AL-NISA (THE WOMEN)

Chapter - 4
AL-NISA (THE WOMEN)
BRIEF INTRODUCTION:
This Chapter was revealed at Madina. There are one hundred seventy six verses, three thousand thirty five words and sixteen thousand thirty letters.
This Chapter particularly deals with social and family problems faced by muslims after battle of Uhod. Most of the portions of the Chapter deals with rights of woman and orphans and problems of family relationship, and distribution of property of the deceased. The Chapter begins with the essentials of the unity of human race and mutual obligations of men and women. A considerable portion of the Chapter has been devoted to practical legislation on the problems of peace and war.
Some verses deal with the relation of believers and non-believers and hypocrites. Muslims were warned against the plots of hypocrites and were advised to organize themselves for self defence.
Some verses stress the need for accepting and believing in the last messenger and submitting totally before him without which no one can become a true muslim and a perfect believer. It has been clearly told that no one can be taken as a believer in the Unity of God, unless he believes in all Messengers including the last Messenger Muhammad (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam).
All mankind are one, human rights of one another must be respected. Particular attention should be paid towards family relation. Orphans should be treated in fair manner and their rights of property should be fully safeguarded.
Such importance has been given to women that the entire chapter has been named "The Women".
In the qualities of the chapter it has been said that if the chapter is recited seven times and the reciter blows over water and the same water is made to drink to wife and husband then both would love each other. It has also been said that if the water in which the verses of the chapter has been washed after writing them with safron and musk is made to drink to a patient of palpitation and melancholy, his disease shall be removed.