Cover Image

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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
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/16581/2/PRO_HEKMATULLAH%20MURADI%20M%2015.pdf
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16581/
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my.uitm.ir.16581
record_format eprints
spelling my.uitm.ir.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.
institution Universiti Teknologi Mara
building Tun Abdul Razak Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Teknologi Mara
content_source UiTM Institutional Repository
url_provider http://ir.uitm.edu.my/
language English
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
spellingShingle Muradi, Hekmatullah
Yousefi, Nasir Ahmad
The wisdom of polygamy in Islam: the law and customary practice in Afghanistan / Hekmatullah Muradi and Nasir Ahmad Yousefi
author_facet Muradi, Hekmatullah
Yousefi, Nasir Ahmad
author_sort Muradi, Hekmatullah
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
publishDate 2015
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16581/2/PRO_HEKMATULLAH%20MURADI%20M%2015.pdf
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16581/
_version_ 1685648822055731200
score 13.222552

Similar Items