Is wife-beating "un-Islamic?"

The Council of Islamic Ideology proposed legislation to that would allow husbands to lightly beat their wives. Allama Tahir Ashrafi, a former member of the CII, said it was "unbelievable" because "violence is forbidden by Islam". According to the CII, men should first talk to their wives, then refuse to share beds with them, then lightly beat them. This is exactly what Quran 4:34 mandates - admonish your wife, refuse to share her bed, then lightly beat her. How do we know if wife-beating is actually Islamic? Who should we believe? Ashrafi, who has clearly never read the Quran? Or the Quran, which is believed to be the literal word of God and is the holy text of Islam?

Here's the article:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pakistan-advisory-body-cii-suggests-men-lightly-beat-wives-who-n581616

Here's Creationist Cat's video on the subject:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QRQQGI75UU

If anybody else has any articles they would like me to make a video on, send me a personal message with the link. Thanks.

The audio had some background noise in it, so I added the nasheed in to help drown out that noise a little bit. Here's the original for those who are interested:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPDp2pjVfZk