65. Surah al-Talaq | سورة الطلاق

Today's episode is a little different.No script. No editing. Just a few thoughts I wanted to share with you while sitting in my car.I wanted to speak openly about why I started Read Alfurqan, what I hope to accomplish, and why I continue putting time and effort into this project. ...  Show more

Hay noches en las que el cuerpo está cansado, pero la mente todavía no sabe cómo descansar.Esta duá islámica para dormir es un momento de tranquilidad con Alá. Una invitación a dejar atrás el ruido del día, soltar las preocupaciones de mañana y poner nuevamente el corazón en las ...  Show more

(65:1) O Prophet, when you divorce women, divorce them for their waiting-period, and compute the waiting period accurately, and hold Allah, your Lord, in awe. Do not turn them out of their homes (during the waiting period) – nor should they go away (from their homes)– unless t ...

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

‘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.