Qur'an 58:1
| Verse's Information | |
|---|---|
| Sura | al-Mujadila (Qur'an 58) |
| Verse | 1 |
| Juz' | 28 |
| About | Hearing the voice of a woman protesting against a Jahiliyya tradition |
Qur'an 58:1 (Verse 1 of Sura al-Mujadila) is the story of a Muslim woman's protest[1] against the issue of Zihar; because this issue had caused the severance of the marital relationship.[2] God heard her speech,[3] answered her prayer[4] and in Verse 2 of al-Mujadila declared Zihar void.[5]
| “ | ” | |
| — Qur'an 58: 1 | ||
Sura al-Mujadila was revealed in 9/630-31.[6] Some have interpreted the expression "tujadiluka" (she disputes with you) as a conversation between a Muslim woman and the Prophet (s),[7] and others as a conversation that turned into a dispute.[8] Many exegetes have mentioned the occasion of revelation of the initial verses of Sura al-Mujadila with slight differences.[9]
The occasion of revelation of the initial verses of Sura al-Mujadila is stated to be regarding Khawla bt. Tha'laba, the wife of Aws b. Samit.[10] Khawla's husband became angry with her and pronounced Zihar, which was a type of Divorce in the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyya),[11] against her.[12] Khawla went to the Prophet (s) and complained about her husband, saying: "O Messenger of God! I spent my youth with him and bore him several children; now that I have aged, he says he has performed Zihar on me and is divorcing me."[13] According to some accounts, the man regretted his words.[14]
According to the exegesis of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, a Shi'a exegete, the Prophet (s) listened to the woman's speech, but he did not have a Shar'i ruling to solve the problem and restore the marital relationship between the two.[15] As a result, the woman took her complaint to God,[16] and the initial verses of Sura al-Mujadila were revealed.[17] With the revelation of these verses, a new ruling was issued, restoring peace to her and her husband.[18]
Notes
- ↑ Ṣaffār, Al-Marʾa wa intāj al-maʿrifa al-dīniyya.
- ↑ Shahābī, Adwār-i fiqh, vol. 1, p. 309.
- ↑ Ṣaffār, Al-Marʾa wa intāj al-maʿrifa al-dīniyya.
- ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, Al-Mīzān, vol. 19, p. 178.
- ↑ Mughniyya, Al-Tafsīr al-kāshif, vol. 7, p. 265.
- ↑ Bāzargān, Naẓm-i Qurʾān, vol. 4, p. 165.
- ↑ Ḥusaynī Shīrāzī, Tabyīn al-Qurʾān, p. 556.
- ↑ Mudarrisī, Min hudā l-Qurʾān, vol. 15, p. 138.
- ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i namūna, vol. 23, p. 409.
- ↑ Ṭabarsī, Tafsīr jawāmiʿ al-jāmiʿ, vol. 4, p. 254.
- ↑ Shahābī, Adwār-i fiqh, vol. 1, p. 309.
- ↑ Ṭabarsī, Tafsīr jawāmiʿ al-jāmiʿ, vol. 4, p. 254.
- ↑ Wāḥidī Nīshābūrī, Asbāb nuzūl al-Qurʾān, pp. 427-428.
- ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, Al-Mīzān, vol. 19, p. 178.
- ↑ Faḍlallāh, Tafsīr min waḥy al-Qurʾān, vol. 22, p. 60.
- ↑ Ṭayyib, Aṭyab al-bayān, vol. 12, p. 447.
- ↑ Faḍlallāh, Tafsīr min waḥy al-Qurʾān, vol. 22, p. 60.
- ↑ Sayyid Quṭb, Fī ẓilāl al-Qurʾān, vol. 6, p. 3505.
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