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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger

Interestingly, some commentators or interpreters of the Qur'an
add a parenthesis to the term "divorced women" making it read
"women who have been divorced by their husbands." This error stems
from such commentators regarding the verses of the Qur'an as insuf-
ficient, itself a consequence of their inability to free themselves from
a fanatical conception of Islam, and striving to adapt these verses to

that same mindset. We have already seen how many of the additions
in parentheses are part of an attempt to adapt the Qur'an to the radical
mentality. Some people, who know that they cannot alter the verses
to suit their own ends, try to produce the same impression by the use

of parenthesis. Yet when we disregard these comments in parentheses
the verses of the Qur'an carry a totally explicit message.

Divorce and the Protection of

Women Thereafter

The care and protection of women after divorce is important ev-
idence in terms of the superiority attached to women in the Qur'an.
Our Almighty Lord has protected all women's rights in circumstances

in which they might be wronged – such as divorce – and has placed
them under protection for their entire lives. Even if he has divorced
her, a man has a responsibility to protect and look after his former
wife until the end of her life, even if the woman has no need of it.

Women Being Kept Happy and Content in the
Event of Divorce

For people who live in the light of the desires of their lower

selves, divorce means the total cessation of relations with the other
party. Such people believe that once relations based on self-interest
have come to an end there is no longer a need to show the other

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