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 172-176لَنْNeverیَّسْتَنْكِفَwill disdainالْمَسِیْحُthe Messiahاَنْtoیَّكُوْنَbeعَبْدًاa slaveلِّلّٰهِof Allahوَ لَاand notالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُthe Angelsالْمُقَرَّبُوْنَ ؕthe ones who are near (to Allah)وَ مَنْAnd whoeverیَّسْتَنْكِفْdisdainsعَنْfromعِبَادَتِهٖHis worshipوَ یَسْتَكْبِرْand is arrogantفَسَیَحْشُرُهُمْthen He will gather themاِلَیْهِtowards Himجَمِیْعًا all together فَاَمَّاThen as forالَّذِیْنَthose whoاٰمَنُوْاbelievedوَ عَمِلُواand didالصّٰلِحٰتِthe righteous deedsفَیُوَفِّیْهِمْthen He will give them in fullاُجُوْرَهُمْtheir rewardوَ یَزِیْدُهُمْand give them moreمِّنْfromفَضْلِهٖ ۚHis Bountyوَ اَمَّاAnd as forالَّذِیْنَthose whoاسْتَنْكَفُوْاdisdainedوَ اسْتَكْبَرُوْاand were arrogantفَیُعَذِّبُهُمْthen He will punish themعَذَابًا(with) a punishmentاَلِیْمًا ۙ۬painfulوَّ لَاand notیَجِدُوْنَwill they findلَهُمْfor themselvesمِّنْfromدُوْنِbesidesاللّٰهِAllahوَلِیًّاany protectorوَّ لَاand notنَصِیْرًا any helper یٰۤاَیُّهَاOالنَّاسُmankindقَدْSurelyجَآءَكُمْhas come to youبُرْهَانٌa convincing proofمِّنْfromرَّبِّكُمْyour Lordوَ اَنْزَلْنَاۤand We (have) sent downاِلَیْكُمْto youنُوْرًاa lightمُّبِیْنًا clear فَاَمَّاSo as forالَّذِیْنَthose whoاٰمَنُوْاbelievedبِاللّٰهِin Allahوَ اعْتَصَمُوْاand held fastبِهٖto Himفَسَیُدْخِلُهُمْthen He will admit themفِیْinرَحْمَةٍMercyمِّنْهُfrom Himselfوَ فَضْلٍ ۙand Bountyوَّ یَهْدِیْهِمْand will guide themاِلَیْهِto Himselfصِرَاطًا(on) a wayمُّسْتَقِیْمًاؕstraight 4. An-Nisa Page 106یَسْتَفْتُوْنَكَ ؕThey seek your rulingقُلِSayاللّٰهُAllahیُفْتِیْكُمْgives you a rulingفِیconcerningالْكَلٰلَةِ ؕthe Kalalaاِنِifامْرُؤٌاa manهَلَكَdiedلَیْسَ(and) notلَهٗhe hasوَلَدٌa childوَّ لَهٗۤand he hasاُخْتٌa sisterفَلَهَاthen for herنِصْفُ(is) a halfمَا(of) whatتَرَكَ ۚhe leftوَ هُوَAnd heیَرِثُهَاۤwill inherit from herاِنْifلَّمْnotیَكُنْisلَّهَاfor herوَلَدٌ ؕa childفَاِنْBut ifكَانَتَاthere wereاثْنَتَیْنِtwo femalesفَلَهُمَاthen for themالثُّلُثٰنِtwo thirdsمِمَّاof whatتَرَكَ ؕhe leftوَ اِنْBut ifكَانُوْۤاthey wereاِخْوَةًbrothers and sistersرِّجَالًاmenوَّ نِسَآءًand womenفَلِلذَّكَرِthen the male will haveمِثْلُlikeحَظِّshareالْاُنْثَیَیْنِ ؕ(of) the two femalesیُبَیِّنُmakes clearاللّٰهُAllahلَكُمْto youاَنْlestتَضِلُّوْا ؕyou go astrayوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahبِكُلِّof everyشَیْءٍthingعَلِیْمٌ۠(is) All-Knower

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Translation of Verse 172-176

172. The Messiah would never be too proud to be a servant of Allah, nor would the angels nearest to Allah. Those who are too proud and arrogant to worship Him will be brought before Him all together.

173. As for those who believe and do good, He will reward them in full and increase them out of His grace. But those who are too proud and arrogant, He will subject them to a painful punishment. And besides Allah they will find no protector or helper.

174. O humanity! There has come to you conclusive evidence from your Lord. And We have sent down to you a brilliant light.

175. As for those who believe in Allah and hold fast to Him, He will admit them into His mercy and grace and guide them to Himself through the Straight Path.

176. They ask you ˹for a ruling, O Prophet˺. Say, "Allah gives you a ruling regarding those who die without children or parents." If a man dies childless and leaves behind a sister, she will inherit one-half of his estate, whereas her brother will inherit all of her estate if she dies childless. If this person leaves behind two sisters, they together will inherit two-thirds of the estate. But if the deceased leaves male and female siblings, a male's share will be equal to that of two females. Allah makes ˹this˺ clear to you so you do not go astray. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things. ²³⁹

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Commentary

239. This verse is placed at the end of the sûrah and not with similar verses at the beginning to connect the end of this sûrah with the next one or, according to Al-Fakhr Ar-Râzi, either to tie the end of the sûrah with its beginning for emphasis, as found in 20:2 and 124 as well as 23:1 and 117, or to emphasize Allah's knowledge, just like the first verse emphasizes His power.