(April 5, 2015 at 3:25 pm)jesus_wept Wrote: Like I said, all the embarrassing ones, which have been given ad hoc explanations to try and make the quran fit reality.
I dont believe you answered my question on page 19 btw...
You are probably aware of the polemics of the reason for war slaves of the mushrikeen but that the Quran emphasized on freeing slaves, calling it as part of the higher road. So if humanity one day frees all slaves, I think that is praised in Quran, and is not a good that we should be against. If you want to discuss this in more detail I can, but I think you are already aware of the polemics regarding it.
As for beating the wife, that's one way to translate it, another way is to translate as "separate from them", and there is shia hadith supporting the latter as well.