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Surah An-Nur, Ayah 28 (24:28)

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فَإِن لَّمْ تَجِدُوا۟ فِيهَآ أَحَدًا فَلَا تَدْخُلُوهَا حَتَّىٰ يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ وَإِن قِيلَ لَكُمُ …

Quran 24:28 is ayah 28 of Surah An-Nur (“The Light”), a Medinan surah of 64 ayahs. It is in Juz 18, on page 353 of the Madani Mushaf.

24:28
فَإِنلَّمْتَجِدُوا۟فِيهَآأَحَدًافَلَاتَدْخُلُوهَاحَتَّىٰيُؤْذَنَلَكُمْ ۖوَإِنقِيلَلَكُمُٱرْجِعُوا۟فَٱرْجِعُوا۟ ۖهُوَأَزْكَىٰلَكُمْ ۚوَٱللَّهُبِمَاتَعْمَلُونَعَلِيمٌ٢٨
fa-in lam tajidū fīhā aḥadan falā tadkhulūhā ḥattā yu'dhana lakum wa-in qīla lakumu ir'jiʿū fa-ir'jiʿū huwa azkā lakum wal-lahu bimā taʿmalūna ʿalīmun

And if you do not find anyone therein, do not enter them until permission has been given you. And if it is said to you, "Go back," then go back; it is purer for you. And Allāh is Knowing of what you do.(28)

Word by word

  1. فَإِنfa-inBut if
  2. لَّمْlamnot
  3. تَجِدُوا۟tajidūyou find
  4. فِيهَآfīhāin it
  5. أَحَدًاaḥadananyone
  6. فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
  7. تَدْخُلُوهَاtadkhulūhāenter it
  8. حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
  9. يُؤْذَنَyu'dhanapermission has been given
  10. لَكُمْ ۖlakumto you
  11. وَإِنwa-inAnd if
  12. قِيلَqīlait is said
  13. لَكُمُlakumuto you
  14. ٱرْجِعُوا۟ir'jiʿūGo back
  15. فَٱرْجِعُوا۟ ۖfa-ir'jiʿūthen go back
  16. هُوَhuwait
  17. أَزْكَىٰazkā(is) purer
  18. لَكُمْ ۚlakumfor you
  19. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  20. بِمَاbimāof what
  21. تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
  22. عَلِيمٌʿalīmun(is) All-Knower

Tafsir (commentary) of 24:28

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