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are a group among you. Consider it not a bad thing for you. Nay,
it is good for you. Unto every man among them will be paid that
which he had earned of the sin, and as for him among them who
had the greater share therein, his will be a great torment.
12. Why then, did
not the believers, men and women, when you heard it (the slander)
think good of their own people and say: "This (charge) is
an obvious lie?"
13. Why did they
not produce four witnesses? Since they (the slanderers) have not
produced witnesses! Then with Allah they are the liars.
14. Had it not been
for the Grace of Allah and His Mercy unto you in this world
and in the Hereafter, a great torment would have touched you for
that whereof you had spoken.
15. When you were
propagating it with your tongues, and uttering with your mouths
that whereof you had no knowledge, you counted it a little thing,
while with Allah it was very great.
16. And why did you
not, when you heard it, say? "It is not right for us to
speak of this. Glory be to You (O Allah) this is a great
lie."
17. Allah forbids
you from it and warns you not to repeat the like of it forever,
if you are believers.
18. And Allah
makes the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,
signs, revelations, etc.) plain to you, and Allah is All-Knowing,
All-Wise.
19. Verily, those
who like that (the crime of) illegal sexual intercourse should
be propagated among those who believe, they will have a painful
torment in this world and in the Hereafter. And Allah knows
and you know not.
20. And had it not
been for the Grace of Allah and His Mercy on you, (Allah
would have hastened the punishment upon you). And that Allah
is full of kindness, Most Merciful.
21. O you who believe!
Follow not the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan). And
whosoever follows the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan),
then, verily he commands Al-Fahsha' [i.e. to commit
indecency (illegal sexual intercourse, etc.)], and Al-Munkar
[disbelief and polytheism (i.e. to do evil and wicked deeds; to
speak or to do what is forbidden in Islam, etc.)]. And had
it not been for the Grace of Allah and His Mercy on you,
not one of you would ever have been pure from sins. But Allah
purifies (guides to Islam) whom He wills, and Allah
is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
22. And let not those
among you who are blessed with graces and wealth swear not to
give (any sort of help) to their kinsmen, Al-Masakin
(the poor), and those who left their homes for Allah's Cause.
Let them pardon and forgive. Do you not love that Allah
should forgive you? And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
23. Verily, those
who accuse chaste women, who never even think of anything touching
their chastity and are good believers, are cursed in this life
and in the Hereafter, and for them will be a great torment,
24. On the Day when
their tongues, their hands, and their legs or feet will bear witness
against them as to what they used to do.
25. On that Day Allah
will pay them the recompense of their deeds in full, and they
will know that Allah, He is the Manifest Truth.
26. Bad statements
are for bad people (or bad women for bad men) and bad people for
bad statements (or bad men for bad women). Good statements are
for good people (or good women for good men) and good people for
good statements (or good men for good women), such (good people)
are innocent of (each and every) bad statement which they say,
for them is Forgiveness, and Rizqun Karim (generous
provision i.e.Paradise).
27. O you who believe!
Enter not houses other than your own, until you have asked permission
and greeted those in them, that is better for you, in order that
you may remember.
28. And if you find
no one therein, still, enter not until permission has been given.
And if you are asked to go back, go back, for it is purer for
you, and Allah is All-Knower of what you do.
29. There is no sin
on you that you enter (without taking permission) houses uninhabited
(i.e. not possessed by anybody), (when) you have any interest
in them. And Allah has knowledge of what you reveal and
what you conceal.
30. Tell the believing
men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and
protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts, etc.).
That is purer for them. Verily, Allah is All-Aware of what
they do.
31. And tell the
believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden
things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual
acts, etc.) and not to show off their adornment except only that
which is apparent (like palms of hands or one eye or both eyes
for necessity to see the way, or outer dress like veil, gloves,
head-cover, apron, etc.), and to draw their veils all over Juyubihinna
(i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms, etc.) and not to
reveal their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers,
their husband's fathers, their sons, their husband's sons, their
brothers or their brother's sons, or their sister's sons, or their
(Muslim) women (i.e. their sisters in Islam), or the (female)
slaves whom their right hands possess, or old male servants who
lack vigour, or small children who have no sense of the shame
of sex. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what
they hide of their adornment. And all of you beg Allah to
forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful.
32. And marry those
among you who are single (i.e. a man who has no wife and the woman
who has no husband) and (also marry) the Salihun
(pious, fit and capable ones) of your (male) slaves and maid-servants
(female slaves). If they be poor, Allah will enrich them
out of His Bounty. And Allah is All-Sufficent for His creatures'
needs, All-Knowing (about the state of the people).
33. And let those
who find not the financial means for marriage keep themselves
chaste, until Allah enriches them of His Bounty. And such
of your slaves as seek a writing (of emancipation), give them
such writing, if you know that they are good and trustworthy.
And give them something yourselves out of the wealth of Allah
which He has bestowed upon you. And force not your maids to prostitution,
if they desire chastity, in order that you may make a gain in
the (perishable) goods of this worldly life. But if anyone compels
them (to prostitution), then after such compulsion, Allah
is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (to those women, i.e. He will
forgive them because they have been forced to do this evil action
unwillingly).
34. And indeed We
have sent down for you Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) that make things plain, and
the example of those who passed away before you, and an admonition
for those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V.2:2).
35. Allah is
the Light of the heavens and the earth. The parable of His Light
is as (if there were) a niche and within it a lamp, the lamp is
in glass, the glass as it were a brilliant star, lit from a blessed
tree, an olive, neither of the east (i.e. neither it gets sun-rays
only in the morning) nor of the west (i.e. nor it gets sun-rays
only in the afternoon, but it is exposed to the sun all day long),
whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself), though no fire
touched it. Light upon Light! Allah guides to His Light
whom He wills. And Allah sets forth parables for mankind,
and Allah is All-Knower of everything.
36. In houses (mosques),
which Allah has ordered to be raised (to be cleaned, and
to be honoured), in them His Name is glorified in the mornings
and in the afternoons or the evenings,
37. Men whom neither
trade nor sale diverts them from the Remembrance of Allah
(with heart and tongue), nor from performing AsSalat
(Iqamat-as-Salat), nor from giving the
Zakat. They fear a Day when hearts and eyes will
be overturned (from the horror of the torment of the Day of Resurrection).
38. That Allah
may reward them according to the best of their deeds, and add
even more for them out of His Grace. And Allah provides
without measure to whom He wills.
39. As for those
who disbelieve, their deeds are like a mirage in a desert. The
thirsty one thinks it to be water, until he comes up to it, he
finds it to be nothing, but he finds Allah with him, Who
will pay him his due (Hell). And Allah is Swift in taking
account.
40. Or [the state
of a disbeliever] is like the darkness in a vast deep sea, overwhelmed
with a great wave topped by a great wave, topped by dark clouds,
darkness, one above another, if a man stretches out his hand,
he can hardly see it! And he for whom Allah has not appointed
light, for him there is no light.
41. See you not (O
Muhammad )
that Allah, He it is Whom glorify whosoever is in the heavens
and the earth, and the birds with wings out-spread (in their flight).
Of each one He (Allah) knows indeed his Salat
(prayer) and his glorification, [or everyone knows his Salat
(prayer) and his glorification], and Allah is All-Aware
of what they do.
42. And to Allah
belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and to Allah
is the return (of all).
43. See you not that
Allah drives the clouds gently, then joins them together,
then makes them into a heap of layers, and you see the rain comes
forth from between them. And He sends down from the sky hail (like)
mountains, (or there are in the heaven mountains of hail from
where He sends down hail), and strike therewith whom He will,
and averts it from whom He wills. The vivid flash of its (clouds)
lightning nearly blinds the sight. [Tafsir At-Tabari].
44. Allah causes
the night and the day to succeed each other (i.e. if the day is
gone, the night comes, and if the night is gone, the day comes,
and so on). Truly, in these things is indeed a lesson for those
who have insight.
45. Allah has
created every moving (living) creature from water. Of them there
are some that creep on their bellies, some that walk on two legs,
and some that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills.
Verily! Allah is Able to do all things.
46. We have indeed
sent down (in this Qur'an) manifest Ayat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, lawful and unlawful
things, and the set boundries of Islamic religion, etc.
that make things clear showing the Right Path of Allah).
And Allah guides whom He wills to a Straight Path (i.e.
to Allah's religion of Islamic Monotheism).
47. They (hypocrites)
say: "We have believed in Allah and in the Messenger
(Muhammad ),
and we obey," then a party of them turn away thereafter,
such are not believers.
48. And when they
are called to Allah (i.e. His Words, the Qur'an) and
His Messenger (),
to judge between them, lo! a party of them refuse (to come) and
turn away.
49. But if the right
is with them, they come to him willingly with submission.
50. Is there a disease
in their hearts? Or do they doubt or fear lest Allah and
His Messenger ()
should wrong them in judgement. Nay, it is they themselves who
are the Zalimun (polytheists, hypocrites and
wrong-doers, etc.).
51. The only saying
of the faithful believers, when they are called to Allah
(His Words, the Qur'an) and His Messenger (), to judge between them, is that
they say: "We hear and we obey." And such are the prosperous
ones (who will live forever in Paradise).
52. And whosoever
obeys Allah and His Messenger (), fears Allah, and keeps
his duty (to Him), such are the successful ones.
53. They swear by
Allah their strongest oaths, that if only you would order
them, they would leave (their homes for fighting in Allah's
Cause). Say: "Swear you not; (this) obedience (of yours)
is known (to be false). Verily, Allah knows well what you
do."
54. Say: "Obey
Allah and obey the Messenger, but if you turn away, he (Messenger
Muhammad )
is only responsible for the duty placed on him (i.e. to convey
Allah's Message) and you for that placed on you. If you
obey him, you shall be on the right guidance. The Messenger's
duty is only to convey (the message) in a clear way (i.e. to preach
in a plain way)."
55. Allah has
promised those among you who believe, and do righteous good deeds,
that He will certainly grant them succession to (the present rulers)
in the earth, as He granted it to those before them, and that
He will grant them the authority to practise their religion, that
which He has chosen for them (i.e. Islam). And He will surely
give them in exchange a safe security after their fear (provided)
they (believers) worship Me and do not associate anything (in
worship) with Me. But whoever disbelieved after this, they are
the Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah).
56. And perform AsSalat
(IqamatasSalat), and give Zakat
and obey the Messenger (Muhammad ) that you may receive mercy (from
Allah).
57. Consider not
that the disbelievers can escape in the land. Their abode shall
be the Fire, and worst indeed is that destination.
58. O you who believe!
Let your legal slaves and slave-girls, and those among you who
have not come to the age of puberty ask your permission (before
they come to your presence) on three occasions; before Fajr
(morning) prayer, and while you put off your clothes for the noonday
(rest), and after the 'Isha' (late-night) prayer.
(These) three times are of privacy for you, other than these times
there is no sin on you or on them to move about, attending (helping)
you each other. Thus Allah makes clear the Ayat
(the Verses of this Qur'an, showing proofs for the legal
aspects of permission for visits, etc.) to you. And Allah
is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
59. And when the
children among you come to puberty, then let them (also) ask for
permission, as those senior to them (in age). Thus Allah
makes clear His Ayat (Commandments and legal obligations)
for you. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
60. And as for women
past child-bearing who do not expect wed-lock, it is no sin on
them if they discard their (outer) clothing in such a way as not
to show their adornment. But to refrain (i.e. not to discard their
outer clothing) is better for them. And Allah is All-Hearer,
All-Knower.
61. There is no restriction
on the blind, nor any restriction on the lame, nor any restriction
on the sick, nor on yourselves, if you eat from your houses, or
the houses of your fathers, or the houses of your mothers, or
the houses of your brothers, or the houses of your sisters, or
the houses of your father's brothers, or the houses of your father's
sisters, or the houses of your mother's brothers, or the houses
of your mother's sisters, or (from that) whereof you hold keys,
or (from the house) of a friend. No sin on you whether you eat
together or apart. But when you enter the houses, greet one another
with a greeting from Allah (i.e. say: <>
Úáíßã As-Salamu 'Alaikum
- peace be on you) blessed and good. Thus Allah makes
clear the Ayat (these Verses or your religious symbols
and signs, etc.) to you that you may understand.
62. The true believers
are only those, who believe in (the Oneness of) Allah and
His Messenger (Muhammad ),
and when they are with him on some common matter, they go not
away until they have asked his permission. Verily! Those who ask
your permission, those are they who (really) believe in Allah
and His Messenger. So if they ask your permission for some affairs
of theirs, give permission to whom you will of them, and ask Allah
for their forgiveness. Truly, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful.
63. Make not the
calling of the Messenger (Muhammad )
among you as your calling of one another. Allah knows those
of you who slip away under shelter (of some excuse without taking
the permission to leave, from the Messenger ). And let those who oppose the
Messenger's (Muhammad )
commandment (i.e. his Sunnah legal ways, orders, acts of worship,
statements, etc.) (among the sects) beware, lest some Fitnah
(disbelief, trials, afflictions, earthquakes, killing, overpowered
by a tyrant, etc.) befall them or a painful torment be inflicted
on them.
64. Certainly, to
Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth.
Surely, He knows your condition and (He knows) the Day when they
will be brought back to Him, then He will inform them of what
they did. And Allah is All-Knower of everything.
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