10-25-2008, 01:29 PM
Bismillah
Just one Ayah covers the comprehensive approach a widow has to be treated with:
"And those of you who die and leave behind wives should bequeath for their wives a year's maintenance and residence without turning them out, but if they (wives) leave, there is no sin on you for that which they do of themselves, provided it is honourable (e.g. lawful marriage). And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise." (Quran 2:240)
Certainly, Allah Is the Creator and fully Aware may He be Glorified of the areas where mankind has intervened and distorted. Allah Is highly concerned for the rights of human beings, all of them. To address the problem of being unjust to widows, Allah strictly sat a rule that the husband has to leave a will allowing his widow to remain at home and be thrown out, as was the case before Quran was revealed.
I just introduced one Ayah clearly preserving her right, leave alone that a widow is allowed a 4 months and 10 days waiting period unlike the divorcee who is allowed the time equal to 3 monthly periods. Even in this Allah Manifests how closely He understands our feelings. A divorcee will certainly get over the pain more quickly than a widow. She can get over the problems and re marry, unlike the widow who would be in deeper pain since the loss was natural, I mean she didnt choose to get out of the marriage, but rather the beloved husband was lost thru death. What kind of a touching law is this?? it is Allah's law.