Acknowledgments
Permissions
Observations
Preface
Introduction
Chapter One: Interpret the Verse by the Verse
Chapter Two: Interpret the Verse in Light of Directly Related Verses
Chapter Three: Interpret the Verse in Light of the Qur’ān as a Whole
Chapter Four: Interpret the Verse in Light of Prophetic Traditions that Prohibit Disciplinary Domestic Violence
Chapter Five: Interpret the Verse in Light of Prophetic Traditions Permitting Disciplinary Domestic Violence
Chapter Six: Interpret the Verse in its Historical Context
Chapter Seven: The Reformist Reinterpretation
Chapter Eight: Interpret the Verse in the Spirit of Islām as a Whole
Chapter Nine: Interpret the Verse Allegorically
Chapter Ten: Vocalization and Variants
Conclusions
Appendix 1: Predictors of Domestic Violence: Community and Societal Factors
Appendix 2: Predictors of Domestic Violence: Individual Factors
Appendix 3: Predictors of Domestic Violence: Relationship Factors
Appendix 4: Norms and Beliefs that Support Violence Against Women
Appendix 5: Assessing Risk in Domestic Violence Cases
Appendix 6: The Cycle of Violence
Appendix 7: Forms of Intimate Partner Violence
Appendix 8: When to Suspect Spousal Abuse
Appendix 9: Guiding Principles of Care for Healthcare Providers
Appendix 10: Why Women Stay with their Abusers
Appendix 11: When Women Leave
Appendix 12: Preventing Domestic Violence
Appendix 13: How to Help
Appendix 14: Combating Domestic Violence
Appendix 15: Is Islām Inherently Misogynistic?
Appendix 16: The Ṣūfī Prescription for Overcoming Domestic Violence
Works Cited
Index
About the Author