Multiple Marriages
I have one disagreement with ghamidi sahab regarding this issue- He has said on several occassions that – “The fact that Allah made one Hawwa for Adam points to the fact that “good” families are to be formed with one husband and one wife” I don’t think that he has sufficient grounds in the Qur’an to support this argument. He could claim this argument, regarding marrying one woman, by refering to his own experience of the Indian subcontinent’s cultural norms. But he CANNOT form this argument on the basis of the Qur’an. The context in which the Qur’an mentions the creation of one Hawwa for one Adam, does not suggest that polygamy is either good or bad, but that all human beings are the children of the same parents, so they should keep this blood relationship in mind while dealing with one another, person to person and nation to nation… It also points towards many other things but certainly does not point towards polygamy being good or bad for the family llife of human beings…
Jazak Allah khair
I think her name was Sawdah (R)
Faisal, I agree, but I am confused on your definition of polygamy. Having 4 wives at a time is polygamy or am I mistaken¿ Whether having more than 4 wives at one time is allowed or not, Allah knows better, but Ghamidi sahib says not allowed.