An-Nur
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An-Nur · Ayah 60

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Translation

And postmenopausal

Word Breakdown

وَٱلْقَوَٰعِدُ

And postmenopausal

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

الْHarf · Determiner

Makes the noun definite (equivalent to 'the')

the

قوعدُIsm · Noun
NominativeMasculinePlural
Rootقعد
Common

to sit, to remain, to stay behind, to establish position

Lemmaقَوَاعِد

Noun

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Grammar Rules

Conjunction وَ (and)
وَٱلْقَوَٰعِدُ (And postmenopausal) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And women of post-menstrual age who have no desire for marriage - there is no blame upon them for putting aside their outer garments [but] not displaying adornment. But to modestly refrain [from that] is better for them. And Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.

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