Surah 065 - AT-TALAQ (THE DIVORCE) - سورة الط...

Name Why the name Al-Baqarah? Al-Baqarah (the Cow) has been so named from the story of the Cow occurring in this Surah (vv. 67-73). It has not, however, been used as a title to indicate the subject of the Surah. It will, therefore, be as wrong to translate the name Al-Baqarah ...  Show more

Name This Surah takes its name from v.33. Al-i-Imran, like the names of many other surahs, is merely a name to distinguish it from other surahs and does not imply that the family of Imran has been discussed in it. The Period of Revelation This Surah consists of four discours ...  Show more

‘Iddah’ is the waiting period God prescribed for the woman after the marriage ends in divorce or after the death of the husband. Learn the duration of iddah and the wisdom behind it in this week's English Quran update. 

 He that cannot afford (a slave to be set free) shall then (observe) fasts for two consecutive months before he and his wife touch each other (for conjugal relationship). But he who has not even the strength (to fast for that time) shall feed sixty poor p ...

After a divorce or after the husband's death, the wife may be looking to move on with her life. The Quran addresses the issues of dating and marriage for the widow or the newly divorced woman. Learn more in this week's English Quran update. 

Do you know the story of Jamila, the sister of Abdullah ibn Ubay? Do you know how she divorced her husband after speaking to Prophet Muhammad? Learn the details and much more in this week's update. We also address a common problem: When a man repeats to his wife “I divorce youâ ...  Show more