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    The document discusses contradictory interpretations of Islamic scripture regarding the role of women. It notes that while marriage is meant to be a celebration between equals, women are often treated unfairly, such as being viewed as property handed from father to husband. Additionally, the teaching of premarital virginity is sometimes taken to an extreme through practices like female genital mutilation, which are not advocated in Islamic texts. Further, enforcing limits on women's sexuality and imposing harsh punishments for violating religious rules seem to contradict Islam's core teaching of peace. In general, the document argues that Muhammad's teachings in Islamic holy texts are interpreted in contradictory ways.

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    The document discusses contradictory interpretations of Islamic scripture regarding the role of women. It notes that while marriage is meant to be a celebration between equals, women are often treated unfairly, such as being viewed as property handed from father to husband. Additionally, the teaching of premarital virginity is sometimes taken to an extreme through practices like female genital mutilation, which are not advocated in Islamic texts. Further, enforcing limits on women's sexuality and imposing harsh punishments for violating religious rules seem to contradict Islam's core teaching of peace. In general, the document argues that Muhammad's teachings in Islamic holy texts are interpreted in contradictory ways.

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    The document discusses contradictory interpretations of Islamic scripture regarding the role of women. It notes that while marriage is meant to be a celebration between equals, women are often treated unfairly, such as being viewed as property handed from father to husband. Additionally, the teaching of premarital virginity is sometimes taken to an extreme through practices like female genital mutilation, which are not advocated in Islamic texts. Further, enforcing limits on women's sexuality and imposing harsh punishments for violating religious rules seem to contradict Islam's core teaching of peace. In general, the document argues that Muhammad's teachings in Islamic holy texts are interpreted in contradictory ways.

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    9 Parts Desire Essay

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    Kevin Turnbull
    The document discusses contradictory interpretations of Islamic scripture regarding the role of women. It notes that while marriage is meant to be a celebration between equals, women are often treated unfairly, such as being viewed as property handed from father to husband. Additionally, the teaching of premarital virginity is sometimes taken to an extreme through practices like female genital mutilation, which are not advocated in Islamic texts. Further, enforcing limits on women's sexuality and imposing harsh punishments for violating religious rules seem to contradict Islam's core teaching of peace. In general, the document argues that Muhammad's teachings in Islamic holy texts are interpreted in contradictory ways.

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    Kevin Turnbull

    GHist 150
    Michael Seth
    March 2, 2015
    Nine Parts of Desire Essay
    As shown in the book Nine Parts of Desire, Muslim people
    sometimes have different ideas about how to interpret the teachings of
    the Koran, Hadith, and other Islamic holy texts when it comes to the
    role of women.
    One Islamic scripture related to women that is interpreted in
    multiple ways is that of marriage. To paraphrase, the Koran says that
    women and men were made to be mates for each other in the image of
    God. This seems to imply that marriage should be an event equally
    shared and enjoyed by men and women. However, as Brooks narrates
    at the beginning of chapter 3, a marriage ceremony consists more of
    the brides father passing ownership of her onto her new husband. This
    makes the marriage seem more about the father and the groom than
    the bride. Another example, later in the chapter, shows that many
    Muslim women are afraid of marriage, because a husband has absolute
    power within that institution. Many Muslim women therefore want to
    find a husband that they know very well, but other Islamic teachings
    prevent them from spending time alone with a man before marriage. It

    seems contradictory to say that marriage should be a celebrated union


    of two mates in Gods eyes, yet the woman is often treated unfairly.
    Another teaching of Islam that is often taken to extremes is the
    teaching that girls should remain virgins until marriage. While many
    Muslim people simply use self-control to uphold this teaching, there are
    some people, as shown in Chapter 2, who take this to extremes with
    the practice of female circumcision. The mutilation of the female
    genitalia is not advocated, or even mentioned, in any Islamic holy text,
    but some people interpret these texts to this extreme. Later on in the
    same chapter, Brooks explains how many Muslim men use the concept
    of dishonor to dissuade women from committing adultery. They believe
    that if they take away the pleasure a woman will receive during sex, it
    will take away the temptation. However, it is against Muslim teachings
    to limit a womans sexual pleasures, so thats another contradictory
    teaching.
    Another contradictory notion in Islam expands over more than
    one teaching. The word Islam derives from a word meaning peace.
    Yet for all of these teachings mentioned, plus many others, violating
    them could mean harshly violent punishment, even so far as execution.
    It seems contradictory to base a religion off of peace, and yet have so
    many rules that can cause one to lose their hands, their genitals, or
    even their life.

    In conclusion, the teachings of Muhammad, as outlined in the


    holy texts of Islam, are often interpreted in many ways, and these
    interpretations often contradict each other.

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