M. H. Shakir, The Holy Quran; Arabic Text and English Translation; Foot-notes by M. H. Shakir (1974)
31. And whoever of you is obedient to Allah and His Apostle and does good, We will give to her her reward doubly, and We have prepared for her an honourable sustenance.
32. O wives of the Prophet! you are not like any other of the women; if you will be on your guard, then be not soft in (your) speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease yearn; and speak a good word.
33. And stay in your houses and do not display your finery like the displaying of the ignorance of yore; and keep up prayer, and pay the poor-rate, and obey Allah and His Apostle. Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House! and to purify you a (thorough) purifying.*
34. And keep to mind what is recited in your houses of the communications of Allah and the wisdom; surely Allah is Knower of subtilities, Aware.
35. Surely the men who submit and the women who submit, and the believing men and the believing women, and
* This verse is famous as Ayat-e-Tathir and is closely related with Hadis-e-Kisa.
Following is the gist of the Hadis:
One day the Holy Prophet came to the House of his daughter Fatemah and told her that he was very tired and asked her to cover him with the Yemeni Kisa. As she was covering the Apostle of Allah, his face lit up and shone like the full-moon. After a while Imam Hasan came
