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Those Muslims who make this claim are ignoring what all of their own scholars have said about 65:4; that it is referring to the peri-menopausal and post menopausal women, the pre-pubescent girls and the pregnant women. The women who are currently menstruating are told in Qur'an 2:228 that they must wait 3 menstrual cycles, therefore this apologetic is also debunked. | Those Muslims who make this claim are ignoring what all of their own scholars have said about 65:4; that it is referring to the peri-menopausal and post menopausal women, the pre-pubescent girls and the pregnant women. The women who are currently menstruating are told in Qur'an 2:228 that they must wait 3 menstrual cycles, therefore this apologetic is also debunked. | ||
That this verse was specifically intended to explain the three classes of women who had not menstruated yet is illustrated by this anecdote told by Maududi in his tafsir on this verse: | '''That this verse was specifically intended to explain the three classes of women who had not menstruated yet is illustrated by this anecdote told by Maududi in his tafsir on this verse:''' | ||
{{quote|https://quranx.com/Tafsir/Maududi/65.4| | {{quote|https://quranx.com/Tafsir/Maududi/65.4| | ||