The Qur’an is the one non secular guide, on the face of this earth, that comprises the phrase ‘marry only one’. There is no different non secular guide that instructs males to have just one spouse. In not one of the different non secular scriptures, whether or not or not it’s the Vedas, the Ramayan, the Mahabharat, the Geeta, the Talmud or the Bible does one discover a restriction on the variety of wives. According to those scriptures one can marry as many as one want. It was solely later, that the Hindu clergymen and the Christian Church restricted the variety of wives to at least one.
In earlier occasions, Christian males have been permitted as many wives as they wished, because the Bible places no restriction on the variety of wives. It was just a few centuries in the past that the Church restricted the variety of wives to at least one.
Polygyny is permitted in Judaism. According to Talmudic legislation, Abraham had three wives, and Solomon had a whole lot of wives.
Many Hindu non secular personalities, in accordance with their scriptures, had a number of wives. King Dashrat, the daddy of Rama, had multiple spouse. Krishna had a number of wives.
The report of the ‘Committee of The Status of Woman in Islam’, printed in 1975 mentions on web page numbers 66 and 67 that the share of polygamous marriages between the years 1951 and 1961 was 5.06% among the many Hindus and solely 4.31% among the many Muslims.
Let us now analyze why Islam permits a person to have multiple spouse.
*1. Qur’an Permits Limited Polygyny:*
As talked about earlier, Qur’an is the one non secular guide on the face of the earth that claims, ‘marry only one’. The context of this phrase is the next verse: “Marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one.” [Qur’an 4:3]
Before the Qur’an was revealed, there was no higher restrict for polygyny and plenty of males had scores of wives, some even a whole lot. Islam put an higher restrict of 4 wives. Islam provides a person permission to marry two, three or 4 ladies, solely on the situation that he offers justly with them.
In the identical chapter, verse 129 says: “Ye are never able to be fair and just as between women…” [Qur’an 4:129] Therefore, polygyny is not a rule however an exception.
*2. Average Life Span of Females is More than Males:*
By nature, women and men are born in roughly the identical ratio. A feminine youngster has extra immunity than a male youngster. A feminine youngster can combat the germs and ailments higher than the male youngster. For this cause, throughout the pediatric age itself there are extra deaths amongst males as in comparison with the females.
During wars, there are extra males killed as in comparison with ladies. More males die because of accidents and ailments than ladies. The common life span of females is greater than that of males, and at any given time one finds extra widows in the world than widowers.
*3. Islam Encourages Women’s Care & Protection:*
Suppose a girl is bodily unable to fulfill the sexual wants of her husband, or has some sexual disabilities, Islam nonetheless encourages to proceed their marriage bond to maintain the lady beneath care of that husband, even when he wish to have a brand new marriage. But if polygyny is not allowed, then they are going to be compelled for the divorce. However, if a girl is not sexually glad together with her husband, Islam permits her to get divorced since males can survive in the society with out the care of a girl.
*Footnote:*
In Western society, it is widespread for a person to have mistresses and/or a number of extra-marital affairs, in which case, the lady leads a disgraceful, unprotected life. The similar society, nonetheless, can’t settle for a person having multiple spouse, in which ladies retain their honorable, dignified place in society and lead a protected life.
