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as a model for this, as he distanced himself from the pagans of his own tribe, including his own father. Verses 7 to 9 declare the possibility that Muslims and their erstwhile enemy might have better relations ("It may be that God will forge affection between you and those of them with whom you are
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in enmity") if the former enemy stops fighting the Muslims. These verses provide basis for the relations of Muslims and non-Muslims according to the Quran: the basic relation is peace unless the Muslims are attacked, or when war is justified to stop injustice or protect the religion.
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when dissolving such marriages. The status of inter-religious marriages was very relevant at the time of the revelation of these verses, a time when multiple women from Mecca converted to Islam while their husbands did not, or vice versa.
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opines in his translation footnotes "this chapter bears this title because it directs the women who desert and come over from the
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The next following verses (10–12) address some matters of Islamic law. They declare marriages between Muslims and
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The traditional Egyptian chronology puts the chapter as the 91st chapter by the order of revelation (after
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to the Moslems to be examined, and tried whether they be sincere in their profession of the faith."
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The beginning of Surat Al-Mumtahanah, in a 15th-century Qur'anic manuscript from Northern India.
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The first verse warns Muslims not to make alliance with the enemies of God. Verses 4–6 provide
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Nasr, Seyyed Hossein; Dagli, Caner K.; Dakake, Maria Massi; Lumbard, Joseph E.B. (2015).
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to be no longer valid, and instruct Muslims on how to resolve the question of
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who was the subject of several of its verses. The chapter is also called
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The Holy Qur'an (Maulana Muhammad Ali)/60. The Woman Who is Examined
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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in 8 AH (January 630 CE). Various of scholars of Islam, included
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and the revelation of first verse of Al-Mumtahanah, that every
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How to Read the Qur'an: A New Guide, with Select Translations
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Female refugees, being true believers, are to be regarded as
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Enemies of God may become friends of Muslims by conversion
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Muslims forbidden to make friends with the enemies of God
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According to the Islamic tradition, Al-Mumtahanah is a
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and Muhammad Sulaiman Al-Ashqar, tafsir expert from
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