An-Nur () is the 24th chapter of the Quran with 64 verses. The surah takes its name, An Nur, from verse 35. Summary 1 This chapter revealed from heaven 2-3 Law relating to fornication 4-5 Punishment for defaming virtuous women 6-10 Law relating to charge of adultery when made by a husband against his wife 11-20 Aisha's slanderers reproved, and their punishment 21 Believers warned against evil deeds 22 The rich to forgive the poor, and bestow charity upon them 23-25 False accusers of virtuous women for ever accursed 26 Wicked men and women condemned to each other's society 27-29 Manners to be observed in visiting each other's homes 30-31 Pious men and women exhorted to modest demeanour 32 Marriageable women to be married if possible 32 Men-servants and maid-servants to be married when honest 33 Unmarried Muslims exhorted to continence 33 Masters to encourage slaves to purchase their freedom 34 The Quran an admonition to the pious 35 The similitude of God's light 36-38 The conduct of true believers described 39 Infidelity likened to a desert mirage or the darkness of a stormy sea 40-41 God praised by all his creatures 42-45 God revealed in all the phenomena of nature 46-56 Hypocrites rebuked and warned 57-58 Regulations relating to personal and family privacy 59-60 Exception in case of aged women, blind, lame, and sick 61 Muslims commanded to salute one another 62-63 True believers exhorted to implicit obedience to the Apostle of God 64 The Omniscient God will judge all men The general agreement of scholars is that this surah was revealed shortly before or after the Battle of the Trench in 5 AH. The surah begins with various explanations and decrees on or relating to corrupt sexual acts, family law, and specifications on the giving of testimony. Foremost amongst these rulings is God's punishment for adultery. This section ends with the pronouncement that good men and women should be paired together, as should corrupt men and corrupt women. This discussion turns into reflections on privacy and modesty, namely of hosts and women. Contained herein are several regulations and explanations of modesty, most directly lines traditionally used to argue for the wearing of hijab. After these prohibitions are cast for women, the text turns towards men, asking them not to oppress slavegirls into prostitution, and to marry those women who need husbands, despite their poverty. Exegesis 2-4 Unlawful sexual