Ebrahim Desai Quotes
In Islam, there is no such thing as rape between the husband and wife.
Theological & Sharia Legal Expert. As a de facto matter, it was not until relatively recently that the American legal system would prosecute a marital rape case. Sharia (Islamic law) still does not recognize it
Ebrahim Desai, Islamic Mufti Fatwa Department, Madrasah In’aamiyya, Camperdown, Answer 6576, “Ask the Imam”
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There are many societies of the world where at one time spousal abuse was common and the superstitious thought that it improved the quality of family lives. These were the same societies that thought that storms and natural disasters were the punishment of the Gods, that saw no relationship between disease, infection and cleanliness—sanitation, freedom and happiness. This quotation shows us how far we have come as humans.
Pakistan follows a version of Islamic Law—Sharia—which provides that a man can be convicted of rape only if there are at least 4 male witnesses. Since it is virtually impossible to ever get 4 witnesses to a crime like that, there will never be a conviction. However, the complaining victim runs two additional dangers. First she is admitting to fornication and or adultery and can be jailed or even killed for that. Further, Pakistan males regard her as a prostitute and the police will also rape her very often.
This type of religious sexism is not unique to Islam. Fundamentalist Christians place women in a secondary role as do fundamentalist orthodox Jews although both allow a man to take only one wife. The Islamic scripture tells us that the Prophet allowed multiple wives only if the man had the resources to care for the wives and all the children. 4 is the maximum.
The imam was deported from France for making this statement as it was viewed as inciting violence against women.
That is easy for the man to do. At the time, this Indian view was little different than that prevailing amongst religious Christian whites.
This is one of Schlafy’s many grossly extreme quotations. According to her, marital rape is impossible. So a woman can never withdraw her consent once given regardless of what a man does—beats her, commits adultery. No court in America has ever accepted this view (Schlafy was actually trained as a lawyer) but Sharia, Islamic Law, is the only legal system that corresponds to Schlafy’s notion on this particular point.
Ebrahim Desai is an Indian South African Mufti and Islamic scholar. He is a Grand Mufti of South Africa and was trained in a Hanafi Deobandi legal school.
