Wife battering from an Islamic perspective and Malaysian legal provisions

Wife battering is a ground for divorce in the Malaysian Shariah Courts. Some husbands claim that it is their prerogative right to discipline their wives by corporal punishment based on their superficial understanding of the Qur’anic text 4:34 which seems to justify this argument. Some feminist organ...

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Main Authors:	Hussin, Nasimah, Wan Muhammad, Ramizah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Islamic University Malaysia 2008
Subjects:	KBP Islamic Law
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/45146/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45146/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45146/1/45146.pdf

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spelling	iium-451462015-10-15T03:20:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/45146/ Wife battering from an Islamic perspective and Malaysian legal provisions Hussin, Nasimah Wan Muhammad, Ramizah KBP Islamic Law Wife battering is a ground for divorce in the Malaysian Shariah Courts. Some husbands claim that it is their prerogative right to discipline their wives by corporal punishment based on their superficial understanding of the Qur’anic text 4:34 which seems to justify this argument. Some feminist organizations condemn this and allege that if physical assault is lawful in Islam, it leads to a woman’s persecution. This paper examines the issue of wife battering from both Islamic perspective and Malaysian legal provisions. It clarifies the misconception that exists regarding the above issue which is in fact, due to lack of understanding and prejudice against Islamic law. International Islamic University Malaysia 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/45146/1/45146.pdf Hussin, Nasimah and Wan Muhammad, Ramizah (2008) Wife battering from an Islamic perspective and Malaysian legal provisions. IIUM Law Journal, 16. pp. 203-221. ISSN 2289-7852 (O), 0128-2530 (P) http://journals.iium.edu.my/iiumlj/index.php/iiumlj/article/view/51
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description	Wife battering is a ground for divorce in the Malaysian Shariah Courts. Some husbands claim that it is their prerogative right to discipline their wives by corporal punishment based on their superficial understanding of the Qur’anic text 4:34 which seems to justify this argument. Some feminist organizations condemn this and allege that if physical assault is lawful in Islam, it leads to a woman’s persecution. This paper examines the issue of wife battering from both Islamic perspective and Malaysian legal provisions. It clarifies the misconception that exists regarding the above issue which is in fact, due to lack of understanding and prejudice against Islamic law.
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author	Hussin, Nasimah Wan Muhammad, Ramizah
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title	Wife battering from an Islamic perspective and Malaysian legal provisions
title_short	Wife battering from an Islamic perspective and Malaysian legal provisions
title_full	Wife battering from an Islamic perspective and Malaysian legal provisions
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title_full_unstemmed	Wife battering from an Islamic perspective and Malaysian legal provisions
title_sort	wife battering from an islamic perspective and malaysian legal provisions
publisher	International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2008
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Wife battering from an Islamic perspective and Malaysian legal provisions

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