At the background of a short presentation of concepts of discourse (in particular in Jürgen Habermas and Michel Foucault) and of the concept of shari'a a Spanish court case against an imam in reference to his publication on Women in Islam, where sura 4 verse 34 of the Quran is a central reference, is analyzed; the article finally bring a discussion of - primarily female - endeavours to develope critical interpretations of the Quran, in particular 4:34.