The Holy Quran 2:223 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

نِسَآؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَّكُمْ فَأْتُوا۟ حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّىٰ شِئْتُمْ ۖ وَقَدِّمُوا۟ لِأَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّكُم مُّلَـٰقُوهُ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Translation

Your wives are your tilling fields (where your seeds are planted) so approach your tilling fields as you desire (from any direction as long as the husband enters the vagina only, so that children can be conceived). And send (good actions) ahead for yourselves (to the Aakhirah). Fear Allaah and know that you will meet Him; and give good news to the Mu'mineen (that they will enter Jannah).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The Jews used to declare forbidden intercourse with a woman approached from behind, and would say that from this a child is born squint-eyed. The Prophet ﷺ was asked, and thereupon this verse was revealed: that is, your wives are for you like a tilth, in which the sperm is in place of the seed and the children are like the produce; that is, the real purpose…

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