Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 231
| وَإِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَبَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ سَرِّحُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ ۚ وَلَا تُمْسِكُوهُنَّ ضِرَارًا لِتَعْتَدُوا ۚ وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَقَدْ ظَلَمَ نَفْسَهُ ۚ وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوا آيَاتِ اللَّهِ هُزُوًا ۚ وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَمَا أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَالْحِكْمَةِ يَعِظُكُمْ بِهِ ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- 'idhaa t.allaqtum an- nisaa' fa- balaghna 'ajal -hunna fa- amsiko -hunna bi- macrof 'aw sarrih.o -hunna bi- macrof wa- laa tumsiko -hunna d.iraar(an) li- tactado wa- man yafcal dhaalika fa- qad z.alama nafs -hu wa- laa tattakhidho 'aayaat 'allaah huzuw(an) wa- udhkuro nicmah 'allaah calay -kum wa- maa anzala calay -kum min al- kitaab wa- al- h.ikmah yaciz. -kum bi- -hi wa- ittaqo 'allaah wa- iclamo 'anna 'allaah bi- kull shay' calem |
| Pickthall | : | When ye have divorced women, and they have reached their term, then retain them in kindness or release them in kindness. Retain them not to their hurt so that ye transgress (the limits). He who doeth that hath wronged his soul. Make not the revelations of Allah a laughingstock (by your behavior), but remember Allah's grace upon you and that which He hath revealed unto you of the Scripture and of wisdom, whereby He doth exhort you. Observe your duty to Allah and know that Allah is Aware of all things. |
| Asad | : | And so, when you divorce women and they are about to reach the end of their waiting-term, then either retain them in a fair manner or let them go in a fair manner. But do not retain them against their will in order to hurt [them]: for he who does so sins indeed against himself. And do not take [these] messages of God in a frivolous spirit; and remember the blessings with which God has graced you, and all the revelation and the wisdom which He has bestowed on you from on high in order to admonish you thereby; and remain conscious of God, and know that God has full knowledge of everything. |
| Malik | : | When you divorce women and they have reached the end of their waiting period ('Iddat) either allow them to stay with honor or let them go with kindness; but you should not retain them to harm them or to take undue advantage; if anyone does that he wrongs his own soul. Do not take Allah's revelations as a joke. Remember the favors of Allah upon you and the fact that He sent down the Book and Wisdom for your guidance. Fear Allah and know that Allah has knowledge of everything. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | When ye divorce women and they fulfil the term of their (`Iddat) either take them back on equitable terms or set them free on equitable terms; but do not take them back to injure them or to take undue advantage; if anyone does that He wrongs his own soul. Do not treat Allah's Signs as a jest but solemnly rehearse Allah's favors on you and the fact that He sent down to you the Book and Wisdom for your instruction. And fear Allah and know that Allah is well acquainted with all things. 261 262 263 264 |
Note - 261If the man takes back his wife after two divorces, he
must do so only on equitable terms, i.e., he must not put
pressure on the woman to prejudice her rights in any way,
and they must live clean and honourable lives, respecting
each other's personalities. There are here two
conditional clauses: (1) when ye divorce women, and (2)
when they fulfil their Iddat: followed by two
consequential clauses, (3) take them back on equitable
terms, or (4) set them free with kindness. The first is
connected with the third and the second with the fourth.
Therefore if the husband wishes to resume the marital
relations, he need not wait for Iddat. But if he does
not so wish, she is free to marry someone else after
Iddat. For the meaning of Iddat see n. 254 above.
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Note - 262Let no one think that the liberty given to him can be
used for his own selfish ends. If he uses the law for
the injury of the weaker party, his own moral and
spiritual nature suffers.
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Note - 263These difficult questions of sex relations are often
treated as a joke. But they profoundly affect our
individual lives, the lives of our children, and the
purity and well-being of the society in which we live.
This aspect of the question is reiterated again and
again.
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Note - 264Rehearse: zikr. Cf. ii. 151 and n. 156. We are asked to
remember in our own minds, and to proclaim and praise,
and be proud of God's favours on us. His favours are
immeasurable; not the least are His Revelations, and the
wisdom which He has given to us to enable us to judge and
act up to His guidance.
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If the man takes back his wife after two divorces, he must do so only on equitable terms, i.e., he must not put pressure on the woman to prejudice her rights in any way, and they must live clean and honourable lives, respecting each other's personalities. There are here two conditional clauses: (1) when ye divorce women, and (2) when they fulfil their Iddat: followed by two consequential clauses, (3) take them back on equitable terms, or (4) set them free with kindness. The first is connected with the third and the second with the fourth. Therefore if the husband wishes to resume the marital relations, he need not wait for Iddat. But if he does not so wish, she is free to marry someone else after Iddat. For the meaning of Iddat see n. 254 above. |
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Let no one think that the liberty given to him can be used for his own selfish ends. If he uses the law for the injury of the weaker party, his own moral and spiritual nature suffers. |
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These difficult questions of sex relations are often treated as a joke. But they profoundly affect our individual lives, the lives of our children, and the purity and well-being of the society in which we live. This aspect of the question is reiterated again and again. |
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Rehearse: zikr. Cf. ii. 151 and n. 156. We are asked to remember in our own minds, and to proclaim and praise, and be proud of God's favours on us. His favours are immeasurable; not the least are His Revelations, and the wisdom which He has given to us to enable us to judge and act up to His guidance. |
