If there is to be any discussion on this subject...

If there is to be any discussion on this subject, it must be based on the data gathered from Islamic societies. According to the Ittila'at (daily), Tehran, (no.13114), "A man with his three wives approached the Matrimonial Tribunal to seek their permission to marry a fourth wife. All three existing wives recommended and approved the intended marriage. The reporter of Ittila'at approached the mother of the wife-to-be, to investigate the background of this incident.

He learnt that in that village there were 2000 women compared to 400 males (half of them still below fourteen years of…