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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger

the human mind and soul. All the verses in the
Qur'an contain pronouncements that lift difficulties
from people, prevent oppressive practices, ensure that a per-
son's free will and mind are involved and are in complete
agreement with human nature. None of these pronouncements

impose any difficulties on men or women. On the contrary, they
resolve disagreements, injustices and inequalities among people.
They lift the heavy chains from them. They ease people's souls. They
establish bonds of love and friendship, rather than enmity and

hatred. Most important of all, they permit the
emergence of a noble and virtuous human
model bound to God in complete sub-
mission to Him.

Yet the model of marriage that
appears in the false hadiths in
question reflects a conception far

outside the moral values of the
Qur'an. According to the Qur'an,
there can be no compulsion or coer-
cion between married couples. If a
disagreement arises, it is to be corrected
through the commandments of the

Qur'an. The most important thing is for
both parties to the marriage to abide
completely by the moral values of the
Qur'an and to strive to resolve their dif-
ferences as much as possible. If incom-

patibility should persist, however, then
both sides have the right to divorce.

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