I swear by the falling of stars; most surely it is an honored Quran.

I swear by the falling of stars; most surely it is an honored Quran.” But what is between the above two verses is by way of digression and inter alia to the statement. This technique is found in many instances in the Quran in traditions, in the discourses of Arabs and others from the preachers. The verse of purification is also of this same category. It is a digression contained within a discourse mainly about the wives of the Holy Prophet (s).

Through this it has become restricted Allah is not issuing any commands, prohibitions and advices to them but it is due to the regard the Almighty Allah has for the Holy Five. It may not be that (even though it be through the wives of the Prophet) any sort of evil may reach them or that hypocrites may gain some way (even if it be through the wives of the Prophet), and if in this way there had been no generality, that valuable point would not have been achieved.