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).
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-asSalat),
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 (Peace be upon him)] 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 (Peace be upon him)], 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 (Peace be upon him),
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 (Peace be upon him) 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 (Peace be upon him),
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 (Peace be upon him),
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 (Peace be upon him)] 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 (Iqamat-asSalat),
and give Zakat and obey the Messenger [(Muhammad
(Peace be upon him)] 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.
