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Book SynopsisIn 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, John Andrew Morrow provides an exhaustive study of the second part of the Quranic text, 4:34, the Wife Beating Verse.Trade ReviewMorrow’s work of excellent scholarship and research is a must-read for those who want a clear understanding of the real meaning of the Qur’anic verse 4:34. -- Laleh Bakhtiar, Resident Scholar, Kazi Publications, ChicagoWhat John Andrew Morrow has done is important and, in my view, it is so far the most comprehensive discussion/exposé of different possible readings of the second part of 4:34. -- Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Professorial Research Associate, Centre for Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, SOAS, University of LondonJohn Andrew Morrow, in this valuable work, discusses the perception management played on Qur’anic verses and Islamic sources regarding violence against women, and he reveals the truth. -- Abdülaziz Bayindir, Founder of the Süleymaniye Foundation and Professor of Islāmic Law at the University of IstanbulAny Muslim who sees Muhammad as an exemplar of mercy and justice is routinely charged by Islamophobes with engaging in “whitewash.” There’s no way, however, that Dr. John Andrew Morrow can be accused of this offense, seeing that the darker aspects of Muslim history and jurisprudence have never been more starkly contrasted with the true sunnah of the Prophet than in the present book. Though Muhammad is known never to have beaten his wives, traditional fiqh (jurisprudence) and tafsir (Qur’anic commentary) have for the most part conveniently ignored his example, routinely taking the Arabic verb daraba in Q. 4:34 as literally meaning “to beat,” even though it is used 58 times in the Qur’an to denote many other things, and “to beat” is not even its most common meaning. Unfortunately, it is the rare Muslim “feminist” who will question this interpretation -- but if Muslim women are so attached to male authority, maybe Dr. Morrow can teach them the real meaning of feminism, and Muslim men the real meaning of chivalry. Once again the author incisively demonstrates that the supremely human example of the Prophet Muhammad is the one truly Islamic pathway to a just and equitable Islam. -- Charles Upton, Author of The Virtues of the Prophet, Day and Night on the Sufi Path, The System of Antichrist, and Dugin against DuginTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPermissionsObservationsPrefaceIntroductionChapter One: Interpret the Verse by the VerseChapter Two: Interpret the Verse in Light of Directly Related VersesChapter Three: Interpret the Verse in Light of the Qur’ān as a WholeChapter Four: Interpret the Verse in Light of Prophetic Traditions that Prohibit Disciplinary Domestic ViolenceChapter Five: Interpret the Verse in Light of Prophetic Traditions Permitting Disciplinary Domestic ViolenceChapter Six: Interpret the Verse in its Historical ContextChapter Seven: The Reformist ReinterpretationChapter Eight: Interpret the Verse in the Spirit of Islām as a WholeChapter Nine: Interpret the Verse AllegoricallyChapter Ten: Vocalization and VariantsConclusionsAppendix 1: Predictors of Domestic Violence: Community and Societal FactorsAppendix 2: Predictors of Domestic Violence: Individual Factors Appendix 3: Predictors of Domestic Violence: Relationship FactorsAppendix 4: Norms and Beliefs that Support Violence Against WomenAppendix 5: Assessing Risk in Domestic Violence CasesAppendix 6: The Cycle of ViolenceAppendix 7: Forms of Intimate Partner ViolenceAppendix 8: When to Suspect Spousal AbuseAppendix 9: Guiding Principles of Care for Healthcare ProvidersAppendix 10: Why Women Stay with their AbusersAppendix 11: When Women LeaveAppendix 12: Preventing Domestic Violence Appendix 13: How to HelpAppendix 14: Combating Domestic ViolenceAppendix 15: Is Islām Inherently Misogynistic?Appendix 16: The Ṣūfī Prescription for Overcoming Domestic ViolenceWorks Cited IndexAbout the Author

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