When dealing with a “disobedient wife” a Muslim man has a number of options. First, he should remind her of the “importance of following the instructions of the husband in Islam.” If that doesn’t work, he can, “leave the wife’s bed.” Finally, he may “beat” her, though it must be without “hurting, breaking a bone, leaving blue or black marks on the body and avoiding hitting the fact, at any cost,” according to Saudi scholar Abdul Rahman al-Sheha.
Recently in Genderblog we discussed the true meaning of headship in a four-part series. The focus was on the biblical and historical textual evidence supporting the concept of authoritative headship in Ephesians 4:23, “For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.” This post will contrast the complementarian view of male headship with the vision set forth in Islam.
http://www.cbmw.org/Blog/Posts/Another-View-of-True-Headship
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