'Nurture your spirit at the source for
Religious Items'
The
Holy Quran :
2. Al-Baqarah
221.
And do not marry Al-Mushrikât (idolatresses,
etc.) till they believe (worship Allâh Alone).
And indeed a slave woman who believes is
better than a (free) Mushrikah (idolatress,
etc.), even though she pleases you. And give
not (your daughters) in marriage to Al-Mushrikûn[]till
they believe (in Allâh Alone) and verily,
a believing slave is better than a (free) Mushrik (idolater,
etc.), even though he pleases you. Those (Al-Mushrikûn)
invite you to the Fire, but Allâh invites
(you) to Paradise and Forgiveness by His
Leave, and
makes His Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to
mankind that they may remember.
222.
They ask you concerning menstruation. Say:
that is an Adha (a harmful thing for
a husband to have a sexual intercourse with
his wife while she is having her menses),
therefore keep away from women during menses
and go not
unto them till they have purified (from menses
and have taken a bath). And when they have
purified themselves, then go in unto them
as Allâh has ordained for you (go in unto them
in any manner as long as it is in their vagina).
Truly, Allâh loves those who turn unto Him
in repentance and loves those who purify
themselves (by taking a bath and cleaning
and washing
thoroughly their private parts, bodies, for
their prayers, etc.).
223.
Your wives are a tilth
for you, so go to your tilth (have sexual
relations with your
wives in any manner as long as it is in the
vagina and not in the anus), when or how
you will, and send (good deeds, or ask Allâh to
bestow upon you pious offspring) before you
for your ownselves. And fear Allâh, and know
that you are to meet Him (in the Hereafter),
and give good tidings to the believers (O
Muhammad SAW).
224.
And make not Allâh's (Name) an excuse in
your oaths against your doing good and acting
piously, and making peace among mankind. And
Allâh is All-Hearer, All-Knower (i.e. do
not swear much and if you have sworn against
doing
something good then give an expiation for
the oath and do good).[]
225.
Allâh will not call you to account for that
which is unintentional in your oaths, but He
will call you to account for that which your
hearts have earned. And Allâh is Oft-Forgiving,
Most-Forbearing.
226.
Those who take an oath[] not
to have sexual relation with their wives
must wait four months, then if they return
(change
their idea in this period), verily, Allâh
is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
227.
And if they decide upon
divorce, then Allâh
is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
228.
And divorced women shall
wait (as regards their marriage) for three
menstrual periods,
and it is not lawful for them to conceal
what Allâh has created in their wombs, if they believe
in Allâh and the Last Day. And their husbands
have the better right to take them back in
that period, if they wish for reconciliation.
And they (women) have rights (over their husbands
as regards living expenses, etc.) similar (to
those of their husbands) over them (as regards
obedience and respect, etc.) to what is reasonable,
but men have a degree (of responsibility) over
them. And Allâh is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
229.
The divorce is twice, after that, either
you retain her on reasonable terms or release
her with kindness. And it is not lawful for
you (men) to take back (from your wives) any
of your Mahr (bridal money given by
the husband to his wife at the time of marriage)
which you have given them, except when both
parties fear that they would be unable to
keep the limits ordained by Allâh (e.g. to deal
with each other on a fair basis). Then if you
fear that they would not be able to keep the
limits ordained by Allâh, then there is no
sin on either of them if she gives back (the Mahr or
a part of it) for her Al-Khul' (divorce)[].
These are the limits ordained by Allâh, so
do not transgress them. And whoever transgresses
the limits ordained by Allâh, then such are
the Zâlimûn (wrong-doers, etc.).
230.
And if he has divorced
her (the third time), then she is not lawful
unto him thereafter
until she has married another husband. Then,
if the other husband divorces her, it is
no sin on both of them that they reunite,
provided
they feel that they can keep the limits ordained
by Allâh. These are the limits of Allâh,
which He makes plain for the people who have
knowledge.
Warning! Please keep in mind all any
translation (interpretation) of the Qur'an will most
definitely contain errors In its natural language
(Arabic), the Holy Qur'an is the direct Word of Allah
(God) to mankind through the prophet
Muhammad (peace be upon him). Any translation of the Qur'an no longer retains
that 'official' and perfect status, however it can be tremendously helpful
to beginning students wanting to learn more about Islam.
We would strongly
encourage those want to learn about Islam to purchase
a hardcopy of the Qur'an but with the following conditions:
get one with commentary
(tafseer)
make sure the tafseer is scholarly (e.g. references to reasons behind a verse,
references to hadith and sunnah, etc.)
Unfortunately,
this interpretation presented here does NOT meet
this simple conditions. To the best of our knowledge,
an excellent English translation and commentary of
the Qur'an is Maududi's recently published work "The
Meaning of the Qur'an". This work took more
than forty years to complete, and was published beginning
in the mid to late 1980's. Maududi's introduction
to each chapter of the Qur'an is included at the
moment, but the complete commentary is not online
(yet!).
TRANSLATED QURAN CREDIT's
Syed
Abu-Ala' Maududi's, Chapter
Introductions to the Qur'an, The Meaning of The Noble Quran
In the English Language, A Summarized Version of At-Tabari, Al-Qurtubi
and Ibn Kathir with comments from Sahih Al-Bukhari By
Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali, Ph.D. and Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan
