The Light
24. An-Nūr
النور
al-Nūr (The Light)
ٱلنُّور
24:60
وَالْقَوَاعِدُ
مِنَ
النِّسَاءِ
اللَّاتِي
لَا
يَرْجُونَ
نِكَاحًا
فَلَيْسَ
عَلَيْهِنَّ
جُنَاحٌ
أَن
يَضَعْنَ
ثِيَابَهُنَّ
غَيْرَ
مُتَبَرِّجَاتٍ
بِزِينَةٍ
وَأَن
يَسْتَعْفِفْنَ
خَيْرٌ
لَّهُنَّ
وَاللَّهُ
سَمِيعٌ
عَلِيمٌ
wa-l-qawāʿidu mina n-nisāʾi llātī lā yarjūna nikāḥan fa-laysa ʿalayhinna junāḥun ʾan yaḍaʿna thiyābahunna ghayra mutabarrijātin bi-zīnatin wa-ʾan yastaʿfifna khayrun lahunna wa-llāhu samīʿun ʿalīmun
Elderly women who have no hope of getting married are allowed not to wear the kind of clothing that young woman must wear, as long as they do not show off their beauty. It is better for them if they maintain chastity. God is All-hearing and All-knowing.
