The Holy Quran 24:1 — Surah An-Nur

Arabic text

سُورَةٌ أَنزَلْنَـٰهَا وَفَرَضْنَـٰهَا وَأَنزَلْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَـٰتٍۭ بَيِّنَـٰتٍ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

Translation

This is a Surah that We have revealed, that We have ordained (made the laws contained in them obligatory), and in which We have revealed clear Aayaat so that you may (seriously) take heed.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

On the merit of Surah An-Nur: this surah contains certain extremely necessary rulings and hudud (punishments fixed by the shariah), parables and admonitions, truths of tawhid (the Oneness of Allah), and very important warnings and reforms. Its most distinctive and instructive part is the one connected with the story of the “ifk” (the slander).

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