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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.
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.
Only the daughter of that wife is prohibited with whom one has had conjugal contact. Only the daughter-in-law of a real son is prohibited. The sister of a wife, her maternal and paternal aunts, and her brother's or sister's daughters (nieces) are only prohibited if the wife is in wedlock with the husband. [64]
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.
One way of eloping is known to the Tausugs as muuy magbana or the "homecoming to get hold of a husband", wherein a Tausug woman offers herself to the man of her choice or to the parents of the man who she wants to become her spouse. Elopement is also a strategy used by female Tausugs in order to be able to enter into a second marriage, or done ...
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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]