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− This verse said in effect that the message which the Holy Prophet sa had brought from God and which by word and deed he had been expounding all these years, had been completed. Every part of this message was a blessing. The Message now completed, embodied the highest blessings which man could receive from God. The Message is epitomized in the name ', which means submission. Submission 'Al-Islam' − was to be the religion of Muslims, the religion of mankind. The Holy Prophet recited this verse in the valley of , sa Muzdalifah where the pilgrims had assembled. Returning from , the Muzdalifah Prophet stopped at It was the eleventh day of the month of sa Mina. Dhul − Hijjah. The Prophet stood before a large gathering of Muslims and sa ± delivered an address, famed in history as the farewell address of the Prophet. In the course of this address he said: sa " O men, lend me an attentive ear. For I know not whether I will stand before you again in this valley and address you as I address you now. Your lives and your possessions have been made immune by God to attacks by one another until the Day of Judgement. God has appointed for every one a share in the inheritance. No 'Will' shall now be admitted which is prejudicial to the interests of a rightful heir. A child born in any house will be regarded as the child of the father in that house. Whoever contests the parentage of this child will be liable to punishment under the Law of Islam. Anyone who attributes his birth to some one else's father, or falsely − claims someone to be his master, God, His angels and the whole of mankind will curse him. O men, you have some rights against your wives, but your wives also have some rights against you. Your right against them is that they should live chaste lives, and not adopt ways which may bring disgrace to the husband in the sight of his people. If your wives do not live up to this, then you have the right to punish them. You can punish them after due inquiry has been made by a competent authority, and your right to punish has been established. Even so, punishment in such a case must not be severe. But if your wives do not do such things, and their behavior is not such as would bring disgrace to their husbands, then your duty is to provide for them food and garments and shelter, according to 188