One, who annoys Allah, is cursed in the Torah, the Bible,...

One, who annoys Allah, is cursed in the Torah, the Bible, the Zabur (the Psalms), and the Qur'an." 1 Imam Sadiq (a.s) stated, "The Almighty says: Let him, who harms My faithful servant, expect a war from Me." 2 Insulting and disrespecting others is also forbidden in Islam.

The Prophet (a.s.) said, "The meanest of people is he who insults people." 3 Scaring and distressing others is considered away from true belief, as the Holy Prophet (a.s.) stated, "One, who distresses a faithful and then he gives him all the world, shall not ransom himself by that nor shall he be rewarded for it." 4 Finally, any kind of unpleasant and unkind behavior is not acceptable.

The Prophet of Islam (a.s.) said, "Whoever pushes a faithful to demean him by it, slaps him on the face, or does something to him that he hates, the angels curse him until he shall satisfy him (the faithful) against himself, repent, and ask Allah to forgive him." 5 It was mentioned that a faithful means a faithful man and a faithful woman, who are both included in all these rulings. These rulings have been given more importance in family relationships.

________________________ 1 Bihar al-Anwar 75/ 150. 2 Al-Kafi, 2/350. 3 Bihar al-Anwar, 78/ 192. 4 Ibid., 75/150. 5 Ilal al-Sharayi', 2/ 210. What was stated is the general Islamic teaching. The Qur'anic verses and traditions of the Prophet's household (a.s), however, emphasize the avoiding of violence more deeply about woman (This issue will be discussed in details in the last chapter).

The Holy Qur'an states: and treat them kindly ...) 1 Even in talking about the divorcing of woman, the Holy Qur'an stresses kindtreatment: (And when you divorce women and they reach their prescribed term, then either retain them in kindness or release them in kindness, and do not retain them for injury, so that you exceed the limits, and whoever does this, he indeed is unjust to his own soul; and do not take Allah's communications for a mockery ...) 2 Divorce and separation often go with harms, hatred, and unwanted reactions.

The Qur'an prevents these issues, saying that if a man wants to divorce his wife, he should not annoy or harm her or behave violently toward her, observing the principle of 'kindness'. Therefore, even in quarrels, the principle of 'kindness' should be observed in dealing with women. In another Qur'anic verse about the breastfeeding period, the principle of 'kindness' and the providing of mothers' needs are emphasized : (...