At-Tahrim

Surah 66 of the Quran
التحريم‎
At-Taḥrīm
The Banning
ClassificationMedinan
Other namesThe Prohibition, The Forbidding
PositionJuzʼ 28
No. of verses12
No. of Rukus2

At-Taḥrīm (Arabic: التحريم, 'Banning, Prohibition') is the 66th Surah or chapter of the Quran and contains 12 verses (ayah). This Surah deals with questions regarding Muhammad's wives.

The Surah's name is derived from the words lima tuharrimu of the first verse. This is not a title of its subject matter, but the name implies that it is the Surah in which the incident of tahrim (prohibition, forbiddance) has been mentioned.

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