Surah An-Nur, Ayah 2 (24:2)

ٱلنُّور

ٱلزَّانِيَةُ وَٱلزَّانِى فَٱجْلِدُوا۟ كُلَّ وَٰحِدٍ مِّنْهُمَا مِا۟ئَةَ جَلْدَةٍ ۖ وَلَا تَأْخُذْكُم …

Quran 24:2 is ayah 2 of Surah An-Nur (“The Light”), a Medinan surah of 64 ayahs. It is in Juz 18, on page 350 of the Madani Mushaf.

24:2
ٱلزَّانِيَةُوَٱلزَّانِىفَٱجْلِدُوا۟كُلَّوَٰحِدٍمِّنْهُمَامِا۟ئَةَجَلْدَةٍ ۖوَلَاتَأْخُذْكُمبِهِمَارَأْفَةٌفِىدِينِٱللَّهِإِنكُنتُمْتُؤْمِنُونَبِٱللَّهِوَٱلْيَوْمِٱلَْٔاخِرِ ۖوَلْيَشْهَدْعَذَابَهُمَاطَآئِفَةٌمِّنَٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ٢
al-zāniyatu wal-zānī fa-ij'lidū kulla wāḥidin min'humā mi-ata jaldatin walā takhudh'kum bihimā rafatun fī dīni l-lahi in kuntum tu'minūna bil-lahi wal-yawmi l-ākhiri walyashhad ʿadhābahumā ṭāifatun mina l-mu'minīna

The [unmarried] woman or [unmarried] man found guilty of sexual intercourse - 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 Allāh, if you should believe in Allāh and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers witness their punishment.(2)

Word by word

  1. ٱلزَّانِيَةُal-zāniyatuThe fornicatress
  2. وَٱلزَّانِىwal-zānīand the fornicator
  3. فَٱجْلِدُوا۟fa-ij'lidū[then] flog
  4. كُلَّkullaeach
  5. وَٰحِدٍwāḥidinone
  6. مِّنْهُمَاmin'humāof them
  7. مِا۟ئَةَmi-ata(with) hundred
  8. جَلْدَةٍ ۖjaldatinlash(es)
  9. وَلَاwalāAnd (let) not
  10. تَأْخُذْكُمtakhudh'kumwithhold you
  11. بِهِمَاbihimāpity for them
  12. رَأْفَةٌrafatunpity for them
  13. فِىfīconcerning
  14. دِينِdīni(the) religion of Allah
  15. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(the) religion of Allah
  16. إِنinif
  17. كُنتُمْkuntumyou
  18. تُؤْمِنُونَtu'minūnabelieve
  19. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
  20. وَٱلْيَوْمِwal-yawmiand the Day
  21. ٱلَْٔاخِرِ ۖl-ākhirithe Last
  22. وَلْيَشْهَدْwalyashhadAnd let witness
  23. عَذَابَهُمَاʿadhābahumātheir punishment
  24. طَآئِفَةٌṭāifatuna group
  25. مِّنَminaof
  26. ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers

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