The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 377
PT. 18 AN-NÜR CH. 24 صَلوةِ الْفَجْرِ وَحِينَ تَضَعُونَ ثِيَابَكُمْ into your presence: before the Morning Prayer, and when you مِنَ الظَّهِيرَةِ وَمِنْ بَعْدِ صَلوةِ الْعِشَاءِ take off your clothes at noon in ثَلَثُ عَوْرَتٍ لَّكُمْ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَا Prayer. These are three times of عَلَيْهِمْ جُنَاحٌ بَعْدَهُنَّ طُوفُونَ عَلَيْكُمْ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ الله لكُمُ الأيتِ وَاللهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمُ summer and after the night privacy for you. At times other than these there is no blame on you or on them, for they have to move about waiting upon you, some of you attending upon others. Thus does Allah make plain to you the Signs; for Allah is All-Knowing, Wise. 2633 among you attain to puberty, وَإِذَا بَلَغَ الْأَطْفَالُ مِنْكُمُ الْحُلُمَ And when the children. 60 فَلْيَسْتَأْذِنُوا كَمَا اسْتَأْذَنَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ they too should ask permission قَبْلِهِمْ كَذلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللهُ لَكُمُ ايته them asked permission. Thus وَاللهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ ) even as those mentioned before does Allah make plain to you His commandments; and Allah is All-Knowing, Wise. 2634 2633. Important Words: (times) is the plural of 5 which is infinitive noun from means, he or it passed. which مر ,means مر the time passed. means, a time; one time; one action; a single action or act; turn; also an occasion. means, I did it once (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: The subject of "purdah," as stated under v. 32 above has been referred to at four different places in the Quran. Whereas 24:32 deals with "purdah" primarily within four walls of the house, v. 33:60 discusses "purdah" outside the house and on thoroughfares while vv. 33:33-34 speak of a restricted kind of "purdah", particularly enjoined on the Holy Prophet's wives and by implication on all Muslim women, and by inference point to the fact that the principal centre of a woman's activities is her home. The present verse, however, refers to another kind of "purdah," viz. that domestic servants and minor children too should not enter the 2291 private apartments of their masters or parents here without getting prior permission. at three particular hours mentioned 2634. Commentary: The words may mean,