 | Hadith - 1997 - 1110 pages
...ivr. i^j'b 1 j Sf .a* :JJUi I ^ t I ^ 1gJ U ii^ « *JU CHAPTER 18. The Statement of Allah jui : "And if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls " (V.4:3) 1730. Narrated 'Aisha i«* «ui ^j that she was asked by 'Urwa, regarding... | |
 | Sheila McDonough - Religion - 1984 - 140 pages
...looked on marriage as a sin and who advocated celibacy as the ideal. He quoted two Qur'anic verses: "But if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly, then have only one (wife)" (Qur'an 4:129). "Men are never able to be fair and just as between women... | |
 | Mohammad Hashim Kamali - Religion - 1985 - 282 pages
...unprotected. It is against this background that the Verse of Polygamy appears in the Qur'an as follows. If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, then marry women that seem good to you, two, three or four. This is better to prevent... | |
 | Rafiq Zakaria - Feminism - 1989 - 180 pages
...them. For ordinary mortals this may not be possible. Hence the admonition: "But if ye fear that ye shall not Be able to deal justly (with them) Then only one". (4:3) Here again the Quran is clear and logical: This is more ah admonition to practice monogomy than... | |
 | W. Owen Cole - Juvenile Nonfiction - 1991 - 230 pages
...bear difficulties which are too much to be faced alone. 126 Polygamy 'Marry women of your choice, two, three or four; but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with them, then marry only one. ' (surah 4:3) The ideal Muslim family is, in fact, monogamous, but for a man to have... | |
 | Halim Barakat - History - 1993 - 374 pages
...polygamy. The Qur'an says, "Many women of your choice, two or three or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one" (4:3). This verse has been interpreted by some to mean that Islam allows unrestricted polygamy on the... | |
 | Zakia A. Siddiqi, Anwar Jahan Zuberi - Social Science - 1993 - 182 pages
...justly not only materially but also in love and all other respects. The verses "But if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with them, then only one — you shall never be able to do justice among wives, no matter how desirous you may be" is more an... | |
 | Paul Varo Martinson - Religion - 268 pages
...justly with the orphans, marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one. (Sura 4.3) Many interpreters see this promotion of just, equal treatment as a tendency toward endorsement... | |
 | Christopher Toll, Jakob Skovgaard-Petersen - Economics - 1995 - 188 pages
...deal justly with the orphans, marry women of your choice, two or three or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them) then only one. (Qur'dn: 4:3). The Qur'dn futher says: Ye are never able to be fair and just between women even if... | |
 | Fatwas - 1996 - 400 pages
...them. Then he may marry their mother or one of her daughters. For evidence, they quote the verse, "And if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan-girls, then marry women of your choice, two, three or four..." (al-Nisa 3). Response: This... | |
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If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four ; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly [with them], then only one, or [a captive] that your right hands possess.... 
