they're both war games with depictions of people and a world as well as man made war vehicles like tanks, planes, ships, guns, and violence but it is a team game and it teaches me the importance of teamwork and has no mental effect i play because it's connected to a hobby of mine a non violent hobby and i like playing it and want to know if it's haram even if it makes me sad and i am addicted i would really like know if it's haram

Hello hope you are all well. So I live in adult foster care and I've been here 3 years 2 okay and one terrible. A few months back the staff started screaming at me and calling me names then it escalated into physical violence. Also I have heard with my own ears the staff sit there and speculate or talk bad about the clients. Should I report this behavior to protect myself?

Is violence especially discouraged during Ramadan? I've heard people talk about Ramadan as a month that's meant to be peaceful, but I'm worried that they may be Christians who think that if Christmas is supposed to be peaceful, then the same must be true about Ramadan. I tried looking at the "religious practices" and "crime" sections of Wikipedia's Ramadan article, but couldn't find anything. Also, are individuals deciding to engage in, or exhorting others to engage in, lesser jihad specifically during Ramadan a modern phenomenon, or did it happen in historical times?

Is there a punishment in Islam for those who beat their wives without any valid reason? Even-though the wife is so obedient and take care of the home and the children?

Is there somebody who can help me. I am really going through a hard phase both financially and emotionally My sister has made my life a living hell She always fights with me and God forbid if i say something in my defense she makes a big issue out of it. Slandering my character has become her favourite hobby and not to mention the physical abuse she does with me. Few months back she slapped me on my face and kicked me in the belly. I cannot forget that trauma to this day. Plz help me i am so scared adn after all this she stops talking with me as if i have done something wrong with her. For sometime i think it's good she stopped talking because i want to maintain a distance for now because wallahi right from childhood she has made my life miserable. Not only she fights with me she fights with our parents and other siblings also and I don't know why she becomes so violent and starts hitting even parents Please help me😭

Salamualaikum. Let me first clear the air by saying I'm in no way shape or form supporting rape, but all I want is clarification. My question is if an inappropriately dressed woman goes out late in the night for no reasonable purpose and gets raped, doesn't she share a part of the blame, however small, for tempting the rapist? Remember, not only did she dress inappropriately, she also went out late in the night for no good reason. This question is as a result of the fact that many women even Muslim women want to hide under the cover of "**the victim is never at fault**" and dress inappropriately. I'm not even in support of this mantra because in **some cases** I believe the victim takes a part of the blame. I know Islam doesn't support rape but it also frowns at indecent dressing from both men and women!

I have heard that slapping someone's face is forbiden in Islam. I want to know what is the punishment for it.

If there was a misunderstanding between the husband and wife and if the husband hits the wife in anger, can the wife hit back?

What context, if any, is there for the following, which is referred to in the charter of at least one major political organisation nowadays? > The Day of Judgement will not come about until Muslims fight the Jews, > when the Jew will hide behind stones and trees. The stones and trees > will say O Muslims, O Abdullah, there is a Jew behind me, come and > kill him. Only the Gharkad tree, (the Boxthorn tree) would not do that > because it is one of the trees of the Jews. (related by al-Bukhari and > Muslim)

If Islam is a religion of peace, then why violence verses are there in the Quran? How can Muslims justify this?

I came across a poster saying > May our lives be sacrificed for prophet Muhammad ﷺ Is "May our lives be sacrificed" a phrase that occurred around the time of Muhammad, or is it a modern phrase?

Islam claims itself as the ideology of peace. (**“ …whosoever killeth a human…, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind…”** — Qur’an, Chapter 5: Verse 32). Meanwhile, Islam is linked to terrorism, violence and extremism by global media. Why?

From what I understand, it seems to be a pretty mainstream (if not consensus) opinion that married couples where both parties go to paradise will be married in paradise as well (see e.g. [When a woman's husband dies and she remarries, which husband will she be with in Jannah?](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/43532/when-a-womans-husband-dies-and-she-remarries-which-husband-will-she-be-with-in) - the answer seems to be "the last one she married"). Now as far as I can tell, there is doctrinal consensus that all people who die as Muslims will go to paradise eventually (though historically, a few now-considered-heretical sects like the Mutazilites may have thought you could end up getting tortured in hell for eternity for grievous sins). Together, these two statements imply that if two people who were married and both died as Muslims, then they will be together in paradise forever. **Question:** Do things like spousal abuse change the doctrinal position here? Say a husband abused his wife all her life, but they both died as Muslims - does she get a say of "I don't want that man" in paradise?

If a husband is excessively beating his wife and abusing her mentally, sexually, emotionally and physically, this is clearly a case of domestic violence. Is it permissible to press charges and get help from police forces, etc?

Jesus taught pacifism both in his teaching and by example: > King James Bible Matthew 26:52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again > thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall > perish with the sword. > > Matthew 5: 38You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth > for tooth.’ 39But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone > slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also; 40if > someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak > as well; > > John 18:36 NET Bible Jesus replied, "My kingdom is not from this > world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be > fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. > But as it is, my kingdom is not from here." If Jesus was regarded by the Islamic prophet as a true prophet, why didn't he obey him? Why did he contradict him and do the very opposite of what he taught?

M. Arnez, *Empowering women through Islam: Fatayat NU between tradition and change*, J. Islamic Studies, 2010 (doi ), writes: > [Indonesian women's organization] Fatayat NU strongly moves against a gender-biased interpretation of Islamic sources ... As several interviewees have pointed out, these 'biased interpretations' are one reason why **women, who seek counsel from counsellors of Fatayat NU, often simply accept being beaten by their husbands, considering their inferior position to men as something given by God**. This does not seem what Allah has intended. Qur'an 4:34 seems to give husbands a considerable degree of power over their wives, up to and including beating them in some form. While there's a whole bunch of fine print , it's unclear (a) whether the Muslim spouses would even be aware of the fine print, and (b) whether a husband who's in the mindset "I need to beat my wife now" is capable of conducting his beating in a restricted and controlled way. Suppose a husband beats his wife and and believes his actions are Sharia compliant; he may or may not be correct in his belief. I'm wondering what actions the wife can take. **Question**: If a Muslim woman were beaten by her husband who believes his actions are Sharia compliant, how can she rectify the situation? I'm interested in what actions she can take to stop this from happening. E.g., divorce (talaq), contacting an imam or social worker, engaging in self-defence, acting less rebellious (i.e., do whatever her husband tells her to do). If it happened to me, I'd want to just disappear. I have no desire to spend my life wondering if today's a day I'm going to be beaten; if next time it will remain Sharia compliant; etc.

Answering Christianity writes: > 1- Wife beating is not allowed in Islam! > > Wife beating anytime and for any reason is never allowed in Islam. There is however a questionable condition where Allah Almighty seems to allow the husband to beat his wife, and that is after he gives her two warnings to stop showing ill-conduct and disloyalty. > > 2- Noble Verses and Sayings that support the prohibition of any type of wife beating: > > 3- The Prophet forbade striking on the face: > > 4- What about the saying about striking the wife lightly on her hand with a siwak? > > There is not a single Saying or Noble Verse from Prophet Muhammad or the Noble Quran respectively that mentions any such beating. > > 5- More proofs about the translation of Noble Verse 4:34: > > ... > > 6- Conclusion: > > According to the Noble Quran and the Sayings of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him above, wife beating in Islam is definetly prohibited, possibly even in the case where the wife fails after she was warned twice for her ill-conduct and disloyalty. I have always heard that disciplinary beating is allowed in Islam. But it says the contrary. Is it valid?

For context: I am not a Muslim. In the wake of the most recent terrorist attacks in Paris, I would like once again to ask the question: "Does Islam promote violence?" I realize this question has been asked before, but I have a specific way of asking it: It seems obvious that it's false to say Islam DOES promote violence in ALL self-proclaimed Muslims. It seems equally false to say that Islam DOES NOT promote violence in ALL self-proclaimed Muslims. When people who call themselves Muslim kill innocent people while shouting words from the Koran and in the name of Allah, it's pretty clear that for THESE people, their beliefs in Islam promote and result in violence. Now whether or not their interpretation of the Koran is "correct", or if they are "true" Muslims, well that's another question. That is the question I'm trying to answer today by understanding how non-violent Muslims interpret the violent parts of the Koran. For example, there are many troubling versus in the Koran that do, in fact, seem to promote violence, especially against non-believers. How do non-violent Muslims explain these verses? Is it an issue of translation? Is it an issue of cherry-picking which parts of the Koran to follow and which to exclude? For example, the Bible clearly states that being gay is a sin. However, there are many Christians who welcome the gay community into the church and will even perform marriage for these couples. This is a contradiction that requires thought to reconcile. So, how do "true" non-violent Muslims reconcile these contradictions regarding the violent verses of the Koran? Here are some examples: > Quran (3:56) - "As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with > terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have > anyone to help." > > Quran (8:12) - "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who > disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every > fingertip of them" > > Quran (9:5) - "So when the sacred months have passed away, then slay > the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captive and > besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush, then if they > repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, leave their way free > to them." > > Quran (9:29) - "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, > nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His > Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) > of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing > submission, and feel themselves subdued." > > Quran (9:73) - "O Prophet! strive hard against the unbelievers and the > hypocrites and be unyielding to them; and their abode is hell, and > evil is the destination." > > Quran (17:16) - "And when We wish to destroy a town, We send Our > commandment to the people of it who lead easy lives, but they > transgress therein; thus the word proves true against it, so We > destroy it with utter destruction."

In the Guardian article Australia's imams council denies grand mufti justified Paris attacks , a press release by the Australian National Imams Council said in part > There is no justification for the taking of innocent lives. The sanctity of human life is guaranteed in Islam. What, if any, is the definition of an "innocent life", and the taking of an innocent life? For example, which of the following counts as innocent lives? - Someone who is currently trying to kill someone. - Someone who has committed murder for no good reason. - Someone who has had homosexual sex. - Someone who has unsuccessfully attempted to smuggle a large amount of illegal narcotic drugs from one country to another. - A woman or man who has harmed the namus (ناموس, honor) of her or his family. - Someone who has paid taxes to the wrong government.

Is being non-Muslim-controlled sufficient reason for a country to be the target of lesser jihad? For example, as far as I know Cambodia hasn't attacked any Muslim countries, and currently allows Muslims to practice their religion (though it once had a brutal dictatorship that attacked many religions). Is it being non-Muslim-controlled sufficient reason for it to be a target of lesser jihad?