Straying Bullet said:
The Gnome King said:
Straying Bullet said:
heyheysg said:
Other than that seriously, almost every form of relationships are supported or allowed except for polygamy, which is still pretty active now for Muslims, Mormons and other parts of the world.
Just wanted to say, Polygamy isn't allowed in Islam. Thought you'd find it curious to know.
Also, it'd be bad-ass to have Morrigan and 'forcing' Leilana together in some polygamous relationship. Would be interesting~
Polygamy most certainly is allowed in some forms of Islam.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygyny_in_Islam
In Islam, polygamy is allowed and practised under certain restricted conditions. Muslim men are allowed to practise polygyny, that is, they can have more than one wife at the same time, up to a total of four. Polyandry, by contrast, is not permitted.
Some Muslim-majority countries have Islamic law (sharia) which permits polygyny, although there is internal debate regarding the role of women in Islam. See this discussion on the extent to which states can and do recognize these forms as valid.
Polygamy for Muslims, in practice and in law, differs greatly throughout the Islamic world, where polygamous marriages constitute only 1?3% of all marriages.[1] In some Muslim countries, polygamy is relatively common, while in others, it is rare or non-existent. Tunisia, for example, is a predominantly Muslim country where polygamy is not legal.
Fun to quote the the Wikipedia whilst I am referring to Hadiths and saying of the Prophet of Islam.
"It is allowed. But can you be fair and just, 100%? No you can't. Nor are you capable of doing so because God made it unable for you to do so."
What is being implied is that you can attempt but you will lack the ability to do so. In return, you are going to give some kind of inferior love/compassion to one of your women, rendering the polygamy completely useless and invalid. Henceforth, not allowed.
Also, Polygamy was restricted shortly after the Prophet had multiple women. Culture and Religion, whilst one might influence one, shouldn't be confused. Islam is not condoning it.
I also must point out, there isn't one single nation right now following Sharia or could be labeled "An Islamic nation/country" because they are not.
But yet there are nations out there with practicing Muslims who have multiple wives. Do you deny this? Are they simply, in your mind, bad Muslims/not true Muslims?
I'm genuinely curious, not trying to start anything, it's just everything I have learned in my studies of Muslim culture state that while most Muslims have only one wife there are several countries where being Muslim and polygamous is common.
If you don't like wiki, here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90857818
http://www.islamfortoday.com/polygamy5.htm - Which states:
"It is both honest and accurate to say that it is Islam that regulated this practice, limited it, made it more humane, and instituted equal rights and status for all wives. What the Quranic decrees amount to, taken together, is a discouragement of polygamy unless necessity for it exists.
It is also evident that the general rule in Islam is monogamy and not polygamy. However, permission to practice limited polygamy is only consistent with Islam?s realistic view of the nature of man and women and of the various social needs, problems, and cultural variations."
Certainly doesn't sound like a blanket condemnation of polygamy.
http://www.discoveringislam.org/polygamy_in_islam.htm
"Islam "allows" (but does not encourage) Muslim men to marry up to 4 wives at the same time, provided that the man is fair in treating his wives. The Quran says that if a men cannot meet this condition, then he should be married to only one woman. On the other hand, Muslim women are not allowed to be married to more than one man at the same time. Please note that "group" marital relationship is not allowed.
On a worldwide basis, most Muslim men do not marry more than one woman. The popularity of Islamic polygamy varies from countries to another. In some countries, it is more common than in other Islamic countries. For example, in Saudi Arabia, Islamic polygamy is much more common than in Egypt.
Generally speaking, Shia Muslim are more likely to practice polygamy. In Lebanon and Iraq, for example, Islamic polygamy is far more practiced among Shia Muslims than among Sunni Muslims."
Soooo... yeah. To say that polygamy is not practiced in Muslim countries is a falsehood, it would seem - no?
Not everyone experiences jealousy in the same way.
