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Article / Short-Length Text The Concept of Polygamy and the Prophet’s Marriages by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi Views: 825
A short text that discusses the concept of polygamy (specifically polygyny) in Islam. It lays out the historical perspective on polygamy, underlining the cases of polygamy in Christian scriptures, and then contrasts this with the Islamic perspective on this topic. Finally, it addresses the criticisms made against the Prophet of Islam regarding his multiple wives.