The Most Controversial Qur’anic Verse
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Beschreibung:
In this pivotal, courageous, and timely analysis, which works diligently and minutely to separate truth from falsehood, right from wrong, the moral from the immoral, and the ethical from the unethical, Dr. John Andrew Morrow provides an exhaustive study of the second part of the Qur’anic text, 4:34, dispelling the belief that Islam allows domestic violence.
Like Titan, who bears the weight of the heavens upon his shoulders, Morrow takes on the entire corpora of Islamic Tradition. Along the way, the author delicately and defiantly dispels misogynistic misinterpretations of the Word of God while slashing and burning the sexist sayings that were attributed to the Prophet Muhammad. In so doing, he may well save Islam from those traditionalists and misogynists who claim to speak in God’s name.
Acknowledgments
Permissions
Observations
Preface
Introduction
Chapter One: Interpret the Verse by the Verse
Chapter Two: Interpret the Verse in Light of Directly Related Verses
Chapter Three: Interpret the Verse in Light of the Qur’ān as a Whole
Chapter Four: Interpret the Verse in Light of Prophetic Traditions that Prohibit Disciplinary Domestic Violence
Chapter Five: Interpret the Verse in Light of Prophetic Traditions Permitting Disciplinary Domestic Violence
Chapter Six: Interpret the Verse in its Historical Context
Chapter Seven: The Reformist Reinterpretation
Chapter Eight: Interpret the Verse in the Spirit of Islām as a Whole
Chapter Nine: Interpret the Verse Allegorically
Chapter Ten: Vocalization and Variants
Conclusions
Appendix 1: Predictors of Domestic Violence: Community and Societal Factors
Appendix 2: Predictors of Domestic Violence: Individual Factors
Appendix 3: Predictors of Domestic Violence: Relationship Factors
Appendix 4: Norms and Beliefs that Support Violence Against Women
Appendix 5: Assessing Risk in Domestic Violence Cases
Appendix 6: The Cycle of Violence
Appendix 7: Forms of Intimate Partner Violence
Appendix 8: When to Suspect Spousal Abuse
Appendix 9: Guiding Principles of Care for Healthcare Providers
Appendix 10: Why Women Stay with their Abusers
Appendix 11: When Women Leave
Appendix 12: Preventing Domestic Violence
Appendix 13: How to Help
Appendix 14: Combating Domestic Violence
Appendix 15: Is Islām Inherently Misogynistic?
Appendix 16: The Ṣūfī Prescription for Overcoming Domestic Violence
Works Cited
Index
About the Author