[ 597 ] وَيَسْتَفْتُونَكَ فِى النِّسَآءِ قُلِ اللهُ...

[ 597 ] وَيَسْتَفْتُونَكَ فِى النِّسَآءِ قُلِ اللهُ يُفْتِيكُمْ فِيهِنَّ وَمَا يُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ فِى الْكِتَـبِ فِى يَتَـمَى النِّسَآءِ الَّـتىِ لاَ تُؤْتُونَهُنَّ مَا كُتِبَ لَهُنَّ وَتَرْغَبُونَ أَن تَنكِحُوهُنَّ وَالْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ الْوِلْدَنِ وَأَن تَقُومُوا لِلْيَتَـمَى بِالْقِسْطِ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا مِنْ خَيْر فَإِنَّ اللهَ كَانَ بِهِ عَلِيماً(( 127 )) 127- THEY ASK YOU FOR A PRONOUNCEMENT CONCERNING WOMEN.

SAY ALLAH PRONOUNCES CONCERNING THEM, AND THAT WHICH HAS BEEN REHEARSED UNTO YOU IN THE BOOK CONCERNING THE ORPHAN GIRLS, TO WHOM YOU GIVE NOT WHAT IS PRESCRIBED FOR THEM, WHILE YOU LIKE TO MARRY THEM. AND ALSO REGARDING THE WEAKENED (HELPLESS) CHILDREN. AND THAT YOU HAVE TO STAND FIRM FOR JUSTICE TO ORPHANS, AND WHATEVER OF GOOD YOU DO ALLAH KNOWS THAT. THE COMMENTARY WOMEN'S RIGHTS AGAIN. (VERSE NO.

127.Once again, great stress and emphasis is laid upon the Muslims to be fair and equitable in their dealings with women, orphans, children and all the helpless people who are in need of special care.

Various rules and regulations and fair instructions have been issued in S 4: 2-25 and elsewhere in the holy Qura"n about widows, orphans, marriage and divorce, dower and heritage and etc: ``Allah has already pronounced concerning them; that which has been rehearsed unto you in the book regarding the orphan girls, the helpless children, and all the orphans generally.'' * * * * (ABULFOTHU RAZI the great commentator of QURA"N has a cause of revelation for this verse in his book saying: ``In the Pagan Era it was customary that some near kins, held the right of being the guardian of the orphan [ 598 ] girls of their family.

If the girl was beautiful enough, the guardian would marry her, in order to own her inheritance too. But if she was not handsome enough, he would hinder her from marriage to continue his guardianship over her, and own all her heritage!'' (TRANSLATOR'S NOTE) وَإِنِ امْرَأَةٌ خَافَتْ مِن بَعْلِهَا نُشُوزاً أَوْ إِعْرَاضاً فَلاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَآ أَن يُصْلِحَا بَيْنَهُمَا صُلْحاً وَالصُّلْحُ خَيْرٌ وَأُحْضِرَتِ الاَْنفُسُ الشُّحَّ وَإِن تُحْسِنُوا وَتَتَّقُوا فَإِنَّ اللهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيراً(( 128 )) 128- IF A WOMAN FEARS ILL.- TREATMENT OR DESERTION ON HER HUSBAND'S PART, THERE IS NO BLAME ON THEM TO SEEK A MUTUAL AGREEMENT, (ON IGNORING A PART OF THEIR RIGHTS ON ACCOUNT OF EACH OTHER) THAT PEACE IS GOOD.

SOULS ARE PRONE TO AVARICE. IF YOU DO GOOD AND AVOID EVIL, ALLAH IS AWARE OF WHATEVER YOU DO.

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