Learn Sūrat an-Nūr
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What Sūrat an-Nūr is about
Sūrat an-Nūr has 64 āyāt in the eighteenth juzʼ. It opens as a sūrah sent down and made binding, with clear āyāt (24:1). Much of it guards the honour of believers: the penalty for unlawful sex and for false accusation (24:2–5), and the slander that spread among the believers (24:11–20).
It is named after its āyah of light: Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth, and His light is like a lamp in a niche, lit from a blessed olive tree (24:35). The sūrah also teaches asking permission before entering homes (24:27), lowering the gaze and modest dress (24:30–31), and promises those who believe and do good that they will be made successors in the land (24:55).
- Āyāt 1–10
A binding sūrah
This sūrah is sent down and made binding. The penalty for unlawful sex is set, and those who accuse chaste women without four witnesses are punished and their testimony refused (24:4). A husband who accuses his wife without witnesses swears four times, and she may clear herself the same way (24:6–9).
- Āyāt 11–26
The slander
A group among the believers spread a lie. The believers should have thought well of one another and called it a plain lie (24:12). Do not follow Shayṭān’s footsteps (24:21). Those with means should forgive and overlook, as they would love Allah to forgive them (24:22). Accusing chaste believing women brings a curse (24:23).
- Āyāt 27–34
Homes, gaze and modesty
Do not enter others’ homes until you ask permission and greet those inside (24:27). Believing men and women are told to lower their gaze and guard their chastity, and women to draw their coverings over their chests (24:30–31). Help the unmarried among you to marry (24:32).
- Āyāt 35–46
The Light of the heavens and the earth
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. His light is like a lamp in a niche, lit from a blessed olive tree: light upon light (24:35). In houses Allah allowed to be raised, men glorify Him morning and evening. The deeds of disbelievers are like a mirage, or darkness upon darkness (24:39–40). The birds in flight glorify Him (24:41).
- Āyāt 47–57
We hear and we obey
Some say they believe, then turn away when called to judgement. The believers say: we hear and we obey (24:51). Allah promises those who believe and do good that He will make them successors in the land and replace their fear with safety (24:55).
- Āyāt 58–64
Permission and courtesy
Servants and children ask permission at three times of privacy (24:58). Older women may set aside outer garments without display (24:60). There is no blame in eating at the homes of relatives and friends (24:61). Believers do not leave the Prophet without permission, nor call him as they call one another (24:62–63).
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