04-11-2009, 08:18 AM
PART 3
<b>Equal Treatment For Wives </b>
And it will not be within your power to treat your wives with equal fairness, however much you may desire it; and so, do not allow yourselves to incline
towards one to the exclusion of the other, leaving her in a state, as it were, of having and not having a husband. But if you put things to rights and are cons¬cious of Him - behold, God is indeed much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace. (4: 129)
Dowry
And give unto women their marriage portions in the spirit of gift, but if they, of their own accord, give up unto you aught thereof, then enjoy it with pleasure and good cheer. (4:4)
Relation Between Spouses
And among His wonders is this: He creates for you mates out of your own kind, so that you might incline towards them, and He engenders love and tenderness between you: in this, behold, there are messages indeed for people who think! (30:21)
Man's Responsibility
Men shall take full care of women with the bounties which God has bestowed more abundantly on the former than the latter, and with what they may spend out of their possessions. And the righteous women are truly devout ones, who guard the intimacy which God has [ordained to be] guarded. (4:34)
Resolving Differences
And if you have reason to fear that a breach might occur between a [married] couple, appoint an arbiter from among his people and an arbiter from among her people; if they both want to set things aright, God may bring about their reconciliation. Behold, God is indeed all-knowing, aware. (4:35)
Divorce
o Prophet! When you [intend to] divorce women, divorce them with a view to the waiting-period appointed for them, and reckon the period [carefully], and be conscious of God, your Sustainer.
Do not expel them from their homes, and neither shall they [be made to] leave unless they become openly guilty of immoral conduct.
These, then, are the bounds set by God - and he who transgresses the bounds set by God does indeed sin against himself: [for, 0 man, although] thou knowest it not, after that [first breach] God may well cause something new to come about. (65:1)
Women's Right To Divorce
And if a woman has reason to fear ill-treatment from her husband, or that he might turn away from her, it shall not be wrong for the two to set things peacefully to rights between themselves: for peace is best and selfishness is ever-present in human souls. But if you do good and are conscious of Him ¬behold, God is indeed aware of all that you do. (4:128)
Waiting Period
And the divorced woman shall undergo, without remarrying, a waiting-period of three monthly courses: for it is not lawful for them to conceal what God may have created in their wombs, if they believe in God and the Last Day. And dur¬ing this period their husbands are fully entitled to take them back, if they desire
reconciliation; but, in accordance with justice, the rights of the wives [with regard to their husbands] are equal to the [husbands'] rights with regard to them, although men have precedence over them [in this respect]. And God is almighty, wise. (2:228)
Remarriage
And if he divorces her [finally], she shall thereafter not be lawful unto him unless she first takes another man for husband; then, if the latter divorces her, there shall be no sin upon either of the two if they return to one another - pro¬vided that both of them think that they will be able to keep within the bounds set by God: for these are the bounds of God which He makes clear unto people of [innate] knowledge. (2:230)
And when you divorce women, and they have come to the end of their waiting¬term, hinder them not from marrying other men if they have agreed with each other in a fair manner. This is an admonition unto every one of you who believes in God and the Last Day; it is the most virtuous [way] for you, and the cleanest. And God knows, whereas you do not know. (2:232)
Maintenance of Divorcees & Widows
You will incur no sin if you divorce women while you have not yet touched them nor settled a dower upon them; but [even in such case] make provision for them - the affluent according to his means and the straightened according to his means - a provision in an equitable manner: this is a duty upon all who would do good. (2:236)
And the divorced women, too, shall have [a right to] maintenance in a goodly manner: this is a duty for all who are conscious of God. (2:241)
And if any of you die and leave wives behind, they bequeath thereby to their widows [the right to] one year's maintenance without their being obliged to leave [the dead husband's home]. If, however, they leave [of their own accord], there shall be no sin in whatever they may do with themselves in a lawful man¬ner. And God is almighty, wise. (2:240)
TREATMENT OF:
Parents, Kith and Kin, Neighbors, Captives, Employees, the Needy
And worship God [alone], and do not ascribe divinity, in any way, to aught beside Him.
And do good unto your parents, and near of kin, and unto orphans, and the needy, and the neighbour from among your own people, and the neighbour who is a stranger, and the friend by your side, and the wayfarer, and those whom you rightfully possess.
Verily, God does not love any of those who, full of self-conceit, act in a boastful manner: (4:36)