Surah 66 12 verses

التحريم

At-Tahrim (The Prohibition)

The Surah derived its name from the words lima tuharrimu of the very first verse. This too is not a title of its subject matter, but the name implies that it is the Surah in which the incident of tahrim (prohibition, forbiddance) has been mentioned.

In connection with the incident of tahrim referred to in this Surah, the traditions of the Hadith mention two ladies who were among the wives of the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) at that time Hadrat Safiyyah and Hadrat Mariyah Qibtiyyah. The form...

This is a very important Surah in which light has been thrown on some questions of grave significance with reference to some incidents concerning the wives of the Holy Prophet (upon whom be Allah's peace)....

At-Tahrim

The Prohibition

Playing

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا O

ٱلنَّبِىُّ Prophet!

لِمَ Why (do)

تُحَرِّمُ you prohibit

مَآ what

أَحَلَّ has made lawful

ٱللَّهُ Allah

لَكَ for you,

تَبْتَغِى seeking

مَرْضَاتَ (to) please

أَزْوَٰجِكَ your wives?

وَٱللَّهُ And Allah

غَفُورٌ (is) Oft-Forgiving,

رَّحِيمٌ Most Merciful.

At-Tahrim

The Prohibition

Playing

قَدْ Indeed,

فَرَضَ has ordained

ٱللَّهُ Allah

لَكُمْ for you

تَحِلَّةَ (the) dissolution

أَيْمَٰنِكُمْ (of) your oaths.

وَٱللَّهُ And Allah

مَوْلَىٰكُمْ (is) your Protector

وَهُوَ and He

ٱلْعَلِيمُ (is) the All-Knower,

ٱلْحَكِيمُ the All-Wise.

At-Tahrim

The Prohibition

Playing

وَإِذْ And when

أَسَرَّ confided

ٱلنَّبِىُّ the Prophet

إِلَىٰ to

بَعْضِ one

أَزْوَٰجِهِۦ (of) his wives

حَدِيثًا a statement,

فَلَمَّا and when

نَبَّأَتْ she informed

بِهِۦ about it

وَأَظْهَرَهُ and made it apparent

ٱللَّهُ Allah

عَلَيْهِ to him,

عَرَّفَ he made known

بَعْضَهُۥ a part of it

وَأَعْرَضَ and avoided

عَنۢ [of]

بَعْضٍ a part.

فَلَمَّا Then when

نَبَّأَهَا he informed her

بِهِۦ about it,

قَالَتْ she said,

مَنْ "Who

أَنۢبَأَكَ informed you

هَٰذَا this?"

قَالَ He said,

نَبَّأَنِىَ "Has informed me

ٱلْعَلِيمُ the All-Knower,

ٱلْخَبِيرُ the All-Aware."

At-Tahrim

The Prohibition

Playing

إِن If

تَتُوبَآ you both turn

إِلَى to

ٱللَّهِ Allah,

فَقَدْ so indeed,

صَغَتْ (are) inclined

قُلُوبُكُمَا your hearts;

وَإِن but if

تَظَٰهَرَا you backup each other

عَلَيْهِ against him,

فَإِنَّ then indeed,

ٱللَّهَ Allah,

هُوَ He

مَوْلَىٰهُ (is) his Protector,

وَجِبْرِيلُ and Jibreel,

وَصَٰلِحُ and (the) righteous

ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ believers,

وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ and the Angels,

بَعْدَ after

ذَٰلِكَ that

ظَهِيرٌ (are his) assistants.

At-Tahrim

The Prohibition

Playing

عَسَىٰ Perhaps

رَبُّهُۥٓ his Lord,

إِن if

طَلَّقَكُنَّ he divorced you,

أَن [that]

يُبْدِلَهُۥٓ He will substitute for him

أَزْوَٰجًا wives

خَيْرًا better

مِّنكُنَّ than you

مُسْلِمَٰتٍ submissive,

مُّؤْمِنَٰتٍ faithful,

قَٰنِتَٰتٍ obedient,

تَٰٓئِبَٰتٍ repentant,

عَٰبِدَٰتٍ who worship,

سَٰٓئِحَٰتٍ who fast,

ثَيِّبَٰتٍ previously married

وَأَبْكَارًا and virgins.

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