كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللّهُ لَكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ {242}

242. "Thus Allah makes clear to you His Signs, so that you might understand."

Commentary:

In this verse, which is the last verse from the group of verses about divorce, the Qur'an says:

"Thus Allah makes clear to you His Signs, so that you might understand."

It is evident that the purpose of the Qur'anic phrase / la'allakum ta'qilun / 'so that you might understand' is that the intention of movement from the beginning should be towards the destination of 'action'; else, mere contemplation upon ordinances and understanding them, with no deed, will be fruitless.

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