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And marrythe singleamong youand the righteousamongyour male slavesﱇﱈand your female slavesIfthey arepoorAllah will enrich themAllah will enrich themfromﱏﱐHis BountyAnd Allah(is) All-EncompassingAll-Knowing(32)

Marry off the ˹free˺ singles among you, as well as the righteous of your bondmen and bondwomen. If they are poor, Allah will enrich them out of His bounty. For Allah is All-Bountiful, All-Knowing.

24:33

And let be chastethose who(do) notfind(means for) marriageuntilAllah enriches themAllah enriches themfromﱞﱟHis BountyAnd those whoseekthe writingfrom (those) whompossessyour right handsthen give them (the) writingifyou knowin themﱪﱫany goodand give themfromthe wealth of Allahthe wealth of AllahwhichﱱﱲHe has given youAnd (do) notcompelyour slave girlsto[the] prostitutionifthey desirechastitythat you may seektemporary gain(of) the lifeﱾﱿ(of) the worldAnd whoevercompels themthen indeedAllahafteraftertheir compulsion(is) Oft-ForgivingMost Merciful(33)

And let those who do not have the means to marry keep themselves chaste until Allah enriches them out of His bounty. And if any of those ˹bondspeople˺ in your possession desires a contract ˹to buy their own freedom˺, make it possible for them, if you find goodness in them. And give them some of Allah’s wealth which He has granted you. Do not force your ˹slave˺ girls into prostitution for your own worldly gains while they wish to remain chaste. And if someone coerces them, then after such a coercion Allah is certainly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful ˹to them˺.

24:34

And verilyWe have sent downto youVersesclearand an exampleofthose whopassed awaybefore youbefore youand an admonitionfor those who fear (Allah)(34)

Indeed, We have sent down to you clear revelations, along with examples of those who had gone before you, and a lesson to the God-fearing.

24:35

ﲘ ﲙAllah(is the) Light(of) the heavensﲜﲝand the earth(The) example(of) His Light(is) like a nichein itﲢﲣ(is) a lampthe lamp(is) inﲦﲧa glassthe glassas if it werea starbrilliant(which) is litfroma treeblessed an olivenot(of the) eastand not(of the) westwould almostits oilgloweven ifnottouched itﲻﲼfireLightuponﲿﳀLightAllah guidesAllah guidesto His LightwhomﳅﳆHe willsAnd Allah sets forthAnd Allah sets forththe examplesﳊﳋfor the mankindAnd Allahof everything(is) All-Knower(35)

Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. His light1 is like a niche in which there is a lamp, the lamp is in a crystal, the crystal is like a shining star, lit from ˹the oil of˺ a blessed olive tree, ˹located˺ neither to the east nor the west,2 whose oil would almost glow, even without being touched by fire. Light upon light! Allah guides whoever He wills to His light. And Allah sets forth parables for humanity. For Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.

24:36

Inhouses(which) Allah ordered(which) Allah orderedthatthey be raisedand be mentionedin themHis nameGlorify[to] Himin themin the morningsand (in) the evenings(36)

˹That light shines˺ through houses ˹of worship˺ which Allah has ordered to be raised, and where His Name is mentioned. He is glorified there morning and evening