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women and then divorce them before you have what crime she was killed. (81:8-9)
touched them, there is no waiting period for you
to calculate for them, so give them a gift and let GIVING
them go with kindness. (33:49) Give women their dowry as an outright gift. But if
(We said to Sulayman,) ‘This is Our gift: so be- they are happy to give you some of it, make use
stow it or withhold it without reckoning.’ (38:39) of it with pleasure and goodwill. (4:4)
Are you afraid to give gifts of charity before your (Ibrahim said,) ‘Praise be to Allah Who, despite
private consultation? If you do not and Allah my old age, has given me Isma‘il and Ishaq. My
turns to you, at least perform prayer and give the Lord is the Hearer of Prayer.’ (14:39)
alms, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah is (Zakariyya said,) ‘I fear my relatives when I am
aware of what you do. (58:13) gone and my wife is barren, so give me an heir
Gardens and grape vines, and nubile maidens of from You.’ (19:5)
similar age, and an overflowing cup, where they He (Our Spirit) said (to Maryam), ‘I am only your
will hear no prattle and no denial, a recompense Lord’s messenger so that He can give you a pure
from your Lord, a commensurate gift. (78:32-36) boy.’ (19:19)
When he (Ibrahim) had separated himself from
GINGER them, and what they worshipped besides Allah,
(In the Gardens of Paradise) they will be given We gave him Ishaq and Ya‘qub, making each of
there a cup to drink mixed with the warmth of them a Prophet. (19:49)
ginger. (76:17) And in addition to that We gave him Ishaq and
Ya‘qub and made both of them righteous. (21:72)
GIRL We responded to him and gave him Yahya,
When she gave birth, she said, ‘My Lord! I have restoring for him his wife’s fertility. They outdid
given birth to a girl’–and Allah knew very well one another in good actions, calling out to Us in
what she had given birth to, male and female are yearning and in awe, and humbling themselves
not the same–‘and I have named her Maryam to Us. (21:90)
and placed her and her children in Your safe- (Believers are) those who say, ‘Our Lord, give us
keeping from the accursed Satan.’ (3:36) joy in our wives and children and make us a
When one of them is given the good news of a good example for those who guard against evil’.
baby girl, his face darkens and he is furious. (25:74)
(16:58) (Ibrahim said,) ‘My Lord, give me right judge-
O Prophet! We have made lawful for you: your ment and unite me with the righteous.’ (26:83)
wives to whom you have given dowries and any (Queen of Sheba said,) ‘I will send them a gift
slavegirls you own from the booty Allah has al- and then wait and see what the messengers bring
lotted you and the daughters of your paternal un- back.’ When it reached Sulayman he said,
cles and the daughters of your paternal aunts and ‘Would you give me wealth when what Allah has
the daughters of your maternal uncles and the given me is better than what He has given you?
daughters of your maternal aunts who have mi- No, rather it is you who delight in your gift.’
grated with you and any believing woman who (27:35-36)
gives herself to the Prophet if the Prophet desires We gave him Ishaq and Ya‘qub and placed
to marry her: exclusively for you as opposed to Prophethood and the Book among his progeny.
the rest of the believers–We know very well what We gave him his reward in this world and in the
We have prescribed for them regarding their hereafter he will be among the righteous. (29:27)
wives and any slavegirls they possess–in order Or do they possess the treasuries of your Lord’s
that there be no restriction on you. Allah is Ever- mercy, the Almighty, the Ever-Giving? (38:9)
Forgiving, Most Merciful. (33:50) We gave Dawud Sulayman.What an excellent
When the baby girl buried alive is asked, for servant! He truly turned to his Lord. (38:30)
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