Al-Mujadila
58th chapter of the Qur'an
Al-Mujādilah (Arabic: المجادلة, She who disputed or "She Who Disputes, The Pleading Woman") is the 58th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an with 22 verses (ayat). Revealed in Medina, the chapter first addresses the legality of pre-Islamic method of divorce called zihar. The name "she who disputes" refers to the woman who petitioned Muhammad about the unjustness of this method, and the chapter's first verses outlaw it and prescribe how to deal with past cases of zihar. The chapter also discusses public assemblies and prescribes manners associated with it. The chapter ends by contrasting what it calls "the confederates of God" and "the confederates of Satan", and promising rewards for the former.
This surah is known for having the word "Allah" in all 22 of its verses.
Summary
1-5 An ancient Arab custom of divorce abrogated
6-7 Those who oppose Muhammad threatened
8-11 Clandestine discourse against Muhammad censured and forbidden
12-14 The prophet of God to be approached with due reverence and honour
15-21 Muslims reproached for keeping company with Jews and infidels
22 Nearest relatives, if unbelievers, to be avoided as enemies of Islam
The first six verses addresses the legal status of zihar, as petitioned by Khawla. The verses effectively declare that zihar is an unlawful method of divorce. The verses also address past cases of zihar, allowing them to be reversed by freeing a slave. After the revelation, Muhammad clarified that if freeing a slave was not possible, someone who committed zihar could also perform fasting (sawm) for two months, or feed sixty poor people.
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