Translation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur'an - English translation - Jacob * - Translations’ Index
Translation of the meanings Ayah: (226) Surah: Al-Baqarah
لِّلَّذِينَ يُؤۡلُونَ مِن نِّسَآئِهِمۡ تَرَبُّصُ أَرۡبَعَةِ أَشۡهُرٖۖ فَإِن فَآءُو فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ
226. Those who swear by God not to ever have any carnal relations with their wives shall have (a waiting period of) four months76. If they decide to resume martial relations, then Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
76. This is the act of īlā’; vowing not to have carnal relations with one’s wife with the purpose of punishing her. Four months is the maximum time limit allowed for this state of affairs to go on. Otherwise, the husband who took such a vow needs to either correct his marriage, in which case he does not need to make up for breaking his vow and is forgiven by God, or else he should conclude the divorce and no longer hurt his wife.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
Translation of the meanings Ayah: (226) Surah: Al-Baqarah
Translation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur'an - English translation - Jacob - Translations’ Index
Translation of the meanings of the Noble Qur'an into the English language, translated by Abdullah Hasan Jacob.