Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 223
| نِسَاؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَكُمْ فَأْتُوا حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّىٰ شِئْتُمْ ۖ وَقَدِّمُوا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّكُمْ مُلَاقُوهُ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ |
| Transliteration | : | nisaa' -kum h.arth la- -kum fa- i'to h.arth -kum 'annaa shi'tum wa- qaddimo li- anfus -kum wa- ittaqo 'allaah wa- iclamo 'anna -kum mulaaqo -hu wa- bashshir al- mu'minen |
| Pickthall | : | Your women are a tilth for you (to cultivate) so go to your tilth as ye will, and send (good deeds) before you for your souls, and fear Allah, and know that ye will (one day) meet Him. Give glad tidings to believers, (O Muhammad). |
| Asad | : | Your wives are your tilth; go, then, unto your tilth as you may desire, but first provide something for your souls,211 and remain conscious of God, and know that you are destined to meet Him. And give glad tidings unto those who believe. |
| Malik | : | Your wives are your tilth; so go to your tilth when you like. Take care of your future and refrain from the displeasure of Allah. Bear in mind that you shall meet Him in the Hereafter, and give good news to the believers. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Your wives are as a tilth unto you; so approach your tilth when or how ye will. But do some good act for your souls beforehand; and fear Allah and know that ye are to meet Him (in the Hereafter) and give (these) good tidings to those who believe. 249 250 |
Note - 211In other words, a spiritual relationship between man and
woman is postulated as the indispensable basis of sexual
relations.
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Note - 249Sex is not a thing to be ashamed of, or to be treated
lightly, or to be indulged to excess. It is as solemn a
fact as any in life. It is compared to a husbandman's
tilth; it is a serious affair to him; he sows the seed in
order to reap the harvest. But he chooses his own time
and mode of cultivation. He does not sow out of season
nor cultivate in a manner which will injure or exhaust
the soul. He is wise and considerate and does not run
riot. Coming from the simile to human beings, every kind
of mutual consideration is required, but above all, we
must remember that even in these matters there is a
spiritual aspect. We must never forget our souls, and
that we are responsible to God.
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Note - 250Our highest spiritual ambition should be the hope of
meeting God. To uphold such a hope is to give glad
tidings to people of faith. It would only be unrepentant
sinners who would fear the meeting. Note how the most
sensuous matters are discussed frankly, and immediately
taken up into the loftiest regions of spiritual
upliftment.
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Sex is not a thing to be ashamed of, or to be treated lightly, or to be indulged to excess. It is as solemn a fact as any in life. It is compared to a husbandman's tilth; it is a serious affair to him; he sows the seed in order to reap the harvest. But he chooses his own time and mode of cultivation. He does not sow out of season nor cultivate in a manner which will injure or exhaust the soul. He is wise and considerate and does not run riot. Coming from the simile to human beings, every kind of mutual consideration is required, but above all, we must remember that even in these matters there is a spiritual aspect. We must never forget our souls, and that we are responsible to God. |
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Our highest spiritual ambition should be the hope of meeting God. To uphold such a hope is to give glad tidings to people of faith. It would only be unrepentant sinners who would fear the meeting. Note how the most sensuous matters are discussed frankly, and immediately taken up into the loftiest regions of spiritual upliftment. |
