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Muslim men are allowed to practise polygyny, that is, they can have more than one wife at the same time, up to four, per Sura 4 Verse 3. Polyandry, the practice of a woman having more than one husband, by contrast, is not permitted. One of the main reasons for this would be the potential questioning of paternal lineage.
As Yemen is a mostly-Muslim nation, polygamy is lawful. Polygamy is permissible in Islam up to four wives, as long as the husband devotes equal attention to each of them.. In 1999, it was estimated that 7% of married women were in polygamous unions. [1]
1 Timothy says that certain Church leaders should have but one wife: "A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife (Koinē Greek: mias gunaikos andra, lit. 'one-woman man'), vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach". Verse 12 has similar advice regarding deacons having only one wife.
Whilst traditional Islamic scholarship upholds the notion that Islamic law permits polygyny and furthermore enforces the divine command to "marry only one" where the man fears being unable to fulfil the rights of two in a fair manner, a substantial segment of the Islamic scholarship elaborates further on the ruling regarding men who are able to ensure complete equality amongst the multiple wives.
Polygamy in Pakistan is legally permissible, according to the law of 1961, [1] but restricted to Muslim men, who may have a maximum of four wives at one time. [2] However it is illegal for Hindus as per the Hindu marriage law. [3] The extent to which polygamy exists in Pakistan is contested. [4]
Afghan men may take up to four wives, as Islam allows for such. A man must treat all of his wives equally; however, it has been reported that these regulations are rarely followed. While the Qur'an states that a man is allowed a maximum of four wives, there is an unspecified number of women allowed to be his 'concubines'. These women are ...
According to the Vishnu Smriti, the number of wives one could have is linked to one's social class, referred to as varna: Now a Brāhmaṇa may take many wives in the direct order of the (four) knowledge; A Kshatriya means warrior knowledge, three; A Vaishya means business knowledge, two; A Shudra means cleaning knowledge, one only [135]
A man may have up to four wives at a time. [1] A study by the Khaleej Times found that 70% of people in polygamous unions in the country were not Emirati. The study also found that an increasing number of women have become vocally opposed against the practice, believing it negatively affects stability in the family dynamic. [23]