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Verse 23of 64

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ ٱلْمُحْصَنَٰتِ ٱلْغَٰفِلَٰتِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ لُعِنُوا۟ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْءَاخِرَةِ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌۭ﴿٢٣

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, those who [falsely] accuse chaste, unaware and believing women are cursed in this world and the Hereafter; and they will have a great punishment

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
يَرْمُونَyarmūnaaccuse
ٱلْمُحْصَنَـٰتِl-muḥ'ṣanātithe chaste women
ٱلْغَـٰفِلَـٰتِl-ghāfilātithe unaware women
ٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِl-mu'mināti(and) the believing women
لُعِنُوا۟luʿinūare cursed
فِىin
ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yāthe world
وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِwal-ākhiratiand the Hereafter
وَلَهُمْwalahumAnd for them
عَذَابٌʿadhābun(is) a punishment
عَظِيمٌۭʿaẓīmungreat

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

A Threat to Those who accuse Chaste Women, Who never even think of anything touching their Chastity and are Good BelieversThis is a warning and threat from Allah to those who accuse chaste women, who never even think of anything effecting their chastity since they are good believers.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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