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[quote]In my limited knowledge and humble opinion the translation of 4:34 does state light beating.

My limited understanding is that Qur'an has given us the guidelines, bounderies and limits. It is encompassing lifestyle from 1400 years ago to date and till the end of this world. Allah has also given us intellect and insight.

As I look there are three apparently controversial issues

1. Polygammy upto 4 wives.
2. Whom your right hand possesses i.e slave girls and allowed to have intimate relations with them
3.Beating wives.

All three issues when looked at in context of 1400 years ago society may not even raise an eyelid. All three issues when looked at from the mindset of today ,in particular people living in the West, would seem to show Islam as a sexist and male friendly religion.

In my limited knowledge,
1.  the religion has not stipulated it in a wording where it says that a husband MUST beat his wife.
2. If you are living in a non muslim country and the rules of that country forbid you toundergo such an act then you must refrain from it.
3. I personaly do not agree with beating a wife or polygamy and slavery has been abolished.

One has to look at it from this angle: Is beating your wife mandatory?according to Islam. It is not.

After the battle of Badr the number of orphans and widows exceded the number of muslim men, so polygamy was allowed with strict requirements.Islam allowed it but did not encourage it. There is no reason for us to practice it today, as circumstances are not the smae. The same may apply to beating wives. It may be that the verse has to be taken in context of 1400 years ago and not today.What I am trying to get at is that salat, fast are mandatory, beating wife is not.

Please have a read of the link from the understand-islam web site on the question

Is islam sexist
http://www.understanding-islam.com/related/text.asp?type=question&qid=3512

and wife beating

http://www.understanding-islam.com/related/text.asp?type=question&qid=544

please see the further discussion at the bottom and further related discussions on it[/quote]

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