A tract about polygamy in Islam distributed in many American mosques states that "Early Christians invented ideas that women were ‘full of sin’ and man was better off to ‘never marry’. Since this would be the end of mankind these same people compromised and said ‘marry only one.’" Yet, the Bible teaches no such thing. Many followers and supporters of Christ were godly women. The Muslim tract claims "that artificially created monogamy has become a factor in ruining the family structure, and the social, economic and political systems of the country." Mormonism is cited as an example of a "Christian" group that has supported polygamy, though they fail to point out that Mormonism is actually a heretical cult. One justification for polygamy is that during a woman’s monthly period and during months of pregnancy the man needs a means to fulfill his sexual desires outside of adultery, prostitution, etc.
Though the Old Testament contains many stories of men that had more than one wife it was clearly viewed as a practice not encouraged. In the law of Moses kings were instructed not to "multiply wives to themselves,"a guideline that Solomon disobeyed to his own demise. The New Testament guideline for elders is that they are to be "husbands of one wife." The fact that the apostle Paul was not married is explained in his own letters as simply a means to remain free from the burden of caring for a wife and family for the sake of his ministry. It had nothing to do with any negative attitude toward women. He made it clear that whether male or female "all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God."
The Muslims should be embarrassed about their own treatment of their women who are kept hidden under black veils and abaayas. The Qur’an clearly teaches "Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women). So good women are the obedient, guarding in secret what Allah hath guarded. As for those from whom ye fear rebellion, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and scourge them. Then if they obey you, seek not a way against them." The Qur’an allows for men to have four wives. Mohammed had many revelations regarding the taking of wives. One came about when his eyes took a liken to the wife of his adopted son, Zaid. Zaid was pressured to divorce her so that Mohammed could have her. "It is not for believer, man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed into a plain error." After the following Surah, that spells out Mohammed taking Zaid’s wife, the Qur’an reads, "There is no blame on the Prophet in that which Allah has made legal for him." Surah 33:50 tells of other special privileges the prophet had over other believers regarding the taking of wives. According to the same chapter of the Qur’an Mohammed’s wives were not permitted to marry anyone else after his death.
Women are considered second-class citizens whose word amounts to little in a court of law. In some Muslim countries they are not allowed to even drive a car. Saudi men customarily divorce wives who are barren. For the sake of male supremacy (and I must say hypocrisy) woman nearly always suffers the blame of a divorce regardless the true cause. This painful reality is revealed in the book PRINCESS, A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia, by Jean P. Sasson. When liberal female Kuwaiti refugees fled to Saudi Arabia to avoid the invasion of Iraqi soldiers, Saudi women saw for the first time women driving cars with faces exposed to the light of day. It was short-lived however when the religious authorities brought the law to bear on these rebels crushing any vision of freedom others might have had. The structure of the U.S. military includes having foreign female soldiers on Saudi soil, which is the ultimate slap in the face of the religious fundamentalist leaders. It flies in the face of not only the religious tradition but the male ego as well. In Islam it not only a man’s world where he may have up to four wives, it is also a man’s heaven, where there will be many virgins and young boys to serve wine to the faithful who will wear gold armlets and be clothed in holy green silk robes embroidered in gold (Sura 56:17&18, 18:31). It is discouraged in Islam to drink wine, in heaven however there are rivers of wine for the faithful (Sura 47:15, 83:25). It is a wonder why it is called wine however because the Qur’an claims that this heavenly wine will cause no intoxication or hangovers (Sura 56:19). This is about as ridiculous as Christians who claim that Biblical wine was not alcoholic. If that were the case then why did the religious crowd accuse Jesus of being a winebibber? In a world where we can go to the super-market and buy refrigerated grapejuice anytime of the year we are clearly out of touch with the reality of ancient food storage.
http://www.muhammadtube.com/videos/2923/the-death-of-allah
Though the Old Testament contains many stories of men that had more than one wife it was clearly viewed as a practice not encouraged. In the law of Moses kings were instructed not to "multiply wives to themselves,"a guideline that Solomon disobeyed to his own demise. The New Testament guideline for elders is that they are to be "husbands of one wife." The fact that the apostle Paul was not married is explained in his own letters as simply a means to remain free from the burden of caring for a wife and family for the sake of his ministry. It had nothing to do with any negative attitude toward women. He made it clear that whether male or female "all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God."
The Muslims should be embarrassed about their own treatment of their women who are kept hidden under black veils and abaayas. The Qur’an clearly teaches "Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women). So good women are the obedient, guarding in secret what Allah hath guarded. As for those from whom ye fear rebellion, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and scourge them. Then if they obey you, seek not a way against them." The Qur’an allows for men to have four wives. Mohammed had many revelations regarding the taking of wives. One came about when his eyes took a liken to the wife of his adopted son, Zaid. Zaid was pressured to divorce her so that Mohammed could have her. "It is not for believer, man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed into a plain error." After the following Surah, that spells out Mohammed taking Zaid’s wife, the Qur’an reads, "There is no blame on the Prophet in that which Allah has made legal for him." Surah 33:50 tells of other special privileges the prophet had over other believers regarding the taking of wives. According to the same chapter of the Qur’an Mohammed’s wives were not permitted to marry anyone else after his death.
http://www.muhammadtube.com/videos/2923/the-death-of-allah
Arab examining a woman at the slave market.
According to the Quran Job got angry with his wife during his trials and swore to punish her with one hundred lashes. The generous fellow that he was softened the beating by striking her with a bundle of one hundred blades of grass. (Surah 38:44)
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