At-Talaq

{{Short description|65th chapter of the Qur'an}}

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{{infobox surah

| number = 65

| number-3 = 065

| name = Aṭ-Ṭalāq

| name-ar = الطلاق

| name-en = The Divorce

| prev_sura = Quran 64

| next_sura = Quran 66

| classification = Medinan

| othernames-ar =

| othernames =

| juz = 28

| rukus = 2

| verses = 12

| words =

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| muqattaat =

| sajdahs =

| audio = Chapter 65, At-Talaq (Mujawwad) - Recitation of the Holy Qur'an.mp3

}}

{{Quran}}

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"Divorce" {{cite web|url=http://www.quran4u.com/Tafsir%20Ibn%20Kathir/065%20Talaq.htm |title=Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Al Talaq |work=Quran 4 U|author=Ibn Kathir|author-link=Ibn Kathir|publisher=Tafsir|access-date=29 December 2019}} ({{langx|ar| الطلاق}}, aṭ-talāq) is the 65th chapter of the Qur'an with 12 verses (ayat). The main subject is about divorce.Sayyid Maududi, Tafhim al-Qur'an, Lahore: Islamic Publications, Ltd. (1981) Abdullah ibn Masud reportedly described it as the shorter version of the surah An-Nisa.{{cite web|url=http://englishtafsir.com/Quran/65/index.html|title=65. Surah At Talaq (Divorce) - Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi - Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Qur'an}} The surah also defines the time period of mourning (iddah) to be three menstruation periods. For pre-menarche girls and for post-menopause women - three months. In case of pregnancy, after the delivery of the child.{{cite web|url=http://www.alim.org/library/quran/surah/introduction/65/MAL#sthash.c2X0P0Fj.dpuf|title=Surah 65. At-Talaq |publisher=alim.org}}

After addressing the topic of divorce and a number of other resulting family issueshttps://archive.org/details/InTheShadeOfTheQuranSayyidQutb {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

in first 7 verses,Sayyid Qutb (d. 1966) Fi Zilal al-Qur'an (In the shades of the Qur'an) the surah then strongly urges people to observe God’s regulations and guidance, and reminded the fate of earlier disobedient people that the apostate and disobedient were chastised for their sin.Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik (translator), Al-Qur'an, the Guidance for Mankind - English with Arabic Text The 11th verse describes the required attitude of the true believers that they exhort to faith in messenger and the regarding bounties.George Sale A Comprehensive Commentary on the Quran CHAPTER LXV.: ENTITLED SURAT AL TALÁQ (DIVORCE) Finally God’s power and knowledge are emphasized at the end.{{cite web|url=http://al-quran.info/#65:12|title=Al-Quran (القرآن) — Online Quran Project — Translation and Tafsir|author1=Iman Mohammad Kashi |author2=Uwe Hideki Matzen |author3=Online Quran Project contributors |name-list-style=amp |work=The Quran}}