The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 275
PT. 28 CH. 65 ركوعاتها ٢ سُورة الطلاقِ مَدَنِيَّةُ ٦٥ اتها ١٣ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ (AT-TALAQ) 1. "In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. ياَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاء O Prophet! when you divorce. 2 فَطَلِقُوهُنَّ لِعِدَّتِهِنَّ وَاَحْصُوا الْعِدَّةَ prescribed period, and reckon women, divorce them for the b the period; and fear Allah. Turn وَاتَّقُوا اللهَ رَبَّكُمْ ۚ لَا تُخْرِجُوهُنَّ مِنْ them not out of their houses يُوْتِهِنَّ وَلَا يَخْرُجْنَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْتِينَ should they themselves بیو b بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُّبَيّنَةٍ ، وَتِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللهِ nor leave unless they commit an act which is manifestly foul. And these are the limits set by Allah; limits of Allah, he indeed b وَمَنْ يَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَ اللهِ فَقَدْ ظَلَمَ and whoso transgresses the نَفْسَهُ لَا تَدْرِي لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يُحْدِثُ wrongs his own soul. Thou بَعْدَ ذلِكَ امْران knowest not; it may be that thereafter Allah will bring something new to pass. 4268 4268. Commentary: "See 1:1. b2:232-233. º2:230. This is one of those verses of the Quran in which the address made to the Holy Prophet, is, in reality, meant for the believers. Since the Holy Prophet was debarred from divorcing any of his wives (33:53), the injunction is meant clearly for his followers. The procedure of divorce given in this Surah is as follows: The first pronouncement of divorce should be in the interval between two monthly courses, during which the husband and wife should not have 3171 conjugal relations. This ensures that the decision to divorce has not been taken hastily in a fit of anger or under the influence of some other momentary impulse but after cool and deliberate reflection. Moreover, a divorced wife is to remain in her house till the expiry of ‘iddah (the period of waiting) which extends over three courses. The words "it may be that thereafter Allah will bring about something new to pass," signify that the above- mentioned procedure is enjoined because it is possible that during the period of waiting the causes of