Page 148 - General Knowledge from the Qur'an

146 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FROM THE QUR'AN

THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD'S (SAAS) WIVES
O Prophet, tell your wives: 'If you desire the life of this world and its
finery, come and I will give you all you need and release you with
kindness. But if you desire Allah and His Messenger and the abode of
the hereafter, Allah has prepared an immense reward for those among
you who are good-doers.' Wives of the Prophet! If any of you commits
an obvious act of indecency she will receive double the punishment.
That is an easy matter for Allah. But those of you who are obedient to
Allah and His Messenger and act rightly will be given their reward
twice over; and We have prepared generous provision for them. Wives
of the Prophet, you are not like other women! If you guard against evil
and do not be too soft-spoken in your speech lest someone with sick-
ness in his heart becomes desirous. Speak correct and courteous
words. Remain in your houses and do not display your beauty as it
was previously displayed in the Time of Ignorance. Perform prayer
and pay the welfare tax and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah de-
sires to remove all impurity from you, People of the House, and to pu-
rify you completely. And remember the Signs of Allah and the wise
words which are recited in your rooms. Allah is All-Pervading, All-
Aware. (Surat al-Ahzab, 28-34)
The Prophet confided a certain matter to one of his wives, then when
she divulged it Allah disclosed that to him, and he communicated part of
it and withheld part of it. When he told her of it, she said, 'Who told you
of this?' He said, 'The All-Knowing and All-Aware informed me of it.' If
the two of you would only turn to Allah, for your hearts clearly devi-
ated... But if you support one another against him, Allah is his Protector
and so are Jibril and every right-acting man of the believers and, further-
more, the angels too will come to his support. (Surat at-Tahrim, 3-4)

THE FAMILY OF 'IMRAN
Allah chose Adam and Nuh and the family of Ibrahim and the fam-
ily of 'Imran over all other beings –descendants one of the other. Allah
is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. Remember when the wife of 'Imran said,
'My Lord, I have pledged to You what is in my womb, devoting it to
Your service. Please accept my prayer. You are the All-Hearing, the All-