Why Polygamy?
Posted by JoDec 21
Because for men, it teaches leadership – says Mr. Rizdam. And it helps women control their desires and jealousies and bring them closer to God, says Rizdam’s wife Dr Gina Puspita. Both of them are supporters of Polygamy Club (yes, you read it right) in Indonesia.
Coming to think of controlling the desires (and thus bringing their men closer to God), the women out there should have asked their husbands to stick to monogamy, right? So does this mean that the women don’t care if their polygamist husbands are rot in hell? But it is not just about Indonesia. About an year back, a famous cleric from Kerala had justified polygamy because “Women’s menstrual cycle prevents them from sexual contact for 5-6 days“!
Anyways, not all women in Indonesia think in the same line as Dr Gina Puspita. For example, Nursyahbani Katjasungkana says this:
“When the scripture revealed to the Prophet Muhammad its direction on polygamy, it was during the time of war,” she says.
“I believe it was a direction to the Muslims of that time that all the victims of war or widows and children who lost a father or a husband have to be protected. That’s the message of the scriptures – it wasn’t really a command to men to have a second or third or fourth wife.”
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2 comments
Comment by siby on December 21, 2009 at 1:29 pm
I think, If monogamy exists anywhere in the world, it should be treated as the UNNATURAL sex practice and which must be banned by law.
Comment by Khan Sahab on December 25, 2009 at 3:16 pm
I think the most NATURAL way to exist (as the West justifies and propagates) is by starting to commit “adultery” from a very early age in the name of finding “a” soul mate. And in most cases, even after you have found “the” soul mate, you keep an average of 3 divorces, making your kids suffer through mental trauma and torture. Hence, keeping the tradition of using relationships as toilet papers alive! All this just to enjoy the fruits of monogamy which the majority loves to follow despite the fact that its a law!
Hurray!