Muslims beating their wife again!

Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath men the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women). So good women are the obedient, guarding in secret that which Allah hath guarded. As for those from whom ye fear rebellion, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and scourge them. Then if they obey you, seek not a way against them. Lo! Here is my problem. The above passage states clearly that men are in charge and women must obey them. Does this not place women in a position of second class citizenship? It states above that men have an obligation to discipline their wives if their wives do not do as they say. How is this equality? How is this not oppression? I'm not trying to put down your beliefs, but as a women, this is very insulting to me. I am not my husbands child, not my husbands property. I make my own decisions and he has neither the right nor the responsiblity to make me bow to his whim. I ask you, can you understand why women would take offense to such a statement????

I don't know what Islam teaches about woman. But in our place in India I can see several Muslims practising polygamy. Without sustainable reasons men use to unilaterally declare divorce by proclaiming 'Talaq' three times and push innocent women into dismay and missery. There is no reason other than greed and lust. Inspite of these facts the clerics keep on preaching the might of the religion that it advocates healthy and intact family life. They promote this talaq system in the name of Shariat.

No God fearing person will beat his wife. But I am sorry say that Quaran has the provision to beat Wives & people is just misuing the provision. So in the first place why Quaran has such a worst provision.

Salam, I am giving you the benefit of the doubt. Why will you not answer me? It's not a difficult question. Does the right of men to impose punishment on their wives constitute second class citizenship and am I incorrect for being offended by this? I'm not asking for much, just an answer to my question.

Actually, Islam DOES promote wife beating: Sura 4:34 ...As for those [women] from whom you fear rebellion, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and scourge them. There's not really any way to put this in a context where it doesn't say to beat your wife. So, basically, if a man's wife does not obey her husband, he should first yell at her, then make them sleep in the other room, then beat them. It's right there in the Qu'ran.

Blessing of Allah almighty to all of you who likes to discus about the Islam to clear the misconception about Islam. Actually there is no problems about the teaching of Islam.Only dark side is that fellows from other religion try to use any provisions given by The Islam to portray the meaning of Islam bad. Actually now the major problems is the understanding of faith..if some one know the meanings of faith and creed that person can really discuss about the religion.Now a days any fellow of ordinary prudence just stand up and chant the slogan about the islam. So the media will help him to put his voice on the Air so whole world can see and the issue can be worse. If any one does not know even their own religion or beliefs who they can blame others. May Allah give Hiday to all who do this vicious kind of acts.

Nothing new. Muslims beat their wives. And christians, and hindus, and atheists, and so on. People don't beat wifes because of religion (or lack of it), they may even seek some kind of justification in religion. But they beat their wives because they are trash in human form.

Thank you Brother for that simple explaination. Wifebeating is abundent in all cultures, even America. As a social worker, I have see more instances of severely beaten wives in the US than I did in 5 years of living in the Middle Eastern countries. Yet, in the USA all I hear is that if I wear the veil (hijab) that my husband must beat me and I am oppressed, not because I am following a sanction of religious devotion. Guess what? My husband is American and non-Muslim, but I wear the hijab and long clothing as part of that devotion to God which he RESPECTS. Now what else can Western people twist or lower on Muslim women?

Islam sanctioned wife beating will not promote any support for Islam from thinking people. Unfortunately salam, when you invite attention through a title such as this, you get the attention the topic deserves. This is certainly an emotive topic for women in general and Muslim women in particular. In the repressed societies of the Middle East where I have lived in or travelled to, I have met and listened to the stories of many women who live lives of quiet desperation under the harshest of human laws. Ask these women who speak up against all odds: Ghada Jamsheer Author: The Executioner and the Victim in Sharia Courts Bahrain Maria Makrem, Morocco. Journalist – El Ayam Newspaper Malalai Joya Afghanistan – Member of Parliament These are women who live in Islamic societies, speak for Islamic Women's rights and have been harassed by their Islamic societies. You guys are in a state of denial. Knock knock! Wake up.

you say "!If Muslim beat their wife then it is not because of their religion's teachings, but it because of their weaknesses as a human"then why is it in the quoran???Quran’s authorization for husbands to beat disobedient wives. This is found in chapter 4, called “Women”, verse 34. Additional information on Islamic wife beating is found in Muhammad’s Traditions (Hadith), and Sira (biographical material). Many people have criticized Islam because of this harsh sanction, and many Muslims have written articles seeking ways to mollify or defend it. In review of the actual teachings of the Quran, Hadith, and Sira, Islam is rightly criticized. This command is not only a harsh way to treat one’s wife, it portrays the degraded position of married women in Islam. It will be shown from the Quran, Hadith, Sira, and other Islamic writings that this “Islamic” wife beating is physical and painful. To fully comprehend the issue of Islamic wife beating her position with respect to her husband must be first understood. Wife beating is allowed because of the lower position she occupies. A person with a severe virus may run a high fever. While the fever can be quite a grave problem it is actually a symptom of another sickness at work. Wife beating is a symptom of the wife’s degraded status in Islam. Beyond the right of husbands to beat their disobedient wives, there is a deeper, more pernicious, disease at work. Wife beating is merely the bad fruit of a bad root. Once this element is understood the rationale behind Muhammad’s command to beat disobedient wives comes into focus and fits in its proper place. When I first began to study the topic, I did not realize that an Islamic marriage is not equivalent to a Christian marriage. Its rules, roles, and requirements are quite different. In a Christian marriage, the husband is given the role as head of the household, and the wife is expected to submit to the husband’s leadership. However, she is his equal in terms of social and religious status; she is not inferior to him. In Islam, the husband is the custodian of his wife. She is considered to be in-between slave and free. The woman is managed and controlled. The relationship between a married woman and her husband is similar to the relationship between parents and children However women are not children ND THESE DAYS CAN BE MORE EDUCATED THAN MAn!

Yes dear you cant sy a religion is bad becoz its followers r not going along the rules of religion. What the problem in this world is that every one is against islam, dont why such a response towards such a peaceful religion.Any ways muslims will get rewards in the next world for their sufferings in this world. so only thing to do, my brother, is to spread the message the only rligion acceptable to Allah. That way u r making urself secure from the hell of next wold