Surah 24. An-Nur, Ayah 30
| قُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَزْكَىٰ لَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | qul li- al- mu'minen yaghud.d.o min abs.aar -him wa- yah.faz.o furoj -hum dhaalika azkaa la- -hum 'inna 'allaah khaber bi- maa yas.nacon |
| Pickthall | : | Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and be modest. That is purer for them. Lo! Allah is Aware of what they do. |
| Asad | : | TELL the believing men to lower their gaze and to be mindful of their chastity:36 this will be most con-ducive to their purity- [and,] verily, God is aware of all that they do. |
| Malik | : | Enjoin the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that is chaster for them. Surely Allah is well aware of their actions. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: and Allah is well acquainted with all that they do. 2983 |
Note - 36Lit., "to restrain [something] of their gaze and to guard
their private parts". The latter expression may be
understood both in the literal sense of "covering one's
private parts" - i.e., modesty in dress - as well as in
the metonymical sense of "restraining one's sexual
urges", i.e., restricting them to what is lawful, namely,
marital intercourse (cf. {23:5-6}). The rendering adopted
by me in this instance allows for both interpretations.
The "lowering of one's gaze", too, relates both to
physical and to emotional modesty (Razi).
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Note - 2983The rule of modesty applies to men as well as women. A
brazen stare by a man at a woman (or even at a man) is a
breach of refined manners. Where sex is concerned,
modesty is not only "good form": it is not only to guard
the weaker sex, but also to guard the spiritual good of
the stronger sex.
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Lit., "to restrain [something] of their gaze and to guard their private parts". The latter expression may be understood both in the literal sense of "covering one's private parts" - i.e., modesty in dress - as well as in the metonymical sense of "restraining one's sexual urges", i.e., restricting them to what is lawful, namely, marital intercourse (cf. {23:5-6}). The rendering adopted by me in this instance allows for both interpretations. The "lowering of one's gaze", too, relates both to physical and to emotional modesty (Razi). |
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The rule of modesty applies to men as well as women. A brazen stare by a man at a woman (or even at a man) is a breach of refined manners. Where sex is concerned, modesty is not only "good form": it is not only to guard the weaker sex, but also to guard the spiritual good of the stronger sex. |
