Most Controversial Qur'anic Verse : Why 4:34 Does Not Promote Violence Against Women

Morrow, John Andrew

ISBN 10: 0761872094 / ISBN 13: 9780761872092

Published by Hamilton Books, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Most Controversial Qur'anic Verse : Why 4:34 Does Not Promote Violence Against Women
• Publisher: Hamilton Books
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761872094
• ISBN 13: 9780761872092
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

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.


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 Qur’anic text, 4:34, dispelling the belief that Islam allows domestic violence.



Like Titan, who bears the weight of the heavens upon his shoulders, Morrow takes on the entire corpora of Islamic Tradition. 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.

About the Author

John Andrew Morrow was full professor of foreign languages at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana.