DAY 587: Talaq 4-12

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  DAY 587: Talaq 4-12

  •  As for your women past the age of menstruation, in case you do not know, their waiting period is three months, and those who have not menstruated as well. As for those who are pregnant, their waiting period ends with delivery. And whoever is mindful of Allah, He will make their matters easy for them.  This is the commandment of Allah, which He has revealed to you. And whoever is mindful of Allah, He will absolve them of their sins and reward them immensely. Let them live where you live ˹during their waiting period˺, according to your means. And do not harass them to make their stay unbearable. If they are pregnant, then maintain them until they deliver. And if they nurse your child, compensate them, and consult together courteously. But if you fail to reach an agreement, then another woman will nurse ˹the child˺ for the father. Let the man of wealth provide according to his means. As for the one with limited resources, let him provide according to whatever Allah has given him. Allah does not require of any soul beyond what He has given it. After hardship, Allah will bring about ease. ˹Imagine˺ how many societies rebelled against the commandments of their Lord and His messengers, so We called each ˹society˺ to a severe account and subjected them to a horrible punishment. So they tasted the evil consequences of their doings, and the outcome of their doings was ˹total˺ loss. Allah has ˹also˺ prepared for them a severe punishment. So fear Allah, O  people of reason and faith. Allah has indeed revealed to you a Reminder, ˹and sent˺ a messenger reciting to you Allah’s revelations, making things clear so that He may bring those who believe and do good out of darkness and into light. And whoever believes in Allah and does good will be admitted by Him into Gardens under which rivers flow, to stay there for ever and ever. Allah will have indeed granted them an excellent provision. Allah is the One Who created seven heavens ˹in layers˺, and likewise for the earth. The ˹divine˺ command descends between them so you may know that Allah is Most Capable of everything and that Allah certainly encompasses all things in ˹His˺ knowledge.
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    The first three verses were about the process and spiritual mindset of divorce. But from verse 4 onward, the Surah expands. It becomes a warning to those who violate God’s limits, a reassurance to the vulnerable, and a cosmic call to faith.
    
    The rules are for your protection, not your restriction.
    
    Fear Allah, and He will make your affair easy.
    
    Fear Allah, and He will remove your sins.
    
    Fear Allah, and He will bring ease after hardship.
    
    Oppress the vulnerable, and you will face severe account.
    
    Trust the One who controls the seven heavens and the seven earths.
    
    Divorce is painful, but it is also a exposure. And with Taqwa and Tawakkul, you will not just survive it — you will be purified by it.
    
    Allah’s limits are not burdens but mercies—those who fear Him and trust Him will find ease, provision, and spiritual purification, while those who oppress the vulnerable will face divine justice, for the same Lord who governs the cosmos sees every heart and every hardship.
    
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