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The law prescribed in the parenthesis is only applicable to men as is clear from the Text. A woman in the time of Hadrat `Umar did not understand this fine point of the language and indulged in sexual gratification with her slave. When her case was brought before the consultative body of the Companions, they gave the unanimous decision: "She misinterpreted the Book of Allah.".... The wisdom of why '''the slave has been forbidden to the woman''' is that he can only satisfy her sexual desire but cannot become guardian and governor of herself and her household, which leaves a serious flaw in the family life.}} | The law prescribed in the parenthesis is only applicable to men as is clear from the Text. A woman in the time of Hadrat `Umar did not understand this fine point of the language and indulged in sexual gratification with her slave. When her case was brought before the consultative body of the Companions, they gave the unanimous decision: "She misinterpreted the Book of Allah.".... The wisdom of why '''the slave has been forbidden to the woman''' is that he can only satisfy her sexual desire but cannot become guardian and governor of herself and her household, which leaves a serious flaw in the family life.}} | ||
===Forcing Slave Girls into Prostitution=== | |||
{{Quote|{{cite web|url=http://islamawakened.com/quran/24/st26.htm |title=Qur'an 24:34 |publisher= |author= |date= |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20160504044756/http://islamawakened.com/quran/24/st26.htm |deadurl=no}}|And do not compel your slave girls to prostitution, when they desire to keep chaste, in order to seek the frail good of this world's life; and whoever compels them, then surely after their compulsion Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.}} | |||
Allah first tells Muslims not to force their slave girls into prostitution. But in the next sentence, he calls himself oft-forgiving and most merciful when anyone compels them into prostitution. Forgiving and merciful on whom? This verse is unclear and open to interpretation.<ref>Note that the Qur'an calls itself a clear and detailed book several times.</ref> Allah may be merciful on the female slaves, as most commentators and translators prefer to suggest. But it is worth pondering why he needs to forgive slaves, and mercy on them is something obvious to human conscience. Is Allah stating the obvious? In fact, it is more likely that he is forgiving and merciful to the masters of the slaves. Only that can explain why he made a statement like "after their compulsion Allah is Forgiving, Merciful" in the first place. | |||
===Hadith suggests marrying young women so they can be fondled=== | ===Hadith suggests marrying young women so they can be fondled=== | ||