Islamic Sharia is not a new doctrine was first taught Polygamy, on the other teachings, before Islam, in fact no limit to the number of wives that before Islam came a man's wife so that sometimes have a few hundred people. This amount does not include the slave women and black boyfriends they had. Takkala Then Islam came, Wife number is limited for those who wish to marry more than one, and Islam establish some limits to be maintained.
Polygamy is also known in the religion of Israel, particularly at the time of the Prophet Dawud and the Prophet Sulaiman. masing2 of the second wife of the Prophet has a number to reach the hundreds. The story of David and his wife are very popular commander, that is when the Prophet Dawud as wish to marry the commander's wife, although his wife amounted to 99 people.
Similarly, in the Christian religion, not one verse in the gospels which forbids polygamy. Church, even has a lot of attitude, such as recognition of the church to the King Syarlman that has many unauthorized son of his wives. A Protestant leader, Martin Luther, also allow polygamy. The reason he put forward is not one verse in the Christian religion which forbids polygamy. Even Dermat one King of Ireland, has two official wives and two mistress.
So Polygamy has been known since the time of Prophet Abraham and the Prophets and the Apostles after he was both Jewish and Christian religion until the 17th century. So it is not true that Islam is the only religion which teaches polygamy.
The condition of society after the war, we will see that the number of women swell many times more than men, because many are slain from the battlefield. This is done for the sanctity of polygamous communities are not tainted with moral deviations and make sure to avoid the many illegitimate children. and polygamy could be done if his wife was barren while her husband wants to have offspring, can also ailing wife so he could not serve families well.
Facts prove that a polygamous community do better than people who have concubines and mistresses. after the end of World War II, the women in Germany demanded that legalized polygamy, because the number of deaths of men. companion when you get to live like getting treasure. The demonstration is done after a lot of public streets illegitimate children. Fornication was also carried out by soldiers from the American colonists, French and English.
Islamic Sharia really is more noble than the other terms whenever the Shari'a-Islam recognizes polygamy, limit and then publish it. there are some verses regarding polygamy. Allah Ta'ala says:
”And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hand possesses. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice]”. (QS. An=Nisa: 3)
This verse is put polygamy in the context of the protection of orphans and widows of war casualties.
” And you will never be able to be equal [in feeling] between wives, even if you should strive [to do so]. So do not incline completely [toward one] and leave another hanging. And if you amend [your affairs] and fear Allah - then indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.” (QS. An-Nisa: 129)
Now we live in times like this, we hardly get a man to marry more than one woman, only in rare conditions that can be touched and felt. This is because Islamic law is the sharia that is flexible and loose so that only allow, but not in front of crowds or not motivated to do so. Islam actually make polygamy should be subject to the conditions of life, whenever conditions require it means to do it or not polygamy is very dependent on kondidi time, place and mode of life force.
Argument of "polygamy is sunnah" is usually filed due back to the text of the verse Al Quran (Surah An-Nisa, 4: 2-3). verses that talk about polygamy did not actually express it in context, motivate, let alone appreciate polygamy. This verse is put polygamy in the context of the protection of orphans and widows of war casualties.
In contrast, carried the Prophet is to limit the practice of polygamy, criticized arbitrary behavior, and confirms the necessity to be fair in polygamy.
When the Prophet saw some friends have been married eight to ten women, they ask for divorce and leaving only four. That is what the Prophet told Ghailan bin Salamah ats-Tsaqafi RA, Wahb al-Asadi, and Qais ibn al-Harith. And, this is the explicit statement of restrictions on freedom of polygamy which was originally no limits at all.
On many occasions, the Prophet would emphasize the principle of justice more polygamy. In a phrase stating:
"Those who marry two women, while he could not do justice to both, on the day hereafter will loose half of his body and cut off". (Jâmi' al-Ushûl, juz XII, 168, nomor hadis: 9049). In fact, on many occasions, the Prophet Muhammad emphasized the importance of being patient and keeping the wife feeling.
Along with all that, Islam allows polygamy, but not required. perhaps even Islam the only religion that limits the number of wife not more than four, and Islam also hinted to be fair.
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