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Worship2:183–187Juz 2 · 5 verses

Fasting in Ramadan

Explains fasting, why it is prescribed, who must fast, who can make it up later, Ramadan as the month of the Qur'an, and basic rules around eating, drinking, and family life at night.

WomenTravelersMarriageFastingRemembrance of AllahThe Qur'an & RevelationMakkah, Madinah & MosquesHealth & Medicine
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Family / Marriage2:221Juz 2 · 1 verse

Marriage and Faith Choices

Gives guidance about marriage and choosing spouses based on faith instead of attraction, status, or social pressure.

WomenMarriageIdolatry & ShirkSlaves & Emancipation
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Family / Personal Rules2:222–223Juz 2 · 2 verses

Cleanliness and Married Life

Gives private family guidance about menstruation, cleanliness, and intimacy between husband and wife.

WomenMarriagePurification
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Family / Responsibility2:224–227Juz 2 · 4 verses

Oaths and Marital Separation

Teaches people not to use Allah's name in careless oaths and gives rules for marital separation when a husband distances himself from his wife.

WomenMarriageDivorceOaths & PromisesPeacemaking & Reconciliation
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Family / Divorce2:228–237Juz 2 · 10 verses

Divorce, Waiting Periods, and Fair Treatment

Gives rules for divorce, waiting periods, reconciliation, nursing children, dowry, and fair treatment between husband and wife.

WomenChildrenParentsMarriageDivorceKindnessPeacemaking & Reconciliation
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Family / Care2:240–242Juz 2 · 3 verses

Widows, Divorce, and Kindness After Separation

Gives guidance about caring for widows and treating divorced women with fairness, support, and dignity.

WomenMarriageDivorceInheritance & WillsKindness
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Social Rules4:2–10Juz 4 · 9 verses

Taking Care of Orphans and Their Property

Gives rules about protecting orphans' money, not taking what belongs to them, and warning against eating their wealth unfairly.

WomenOrphansParentsMarriageFamilyInheritance & WillsKindnessJusticeMoney & TradeSlaves & Emancipation
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Family / Marriage4:19–21Juz 4 · 3 verses

Treating Women Fairly in Marriage

Tells men not to mistreat women, force them, or take back gifts unfairly. Marriage should have respect, fairness, and kindness.

WomenMarriageInheritance & WillsModesty & ChastityKindness
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Family / Marriage Rules4:22–23Juz 4 · 2 verses

Who People Cannot Marry

Lists close family relationships that are not allowed for marriage, protecting family structure and clear boundaries.

WomenMarriageFamily
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Family / Marriage4:24–25Juz 5 · 2 verses

Marriage Rules and Choosing Lawful Relationships

Explains who can be married, the importance of proper marriage, giving women their due rights, and choosing lawful relationships instead of secret or careless ones.

WomenMarriageModesty & ChastitySlaves & Emancipation
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Family / Marriage4:34–35Juz 5 · 2 verses

Solving Serious Marriage Problems

Gives guidance for handling serious problems between husband and wife, including family help when the marriage needs fixing.

WomenMarriageFamilyPeacemaking & Reconciliation
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Family / Justice4:127–130Juz 5 · 4 verses

Women, Orphans, and Fair Treatment in Families

Gives more guidance about treating women and orphan girls fairly, especially in marriage, family duties, and separation if peace cannot be kept.

WomenChildrenOrphansMarriageDivorceJusticePeacemaking & Reconciliation
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Law / Daily Life5:3–5Juz 6 · 3 verses

Food Rules and Completing the Religion

Lists forbidden foods, allows good food, mentions food of the People of the Book, and declares that Allah has completed the religion for believers.

WomenMarriageModesty & ChastityFood & DrinkPeople of the Book
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Belief / Lesson16:71–76Juz 14 · 6 verses

Examples That Show Allah Has No Equal

Reminds that Allah gives provision, spouses, children and grandchildren, yet people worship what provides nothing. Gives examples of a powerless slave and a generous free man, and a helpless man and a just one.

MarriageIdolatry & ShirkGratitudeJusticeWealth & GreedSlaves & Emancipation
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Law24:1–10Juz 18 · 10 verses

Punishments for Zina and False Accusation

Sets the punishment of lashes for unlawful sexual relations and for accusing chaste women without four witnesses. A husband who accuses his wife without witnesses swears five oaths, and she may swear five in reply.

WomenMarriageModesty & ChastityRepentanceJusticeOaths & PromisesCrime & Punishment
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Law / Family24:32–34Juz 18 · 3 verses

Encouraging Marriage and Freeing Slaves

Tells believers to help the unmarried and righteous slaves marry, and those without means to stay chaste. Slaves seeking freedom by contract should be helped, and no slave girl may be forced into prostitution.

WomenPoor & NeedyMarriageModesty & ChastityWealth & GreedSlaves & Emancipation
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Story / Warning26:160–175Juz 19 · 16 verses

Lut Warns His People

Lut condemns his people for approaching men and leaving the wives Allah created for them. They threaten to expel him, so Allah saves him and his family, except an old woman, and rains stones on them.

MarriageModesty & ChastityRejecting the TruthPast NationsLut
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Story / Family28:22–28Juz 20 · 7 verses

Musa in Madyan and His Marriage

In Madyan Musa waters the flocks of two women and prays to Allah in need. Their father invites him and offers him a daughter in marriage for eight or ten years of work.

WomenMarriageModesty & ChastityDuaHonesty & TrustOaths & PromisesMusa
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Creation / Belief30:20–27Juz 21 · 8 verses

Among His Signs

Lists Allah's signs: humans made from dust, spouses with love and mercy, varied languages and colours, sleep, lightning and rain, and the heavens standing by His command until He calls everyone forth.

MarriageOneness of AllahSigns in CreationLife & DeathKnowledge
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Law / Family33:1–6Juz 21 · 6 verses

Adopted Children and the Prophet's Household

The Prophet ﷺ must follow revelation, not disbelievers and hypocrites. Wives declared 'mothers' are not mothers, adopted sons keep their fathers' names, the Prophet's wives are like mothers to believers, and relatives inherit first.

ChildrenMarriageDivorceFamilyInheritance & WillsObedienceProphet Muhammad ﷺ
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Family / Law33:28–30Juz 21 · 3 verses

The Choice Given to the Prophet's Wives

The Prophet ﷺ tells his wives to choose between worldly life, with a gracious release, or Allah, His Messenger and the Hereafter. Any clear immorality from them would bring double punishment.

WomenMarriageDivorceAfterlife & JudgmentProphet Muhammad ﷺDetachment from the World
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Prophethood / Law33:36–40Juz 22 · 5 verses

Zayd, the Prophet's Marriage, and the Seal of Prophets

Says believers have no choice once Allah and His Messenger decide a matter. Tells how Allah married the Prophet ﷺ to Zayd's former wife, ending blame over adopted sons' wives, and calls him the seal of the prophets.

MarriageFamilyMessengers & ProphethoodObedienceProphet Muhammad ﷺ
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Law / Family33:49–52Juz 22 · 4 verses

Marriage Rules for Believers and the Prophet

Says a woman divorced before the marriage is consummated has no waiting period and should be given provision. Sets out which women are lawful for the Prophet ﷺ to marry, then forbids him any additional wives.

WomenMarriageDivorceProphet Muhammad ﷺSlaves & Emancipation
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Afterlife44:43–59Juz 25 · 17 verses

The Tree of Zaqqum and the Secure Gardens

Describes the tree of zaqqum as food for the sinful and scalding water poured on them. The righteous live safely in gardens with silk, spouses and fruit, protected from Hell. The Qur'an is made easy to remember.

MarriageThe Qur'an & RevelationAfterlife & JudgmentLife & DeathFood & DrinkClothing & Adornment
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Afterlife / Comfort52:17–28Juz 27 · 12 verses

Families Reunited in Paradise

Describes the righteous in gardens, eating and drinking in peace, joined by their believing descendants. They remember how they feared Allah among their people and called on Him, and He protected them from the Fire.

ChildrenMarriageFamilyDuaAfterlife & JudgmentJusticeFood & Drink
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Afterlife / Comfort56:27–40Juz 27 · 14 verses

The Companions of the Right

Describes the companions of the right among thornless lote trees, layered fruit, long shade and flowing water, on raised couches with companions of equal age. They come from both earlier and later peoples.

WomenMarriageAfterlife & JudgmentFood & Drink
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Law / Family58:1–6Juz 28 · 6 verses

Zihar and the Woman Who Pleaded to Allah

Tells that Allah heard a woman pleading about her husband. Declaring a wife to be like one's mother is false speech, and gives the penalty: freeing a slave, fasting two months, or feeding sixty poor people.

WomenPoor & NeedyMarriageDivorceFastingAfterlife & JudgmentSpeech & MannersSlaves & Emancipation
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Law / Family60:10–13Juz 28 · 4 verses

Believing Women Who Emigrate and Their Pledge

Gives rules for believing women who emigrate: test their faith, do not return them to disbelieving husbands, and settle dowries. Lists the pledge the Prophet ﷺ accepts from believing women.

WomenChildrenMarriageIdolatry & ShirkHonesty & TrustCrime & PunishmentMigrationFaith (Iman)
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Law / Family65:1–7Juz 28 · 7 verses

Rules for Divorce and the Waiting Period

Gives rules for divorce: count the waiting period, do not expel wives from their homes, bring witnesses, and provide for pregnant and nursing women. Promises a way out to those who fear Allah.

WomenChildrenMarriageDivorceJusticeWealth & GreedDivine Decree (Qadar)
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Family / Guidance66:1–5Juz 28 · 5 verses

The Prophet and His Wives

Asks the Prophet ﷺ why he forbade himself something lawful to please his wives. Tells how a secret he shared was revealed, and urges two wives to repent, naming Allah, Jibril, and the angels as his supporters.

WomenMarriageFamilyAngelsRepentanceOaths & PromisesProphet Muhammad ﷺ