Except the feeble among men, and the women, and the children, who are unable to devise a plan and are not shown a way. — An Nisaa 4:98 Pin
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إِلَّا ٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَآءِ وَٱلْوِلْدَٰنِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ حِيلَةًۭ وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ سَبِيلًۭا

Except the feeble among men, and the women, and the children, who are unable to devise a plan and are not shown a way.

An Nisaa 4:98

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“Except the feeble among men, and the women, and the children, who are unable to devise a plan and are not shown a way.”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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