Quran admonishin men who mistreat women?

Question

I know those who just refuse to see any good in something they've already made up their minds about no matter what is shown to them won't listen to this, but this is to those who are open minded. There is a verse that was mistranslated. In the english Quran you find in Sura 4 that it states a man may "beat" his wife. The arabic word is daraba. If you look at this word in its root, and how it's used in the rest of the Quran, it has nothing to do with physically harming others. It does have to do with separating, which is a step from divorce. The first is to sleep separately, and at that point it's meant as to live separately, in separate homes. How can it suddenly change meaning on one verse? What do you think of this?

"The Qur'an admonishes those men who oppress or ill-treat women:

O you who believe! You are forbidden to inherit women against their will. Nor should you treat them with harshness, that you may take away part of the dowry you have given them - except when they have become guilty of open lewdness. On the contrary live with them on a footing of kindness and equity. If you take a dislike to them, it may be that you dislike something and God will bring about through it a great deal of good. (4:19)

Considering the fact that before the advent of Islam the pagan Arabs used to bury their female children alive, make women dance naked in the vicinity of the Ka'ba during their annual fairs, and treat women as mere chattels and objects of sexual pleasure -- possessing no rights or position whatsoever, these teachings of the Noble Qur'an were revolutionary.

Unlike other religions, which regarded women as being possessed of inherent sin and wickedness, and men as being possessed of inherent virtue and nobility, Islam regards men and women as being of the same essence created from a single soul. The Qur'an declares:

O mankind! Revere your Guardian-Lord, who created you from a single person, created, of like nature, his mate, and from this pair scattered (like seeds) countless men and women. Revere God, through Whom you demand your mutual (rights), and reverence the wombs (that bore you); for God ever watches over you. (4:1)"

Answer 1

Yup, this is the truth !!! No religion respects women as Islam
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Answer 2

Why is your interpretation the right one? Many of the translations that are out there have been approved of by Islamic scholars, so they said it was right. Christianity also teaches to treat women and all people with respect. Men are to love their wives as Christ loves the church and He died for the church. You know what would help Islam, if maybe people lived by the Qur'an and stopped following traditions in their society. Also, so open minded is defined as those who will listen to my interpretation. Some would say you need to be open minded and see some of the negative things that are said about Islam and Muhammad and not just follow the things that make him and the religion look good.

Answer 3

I agree that some people who already made up their mind tend to ignore others' opinion. However, in accordance with Jeff, I ask you to find out what other fellow Muslims' interpretation of Koran. You might disapprove their actions toward women. But, if you ever have chances to criticize these men, they would be more than ready to quote Koran verses to justify what they do. Their interpretation might be quite different, if not opposite, with yours. The reason why people don't see any good in a religion is because they have seen many bad things done by followers of that religion. You should remember that every holy book, including Koran, is subject to multi interpretations which may vary one from another. This is why every religion is split into many branches.

Sura 4 is mistranslated in English. Who translated Koran into English then?

You said other religions regarded women as being possessed of inherent sin and wickedness, and men as being possessed of inherent virtue and nobility. Do you mind advising me which religion you meant?

Some contemporary Muslims believe that the commandment to modesty must be interpreted with regard to the surrounding society. What is considered modest, or daring, in one society may not be considered so in another. It is important, they say, for believers to wear clothing that communicates modesty and reserve in the situations in which they find themselves. In a nutshell, modest dresses (hijabs) may vary greatly from head coverings to burqas, over-garments that hide all but the eyes. Perhaps, the burqas that some feminists found oppressive.

Nevertheless, historians generally agree that Islamic social reforms in areas such as social security, family structure, slavery and the rights of women improved on what was present in Pre-Islamic Arab society. For example, according to Bernard Lewis (the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University), Islam "from the first denounced aristocratic privilege, rejected hierarchy, and adopted a formula of the career open to the talents"

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Answer 4

arabic is very hard to translate into english so yeah it might have been a mistake.

im not sure about "admonishes the men"... definately highly discouraged/frowned upon. im not sure if they're exaclt punished for it? muslim men are supposed to treat muslim women with respect.
im muslim and i have never been disrespected in my life by a muslim man, [[although i might add that non-muslims dont seem to hesitate to harass]]

and for the people who think islam opresses women:: just because muslim women dress modestly doesnt mean that we're oppressed. the media knows that people dont care about nice, good things. people always want to see something being overemphasized and horrible

Answer 5

we are not to harm our womans as thay are part of us people should not use the Holy Quran for there own ends

Answer 6

the quran abuses women only a seldom over statement to the contrary is in their favor.

Answer 7

Well said