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Tahddi Al-Nasl (Birth Control) In Islam The word au or al-aul in the above verse is used for everything, which burdens man. The word aul literally means "to do justice by grabbing what is in excess of one’s right." Thus the words zalika adna al la t’aoulu means "from this you will be saved from injustice" which has been also interpreted by Imam Shafi’i according to al-Azhari that "you may not have many children." It is well known among the Arabs that aala y’aoulu means to commit excess or injustice, while the word aala y’aeelu means "the abundance of offspring". But Kissai says that aala y’aoula means to become a pauper. The eloquent among the Arabs used the words aala y’aoulu encompassed by the meaning of many children, vide Lis