Wife-Beating In The Quran Great For Sadists and Masochists, Says Kuwaiti Cleric

Kuwaiti scholar Jassem al-Mutawa discusses the rules and benefits of wife-beating.

Since men are the "guardians" of women (read, "own"), wife-beating is acceptable. After all, it says so in the Quran.

For disobedient wives, the first course of action, per the Quran, is to admonish them. If that doesn't work, then no sex, and as a last resort, they get to beat them. But not on the face (probably because that's the only visible part of their bodies), and no broken bones. I suppose beating them black and blue would be okay.

And, it's "immoral" for the wife to beat her hubby, because "this would be undermining the authority of the husband." If the husband misbehaves, she has to get a court order to have someone else beat him, because women are too weak and fragile.

And, best of all, wife beating is the perfect solution for men who suffer from sadism and women who suffer from masochism, or sadism. He explains why.

Of course, al-Mutawa claims, even though the Quran permits wife-beating, no woman has ever died from wife-beating,  not like in the West where it happens all the time. No, they have no cases of death resulting from it, and if there have been any it is rare. They just pour acid, or cut off noses and ears.

Watch this idiot for yourself.

Quran Versus Hadiths- A Christian Turned Muslim's POV

I came across the following video by Thomas Anderson, a Christian turned Muslim, and at first found it rather refreshing. Thomas is one who very carefully delineates the difference between a Muslim and an Islamist, claiming that all the nasty stuff comes from the Hadiths, which he does not subscribe to. He believes that those who do are defilers and not true Muslims.  He has a series of videos, including one where he invites people to ask him questions, so I did. I was truly curious about the references in the Quran, not the Hadiths, that refer to death for apostasy, since he was so emphatic about it not being in the Quran.

I asked:

Can you please explain Surah 4:89

They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allah . But if they turn away, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them and take not from among them any ally or helper.


His response:

Explanation:

You are a Christian seeking to take one ayat out of context and using (oqtuloohum) - the word for 'battle' - as 'kill' in translation.

You are striving to portray muslims as blood-thirsty. But this is far from the Truth.

We are taught to be kind and just - equitable - with those who do not attack us for our service to The God, Creator of all things. Surah 60:8

But if they attack us for our beliefs, we are allowed to fight back. Surah 60:9

Play games elsewhere.

Peace.


Thomas Anderson 18 minutes ago


"How is it with you, that you are two parties touching the hypocrites, and God has overthrown them for what they earned? What, do you desire to guide him whom God has led astray? Whom God leads astray, thou wilt not find for him a way." Surah 4:88

Thomas Anderson 18 minutes ago


"They wish that you should disbelieve as they disbelieve, and then you would be equal; therefore take not to yourselves friends of them, until they emigrate in the way of God; then, if they turn their backs, take them, and battle (waoqtuloohum) them wherever you find them; take not to yourselves any one of them as friend or helper." Surah 4:89

Thomas Anderson 18 minutes ago


"except those that betake themselves to a people who are joined with you by a compact, or come to you with breasts constricted from fighting with you or fighting their people. Had God willed, He would have given them authority over you, and then certainly they would have fought you. If they withdraw from you, and do not fight you, and offer you peace, then God assigns not any way to you against them." Surah 4:90

Thomas Anderson 9 minutes ago

So as you see, when the context is given, we are to fight those who fight us, especially those of the disbelievers who seek to oppress and murder.

Learn the difference between a muslim - one who submits - and an Islamist.

Muslims follow the Quran only.

Islamists follow hadith.

Now that you know the Truth, if you persist in perpetrating falsehood, you will be called to account for it. Surah 24:19

Peace.

I thought it was a rather simple, non-provocative question, he seemed reasonable, but obviously not. I was about to tell him that the quote from Surah 4:89 was taken from quran.com, including the word "kill", but he had already blocked me.  I was actually rather disappointed because I would have liked to engage him further. I have always been careful to distinguish between radical Islamists and Muslims, I know there is a difference. He might not buy into all the violent parts of the Hadiths, but he's certainly no different when it comes to censorship. Had I been rude, I could understand the blocking, but in my opinion it was totally unwarranted.