Understanding Islam — Page 163
161 In these few words the Holy Quran has described the status of women, and the importance of marriage as an institution, and of marital relations. The real object of marriage is the comfort, protection, and the embellishment of both husband and wife – just as these are the main function of garments. Marriage is not just a device to satisfy sexual urge in human beings. The husband and wife both safeguard each other against numerous evils and scandals. When critics read the Quran in bits and pieces without reading the context, they tend to reach faulty conclusions and this is what has happened when it comes to their understanding of the treatment of women in Islam. As proven above, there is no such thing as violence against women in Islam. Far from that, they hold the utmost respect in Islam.