Chapter IV
Samuel Beal translation
Entitled, Women63—Revealed at Medina
In the Name of the Most Merciful God.
Notes in this chapter
Note 1 · Footnote 63: (return) This title was given to this chapter because it chiefly treats of matters relating to women: as marriages, divorces, dNote 2 · Footnote 64: (return) By legacies in this and the following passages, are chiefly meant those bequeathed to pious uses; for the Mohammedans Note 3 · Footnote 65: (return) Their punishment, in the beginning of Mohammedanism, was to be immured till they died, but afterwards this cruel doom Note 4 · Footnote 66: (return) According to this passage it is not lawful to marry a free woman that is already married, be she a Mohammedan or not, Note 5 · Footnote 67: (return) The reason of this is because they are not presumed to have had so good education. A slave, therefore, in such a case,Note 6 · Footnote 68: (return) These sins al Beidâwi, from a tradition of Mohammed, reckons to be seven (equalling in number the sins called deadly bNote 7 · Footnote 69: (return) Such as honor, power, riches, and other worldly advantages.Note 8 · Footnote 70: (return) By this passage the Mohammedans are in plain terms allowed to beat their wives, in case of stubborn disobedience; but Note 9 · Footnote 71: (return) The Arabic is, in Tibt and Taghût. The former is supposed to have been the proper name of some idol; but it seems rathNote 10 · Footnote 72: (return) That is, to the decision of the Koran.Note 11 · Footnote 73: (return) These words are not to be understood as contradictory to the preceding, "That all proceeds from God," since the evil wNote 12 · Footnote 74: (return) Which fine is to be distributed according to the laws of inheritance given in the beginning of this chapter.Note 13 · Footnote 75: (return) These were certain inhabitants of Mecca, who held with the hare and ran with the hounds, for though they embraced MohaNote 14 · Footnote 76: (return) There being nothing in the following words of this sentence, to answer to the causal "for that," Jallalo'ddin supposesNote 15 · Footnote 77: (return) For some maintained that he was justly and really crucified; some insisted that it was not Jesus who suffered, but anoNote 16 · Footnote 78: (return) This passage is expounded two ways. Some, referring the relative his to the first antecedent, take the meaning to be tNote 17 · Footnote 79: (return) Namely, God, Jesus, and Mary—as the eastern writers mention a sect of Christians which held the Trinity to be composedNote 18 · Footnote 80: (return) And the other half will go to the public treasury.Note 19 · Footnote 81: (return) That is, he shall inherit her whole substance.Note 20 · O men, fear your Lord, who hath created you out of one man, and out of him created his wife, and from them two hath multiplied many men and