A fair way to approach a holy book is to say, what does it say regarding women. Is it just or unjust? Fair or unfair to them?
And if there are differences in practice and law with regards to them, does it justify it?
Dealing with some Edge cases.
1. "beat them"
It literally in the context, means sex. It means continue and do have intercourse with them. The verse is saying don't act according to your fear but rather, just admonish them while not talking to them about it as well as not admonishing them in their bedrooms regarding it and to continue to have intercourse with them.
It's been twisted and recited in the worst possible way, and God is the refuge from Satan.
2. Allowed to have sex with women slaves.
No such thing, see the thread about whether Quran ever allowed slavery.
3. Don't need permission of Wife to marry another.
False, a woman when entering marriage has sexual authority over her husband, as such, the husband needs permission from his wife/wives to marry another.
4. A woman as a half-witness.
Two women are required in place of a man with regards to somethings, but this not due to weakness on their part, but a strength, in that, they can remember from associations better then men. Men think in boxes while women by associations, so woman associating another woman with the event can remember through that association, while chances are it won't have that firm effect with a man. This doesn't mean their memory is worse, it means, they can remember due to another reminding them while a man probably would not.
5. Inheritance is due to woman not working or something on those lines.
To me and I can be wrong, but it seems, the inheritance law is to protect women from men seeking daughters of rich fathers to marry. It seems woman look for character already, but, bad enough men care mostly on looks and it would be worse if they can get as much inheritance from the rich father of their wife. It seems this law was a protective measure against this. Khadija was wealthy and worked hard to reach the status and position in wealth and commerce that she did. She is deemed one of the greatest woman to ever live.
6. Why can men marry more then one wife?
Aside from the child being known, it was said, this was to take care of orphans and with that intention or similar noble intentions, but if the man feels he can't act justly towards them, to marry only one. Besides that a man can't without woman's permission per Quran ( I know Shiite and Sunni Jurists disagree and will say wife's permission not required).
Now these are the edge cases I know about. Now if anyone can bring other edge cases, I will try to respond. If not, I will talk about the position of women in Quran aside from the edge cases in my next post.
And if there are differences in practice and law with regards to them, does it justify it?
Dealing with some Edge cases.
1. "beat them"
It literally in the context, means sex. It means continue and do have intercourse with them. The verse is saying don't act according to your fear but rather, just admonish them while not talking to them about it as well as not admonishing them in their bedrooms regarding it and to continue to have intercourse with them.
It's been twisted and recited in the worst possible way, and God is the refuge from Satan.
2. Allowed to have sex with women slaves.
No such thing, see the thread about whether Quran ever allowed slavery.
3. Don't need permission of Wife to marry another.
False, a woman when entering marriage has sexual authority over her husband, as such, the husband needs permission from his wife/wives to marry another.
4. A woman as a half-witness.
Two women are required in place of a man with regards to somethings, but this not due to weakness on their part, but a strength, in that, they can remember from associations better then men. Men think in boxes while women by associations, so woman associating another woman with the event can remember through that association, while chances are it won't have that firm effect with a man. This doesn't mean their memory is worse, it means, they can remember due to another reminding them while a man probably would not.
5. Inheritance is due to woman not working or something on those lines.
To me and I can be wrong, but it seems, the inheritance law is to protect women from men seeking daughters of rich fathers to marry. It seems woman look for character already, but, bad enough men care mostly on looks and it would be worse if they can get as much inheritance from the rich father of their wife. It seems this law was a protective measure against this. Khadija was wealthy and worked hard to reach the status and position in wealth and commerce that she did. She is deemed one of the greatest woman to ever live.
6. Why can men marry more then one wife?
Aside from the child being known, it was said, this was to take care of orphans and with that intention or similar noble intentions, but if the man feels he can't act justly towards them, to marry only one. Besides that a man can't without woman's permission per Quran ( I know Shiite and Sunni Jurists disagree and will say wife's permission not required).
Now these are the edge cases I know about. Now if anyone can bring other edge cases, I will try to respond. If not, I will talk about the position of women in Quran aside from the edge cases in my next post.