Gender-based violence has been an enormous family and social issue in human history. Not a single country or nation is free from domestic violence and abuse against women. In particular, violence against female-intimate partner has become an endemic social issue at an alarming rate in Pakistan. Generally, it is regarded as a personal family matter and has become widely spread in the urban and rural areas of the country. Traditionally, women have to bear discrimination, subjugation, and violence in the daily routine that is grounded in the misuse of tribal traditions, social customs, and cultural norms. However, there is little focus on its assessment, intervention, prevention, and strategic solutions in the country. The present research tends to discuss violence issues relating to female-intimate partner in the Pakistani context. The findings identify that certain factors promote violence while Islamic philosophy suggests preventative measures and eradication strategies for violation and brutality against female-intimate partner. The study employs an analytical methodology using content analysis to review textual data of the Qur’an, Hadith, reports, and articles. The study approaches the issue differently from an Islamic theoretical framework and would be imperative for practical application in the protection and care of female-intimate partner in Pakistani society. Received: 15 October 2020 / Accepted: 23 December 2020 / Published: 17 January 2020
This article discusses Free Speech as a fundamental human right and the use of this right with a sense of responsibility. Conflicts arising out of unqualified use of free speech by the Western world when it touches the religious sensibilities of people belonging to different faiths asks for certain limitations to be imposed of the absolute use of this freedom. International legal documents on freedom of speech, 'defamation of religions' and 'religious tolerance' are analyzed. Islamic viewpoint on 'pluralism' and 'freedom of speech' is also discussed and compared with contemporary secular understanding of free speech. Finally with reference to Jylland-Posten cartoons International reactions and statements issued by Muslim and Secular states are analyzed to understand the complexity of the issue. It is concluded that majority of the World supported the view that Danish cartoons were provocative and
Religious texts are subject to human interpretation which often results in wrong understanding of the meaning of the original text. Human interpretation is influenced by social, economic political and personal circumstances. Qur'anic interpretations have almost always been done by Muslim men and classical Islamic legal compendiums always written by men. This paper delves around a popular conception about Islam especially in the Western world that by virtue of verse 4:34 of Quran 'husbands can beat their wives' in certain circumstances. This portrays Islam as a religion which oppresses women and does not give women their fundamental rights as human beings. By discussing the whole text of verse 4:34 of Quran contextually, conceptually and linguistically it is argued that Qur'anic text must be reinterpreted and re understood here. This discussion also has its roots in Islamic jurisprudence under the notion of 'legal capacity'. Many jurists have categorized women as having 'deficient legal capacity' and men as having 'perfect legal capacity' thereby reinforcing the idea that Islam treats men and women unequally. Considering the overall perspective of Quran on status of women it is very clear that Islam gave numerous rights to women of 7 th century Arabia and hence to the women of the world at large and raised their status by granting them numerous financial rights such as right to own property, inheritance rights, maintenance rights, right to get haq e meher and mata at talaq. Also if they are divorced but are nursing the child of the ex husband they enjoy right of maintenance up to two years and if children are under the custody of former wives husbands shall continue to bear complete financial burden of children. Besides these financial rights there are numerous places in Quran where men have been asked to treat women with respect and affection and same is exhibited in Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
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