The preposition "from" after the verb "swear" gives the meaning of distance...

The preposition "from" after the verb "swear" gives the meaning of distance; thus the verse implies the meaning of swearing to abstain and to remain aloof from the wife. The waiting of four months implies the same, because it is the period at the end of which cohabitation is, according to the shari'ah, obligatory on the husband. "If they resolved on divorce". The verse means the intention followed by its implementation. It…