I seem to recall a portion of the qu'ran that says: if your wife shall disobey you, beat her for she is subservient. however, when she starts to obey, stop beating her.
sounds like advocating beating your wife to me.
Men are the guardians of women, with what Allah has made some of them to excel others and with what they spend out of their wealth. So the good women are devout (q-n-t), guarding the unseen as Allah has guarded. And those on whose part you fear desertion, admonish them, and leave them alone in the beds and chastise (d-r-b) them. So if they obey you, seek not a way against them. Surely Allah is ever Exalted, Great. - 4:34
The word rendered occasionally as "beat" is the imperative verb form of the
d-r-s trilateral, which is used elsewhere in the Qur'an to signify any of a broad range of actions, from instruction with parables to traveling away from something. If you're unfamiliar with the language of the Qur'an, this is a superb resource:
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