Surah Al-Mujadila
Surah 58 · The Pleading Woman · 22 verses · medinan
The Woman Who Disputes — al-Mujadilah, from the woman in the opening verses who argued her case with the Prophet ﷺ and complained to Allah.
The story
A woman had a big problem and nobody could help her. So she told Allah about it — and Allah heard her from above the seven heavens and sent down a whole surah to fix it. Her name was Khawlah.
How it unfolds
AYAH 1-4
A complaint heard
The pre-Islamic formula abolished, and a woman's persistence answered by revelation.
AYAH 7
No gathering without Him
Never three in private but He is the fourth — nor fewer, nor more.
AYAH 8-13
Private counsel
Whispering that excludes, and the manners of a gathering: make room, and rise when asked.
AYAH 11
Raised by degrees
Belief and knowledge as the two things Allah raises people by.
Verses to carry
- 58:1"Allah has certainly heard the speech of the one who argues with you." A woman's complaint answered by revelation.
- 58:11"Allah will raise those who believe among you, and those given knowledge, by degrees."
- 58:7"There is no private conversation of three but He is the fourth of them."
Remember this
Allah hears you even when you whisper, even when nobody else understands.
Talk about it
Khawlah told Allah her problem when no one else could help. What would you tell Allah about?