Ma malakat aymanukum and sex
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In Islam
ic Divine law
, Ma malakat aymanukum
("what your right hands possess" ما ملكت أيمانکم) is the term for captives of war.
6 and al-Maarij
30 both, in identical wording, draw a distinction between spouses
and "those whom one's right hands possess", saying " أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ" (literally, "their spouses or what their right hands possess"), while clarifying that sexual intercourse with either is permissible. Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi
explains that "two categories of women have been excluded from the general command of guarding the private parts: (a) wives, (b) women who are legally in one's possession".
The verse can be broken into three parts:
Islam
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ic Divine law
Divine law
Divine law is any law that in the opinion of believers, comes directly from the will of God . Like natural law it is independent of the will of man, who cannot change it. However it may be revealed or not, so it may change in human perception in time through new revelation...
, Ma malakat aymanukum
Ma malakat aymanukum
Ma malakat aymanukum is a reference in the Qur'an to slaves.-Overview:The term itself is normally considered to refer to prisoners of war, or more broadly to slaves in general, according to the classic tafsirs...
("what your right hands possess" ما ملكت أيمانکم) is the term for captives of war.
Qur'an
al-MuminunAl-Muminun
Surah Al-Mu’minoon is the 23rd Surah of the Qur'an with 118 ayat .This Surah deals with the fundamentals of faith , Tawheed , Risalah , Resurrection and the supreme Judgement of God...
6 and al-Maarij
Al-Maarij
Surat Al-Maarij is the 70th sura of the Qur'an with 44 ayat.=Verse 29 to 31 is quoted in a Hadiths related to Mut'ah.- External links :* at Sacred Texts...
30 both, in identical wording, draw a distinction between spouses
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
and "those whom one's right hands possess", saying " أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ" (literally, "their spouses or what their right hands possess"), while clarifying that sexual intercourse with either is permissible. Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi
Abul Ala Maududi
Syed Abul A'ala Maududi , also known as Molana or Shaikh Syed Abul A'ala Mawdudi, was a Sunni Pakistani journalist, theologian, Muslim revivalist leader and political philosopher, and a major 20th century Islamist thinker. He was also a prominent political figure in Pakistan and was the first...
explains that "two categories of women have been excluded from the general command of guarding the private parts: (a) wives, (b) women who are legally in one's possession".
The verse can be broken into three parts: