The Light

Surah
An-Nur

سُورَةٌ
أَنزَلۡنَٰهَا
وَفَرَضۡنَٰهَا
وَأَنزَلۡنَا
فِيهَآ
ءَايَٰتِۭ
بَيِّنَٰتٖ
لَّعَلَّكُمۡ
تَذَكَّرُونَ
١

˹This is˺ a sûrah which We have revealed and made ˹its rulings˺ obligatory, and revealed in it clear commandments so that you may be mindful.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

24:2

ٱلزَّانِيَةُ

وَٱلزَّانِي

فَٱجۡلِدُواْ

كُلَّ

وَٰحِدٖ

مِّنۡهُمَا

مِاْئَةَ

جَلۡدَةٖۖ

وَلَا

تَأۡخُذۡكُم

بِهِمَا

رَأۡفَةٞ

فِي

دِينِ

ٱللَّهِ

إِن

كُنتُمۡ

تُؤۡمِنُونَ

بِٱللَّهِ

وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ

ٱلۡأٓخِرِۖ

وَلۡيَشۡهَدۡ

عَذَابَهُمَا

طَآئِفَةٞ

مِّنَ

ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

As for female and male fornicators, give each of them one hundred lashes,¹ and do not let pity for them make you lenient in ˹enforcing˺ the law of Allah, if you ˹truly˺ believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a number of believers witness their punishment.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

24:3

ٱلزَّانِي

لَا

يَنكِحُ

إِلَّا

زَانِيَةً

أَوۡ

مُشۡرِكَةٗ

وَٱلزَّانِيَةُ

لَا

يَنكِحُهَآ

إِلَّا

زَانٍ

أَوۡ

مُشۡرِكٞۚ

وَحُرِّمَ

ذَٰلِكَ

عَلَى

ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

A male fornicator would only marry a female fornicator or idolatress. And a female fornicator would only be married to a fornicator or idolater. This is ˹all˺ forbidden to the believers.¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

24:4

وَٱلَّذِينَ

يَرۡمُونَ

ٱلۡمُحۡصَنَٰتِ

ثُمَّ

لَمۡ

يَأۡتُواْ

بِأَرۡبَعَةِ

شُهَدَآءَ

فَٱجۡلِدُوهُمۡ

ثَمَٰنِينَ

جَلۡدَةٗ

وَلَا

تَقۡبَلُواْ

لَهُمۡ

شَهَٰدَةً

أَبَدٗاۚ

وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ

هُمُ

ٱلۡفَٰسِقُونَ

Those who accuse chaste women ˹of adultery˺ and fail to produce four witnesses, give them eighty lashes ˹each˺. And do not ever accept any testimony from them—for they are indeed the rebellious—

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

24:5

إِلَّا

ٱلَّذِينَ

تَابُواْ

مِنۢ

بَعۡدِ

ذَٰلِكَ

وَأَصۡلَحُواْ

فَإِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

غَفُورٞ

رَّحِيمٞ

except those who repent afterwards and mend their ways, then surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

24:6

وَٱلَّذِينَ

يَرۡمُونَ

أَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ

وَلَمۡ

يَكُن

لَّهُمۡ

شُهَدَآءُ

إِلَّآ

أَنفُسُهُمۡ

فَشَهَٰدَةُ

أَحَدِهِمۡ

أَرۡبَعُ

شَهَٰدَٰتِۭ

بِٱللَّهِ

إِنَّهُۥ

لَمِنَ

ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

And those who accuse their wives ˹of adultery˺ but have no witness except themselves, the accuser must testify,¹ swearing four times by Allah that he is telling the truth,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

24:7