Translation of the meanings Surah An-Noor - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - Page Number 354 - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

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وَأَنكِحُواْ ٱلۡأَيَٰمَىٰ مِنكُمۡ وَٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ مِنۡ عِبَادِكُمۡ وَإِمَآئِكُمۡۚ إِن يَكُونُواْ فُقَرَآءَ يُغۡنِهِمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٞ

32. And marry off the unmarried among you and those who are righteous among your bondmen and bondwomen. If they be poor ^[17], Allāh will enrich them from His bounty; for Allāh is Ample-Giving, All-Knowing.

[17]. Though they are empty-handed, Allāh will never forsake them. He will never turn them away, He will never abandon them. But He will enrich them from His bounty; for Allāh is Ample-Giving, All-Knowing.

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وَلۡيَسۡتَعۡفِفِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَجِدُونَ نِكَاحًا حَتَّىٰ يُغۡنِيَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦۗ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَبۡتَغُونَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ مِمَّا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُكُمۡ فَكَاتِبُوهُمۡ إِنۡ عَلِمۡتُمۡ فِيهِمۡ خَيۡرٗاۖ وَءَاتُوهُم مِّن مَّالِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِيٓ ءَاتَىٰكُمۡۚ وَلَا تُكۡرِهُواْ فَتَيَٰتِكُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡبِغَآءِ إِنۡ أَرَدۡنَ تَحَصُّنٗا لِّتَبۡتَغُواْ عَرَضَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۚ وَمَن يُكۡرِههُّنَّ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ إِكۡرَٰهِهِنَّ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ

33. Yet let those who do not find the means to marry remain chaste until Allāh enriches them from His bounty. And as for those (bondmen) who seek the writing (contract of emancipation) from among those whom your right hands possess, give them the contract, if you know any good in them, and give them of the wealth of Allāh which He has given you. Do not compel your maid girls to prostitution ^[18] when they desire chastity, in order to seek the frail goods of this worldly life. Whoever compels them, then after their compulsion, Allāh is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful ^[19].

[18]. Sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation.
[19]. And the sin lays on the compeller, the human trafficker.

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وَلَقَدۡ أَنزَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡكُمۡ ءَايَٰتٖ مُّبَيِّنَٰتٖ وَمَثَلٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَلَوۡاْ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ وَمَوۡعِظَةٗ لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ

34. Indeed, We have sent down to you (O people) clarifying Verses and examples (from the history) of those who have passed on before you, and an admonition for the righteous.

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۞ ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشۡكَوٰةٖ فِيهَا مِصۡبَاحٌۖ ٱلۡمِصۡبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍۖ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوۡكَبٞ دُرِّيّٞ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٖ مُّبَٰرَكَةٖ زَيۡتُونَةٖ لَّا شَرۡقِيَّةٖ وَلَا غَرۡبِيَّةٖ يَكَادُ زَيۡتُهَا يُضِيٓءُ وَلَوۡ لَمۡ تَمۡسَسۡهُ نَارٞۚ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٖۚ يَهۡدِي ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَيَضۡرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡأَمۡثَٰلَ لِلنَّاسِۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٞ

35. Allāh is the Light of the heavens and the earth ^[20]; the example of His Light ^[21] is like a niche wherein is a lamp, the lamp is in a glass. The glass as if it were a brilliant star, lit from (the oil of) a blessed olive-tree, located neither to the east nor the west ^[22]. Its oil is almost lights up though fire does not touch it. Light upon light. Allāh guides to His Light whom He wills. Allāh sets forth examples for the people. Allāh is Knowing of all things.

[20]. By which He guides their inhabitants. Allāh invite confused, lost unbelievers to follow Him out of their spiritual darkness. Allāh is the light of the world. Whoever follows Allāh and His messenger Muhammad will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. In God’s light, we can see stumbling blocks, sin, and blind spots, allowing Him to remove such darkness from our lives as He shines His light into our hearts and on our path. Allah’s light brings us protection, and guidance. Instead of wandering through life, we can seek Allāh for direction as He lights the way.
[21]. The Faith and the Qur’an in the heart of a believer.
[22]. But on a hill where it receives light from morning till evening.

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فِي بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ ٱللَّهُ أَن تُرۡفَعَ وَيُذۡكَرَ فِيهَا ٱسۡمُهُۥ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ فِيهَا بِٱلۡغُدُوِّ وَٱلۡأٓصَالِ

36. In houses (of worship - mosques) that Allāh has ordered to be raised up and His Name be mentioned therein; exalting Him within them, in the mornings and the evenings -