At-Tahrim
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Sura
Sura
A sura is a division of the Qur'an, often referred to as a chapter. The term chapter is sometimes avoided, as the suras are of unequal length; the shortest sura has only three ayat while the longest contains 286 ayat...

t At-Tahrim
(Banning, Prohibition) is the 66th sura of the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...

 with 12 ayat. The entire Surah was revealed to Prophet Muhammad to expose A'isha's and Hafsa
Hafsa
Hafsa, very often confused with Hafza and Hafiza, is an Arabic female given name. It means "young lioness".-People:* Hafsa bint Umar, daughter of Umar ibn al-Khattab and wife of the Prophet Muhammad....

's conspiracy against Zaynab bint Jahsh
Zaynab bint Jahsh
Zaynab bint Jahsh was a wife of Muhammad and therefore a Mother of the Believers. Prior to this, she was briefly married to Muhammad's adopted son, Zayd ibn Harithah...

 and the Prophet. The surah also confirms the virgin birth of Jesus:: "And Mary, daughter of 'Imran, whose body was chaste, therefore We breathed therein something of Our Spirit."

Background

This sura is the 66th sura of the Qur'an in Juz 28. It is a Medinan sura. It was named "At-Tahrim (Probihition, Harãm) because in the sura, Allah advices to Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...

 not to stop eating his wive's Zaynab bint Jahsh
Zaynab bint Jahsh
Zaynab bint Jahsh was a wife of Muhammad and therefore a Mother of the Believers. Prior to this, she was briefly married to Muhammad's adopted son, Zayd ibn Harithah...

 honey because of what Hafsa have told him regarding his breath which Allah confirmed that is a lie.

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