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But if a man divorces his wife a third time, she is Allah has heard the words of the woman who
not lawful for him after that until she has married disputes with you about her husband and lays
another husband. Then if he divorces her, there is her complaint before Allah. Allah hears the two
nothing wrong in the original couple getting of you talking together. Allah is All-Hearing, All-
back together provided they think they will re- Seeing. (58:1)
main within Allah’s limits. These are Allah’s lim-
its which he has made clear to people who HYPOCRITES (MUNAFIQUN)
know. (2:230) Among the people there are some who say, ‘We
When you divorce women and they are near the believe in Allah and the Last Day,’ when they are
end of their waiting period, do not prevent them not believers. (2:8)
from marrying their first husbands if they have They think they deceive Allah and those who be-
mutually agreed to it with correctness and cour- lieve. They deceive no one but themselves but
tesy. This is an admonition for those of you who they are not aware of it. (2:9)
believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is better There is a sickness in their hearts and Allah has
and purer for you. Allah knows and you do not increased their sickness. They will have a painful
know. (2:232) punishment on account of their denial. (2:10)
If you fear a breach between a couple, send an When they are told, ‘Do not cause corruption on
arbiter from his people and an arbiter from her the earth,’ they say, ‘We are only putting things
people. If the couple desire to put things right, right.’ (2:11)
Allah will bring about a reconciliation between No indeed! They are the corrupters, but they are
them. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware. (4:35) not aware of it. (2:12)
If a woman fears cruelty or aversion on her hus- When they are told, ‘Believe in the way that the
band’s part, there is nothing wrong in the couple people believe,’ they say, ‘What! Are we to be-
becoming reconciled. Reconciliation is better. lieve in the way that fools believe?’ No indeed!
But people are prone to selfish greed. If you do They are the fools, but they do not know it. (2:13)
good and guard against evil, Allah is aware of When they meet those who believe, they say,
what you do. (4:128) ‘We believe.’ But then when they go apart with
She (Ibrahim’s wife) said, ‘Woe is me! How can I their Satans, they say, ‘We are really with you.
give birth when I am an old woman and my hus- We were only mocking.’ (2:14)
band here is an aged man? This is indeed an as- But Allah is mocking them, and drawing them
tonishing thing!’ (11:72) on, as they wander blindly in their excessive in-
Say to the believing women that they should solence. (2:15)
lower their eyes and guard their chastity and not Those are the people who have sold guidance for
display their adornments–except for what nor- misguidance. Their trade has brought no profit;
mally shows–and draw their head-coverings they are not guided. (2:16)
across their breasts. They should only display Their likeness is that of people who light a fire,
their adornments to their husbands or their fa- and then when it has lit up all around them,
thers or their husbands’ fathers, or their sons or Allah removes their light and leaves them in
their husbands’ sons or their brothers or their darkness, unable to see. (2:17)
brothers’ sons or their sisters’ sons or their Deaf, dumb, blind. They will not return. (2:18)
women or those they own as slaves or their male Or that of a storm-cloud in the sky, full of dark-
attendants who have no sexual desire or children ness, thunder and lightning. They put their fin-
who still have no awareness of women’s private gers in their ears against the thunderclaps, fearful
parts. Nor should they stamp their feet so that of death. Allah encompasses the disbelievers.
their hidden ornaments are known. Turn to Allah (2:19)
every one of you, believers, so that hopefully you The lightning all but takes away their sight.
will have success. (24:31) Whenever they have light, they walk in it but
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