NAME: النساء, An-Nisa.
Name applied to whole Surah as in it mostly matters are discussed related to family life including marriage and inheritance and Rights of women.
ENGLISH NAME: Women.
CHAPTER NUMBER: 4
SURAH NISA TOTAL VERSES: 176
SURAH NISA TOTAL WORDS: 3,763
TOTAL UNIQUE WORDS WITHOUT REPETITION: 1,513
TOTAL LETTERS: 16,332
REVELATION PERIOD:
Medinan, 622 – 627 AD.
MAIN CHARACTERS:
God, Women, Men, Orphans, Inheritor, Children of Israel, Jews, Prophet Muhammad, Believers, Hypocrites, Jesus.
SURAH NISA MAIN TOPICS:
Permission of four marriages, Orphans care, Commandments regarding Inheritance, Immorality Punishment, Lawful Women for Marriage, Mention of Men’s superiority over Women, Intoxication & Prayer, Obey God, Prophet And Your Rulers, Blood Money, Instructions regarding Witnesses, characteristics of Hypocrites, crucifixion of Jesus.
SURAH NISA KEY VERSES:
٣ وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تُقْسِطُوا فِي الْيَتَامَىٰ فَانْكِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَكُمْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ مَثْنَىٰ وَثُلَاثَ وَرُبَاعَ ۖ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا فَوَاحِدَةً أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰ أَلَّا تَعُولُوا
3 And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hand possesses. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice].
١٥ وَاللَّاتِي يَأْتِينَ الْفَاحِشَةَ مِنْ نِسَائِكُمْ فَاسْتَشْهِدُوا عَلَيْهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةً مِنْكُمْ ۖ فَإِنْ شَهِدُوا فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ فِي الْبُيُوتِ حَتَّىٰ يَتَوَفَّاهُنَّ الْمَوْتُ أَوْ يَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ لَهُنَّ سَبِيلًا
15 Those who commit unlawful sexual intercourse of your women – bring against them four [witnesses] from among you. And if they testify, confine the guilty women to houses until death takes them or Allah ordains for them [another] way.
٦٥ فَلَا وَرَبِّكَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّىٰ يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُوا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ حَرَجًا مِمَّا قَضَيْتَ وَيُسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا
65 But no, by your Lord, they will not [truly] believe until they make you, [O Muhammad], judge concerning that over which they dispute among themselves and then find within themselves no discomfort from what you have judged and submit in [full, willing] submission.
٨٢ أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ ۚ وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ عِنْدِ غَيْرِ اللَّهِ لَوَجَدُوا فِيهِ اخْتِلَافًا كَثِيرًا
82 Then do they not reflect upon the Qur’an? If it had been from [any] other than Allah, they would have found within it much contradiction.
١٠٠ وَمَنْ يُهَاجِرْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ يَجِدْ فِي الْأَرْضِ مُرَاغَمًا كَثِيرًا وَسَعَةً ۚ وَمَنْ يَخْرُجْ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ثُمَّ يُدْرِكْهُ الْمَوْتُ فَقَدْ وَقَعَ أَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا
100 And whoever emigrates for the cause of Allah will find on the earth many [alternative] locations and abundance. And whoever leaves his home as an emigrant to Allah and His Messenger and then death overtakes him – his reward has already become incumbent upon Allah. And Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
١٢٩ وَلَنْ تَسْتَطِيعُوا أَنْ تَعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ النِّسَاءِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتُمْ ۖ فَلَا تَمِيلُوا كُلَّ الْمَيْلِ فَتَذَرُوهَا كَالْمُعَلَّقَةِ ۚ وَإِنْ تُصْلِحُوا وَتَتَّقُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا
129 And you will never be able to be equal [in feeling] between wives, even if you should strive [to do so]. So do not incline completely [toward one] and leave another hanging. And if you amend [your affairs] and fear Allah – then indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
١٣٧ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا ثُمَّ آمَنُوا ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا ثُمَّ ازْدَادُوا كُفْرًا لَمْ يَكُنِ اللَّهُ لِيَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ وَلَا لِيَهْدِيَهُمْ سَبِيلًا
137 Indeed, those who have believed then disbelieved, then believed, then disbelieved, and then increased in disbelief – never will Allah forgive them, nor will He guide them to a way.
SUMMARY OF TOPICS
1-4(Fear Your Lord, Who Created You From One Soul and Created From It its Mate, Take Care of Orphans, Permission Of Four 4 Marriages, Obligation of Dowry: Give the Women [Upon Marriage] Their Bridal Due), 5-10(Take Care Of Foolish’s/Weak-Minded People’s Wealth, Instructions Regarding Property of Orphans) 11-12(Instructions Commandments Regarding Inheritance/Will/Wirasat), 15-16(Lewdness/Immorality Punishment), 19-21(Can Replace One Wife for Another, but Do Not Make Difficulties for the Present Ones in Order To Take Part of What You Gave Them, for if You Dislike Them – Perhaps You Dislike a Thing & Allah May Produce Good in Them), 22-25( Muharramat/Forbidden and Permitted/Lawful Women for Marriage, Mahr/Dowry, Permission to Marry Slave Girls, Adultery Immorality Punishment, Half Punishment to Slave Girl to That of a Free Women), 34(Mention of Men’s Superiority Over Women, in Case of Ill Conduct From Wives, Men Are Instructed To Advise Them/Separate Beds or Even Beat Them), 43(Instructions Regarding Approaching Prayer While Drunk, in Intoxication and in Unclean Situations), 46(Jews Saying of “Raina”, “Samina Wa Asyna” To Distort the Meaning and Insult the Prophet), 56(Change Of Skin In