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Surah 4

An-Nisa

The Women

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