A practical approach to verse 52 of Chapter Al-Ahzab: "لایحِلُّ لَکَ النِّساءُ مِنْ بَعْدُ"

Document Type : Research Paper

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Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.

10.30512/kq.2024.20917.3790

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Some Shia researchers rely on hadiths and believe that verse 52 of Chapter Al-Ahzab has been abrogated by verse 50. Consequently, contrary to the implications of this verse, new marriages for the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) were permissible even after the revelation of this verse. It seems necessary to reassess the issue of the abrogation of the mentioned verse, provide realistic analyses of the marriages of the prophet, and examine the feasibility of applying this verse to elucidate the cultural transformations of the early Islam. Analytical examination of the corresponding verses and hadiths indicates certain problems with the idea of this verse being abrogated. First, there is no contradiction between this verse and the abrogating verse. Second, in the context of abrogation, the abrogated verse must precede the abrogating verse, while verse 50 in the Quran comes before verse 52 and the content of both verses supports this order. Third, the cited hadiths are based on one single original narrator. Thus, the perspective of abrogation not only lacks justification but also faces numerous obstacles. Rejecting the abrogation of this verse paves the way for a detailed analysis of the marriages of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) and the explanation of the gradual method employed by the Quran in limiting the number of wives permissible for a man.

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