A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF POLYGAMY IN ISLAM, AND MUHAMMAD REGARDING THE SAME.
ARGUMENTS POSED IN DEFENSE OF ISLAM:
Polygamy means a system of marriage whereby one person has more than one spouse.
Polygamy can be of two types. One is polygyny where a man marries more than one woman, and the other is polyandry, where a woman marries more than one man. In Islam, limited polygyny (up till four wives) is permitted; whereas polyandry is completely prohibited.
RESPONSE:
I agree with your definitions.
ARGUMENTS:
”Qur’an is the only religion on the face of the earth that allows men having up till four wives, Allah says in the Holy Qur'an:
"Marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four; but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one." Al-Qur’an (4:3)
Before the Qur’an was revealed, there was no upper limit for "polygyny" and many men had many wives, some even hundreds. Islam put an upper limit of four wives. Islam gives......
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