ok sis , what's the meaning of Iffah and afaaf ?![]()
both carry the same meaning which is "chastity" .
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CHASTITY
"1 : the quality or state of being chaste: as a : abstention from unlawful sexual intercourse b : abstention from all sexual intercourse c : purity in conduct and intention d : restraint and simplicity in design or expression
2 : personal integrity"
The word is mentioned two times in the quran ,and its mentioned as a command/order ;lyastafif=let him show/keep chastity ,but it got translated differently because it occured in two different contexts .
Translated form the same Arabic "lyastafif".
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The quran 24:33
Pickthal: "And let those who cannot find a match keep chaste till Allah give them independence by His grace....."
Shakir: "And let those who do not find the means to marry keep chaste until Allah makes them free from want out of His grace..."
Yusuf Ali: "Let those who find not the wherewithal for marriage keep themselves chaste, until Allah gives them means out of His grace..."
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The quran 4:6
Pickthal:"Prove orphans till they reach the marriageable age; then, if ye find them of sound judgment, deliver over unto them their fortune; anddevour it not by squandering and in haste lest they should grow up Whoso(of the guardians) is rich, let him abstain generously (from taking of theproperty of orphans); and whoso is poor let him take thereof in reason (forhis guardianship). And when ye deliver up their fortune unto orphans, have(the transaction) witnessed in their presence. Allah sufficeth as aReckoner."
Shakir:" And test the orphans until they attain puberty; then if you find in them maturity of intellect, make over to them theirproperty, and do not consume it extravagantly and hastily, lestthey attain to full age; and whoever is rich, let him abstain altogether, and whoever is poor, let him eat reasonably; thenwhen you make over to them their property, call witnesses intheir presence; and Allah is enough as a Reckoner."
Yusuf Ali: "Make trial of orphans until they reach the age of marriage; if then ye find sound judgment in them, release their property to them; butconsume it not wastefully, nor in haste against their growing up. If theguardian is well-off, Let him claim no remuneration, but if he is poor, lethim have for himself what is just and reasonable. When ye release theirproperty to them, take witnesses in their presence: But all-sufficient isAllah in taking account."
Translation :"The 'iffah' means preventing the self=desire strongly from skipping the things that are halal into the things that are haram .العفة يا أخي هي إيقاف النفس بقوة عن أن تمتد وتتجاوز خط الحلال إلى ساحة الحرام، والعفة في مجالات هي:
1- مجال المال والكسب: وهنا يوقف العفيف وبقوة نفسه حتى لا تمتد إلى الحرام، قال تعالى: (ومن كان غنياً فليستعفف) أي إن لم تكن مضطراً اضطرار الهلاك إلى الحرام فإياك أن تقربه وهيا لتتعفف.
2- مجال الجنس
'iffah' is found in two fields ,
1 finance.
2-Sex."