Tibyan
Surah 4

An-Nisa

The Women

Revealed in Al-Madinah176 verses158 sections
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  1. 1Virtues of Surat An-Nisa`, A Madinan SurahVerse 1
  2. 2The Command to have Taqwa, a Reminder about Creation, and Being Kind to RelativesVerses 2–4
  3. 3Protecting the Property of the Orphans
  4. 4The Prohibition of Marrying Female Orphans Without Giving a Dowry
  5. 5The Permission to Marry Four Women
  6. 6Marrying Only One Wife When One Fears He Might not Do Justice to His Wives
  7. 7Giving the Dowry is ObligatoryVerses 5–6
  8. 8Holding the Property of the Unwise in Escrow
  9. 9Spending on the Unwise with Fairness
  10. 10Giving Back the Property of the Orphans When They Reach Adulthood
  11. 11Poor Caretakers are Allowed to Wisely Spend from the Money of the Orphan Under Their Care, to Compensate for Their WorkVerses 7–10
  12. 12The Necessity of Surrendering the Inheritance According to the Portions that Allah Ordained
  13. 13Observing Fairness in the Will
  14. 14A Stern Warning Against Those Who Use Up the Orphan's WealthVerse 11
  15. 15Learning the Various Shares of the Inheritance is Encouraged
  16. 16The Reason Behind Revealing Ayah 4:11
  17. 17Males Get Two Times the Share of Females for Inheritance
  18. 18The Share of the Females When They Are the Only Eligible Heirs
  19. 19Share of the Parents in the Inheritance
  20. 20First the Debts are Paid Off, then the Will, then the Fixed InheritanceVerse 12
  21. 21Share of the Spouses in the Inheritance
  22. 22The Meaning of Kalalah
  23. 23The Ruling Concerning Children of the Mother From Other Than the Deceased's FatherVerses 13–14
  24. 24Warning Against Transgressing the Limits for InheritanceVerses 15–16
  25. 25The Adulteress is Confined in her House; A Command Later AbrogatedVerses 17–18
  26. 26Repentance is Accepted Until one Faces deathVerses 19–22
  27. 27Meaning of `Inheriting Women Against Their Will
  28. 28Women Should not Be Treated with Harshness
  29. 29Live With Women Honorably
  30. 30The Prohibition of Taking Back the Dowry
  31. 31Marrying the Wife of the Father is ProhibitedVerse 23
  32. 32Degrees of Women Never Eligible for One to Marry
  33. 33`Suckling' that Establishes Prohibition for Marriage
  34. 34The Stepdaughter is Prohibited in Marriage Even if She Was Not Under the Guardianship of Her Stepfather
  35. 35Meaning of `gone in unto them
  36. 36Prohibiting the Daughter-in-Law for Marriage
  37. 37A Doubt and Rebuttal
  38. 38The Prohibition of Taking Two Sisters as Rival WivesVerse 24
  39. 39Forbidding Women Already Married, Except for Female Slaves
  40. 40The Permission to Marry All Other Women
  41. 41Prohibiting the Mut`ah of MarriageVerse 25
  42. 42Marrying a Female Slave, if One Cannot Marry a Free Woman
  43. 43The Slave Girl's Punishment for Adultery is Half that of a Free Unmarried WomanVerses 26–31
  44. 44Prohibiting Unlawfully Earned Money
  45. 45The Option to Buy or Sell Before Parting, is Part of `Mutual Consent' in Trading
  46. 46Forbidding Murder and Suicide
  47. 47Minor Sins Will be Pardoned if One Refrains from Major Sins
  48. 48The Seven Destructive SinsVerse 32
  49. 49Do Not Wish for the Things Which Allah has Made Some Others to Excel InVerses 33–34
  50. 50Qualities of the Righteous Wife
  51. 51Dealing with the Wife's Ill-Conduct
  52. 52When the Wife Obeys Her Husband, Means of Annoyance Against Her are ProhibitedVerse 35
  53. 53Appointing Two Arbitrators When the Possibility of Estrangement Between Husband and Wife OccursVerse 36
  54. 54The Order to Worship Allah Alone and to Be Dutiful to Parents
  55. 55The Right of the Neighbor
  56. 56Being Kind to Slaves and Servants
  57. 57Allah Does Not Like the ArrogantVerses 37–39
  58. 58The Censure of Stingy BehaviorVerses 40–42
  59. 59Allah Wrongs Not Even the Weight of a Speck of Dust
  60. 60Will Punishment be Diminished for the Disbelievers
  61. 61What Does `Great Reward' Mean
  62. 62Our Prophet will be a Witness Against, or For his Ummah on the Day of Resurrection, When the Disbelievers Will Wish for DeathVerse 43
  63. 63The Prohibition of Approaching Prayer When Drunk or Junub
  64. 64Causes of Its Revelation
  65. 65Description of Tayammum
  66. 66The Reason behind allowing TayammumVerses 44–46
  67. 67Chastising the Jews for Choosing Misguidance, Altering Allah's Words, and Mocking IslamVerses 47–48
  68. 68Calling the People of the Book to Embrace the Faith, Warning them Against Doing Otherwise
  69. 69Ka`b Al-Ahbar Embraces Islam Upon Hearing this Ayah [4:47]
  70. 70Allah Does not Forgive Shirk, Except After Repenting From itVerses 49–52
  71. 71Chastising and Cursing the Jews for Claiming Purity for Themselves and Believing in Jibt and Taghut
  72. 72Disbelievers Are not Better Guided Than BelieversVerses 53–55
  73. 73The Envy and Miserly Conduct of the JewsVerses 56–57
  74. 74The Punishment of Those Who Disbelieve in Allah's Books and Messengers
  75. 75The Wealth of the Righteous; Paradise and its JoyVerse 58
  76. 76The Command to Return the Trusts to Whomever They Are Due
  77. 77The Order to Be JustVerse 59
  78. 78The Necessity of Obeying the Rulers in Obedience to Allah
  79. 79The Necessity of Referring to the Qur'an and Sunnah for JudgmentVerses 60–63
  80. 80Referring to Other than the Qur'an and Sunnah for Judgment is Characteristic of Non-Muslims
  81. 81Chastising the HypocritesVerses 64–65
  82. 82The Necessity of Obeying the Messenger
  83. 83One Does not Become a Believer Unless He Refers to the Messenger for Judgment and Submits to his DecisionsVerses 66–70
  84. 84Most People Disobey What They Are Ordered
  85. 85Whoever Obeys Allah and His Messenger Will Be Honored by Allah
  86. 86The Reason Behind Revealing this Honorable AyahVerses 71–74
  87. 87The Necessity of Taking Necessary Precautions Against the Enemy
  88. 88Refraining from Joining Jihad is a Sign of Hypocrites
  89. 89The Encouragement to Participation in JihadVerses 75–76
  90. 90Encouraging Jihad to Defend the OppressedVerses 77–79
  91. 91The Wish that the Order for Jihad be Delayed
  92. 92There is No Escaping Death
  93. 93The Hypocrites Sense a Bad Omen Because of the Prophet!Verses 80–81
  94. 94Obeying the Messenger is Obeying Allah
  95. 95The Foolishness of the HypocritesVerses 82–83
  96. 96The Qur'an is True
  97. 97The Prohibition of Disclosing Unreliable and Uninvestigated NewsVerses 84–87
  98. 98Allah Commands His Messenger to Perform Jihad
  99. 99Inciting the Believers to Fight
  100. 100Interceding for a Good or an Evil Cause
  101. 101Returning the Salam, With a Better SalamVerses 88–91
  102. 102Censuring the Companions for Disagreeing over the Hypocrites who Returned to Al-Madinah Before Uhud
  103. 103Combatants and NoncombatantsVerses 92–93
  104. 104The Ruling Concerning Killing a Believer by Mistake
  105. 105Warning Against Intentional Murder
  106. 106Will the Repentance of those who Commit Intentional Murder, be AcceptedVerse 94
  107. 107Greeting with the Salam is a Sign of IslamVerses 95–96
  108. 108The Mujahid and those Who Do not Join Jihad are Not the Same, [and Jihad is Fard Kifayah]Verses 97–100
  109. 109The Prohibition of Residing Among the Disbelievers While Able to EmigrateVerse 101
  110. 110Salat Al-Qasr, Shortening the PrayerVerse 102
  111. 111The Description of The Fear Prayer
  112. 112The Reason behind Revealing this AyahVerses 103–104
  113. 113The Order for Ample Remembrance After the Fear Prayer
  114. 114The Encouragement to Pursue the Enemy Despite InjuriesVerses 105–109
  115. 115The Necessity of Referring to What Allah has Revealed for JudgementVerses 110–113
  116. 116The Encouragement to Seek Allah's Forgiveness, and Warning those who Falsely Accuse Innocent PeopleVerses 114–115
  117. 117Righteous Najwa, Secret Talk
  118. 118The Punishment for Contradicting and Opposing the Messenger and Following a Path Other than That of the BelieversVerses 116–122
  119. 119Shirk Shall not be Forgiven, in Reality the Idolators Worship Shaytan
  120. 120The Reward of Righteous BelieversVerses 123–126
  121. 121Success is Only Achieved by Performing Righteous Deeds, not Wishful Thinking
  122. 122Ibrahim is Allah's KhalilVerse 127
  123. 123The Ruling Concerning Female OrphansVerses 128–130
  124. 124The Ruling Concerning Desertion on the Part of the Husband
  125. 125Meaning of "Making Peace is Better"Verses 131–134
  126. 126The Necessity of Taqwa of AllahVerse 135
  127. 127Commanding Justice and Conveying the Witness for AllahVerse 136
  128. 128The Order to Have Faith after BelievingVerses 137–140
  129. 129Characteristics of the Hypocrites and Their DestinationVerse 141
  130. 130Hypocrites Wait and Watch what Happens to MuslimsVerses 142–143
  131. 131The Hypocrites Try to Deceive Allah and Sway Between Believers and DisbelieversVerses 144–147
  132. 132The Prohibition of Wilayah with the Disbelievers
  133. 133The Hypocrites and the Friends of Disbelievers are in the Lowest Depth of the Fire, Unless they RepentVerses 148–149
  134. 134The Permission to Utter Evil in Public, For One Who Was WrongedVerses 150–152
  135. 135Believing in Some Prophets and Rejecting Others is Pure KufrVerses 153–154
  136. 136The Stubbornness of the JewsVerses 155–159
  137. 137The Crimes of the Jews
  138. 138The Evil Accusation the Jews Uttered Against Maryam and Their Claim that They Killed `Isa
  139. 139All Christians Will Believe in `Isa Before He Dies
  140. 140The Hadiths Regarding the Descent of `Isa Just Before the Day of Judgement, and his Mission
  141. 141Another Hadith by Abu Hurayrah
  142. 142Another Hadith
  143. 143Another Hadith
  144. 144Another Hadith
  145. 145Another Hadith
  146. 146The Description of `Isa (peace be upon him)Verses 160–162
  147. 147Some Foods Were Made Unlawful for the Jews Because of their Injustice and WrongdoingVerses 163–165
  148. 148Revelation Came to Prophet Muhammad, Just as it Came to the Prophets Before Him
  149. 149Twenty-Five Prophets Are Mentioned in the Qur'an
  150. 150The Virtue of Musa
  151. 151The Reason Behind Sending the Prophets is to Establish the ProofVerses 166–171
  152. 152Prohibiting the People of the Book From Going to Extremes in Religion
  153. 153The Meaning of "His Word and a spirit from Him"
  154. 154The Christian SectsVerses 172–173
  155. 155The Prophets and Angels Are Never too Proud to Worship AllahVerses 174–175
  156. 156The Description of the Revelation that Came From AllahVerse 176
  157. 157This is the Last Ayah Ever Revealed, the Ruling on Al-Kalalah
  158. 158The Meaning of This Ayah