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I actually found this interesting, although technally off topic if you want to start one about that programme. I had heard the one before about that sura that says, "If you doubt your woman, remove her to the bedchamber, admonish her and beat her soundly"
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Basically the verse that talks about beat the word has many meanings, the word could mean to go forth or leave them for a whole if they come to her senses. Basically the translation is flawed because Prophet Mohammed hasn't never beat his 11 wives, this is many of the sayings of Prophet Mohammed in authentic Hadith where he made this type of thing unlawful.
Hadith - Bukhari 8:68 (Volume 8, Book 73, Number 68), Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zam'a
The Prophet said, "How does anyone of you beat his wife as he beats the stallion camel and then he may embrace (sleep with) her?"
Narrated Mu'awiyah al-Qushayri: "I went to the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) and asked him: What do you say (command) about our wives? He replied: Give them food what you have for yourself, and clothe them by which you clothe yourself, and do not beat them, and do not revile them. (Sunan Abu-Dawud, Book 11, Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah), Number 2139)"
Hadith - Dawud, Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin
Habibah daughter of Sahl was the wife of Thabit ibn Qays Shimmas. He beat her and broke some of her part. So she came to the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him- PBUH) after morning, and complained to him against her husband. The Prophet called on Thabit ibn Qays and said (to him): Take a part of her property and separate yourself from her. He asked: Is that right, Apostle of Allah? He said: Yes. He said: I have given her two gardens of mine as a dower, and they are already in her possession. The Prophet said: Take them and separate yourself from her.
Narrated Mu'awiyah ibn Haydah: "I said: Apostle of Allah, how should we approach our wives and how should we leave them? He replied: Approach your wife when or how you will, give her (your wife) food when you take food, clothe when you clothe yourself, do not revile her face, and do not beat her. (Sunan Abu-Dawud, Book 11, Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah), Number 2138)"
Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying: "He who believes in Allah and the Hereafter, if he witnesses any matter he should talk in good terms about it or keep quiet. Act kindly towards woman, for woman is created from a rib, and the most crooked part of the rib is its top. If you attempt to straighten it, you will break it, and if you leave it, its crookedness will remain there. So act kindly towards women. (Translation of Sahih Muslim, The Book of Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah), Book 008, Number 3468)"
Contrast that with
1 Peter 3:7
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Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
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Wife needs respect no matter how they are, I agree some passages in the quran do contradict like the verse on killing was actually talking about a war battle called "Battle of Badr"where the Pagan tribes broke their peace treaty and were oppressing and killing the muslim, christians and jews in the land of Madina, I think C4 didn't do a great job on actually analysing the crontadictory passages. The verse that says do not take Jews and Chrisitians as friend should of been translated as do not take them as allies to cheat your own people or bribe, its talking about tribes not corresponding to everyone as a whole as Quran allows u marry and befriend people of the book.
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Ephesians 5:25
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Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
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I agree
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The bit about female circumcision was disturbing, where that Imman was justifying it on the grounds it keeps the women pure and all of the women in England were adulterous because it had not been done, yet another islamic scholar said it was nothing to do with Islam
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Basically this practise in that country was already practised before Islam came to existance.
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The bit about the programme I liked was the results of the non-islamic Quranic scholars and the study of the earliest Quran which showed that earlier translations not in the modern one, made more sense. e.g, 72 virgins become 72 grapes. It comes across as an indictment, that one of the German scholars was afraid to appear in person.
Well done Channel 4
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I did agree with some of that but not all of their translation.