Posted by sarah on 4/26/2005, 6:04 pm, in reply to "Re: More Miracles in Islam" It is important to know that Allah Almighty clearly prohibits for Muslim men to harm their wives: "...Do not retain them (your wives) to harm them...(2:231)" Verses 4:34-36 might be viewed by the West as unequalizing Verses between men and women. The idea of beating in any form is not acceptable in western cultures. which had resulted in enforcing rules on the society that prohibit even the parent from beating his/her child. Even teachers in schools are too scared to touch their students. This corrupted ideology has created very disrespectful societies! The purpose of wife beating law in the Quran: Once, he was asked "What if the wife intentionally disobeys her husband in what Allah Almighty has permitted for him upon her? And what if the wife flirts with other men, or can't be trusted to honor her husband's dignity? How should it be dealt with?" The answer to those two questions was the Verses 4:34-35. These Verses prove that Islam is by far the most merciful and rational religion to women, because it not only gives the woman 2 chances to repent before she gets beaten, but it also saves her from getting divorced and destroy her family. The laws of 4:34-35 for the woman who intentionally disobeys her husband in what Allah has permitted for him upon her or flirt with other men are (1) Be warned at first; (2) Her husband doesn't sleep with her for few days if she does it again; and (3) Her husband must beat her (no mention of any light beating in the Quran, but also not harm) if she does it the third time.
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Wife beating anytime and for any reason is never allowed in Islam. There is however a condition in Noble Verse 4:34 where Allah Almighty seems to allow the husband to beat his wife, and that is after he gives her two warnings to stop showing ill-conduct and disloyalty toward him. There is however a disagreement with some Muslim scholars on the interpretation of the word "beat" in the Noble Verse, because it could literally mean "hit" or "leave".
First of all, I do not agree with the English translators of the Noble Quran to add the word "(lightly)" in between parenthesis like if they were ashamed of their own Holy Book! Second, if someone really honestly wants to understand the Quran, then he/she must not just only read the Verses from it, but also study the history of each verse because each verse in the Quran came for a purpose.
So brutally beating the wives and causing bruises and damages to their bodies is clearly prohibited in Islam. But Allah also on the other hand, didn't say to gently tap (lightly) them when it's time to physically punish them as some Muslim scholars like to make it appear. No, a Muslim man has to be moderate in his beating by sending the clear message to the disloyal wife, and at the same time by keeping her out of harm's way.
When Muhammad (pbuh) ruled in Medina after migrating to it from Mecca, the social life issues and concerns began to be discussed by the Muslim community, and the Muslims started to approach him with questions and problems to be solved by either him or by a revelation from Allah (GOD).
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