QURAN CHAPTER - 65
At-Talaq - The Divorce
Revealed - Madinan
Ruku - 2
Ayat - 12
Theme - Surah At-Talaq was sent down for 2 purposes;
(1) First, that the man who has been given the right to pronounce divorce should be taught such judicious methods of using this right as do not lead to separation, as far as possible however, if separation does take place, it should only be in case all possibilities of mutual reconciliation have been exhausted.
- For in the Divine Law provision for divorce has been made only as an unavoidable necessity; otherwise Allah does not approve that the marriage relationship that has been established between a man and a woman should ever break.
- The Holy Prophet (SAW) has said "Of all the things permitted by the Law, the most hateful in the sight of Allah is the divorce"
(2) The second object was to complement this section of the family law of Islam by supplying answers to the questions that had remained after the revelation of the commandments in Surah Al-Baqarah.
- So, answers have been supplied to the following questions: What would be the waiting period of the women, marriage with whom has been consummated and who no longer menstruate, or those who have not yet menstruated, in case they are divorced?
- What would be the waiting period of the woman, who is pregnant, or the woman whose husband dies, if she is divorced?
- What arrangements would be made for the maintenance and lodging of the different categories of divorced women, and for the fosterage of the child whose parents have separated on account of a divorce?
Note: "Divorce may be pronounced twice; then the wife may either be kept back in fairness or allowed to separate in fairness." (Al-Baqarah:229)
Note: "And the divorced women (after the pronouncement of the divorce) must wait for three monthly courses... and their husbands are fully entitled to take them back (as their wives) during this waiting period, if they desire reconciliation." (Al Baqarah:228)
Note: "Then, if the husband divorces his wife (for the third time), she shall not remain lawful for him after this divorce, unless she marries another husband..." (Al-Baqarah:230)
Note: "When you marry the believing women, and then divorce them before you have touched them, they do not have to fulfill a waiting period, the completion of which you may demand of them." (Al-Ahzab:49)
Note: "And if those of you who die, leave wives behind, the women should abstain (from marriage) for 4 months and 10 days." (Al-Baqarah:234)
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