Marriage to more than one wife at the same time – Polygamy – is a practice as old as the history of man, and is allowed in Islamic law. Among others, Polygamy was well known to the Ancient Hebrews, Egyptians, Greeks, Persians, Assyrians, Japanese, Hindus, Russians and Germanic peoples. AllContinue Reading
In the Name of Allah, All Merciful, the Ever Merciful: “O wives of the Prophet, you are not like anyone among women. If you fear Allah, then do not be soft in speech [to men], lest one in whose heart is a disease should be moved with desire:, but speakContinue Reading
Why did Muhammad marry several women? Did he do so for sexual gratification? Whenever Prophet Muhammad’s name emerges, the image in many people’s minds is a man with many wives. For Muslims, his multiple marriages had meaning and immense implications for Islam, and by extension, the history of the world.Continue Reading
CONTENTS Introduction 2 Guidance 3 Polygamy In The Nations of the Past and Previous Legislatures. 5 The Testimonies of noteworthy Western Scholars and Thinkers on the merits of what the Messenger bought for the whole of humankind. 6 A brief insight into the status of women before the message ofContinue Reading
