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To: uu who wrote (112)	10/7/2001 4:37:35 AM
From: AmericanVoter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2926

Thank you Addi for updating the original post, although I did not check any of the links... and if I may suggest, I like to ask you to change the title to understanding Islam ... that way, I feel, it has an unbiased connotation Ok, I will take a look at the link you provided and try to provide you with what I believe it means Addi, I feel that it's you who is missing the point... first, the behavior is governed by Islam and Quran and not the husband's feelings, wishes, desires or whims... so, the "pet" example is totally inadequate second, I believe that the Quran put the guidelines for the man but not the woman because the man is physically stronger than the woman... hence, capable of inflicting serious damage third, the Quran addresses the man also as being the head of the household, the main bread winner... and supposedly the person in charge of the ship that is the family... that may not be the case in every household, but that is not the point... there is a verse in Quran that specifically says that men are one notch above women because of the responsibility they take of supporting the family... so, one might argue, if the man does not work, and/or the woman is the main bread winner in supporting the family, would the verse still apply in this situation ? I truly don't know, but I don't think it does apply any longer in that scenario... fourth, in Islam, a woman can divorce her husband on the grounds of abuse or infidelity or impotence... so, she does not have to beat her husband, she probably won't be able to do much physical damage in a physical fight anyway (we are talking on average using bear hands), but she can ask for divorce if talking with her husband does not work... to the contrary, a man can cause serious damage, but is ordered to restrain himself with specific guidelines... and again, he can simply divorce as well if he feels that he did all the talking and does not want to resort to the last recourse... Addi, I hope I answered your question which seems to be seriously troubling you.... I will try to address the issues in the link in a different post regards amein