An-Nisa' (, ; The Women) is the fourth chapter (sūrah) of the Quran, with 176 verses (āyāt). The title derives from the numerous references to women throughout the chapter, including verse 34 and verses 127–130. Summary 1 Man and his Creator 2 Orphans, the duty of guardians to such 3–5 Treat your wives and those your right hands possess fairly 6–13 The law of inheritance 14–15 The punishment of adulteresses 16–17 Repentance enjoined 18–19 Women's rights 20–27 Forbidden and lawful degrees in marriage 28–30 Gaming, rapine, and suicide forbidden 31–33 Husband's superiority over woman recognised 34 Reconcilement of man and wife 35–36 Parents, orphans, the poor etc. to be kindly treated 37–41 Hypocrisy in almsgiving condemned 42 Prayer forbidden to the drunken and polluted 43–45 Jewish mockers denounced 46–53 Idolatry the unpardonable sin 54–55 The rewards of faith and unbelief 56 Trusts to be faithfully paid back 57–68 Disputes to be settled by God and his Apostle 69–74 Precautions etc., in warring for the faith 75–84 The disobedient and cowardly reproved 85 Salutations to be returned 86–90 Treatment of hypocrites and apostates 91–93 Believers not to be slain or plundered 94–99 Believers in heathen countries to fly to Muslim lands 100–102 Special order for prayer in time of war 103 Exhortation to zeal for Islam 104–114 Fraud denounced 115–125 Idolatry and Islam compared 126 Equity in dealing with women and orphans enjoined 127–129 men are protectors of women 130–132 God to be feared 133 Fraud denounced 134–138 Muslims exhorted to steadfastness 139–143 Hypocrites to be shunned 144–151 The reward of hypocrisy and belief compared 152–154 Presumptuous and disobedient Jews destroyed 155–158 The Jews defame Mary and Jesus 159-160 Certain kinds of food forbidden to Jews as punishment 161–168 Muhammad’s inspiration like that of other prophets 169–174 Christians reproved for their faith in Jesus as the Son of God and in the doctrine of the Trinity 175 The law of inheritance for distant relatives This Medinan surah aims at protecting the newly formed Muslim community by outlining acceptable behavior for Muslims. It illustrates the Quran's role as an authoritative legal source and its ability to shape the community. The surah aims to eradicate the earlier practices of pagan, Arab communities that are no longer considered moral in the Muslim society. For example, the section of this surah about dealing fairly with orphan girls (4:2–4) addresses the pre-Islamic Arabic practice of marrying