Details of Al-Li`an This Ayah offers a way out for husbands. If a husband has accused his wife but cannot come up with proof, he can swear the Li`an (the oath of condemnation) as Allah commanded. This means that he brings her before the Imam and states what he is accusing her of. The ruler […]
Which was Revealed in Al-Madinah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Importance of Surat An-Nur سُورَةٌ أَنزَلْنَـهَا (A Surah which We have sent down) Here Allah is pointing out the high esteem in which He holds this Surah, which is not to say that other […]
وَالزَّانِيَةُ لاَ يَنكِحُهَآ إِلاَّ زَانٍ (and the Zaniyah, none marries her except a Zani) a sinful man who is guilty of fornication, أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً (or a Mushrik) (a man) who does not think it is unlawful. وَحُرِّمَ ذلِكَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (Such a thing is forbidden to the believers.) meaning, indulging in this, or marrying prostitutes, […]
Which was Revealed in Al-Madinah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Importance of Surat An-Nur سُورَةٌ أَنزَلْنَـهَا (A Surah which We have sent down) Here Allah is pointing out the high esteem in which He holds this Surah, which is not to say that other […]
Only they are believers who believe in God and His Messenger and who when they are with him namely the Messenger in a collective affair such as during the Friday sermon do not leave when they have an excuse until they have asked leave of him. Truly those who ask leave of you — it […]
Do not among yourselves consider the calling of the Messenger to be like your calling of one another by saying ‘O Muhammad!’ s but say ‘O Prophet of God’ or ‘O Messenger of God!’ gently respectfully and in a low voice. Verily God knows those of you who slip away surreptitiously that is those who […]
Lo! surely to God belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth by way of possession creation and servitude. He is ever aware of how you O you who are obligated to the prescriptions of the Law are behaving with regard to faith or hypocrisy and He knows the day when they shall […]
And as for menopausal women who have ceased to menstruate or to bear children because of old age who do not expect to marry for that reason they would not be at fault if they put off their clothes such a robe a cloak or the facial mask over a head veil in such a […]
There is no blame upon the blind nor any blame upon the lame nor any blame upon the sick that they be one’s table companions nor any blame upon yourselves if you eat from your own houses that is from the houses of your offspring or your fathers’ houses or your mothers’ houses or your […]
And when the children among you O free men reach puberty let them seek permission at all times just as those now older free men sought permission before them. So God clarifies His signs for you and God is Knower Wise.