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

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Podcast: [Belal Assaad](https://stenobird.com/podcast/belal-assaad-6579964)
Published: 2026-08-01T22:06:57+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/belalassaad/3039948
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## Resource

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.

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