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Rajabov (asker) May 24, 2006:

explanation I am translating on topic of "Are muslim men allowed to beat their wives".

The term is encountered in the text at a time. So below I`ll give this part in where the term comes.

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Why has the Qur'an included the method of a single strike?

The Qur'an always emphasises doing good and abstaining from evil. If the Qur'an is looked at as an integrated and cohesive text, situations can be identified where the Qur'an calls for the prohibition of certain things in stages. For example, whereas early revelations discourage the use of intoxicants (2:219, 4:43), the final revelation on this matter clearly condemns and prohibits them (5:93-94).
This is where there is a need to understand the historical context in which the Qur'an was revealed. It is known that in the pre-Islamic period known as the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah), there were gross practices of physical and emotional abuse of females such as female infanticide (killing of babies) and the custom of inheriting the wives of deceased relatives against the will of the women. Verse 4:34, which refers to a single strike, was revealed early in the Medinan period at a time when cruelty and violence against women were still rampant. Seen within this context, the single strike is a restriction on existing practice, and not a recommendation. As Muslim society in Medina developed towards an ideal state, the final verse in the Qur'an on male-female relationships (9:71) regards women and men as being each other's protecting friends and guardians {'awliyya) which emphasises their co-operation in living together as partners.


In addition, this spirit can be used in viewing the Hadiths and classical commentaries by Muslim jurists on the strike or daraba. Hadiths on striking in such a way as not to cause pain {ghayr mubarrih) are reported by Muslim, Tirmidhi, Abu Daud, Nasai and Ibn Majah. The authorities stress that if a single strike is resorted to, it should be merely symbolic such as a strike with a toothbrush or folded handkerchief (Tabari and Razi). Imam Shafii is of the opinion that striking should preferably be avoided.2
It can thus be concluded, that the call for the single strike is a restriction and not a recommendation, as when the first two methods are practised effectively, there is no need for a third method.

Zeinab Asfour May 24, 2006:

Dear freelancer, can you please provide the number of the aya, and the name of the sora in the Qur'an, so as to provide you with the English translation of it.

Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch May 24, 2006:

Could you tell us which place in the Qur'an you mean? And, btw, this seems to be more a question of theology than of translation.
On http://www.theholyquran.org/ you will find a link to the Tafsir of Muhammad Asad. Perhaps that helps.