07-28-2003, 09:55 AM
Hi Malik
God blessing for all peoples trying to know the truth
Do you know Malik that
The Torah permitted plurality of wives at once and such rule was not abrogated in the Bible,the church permitted polygamy in medieval times,and never did the New Testament prohibit or abrogate what the Old Testament had permitted.Monogamy was established by the state.
The Islam was the first Religion to limit plurality to four wives and made it conditioned {equity and justice}.
I think plurality is admitted to avoid some social diseases,plurality is the best solution to prevent illegal relations between men and women (in some cases as: decreas the ratio of men/women in war time,barren wives,...).
God knew the nature of the people and choose the best fore them.