٰبِthe Bookاَنْthatاِذَاwhenسَمِعْتُمْyou hearاٰیٰتِ(the) Versesاللّٰهِ(of) Allahیُكْفَرُbeing rejectedبِهَا[it]وَ یُسْتَهْزَاُand ridiculedبِهَاat [it]فَلَاthen do notتَقْعُدُوْاsitمَعَهُمْwith themحَتّٰیuntilیَخُوْضُوْاthey engageفِیْinحَدِیْثٍa conversationغَیْرِهٖۤ ۖؗother than thatاِنَّكُمْIndeed youاِذًاthenمِّثْلُهُمْ ؕ(would be) like themاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahجَامِعُwill gatherالْمُنٰفِقِیْنَthe hypocritesوَ الْكٰفِرِیْنَand the disbelieversفِیْinجَهَنَّمَHellجَمِیْعَاۙall together 4. An-Nisa Page 101لَّذِیْنَThose whoیَتَرَبَّصُوْنَare waitingبِكُمْ ۚfor youفَاِنْThen ifكَانَwasلَكُمْfor youفَتْحٌa victoryمِّنَfromاللّٰهِAllahقَالُوْۤاthey sayاَلَمْWere notنَكُنْweمَّعَكُمْ ۖؗwith youوَ اِنْBut ifكَانَ(there) wasلِلْكٰفِرِیْنَfor the disbelieversنَصِیْبٌ ۙa chanceقَالُوْۤاthey saidاَلَمْDid notنَسْتَحْوِذْwe have advantageعَلَیْكُمْover youوَ نَمْنَعْكُمْand we protected youمِّنَfromالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ؕthe believersفَاللّٰهُAnd Allahیَحْكُمُwill judgeبَیْنَكُمْbetween youیَوْمَ(on the) Dayالْقِیٰمَةِ ؕ(of) the Resurrectionوَ لَنْand neverیَّجْعَلَwill makeاللّٰهُAllahلِلْكٰفِرِیْنَfor the disbelieversعَلَیoverالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَthe believersسَبِیْلًا۠a way

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Translation of Verse 135-141

135. O believers! Stand firm for justice as witnesses for Allah even if it is against yourselves, your parents, or close relatives. Be they rich or poor, Allah is best to ensure their interests. So do not let your desires cause you to deviate ˹from justice˺. If you distort the testimony or refuse to give it, then ˹know that˺ Allah is certainly All- Aware of what you do.

136. O believers! Have faith in Allah, His Messenger, the Book He has revealed to His Messenger, and the Scriptures He revealed before. Indeed, whoever denies Allah, His angels, His Books, His messengers, and the Last Day has clearly gone far astray.

137. Indeed, those who believed then disbelieved, then believed and again disbelieved-˹only˺ increasing in disbelief-Allah will neither forgive them nor guide them to the ˹Right˺ Way.

138. Give good news of a painful punishment to hypocrites,

139. who choose disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do they seek honour and power through that company? Surely all honour and power belongs to Allah.

140. He has already revealed to you in the Book that when you hear Allah's revelations being denied or ridiculed, then do not sit in that company unless they engage in a different topic, or else you will be like them. ²²⁸ Surely Allah will gather the hypocrites and disbelievers all together in Hell.

141. ˹The hypocrites are˺ those who wait to see what happens to you. So if Allah grants you victory, they say ˹to you˺, "Were we not on your side?" But if the disbelievers have a share ˹of victory˺, they say ˹to them˺, "Did we not have the advantage over you, yet we protected you from the believers?" Allah will judge between ˹all of˺ you on the Day of Judgment. And Allah will never grant the disbelievers a way over the believers.

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Commentary

228. This refers to 6:68.