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سُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ مَدَنِيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ١٧٦

Surah An-Nisa Verse 15

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Verse 15

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An-Nisa 15

وَالّٰت۪ي يَاْت۪ينَ الْفَاحِشَةَ مِنْ نِسَٓائِكُمْ فَاسْتَشْهِدُوا عَلَيْهِنَّ اَرْبَعَةً مِنْكُمْۚ فَاِنْ شَهِدُوا فَاَمْسِكُوهُنَّ فِي الْبُيُوتِ حَتّٰى يَتَوَفّٰيهُنَّ الْمَوْتُ اَوْ يَجْعَلَ اللّٰهُ لَهُنَّ سَب۪يلًا ۝١٥

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

15Vellâtî yeʾtîne-lfâḥişete min nisâiküm festeşhidû ʿaleyhinne erbeʿatem minküm. fein şehidû feemsikûhünne fi-lbüyûti ḥattâ yeteveffâhünne-lmevtü ev yecʿale-llâhü lehünne sebîlâ.

English Translation

English Translation

15As for those of your women who commit indecency/lesbianism among themselves, establish proof against this with four witnesses. If those four witnesses testify, keep them confined to their houses until death takes them away or Allah shows them a way.

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The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.