Religion of Peace and Polygamy

[ufo_investigations]

Question:

Does Islam really allow a man to take up to four wives?

Summary Answer:

Yes, a Muslim man can marry as many as four women, and have sexual relations with an unspecified number of slaves as well.  Muhammad had eleven wives at one time.

The Quran:

Quran (4:3) - "Marry of the women, who seem good to you, two or three or four; and if ye fear that ye cannot do justice (to so many) then one (only) or (the captives) that your right hands possess."  This verse clearly allows a man to have up to four wives (Allah conveniently granted Muhammad an exception... according to what Muhammad told his followers).  According to the Hadith, the "justice" spoken of merely refers to the dowry provided the bride, not the treatment accorded following the wedding.

Quran (4:129) - "Ye are never able to be fair and just as between women, even if it is your ardent desire"  Underscores that a man is not able to treat multiple wives fairly.  He would therefore be unable to acquire more than one wife if this were a requirement - which it is not.  In fact, Muhammad was not able to treat his own wives fairly (see Additional Notes).

Quran (66:5) - "Maybe, his Lord, if he divorce you, will give him in your place wives better than you, submissive, faithful, obedient, penitent, adorers, fasters, widows and virgins"  A disobedient wife can be replaced.  A man can only have up to four wives, but he can rotate as many women as he pleases in and out of the lineup.

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Quran/017-polygamy.htm

I wonder what women in the 21st century think about this?

[the_great_she_elephant]

Jack Thomson lived with two "wives" for quite some time - though I don't think he was actually married to either of them.

[serendipityricho]

Tgse--they may have been sisters from memory.

Jack went to a plastic surgeon once a month to get the smile taken off his face......Richo.

[shuveee]

Thanks, Katy 🙂

Now, can someone direct me to Delvene Delaney's residence?
I've been meaning to stalk her for years 😉

[karliandjacko]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

Jack Thomson lived with two "wives" for quite some time - though I don't think he was actually married to either of them.

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He still lives with one of them. They've been together for 30 or 40 years now.

[azureline**]

Thompson married Beverley Hackett in 1963 and the five-year marriage produced his son Patrick Thompson. He then entered into a 15-year relationship (polyamorous) in the 1970s and 1980s with both Leona King and her sister Bunkie. He stayed with Leona following the birth of his second son, Billy

So, polygamy is married to them, polyamorous is not married to them?

[the_great_she_elephant]

Polygamy is having two or more spouses, polygyny is having two our more wives and polyandry is having two or more husbands.

[karliandjacko]

Polyamorous means having a loving sexual relationship more than one person, according to dr google.

[ufo_investigations]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

UFO, rather than asking loaded questions here, might I suggest you actually  seek out a few Muslims and ask them what they personally  believe and what practices they follow. Quoting from the Quran is like quoting from the bible and. you may be astonished to discover that, just as not every Christian- or Jew -  adheres strictly to every single thing written in the bible,  so not every Muslim adheres strictly to everything written in the Quran.

And here, for your edification and enlightenment, is a list of Biblical polygamists. http://www.biblicalpolygamy.com/

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I don't know any muslims, besides if I didn't start the thread here what are we going to talk about, the footy? I thought this would make interesting convo. 😉

[polksaladallie]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

Jack Thomson lived with two "wives" for quite some time - though I don't think he was actually married to either of them.

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And both of them had poor taste in men.

[ruloinfovoter]

Another sad state of affairs in our country is the fact that there are so many on the Left that are so quick to apply false moral equivalence.  They and it is clear, do not love America.  So quick to point out fault, which in reality never compares to the topic at hand.  Of course it may also be that they think it is "cool" "pc", how passe, how disloyal, how ungrateful, or a combo.

I wish they'd move out of our great country if they don't love it.  

It's like a wife that constantly criticizes her husband, pick, pick, pick, nag, nag, you don't do that when you Love your man, your Motherland.

My brother-in-law is Muslim, I like him, and oh momma, gorgeous, very nice, hard working.  We gots good taste me sistah's and I.  

But just like for him, it is for her, when you've got a truly good one, who needs another?