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[quote]&quot;Daraba&quot; has many shades.  The word &quot;Darab&quot; is famous in Arab for its basic meaning of &quot;Beating&quot;. Note that all these shades do carry a relationship with the basic meaning of beating. Whether it is Beating on land (walking), Beating the ID card (Swapping), Beating a Door (Knocking), Beating a Proverb (Telling) Beating the Record and many others…. This is what Arabic is All-about. A particular Word changes its shades thereby remaining very much connected to the basic meaning.

In addition to 4: 34, here are some of the verses of the Koran which clearly show the meaning of dharaba as [b]beating and no other.[/b]

2: 60 وَإِذِ اسْتَسْقَى مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ فَقُلْنَا اضْرِبْ بِعَصَاكَ الْحَجَرَ فَانْفَجَرَتْ مِنْهُ اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ عَيْنًا قَدْ عَلِمَ كُلُّ أُنَاسٍ مَشْرَبَهُمْ كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا مِنْ رِزْقِ اللَّهِ وَلا تَعْثَوْا فِي الأرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ

2: 60 And remember Moses prayed for water for his people; We said: &quot;Strike [b][red](adhrib)[/red][/b] the rock with your staff.&quot; Then gushed forth there from twelve springs. Each group knew its own place for water. So eat and drink of the sustenance provided by Allah, and do no evil nor mischief on the (face of the) earth.

8: 12 إِذْ يُوحِي رَبُّكَ إِلَى الْمَلائِكَةِ أَنِّي مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُوا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا سَأُلْقِي فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ فَاضْرِبُوا فَوْقَ الأعْنَاقِ وَاضْرِبُوا مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانٍ

8: 12 Remember your Lord inspired the angels (with the message): &quot;I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instill terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite [b][red](adhrabu)[/red][/b]  ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them.&quot;

38: 44 وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ ضِغْثًا فَاضْرِبْ بِهِ وَلا تَحْنَثْ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَاهُ صَابِرًا نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ

38: 44 &quot;And take in thy hand a little grass, and strike [b][red](adhrib)[/red][/b]  therewith: and break not (thy oath).&quot; Truly We found him full of patience and constancy. How excellent in Our service! ever did he turn (to Us)!

4: 34 الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ وَبِمَا أَنْفَقُوا مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَالصَّالِحَاتُ قَانِتَاتٌ حَافِظَاتٌ لِلْغَيْبِ بِمَا حَفِظَ اللَّهُ وَاللاتِي تَخَافُونَ نُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلا تَبْغُوا عَلَيْهِنَّ سَبِيلا إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيًّا كَبِيرًا

4:34.  Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women). So good women are the obedient, guarding in secret that which Allah hath guarded. As for those from whom ye fear rebellion, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and beat (scourge) [b][red](adhrib)[/red][/b]  them. Then if they obey you, seek not a way against them. Lo! Allah is ever High, Exalted, Great.

The Reason-of-revelation (Shaan-e-Nuzool) of the Verse 4:34 also is helpful in clarifying the subject further.

&quot;Once a companion Saad Bin Rabia’ (may Allah be pleased with him) slapped his wife Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her) and the matter was reported to Rasoolullah’s (peace be upon him). Rasoolullah (peace be upon him) was about to give his verdict in favour of Wife, but, prior to that, Gabriel (peace be upon him) appeared and revealed this Verse “The Men are rulers over their women…..”, after this revelation Rasoolullah’s (peace be upon him) uttered that I wished something else and Allah (the exalted) ordered something else (Ibn-kathir).&quot;

[b][hl]Further, please read 38: 44 (Suad): Here One of Allah’s apostle Ayub (peace be upon him) was ordered by Allah (the exalted) to beat his wife.

38: 44 is also supports that Islam does allow Husbands beating Wives. But surely as a last resort[/hl][/b][/quote]

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