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Controversial Verses & The Domestic Sphere Sh. Abdullah Adhami

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Domestic violence is punishable by Islamic law. But what do we do with the verse in the Quran that seems to not only allow but advocate physically ‘correcting’ a so-called ‘rebellious’ wife? Is the verse in the Quran that uses the word ‘dhoraba’ translated properly as ‘beat them lightly’? Is our understanding misconstrued?  How do Read More …

Donna Auston: African-American Women and Islam

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Most discussions on Islam and Women (especially Black women) rarely feature the subjects themselves speaking on their own historical present experience. Ms. Auston presents a cogent and well documented talk on the role of Black women in the American Islamic experience from not merely the social but spiritual point of view. Read More …