| المجادلة Al-Mujādilah She Who Disputes | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Medinan |
| Alternate titles (Ar.) | Al-Mujadalah |
| Other names | The Pleading Woman, She Who Pleaded, The Disputer (alternative translation for Al-Mujadilah), the Dialogue (for Al-Mujadalah) |
| Position | Juzʼ 28 |
| No. of verses | 22 |
| No. of Rukus | 3 |
Al-Mujādilah (Arabic: المجادلة, She who disputed [1] or "She Who Disputes, The Pleading Woman") is the 58th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an with 22 verses (ayat). Revealed in Medina, the chapter first addresses the legality of pre-Islamic method of divorce called zihar. The name "she who disputes" refers to the woman who petitioned Muhammad about the unjustness of this method, and the chapter's first verses outlaw it and prescribe how to deal with past cases of zihar. The chapter also discusses public assemblies and prescribes manners associated with it. The chapter ends by contrasting what it calls "the confederates of God" and "the confederates of Satan", and promising rewards for the former.