Sunday, July 31, 2011

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[nidokidos] Wives of Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam

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[nidokidos] An Introduction to Polygamy in Islam

 

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An Introduction to Polygamy in Islam
 


Islam is criticized for allowing polygamy, for popular culture in the West views polygamy as
relatively backward and impoverished. For many Christians, it is a license to promiscuity,
and feminists consider it a violation of womens rights and demeaning to women.
A crucial point that needs to be understood is that for Muslims, standards of morality are not
set by prevalent Western thought, but by divine revelation.
A few simple facts should be borne in mind before any talk of polygamy in Islam.
Islam Did Not Initiate Polygamy
Islam did not introduce polygamy.
Among all Eastern nations of antiquity, polygamy was a recognized institution.
Among the Hindus, polygamy prevailed from the earliest times.
There was, as among the ancient Babylonians, Assyrians, and Persians, no restriction
as to the number of wives a man might have.
Although Greece and Rome were not polygamous societies, concubinage was a norm[1].

Islam regulated polygamy by limiting the number of wives and bringing
responsibility to its practice.
In fact, according to David Murray, an anthropologist, historically polygamy is
more common than monogamy.[2]
Polygamy Practiced by Gods Prophets
The great Hebrew patriarchs equally revered by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - Abraham, Moses,
Jacob, David, and Solomon, to name a few were polygamous. According to the Bible:
Abraham had three wives (Genesis 16:1, 16:3, 25:1)
Moses had two wives (Exodus 2:21, 18:1-6; Numbers 12:1)
Jacob had four wives (Genesis 29:23, 29:28, 30:4, 30:9)
David had at least 18 wives (1 Samuel 18:27, 25:39-44; 2 Samuel 3:3, 3:4-5, 5:13, 12:7-8, 12:24, 16:21-23)
Solomon had 700 wives (1 Kings 11:3). [3]
The example of Jesus, who otherwise overlooked polygamy, is irrelevant as he did not
marry during his earthly ministry.
Marriage in Islam
Marriage is a legal arrangement in Islam, not a sacrament in the Christian sense, and is secured with a contract.
Islamic marriage lays rights and corresponding responsibilities on each spouse.
Children born in wedlock are given legitimacy and share in inheritance from their parents.
The primary purpose of marriage in Islam is regulating sexuality within marriage as well as creating
an atmosphere for the continuity and extension of the family. This is in sharp contrast to growing trends
on marriage in the West. In recent decades, there are more alternatives to marriage than ever before.
Cohabitation - living together outside of marriage - has greatly increased among young, never-married adults,
as well as the divorced. More American women are having children outside of marriage, ignoring the traditionally
sanctioned sequence of marriage followed by childbearing.
Polygamy in the Quran
The Muslim scripture, the Quran, is the only known world scripture to explicitly limit polygamy
and place strict restrictions upon its practice:
"… 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. (Quran 4:3)
The Quran limited the maximum number of wives to four. In the early days of Islam,
those who had more than four wives at the time of embracing Islam were required to divorce the extra wives.
Islam further reformed the institution of polygamy by requiring equal treatment to all wives.
The Muslim is not permitted to differentiate between his wives in regards to sustenance and expenditures, time,
and other obligations of husbands. Islam does not allow a man to marry another woman
if he will not be fair in his treatment.

Most Muslim men feel they cannot afford the expense of maintaining more than one family.
Even those who are financially capable of looking after additional families are often reluctant
due to the psychological burdens of handling more than one wife.
One can safely say that the number of polygamous marriages in the Muslim world is much less
than the number of extramarital affairs in the West[5].

In other words, contrary to prevalent notion, men in the Muslim world today
are more strictly monogamous than men in the Western world.
Footnotes:
[1] "About the only important peoples of ancient times that showed little or no traces of it [(polygamy)]
were the Greeks and the Romans. Nevertheless, concubinage, which may be regarded as a higher form of polygamy,
or at least as nearer to pure monogamy, was for many centuries recognized by the customs and even by the legislation
of these two nations. The Catholic Encyclopedia:
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09693a.htm)
[2] Cheryl Wetzstein, Traditionalists Fear Same-Sex Unions Legitimize Polygamy,
The Washington Times 13 Dec. 2000.
[3] For a detailed list of biblical figures who practiced polygamy, you may visit:
(
http://www.biblicalpolygamy.com/).
[4] Dr. Jumah al-Kholy, Taaddud al-Zawjaat wa Hikmatuhu fil Islam, (Multiple Marriages In Islam & Its Wisdom),
Journal of the Islamic University of Medina, vol. 46, 222-231.
[5] The most recent definitive survey on sexual behavior shows that 20 percent of women and up to 35 percent of men
have been at one time or another unfaithful to their spouses (Sex in Marriage, Little, Brown and Co., 1994, page 105).
Another survey shows that adultery is as common among Christians as non-Christians.
Christianity Today magazine surveyed its subscribers and found that 23 percent admitted to having had
extramarital intercourse.
The Lutheran Church: Missouri Synod (
http://old.dcs.lcms.org/family/Content%5Cdoc_articles%5C409.doc)
 
 



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[nidokidos] RAMADHAN DUAS

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[nidokidos] Norway attacks

Norway attacks

Norwegians are mourning the victims of a massacre at an island youth camp and a bombing in the capital Oslo.
 
At least 85 people died when a gunman opened fire at the Utoeya camp on Friday, hours after a blast in the government quarter killed seven. Another four are missing on the island.
 
A 32-year-old Norwegian man was charged over both attacks, but police say it is possible another person was involved.
 
The suspect surrendered when approached by police officers, they said.
 
Police chief Sveinung Sponheim said they took 45 minutes to reach the island, and the gunman was apprehended 45 minutes after that.
 
Mr Sponheim added that there were still bodies or body parts in buildings damaged by the Oslo blast, which he confirmed was caused by a car bomb.
 
However, the buildings were currently too fragile and dangerous to search, and there were still undetonated explosives there, the police chief said.
 
It was possible the total death toll from the two attacks could rise to 98, he said.
 
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg comforted victims and relatives alongside King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon in the town of Sundvollen near the island.
 
Mr Stoltenberg said he was "deeply touched" by the meetings.
 
"We will do whatever we can to give them as much support as possible," he said.
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Archana was born in delhi in a Christian family to Jose Kavi and Rosamma. She made her cinematic debut in 2009

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[nidokidos] The song that questions UN's double Standards...!!! - Shame On You

 

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 Shame On You

A song that expresses our disappointment with organisations like the United Nations, Channel 4 News etc,

 for not only their double standards but also in dividing Sri Lankans, instead of uniting the people of the country, at this time

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