Subject: [Masjid Tucson] Submission weekly reminder

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Peace be upon you,

Polygamy was a way of life until the Quran was revealed 1400 years ago. When the earth was young and under-populated, polygamy was one way of populating it and bringing in the human beings needed to carry out God's plan. By the time the Quran was revealed, the world had been sufficiently populated, and the Quran put down the first limitations against polygamy.

Our perfect example here is the prophet Muhammad. He was married to one wife, Khadijah, until she died. He had all his children, except one, from Khadijah. Thus, she and her children enjoyed the Prophet's full attention for as long as she was married to him; twenty-five years.

Providing a fatherly figure for orphans is the only specific circumstance in support of polygamy mentioned in the Quran (4:3).

[Quran 4:3] If you deem it best for the orphans, you may marry their mothers—you may marry two, three, or four. If you fear lest you become unfair, then you shall be content with only one, or with what you already have. Additionally, you are thus more likely to avoid financial hardship.


See http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/appendices/appendix30.html (Polygamy) for a detailed discussion of polygamy.


Additional Reference:
Polygamy (Women’s Rights, the Quran and Islam), http://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/womensrights/chapter3.pdf
Polygamy (Submitters Perspective Sep 1987), http://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/sp/1987/sep/page1.html

Peace.