.."Go ahead and jump if you're feelin froggy, pal"
Posted on 06/03/2006 10:17:22 PM PDT by ncountylee
Following are excerpts from an interview with the Mufti of Egypt Dr. Ali Gum'a, which aired on Al-Risala TV on May 26, 2006:
Ali Gum'a: Wife-beating is associated with the cultural status of women in the different societies. Women in some cultures are not averse to beatings. They consider it as an expression of masculinity, and as a kind of control, which she herself desires. In other societies, it is the exact opposite. We must follow reason. When we are dealing with certain societies...
I got a question from Canada. The man said: "Here, it is a crime to beat a wife, even with a toothbrush. Is this prohibition acceptable in Islam? Yes. Islam accepts that the beating of Canadian wives, in this culture and ambience... From childhood they are taught that beating women is a type of barbarism, savagery, and so on. There is nothing wrong with taking this into consideration, and adapting to society, because Islam did not command us to be aggressive towards women.
If in their culture, this constitutes aggression towards women, then we are forbidden to be aggressive towards women. In this situation it is inevitable but to consider [beating] this way, and accepting the society, because Islam did not come and command me to be aggressive towards women. But when Allah permitted wife-beating, He permitted it to the other side of culture, which considers it as one of the means to preserve the family, and as one of the means to preserve stability.
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Well, of course it is.
.."Go ahead and jump if you're feelin froggy, pal"
2.Mufti of Egypt Sheik Ali Gum'a: Wife-Beating Is Permitted by Islam
(Western logic) 3. Therefore Islam is a type of barbarism and savagery.
(Islamic "logic") 3. Therefore Westerners are infidels. Death to the infidels. Allah akbar!
"4.34: Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has made some of them to excel others and because they spend out of their property; the good women are therefore obedient, guarding the unseen as Allah has guarded; and (as to) those on whose part you fear desertion, admonish them, and leave them alone in the sleeping-places and beat them; then if they obey you, do not seek a way against them; surely Allah is High, Great."
-Koran 4.34
Thought you'd be interested ping.
Whats a little wife beatery between throat slitting child molesters?
I find it interesting that no matter what the religion, obedience and woman always seem to fall together.
Golly, talk about KD's!
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