Thursday, October 27, 2011

Notions of Male Superiority, Domination and Beating of Wife Stand un-Islamic Today

Islam, Women and Feminism
27 Oct 2011, NewAgeIslam.Com
Notions of Male Superiority, Domination and Beating of Wife Stand un-Islamic Today

By Muhammad Yunus

The caption may shock most Muslim men who believe that God has raised their ranks over women and given them the right to beat up a ‘rebellious’ or ‘disobedient’ wife. Any Qur’anic translation in Urdu, Hindi, English or any other language for that matter, of the verses 4:34 and 2:229 will support such notions. “Men are the supporters (qawwamah) of (their) wives because God has favored each of them in different measures (ba'dahum ‘ala ba'din), and because of what they spend (for them) of their wealth.

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