Exactly.
301 Ouncer is only defending the Islamic religious aspect of beating a wife, as outlined in verse 4:34 of what he considers to be a holy text, the Qu'ran.
Women - can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.
Thanks for posting this. I looked up verse 4:34 online.
Again, I will do my best to be fair by allowing Muslims to explain this verse, in case I have misunderstood it.
But to me, it seems to state very clearly that men are superior to women and that if a wife is disobedient her husband should (1) admonish her, (2) deny her sex and (3) physically punish her. As to number 3, one translation I looked up said "scourge" her. Another translation said clearly that the man was to "beat" her.
Are these accurate translations? Have I misunderstood the context?
Again, I am not trying to put peaceful Muslims on the defensive. But I feel compelled to challenge any religious teachings that instruct its followers to engage in acts of violence, even if that means only "lightly" beating your wife. I point this out because one translation did suggest the beatings should be light.
This verse is interpreted in two ways, one that i don't agree with, because it's inconsistent with the rest of the Quran, semantically and in regards to the relationship between men and women in general. There is common misunderstanding regarding this verse.
The other one, which i agree with, is that men are responsible in front of god to provide finance to their wives, and to protect them.... Then, it says that those who you fear they do bad, you should advise them, then leave them in beds and cut them of or separate them...
In other words, because i can't translate this properly, the point of this verse, is that men are responsible for certain things regarding woman and that if women do certain things, a man can deal with that first by advising, then by not having sex with her and not speaking with them.... (the normal procedures of being mad at someone).
The word in arabic, which is translated to "beat" here, is used in the Quran in other context, that's why it's concluded that here too it doesn't mean beat them, the word came right after the part of leaving them in beds without any clarification because it's a continue to the part before it, as in leave them in beds and cut them off. As in being mad at someone so you don't speak to him.
One last part, no muslims i know, has ever justified beating there wives, i'm not saying that no Muslim beats his wife, but i'm saying even those muslims who disagree with me regarding lots of things in Islam, agrees that beating wives is wrong and disgusting. Scholars have clarified this many times, and most Muslims i know agree on this.