The Quran on polygamy
Friday, June 5, 2009
Dawn, Pakistan
By Dr Riffat Hassan
Friday, 05 Jun, 2009
THERE is a widespread misconception that Muslim societies are essentially polygamous. However, in the Quran permission to marry more than one wife is given under highly exceptional circumstances and with stringent conditions attached.
After his hijrah to Madina from Makkah in 622 AD, Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) laid the foundations of the first Muslim society which from the start faced grave threats from the Meccans who waged three major wars against it — the battles of Badr (624 AD), Uhud (625 AD) and Khandaq (627 AD). At a time when the Muslim community in Madina was very small in number, the death of many men in these wars left a large number of dependent children and women who had lost the male member(s) of their family, and had to be provided for.
By Dr Riffat Hassan
Friday, 05 Jun, 2009
THERE is a widespread misconception that Muslim societies are essentially polygamous. However, in the Quran permission to marry more than one wife is given under highly exceptional circumstances and with stringent conditions attached.
After his hijrah to Madina from Makkah in 622 AD, Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) laid the foundations of the first Muslim society which from the start faced grave threats from the Meccans who waged three major wars against it — the battles of Badr (624 AD), Uhud (625 AD) and Khandaq (627 AD). At a time when the Muslim community in Madina was very small in number, the death of many men in these wars left a large number of dependent children and women who had lost the male member(s) of their family, and had to be provided for.
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