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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Why Polygamy Allowed in Islam Foreword Polygamy: What a disgusting title apparently it is! What is particularly amusing is that those very people who accept the evils of permissive society and consider it consistent with civilization find polygamy abhorrent. These people are fully aware, that it is not possible to establish a law whereby a man can derive full satisfaction with one wife.

These very people who proclaim maximum love for one woman, have been found to have established illicit sexual affairs with others. When these people come to know of a faithful Muslim with two wives who enjoy maximum and equal love from their husband, and who has no illicit sexual relations in his life, they start to redicule the idea of polygamy, citing examples to prove that such a situation is not practicable. Polygamy is not necessarily practiced to fulfil the sexual urge.

The aim of polygamy is to stop the degeneration of society and prevent promiscuity. It ensures maximum fulfilment for both men and women while keeping the society safe and spreading love within the society. Such a society can easily be built when polygamy is allowed. Polygamy, being a controversial issue requires deep thought and serious debate. Leaving aside the issue of establishing legal polygamy, let us examine the opinion, thought and critism of the Westerners and where they have gone wrong.

This booklet presents the arguments for allowing polygamy in a lucid manner. WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ISLAMIC SERVICES (Board of Writing, Translation and Publication) In the Name of Allah the Beneficent,the Merciful Introduction Islam has allowed a man to marry more than one wife. This has been done for the purpose of solving many social and domestic problems which a family is confronted with from time to time.

Many are the times when the general welfare of both man and woman depends upon the husband marrying another wife. As Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi, Chief Mis- sionary of the Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania, wrote in the `Submission to the Commission on the Law of Marriage and Divorce and Matrimonial Status of Women,' which was appointed by the Kenya Government:- "Polygamy: African society was, and to a certain extent is, a polygamous society. Islam also permits polygamy.

It has allowed four wives at a time and has enjoined equailty in treatment of all wives. "It should be remembered that polygamy is not a compulsory thing nor is it advocated.