The Woman to be Examined

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The Woman to be Examined is the English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Mumtahanah, a chapter of the Qur’an dealing with the testing and treatment of believing women, especially in the context of migration and allegiance.

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instanceOf Quran surah
religious text section
addressesTopic examination of women claiming faith
kindness and justice towards non‑hostile non‑Muslims
loyalty to God and His Messenger
marriage with disbelievers
prohibition of supporting enemies of Islam against Muslims
containsVerse Quran 60:1
Quran 60:10
Quran 60:12
followsSurah Surah Al-Hashr
surface form: Surah Al‑Hashr
hasAlternateSpelling Al-Mumtahanah
surface form: Al‑Mumtahana

Al-Mumtahanah
surface form: Al‑Mumtahanah
hasArabicName سورة الممتحنة
hasClassification Medinan surah
hasClosingVerseTheme example of Abraham’s disavowal of idolatry
hasEnglishName She That Is To Be Examined
The Woman to be Examined
hasGenre legal‑ethical guidance
hasJuz 28
hasKeyConcept al‑wala’ wa‑l‑bara’ (loyalty and disavowal)
bay‘ah (pledge of allegiance) of women
hijrah (migration) of believers
hasKeyFigureMentioned Prophet Ibrahim
surface form: Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham)
hasLegalRulingOn acceptance of migrating believing women
prohibition of Muslim women remaining married to disbelieving husbands
return of dowries between Muslims and non‑Muslims
hasNumberOfVerses 13
hasOpeningVerseTheme warning against taking God’s enemies as allies
hasPrimaryTheme relations with non‑Muslims
rules for allegiance and loyalty
testing of believing women
treatment of Muslim women who migrate
hasRevelationPeriod post‑Hijrah period
hasSubjectMatter family law concerning mixed‑faith marriages
political allegiance
social and legal rulings
hasTransliteration Surah Al-Mumtahanah
surface form: Surat Al-Mumtahanah
isChapterOf the 30‑part division of the Qur’an
language Arabic
mentionsEvent migration of believing women from Mecca to Medina
partOf Mushaf al-Madina
Quran
surface form: Qur’an
precedesSurah Surah As-Saff
surface form: Surah As‑Saff
revealedIn Medina
revealedTo Muhammad
surface form: Prophet Muhammad
surahNumber 60

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Surah Al-Mumtahanah meaningOfName The Woman to be Examined
Al-Mumtahanah hasEnglishTranslationTitle The Woman to be Examined
this entity surface form: She That Is To Be Examined
Al-Mumtahanah hasEnglishTranslationTitle The Woman to be Examined
this entity surface form: The Woman To Be Examined