Surah Al-Baqarah: The Cow - Verse 236

What happens when words are used cleverly, or distorted entirely? Today, you'll hear the story of a one-eyed tailor whose work sparks a poetic jab, an Imam who outsmarts a governor's curse, and greetings that seem peaceful but hide deadly meaning. Each tale reveals just how power ...  Show more

Do you trust God to take care of you? Do you trust Him to protect you against a vicious enemy far stronger than you? Would you risk everything—even your life—based on your answer? It is easy to speak of reliance on Allah in times of comfort, but true reliance is revealed in m ...  Show more

In this episode Sarah and Maha discuss divorce and share advice given to them on moving forward with the companionship of Allah swt while reflecting on Surah Al Talaaq. 

Verses 1-10 commands believers that When you divorce women, divorce for waiting period and compute the waiting period accurately and don’t turn them out of their homes during the waiting period unless they have committed a manifestly evil deed. Such are the boundaries set by God. ...  Show more

Name At-Talaq is not only the name of this Surah but also the title of its subject matter, for it contains commandments about Talaq (divorce) itself. Hadrat `Abdullah bin Mas`ud has described it as Surah an-Nisa al-qusra also, i.e. the shorter Surah an-Nisa. Period of Revelat ...  Show more

In this part of our commentary we review the third verse of Surah al-Mujadilah which reads: "Those who declare their wives unlawful for them (by using that abhorred expression) and thereafter wish to go back on the words they have uttered must free a slave before they (the spo ...