Jurisprudential Explanation of the Theme in the Third Verse of Surah al-Nesā’ and Analysis of the Disagreement over its Exact Date

Subject Areas : فقه و مبانی حقوق

Reyhaneh Emamjomeh ¹ , Jafar Nekoonam ^{2 *} , Mehrdad Abbasi ³

1 - PhD. Student, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Sciences, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Professor, Department of Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, University of Qom, Qom, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Sciences, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2021-01-15 Accepted : 2021-04-18 Published : 2022-03-21

Keywords: Surah an-Nesā’, Orphans, Women, marriage, Battle of Uhod,

Abstract :

The purpose of the present study is to explain the jurisprudential theme in the third verse of Surah an-Nesā’ and to review disagreements over its exact date. The method of study is descriptive-analytic and the results show that the approximate revelation date of the verses under study is related to after the battle of Uhod, the late third and the early fourth year of Hijrah. The subjects raised in these verses are mostly about social relations among Muslims. This type of relationship is related to the era after Hijrah and the 10-year time period during the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) prophethood. Another subject mentioned in these verses is related to the custody of widowed women and orphan children and taking care of them and that upon the marriage of those widowed women, a supporter and instructor would be provided for their children.