Unicode Qur'an: 24. ‏النور‎ 'lnwr

This is the opening portion of Surah An-Nur (Chapter 24) of the Quran, presented in Arabic script alongside a phonetic transliteration into Latin characters. The surah is introduced as a divinely revealed chapter with obligatory rulings, and its early verses establish Islamic legal penalties for sexual immorality: one hundred lashes for fornication, eighty lashes for false accusations of adultery (requiring four witnesses to prove), and a mutual oath-swearing procedure (li'an) for spousal accusations without outside witnesses. A substantial section addresses the "Ifk" incident — the slanderous false accusation against a chaste believer — condemning those who spread it and calling believers to assume innocence rather than circulate unverified rumors. The surah then shifts to social and domestic ethics: rules requiring permission before entering others' homes, injunctions for both men and women to lower their gazes and guard their chastity, and detailed specifications on which male relatives women may display their adornments to. Later verses address marriage for the unmarried, the emancipation of enslaved persons seeking contracts of freedom, and an explicit prohibition on compelling enslaved women into prostitution. The distinctive emphasis throughout is on communal moral accountability — sins of the tongue (slander, gossip) are treated with the same gravity as sexual transgressions, and divine mercy is repeatedly invoked as the only reason believers are not held to a stricter account.

Unicode Qur'an: 24. ‏النور‎ 'lnwr

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