[Faith-talk] wife beating in Islam

[Beth]

I agree with all you said, Kurt.  Wife beating is not permitted
anywherboyfriend, who wants to marry me, wants nothing to do with
beating.  He would never beat me.  He asks casually, "CAn I bite you?"
 But it's only playful.
Bethe, and my

On 5/1/11, Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com> wrote:
> To all,
>   I think this issue of wife beating in Islam needs to be clarified.
> Joshua, you were using an aweful translation, and this also needs to
> be understood in context.  Here's an explanation by a Muslim
> preacher-he explains better than I could.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJNU2xx83nw
>   Basically, what the original Arabic says is that if your wife is
> causing serious problems-first you talk to her, then you stop having
> sex with her, then you apply light corporal punishment only if you
> think that would help resolve the situation.  Now there are a few
> conditions the Qu'ran sets forward about this "beating."  You can't
> make anything swell, you can't cause a bruise, you can't make her
> bleed, you can't damage the skin, you can't hit any sensitive area of
> the body...basically, if you're following the stipulations set forth
> by the Qu'ran, you could maybe tap her feet with a toothpick or touch
> her shoulder a few times.  Verry painful...some beating!
>   Now, you might ask why Muhammad (peace be upon him)  even include
> something like this?  In the Arab society to which the Qu'ran
> originally was sent, wife beating was common.  It was routine for
> wives to be abused, tortured...you get the point.  So here Muhammad is
> actually trying to stop that, when you understand this in context.
>   Joshua, if you're going to make claims like this, it's probably a
> good idea to research a little before you do-not just info put out by
> your own religion, but the Muslim prospective as well.  After all, who
> understands tthe beliefs of a religion better than the members of that
> religion?
>   God bless,
> Kirt
> P.S.  Slightly off-topic, but I'm just getting news that Bin Laden's
> been killed.  If this is true, it's a huge victory in the War on
> Terror and is a great victory for both America and the Muslim world.
>
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