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not wish God to forgive you? If you are told to go away, then
God is forgiving and merciful. go away. That is more proper for
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Truly, those who accuse you. God knows well what you
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chaste, unwary, believing women do. There is nothing wrong in
are cursed in this world and the your entering uninhabited houses
Hereafter. For them awaits a if that serves a useful purpose:
terrible chastisement. 24 On the God knows all that you do openly,
Day when their own tongues, and all that you would conceal.
hands and feet shall bear witness 30 Tell believing men to lower
against them about what they their gaze and remain chaste.
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did— on that Day God will That is purer for them. God is
justly requite them—and they aware of what they do.
will realize that God is the truth, 31 Say to believing women that
that makes all things manifest. they should lower their gaze and
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Corrupt women are for remain chaste and not to reveal
corrupt men, and corrupt men their adornments—save what is
are for corrupt women; good normally apparent thereof, and
women are for good men and they should fold their shawls
good men are for good women. over their bosoms. They can
The latter are absolved from only reveal their adornments to
anything they may say; their husbands or their fathers or
forgiveness and an honourable their husbands’ fathers, or their
provision await them. sons or their husbands’ sons or
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Believers, do not enter other their brothers or their brothers’
people’s houses until you have sons or their sisters’ sons or
asked their owners’ permission maidservants or those whom their
and greeted them. That will be right hands possess or their male
the better for you, so that you attendants who have no sexual
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may be heedful. If you find no desire or children who still have
one at home, do not go in until no carnal knowledge of women.
permission has been granted you. Nor should they swing their legs