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Also known as The Women, Surah 4, Surah of the Women

An-Nisa' (, ; The Women) is the fourth chapter (sūrah) of the Quran, with 176 verses (āyāt). The title derives from the references to women throughout the chapter, including verse 34 and verses .

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An-Nisāʼ is the fourth chapter of the Quran and contains 176 verses, with its title meaning "The Women" because it frequently addresses topics related to women throughout the text. It matters as a significant part of Islamic scripture that discusses various aspects of women's roles, rights, and social relationships in Islamic teaching.

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4
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An-Nisāʾ
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The Women
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Quran 3
Surah.next_sura
Quran 5
Surah.classification
Medinan
Surah.juz
4–6
Surah.hizb
8, 9, 10 and 11
Surah.rukus
24
Surah.verses
176
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3745
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Read Full Surah An-Nisa - Listen with Translation, Transliteration and Tafsir - Quran.com

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Read and listen to Surah An-Nisa with translation, tafsir, audio recitation, word-by-word meaning, and transliteration. O humanity! Be mindful of your Lord Who created you from a single soul, and from it He created its mate,1 and through both He spread countless men and women. And be mindful of Allah—in Whose Name you appeal to one another—and ˹honour˺ family ties. Surely Allah is ever Watchful over you. Give orphans their wealth ˹when they reach maturity˺, and do not exchange your worthless possessions for their valuables, nor cheat them by mixing their wealth with your own. For this would indeed be a great sin. If you fear you might fail to give orphan women their ˹due˺ rights ˹if you were to marry them˺, then marry other women of your choice—two, three, or four. But if you are afraid you will fail to maintain justice, then ˹content yourselves with˺ one1 or those ˹bondwomen˺ in your possession.2 This way you are less likely to commit injustice. Give women ˹you wed˺ their due dowries graciously. But if they waive some of it willingly, then you may enjoy it freely with a clear conscience.

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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections
Contents
  • Summary
  • Classification
  • Exegesis
  • 3 Institutions of Marriage and Slavery
  • 15–16 Unlawful sexual intercourse
  • 22–23 Incest
  • 34 Men are the protectors and maintainers of women
  • 48 Idolatry and polytheism
  • 59 Obedience Verse
  • 65 Verse
  • 69 Martyrs, and the righteous
  • 74–76 Fight for the cause of Allah
  • 89–90 Do not take hypocrites as allies or helpers
  • 116 Shirk
  • 127–130 Female orphans, desertion by husband, and desirability of marital peace
  • 145 Hypocrites
  • 157 Islamic view on Jesus' death
  • 171 Islamic view of the Trinity
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

An-Nisa' (, ; The Women) is the fourth chapter (sūrah) of the Quran, with 176 verses (āyāt). The title derives from the references to women throughout the chapter, including verse 34 and verses .

In the timing and contextual background of the surah in tradition, it is thought to have been revealed around the fourth year of the Hijrah, although some verses may have come from other times. This would make it a Medinan surah, which came after the flight to Medina.

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