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fatayat (young women)

Cited in 1 segment across 1 recording · 2019 · term/term:fatayat

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25 Jul 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran How does the rule that a clear verse overrides an ambiguous one apply to Quran 65:4? By a principle of usul the ambiguous phrase 'those who have not menstruated' is read in the light of the clear opening term women, which cancels any reading that includes girls. The Quran could have said fatayat but addressed them as nisa. Lessonposition checkedQuran 65:1 (when you divorce women, divorce them for their iddah; do not expel them from their homes)Quran 65:4 (those who have despaired of menstruation, if you are in doubt, their iddah is three months, and those who have not menstruated; the pregnant until they give birth)nisa (women)mutashabih (ambiguous text) machine2 min 38 s29:58on YouTube