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The Woman Who Sparked a Divine Law: Khawla bint Tha'labah (RA)

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Belal Assaad
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Aug 1, 2026
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Summary

This lecture explores the story of Khawla bint Tha'labah (RA), whose plea against her husband's use of Zihar (a pre-Islamic practice of declaring a wife like one's mother to abandon her) led to the revelation of Surah Al-Mujadila, establishing divine laws protecting women's rights and prohibiting such abusive, exclusionary language.