Message #12346

[Ruhi_Rose]

Yes sister Muslima.  But I'll tell you something.  Many of the Sunni ulemas are no different.  If you read the following carefully and check all the given links, you will understand what I mean.  The Sunni ulemas are just as responsible (if not more) for corrupting our society.  And if Shiias think themselves to be superior, so do the Sunnis.  I've also had plenty of personal experience of that.  Putting aside the issue of "syed," Sunnis openly and forcefully claim they are the "true Muslms" accusing shiias of being "rafidis."  Apart from being a wholly false judgemnt, frankly I dislike such an attitude.  

The opinion of mainly Sunni ulemas of husbands dominating wives has spread throughout the Muslim community.   The Sunni "scholars" in particular have misinterpreted the Quranic Verse 4:34 to enforce their own ideas against women and to justify wife-beating.  The fact is that V.4:34 of the Noble Quran is NOT about husbands beating their wives.  But there are numerous Sunni Ahadith I've read myself which literally permit husbands to treat their wives like servants or slaves.  And thus these ulemas misinterpret Quranic verses to make them compatible with those Ahadith.
Please refer to our posts:
- Wife beating not allowed in the Quran
-  Much ado about nothing - Noble Quran does NOT allow wife beating

Another common misconception in mainly Sunni minds to promote a male dominated society is the misinterpretation of the Quranic expression "right hand possesses."  Mainly sunni males often use this expression to justify zina.  This is a specific reference in the Quran only as long as the culture of slavery was rife around the world.  But that kind of slavery which existed in medieval times is now officially non-existant.  Therefor the Muslim men should not misinterpret this expression to justify their zina, but unfortunately many of them do.
Please refer to our post for more information:
- Quranic expression "right hand possesses"

Then again, many Sunni imams have used the Quranic expression "men are a degree above women" to condone gender superiority.  This is also a misinterpretation by them.  This Quranic expression doe NOT mean men are superior to women.  Rather it's a reference to financial responsibilities and it refers to men having greater financial responsibilities for taking care of their families compared to women.
Kindly refer to our post for more explanation:
- The expression "men are a degree above women

Lastly, you are also right that some shiias justify zina through temporary marriages called Mutah.  But again, shiias are not the only ones.  Sunnis indulge in temporary marriages just as much, only under different titles.  The equivalent of Mutah among sunnis is called "Misyar" in Saudi Arabia and "Urfi" in Egypt, Jordan and other sunni countries.  Here are the references.
- Wikipedia: temporary marriage in sunni Islam, 'Misyar'
- Nikah 'Urfi" from Wikipedia
- 'Urfi' temporary marriage is Egypt
- Misyar - the sunni equivalent of Mutah

However, not all sunnis and not all shiias indulge in such violations as described in this post of mine..  The educated ones think better.  No doubt about that.  But by and large, both sunnis and shiias have made (and are making) big blunders.  Therefore, we cannot only hold the shiias responsible for their mistakes but exonerate the sunnis.  I blame both in their own different ways.  However, what disgusts me more about the Sunnis is their habit of perpetrating violence and indulging in sectarian killings against the Shiias.  This is unforgivable and it's the primary cause for wrecking the atmosphere of the Ummah .... much to the amusement of our enemies.