The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 174
CH. 4 AN-NISA' nearest way for you to avoid injustice. 486 486. Important Words: PT. 4 have more than one wife up to four at time. As the permission concerning | طلب الشيء as may be agreeable) طاب means, the thing was or became pleasing, delightful, agreeable or delicious. means, my mind or my soul became pleased and ,means طاب العيش لفلان satisfied with it of life became pleasant and free from cares for such a one. means, he willingly parted with the thing (Aqrab & Lane). has polygamy been given in connection with the subject of orphans, it should be taken to be primarily based on the question of the care of that much-neglected class of society. There are cases when the interests of orphans can best be protected by marrying one or more wives from among the female wards two is derived from They | or) مثنى says i. e. he doubled it or folded it; or he turned one part of it upon another. signifies the repetition of a thing, doing it one time after another, or a thing or affair done twice. means. e. two and two; two and two together; or two at a time and two at a time. Similarly, means, three and three; three and three together; or three at a time and three at a time; and so is the meaning of (Lane & Aqrab). The expression, would thus mean, two at a ثلاث و رباع time, or three at a time, or four at a time. (do injustice) is derived from J which means:(1) he had a family or a large family; (2) he sustained and supported the family; (3) he was or became poor; (4) he acted unjustly and wrongfully, or he deviated from the right course. Commentary: from other women as the exigencies of circumstances may require. This can generally happen in one of the following cases: (1) A man has a number of orphans, including girls, to look after. He is unmarried and there is danger of his falling into temptation. In this case he should marry one or more girls, as the case may be, from among his wards and thus protect himself from falling into sin or from betraying his trust and acting wrongfully towards his wards. (2) He is married, but his wife fails to treat the orphans properly. He may in such a case also marry one of his female wards so that they may have a good and separate home of their own. (3) Some of his younger relations, e. g. , brothers or sisters, become orphans, and he finds that he or his existing wife cannot properly look after them. In such an eventuality, he may marry a suitable woman of mature age who may treat them like a mother. It is on record that in similar The verse is important inasmuch as it permits polygamy under special circumstances. Islam allows (though it certainly does not enjoin) a man to | circumstances Jābir, a young man and 614