Surah An-Nisa 4:83
سُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ · Medinan · Verse 83 of 176
وَإِذَا جَآءَهُمْ أَمْرٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْنِ أَوِ ٱلْخَوْفِ أَذَاعُوا۟ بِهِۦ ۖ وَلَوْ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ وَإِلَىٰٓ أُو۟لِى ٱلْأَمْرِ مِنْهُمْ لَعَلِمَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَنۢبِطُونَهُۥ مِنْهُمْ ۗ وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ لَٱتَّبَعْتُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا
Translation
Whenever news of any matter comes to them, whether concerning peace or war, they spread it about; if they referred it to the Messenger and those in authority among them, those seeking its meaning would have found it out from them. If it were not for God’s bounty and mercy towards you, you would almost all have followed Satan.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah An-Nisa 4:83 is discussed in 20 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Mercy (Rahmah) (key verse)
- Security (Amn)
- Verification (Tathabbut)
- Pessimism (Tasha'um)
- Empowerment (Tamkin)
- The Forbidden (Haram)
- Striving (Jihad)
- Freedom (Hurriyyah)
- The Foul (Khabith)
- Fear (Khawf)
- Abominations (Fawahish)
- Victory (Nasr)
- Defeat (Hazimah)
- Secrets (Sirr)
- Hearing (Sam')
- Reconciliation (Silm)
- Governance (Siyasah)
- Misguidance (Dalal)
- Illness (Marad)
- Intellect (Aql)
Reflect on this verse
Open Surah An-Nisa 4:83 in Maani to reflect on it through the Five Lenses: its wording, its context, what it means for you, its connections across the Quran and its lessons, grounded in classical tafsir.