Ayat Seribu Dinar (Quran 65:2-3)
Ayat Seribu Dinar (the “thousand-dinar verse”) is a popular Malay/Nusantara name for verses 2–3 of Surah At-Talaq (Divorce), the 65th chapter of the Quran. Best known for the words rendered “God will be enough for those who put their trust in Him,” the passage falls in Juz 28 of the Medinan surah and is widely recited across the Malay-speaking world.
When they have completed their appointed term, either keep them honourably, or part with them honourably. Call two just witnesses from your people and establish witness for the sake of God. Anyone who believes in God and the Last Day should heed this: God will find a way out for those who are mindful of Him,
and will provide for them from an unexpected source; God will be enough for those who put their trust in Him. God achieves His purpose; God has set a due measure for everything.
English translation by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem, The Qur’an (Oxford University Press).
Context
Surah At-Talaq takes its English title from its subject — divorce — and runs 12 verses. Verses 2–3 sit inside its opening passage of rulings: verse 1 addresses how and when the waiting period begins; verses 2–3 continue with completing the term, keeping or parting honourably and calling two just witnesses, then close with the passage's best-known promise — a way out, and provision “from an unexpected source,” for those who are mindful of God and put their trust in Him. Verse 4 continues with the waiting period for particular cases.
Reference
- Surah
- 65. At-Talaq
- Ayat
- 2–3
- Juz
- Juz 28
- Revelation
- Medinan (Medina)
From the tafsir
“Allah said, (And whosoever has Taqwa of Allah, He will make a way for him to get out. And He will provide him from where he never could imagine.) meaning, whoever has Taqwa of Allah in what He has commanded and avoids what He has forbidden, then Allah will make a way out for him from every difficulty and will provide for him from resources he never anticipated or thought about.”
English tafsir abridged from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Hafiz Ibn Kathir), abridgement by Shaykh Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (Darussalam), via Quran.com.
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