Hinduism allows men to have multiple wives, and the father of lord rama had three wives, whereas lord krishna had over a hundred. The question is, however, far more than the inherent flexibility of islam. It is an accepted historical fact that polygamy was considered permissible in all religions of the world long before the advent of islam the custom of polygamy prevailed in arabia, india, iran, egypt, babylon and also amongst the other nations even presently, no one can deny its logical validity. Polygamy in islam support group and blog lets talk. Polygamy as a need in some cases polygamy becomes the dire need for a. The pum persatuan ulama malaysia, it appears, is also piqued by a couple of writers and an ngo that have criticized groups, which offer unconditional support for polygamy. We use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Polygamy in islam is a favourite topic for the critics of islam. Women and the question of polygamy in islam springerlink. The islamic religion allows men to have multiple wives, but how well does that actually play out in todays society. The state of the worlds children 2007 pdf report from unicef, hosted on somayya jabarti alarming divorce rate must be addressed urgently arab news, october 24, 2003 the maldives is the only country after saudi arabia that claims to have a 100 percent muslim population. Poligami merupakan pernikahan kepada lebih dari satu istri sekaligus. Every thing allowed in islam must have its own wisdom and great benefits for muslims.
Poligami dalam undangundang keluarga islam dimalaysia. Pdf the fragile status of a muslim wife researchgate. Some so called modern muslim scholars have succumbed to the propaganda. Reasons why islam permits polygamy the religion of islam. People in bireuen thought that polygamy can be done by dayah ulema to preaching. Islam discourages such cruelty by permitting polygamy. For example, the prophet s did not marry in order to get access to more sexual partners threesomes and the like are haram btw, but in order to provide safety and social status to women who would otherwise be trampled on by society at the time, widows. In this sensibility, polygamy is permissible as it can benefit women in need, accommodate rising female populations and ensure the womens rights are being upheld. One is polygyny where a man marries more than one woman, and the other is polyandry, where a woman marries more than one man. With the advent of islam, the islamic law condoned polygamy but a man was limited to only four wives, and specific rules regulated these marriages. Banyak pria yang menjadikan dalil poligami agar ia bisa menikah lagi dan lagi tanpa mengenal batasan. In fact if you analyse, quran is the only religious scripture on the face of the earth, that saysmarry only one its shocking. Islam memberikan semacam keringanan lakilaki yang memang mempunyai tugas berat sebagai kepala rumah tangga itu untuk melaksanakan poligami terbatas.
Pdf this article aims to overview some hadiths concerning justice and equality among. Islam regulated polygamy by limiting the number of wives and establishing. Just how common polygamy in islam is isnt an easy question to answer as not all persons register or document polygamous marriages. Polygamy to substitute a younger wife is an abuse of gods law 4. Islam allows polygamy and permits men, under specific circumstances, to have at most four wives at any given time. The socalled secular and western global domination has maligned the subject to the extent that is impact is felt worldwide. Hukum poligami dalam islam menikah di kua dengan wna. The qurans allowance of multiple wives thus poses a challenge for the contemporary apologist, who wants his western audience to believe that islam encourages gender equality. The following are a few points worth of consideration in an effort to clarify the wisdom of polygamy and when it can be used.
Polygamy plurality of wives is one of the controversial questions in the family system of islam. The principle was permitted, but polygamy was limited to four wives. As the subtitle suggests it aims at describing the historical background, arguing for instance that early christians were polygamous, and legal practices as used throughout the. There is always the conditionan inescapable onethat whatever the society, the women should outnumber the men. Polygamy and islam polygamy and islam 5 one point greatly in need of clarification is the fact that in the matter of marrying more than one woman, the initiative does not lie solely with any individual man. Unrestricted polygamy was practiced in most human societies throughout the world in every age. Diperbolehkan poligami menurut islam bukan tanpa aturan, melainkan islam membolehkan poligami mempunyai sayarat dan batasan jumlah maksimal dalam brepoligami. These faults have been with both islamic communities and with their western critics. Pendahuluan konsep poligami, adalah permasalahan yang paling esensial dalam hukum islam yang berkembang dalam masyarakat muslim, dihadapan orangorang yang pro dan kontra, ide ini muncul karena dilatarbelakangi oleh kenyataan sosial empiris yang nyaris senantiasa dirasakan kekaburan dalam menangkap esensi konsep poligami tersebut. To be honest, islam was the first religion that had the courage to tackle the issue of polygamy and limit the number of wives one can have. Some commentators have come to this blog and have asked why polygamy 411 focuses on the wives but on the husbands, not so much. Polygamy was customary before islam and was not abrogated with the coming of islam. Lampung universitas islam negeri raden intan lampung. Their motive seems just to oppose islam, hoping thereby to hamper its progress, by degrading it in the eyes of the world.
In islam, limited polygyny is permitted and polyandry is completely prohibited. Polygamy in history islam did not invent the system of polygamy. For many christians, polygamy is a permitted debauchery, for feminists violation of. Muslims are often accused of being promiscuous because polygamy is legal in islam. What distinguishes islam is that it is a realistic religion, it doesnt deal just with emotions but it gives practical solutions to the problems in life. To allow the practice polygamy is the best way to create dignified and honorable families and society. Polygamy in islam the rationale and laws behind pdf. They think i always defend the men but find fault in the women. Polygamy in islam your guide to get to know the quran. Polygamy, or comarriage to multiple wives, is discussed in the quran as a response to a specific social situation. Polyandry, is the woman having more than one husband. There are several things to mention that indicate the wisdoms and benefits of polygamy, such as. Its wonderful to have all of our fabulous friends, awesome writers.
Perkahwinan poligami boleh dilaksana pada bilabila masa sekiranya terdapat persetujuan dari pihakpihak terlibat. The bible says that lamech, the grandson of adam, took unto him two wives. Most historians agree that islam arrived in the malay archipelago around the. Im in transit so i cant read the article, but i do want to say that polygamy in islam is not the sexual fantasy most imagine it to be. Definition of polygamy polygamy means a system of marriage whereby one person has more than one spouse. Having many wives is one of these legal things which islam encourages 26. A remarkable article explains the position of polygamy at all ages, the reasons for legislating it, opinions of some western thinkers,the condition of the nonmuslim societies without polygamy, the dangers of ignoring it and its position in islam. Polygamy and its practice in malaysia, in undangundang islam di. An introduction to polygamy in islam the religion of islam. However, permission to practice limited polygamy is only consistent with islams realistic view of the nature of man and women and of the various social needs, problems, and cultural variations. Pada peringkat awal baik dimalaysia begitu juga di dunia islam lainnya tidak ada apaapa peraturan dibuat bagi mengawal poligami.
Dalam bahasa arab poligami lebih dikenal dengan taaddud. Tentang konsep poligami, yang jelasjelas tertulis dalam alquran, menurut sebagian dari mereka hanyalah karena tuntutan pada zaman nabi yang pada saat itu banyak anak yatim dan janda, yang ditinggal bapaknya. Dayah ulemas polygamy and its impact to the society. The verse which allows polygamy was revealed after the battle of uhud in which many muslims were killed, leaving widows and orphans for whom due care was incumbent upon the muslim survivors. Mahkamahmahkamah syariah di malaysia islamic law in.
Previous teachings permitted unlimited and unrestricted polygamy. It contains a lot of brief, yet informative articles about different aspects of islam. To begin with, one needs to recognize that the majority of the commentators on this blog are women. Polygamy and muslim women in contemporary indonesian literature. It existed long before islam came into the scene of world events. Polygamy existed in varying degrees in different parts of the world, in diverse cultures before the spread of islam. Shariah courts, muslim women in malaysia, polygamy, divorce, justice. Islam memperbolehkan poligami muslim beristri lebih dari hingga empat orang istri dengan syarat suami harus dapat bersikap adil terhadap istriistrinya. Plurality of marriage law and marriage registration for muslims in. This website is for people of various faiths who seek to understand islam and muslims. Polygami in contemporary muslim feminist paradigm in. Having more than one wife, is a matter of pride for men.
It is because dayah ulema want to have many good children. What i would like to do is to address the historical context of the permissibility of polygamy in islam and take a look at how it is practiced in modern day muslim societies. Polygamy and the nature of marriage in islam and the west. Polygamy is the muslim practice most frequently and severely malig. Polygamy and muslim women in contemporary indonesian. Islamic concept of polygamy, its benefits and impact on. Some of the material in this chapter has been previously published in the article the question of polygamy in islam, muslim education quarterly, the islamic academy, cambridge, 1991, reproduced by kind permission of the publisher. Polygamy means, a man having more than one spouse more than one wife.
Some of the reasons why polygamy has been allowed in islam, from population statistics to the physical nature of humans. In the context of wartorn society in seventhcentury arabia, one which left many women widowed and children orphaned, the discussion of polygamy was revealed as part of a directive to treat female orphans justly. Tindak balas yang menonjol di malaysia adalah penubuhan ikhwan polygamy club. By published on 25 apr 2006 last modified on 21 may 2006 category. In fact, islam is the only religion that limited this ancient and widespread practice. Polygamy was the practice of jews, christians, buddhist, and preislamic arabs, perhaps others as well. If you have a young family, it is almost certain that polygamy is an abuse. Furthermore, the laws of some countries may not recognize polygamy as a valid form of. Nah, berikut ini beberapa syarat poligami dalam islam beserta dalilnya.
Polygamy is an issue in family law of islam in the discussion of fiqih both classic and contemporary. Abstrak poligami dalam masyarakat islam di malaysia memberi pelbagai reaksi daripada orang awam. Articles current issues women islam is criticized for allowing polygamy, for popular culture in the west views polygamy as relatively backward and impoverished. Seperti kejujuran, keadilan, kebenaran dijadikan sebagai pegangan dalam hidupnya. Islam and polygamy an introduction to the rights and. Polygamy in islam is a favourite topic for the critics of islam and its message. In fact, polygamy came into existence even before islam. The culture of the west regards polygamy as something backward, unacceptable in our day. This is one of just a couple books in english on the both widespread and controversial culture of polygamy in islam. As was stated before when talking about equality between men and women, islam takes into consideration the different nature between men and women. Muhammad yusuf alqardhawi, halal dan haram dalam islam. Bahkan tak sedikit priapria yang menikahi wanita hingga 5 sampai 10.
Tindak balas yang menonjol di malaysia adalah penubuhan ikhwan polygamy club kelab poligami ikhwan. Islam is often criticized because of the polygamy that it allows. Abd alati, hammuda, islam in focus, the canadian islamic center, edmonton alberta, canada, 1963, p. Islam is a very sensible religion that puts focus on maintaining the family as well as the community. Traditional sunni and shia islamic marital jurisprudence allows muslim men to be married to. The so called secular and western global domination has maligned the subject to the extent that its impact is felt worldwide. Islam has given permission for increasing many legal things like, property, business, means of travelling, dress etc. Historically, the practice of polygamy was practiced before muslims, the arrival of islam in terms of polygamy is more regulating, fortifying and limiting the. What islam did was to organize polygamy, and restrict it to four wives under strict rules of justice. First, let us understand why islam mandated the permissibility of up to four wives.
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