At-Talaq

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Surah 65 of the Quran
الطلاق‎
Aṭ-Ṭalāq
The Divorce
ClassificationMedinan
PositionJuzʼ 28
No. of verses12
No. of Rukus2
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Page from an 1874 Qur'an; sura At-Talaq is in the middle of the page

"Divorce" [1] (Arabic: الطلاق, aṭ-talāq) is the 65th chapter of the Qur'an with 12 verses (ayat). The main subject is about divorce.[2] Abdullah ibn Masud reportedly described it as the shorter version of the surah An-Nisa.[3] The surah also defines the time period of mourning (iddah) to be three menstruation periods. For pre-menarche girls and for post-menopause women - three months. In case of pregnancy, after the delivery of the child.[4]

After addressing the topic of divorce and a number of other resulting family issues[5] in first 7 verses,[6] the surah then strongly urges people to observe God’s regulations and guidance, and reminded the fate of earlier disobedient people that the apostate and disobedient were chastised for their sin.[7] The 11th verse describes the required attitude of the true believers that they exhort to faith in messenger and the regarding bounties.[8] Finally God’s power and knowledge are emphasized at the end.[9]

  1. ^ Ibn Kathir. "Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Al Talaq". Quran 4 U. Tafsir. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. ^ Sayyid Maududi, Tafhim al-Qur'an, Lahore: Islamic Publications, Ltd. (1981)
  3. ^ "65. Surah At Talaq (Divorce) - Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi - Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Qur'an".
  4. ^ "Surah 65. At-Talaq". alim.org.
  5. ^ https://archive.org/details/InTheShadeOfTheQuranSayyidQutb [dead link]
  6. ^ Sayyid Qutb (d. 1966) Fi Zilal al-Qur'an (In the shades of the Qur'an)
  7. ^ Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik (translator), Al-Qur'an, the Guidance for Mankind - English with Arabic Text
  8. ^ George Sale A Comprehensive Commentary on the Quran CHAPTER LXV.: ENTITLED SURAT AL TALÁQ (DIVORCE)
  9. ^ Iman Mohammad Kashi; Uwe Hideki Matzen & Online Quran Project contributors. "Al-Quran (القرآن) — Online Quran Project — Translation and Tafsir". The Quran. {{cite web}}: |author3= has generic name (help)