Nasb-and-the-Nawasib

O Prophet, say to your wives, “If you should desire the worldly life and its adornment,
then come, I will provide for you and give you a gracious release.” 1
Likewise:
يَا نِسَ‏ آءَ‏ الناَّبِيِّ‏ مَ‏ ن ياَّأْتِ‏ مِنْكُ‏ ناَّ‏ بِفَ‏ احِ‏ شَ‏ ةٍ‏ مُّ‏ بَيِّنَةٍ‏ يُضَ‏ اعَ‏ فْ‏ لَهَ‏ ا الْعَ‏ ذَ‏ ابُ‏ ضِ‏ عْ‏ فَ‏ يْنِ‏ ۚ وَ‏ كَ‏ انَ‏ ذٰ‏ لِكَ‏ عَ‏ لَى اللّٰهِ‏
يَ‏ سِ‏ يْ‏ راً‏ ا
O wives of the Prophet, whoever of you should commit a clear immorality – for her
the punishment would be doubled two fold, and ever is that, for Allah, easy. 2
Also:
يَا نِسَ‏ اۧءَ‏ الناَّبِيِّ‏ لَسْ‏ تُناَّ‏ كَ‏ أَحَ‏ دٍ‏ مِّ‏ نَ‏ النِّسَ‏ آءِۚ‏
إِنِ‏ اتاَّقَ‏ يْتُناَّ‏ فَالَ‏ تَخْ‏ ضَ‏ عْ‏ نَ‏ بِالْقَ‏ وْ‏ لِ‏ فَيَطْ‏ مَ‏ عَ‏ الاَّذِ‏ ي فِي قَلْبِهٖ‏ مَ‏ رَ‏ ضٌ‏
O wives of the Prophet, you are not like anyone among women. If you fear Allah,
then do not be soft in speech [to men], lest he in whose heart is disease should
covet. 3
And after the verse in question he says:
وَ‏ اذْ‏ كُ‏ رْ‏ نَ‏ مَ‏ ا يُتْلَى ٰ فِي بُيُوتِكُ‏ ناَّ‏ مِنْ‏ أ ٰ يَاتِ‏ اللّٰهَ‏ وَ‏ الْحِ‏ كْ‏ مَ‏ ةِۚ‏ إِناَّ‏ اللّٰهَ‏ كَ‏ انَ‏ لَطِ‏ يفاً‏ ا خَ‏ بِيراً‏ ا
And remember what is recited in your houses of the verses of Allah and wisdom.
Indeed, Allah is ever Subtle and Acquainted [with all things]. 4
All these verses are inter-linked, hence it would not be plausible to aver that one
verse amidst all of them is different from them and addresses others besides the
wives of Nabī H.
1 Sūrah Aḥzāb: 28.
2 Sūrah Aḥzāb: 30.
3 Sūrah Aḥzāb: 32.
4 Sūrah Aḥzāb: 34.
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