This Kai Hagburg has an intention in quoting hadith. The way hadiths evolved resembles that of bibles. They were not written down in the early years of Islam, but narrated through chain of narrators. When they were first started to be written down by collectors of hadith, a few centuries had already passed. The authors of hadith collections paid attention to chain of narrators and developed a methodology to analyse the health and soundness of the hadith. Hadiths were tagged weak, strong, famous, fabrication etc. according to the number & strenght of the chain(s).
So, in Islamic law hadiths have value only after Qur'an. Hadith have a value as supplementaries to, and practical applications of, Qur'anic verses. Any hadith cannot be in contrast with Quranic principles. And, if there are contrasting hadiths on the same issue, after analysis of the strength, the one more in line with spirit of Quran is taken. A Muslim cannot rush to apply a (so-called) hadith without thinking what God has to say on the issue. Qur'an is infallible, but hadiths are not. Hadith critique is branch of religious sciences in Islam. See hadiths in this light.
On the other hand, it is apparent that Muslims do not have a shameful history like the old and modern crusades. Be honest and open-minded in drawing conclusions on Islamic society.
Peace,
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Madeleine wrote:Thank God I don't live in an Islamic society, that's all I can say!
It's as if the people who commit these acts see a woman as simply the spoils of war and have no idea whatsoever of the pain and trauma suffered as a result of rape!
A woman who is raped is hurt in so many ways. Not only does she have to deal with the physical pain of being raped, but it will make her scared. It is especially bad if she was previously a virgin and has it taken away from her because a man cannot control his lust. Then she may become pregnant and find it very very difficult to love the child.
How could a loving God encourage this sort of behaviour???