10-14-2007, 12:02 PM
Bismillah: Assalamo ALikum.
Quote:the brother who was on with me did an excellent job of giving a historical documentation of the practice of polygyny in religions and cultures outside of Islaam, including an explanation of changes made to marriage doctrine in Christianity and the prohibition of polygyny…
Of course this is a fact, I've posted before on one thread the parable that Jesus used in <b>Matthew 25:1-13</b> of 10 virgins, 5 of them married one man. Not only that in his parable he allowed man to marry 5 wives, but he also allowed all of them to stay with their husband in one room, (<i><b>for those who might not be aware, in Islam it is forbidden for the man to share the room with more than one wife at a time</b>). </i> This tale was narrated by Jesus to a society who did practice polygany, otherwise <b>what was the purpose of his parable if polygyny was not allowed?</b>
<b>Mathew 25: 1-13</b>
1. "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like <b>ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. </b>
2. Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
3. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.
4. The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps.
5. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6. <b>"At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here's the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!' </b>
7. <b>"Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. </b>
8. The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.'
9. " 'No,' they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'
10. "But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. <b>The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. </b> <b>And the door was shut.
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11. "Later the others also came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open the door for us!'
12. "But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I don't know you.'
13. "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
If polygamy (<b>the marriage of one man to multiple women part only</b>) was indeed forbidden in the Bible, then Jesus' parable about the 1 man and ten virgin brides is just ridiculous.
<b>This shows that Jesus himself had no problem with polygamy.</b>
Salam
Wael.