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An-Nur 13

Ayah 13 of 64 · Medinan

لَّوۡلَا جَآءُو عَلَيۡهِ بِأَرۡبَعَةِ شُهَدَآءَۚ فَإِذۡ لَمۡ يَأۡتُواْ بِٱلشُّهَدَآءِ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُمُ ٱلۡكَٰذِبُونَ ١٣

Why did they [who slandered] not produce for it four witnesses? And when they do not produce the witnesses, then it is they, in the sight of Allāh, who are the liars.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لَّوۡلَاWhy (did) notlawlā
  2. جَآءُوthey bringjāū
  3. عَلَيۡهِfor itʿalayhi
  4. بِأَرۡبَعَةِfourbi-arbaʿati
  5. شُهَدَآءَۚwitnessesshuhadāa
  6. فَإِذۡThen whenfa-idh
  7. لَمۡnotlam
  8. يَأۡتُواْthey broughtyatū
  9. بِٱلشُّهَدَآءِthe witnessesbil-shuhadāi
  10. فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَthen thosefa-ulāika
  11. عِندَnear Allahʿinda
  12. ٱللَّهِnear Allahl-lahi
  13. هُمُtheyhumu
  14. ٱلۡكَٰذِبُونَ(are) the liarsl-kādhibūna

Tafsir

Why did those who accuse the Mother of the Believers Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) not bring four witnesses upon their grave accusation, to testify to the authenticity of what they attributed to her? But if they do not bring four witnesses on that, and they will never be able to bring them, they are liars in the order of Allah.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran