AUS RELIGION ISLAM 21 RE SURAH 24 LIGHT
From: JBENWAY@no-spam
Subject: Re: Surah 24. Light
Date: 23 Jun 2003 16:01:25 -0700


"Jherek Chamaeleo" <frogoftheworld@no-spam> wrote in message news:<DOxza.40765$1s1.573709@no-spam>...

> Surah 24. Light > 1. A sura which We have sent down and which We have ordained in it have We > sent down Clear Signs, in order that ye may receive admonition.
> > 2. The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication,- flog each of > them with a hundred stripes: Let not compassion move you in their case, in a > matter prescribed by Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day: and let > a party of the Believers witness their punishment.
> > 3. Let no man guilty of adultery or fornication marry and but a woman > similarly guilty, or an Unbeliever: nor let any but such a man or an > Unbeliever marry such a woman: to the Believers such a thing is forbidden.
> > 4. And those who launch a charge against chaste women, and produce not four > witnesses (to support their allegations),- flog them with eighty stripes;
> and reject their evidence ever after: for such men are wicked > transgressors;-
> > 5. Unless they repent thereafter and mend (their conduct); for Allah is Oft-
> Forgiving, Most Merciful.
> > 6. And for those who launch a charge against their spouses, and have (in > support) no evidence but their own,- their solitary evidence (can be > received) if they bear witness four times (with an oath) by Allah that they > are solemnly telling the truth;
> > 7. And the fifth (oath) (should be) that they solemnly invoke the curse of > Allah on themselves if they tell a lie.
> > 8. But it would avert the punishment from the wife, if she bears witness > four times (with an oath) By Allah, that (her husband) is telling a lie;
> > 9. And the fifth (oath) should be that she solemnly invokes the wrath of > Allah on herself if (her accuser) is telling the truth.
> > 10. If it were not for Allah.s grace and mercy on you, and that Allah is > Oft- Returning, full of Wisdom,- (Ye would be ruined indeed).
> > 11. Those who brought forward the lie are a body among yourselves: think it > not to be an evil to you; On the contrary it is good for you: to every man > among them (will come the punishment) of the sin that he earned, and to him > who took on himself the lead among them, will be a penalty grievous.
> > 12. Why did not the believers - men and women - when ye heard of the > affair,- put the best construction on it in their own minds and say, "This > (charge) is an obvious lie" ?
> > 13. Why did they not bring four witnesses to prove it? When they have not > brought the witnesses, such men, in the sight of Allah, (stand forth)
> themselves as liars!
> > 14. Were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, in this world and > the Hereafter, a grievous penalty would have seized you in that ye rushed > glibly into this affair.
> > 15. Behold, ye received it on your tongues, and said out of your mouths > things of which ye had no knowledge; and ye thought it to be a light matter,
> while it was most serious in the sight of Allah.
> > 16. And why did ye not, when ye heard it, say? - "It is not right of us to > speak of this: Glory to Allah. this is a most serious slander!"
> > 17. Allah doth admonish you, that ye may never repeat such (conduct), if ye > are (true) Believers.
> > 18. And Allah makes the Signs plain to you: for Allah is full of knowledge > and wisdom.
> > 19. Those who love (to see) scandal published broadcast among the Believers,
> will have a grievous Penalty in this life and in the Hereafter: Allah knows,
> and ye know not.
> > 20. Were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, and that Allah is > full of kindness and mercy, (ye would be ruined indeed).
> > 21. O ye who believe! follow not Satan's footsteps: if any will follow the > footsteps of Satan, he will (but) command what is shameful and wrong: and > were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, not one of you would > ever have been pure: but Allah doth purify whom He pleases: and Allah is One > Who hears and knows (all things).
> > 22. Let not those among you who are endued with grace and amplitude of means > resolve by oath against helping their kinsmen, those in want, and those who > have left their homes in Allah.s cause: let them forgive and overlook, do > you not wish that Allah should forgive you? For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most > Merciful.
> > 23. Those who slander chaste women, indiscreet but believing, are cursed in > this life and in the Hereafter: for them is a grievous Penalty,-
> > 24. On the Day when their tongues, their hands, and their feet will bear > witness against them as to their actions.
> > 25. On that Day Allah will pay them back (all) their just dues, and they > will realise that Allah is the (very) Truth, that makes all things manifest.
> > 26. Women impure are for men impure, and men impure for women impure and > women of purity are for men of purity, and men of purity are for women of > purity: these are not affected by what people say: for them there is > forgiveness, and a provision honourable.
> > 27. O ye who believe! enter not houses other than your own, until ye have > asked permission and saluted those in them: that is best for you, in order > that ye may heed (what is seemly).
> > 28. If ye find no one in the house, enter not until permission is given to > you: if ye are asked to go back, go back: that makes for greater purity for > yourselves: and Allah knows well all that ye do.
> > 29. It is no fault on your part to enter houses not used for living in,
> which serve some (other) use for you: And Allah has knowledge of what ye > reveal and what ye conceal.
> > 30. Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard > their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: And Allah is well > acquainted with all that they do.
> > 31. And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and > guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments > except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their > veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their > husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their > husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters'
> sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male > servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the > shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw > attention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! turn ye all > together towards Allah, that ye may attain Bliss.
> > 32. Marry those among you who are single, or the virtuous ones among > yourselves, male or female: if they are in poverty, Allah will give them > means out of His grace: for Allah encompasseth all, and he knoweth all > things.
> > 33. Let those who find not the wherewithal for marriage keep themselves > chaste, until Allah gives them means out of His grace. And if any of your > slaves ask for a deed in writing (to enable them to earn their freedom for a > certain sum), give them such a deed if ye know any good in them: yea, give > them something yourselves out of the means which Allah has given to you. But > force not your maids to prostitution when they desire chastity, in order > that ye may make a gain in the goods of this life. But if anyone compels > them, yet, after such compulsion, is Allah, Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (to > them),
> > 34. We have already sent down to you verses making things clear, an > illustration from (the story of) people who passed away before you, and an > admonition for those who fear ((Allah)).
> > 35. Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The Parable of His > Light is as if there were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in > Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star: Lit from a blessed Tree, an > Olive, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil is well-nigh luminous,
> though fire scarce touched it: Light upon Light! Allah doth guide whom He > will to His Light: Allah doth set forth Parables for men: and Allah doth > know all things.
> > 36. (Lit is such a Light) in houses, which Allah hath permitted to be raised > to honour; for the celebration, in them, of His name: In them is He > glorified in the mornings and in the evenings, (again and again),-
> > 37. By men whom neither traffic nor merchandise can divert from the > Remembrance of Allah, nor from regular Prayer, nor from the practice of > regular Charity: Their (only) fear is for the Day when hearts and eyes will > be transformed (in a world wholly new),-
> > 38. That Allah may reward them according to the best of their deeds, and add > even more for them out of His Grace: for Allah doth provide for those whom > He will, without measure.
> > 39. But the Unbelievers,- their deeds are like a mirage in sandy deserts,
> which the man parched with thirst mistakes for water; until when he comes up > to it, he finds it to be nothing: But he finds Allah (ever) with him, and > Allah will pay him his account: and Allah is swift in taking account.
> > 40. Or (the Unbelievers' state) is like the depths of darkness in a vast > deep ocean, overwhelmed with billow topped by billow, topped by (dark)
> clouds: depths of darkness, one above another: if a man stretches out his > hands, he can hardly see it! for any to whom Allah giveth not light, there > is no light!
> > 41. Seest thou not that it is Allah Whose praises all beings in the heavens > and on earth do celebrate, and the birds (of the air) with wings outspread?
> Each one knows its own (mode of) prayer and praise. And Allah knows well all > that they do.
> > 42. Yea, to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; and to > Allah is the final goal (of all).
> > 43. Seest thou not that Allah makes the clouds move gently, then joins them > together, then makes them into a heap? - then wilt thou see rain issue forth > from their midst. And He sends down from the sky mountain masses (of clouds)
> wherein is hail: He strikes therewith whom He pleases and He turns it away > from whom He pleases, the vivid flash of His lightning well-nigh blinds the > sight.
> > 44. It is Allah Who alternates the Night and the Day: verily in these things > is an instructive example for those who have vision!
> > 45. And Allah has created every animal from water: of them there are some > that creep on their bellies; some that walk on two legs; and some that walk > on four. Allah creates what He wills for verily Allah has power over all > things.
> > 46. We have indeed sent down signs that make things manifest: and Allah > guides whom He wills to a way that is straight.
> > 47. They say, "We believe in Allah and in the apostle, and we obey": but > even after that, some of them turn away: they are not (really) Believers.
> > 48. When they are summoned to Allah and His apostle, in order that He may > judge between them, behold some of them decline (to come).
> > 49. But if the right is on their side, they come to him with all submission.
> > 50. Is it that there is a disease in their hearts? or do they doubt, or are > they in fear, that Allah and His Messenger will deal unjustly with them?
> Nay, it is they themselves who do wrong.
> > 51. The answer of the Believers, when summoned to Allah and His Messenger,
> in order that He may judge between them, is no other than this: they say,
> "We hear and we obey": it is such as these that will attain felicity.
> > 52. It is such as obey Allah and His Messenger, and fear Allah and do right,
> that will win (in the end),
> > 53. They swear their strongest oaths by Allah that, if only thou wouldst > command them, they would leave (their homes). Say: "Swear ye not; Obedience > is (more) reasonable; verily, Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do."
> > 54. Say: "Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger. but if ye turn away, he is > only responsible for the duty placed on him and ye for that placed on you.
> If ye obey him, ye shall be on right guidance. The Messenger.s duty is only > to preach the clear (Message).
> > 55. Allah has promised, to those among you who believe and work righteous > deeds, that He will, of a surety, grant them in the land, inheritance (of > power), as He granted it to those before them; that He will establish in > authority their religion - the one which He has chosen for them; and that He > will change (their state), after the fear in which they (lived), to one of > security and peace: 'They will worship Me (alone) and not associate aught > with Me. 'If any do reject Faith after this, they are rebellious and wicked.
> > 56. So establish regular Prayer and give regular Charity; and obey the > Messenger. that ye may receive mercy.
> > 57. Never think thou that the Unbelievers are going to frustrate ((Allah)'s > Plan) on earth: their abode is the Fire,- and it is indeed an evil refuge!
> > 58. O ye who believe! let those whom your right hands possess, and the > (children) among you who have not come of age ask your permission (before > they come to your presence), on three occasions: before morning prayer; the > while ye doff your clothes for the noonday heat; and after the late-night > prayer: these are your three times of undress: outside those times it is not > wrong for you or for them to move about attending to each other: Thus does > Allah make clear the Signs to you: for Allah is full of knowledge and > wisdom.
> > 59. But when the children among you come of age, let them (also) ask for > permission, as do those senior to them (in age): Thus does Allah make clear > His Signs to you: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom.
> > 60. Such elderly women as are past the prospect of marriage,- there is no > blame on them if they lay aside their (outer) garments, provided they make > not a wanton display of their beauty: but it is best for them to be modest:
> and Allah is One Who sees and knows all things.
> > 61. It is no fault in the blind nor in one born lame, nor in one afflicted > with illness, nor in yourselves, that ye should eat in your own houses, or > those of your fathers, or your mothers, or your brothers, or your sisters,
> or your father's brothers or your father's sisters, or your mohter's > brothers, or your mother's sisters, or in houses of which the keys are in > your possession, or in the house of a sincere friend of yours: there is no > blame on you, whether ye eat in company or separately. But if ye enter > houses, salute each other - a greeting of blessing and purity as from Allah.
> Thus does Allah make clear the signs to you: that ye may understand.
> > 62. Only those are believers, who believe in Allah and His Messenger. when > they are with him on a matter requiring collective action, they do not > depart until they have asked for his leave; those who ask for thy leave are > those who believe in Allah and His Messenger. so when they ask for thy > leave, for some business of theirs, give leave to those of them whom thou > wilt, and ask Allah for their forgiveness: for Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most > Merciful.
> > 63. Deem not the summons of the Messenger among yourselves like the summons > of one of you to another: Allah doth know those of you who slip away under > shelter of some excuse: then let those beware who withstand the Messenger.s > order, lest some trial befall them, or a grievous penalty be inflicted on > them.
> > 64. Be quite sure that to Allah doth belong whatever is in the heavens and > on earth. Well doth He know what ye are intent upon: and one day they will > be brought back to Him, and He will tell them the truth of what they did:
> for Allah doth know all things.

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From: pyi_myanmar@no-spam (Myanmar_Pyi_Thar)
Subject: Re: Surah 24. Light
Date: 24 Jun 2003 00:09:11 -0700

WHAT A LOAD OF JUNK & RUBBISH AS FAR AS MAJORITY OF THIS GROUP ARE CONCERNED!
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From: JBENWAY@no-spam
Subject: Re: Surah 24. Light
Date: 10 Jul 2003 15:15:21 -0700

pyi_myanmar@no-spam (Myanmar_Pyi_Thar) wrote in message news:<e5406939.0306232309.a8562a8@no-spam>...

> WHAT A LOAD OF JUNK & RUBBISH AS FAR AS MAJORITY OF THIS GROUP ARE CONCERNED!
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