Surah An-Nur, Ayah 8 (24:8)

ٱلنُّور

وَيَدْرَؤُا۟ عَنْهَا ٱلْعَذَابَ أَن تَشْهَدَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَٰدَٰتٍۭ بِٱللَّهِ ۙ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ

Quran 24:8 is ayah 8 of Surah An-Nur (“The Light”), a Medinan surah of 64 ayahs. It is in Juz 18, on page 350 of the Madani Mushaf.

24:8
وَيَدْرَؤُا۟عَنْهَاٱلْعَذَابَأَنتَشْهَدَأَرْبَعَشَهَٰدَٰتٍۭبِٱللَّهِ ۙإِنَّهُۥلَمِنَٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ٨
wayadra-u ʿanhā l-ʿadhāba an tashhada arbaʿa shahādātin bil-lahi innahu lamina l-kādhibīna

But it will prevent punishment from her if she gives four testimonies [swearing] by Allāh that indeed, he is of the liars.(8)

Word by word

  1. وَيَدْرَؤُا۟wayadra-uBut it would prevent
  2. عَنْهَاʿanhāfrom her
  3. ٱلْعَذَابَl-ʿadhābathe punishment
  4. أَنanthat
  5. تَشْهَدَtashhadashe bears witness
  6. أَرْبَعَarbaʿafour
  7. شَهَٰدَٰتٍۭshahādātintestimonies
  8. بِٱللَّهِ ۙbil-lahiby Allah
  9. إِنَّهُۥinnahuthat he
  10. لَمِنَlamina(is) surely of
  11. ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَl-kādhibīnathe liars

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