And do not walk proudly on earth. You can neither pierce the earth, nor can you match the mountains in height.
Does the Qur'an say men's clothes must stay above the ankle?
In short
- The text says: those addressed are told not to walk proudly, or exultant, on the earth (17:37), nor with insolence, for God does not love the arrogant boaster (31:18); and clothing is sent down to cover shame and for adornment, but the garment of piety is best (7:26).
- The text does not say: anything about the length of a garment, or the ankles of men.
- The rest comes from: a report in which the Prophet is quoted as saying the part of the lower garment which hangs below the ankles is in the Fire is in Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 77: Dress (Bukhari 5787).
Hadith references link to sunnah.com. Any grading shown there is that site's, not AALAMIN's.
Where the renderings split
7:26, Itani: "But the clothing of piety-that is best"
7:26, Pickthall: "but the raiment of restraint from evil, that is best"
7:26, Palmer: "but the garment of piety, that is better"
7:26, Rodwell: "but the raiment of piety - this is best"
7:26, Sale: "but the cloathing of piety is better"
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The text speaks of pride in walking and of clothing, and does not measure a garment. At 17:37 Pickthall has "walk not in the earth exultant", and at 31:18 Itani has "God does not love the arrogant showoffs". At 7:26 the best garment is the garment of piety, in Palmer's words "the garment of piety, that is better".
No verse names the ankle in any garment. The ankles are named once in the text, in the washing before prayer. The rule many readers know comes from outside the Qur'an, from a report named above, with a link.
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17:37
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا إِنَّكَ لَن تَخْرِقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَن تَبْلُغَ ٱلْجِبَالَ طُولًا
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Easy-read (simplified)walaa tamshi fee l-'ardi marahan innaka lan takhriqa l-'arda walan tablugha l-jibaala toolaa
DIN 31635walā tamši fī l-ʾarḍi maraḥan ʾinnaka lan taḫriqa l-ʾarḍa walan tabluġa l-ǧibāla ṭūlan
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And walk not in the earth exultant. Lo! thou canst not rend the earth, nor canst thou stretch to the height of the hills
And walk not on the earth proudly; verily, thou canst not cleave the earth, and thou shalt not reach the mountains in height
And walk not proudly on the earth, for thou canst not cleave the earth, neither shalt thou reach to the mountains in height
Walk not proudly in the land, for thou canst not cleave the earth, neither shalt thou equal the mountains in stature
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Other languages (18)
Mos ec në tokë me mendjemadhësi, se ti, me siguri, s'do të mund ta çash tokën e as do të mund të arrish majat e maleve.
আর জমিনে অহংকার করে চলো না। তুমি (অহংকারবশে) তো কখনো জমিনকে বিদীর্ণ করতে পারবে না এবং উচ্চতায় কখনো পাহাড়ের সমান পৌঁছতে পারবে না।
Ne hodi po zemlji nadmeno, jer zemlju ne možeš probiti ni brda u visinu dostići.
Ne hodi po zemlji nadmeno, jer zemlju ne možeš probiti ni brda u visinu dostići.
Wota a yaaru e leydi ñaaƴa bunnga, ko fii pellet an a yulataa leydi ndin, a yottotaako pelle ɗe njuuteendi.
და ნუ ივლი ქვეყანაზე ამაყად, შენ ვერ გახვრეტ დედამიწას (მასზე სიარულით) და ვერ აწვდები მთებს სიმაღლით.
Und gehe nicht übermütig auf der Erde einher. Du wirst ja die Erde nicht aufreißen noch die Berge an Höhe erreichen (können).
Μην περπατάς στη γη αλαζονικά. Στ' αλήθεια, ούτε μπορείς να σχίσεις (ή να διαπεράσεις) τη γη, ούτε θα φτάσεις τα βουνά σε ύψος.
और धरती पर अकड़कर न चलो। निःसंदेह न तुम धरती को फाड़ सकोगे और न लंबाई में पर्वतों तक पहुँच सकोगे।
E non camminare in terra altezzoso: in verità non riuscirai a perforare la terra e non sarai mai alto come le montagne:
37. Ir nevaikščiok žeme išpuikęs ir išdidus. Iš tiesų, negali tu nei suskaldyti, nei permanyti žemės, nei gali tu įgyti ūgį, kaip kalnų aukštis.
Dachii keessas boonaa hin deemin. ati dachii hin urtu; dheerinnaanis gaarreen hin geessu. [7]
И не ходи по земле надменно: воистину, ты никогда не расколешь землю и не достигнешь гор высотой..
Не ходај по Земљи охоло! Земљу сигурно не можеш да пробијеш ни брда висином да достигнеш.
Wala usitembee katika ardhi kwa kiburi. Hakika wewe huwezi kuipasua ardhi na kamwe huwezi kufikia urefu wa milima.
Vandra inte högfärdigt på jorden; du kan inte tränga genom marken [med dina steg] och du når inte bergen i höjd.
Yeryüzünde böbürlenerek yürüme! Sen, ne yeri yarabilirsin ne de boyca dağlara erişebilirsin.
اور زمین میں اکڑ کر نہ چل کہ نہ تو زمین کو پھاڑ سکتا ہے اور نہ لمبائی میں پہاڑوں کو پہنچ سکتا ہے.[1]
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وَأَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ إِذَا كِلْتُمْ وَزِنُوا۟ بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'awfoo l-kayla idhaa kiltum wazinoo bil-qistaasi l-mustaqeemi dhaalika khayrun wa'ahsanu ta'weelaa
DIN 31635waʾawfū l-kayla ʾiḏā kiltum wazinū bil-qisṭāsi l-mustaqīmi ḏālika ḫayrun waʾaḥsanu taʾwīlan
And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with accurate scales. That is fair, and the best determination.
Fill the measure when ye measure, and weigh with a right balance; that is meet, and better in the end
And give full measure when ye measure out, and weigh with a right balance; that is better and a fairer determination
And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with just balance. This will be better, and fairest for settlement
And give full measure, when you measure ought; and weigh with a just balance. This will be better, and more easy for determining every man's due
وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ إِنَّ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْبَصَرَ وَٱلْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْـُٔولًا
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Easy-read (simplified)walaa taqfu maa laysa laka bihi 'ilmun inna s-sam'a wal-basara wal-fu'aada kullu oolaa'ika kaana 'anhu mas'oolaa
DIN 31635walā taqfu mā laysa laka bihi ʿilmun ʾinna s-samʿa wal-baṣara wal-fuʾāda kullu ʾūlāʾika kāna ʿanhu masʾūlan
And do not occupy yourself with what you have no knowledge of. The hearing, and the sight, and the brains-all these will be questioned.
(O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearing and the sight and the heart - of each of these it will be asked
And do not pursue that of which thou hast no knowledge; verily, the hearing, the sight, and the heart, all of these shall be enquired of
And follow not that of which thou hast no knowledge; because the hearing and the sight and the heart, - each of these shall be enquired of
And follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge; for the hearing, and the sight, and the heart, every of these shall be examined at the last day
17:37 — the verse above
كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ كَانَ سَيِّئُهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّكَ مَكْرُوهًا
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Easy-read (simplified)kullu dhaalika kaana sayyi'uhu 'inda rabbika makroohaa
DIN 31635kullu ḏālika kāna sayyiʾuhu ʿinda rabbika makrūhan
The evil of all these is disliked by your Lord.
The evil of all that is hateful in the sight of thy Lord
All this is ever evil in the sight of your Lord and abhorred
All this is evil; odious to thy Lord
All this is evil, and abominable in the sight of thy Lord
ذَٰلِكَ مِمَّآ أَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَيْكَ رَبُّكَ مِنَ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتُلْقَىٰ فِى جَهَنَّمَ مَلُومًا مَّدْحُورًا
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Easy-read (simplified)dhaalika mimmaa awhaa ilayka rabbuka mina l-hikmati walaa taj'al ma'a llaahi ilaahan aakhara fatulqaa fee jahannama malooman madhooraa
DIN 31635ḏālika mimmā ʾawḥā ʾilayka rabbuka mina l-ḥikmati walā taǧʿal maʿa llāhi ʾilāhan ʾāḫara fatulqā fī ǧahannama malūman madḥūran
That is some of the wisdom your Lord has revealed to you. Do not set up with God another god, or else you will be thrown in Hell, rebuked and banished.
This is (part) of that wisdom wherewith thy Lord hath inspired thee (O Muhammad). And set not up with Allah any other god, lest thou be cast into hell, reproved, abandoned
That is something of what thy Lord has inspired thee with of wisdom; do not then put with God other gods, or thou wilt be thrown into hell reproached and outcast
This is a part of the wisdom which thy Lord hath revealed to thee. Set not up any other god with God, lest thou be cast into Hell, rebuked, cast away
These precepts are a part of the wisdom which thy Lord hath revealed unto thee. Set not up any other god as equal unto God, lest thou be cast into hell, reproved and rejected
31:18
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
وَلَا تُصَعِّرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaa tusa''ir khaddaka lilnnaasi walaa tamshi fee l-'ardi marahan inna llaaha laa yuhibbu kulla mukhtaalin fakhoor
DIN 31635walā tuṣaʿʿir ḫaddaka lilnnāsi walā tamši fī l-ʾarḍi maraḥan ʾinna llāha lā yuḥibbu kulla muḫtālin faḫūrin
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And do not treat people with arrogance, nor walk proudly on earth. God does not love the arrogant showoffs.
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Turn not thy cheek in scorn toward folk, nor walk with pertness in the land. Lo! Allah loveth not each braggart boaster
And twist not thy cheek proudly, nor walk in the land haughtily; verily, God loves not every arrogant boaster
And distort not thy face at men; nor walk thou loftily on the earth; for God loveth no arrogant vain-glorious one
Distort not thy face out of contempt to men, neither walk in the earth with insolence; for God loveth no arrogant, vain-glorious person
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Mos ua kthe shpinën njerëzve me përbuzje, as mos ec nëpër tokë me kryelartësi, se, me të vërtetë, Allahu nuk e do atë që është mendjemadh e mburravec!
‘আর তুমি (অহংকারবশত ) মানুষের দিক থেকে তোমার মুখ ফিরিয়ে নিও না। আর জমিনে দম্ভভরে চলাফেরা করো না। নিশ্চয় আল্লাহ কোনো দাম্ভিক, অহংকারীকে পছন্দ করেন না।’
I, iz oholosti, ne okreći od ljudi lice svoje i ne idi Zemljom nadmeno, jer Allah ne voli ni gordog ni hvalisavog.
I, iz oholosti, ne okreći od ljudi lice svoje i ne idi Zemljom nadmeno, jer Allah ne voli ni gordog ni hvalisavog.
Wota fal yimɓe ɓen ye'eso maa ngon, wota a yahru ka leydi ñaaƴagol. Pellet, Alla yiɗaa kala ñaaƴotooɗo mantoo.
და ნუ იბრუნებ სახეს ხალხისგან [ამპარტავნობით] და ნუ ივლი მიწაზე თავმომწონედ. ჭეშმარიტად, ალლაჰს არ უყვარს ყოველი ქედმაღალი, თავმომწონე.
Und drehe nicht von den Menschen hochmütig die Wange ab und gehe nicht übermütig auf der Erde einher. Wahrlich, Allah liebt niemanden, der eingebildet und prahlerisch ist.
Μην αποστρέφεις το πρόσωπό σου από τους ανθρώπους με αλαζονεία, ούτε να περπατάς στη γη με υπερηφάνεια. Πράγματι, ο Αλλάχ δε συμπαθεί κάθε αλαζονικό που καυχιέται.
और (घमंड के कारण) लोगों से अपना मुँह न फेर और धरती में अकड़कर न चल। निःसंदेह अल्लाह किसी अकड़ने वाले, गर्व करने वाले से प्रेम नहीं करता।[6]
E non rivolgere la tua guancia alla gente e non camminare sulla terra con arroganza: in verità Allāh non ama gli arroganti e gli altezzosi.
18. „Ir nenusigręžk nuo žmonių išdidžiai, nei vaikščiok įžūliai per žemę. Iš tiesų, Allahas nemėgsta jokių išpuikusių pagyrūnų.
(Boonaan) maddii (boqoo) kee namarraa gara hin galchin; dachii keessas uf tuulaa hin deemin. Rabbiin uf tuulaa, uf dhaadaa hunda hin jaalatu.[6]
И не криви [презрительно] свою щеку пред людьми, и не ходи по земле горделиво. Воистину, Аллах не любит всякого гордеца и хвастливого.
И, из охолости, не окрећи своје лице од људи и не иди Земљом надмено. Заиста Аллах не воли ни гордог ни хвалисавог.
Wala usiwabeuwe watu, wala usitembee katika nchi kwa maringo. Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu hampendi kila anayejivuna na kujifakhirisha.
Och bete dig inte arrogant mot andra och gå inte högmodigt på jorden; Gud tycker inte om de självgoda och skrytsamma.
İnsanlara yüzünü çevirme ve yeryüzünde böbürlenerek yürüme. Çünkü Allah kendini beğenip böbürlenen hiçbir kimseyi sevmez.
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يَٰبُنَىَّ إِنَّهَآ إِن تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ فَتَكُن فِى صَخْرَةٍ أَوْ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ أَوْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَأْتِ بِهَا ٱللَّهُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)yaa bunayya innahaa in taku mithqaala habbatin min khardalin fatakun fee sakhratin aw fee s-samaawaati aw fee l-'ardi ya'ti bihaa llaahu inna llaaha lateefun khabeer
DIN 31635yā bunayya ʾinnahā ʾin taku miṯqāla ḥabbatin min ḫardalin fatakun fī ṣaḫratin ʾaw fī s-samāwāti ʾaw fī l-ʾarḍi yaʾti bihā llāhu ʾinna llāha laṭīfun ḫabīrun
"O my son, even if it were the weight of a mustard-seed, in a rock, or in the heavens, or on earth, God will bring it to light. God is Kind and Expert.
O my dear son! Lo! though it be but the weight of a grain of mustard-seed, and though it be in a rock, or in the heavens, or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth. Lo! Allah is Subtile, Aware
O my son! verily, if there were the weight of a grain of mustard seed and it were (hidden) in the rock, or in the heaven, or in the earth, God would bring it (to light). Verily, God is subtle, well aware
O my son! verily God will bring everything to light, though it were but the weight of a grain of mustard-seed, and hidden in a rock or in the heavens or in the earth; for, God is subtile, informed of all
O my son, verily every matter, whether good or bad, though it be of the weight of a grain of mustard-seed, and be hidden in a rock, or in the heavens, or in the earth, God will bring the same to light; for God is clear-sighted and knowing
يَٰبُنَىَّ أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأْمُرْ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَٱنْهَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَصَابَكَ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ ٱلْأُمُورِ
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Easy-read (simplified)yaa bunayya aqimi s-salaata wa'mur bil-ma'roofi wanha 'ani l-munkari wasbir 'alaa maa asaabaka inna dhaalika min 'azmi l-'umoor
DIN 31635yā bunayya ʾaqimi ṣ-ṣalāta waʾmur bil-maʿrūfi wanha ʿani l-munkari waṣbir ʿalā mā ʾaṣābaka ʾinna ḏālika min ʿazmi l-ʾumūri
The translators word this verse differently
O my son, observe the prayer, advocate righteousness, forbid evil, and be patient over what has befallen you. These are of the most honorable traits.
O my dear son! Establish worship and enjoin kindness and forbid iniquity, and persevere whatever may befall thee. Lo! that is of the steadfast heart of things
O my son! be steadfast in prayer, and bid what is reasonable and forbid what is wrong; be patient of what befalls thee, verily, that is one of the determined affairs
O my son! observe prayer, and enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and be patient under whatever shall betide thee: for this is a bounden duty
O my son, be constant at prayer, and command that which is just, and forbid that which is evil: And be patient under the afflictions which shall befall thee; for this is a duty absolutely incumbent on all men
31:18 — the verse above
وَٱقْصِدْ فِى مَشْيِكَ وَٱغْضُضْ مِن صَوْتِكَ إِنَّ أَنكَرَ ٱلْأَصْوَٰتِ لَصَوْتُ ٱلْحَمِيرِ
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Easy-read (simplified)waqsid fee mashyika waghdud min sawtika inna ankara l-'aswaati lasawtu l-hameer
DIN 31635waqṣid fī mašyika waġḍuḍ min ṣawtika ʾinna ʾankara l-ʾaṣwāti laṣawtu l-ḥamīri
And moderate your stride, and lower your voice. The most repulsive of voices is the donkey's voice."
Be modest in thy bearing and subdue thy voice. Lo! the harshest of all voices is the voice of the ass
but be moderate in thy walk, and lower thy voice; verily, the most disagreeable of voices is the voice of asses
But let thy pace be middling; and lower thy voice: for the least pleasing of voices is surely the voice of asses
And be moderate in thy pace: And lower thy voice; for the most ungrateful of all voices surely is the voice of asses
أَلَمْ تَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَأَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَهُۥ ظَٰهِرَةً وَبَاطِنَةً وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُجَٰدِلُ فِى ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَلَا هُدًى وَلَا كِتَٰبٍ مُّنِيرٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)alam taraw anna llaaha sakhkhara lakum maa fee s-samaawaati wamaa fee l-'ardi wa'asbagha 'alaykum ni'amahu zaahiratan wabaatinatan wamina n-naasi man yujaadilu fee llaahi bighayri 'ilmin walaa hudan walaa kitaabin muneer
DIN 31635ʾalam taraw ʾanna llāha saḫḫara lakum mā fī s-samāwāti wamā fī l-ʾarḍi waʾasbaġa ʿalaykum niʿamahu ẓāhiratan wabāṭinatan wamina n-nāsi man yuǧādilu fī llāhi biġayri ʿilmin walā hudan walā kitābin munīrin
The translators word this verse differently
Do you not see how God placed at your service everything in the heavens and the earth? How He showered you with His blessings, both outward and inward? Yet among the people is he who argues about God without knowledge, without guidance, and without an enlightening Scripture.
See ye not how Allah hath made serviceable unto you whatsoever is in the skies and whatsoever is in the earth and hath loaded you with His favours both without and within? Yet of mankind is he who disputeth concerning Allah, without knowledge or guidance or a scripture giving light
Have ye not seen that God has subjected to you what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, and has poured down upon you His favours, outwardly and inwardly? but amongst men are those who wrangle about God, without knowledge, and without guidance, and without an illuminating book
See ye not how that God hath put under you all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth, and hath been bounteous to you of his favours, both for soul and body. But some are there who dispute of God without knowledge, and have no guidance and no illuminating Book
Do ye not see that God hath subjected whatever is in heaven and on earth to your service, and hath abundantly poured on you his favours, both outwardly and inwardly? There are some men who dispute concerning God without knowledge, and without a direction, and without an enlightening book
7:26
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يَٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ قَدْ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ لِبَاسًا يُوَٰرِى سَوْءَٰتِكُمْ وَرِيشًا وَلِبَاسُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)yaa banee aadama qad anzalnaa 'alaykum libaasan yuwaaree saw'aatikum wareeshan walibaasu t-taqwaa dhaalika khayrun dhaalika min aayaati llaahi la'allahum yadhdhakkaroon
DIN 31635yā banī ʾādama qad ʾanzalnā ʿalaykum libāsan yuwārī sawʾātikum warīšan walibāsu t-taqwā ḏālika ḫayrun ḏālika min ʾāyāti llāhi laʿallahum yaḏḏakkarūna
O children of Adam! We have provided you with clothing to cover your bodies, and for luxury. But the clothing of piety-that is best. These are some of God's revelations, so that they may take heed.
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O Children of Adam! We have revealed unto you raiment to conceal your shame, and splendid vesture, but the raiment of restraint from evil, that is best. This is of the revelations of Allah, that they may remember
O sons of Adam! we have sent down to you garments wherewith to cover your shame, and plumage; but the garment of piety, that is better. That is one of the signs of God, haply ye may remember
O children of Adam! now have we sent down to you raiment to hide your nakedness, and splendid garments; but the raiment of piety - this is best. This is one of the signs of God, that man haply may reflect
O children of Adam, we have sent down unto you apparel, to conceal your nakedness, and fair garments; but the cloathing of piety is better. This is one of the signs of God; that peradventure ye may consider
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O bijtë e Ademit, Ne ju dërguam rroba që mbulojnë pjesët tuaja të turpshme dhe si zbukurim, ndonëse petku i devotshmërisë është më i miri. Këto janë prej shenjave të Allahut, që ata të marrin mësim.
‘হে আদম সন্তান! অবশ্যই আমি তোমাদের জন্য পোশাক নাযিল করেছি, তোমাদের লজ্জাস্থান ঢাকার জন্য ও সাজসজ্জার ও শোভাবর্ধক হিসেবে। আর তাকওয়ার পোষাক, এটাই উত্তম। এটা আল্লাহর নিদর্শসমূহের অন্যতম, যাতে তারা উপদেশ গ্রহণ করে।
O sinovi Ademovi, dali smo vam odjeću koja će pokrivati stidna mjesta vaša, a i raskošna odijela, ali, odjeća bogobojaznosti, to je ono najbolje. To su neki Allahovi znakovi da bi se oni prisjetili i pouku prihvatili.
O sinovi Adamovi, dali smo vam odjeću koja će pokrivati stidna mjesta vaša, a i raskošna odijela, ali, odjeća bogobojaznosti, to je ono najbolje. To su neki Allahovi znakovi da bi se oni prisjetili i pouku prihvatili.
Eehey mon yo ɓiɗɓe Aadam! Gooŋɗii min njippinii e mo'on comci cuhratɗi awraaji mon ɗin e cuɗaari. -Ko comci kulol ɗin noon ɓuri muƴƴude.- Ko ɗuum jeyaaɗum e Aayeeje Alla. mbeleejo'o, kamɓe ɓe mbaajitoto.
ო, ადამის შთამომავლებო! ჩვენ უკვე ჩამოგივლინეთ (გიბოძეთ) სამოსი, რომელიც ფარავს თქვენს სიშიშვლეს, და სამკაულები (მოსართავად). ხოლო ღვთისმოშიშების სამოსი — უკეთესია. ეს არის ალლაჰის ნიშნებიდან, რათა თქვენ შეიგნოთ და მიიღოთ სარგებელი მისგან.
O Kinder Adams, Wir haben auf euch Kleidung hinabgesandt, die eure Blöße verbirgt, und Gefieder. Aber die Kleidung der Furcht (vor Allah), dies ist besser. Das ist (eines) von den Zeichen Allahs, auf dass sie bedenken mögen.
Ω, παιδιά του Αδάμ! Στ’ αλήθεια, σας διαθέσαμε ρουχισμό για να κρύψει τα απόκρυφα σημεία σας και ρουχισμό για στολισμό, αλλά το να πάρετε ως ένδυμα την ευσέβεια (και να φυλαχθείτε από την τιμωρία του Αλλάχ τηρώντας τις εντολές του Αλλάχ) είναι το καλύτερο. Αυτό είναι ένα από τα σημάδια του Αλλάχ (που αποδεικνύουν τις χάρες Του στους δούλους Του), μήπως και τα λάβουν υπόψη. [Όμως ο Σατανάς παραπλάνησε τους ειδωλολάτρες και τους έκανε να κάνουν περιφορά γύρω από την Κά‘μπα εντελώς γυμνοί, αντί να καλύπτουν το σώμα τους με ό,τι τους παρείχε ο Αλλάχ από ρουχισμό].
ऐ आदम की संतान! निश्चय हमने तुमपर वस्त्र उतारा है, जो तुम्हारे गुप्तांगों को छिपाता है और शोभा भी है। और तक़वा (अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता) का वस्त्र सबसे अच्छा है। यह अल्लाह की निशानियों में से है, ताकि वे उपदेश ग्रहण करें।[8]
O figli di Ǣdem! Abbiamo fatto scendere su di voi un indumento che nasconda le vostre intimità, e delle piume. Ma l’abito migliore è la devozione. Ciò fa parte dei segni di Allāh, affinché se ne ricordino.
26. Adamo (Adomo) vaikai, Mes suteikėme jums drabužius apsidengimui (pridengti savo intymias vietas) ir pasipuošimui. O teisingumo drabužiai – tai geriau. Tai yra Allaho Ajat (įrodymuose, įkalčiuose, eilutėse, pamokose, ženkluose, apreiškimuose ir t.t.), kad jie atsimintų (t. y. paliktų melą ir sektų tiesa [1]).
Yaa ilmaan Aadam! Nuti uffata qaama saalaa keessan haguuguufi (uffata) faayaa isin irratti buufnee jirra. Uffata sodaa Rabbii, saniitu caala. Kun mallattoowwan Rabbii irraayi; akka isaan yaadataniif (isaaniif himne).
О сыны Адама! Мы уже ниспослали вам одеяние, которое прикрывает вашу наготу, и украшение. Одеяние богобоязненности — лучше. Это — из знамений Аллаха, — быть может, они внемлют напоминанию.
О синови Адамови, дали смо вам одећу која ће да покрива ваша стидна места, а и раскошна одела, али, одећа богобојазности, то је оно најбоље. То су неки Аллахови знаци да би се они присетили и прихватили поуку.
Enyi wanadamu! Hakika tumewateremshia vazi la kuficha tupu zenu na vazi la pambo. Na vazi la ucha Mungu, hilo ndilo bora zaidi. Hilo ni katika Ishara za Mwenyezi Mungu ili mpate kukumbuka.
Adams avkomlingar! Vi har skänkt er kläder för att täcka er nakenhet och för att pryda er, men gudsfruktans klädnad är bättre. Detta hör till Guds tecken, för att de ska låta sig förmanas.
Ey Âdemoğlu! Size mahrem yerlerinizi örteceğiniz ve bir de süslenip güzelleşeceğiniz elbiseler indirdik. Takva elbisesi ise, bunlardan daha da hayırlıdır. İşte bunlar, umulur da öğüt alırlar diye indirilen Allah ayetlerindendir.
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قَالَ ٱهْبِطُوا۟ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ وَلَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala hbitoo ba'dukum liba'din 'aduwwun walakum fee l-'ardi mustaqarrun wamataa'un ilaa heen
DIN 31635qāla hbiṭū baʿḍukum libaʿḍin ʿaduwwun walakum fī l-ʾarḍi mustaqarrun wamatāʿun ʾilā ḥīnin
He said, "Fall, some of you enemies to one another. On earth you will have residence and livelihood for a while."
He said: Go down (from hence), one of you a foe unto the other. There will be for you on earth a habitation and provision for a while
He said, 'Go ye down, one of you to the other a foe; but for you in the earth there is an abode, and a provision for a season
He said, "Get ye down, the one of you an enemy to the other; and on earth shall be your dwelling, and your provision for a season
God said, get ye down, the one of you an enemy unto the other; and ye shall have a dwelling place upon earth, and a provision for a season
قَالَ فِيهَا تَحْيَوْنَ وَفِيهَا تَمُوتُونَ وَمِنْهَا تُخْرَجُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala feehaa tahyawna wafeehaa tamootoona waminhaa tukhrajoon
DIN 31635qāla fīhā taḥyawna wafīhā tamūtūna waminhā tuḫraǧūna
He said, "In it you will live, and in it you will die, and from it you will be brought out."
He said: There shall ye live, and there shall ye die, and thence shall ye be brought forth
He said, 'Therein shall ye live and therein shall ye die, from it shall ye be brought forth
He said, "On it shall ye live, and on it shall ye die, and from it shall ye be taken forth
He said, therein shall ye live, and therein shall ye die, and from thence shall ye be taken forth at the resurrection
7:26 — the verse above
يَٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ لَا يَفْتِنَنَّكُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ كَمَآ أَخْرَجَ أَبَوَيْكُم مِّنَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ يَنزِعُ عَنْهُمَا لِبَاسَهُمَا لِيُرِيَهُمَا سَوْءَٰتِهِمَآ إِنَّهُۥ يَرَىٰكُمْ هُوَ وَقَبِيلُهُۥ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا تَرَوْنَهُمْ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)yaa banee aadama laa yaftinannakumu sh-shaytaanu kamaa akhraja abawaykum mina l-jannati yanzi'u 'anhumaa libaasahumaa liyuriyahumaa saw'aatihimaa innahu yaraakum huwa waqabeeluhu min haythu laa tarawnahum innaa ja'alnaa sh-shayaateena awliyaa'a lilladheena laa yu'minoon
DIN 31635yā banī ʾādama lā yaftinannakumu š-šayṭānu kamā ʾaḫraǧa ʾabawaykum mina l-ǧannati yanziʿu ʿanhumā libāsahumā liyuriyahumā sawʾātihimā ʾinnahu yarākum huwa waqabīluhu min ḥayṯu lā tarawnahum ʾinnā ǧaʿalnā š-šayāṭīna ʾawliyāʾa lillaḏīna lā yuʾminūna
O Children of Adam! Do not let Satan seduce you, as he drove your parents out of the Garden, stripping them of their garments, to show them their nakedness. He sees you, him and his clan, from where you cannot see them. We have made the devils friends of those who do not believe.
O Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you as he caused your (first) parents to go forth from the Garden and tore off from them their robe (of innocence) that he might manifest their shame to them. Lo! he seeth you, he and his tribe, from whence ye see him not. Lo! We have made the devils protecting friends for those who believe not
O sons of Adam! let not Satan infatuate you as he drove your parents out of Paradise, stripping from them their garments, and showing them their shame; verily, he sees you - he and his tribe, from whence ye cannot see them. Verily, we have made the devils patrons of those who do not believe
O children of Adam! let not Satan bring you into trouble, as he drove forth your parents from the Garden, by despoiling them of their raiment, that he might cause them to see their nakedness: He truly seeth you, he and his comrades, whence ye see not them. Verily, we have made the Satans tutelars of those who believe not
O children of Adam, let not Satan seduce you, as he expelled your parents out of paradise, by stripping them of their cloathing, that he might shew them their nakedness: Verily he seeth you, both he and his companions, whereas ye see not them. We have appointed the devils to be the patrons of those who believe not
وَإِذَا فَعَلُوا۟ فَٰحِشَةً قَالُوا۟ وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهَآ ءَابَآءَنَا وَٱللَّهُ أَمَرَنَا بِهَا قُلْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَأْمُرُ بِٱلْفَحْشَآءِ أَتَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa fa'aloo faahishatan qaaloo wajadnaa 'alayhaa aabaa'anaa wallaahu amaranaa bihaa qul inna llaaha laa ya'muru bil-fahshaa'i ataqooloona 'alaa llaahi maa laa ta'lamoon
DIN 31635waʾiḏā faʿalū fāḥišatan qālū waǧadnā ʿalayhā ʾābāʾanā wallāhu ʾamaranā bihā qul ʾinna llāha lā yaʾmuru bil-faḥšāʾi ʾataqūlūna ʿalā llāhi mā lā taʿlamūna
And when they commit an indecency, they say, "We found our parents doing this, and God has commanded us to do it." Say, "God does not command indecencies. Are you attributing to God what you do not know?"
And when they do some lewdness they say: We found our fathers doing it and Allah hath enjoined it on us. Say: Allah, verily, enjoineth not lewdness. Tell ye concerning Allah that which ye know not
and when they commit an abomination they say, 'We found our fathers at this, and God bade us do it.' Say, 'God bids you not to do abomination; do ye say against God that which ye do not know
And when the wicked commit some filthy deed, they say, "We found our fathers practising it, and to us hath God commanded it" - SAY: God enjoineth not filthy deeds. Will ye speak of God ye know not what
And when they commit a filthy action, they say, we found our fathers practising the same; and God hath commanded us to do it. Say, verily God commandeth not filthy actions. Do ye speak concerning God that which ye know not
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The question asks whether the Qur'an says men's clothes must stay above the ankle. The probe 'ankles?' returns 4 rows, all at 5:6, the washing before prayer, recorded as not carried. The probe 'trail\w*|train' finds no verse on a garment.
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Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
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Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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