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. of the Holy PropLet
The wives
by
Hzt. Syed Shah Qutbuddin Hussaini
Published by
The All India Mashaiq Association.
DARGA HAZRATH SHAH KHAMOOSH.
Hyderabad. India.
"IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, MOST
GRACIOUS AND MOS r MERCIFUL."
Polygamy:
Islam bas given legal sancticn to Polygamy under cer-
tain conditions, and with some restrictions. This bas
aroused criticism from different quarters of its different
aspects. We bave therefore tried in the article to throw
light on this Problem and provide our readers with correct
knowledge thereof, so that tbe various objections and
mis-representations made in this connection may fully be
considered and Muslims may be spared the misgivings tbat
might be aroused under tbe adverse propaganda of the
detractors of Islam, who, let us hope, if God willing, will
also be able to see the truth if they look at it with an
unbiased mind.
... A large platform outside the mosque of the Prophet was erec-
ted for the 'accomodation of these companions who lived there
for all the 24 hours of the day and whose only work was to
acquire knowledge fro_n the Prophet.
preach the new faith and its practices to the Arab world.
Now this work was not confined to men only but women
were also required to undergo this training, so that they
being the mothers of the coming generations might serve as
the best and the proper medium to educate and train· the
nation. For this purpose women teachers were necessary.
Where was he to get them except from his own household?
This was another important phase of his marriages with the
elderly women of different tribes. His wives served him as
the feminine counterpart of his companions of
the platform. The intricacies of the problems of women
could best be solved through his own wives who could ap-
proach him freely without exposing themselves to any in-
decencies, in all querries of the feminin~ world. These ladies
were deemed as the moth~rs of the faithful 'Umma-hathul-
momineen' and could therefore appear before the Muslims
as their own children and preach before them, The Quran
speaks of them in the following words, "Andlreci te what is
rehearsed to you in your homes of the signs of God and
His wisdom" (eh: 33 V, 34), It is obvious that this
teaching work could not have been accomplished on a vast
scale if the Prophet had contented with one wife only at
this stage. Moreover teachings dealing with domestic
life would have become unreliable if according to the cri-
terion of the authentic traditions of the Prophet they had
been reported by one person only aad not corroborated
by others,
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