"[This is] a sūrah which We have sent down and made [that within it] obliga- tory and revealed therein verses of clear evidence that you might remember."— Sahih Intl

"The [unmarried] woman or [unmarried] man found guilty of sexual inter- course - lash each one of them with a hundred lashes, and do not be taken by pity for them in the religion [i.e., Law] of God, if you should believe in God and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers witness their punish- ment."— Sahih Intl

"The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or a polytheist, and that [i.e., marriage to such persons] has been made unlaw- ful to the believers."— Sahih Intl

"And those who accuse chaste women and then do not produce four witnesses - lash them with eighty lashes and do not accept from them testimony ever after. And those are the defiantly dis- obedient,"— Sahih Intl

"Except for those who repent thereafter and reform, for indeed, God is Forgiv- e, ing and Merciful."— Sahih Intl

"And those who accuse their wives [of adultery] and have no witnesses except themselves - then the witness of one of them [shall be] four testimonies [swearing] by God that indeed, he is of the truthful."— Sahih Intl

"And the fifth [oath will be] that the curse of God be upon him if he should be among the liars."— Sahih Intl

"But it will prevent punishment from her if she gives four testimonies [swearing] by God that indeed, he is of the liars."— Sahih Intl

"And the fifth [oath will be] that the wrath of God be upon her if he was of the truthful."— Sahih Intl

"And if not for the favor of God upon you and His mercy…908 and because God is Accepting of repentance and Wise."— Sahih Intl

"Indeed, those who came with false- hood are a group among you. Do not think it bad for you; rather it is good for you. For every person among them is what [punishment] he has earned from the sin, and he who took upon himself the greater portion thereof 910 - for him is a great punishment [i.e., Hellfire]."— Sahih Intl

"Why, when you heard it, did not the believing men and believing women think good of themselves [i.e., one another] and say, ‘This is an obvious falsehood”?"— Sahih Intl

"Why did they [who slandered] not pro- duce for it four witnesses? And when they do not produce the witnesses, then it is they, in the sight of God, who are the liars."— Sahih Intl

"And if it had not been for the favor of God upon you and His mercy in this world and the Hereafter, you would have been touched for that [lie] in which you were involved by a great pu- nishment"— Sahih Intl

"When you received it with your ton- gues and said with your mouths that of which you had no knowledge and thought it was insignificant while it was, in the sight of God, tremendous."— Sahih Intl

"And why, when you heard it, did you not say, “It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O God]; this is a great slander”?"— Sahih Intl

"God warns you against returning to the likes of this [conduct], ever, if you should be believers."— Sahih Intl

"And God makes clear to you the verses [i.e., His rulings], and God is Knowing and Wise."— Sahih Intl

"Indeed, those who like that immorali- ty should be spread [or publicized] among those who have believed will have a painful punishment in this world"— Sahih Intl

"And if it had not been for the favor of God upon you and His mercy…914and because God is Kind and Merciful."— Sahih Intl

"O you who have believed, do not fol- low the footsteps of Satan. And whoev- er follows the footsteps of Satan - in- deed, he enjoins immorality and wrong- doing. And if not for the favor of God upon you and His mercy, not one of you would have been pure, ever, but God purifies whom He wills, and God is Hearing and Knowing."— Sahih Intl

"And let not those of virtue among you and wealth swear not to give [aid] to their relatives and the needy and the emigrants for the cause of God, and let them pardon and overlook. Would you not like that God should forgive you? And God is Forgiving and Merciful."— Sahih Intl

"Indeed, those who [falsely] accuse chaste, unaware and believing women are cursed in this world and the Hereaf- ter; and they will have a great punish- ment"— Sahih Intl

"On a Day when their tongues, their hands and their feet will bear witness against them as to what they used to do."— Sahih Intl

"That Day, God will pay them in full their true [i.e., deserved] recompense, and they will know that it is God who is the manifest Truth [i.e., perfect in jus- tice]."— Sahih Intl

"Evil words are for evil men, and evil men are [subjected] to evil words. And"— Sahih Intl

"O you who have believed, do not enter houses other than your own houses un- til you ascertain welcome and greet their inhabitants. That is best for you; perhaps you will be reminded [i.e., ad- vised]."— Sahih Intl

"And if you do not find anyone therein, do not enter them until permission has been given you. And if it is said to you, “Go back,”917 then go back; it is purer for you. And God is Knowing of what you do."— Sahih Intl

"There is no blame upon you for enter- ing houses not inhabited in which there is convenience for you. And God knows what you reveal and what you conceal."— Sahih Intl

"Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, God is Acquainted with what they do."— Sahih Intl

"And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [neces- sarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment [i.e., beauty] except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands’ fathers, their sons, their husbands’ sons, their brothers, their brothers’ sons, their sis- ters’ sons, their women, that which their right hands possess [i.e., slaves], or those male attendants having no physi- cal desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to God in repen- tance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed."— Sahih Intl

"And marry the unmarried among you and the righteous among your male slaves and female slaves. If they should be poor, God will enrich them from His bounty, and God is all- Encompassing and Knowing."— Sahih Intl

"But let them who find not [the means for] marriage abstain [from sexual rela- tions] until God enriches them from His bounty. And those who seek a con- tract [for eventual emancipation] from among whom your right hands pos-"— Sahih Intl

"And We have certainly sent down to you distinct verses and examples from those who passed on before you and an admonition for those who fear God."— Sahih Intl

"God is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp, the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly [white] star lit from [the oil of] a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. God guides to His light whom He wills. And God presents examples for the people, and God is Knowing of all things."— Sahih Intl

"[Such niches are] in houses [i.e., mos- ques] which God has ordered to be raised and that His name be mentioned [i.e., praised] therein; exalting Him with-"— Sahih Intl

"[Are] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of God and performance of prayer and giving of zakāh. They fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes will [fearfully] turn about -"— Sahih Intl

"That God may reward them [according to] the best of what they did and in- crease them from His bounty. And God gives provision to whom He wills with- out account [i.e., limit]."— Sahih Intl

"But those who disbelieved - their deeds are like a mirage in a lowland which a thirsty one thinks is water until, when he comes to it, he finds it is nothing but finds God before Him, and He will pay him in full his due; and God is swift in account."— Sahih Intl

"Or [they are] like darknesses within an unfathomable sea which is covered by waves, upon which are waves, over which are clouds - darknesses, some of them upon others. When one puts out his hand [therein], he can hardly see it. And he to whom God has not granted light - for him there is no light."— Sahih Intl

"Do you not see that God is exalted by whomever is within the heavens and the earth and [by] the birds with wings spread [in flight]? Each [of them] has known his [means of] prayer and exalt- ing [Him], and God is Knowing of what they do."— Sahih Intl

"And to God belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and to God is the destination."— Sahih Intl

"Do you not see that God drives clouds? Then He brings them together, then He makes them into a mass, and you see the rain emerge from within it. And He sends down from the sky, mountains [of clouds] within which is hail, and He strikes with it whom He wills and averts it from whom He wills. The flash of its lightening almost takes away the eye- sight."— Sahih Intl

"God alternates the night and the day. Indeed in that is a lesson for those who have vision."— Sahih Intl

"God has created every [living] creature from water. And of them are those that move on their bellies, and of them are those that walk on two legs, and of them are those that walk on four. God creates what He wills. Indeed, God is over all things competent."— Sahih Intl

"We have certainly sent down distinct verses. And God guides whom He wills to a straight path."— Sahih Intl

"But they [i.e., the hypocrites] say, “We have believed in God and in the Mes- senger, and we obey”; then a party of them turns away after that. And those are not believers."— Sahih Intl

"And when they are called to [the words of] God and His Messenger to judge between them, at once a party of them turns aside [in refusal]."— Sahih Intl

"But if the right is theirs, they come to him in prompt obedience."— Sahih Intl

"Is there disease in their hearts? Or have they doubted? Or do they fear that God will be unjust to them, or His Messen- ger? Rather, it is they who are the wrongdoers [i.e., the unjust]."— Sahih Intl

"The only statement of the [true] believ- ers when they are called to God and His Messenger to judge between them is that they say, “We hear and we obey.” And those are the successful."— Sahih Intl

"And whoever obeys God and His Mes- senger and fears God and is conscious of Him - it is those who are the attain- ers."— Sahih Intl

"And they swear by God their strongest oaths that if you ordered them, they would go forth [in God’s cause]. Say, “Do not swear. [Such] obedience is known. Indeed, God is Acquainted with that which you do.”"— Sahih Intl

"Say, “Obey God and obey the Messen- ger; but if you turn away - then upon him is only that [duty] with which he has been charged, and upon you is that with which you have been charged. And if you obey him, you will be [rightly] guided. And there is not upon the Mes- senger except the [responsibility for] clear notification.”"— Sahih Intl

"God has promised those who have be- lieved among you and done righteous deeds that He will surely grant them succession [to authority] upon the earth just as He granted it to those before them and that He will surely establish for them [therein] their religion which He has preferred for them and that He will surely substitute for them, after their fear, security, [for] they worship Me, not associating anything with Me. But whoever disbelieves after that - then those are the defiantly disobedient."— Sahih Intl

"And establish prayer and give zakāh and obey the Messenger - that you may re- ceive mercy."— Sahih Intl

"Never think that the disbelievers are causing failure [to God] upon the earth. Their refuge will be the Fire - and how wretched the destination."— Sahih Intl

"O you who have believed, let those whom your right hands possess and those who have not [yet] reached pu- berty among you ask permission of you [before entering] at three times: before the dawn prayer and when you put aside your clothing [for rest] at noon and after the night prayer. [These are] three times of privacy for you. There is no blame upon you nor upon them beyond these [periods], for they conti- nually circulate among you - some of you, among others. Thus does God make clear to you the verses [i.e., His ordinances]; and God is Knowing and Wise."— Sahih Intl

"And when the children among you reach puberty, let them ask permission [at all times] as those before them have done. Thus does God make clear to you His verses; and God is Knowing and Wise."— Sahih Intl

"And women of post-menstrual age who have no desire for marriage - there is no blame upon them for putting aside their outer garments [but] not displaying adornment. But to modestly refrain [from that] is better for them. And God is Hearing and Knowing."— Sahih Intl

"There is not upon the blind [any] con- straint nor upon the lame [any] con- straint nor upon the ill [any] constraint nor upon yourselves if you eat from"— Sahih Intl

"The believers are only those who be- lieve in God and His Messenger and, when they are [meeting] with him for a matter of common interest, do not de- part until they have asked his permis- sion. Indeed, those who ask your per- mission, [O Muhammad] - those are the ones who believe in God and His Mes- senger. So when they ask your permis- sion for something of their affairs, then give permission to whom you will among them and ask forgiveness for them of God. Indeed, God is Forgiving and Merciful."— Sahih Intl

"Do not make [your] calling of the Mes- senger among yourselves as the call of one of you to another. Already God knows those of you who slip away, concealed by others. So let those be- ware who dissent from his [i.e., the Prophet’s] order, lest fitnah strike them or a painful punishment."— Sahih Intl

"Unquestionably, to God belongs what- ever is in the heavens and earth. Al- ready He knows that upon which you [stand] and [knows] the Day when they will be returned to Him and He will inform them of what they have done. And God is Knowing of all things."— Sahih Intl