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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Wife-beating in the Muslim world comes from | Wife-beating in the Muslim world comes from misinterpreted teachings of [[Islamic|Islamic]] [[Islam and Scripture|religious texts]] such as the Qur'an and the Hadiths. Because of lack of knowledge in Islam, domestic violence has been used as a tool to maintain control and dominance over Muslim women, this has created an intensely patriarchal society where men rule women and women must submit to men. | ||
==Islamic Scriptures and Wife-Beating== | ==Islamic Scriptures and Wife-Beating== | ||
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===Wife-Beating in the Qur'an=== | ===Wife-Beating in the Qur'an=== | ||
Domestic violence is a societal problem in many countries, but in the Muslim world it is divinely ordained and justified by the Qur'an. | Domestic violence is a societal problem in many countries, but in the Muslim world it is divinely ordained and justified by misinterpretations of the Qur'an. | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|4|34}}|Men have authority over women because God has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because God has guarded them. As for those whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and '''beat them'''. Then if they obey you, take no further action against them. Surely God is most high.}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|4|34}}|Men have authority over women because God has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because God has guarded them. As for those whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and '''beat them'''. Then if they obey you, take no further action against them. Surely God is most high.}} | ||