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Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 1–3The Prophet Muhammad was the call-giver of the purest Truth.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 4–5A man does not have two hearts in his chest.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verse 6A Prophet during his life-time is, in person, of prime importance to the faithful and after his death he is so in principle.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 7–8The plan according to which Almighty God has created human beings is designed to put man to the test.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 9–11At the battle of Ahzab (in the fifth year of Hijrah) there was a combined attack by Arab tribes and Jews on Madinah.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 12–17Realizing that the situation at the battle of Ahzab, was fraught with danger, the hypocrites were terrified and started exploring ways and means of fleeing.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 18–22There are those who lag behind at the time when sacrifice is required, but who feel ashamed of this shortcoming.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 23–24The lives of the Prophet and his companions were of an exemplary, godly character and were meant to be followed by all the faithful till the Day of Judgement.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 25–27At the Battle of Ahzab, or the Trenches, conditions were very severe.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 28–30The Hijrah (migration to Madinah) had greatly disrupted the economy of the Muslims.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 31–32The consorts of the Prophet had the position of leaders in the society.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 33–34Here, addressing the Prophet’s consorts about correct behaviour, instruction is indirectly given to Muslim women as to how they should conduct themselves.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verse 35This verse shows what Almighty God wishes a man or woman to be like.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verse 36Man has been created independent, but he has to surrender his independence to God.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verse 37Zayd’s marriage with Zaynab took place in the year 4 AH, but the marriage was a failure and the next year they separated.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 38–40After the above-mentioned incident, there was as expected, a great deal of propaganda against the Prophet Muhammad.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 41–44When an adulterated religion is dominant, the adoption of true religion is always the most difficult task.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 45–48The witness (shahid), the bearer of good news (mubashshir), the warner, (nadhir) and the giver of the call for the Truth (da‘i) all represent different aspects of the same reality.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verse 49If a man marries a woman, but divorces her before the marriage is consummated, the waiting period (‘iddah) does not have to be observed, as happens in ordinary cases.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verse 50For Muslims in general the permitted maximum number of wives has been restricted to four.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 51–52Where a number of ladies are involved, the scope for complaint increases.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 53–54Here, the Prophet Muhammad’s instructions have been given to Muslims as to what their domestic and social behaviour should be; that whenever they enter anybody else’s house, they should do so with permission; when they are invited by somebody to partake of food, etc., they should remain in the house only as long as necessary, and leave soon afterwords.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verse 55In the foregoing verse, men were prohibited from coming before the Prophet’s consorts.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 56–58The Prophet Muhammad was sent into this world to convey the divine religion to man.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 59–62When a Muslim woman leaves her house on an errand, she should be so clad as to give the impression that she is a well-bred, respectable, modest woman, and that she has left her home for some serious need and not to make merry or to go in search of entertainment.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 63–68Enquiring about the exact day when the Day of Judgement would arrive did not mean that the enquiries had no belief whatsoever in Judgement Day.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 69–71The injunction refrains believers from harassing the Prophet Muhammad, as did the Jews to the Prophet Moses.Chapter 33, The Confederates (Al-Ahzab) · verses 72–73The offering of ‘trust’ here means a transference of power, to be used at man’s discretion.