The conversion of Augustine Abdul Jabbar illustrates the power of God’s grace. One of the things that lead to Augustine Abdul Jabbar’s conversion was polygamy and his father’s treatment of his mother.
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Was Muhammad the ideal husband? Were Muhammad's marriages exemplary? Not if we believe what Jesus taught about adultery, lust, and marriage. Muhammad was guilty of violating the 7th Commandment in his marriage to his fifth wife, Zaynab bint Jahsh. Furthermore,...
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Some Muslim clerics and Muftis defend the mention of wife beating in Quran 4:34 along the same lines of a husband protecting his wife. Just as a husband would use physical force to stop a thug from hurting his wife,...
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One famous commentary on Qur'an 4:34 states, "Men are in charge of, they have authority over, women, disciplining them and keeping them in check, because of that with which God has preferred the one over the other, that is, because...
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It is my understanding that in some circumstances the Quran allows for husbands to implement corporal discipline for disobedient wives. It certainly does not follow that all Muslim men beat their wife/wives; they don't. I'm sure that many are great...
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