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Worth pointing out that in most of the schools of thought in Islam, it’s not advisable to have more than one wife, except in situations where there are signific
by dingle_thunk 9y ago
Worth pointing out that in most of the schools of thought in Islam, it’s not advisable to have more than one wife, except in situations where there are significantly more women than men. Islam and polygyny have a long and complex cultural history which is pretty interesting. And there is also polyandry in Christian countries like Nigeria, where cultural exceptions have been made. It seems to be mostly an African & Indian subcontinent thing...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygyny_in_Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygyny_in_Islam
- bonesss 9y ago> ... in most of the schools of thought in Islam, it’s not advisable to have more than one wife I think this holds true in the general case. I understand the fantasy, but I imagine the reality to be a lot closer to... well, to having two wives.