First of all it is permissible as is stated in the Quran. Hence let us just accept it at that and that the prophet also had many. But with his first, she was the only wife he had until her death.
Why Allah made it permissible, He only knows the full reasons why.
Let us take a look at what was happening at that time. Many males were killed as a result of wars and what happened to those families that lost their fathers/husbands/providers/protectors? Having 4 wives meant that those males who could 'afford' it could take in the families that had lost the father by marrying the widower. Nowadays, this permission has been abused.
Interestingly though, I was watching an Imran Hossein video on Youtube and he mentioned doing a seminar in Malaysia and that in the feedback he came to know that those field workers working on the telecommunications towers all had only baby girls. They had no sons. It became a phenomenon. It seems our exposure to the radiowaves has an effect on the male chromosomes. Perhaps, Allah knows what is going to happen and that soon, we will be having a disproportionately large female population and not very many males.
Imagine how the competition to get husbands will be then? Perhaps to the point of stealing husbands from other wives? Allahualam.
On your question, how could a female have more than one husband? She can only have a child a year at maximum. With 4 husbands, how long will they have to wait before each can have their own? Even then, how would they know to whom the child belongs to? With 4 husbands she will most probably be spending most of her life pregnant.
First of all it is permissible as is stated in the Quran. Hence let us just accept it at that and that the prophet also had many. But with his first, she was the only wife he had until her death.
Why Allah made it permissible, He only knows the full reasons why.
Let us take a look at what was happening at that time. Many males were killed as a result of wars and what happened to those families that lost their fathers/husbands/providers/protectors? Having 4 wives meant that those males who could 'afford' it could take in the families that had lost the father by marrying the widower. Nowadays, this permission has been abused.
Interestingly though, I was watching an Imran Hossein video on Youtube and he mentioned doing a seminar in Malaysia and that in the feedback he came to know that those field workers working on the telecommunications towers all had only baby girls. They had no sons. It became a phenomenon. It seems our exposure to the radiowaves has an effect on the male chromosomes. Perhaps, Allah knows what is going to happen and that soon, we will be having a disproportionately large female population and not very many males.
Imagine how the competition to get husbands will be then? Perhaps to the point of stealing husbands from other wives? Allahualam.
On your question, how could a female have more than one husband? She can only have a child a year at maximum. With 4 husbands, how long will they have to wait before each can have their own? Even then, how would they know to whom the child belongs to? With 4 husbands she will most probably be spending most of her life pregnant.
I've heard of all the points you bring up before except for the last one. That's actually a pretty good one
Allah ta'alah is the creator of the both men and women and Allah ta'alah in his infinite wisdom knows best why certain things are permissible and why certain things not. Whether we can comprehend the wisdom or not, nevertheless below are two points through which we see the wisdom of Allah ta'alah in allowing men to marry four and not vis-versa
1. World population men are more, to the extent that nabee صلي الله عليه و سلم has said there will come a time where the ratios will be 50 - 1
2. To establish the babies lineage will be difficult if a women has 4 partners. Modern day we can argue the possibility of dna but not all can afford dna tests or have access to it.
I trust these two points will help in understanding and accepting the law of Allah ta'alah.
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First of all it is permissible as is stated in the Quran. Hence let us just accept it at that and that the prophet also had many. But with his first, she was the only wife he had until her death.
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