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A fourteen centuries old consensus by Islamic religious authorities
has upheld the belief that God has granted husbands the right to
beat their wives. Previously, the only element up for debate was
the degree of severity, the instrument of the beating, and the
limit to the damage allowed. This startling assertion, which shocks
human sensibilities, is confirmed by hundreds of Qur'anic
commentaries and works of Islamic jurisprudence authored over the
course of the past millennia and a half. Despite the lies of
propagandists and the ignorance of apologists, who claim that
"Islam prohibits domestic violence," the fact of the matter is that
the Islamic Tradition and Law allow husbands to inflict corporal
punishment on their wives. In fact, it was only in the late
twentieth and early twenty-first centuries that a small number of
translators and scholars started to insist upon alternate
interpretations. 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 Quranic text, 4:34, the
Wife Beating Verse. Like Titan, who bears the weight of the heavens
upon his shoulders, Morrow takes on the entire corpora of Islamic
Tradition. With scientific precision, he interprets the verse by
the verse, itself, the verse by related verses, the verse in the
light of the Qur'an, the verse in light of prophetic traditions
that permit domestic violence, the verse in light of other
traditions that expressly prohibit violence against women, the
verse in its historical context, the verse in light of reformist
reinterpretations, the verse in light of the spirit of Islam, the
verse from a Sufi perspective, and the verse in light of Qur'anic
variants. 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.
An authoritative reference work for anyone interested in herbal
medicine, this book provides unprecedented insight into Prophetic
phytotherapy, a branch of herbal medicine which relies exclusively
on the herbal prescriptions of the prophet Muhammad and is little
known outside of the Muslim world. Combining classical Arabic
primary sources with an exhaustive survey of modern scientific
studies, this encyclopedia features a multidisciplinary approach
which should prove useful for both practitioners and followers of
herbal medicine. Entries include each herb's botanical and
alternate names, a summary of its "prophetic prescription," its
properties and uses, and a guide to related contemporary scientific
studies.
The Legacy of Louis Riel provides an overview of the ideas that
guided the leader of the Metis people. Louis Riel was a prolific
writer. Based on a comprehensive review of Riel's writing, the
author examines his views on a variety of vital subjects, including
the definition of the term Metis; matters of Metis identity; the
condition, characteristics, and future of the First Nations; Jewish
people and their need for statehood; Islam, as an ally of
liberalism and a threat to Christianity and Western civilization;
Quebec, as a nation state and protector of the Metis people; French
Canadians, as part of the Metis family; the exceptionalism of the
United States; the place and role of women; liberalism as the most
evil of ideologies; and the imperative need of Metis unity. These
relevant and timely topics, some of which have been sidelined or
entirely ignored, are sure to stoke considerable controversy in our
current social context. In so doing, it is hoped that this study
will increase our understanding of Louis Riel, his thought, and his
writings, and help create greater cohesion among Metis communities
throughout North America at a time when attempts are being made to
divide them.
These 24 studies on specific symbols, images and icons from the
Muslim tradition authored by scholars from around the world.
Divided into four sections, the Divine, the Spiritual, the
Physical, and the Societal, the work examines theological issues,
such as divine unity, creation, wrath, and justice; spiritual
subjects, such as the straight path, servitude, perfection, the
jinn, intoxication, and the status of Fatimah, the daughter of the
Prophet Muhammad. Essays also explore the symbolism of physical
elements such as water, trees, seas, ships, food, the male sexual
organ, eyebrows, and camels; and the significance of more
socially-centred subjects such as the centre, ijtihad, governance,
otherness, ""Ashura"", and Arabic. Drawing from the Qur'an and
Sunnah, these topics are all tackled with tact and respect from a
position that appreciates exegetical diversity while remaining
within the realm of unity.
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