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Sura 24
Aya 23
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إِنَّ الَّذينَ يَرمونَ المُحصَناتِ الغافِلاتِ المُؤمِناتِ لُعِنوا فِي الدُّنيا وَالآخِرَةِ وَلَهُم عَذابٌ عَظيمٌ

Muhammad Asad

[But,] verily, those who [falsely, and without repentance,1] accuse chaste women who may have been unthinkingly careless but have remained true to their faith,2 shall be rejected [from God's grace] in this world as well as in the life to come: and awesome suffering awaits them
  • According to Razi, the absence of repentance is incontrovertibly implied in the condemnation expressed in the sequence, since the Qur'an makes it clear in many places that God always accepts a sinner's sincere repentance.
  • Lit., "chaste, unmindful [or "careless"] believing women", i.e., virtuous women who thoughtlessly expose themselves to situations on which a slanderous construction may be put.