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 57-70وَ الَّذِیْنَAnd those whoاٰمَنُوْاbelieve[d]وَ عَمِلُواand didالصّٰلِحٰتِthe good deedsسَنُدْخِلُهُمْWe will admit themجَنّٰتٍ(in) Gardensتَجْرِیْflowsمِنْfromتَحْتِهَاunderneath itالْاَنْهٰرُthe riversخٰلِدِیْنَwill abideفِیْهَاۤin itاَبَدًا ؕforeverلَهُمْFor themفِیْهَاۤin itاَزْوَاجٌ(are) spousesمُّطَهَّرَةٌ ؗpureوَّ نُدْخِلُهُمْand We will admit themظِلًّا(in the) shadeظَلِیْلًا thick اِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahیَاْمُرُكُمْorders youاَنْtoتُؤَدُّواrenderالْاَمٰنٰتِthe trustsاِلٰۤیtoاَهْلِهَا ۙtheir ownersوَ اِذَاand whenحَكَمْتُمْyou judgeبَیْنَbetweenالنَّاسِthe peopleاَنْtoتَحْكُمُوْاjudgeبِالْعَدْلِ ؕwith justiceاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahنِعِمَّاexcellentlyیَعِظُكُمْadvises youبِهٖ ؕwith itاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahكَانَisسَمِیْعًۢاAll-Hearingبَصِیْرًا All-Seeing یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاٰمَنُوْۤاbelieve[d]اَطِیْعُواObeyاللّٰهَAllahوَ اَطِیْعُواand obeyالرَّسُوْلَthe Messengerوَ اُولِیand thoseالْاَمْرِ(having) authorityمِنْكُمْ ۚamong youفَاِنْThen ifتَنَازَعْتُمْyou disagreeفِیْinشَیْءٍanythingفَرُدُّوْهُrefer itاِلَیtoاللّٰهِAllahوَ الرَّسُوْلِand the Messengerاِنْifكُنْتُمْyouتُؤْمِنُوْنَbelieveبِاللّٰهِin Allahوَ الْیَوْمِand the Dayالْاٰخِرِ ؕ[the] LastذٰلِكَThatخَیْرٌ(is) bestوَّ اَحْسَنُand more suitableتَاْوِیْلًا۠(for final) determination 4. An-Nisa Page 88اَلَمْDo notتَرَyou seeاِلَی[towards]الَّذِیْنَthose whoیَزْعُمُوْنَclaimاَنَّهُمْthat theyاٰمَنُوْاbelieveبِمَاۤin whatاُنْزِلَ(is) revealedاِلَیْكَto youوَ مَاۤand whatاُنْزِلَwas revealedمِنْfromقَبْلِكَbefore youیُرِیْدُوْنَThey wishاَنْtoیَّتَحَاكَمُوْۤاgo for judgmentاِلَیtoالطَّاغُوْتِthe false deitiesوَ قَدْand surelyاُمِرُوْۤاthey were orderedاَنْtoیَّكْفُرُوْاrejectبِهٖ ؕ[with] itوَ یُرِیْدُAnd wishesالشَّیْطٰنُthe Shaitaanاَنْtoیُّضِلَّهُمْmislead themضَلٰلًۢاastrayبَعِیْدًا far away وَ اِذَاAnd whenقِیْلَit is saidلَهُمْto themتَعَالَوْاComeاِلٰیtoمَاۤwhatاَنْزَلَ(has) revealedاللّٰهُAllahوَ اِلَیand toالرَّسُوْلِthe Messengerرَاَیْتَyou seeالْمُنٰفِقِیْنَthe hypocritesیَصُدُّوْنَturning awayعَنْكَfrom youصُدُوْدًاۚ(in) aversion فَكَیْفَSo howاِذَاۤwhenاَصَابَتْهُمْbefalls themمُّصِیْبَةٌۢdisasterبِمَاfor whatقَدَّمَتْsent forthاَیْدِیْهِمْtheir handsثُمَّthenجَآءُوْكَthey come to youیَحْلِفُوْنَ ۖۗswearingبِاللّٰهِby AllahاِنْNotاَرَدْنَاۤwe intendedاِلَّاۤexceptاِحْسَانًاgoodوَّ تَوْفِیْقًا and reconciliation اُولٰٓىِٕكَThoseالَّذِیْنَ(are) the ones whoیَعْلَمُknowsاللّٰهُAllahمَاwhatفِیْ(is) inقُلُوْبِهِمْ ۗtheir heartsفَاَعْرِضْso turn awayعَنْهُمْfrom themوَ عِظْهُمْand admonish themوَ قُلْand sayلَّهُمْto themفِیْۤconcerningاَنْفُسِهِمْtheir soulsقَوْلًۢاa wordبَلِیْغًا penetrating وَ مَاۤAnd notاَرْسَلْنَاWe sentمِنْanyرَّسُوْلٍMessengerاِلَّاexceptلِیُطَاعَto be obeyedبِاِذْنِby (the) permissionاللّٰهِ ؕ(of) Allahوَ لَوْAnd ifاَنَّهُمْ[that] theyاِذْwhenظَّلَمُوْۤاthey wrongedاَنْفُسَهُمْthemselvesجَآءُوْكَ(had) come to youفَاسْتَغْفَرُواand asked forgivenessاللّٰهَ(of) Allahوَ اسْتَغْفَرَand asked forgivenessلَهُمُfor themالرَّسُوْلُthe Messengerلَوَجَدُواsurely they would have foundاللّٰهَAllahتَوَّابًاOft-Forgivingرَّحِیْمًا Most Merciful فَلَاBut noوَ رَبِّكَby your Lordلَاnotیُؤْمِنُوْنَwill they believeحَتّٰیuntilیُحَكِّمُوْكَthey make you judgeفِیْمَاabout whatشَجَرَarisesبَیْنَهُمْbetween themثُمَّthenلَاnotیَجِدُوْاthey findفِیْۤinاَنْفُسِهِمْthemselvesحَرَجًاany discomfortمِّمَّاabout whatقَضَیْتَyou (have) decidedوَ یُسَلِّمُوْاand submitتَسْلِیْمًا (in full) submission 4. An-Nisa Page 89وَ لَوْAnd ifاَنَّا[that] Weكَتَبْنَا(had) decreedعَلَیْهِمْon themاَنِthatاقْتُلُوْۤاKillاَنْفُسَكُمْyourselvesاَوِorاخْرُجُوْاGo forthمِنْfromدِیَارِكُمْyour homesمَّاnotفَعَلُوْهُthey would have done itاِلَّاexceptقَلِیْلٌa fewمِّنْهُمْ ؕof themوَ لَوْBut ifاَنَّهُمْ[that] theyفَعَلُوْاhad doneمَاwhatیُوْعَظُوْنَthey were advisedبِهٖwith [it]لَكَانَsurely (it) would have beenخَیْرًاbetterلَّهُمْfor themوَ اَشَدَّand strongerتَثْبِیْتًاۙstrengthen(ing) وَّ اِذًاAnd thenلَّاٰتَیْنٰهُمْWe would (have) given themمِّنْfromلَّدُنَّاۤOurselvesاَجْرًاa rewardعَظِیْمًاۙgreat وَّ لَهَدَیْنٰهُمْAnd We would have guided themصِرَاطًا(to the) wayمُّسْتَقِیْمًا (the) straight وَ مَنْAnd whoeverیُّطِعِobeysاللّٰهَAllahوَ الرَّسُوْلَand the Messengerفَاُولٰٓىِٕكَthen thoseمَعَ(will be) withالَّذِیْنَthose whomاَنْعَمَhas bestowed (His) FavorاللّٰهُAllahعَلَیْهِمْupon themمِّنَofالنَّبِیّٖنَthe Prophetsوَ الصِّدِّیْقِیْنَand the truthfulوَ الشُّهَدَآءِand the martyrsوَ الصّٰلِحِیْنَ ۚand the righteousوَ حَسُنَAnd excellentاُولٰٓىِٕكَ(are) thoseرَفِیْقًاؕcompanion(s) ذٰلِكَThatالْفَضْلُ(is) the Bountyمِنَofاللّٰهِ ؕAllahوَ كَفٰیand sufficientبِاللّٰهِAllahعَلِیْمًا۠(as) All-Knower

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Translation of Verse 57-70

57. As for those who believe and do good, We will admit them into Gardens under which rivers flow, to stay there for ever and ever. There they will have pure spouses, ²⁰⁷ and We will place them under a vast shade.

58. Indeed, Allah commands you to return trusts to their rightful owners; ²⁰⁸ and when you judge between people, judge with fairness. What a noble commandment from Allah to you! Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.

59. O believers! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. Should you disagree on anything, then refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if you ˹truly˺ believe in Allah and the Last Day. This is the best and fairest resolution.

60. Have you ˹O Prophet˺ not seen those who claim they believe in what has been revealed to you and what was revealed before you?

61. When it is said to them, "Come to Allah's revelations and to the Messenger," you see the hypocrites turn away from you stubbornly.

62. How ˹horrible˺ will it be if a disaster strikes them because of what their hands have done, then they come to you swearing by Allah, "We intended nothing but goodwill and reconciliation."

63. ˹Only˺ Allah knows what is in their hearts. So turn away from them, caution them, and give them advice that will shake their very souls.

64. We only sent messengers to be obeyed by Allah's Will. If only those ˹hypocrites˺ came to you ˹O Prophet˺-after wronging themselves-seeking Allah's forgiveness and the Messenger prayed for their forgiveness, they would have certainly found Allah ever Accepting of Repentance, Most Merciful.

65. But no! By your Lord, they will never be ˹true˺ believers until they accept you ˹O Prophet˺ as the judge in their disputes, and find no resistance within themselves against your decision and submit wholeheartedly.

66. If We had commanded them to sacrifice themselves or abandon their homes, none would have obeyed except for a few. Had they done what they were advised to do, ²⁰⁹ it would have certainly been far better for them and more reassuring,

67. and We would have granted them a great reward by Our grace

68. and guided them to the Straight Path.

69. And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger will be in the company of those blessed by Allah: the prophets, the people of truth, the martyrs, and the righteous-what honourable company!

70. This is Allah's favour, and Allah fully knows ˹who deserves it˺.

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Commentary

207. See footnote for 2:25.

208. This verse was revealed right after Mecca had peacefully surrendered to the Muslims. 'Ali ibn Abi Ṭâlib, the Prophet's cousin and son-in-law, took the Ka'bah's key by force from Othmân ibn Ṭalḥa, the non-Muslim keeper of the Ka'bah. The verse was revealed to the Prophet ( ﷺ ) inside the Ka'bah with the order to give the key back to its rightful owner. He ( ﷺ ) ordered Ali to return the key to the keeper immediately along with an apology. Othmân was also promised that his family would keep the key forever. The keeper was so touched by the Quranic sense of justice that he decided to accept Islam.

209. i.e., obeying Allah and His Messenger.