{"collection":"Texts of Islam","full_text_available":false,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/sacred_texts_v1_isl_qr_024_htm/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/sacred_texts_v1_isl_qr_024_htm","id":"sacred_texts_v1_isl_qr_024_htm","license":"unknown_pending_legal_review","rights_basis":"sacred_texts_v1_preview_gate_primary_text_only; acquisition-method/ToS and compilation-copyright questions still open, not resolved by this gate","source":"sacred_texts_v1","source_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/isl/qr/024.htm","summary":"This is a translation of Surah An-Nur (Chapter 24, \"The Light\") from the Qur'an, presented in J.M. Rodwell's 1876 English edition, a Victorian-era scholarly translation notable for its archaic prose style. The surah addresses a range of social and legal concerns in early Muslim community life, including prescribed punishments for sexual misconduct and false accusations of adultery, rules of evidence requiring four witnesses to substantiate such charges, and protocols for modest dress and behavior \u2014 including the well-known injunction for women to cover their adornments. A substantial portion deals with what commentators identify as the \"Affair of the Lie\" (the slander against Aisha), using it to establish both legal precedent and a moral lesson about community trust and avoiding gossip. The surah reaches its theological high point in the famous \"Verse of Light\" (Ayat an-Nur), which uses the extended metaphor of a lamp in a niche to describe divine guidance. It closes with instructions on obedience to God and the Prophet, rules for domestic privacy and entering homes, and a promise that believers who act righteously will be granted political succession and security on earth.","tags":[],"text":null,"title":"The Qur'\u00e2n, Rodwell edition: Sura XXIV.--Light [CV.]","tradition":"Texts of Islam","translated_text":null,"word_count":3085}