Islam has specific laws on marriage: It is forbidden for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim man, but a Muslim man can indeed marry a non-Muslim woman from the “People of the Book” — a Christian or a Jew. Sunni and Shia marital law allows Muslim men (in accord with Qur’an 4:3) to be […]
Russia: Mufti of Moscow says “legalizing polygamy would guarantee women’s rights”
It is not surprising that he would think this way. Polygamy is allowed in the Qur’an (4:3). Thus for a believing and informed Muslim there can be no dissent from this. But his remark is nonetheless fanciful. The reality is that polygamy reduces women to commodities and has been a source of untold misery over […]