Abstract
EQUALITY OF WOMEN AND MEN IN CONTEXT OF 34TH AYAH OF NISA SURA ACCORDING TO QUARAN AND HADITH AND THE ISSUE OF BATTERING WOMEN
According to Islamic belief, every individual, either man or woman has been created equally both in their responsibilities and rights. This equality has been taken for two identical parts forming a unity. In familial life, man and woman have different duties and responsibilities. The differences in duties and responsibilities or physical strength of one party do not bestow the right of superiority over the other. However, equality of man and woman, and the claim that women can be battered have been under discussion from the past up to present. What makes the complicated is the claim under discussion is based on a religious testimonial. This claim is especially based on various interpretations of certain concepts in 34th Ayah of Nisa Sura.When these concepts are analyzed, through interpreting differently, the problematic issue seems resolvable.
This article aims to focus especially on the terms “Kavvam” “Nüşûz” and “darb / Darabe” in contextual unity of Quran and practices of Holy Prophet in interpretation of the Ayah mentioned.
Keywords
Men-Women, Equality of women and men, Battering women, Ayah and Hadith
