Marital Discord: Recapturing Human Dignity Through the Higher Objectives of Islamic Law Bahrain Further Along the Road Less

Further Along the Road Less Traveled

This book deals with the sources of Islamic jurisprudence and their importance in deducing the religious rulings

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Marital Discord: Recapturing Human Dignity Through the Higher Objectives of Islamic Law Bahrain Further Along the Road LessThe Quran speaks of living with each other on a footing of love, kindness, mercy and mutual consultation between husband and wife. It also addresses those times when the atmosphere is strained. This paper examines the issue of marital discord with a deep sensitivity to the perspective of women. Criticizing an approach to the Quran that is misogynistic rather than emancipatory the paper moves the debate forward by introducing an alternative