English translation of the meaning Page No 354

Quran in English Language - Page no 354 354

Sura Al-Nur from 32 to 36


32. And marry those among you who are single ( i.e. a man who has no wife and the woman who has no husband ) and ( also marry ) the Sâlihûn ( pious, fit and capable ones ) of your ( male ) slaves and maid- servants ( female slaves ) . If they be poor, Allâh will enrich them out of His Bounty. And Allâh is All- Sufficient for His creatures’ needs, All- Knowing ( about the state of the people ) .
33. And let those who find not the financial means for marriage keep themselves chaste, until Allâh enriches them of His Bounty. And such of your slaves as seek a writing ( of emancipation ) , give them such writing, if you find that there is good and honesty in them. And give them something ( yourselves ) out of the wealth of Allâh which He has bestowed upon you. And force not your maids to prostitution, if they desire chastity, in order that you may make a gain in the ( perishable ) goods of this worldly life. But if anyone compels them ( to prostitution ) , then after such compulsion, Allâh is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful ( to those women, i.e. He will forgive them because they have been forced to do this evil act unwillingly ) .
34. And indeed We have sent down for you Ayât ( proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc. ) that make things plain, and the example of those who passed away before you, and an admonition for those who are Al- Muttaqûn ( the pious - See V.2:2 ) .
35. Allâh 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 is in a glass, the glass as it were a brilliant star, lit from a blessed tree, an olive, neither of the east ( i.e. neither it gets sun- rays only in the morning ) nor of the west ( i.e. nor it gets sun- rays only in the afternoon, but it is exposed to the sun all day long ) , whose oil would almost glow forth ( of itself ) , though no fire touched it. Light upon Light! Allâh guides to His Light whom He wills. And Allâh sets forth parables for mankind, and Allâh is All- Knower of everything.
36. In houses ( mosques ) which Allâh has ordered to be raised ( to be cleaned, and to be honoured ) , in them His Name is remembered [ i.e. Adhan, Iqamah, Salât ( prayers ) , invocations, recitation of the Qur’ân etc. ] . Therein glorify Him ( Allah ) in the mornings and in the afternoons or the evenings, [ 1 ]

[1] (V.24:36).
a
) Narrated Abu Qatâdah ( raa ) : Allâh’s Messenger ( saas ) said: « If anyone of you enters a mosque, he should pray two Rak‘at ( Tahiyyat- al- Masjid ) before sitting. » ( Sahih Al- Bukhari, Vol.1, Hadith No.435 ) .
b
) Narrated Abu Hurairah ( raa ) : Allâh’s Messenger ( saas ) said: « The reward of the Salât ( prayer ) offered by a person in congregation is multiplied twenty- five times as much than that of the Salât ( prayer ) offered in one’s house or in the market ( alone ) . And this is because if he performs ablution and does it perfectly and then proceeds to the mosque, with the sole intention of praying: then for every step he takes towards the mosque, he is upgraded one degree in reward and one of his sins is taken off ( crossed out ) from his accounts ( of deeds ) . When he offers his Salât ( prayer ) , the angels keep on asking Allâh’s Blessings and Allâh’s Forgiveness for him as long as he is ( staying ) at his Musallâ ( place of prayer ) . They say: ‘O Allâh! Bestow Your Blessings upon him, be merciful and kind to him.’ And one is regarded in Salât ( prayer ) as long as one is waiting for the Salât ( prayer ) . » ( Sahih Al Bukhâri, Vol.1, Hadith No.620 ) .