Prophet hated Violence against women.pdf - FATEMEH

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Prophet hated Violence against women Muhammad was not a man of violence. We must approach his life in a balanced way, in order to appreciate his considerable achievements. The Qur’an forbade Muslims to inflict violence upon one another, and the women began to complain to the Prophet when their husbands hit them, demanding that they be punished as the Qur’an prescribed. Some even started to refuse sex to their abusive husbands. Muhammad was revolted by the very idea of violence towards women. “The Prophet never raised his hand against one of his wives, or against a slave, nor against any person at all,” Ibn Sa‘d recalled. He “was always against the beating of women.”[Qur’an 29:61-63, 2:89, 27:14.] “I cannot bear seeing a quick-tempered man beat his wife in a fit of anger,”[ Qur’an 7:75-76, 39:59, 31:17-18, 23:45-47, 38:71—75-] he said. [1] References: 1. Karen Armstrong, Muhammad A prophet For Our Time