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Op zaterdag 3 mei 2008 21:18 schreef EricT het volgende:[..]
Waarom is het eigenlijk verboden? Mohammed pleitte er zelf voor om meer vrouwen te nemen
De Islam heeft polygamie niet geintroduceerd. Wel beperkt. In de meeste Arabisch landen is polygamie bij de wet verboden, (Uitvloeisel van het Arabisch nationalisme dat in de jaren 50 opkwam) omdat het destijds door de Arabische regimes als achterlijk werd beschouwd in hun poging om het land te 'moderniseren'.
Overigens is 0,00001% van de huwelijken in de Moslimwereld polygaam. Vrij weinig dus.
Uit het boek 'Facts about Islam':
Why does Islam permit polygamy?
1. Islam was by no means the first religion to permit
polygamy, nor did Islam introduce it. On the contrary,
Islam was the first religion to organize marriage and to
limit the number of wives according to strict stipulations.
In the pre-Islamic era, polygamy was practised not only by
the Arabs but also by many other nations all over the
world.
The abolition of unjust and brutal customs practised for
generations by issuing one command is an impossibility.
Islam took this into consideration and made a series of
laws by which it was able to enforce a gradual abolition of
the hitherto unlimited number of wives that men were
allowed to marry.
2. Islam limited the number of wives to four: "Marry
women of your choice, two, or three, or four.." [4/3] There
was, however, an important condition which had to be
considered before marrying more than one wife, namely
treating the wives equally. The Prophet warned men
against not treating wives equally by saying that he who
has two wives and does not treat them equally will pay
dearly for this sin on the Day of Judgement.
3. The following Qur'anic verse states that treating
one's wives equally is a very difficult matter and that
however conscientiously a person tries to do so he will
never be able to treat them equally: "You are never able to
be fair and just as between women, even if it is your
ardent desire". (4/129).
Thus since equal treatment of wives is impossible,
however hard a person tries, a man should marry only one
wife and this is stated in the following Qur'anic verse:
"But if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly
(with them) then only one". [4/3] It behoves us to note that
this religious law was enforced more than fourteen
centuries ago.
It is evident from the aforementiond fact that Islam
neither introduced nor enforced polygamy, since it was a
deeply rooted system which had existed before the advent
of Islam. Islam dealt with the matter in a practical manner
without causing a violent reaction among the community.
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This indicates that in Islam monogomy is the rule and
polygamy the exception. Islam permitted this exception in
certain cases such as during and after battles in which
many men were killed leaving widows and orphans
without any means of support. Consequently, marriage to
such women is a virtue for it not only provides them with
a decent life but also prevents them from falling into sin.
If a woman is afflicted with a chronic disease which
makes her unable to perfom her marital obligations or if
she is barren, the husband under these circumstances is
permitted to marry another wife who will be entitled to the
rights of the first wife. The faith of Islam has permitted the
exception of polygamy for the aforementioned justifiable
reasons in order to prevent the possibility of sinful
relationships and the disturbing consequences that ensue,
whereas such illicit relationships are not condemned in the
Western world.
We will export death and violence to the four corners of the earth in defence of our great nation.