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What is the interpretation of the noble verse, "مسافحات غير متخذي أخدان" (unlawful sexual intercourse, not taking secret lovers), and what is its intended meaning?

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"Muhsanat" refers to chaste women, "musafihat" refers to women who openly commit adultery, and "mutakhidhat akhdan" refers to women who secretly take friends for engaging in vice.

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