1. A chapter which
We have sent down and imposed, and We have sent down in it clear revelations
that you may remember.
2. The adulteress and the adulterer, you shall lash each of them one hundred
lashes, and do not let any pity take you over God's system if you believe in
God and the last day. And let a group of the believers witness their punishment.
3. The adulterer will only marry an adulteress or one who is an idolatress.
And the adulteress, she will only be married to an adulterer or an idolater.
And this has been forbidden for the believers.
4. And those who accuse the independent women and they do not bring forth four
witnesses, then you shall lash them eighty lashes and do not ever accept their
testimony. Those indeed are the evildoers.
5. Except those who repent after this and do right, then God is Forgiving, Merciful.
6. And those who accuse their wives, but they have no witnesses except for themselves,
then the testimony of one of them is to be equivalent to that of four witnesses
if he is swearing by God that he is being truthful.
7. And the fifth shall be God's curse upon him if he is one of those lying.
8. And the punishment will be averted from her if she testifies four times by
God that he is of the liars.
9. And the fifth shall be that God's curse is upon her if he is speaking the
truth.
10. All this is from God's favour upon you and His mercy. And God is Forgiving,
Wise.
11. Those who have brought forth the accusation were a group amongst you. Do
not think it is bad for you, for it is good for you. Every person amongst them
will have what he deserves of the sin. And as for he who had the greatest portion
of it, he will have a great retribution.
12. If only when you heard it the believing men and women should have thought
good of their own selves and said: "This is an obvious lie!"
13. If only they had brought four witnesses to it. If they did not have the
witnesses, then these with God are the liars.
14. And had it not been for God's favour upon you and His mercy upon you in
this world and the Hereafter, a great retribution would have touched you for
what you have spoken.
15. For you have cast it with your tongues, and you say with your mouths what
you have no knowledge of, and you think it is a minor issue, while with God
it was great.
16. And when you heard it you said: "It was not right for us to speak of
this. Glory to You, this is a great lie"
17. God warns you not to repeat something similar to this ever, if you are believers.
18. And God clarifies for you the revelations; and God is Knower, Wise.
19. As for those who enjoy that immorality spreads amongst those who have believed,
they will have a painful retribution in the world and the Hereafter. And God
knows while you do not know.
20. And all this is from God's favour upon you and His mercy. And God is Compassionate,
Merciful.
21. O you who believe, do not follow the footsteps of the devil. And whosoever
follows the footsteps of the devil should know that he advocates immorality
and evil. And had in not been for God's favour upon you and His mercy, not one
of you would have ever been purified, but God purifies whom He wishes, and God
is Hearer, Knower.
22. And let not those amongst you who have been blessed with abundance refuse
to give to the relatives, and the needy, and those who have immigrated in the
cause of God. Let them pardon and forgive. Would you not like God to forgive
you? And God is Forgiving, Merciful.
23. Those who accuse the independent chaste believing women, they will be cursed
in this world and the Hereafter, and they will have a painful retribution.
24. On the day when their tongues, and their hands, and their feet will bear
witness against them for what they used to do.
25. On that day, God will pay them what they are owed in full, and they will
know that God is the Truth Manifested.
26. The wicked women are for the wicked men, and the wicked men are for the
wicked women, and the good women are for the good men, and the good men are
for the good women. These people are innocent from what statements have been
made, and for them is forgiveness and a generous provision.
27. O you who believe, do not enter any homes except your own unless you are
invited and you greet the people in them. This is best for you, perhaps you
will remember.
28. But, if you do not find anyone in them then do not enter until you are given
permission. And if you are told to go back, then return for it is purer for
you. And God is aware of what you do.
29. There is no sin upon you that you enter homes which are uninhabited if in
them there are belongings of yours. And God knows what you reveal and what you
conceal.
30. Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their chastity, for
that is purer for them. God is fully aware of what you do.
31. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their chastity,
and that they should not reveal their beauty except what protrudes of it, and
let them place their covers over their chests, and let them not reveal their
beauty except to their husbands, or their fathers, or fathers of their husbands,
or their sons, or the sons of their husbands, or their brothers, or the sons
of their brothers, or the sons of their sisters, or their children that come
after them, or those who are still their dependants, or the male servants who
are without need, or the child who has not yet understood the private parts
of the women. Nor let them move their hips in a way that reveals what they are
keeping hidden of their beauty. And repent to God all of you believers that
you may succeed.
32. And marry off those among you that are single, and the good from among your
male and female servants. If they are poor, then God will grant them from His
grace. And God is Encompassing, Knowledgeable.
33. And let those who are not able to marry continue to be chaste until God
enriches them of His Bounty. And if those who are still dependants seek marriage,
then marry them off if you find that they are ready And give them from the wealth
of God which He has bestowed upon you. And do not force your daughters into
marriage when they have desired independence, in order that you may make a gain
in the goods of this worldly life. But if anyone compels them, then for their
compulsion, God is Forgiving, Merciful.
34. And We have sent down to you clarifying revelations and an example of those
who came before you and a lesson for the righteous.
35. God is the light of heavens and earth. The example of His light is as a
concave mirror within a lamp, the lamp is within a glass, the glass is like
a shining planet which is lit from a blessed olive tree that is neither of the
east nor of the west, its oil nearly gives off light even if not touched by
fire. Light upon light, God guides to His light whom He pleases. And God strikes
the examples for mankind, and God is aware of all things.
36. In Temples that God has allowed to be raised and His name mentioned in them.
He is glorified therein in the morning and the evening.
37. Men who are not distracted by trade or sale from the remembrance of God
and the upholding of the salat and contributing to the zakat. They fear a day
when the hearts and sight will be overturned.
38. God will reward them for the best of what they did, and He will increase
them from His grace. And God provides for whom He pleases without any price.
39. As for those who reject, their works are like a mirage in the desert. A
thirsty person thinks it is water, until he reaches it, he finds it is nothing;
and he finds God there and He pays him his due, and God is swift in judgment.
40. Or like the darkness in a deep ocean in the midst of violent waves, with
waves upon waves and dark clouds. Darkness upon darkness, if he brings out his
own hand, he could barely see it. And for whomever God does not make a light,
he will have no light.
41. Do you not see that everything in the heavens and the earth glorifies God?
Even the birds assembled, each knows its commitment and its glorification. And
God is fully aware of everything they do.
42. And to God is the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and to God is
the final destiny.
43. Do you not see that God drives the clouds, then He gathers them together,
then He piles them upon each other, then you see the soft rain coming out of
them? And He sends down hail from the sky from the mountains to afflict whomever
He wills, and He diverts it from whomever He wills. The brightness of the snow
almost blinds the eyes.
44. God rotates the night and the day. In that is a lesson for those who have
insight.
45. And God created every moving creature from water. So some of them move on
their bellies, and some walk on two legs, and some walk on four. God creates
whatever He wills. God is capable of all things.
46. We have sent down to you clarifying revelations, and God guides whoever
He wills to a straight path.
47. And they say: "We believe in God and in the messenger, and we obey,"
but a group of them turn away after that. These are not believers.
48. And if they are invited to God and His messenger to judge between them,
a party of them turn away.
49. However, if the judgment is in their favour, they come to it willingly with
submission!
50. Is there a disease in their hearts, or are they doubtful? Or do they fear
that God and His messenger would wrong them in the judgment? In fact, they are
the wrong doers.
51. The utterance of the believers when they are invited to God and His messenger
to judge in their affairs is to say: "We hear and obey." These are
the winners.
52. And whosoever obeys God and His messenger, and he fears God and is aware
of Him, then these are the winners.
53. And they swear by God with their strongest oaths that if you would only
command them they would mobilize. Say: "Do not swear, for obedience is
an obligation. God is Expert of what you do"
54. Say: "Obey God, and obey the messenger" But if they turn away,
then he is only responsible for his obligation, and you are responsible for
your obligations. And if you obey him, you will be guided. The messenger is
only required to deliver clearly.
55. God promises those among you who believe and do good works, that He will
make them successors on earth, as He made successors of those before them, and
He will enable for them their system which He has approved for them, and He
will substitute security for them in place of fear, that they serve Me and do
not associate anything with Me. And as for those who reject after that, they
are the wicked.
56. And uphold the salat and contribute to the zakat, and obey the messenger,
that you may attain mercy.
57. Do not think that those who disbelieve will remain in the land. Their abode
is Hell. What a miserable destiny!
58. O you who believe, let those who are still dependant and the children who
have not attained puberty request permission from you at three times. Before
the Dawn salat, and when you are changing your clothes at noon, and after the
Dusk salat. These are three private times for you. At other times, it is not
wrong for you or them to mingle with one another. God thus clarifies the revelations
for you. And God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
59. And when the children among you reach puberty, then they must ask permission
like those who were before them did also. God thus clarifies His revelations
for you. And God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
60. And the women who are past child bearing and who do not seek to get married
commit no sin when they abandon their clothing, provided they are not adorned
for beauty. And if they refrain, then it is better for them. God is Hearer,
Knower.
61. There is no blame upon the blind, nor is there any blame upon the crippled,
nor is there any blame upon the ill, nor is there any blame upon yourselves,
if you eat at your homes, or the homes of your fathers, or the homes of your
mothers, or the homes of your brothers, or the homes of your sisters, or the
homes of your uncles, or the homes of your aunts, or the homes of your mothers"
brothers, or the homes of your mothers" sisters, or the homes that belong
to you and you possess their keys, or the homes of your friends. You commit
nothing wrong by eating together or as individuals. When you enter any home,
you shall greet each other a greeting from God that is blessed and good. God
thus explains the revelations for you that you may understand.
62. The believers are those who believe in God and His messenger, and when they
are with him in a community meeting, they do not leave him without permission.
Those who ask permission are the ones who do believe in God and His messenger.
If they ask your permission, in order to tend to some of their affairs, you
may grant permission to whomever you wish, and ask God to forgive them. God
is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
63. Do not let the calling of the messenger between you be as if you are calling
each other. God is fully aware of those among you who slip away under lame excuses.
Let those who oppose his command beware, for an ordeal may strike them, or a
severe retribution.
64. Certainly, to God belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. Surely,
He knows what your condition is; and on the day when they are returned to Him,
He will inform them of everything they had done. God is aware of all things.