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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Muslim Women, Islam, and Wife Beating In previous posts we looked at Ali Gomaa’s teaching about women in Islam. I mentioned that there is a lot of misunderstanding and it is not easy to learn about the role of women in Islam...
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