Quote:"Beat them". If even separation fails to work, then it is suggested that men use beating. To this suggestion of the Holy Qur'an there have been two extreme reactions on the part of some Muslims. The first reaction is being apologetic or ashamed of the suggestion. The second is to use it as a justification for indulging in habitual wife battering. Needless to say that both these reactions are wrong. The Quran as we believe is the word of God and is thus every word in it is full of wisdom and love. To be apologetic about any part of the Quran is to lack both knowledge and faith. As for the second response, the suggestion to use beating is made specifically to deal with nushuz on the part of the wife, that is, to deal with her deliberately nasty behaviour that poses a threat to the marriage. Beating is to be done after due admonition and separation in beds and therefore by husbands who have some moral standards and have sufficient control over their sexual passions. Moreover, this beating is not to go on and on but is to be tried as a last step to save the marriage.
This is incredible - so it's wrong not to want to beat your wife.
First you're allowed to tap your wife - now some other interpretation says you can beat her.
Who determines whether her "nasty" behaviour justifies a beating - the angry husband? Then if all else fails - go to your relatives for their advice. No second guesses as to who they would support.
It's easy to say women can apply for a divorce, but after a person has been beaten for a period of time, they begin to believe they deserve it, especially if the Quran endorses it.
Obviously this would go on in Australia and you have to wonder if the women who are abused report it to the police. Probably not - even though it is breaking Australia law.
Quote:The method of division of inheritance is clearly laid down in the Qur'an and the general rule is that man gets double. This may if taken in isolation from other legislation appear to be unfair; however, it must be remembered that in accordance with the verse of the Qur'an quoted earlier, men are charged with the maintenance of all the women and children in their family, and therefore their necessary obligations of expenditure are far higher than those of women.
So the men are all so decent that when they receive double the amount women receive in a marriage settlement - the difference goes towards the ongoing support of the ex wife and children.
Pull the other one.
I've made so many excuses for Muslims in the past - but this is abhorrent. Seriously there has to be something wrong with Muslim women who live in Western countries in the 21st century and put up with all of the above. Are they so submissive and weak that they will accept the teachings of someone from the 7th century?
Why hasn't the Quran been updated and modernised? Why don't Muslim women question the inequality of this doctrine? Surely in modern times they must look at their non-Muslim counterparts and wonder why they are so downtrodden in comparison.