At-Taḥrīm التحريم "Banning, Prohibition...

At-Taḥrīm (Arabic: التحريم, "Banning, Prohibition") is the 66th Surah or chapter of the Quran and contains 12 verses (ayah).[1] This Surah deals with questions regarding Muhammad's wives.[2][3]

The Surah's name is derived from the words lima tuharrimu of the first verse. This is not a title of its subject matter, but the name implies that it is the Surah in which the incident of tahrim (prohibition, forbiddance) has been mentioned.[4]

Summary

• 1 Muhammad reproved for making a vow to please his wives
• 2 He is relieved from his vow
• 3-5 Muhammad's wives (Aisha & Hafsa) admonished for their jealousy in the affair of Zaynab bint Jahsh, Muhammad's another wife.[5]
• 6-8 Exhortation to believers to exercise faith, repentance etc.
• 9 Muhammad commanded to treat infidels and hypocrites with severity
• 10-12 The wives of Noah, Lot, Pharaoh, and the daughter of Imran examples to Muslim women [6]
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