The wisdom of polygamy in Islam: the law and customary practice in Afghanistan / Hekmatullah Muradi and Nasir Ahmad Yousefi

This paper aims to review the wisdom of polygamy in Islam, how the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w)put it into practice by his divinely guided lifestyle and its practice in Afghanistan. Ninety nine percent of Afghanistan’s population are Muslims and yet women in polygamous marriages are subjected to ill-tre...

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Main Authors:	Muradi, Hekmatullah, Yousefi, Nasir Ahmad
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Online Access:	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16581/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16581/2/PRO_HEKMATULLAH%20MURADI%20M%2015.pdf

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spelling	uitm-165812019-08-15T08:09:30Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16581/ The wisdom of polygamy in Islam: the law and customary practice in Afghanistan / Hekmatullah Muradi and Nasir Ahmad Yousefi Muradi, Hekmatullah Yousefi, Nasir Ahmad This paper aims to review the wisdom of polygamy in Islam, how the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w)put it into practice by his divinely guided lifestyle and its practice in Afghanistan. Ninety nine percent of Afghanistan’s population are Muslims and yet women in polygamous marriages are subjected to ill-treatment – a treatment which is often sanctioned by customs and/or the decisions of the so-called Jirga (elders council). This paper explains that the polygamy related customs and the Jerga’s decisions in Afghanistan are contrary not only to Islamic Law but also Afghanistan domestic laws and international human rights law. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16581/2/PRO_HEKMATULLAH%20MURADI%20M%2015.pdf Muradi, Hekmatullah and Yousefi, Nasir Ahmad (2015) The wisdom of polygamy in Islam: the law and customary practice in Afghanistan / Hekmatullah Muradi and Nasir Ahmad Yousefi. In: 1st International Islamic Heritage Conference (ISHEC) 2015, 11-12 November 2015, Hotel Mahkota, Melaka.
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description	This paper aims to review the wisdom of polygamy in Islam, how the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w)put it into practice by his divinely guided lifestyle and its practice in Afghanistan. Ninety nine percent of Afghanistan’s population are Muslims and yet women in polygamous marriages are subjected to ill-treatment – a treatment which is often sanctioned by customs and/or the decisions of the so-called Jirga (elders council). This paper explains that the polygamy related customs and the Jerga’s decisions in Afghanistan are contrary not only to Islamic Law but also Afghanistan domestic laws and international human rights law.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Muradi, Hekmatullah Yousefi, Nasir Ahmad
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title	The wisdom of polygamy in Islam: the law and customary practice in Afghanistan / Hekmatullah Muradi and Nasir Ahmad Yousefi
title_short	The wisdom of polygamy in Islam: the law and customary practice in Afghanistan / Hekmatullah Muradi and Nasir Ahmad Yousefi
title_full	The wisdom of polygamy in Islam: the law and customary practice in Afghanistan / Hekmatullah Muradi and Nasir Ahmad Yousefi
title_fullStr	The wisdom of polygamy in Islam: the law and customary practice in Afghanistan / Hekmatullah Muradi and Nasir Ahmad Yousefi
title_full_unstemmed	The wisdom of polygamy in Islam: the law and customary practice in Afghanistan / Hekmatullah Muradi and Nasir Ahmad Yousefi
title_sort	wisdom of polygamy in islam: the law and customary practice in afghanistan / hekmatullah muradi and nasir ahmad yousefi
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The wisdom of polygamy in Islam: the law and customary practice in Afghanistan / Hekmatullah Muradi and Nasir Ahmad Yousefi

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