Surah Al-Baqarah 2:228
سُورَةُ البَقَرَةِ · Medinan · Verse 228 of 286
وَٱلْمُطَلَّقَٰتُ يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ ثَلَٰثَةَ قُرُوٓءٍۢ ۚ وَلَا يَحِلُّ لَهُنَّ أَن يَكْتُمْنَ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ فِىٓ أَرْحَامِهِنَّ إِن كُنَّ يُؤْمِنَّ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ ۚ وَبُعُولَتُهُنَّ أَحَقُّ بِرَدِّهِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ إِنْ أَرَادُوٓا۟ إِصْلَٰحًۭا ۚ وَلَهُنَّ مِثْلُ ٱلَّذِى عَلَيْهِنَّ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ وَلِلرِّجَالِ عَلَيْهِنَّ دَرَجَةٌۭ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
Translation
Divorced women must wait for three monthly periods before remarrying, and, if they really believe in God and the Last Day, it is not lawful for them to conceal what God has created in their wombs: their husbands would do better to take them back during this period, provided they wish to put things right. Wives have [rights] similar to their [obligations], according to what is recognized to be fair, and husbands have a degree [of right] over them: [both should remember that] God is almighty and wise.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:228 is discussed in 22 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Divorce (Talaq) (key verse)
- The Family (Usrah) (key verse)
- Adornment (Zinah) (key verse)
- Kinship (Rahim)
- Concealment (Kitman)
- Women (Nisa')
- Weakness (Da'f)
- Appointed Term (Ajal)
- Excellence (Ihsan)
- Spending (Infaq)
- Manliness (Rujulah)
- Paradise (Jannah)
- Divine Limits (Hudud)
- Rights (Huquq)
- Civilization (Hadarah)
- Unlawful Intercourse (Zina)
- Moderation (Wasatiyyah)
- Time (Waqt)
- Despair (Ya's)
- Secrets (Sirr)
- Governance (Siyasah)
- Social Relations (Alaqat Ijtima'iyyah)
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