The Waiting Period After the First Divorce Is Linked to the Possibility of Reconciliation and Pregnancy
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Formulation of the claim
Shahrur links the waiting period of the divorced woman to three menstrual cycles with two functions: allowing the opportunity for reconciliation, and verifying pregnancy.
Explanation
He interprets the waiting period as not merely a formal period of waiting, but as a period that preserves lineage and allows the decision to be reconsidered. He says that the verse prohibits concealing what is in the wombs, because pregnancy changes certain rulings. Thus, the waiting period, in his view, has both a family and a legal function.
Its place in the episode’s argument
This atom connects divorce and lineage, and clarifies why personal status is not separated from biology. It also justifies the continuation of some rights during the waiting period.
Limits of the claim
He does not make the waiting period solely for the sake of pregnancy; rather, he adds to it the dimension of reconsideration and reconciliation.
Brief evidence
“Three menstrual periods… and it is not lawful for them to conceal what God has created in their wombs.”
Nearby links
- Shahrur - the civil state
- Shahrur - jurisprudence
- Atom: Their husbands are more entitled to take them back