Quote: --------------------------------- But the female judge, who has not been named, made clear in a letter that the wife's bid had little chance of approval because, according to her, Islamic law allowed a man to strike his wife. --------------------------------- This is stated but no evidence from quotes of the Qur'an or Hadiths are provided to substantiate the false claim that Islamic law allows wife beating. How can Islamic law -- which is based on Quran and the authentic example of the Prophet (saaw) -- allows wife beating when the Prophet's specific words and example was the following:
"The example of the Holy Prophet (saws) is clear. When approached by a man about how he should treat his wife, the Prophet (saws) told him to feed her as you would feed yourself, provide for her clothes as you would for yourself, do not beat her and do not revile her. Remarking upon those men who beat their wives, he said they are not good Muslims. He said that the best men are those who treat their wives well." The Judge ruling in this case in Germany is going on propaganda myths without any real reference to anything in Islam to justify her claims. If she were to rule on Islamic law why not rule on the numerous examples from Qur'an and Hadiths which strongly condemn wife beating as in the following: 1. From the Quran: Quote: --------------------------------- 30.021. And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquility with them, and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts): verily in that are Signs for those who reflect. This shows that love and mercy to achieve a state of tranquility for husband and wife is what G-d intended for husband and wife NOT a whip. 4.001. O mankind! reverence your Guardian-Lord, who created you from a single person, created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women;- reverence God, through whom ye demand your mutual (rights), and (reverence) the wombs (That bore you): for God ever watches over you. 49.013. O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honored of you in the sight of God is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And God has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things). Both verses above show that male and female are twin halves of each other created from a single soul. Our essence is the same and we are incomplete until we become one with our other half. We are to reverence the wombs that bore us which is an open endorsement by the Quran on how we should regard our women. Hurting them would be the same as hurting ourselves. Talking about separation/divorce, "But do not take them back to hurt them, and whoever does that then he has wronged himself." (2:231) "and you should not treat them with harshness" (4:19) Treating our women with harshness or a way to cause hurt is forbidden in the Quran. But love, mercy and reverence is highly endorsed. --------------------------------- 2. From the Hadiths: Quote: --------------------------------- Narrated Mu'awiyah al-Qushayri: I went to the Messenger of Allah (saws) and asked him: What do you say about our wives? He replied: Give them food that you have for yourself, and clothe them by which you clothe yourself, and do not beat them, and do not revile them. (Sunan Abu Daawood 11:2139) Narrated Mu'awiyah ibn Haydah: I said: Messenger of Allaah, how should we approach our wives and how should we leave them? He replied: Approach your tilth when or how you will, give her food when you take food, clothe her when you clothe yourself, do not revile her face, and do not beat her. (Sunan Abu Daawood 11:2138) Narrated Abu Hurairah (ra): The Prophet (saws) said: The most perfect Muslim in the matter of faith is one who has excellent behaviour; and the best among you are those who behave best towards their wives. (reported in Jami At-Tirmidhee and widely accepted) The Prophet (saws) said: The most perfect believers are the best in conduct and the best of you are those who are best to their wives." (Ibn Hanbal, Hadeeth No. 7396) The Prophet (saws) said: The best of you is one who is best towards his family and I am best towards the family. (reported in Jami At-Tirmidhee and widely accepted). "It was reported to the Prophet (saws) that some of his Companions beat their wives, whereupon he said, 'Certainly those are not the best among you. (as reported by Ahmad, Abu Daoud, and al-Nisai. Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim classify it as sound, as narrated by Iyas ibn 'Abdullah ibn Abu Dhiab). Right before his death, at his final sermon to Muslims, the Prophet (saaw) addressed issues that were of the most vital importance to Muslims. In doing so he addressed the importance of women and their rights. Here is what he said: O People! It is true that you have certain rights with regards to your women, but they also have rights over you. Remember that you have taken them as your wives only under Allah's trust and with His permission. If they abide by your right then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Do treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers. --------------------------------- The overwhelming evidence is against wife beating in Islam. From the Quranic verses to the examples of our Prophet (saaw), there are unanimous proofs for that. Some use the following verse to claim that the Qur'an endorses wife beating from the following verse: Quote: --------------------------------- Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because God has given the one more (strength) than the other, and because they support them from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband's) absence what God would have them guard. As to those women on whose part ye fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (Next), refuse to share their beds, (And last) beat them (lightly); but if they return to obedience, seek not against them Means (of annoyance): For God is Most High, great (above you all). 4:34 --------------------------------- The word the Quran used for beat in Arabic is not correctly translated in English. But lets look at a little Arabic to understand what the Quran is really saying. The word translated to mean beat is the Arabic word edrobhohunna. That word does not mean beat in a violent way to incur physical damage. The Arabic word that means beat to incur physical damage is hatumhoo. Get a good Arabic dictionary or consult any Arabic speaking person and they will tell you the difference. The Quran did not use the word hatumhoo it used edrobhohunna, which is a word meaning more an action to show displeasure without causing physical harm. It is striking such that even a baby wont be harmed. It is hard to translate because in English when we use the word strike it implies harm but in Arabic this word does not imply physical damage or harm. Most translators in an attempt to get close to the meaning in Arabic translate edrobhohunna as strike lightly. Some translators have even translated this word as a tongue lashing. But it does not mean the physical brutalization and beat down of women, which does not agree with the spirit of the Quran. Mik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070322/wl_afp/germanyjusticeislam_070322132641 German judge rules Koran allows wife abuse Thu Mar 22, 9:26 AM ET BERLIN (AFP) - A German woman judge has refused a Moroccan-born woman permission to file for divorce by interpreting the Koran as allowing husbands to beat their wives. ADVERTISEMENT "Where are we living? Woman judge allows beating in marriage... and invokes the Koran," said a front-page headline in Germany's top-selling Bild newspaper, reflecting the widespread angry reaction on Thursday. "This Moroccan woman has the same right to protection from a violent husband as any German woman. Anything else would be misconceived sensitivity to the benefit of the husband and would amount to racist discrimination against the wife," said the Tageszeitung daily. The Central Council of Muslims in Germany also condemned the decision. "The judge should have made a decision based on the German constitution instead of the Koran," said spokeswoman Nurhan Soykan, who said that violence and mistreatment, regardless of the gender of the victim, were also grounds for divorce in the Islamic world. A court in the western city of Frankfurt on Wednesday upheld a complaint of bias against the judge lodged by the lawyer of the 26-year-old woman, who has two children. The woman had filed for immediate divorce on the grounds that the husband, also of Moroccan origin, regularly beat her and threatened to kill her. The claims were backed up by a police report. But the female judge, who has not been named, made clear in a letter that the wife's bid had little chance of approval because, according to her, Islamic law allowed a man to strike his wife. German politicians from all parties were united in disgust at the judgement. "When the Koran takes precedence over the German Basic Law, then I can only say: Good night Germany," Ronald Pofalla, the secretary general of the conservative Christian Democratic Union of Chancellor Angela Merkel, told Bild. Hans-Christian Stroebele, of the opposition Greens, said the kind of abuse suffered by the woman should be punished by German criminal law. My favorite Yahoo sign in screen: --------------------------------- 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with theYahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. 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