Woman in Islamic Shari‘ah
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8. Polygamy and Islam...................................................179
THE INEQUALITY IN NUMBERS ...........................182
THE WILLINGNESS OF WOMEN...........................185
THE SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM RATHER THAN
A COMMANDMENT ................................................189
UNLAWFUL POLYGAMY........................................190
THE ISLAMIC WAY ..................................................191
CONCLUSION ...........................................................193
9. Dowry..........................................................................195
THE CUSTOM OF DOWRY IS NOT ISLAMIC.......195
FATIMAH’S DOWRY ................................................196
DOMESTIC NECESSITIES.........................................198
THE REAL GIFT .........................................................199
MAHR – THE DOWER..............................................202
MAHR MU‘AJJAL......................................................203
MAHR MU’AIJAL......................................................206
