Surah An-Nur 24:4
سُورَةُ النُّورِ · Medinan · Verse 4 of 64
وَٱلَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ ٱلْمُحْصَنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَأْتُوا۟ بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَآءَ فَٱجْلِدُوهُمْ ثَمَٰنِينَ جَلْدَةًۭ وَلَا تَقْبَلُوا۟ لَهُمْ شَهَٰدَةً أَبَدًۭا ۚ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْفَٰسِقُونَ
Translation
As for those who accuse chaste women of fornication, and then fail to provide four witnesses, strike them eighty times, and reject their testimony ever afterwards: they are the lawbreakers,
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah An-Nur 24:4 is discussed in 15 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Chastity (Ihsan) (key verse)
- Martyrdom (Shahadah) (key verse)
- The Forbidden (Haram)
- Unlawful Intercourse (Zina)
- Modesty (Iffah)
- Reconciliation (Islah)
- Prophetic Household (Bayt al-Nubuwwah)
- Gradualism (Tadarruj)
- Intimidation (Tarhib)
- Recompense (Jaza)
- The Veil (Hijab)
- Freedom (Hurriyyah)
- Debt (Dayn)
- Sin (Dhanb)
- Visions (Ru'ya)
Reflect on this verse
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