11-23-2010, 02:57 PM
Good morning.
This has been an interesting thread.
Wael, the entire purpose of this posting was to discuss "wife punishment" within the confines of the video's speaker. How can you comment on a topic you haven't heard? Then you obfuscate by trying to deflect to the bible (a common tactic). Finally you offer up what "qualified" scholars have said. Which was the entire purpose of this thread, to see if the cleric in the video was indeed a "qualified scholar" and if what he was saying was correct. To which, Muslimah stated she believed he was.
Muslimah, I understand your duty as a musliminah is to call others to your religion, I have a similar mandate as a Christian. But you ask an interesting question...Am I ready to accept believing allah is one, not composed of parts, has no partners or associates and does not incarnate in a body. To which I have to answer no. But that's a conversation we've had before and it's off topic. You stated Islam is an integrated system and I believe that's its flaw. The fact that Islam allows for wife beating, does not view unconsentual sex between a husband and wife as rape are evidence that this religion originated with man to fulfill man's desires.
If you love your wife like you love your own body...why would you ever hit her?