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Chapter 58, The Pleading (Al-Mujadalah) · verse 1Before Islam, it was the custom in Arabia that if a man said to his wife, ‘To me you are like my mother’s back’ she was for ever forbidden for that man.Chapter 58, The Pleading (Al-Mujadalah) · verses 2–4Saying to one’s wife, ‘To me you are like my mother’s back’.Chapter 58, The Pleading (Al-Mujadalah) · verses 5–6To oppose the Truth is to oppose God, and to oppose God means opposing that Being by opposing whom a man harms himself.Chapter 58, The Pleading (Al-Mujadalah) · verses 7–8The universe with its complex system bears testimony to the fact that it is under the careful watch of a Higher Power.Chapter 58, The Pleading (Al-Mujadalah) · verses 9–10As a rule, secret whispering is an undesirable action.Chapter 58, The Pleading (Al-Mujadalah) · verse 11It happens sometimes that, according to the protocol of a meeting, one person has to take precedence over another.Chapter 58, The Pleading (Al-Mujadalah) · verses 12–13It was the intention of Almighty God that only those who wished to meet the Prophet for some really serious purpose, should be allowed to come into his presence, while those who only wasted time in useless talk should be kept away.Chapter 58, The Pleading (Al-Mujadalah) · verses 14–16The hypocrites of Madinah, who were at that time living in the community of Islam, joined hands with other hostile tribes.Chapter 58, The Pleading (Al-Mujadalah) · verses 17–21When a self-seeking man opposes the call for Truth, he thinks that he is thus making himself safe.Chapter 58, The Pleading (Al-Mujadalah) · verse 22In this world success is for the believers (God’s party).