Names
This surah is called Surat At-Talaq. [406] See: Tafsir Al-Qasimi, 9/249.
Makki or Madani?
Surat At-Talaq is Madani; more than one of the commentators narrated that there was consensus regarding that. [407] Those who narrated that there was consensus regarding that include: Ibn ?Atiyyah, Ibn Al-Jawzi, and Al-Qurtubi. See: Tafsir Ibn ?Atiyyah, 5/295; Tafsir Ibn Al-Jawzi, 4/295; Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, 18/147.
Objectives
The most important objectives of this surah include:
Highlighting the rulings having to do with divorce, and what results from it. [408] See: Al-Biqa?i: Nazm Ad-Durar, 20/146, 147; Tafsir Ibn ?Ashur, 28/293; At-Tantawi: At-Tafsir Al-Wasit, 14/439.
Topics
The most significant topics addressed in Surat At-Talaq include:
The prescribed way of divorce and what follows it of the ?iddah and making arrangements for breastfeeding, maintenance and accommodation.
Bringing people to bear witness to the divorce or taking back one?s wife (after divorce)
Prohibition on harming divorced wives or harassing them to make their lives difficult.
Repeated reminders of the obligation to be mindful of Allah, may He be Glorified and Exalted, and to make sure to carry out obligations imposed by Islamic teachings.
The good consequences of putting one?s trust in Allah.
The bad fate of those who rebelled against the command of their Lord and opposed His messengers.
Reminding the ummah of Allah?s mercy towards them, as Allah sent His Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) to them.
The good fate of the sincere believers.
The surah ends with words that highlight the perfect might of Allah and the vastness of His knowledge.