Divorced women shall wait by themselves for three periods of purity [ after menses ] , and it is not lawful for them to conceal what Allah has created in their wombs if they believe in Allah and the Last Day ; and their husbands have a greater right to restore them during this [ duration ] , if they desire reconcilement . The wives have rights similar to the obligations upon them , in accordance with honourable norms ; and men have a degree above them , and Allah is all-mighty and all-wise .