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The Qur'an 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 Qur'an that is misogynistic
rather than emancipatory the paper moves the deate forward by introducing an
alternative interpretation of the Qur'anic text dealing with the issue of
marital discord. The explanation is fresh, firmly on the side of women's human
rights and recaptures the full Islamic spirit of human dignity.
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