al-Mīzān⌕
Sūrah 24
ٱلنُّور

An-Nur (The Light)

Tafsīr al-Mīzān by ʿAllāmah Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ṭabāṭabāʾī (English translation). Source: vol 29 pp 114–128, vol 29 pp 129–154, vol 29 pp 155–170, vol 29 pp 171–202, vol 29 pp 203–225, vol 29 pp 226–239

  1. Verses 1–10(This is) a chapter (sūrah) which We have revealed and made obligatory (faraẕnāhā, from farẕ) and in which We have revealed clear communications so that you mayExamining Narrations
  2. Verses 11–26Surely they who concocted the slander (bil-ifk) are a bandExamining Narrations
  3. Verses 27–34But if you do not find any one therein, then do not enter them until permission is given to you; and if it is said to you: “Go back”, then go back; this is pureExamining Narrations
  4. Verses 35–46Allah is the light (nūr) of the heavens and the earth; the likeness of His light is as a niche (ka-mishkāh) in which is a lamp, the lamp is in a glass, (and) thPhilosophical Discussion: The Meaning of God’s Causation of Things · Examining Narrations
  5. Verses 47–57And when they are called to Allah and His Messenger that he may judge between them, lo, a party of them turn aside.Examining Narrations
  6. Verses 58–64And (as for) women advanced in years (al-qawāʿid) who do not hope for a marriage, it is no sin for them if they put off their clothes without displaying (mutabaExamining Narrations