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A Dialogue on
Polygamy/Polygyny in America began as the author's quest for
knowledge on the subject due to a marriage proposal from someone she
admired and had a lot of respect for. Also, it appeared to be the
hot topic of the year in her community. She personally didn't
understand the backlash from sisters in her community who had been
Muslim for many years.
It just seemed to her that you personally decided to accept the
practice or you didn't. She didn't understand some of the
activities of some of her sisters in bad mouthing sisters who did
accept the practice. The unofficial banishing, name calling
and the strange action of some brothers who would treat sisters who
were second, third, or fourth wives as if they were not equal
to the first wife or other sisters in general.
After about two years of research and the break up of her first
polygnous marraige she decided to write the book and publish it.
The reaction within the Muslim community has been mostly
positive. However, there was a small amount of concern from
some in leadership in her community in Atlanta. The backlash
was due to what some considered possible slander of her former
husband. She decided not to feed into the paranoia, and the
abrupt flurry of concern soon put itself out.
The book is a look at the practice and not a critique of if
whether it is
right or wrong. Al-Islam permits polygyny as an alternative to
adultry, fornication and single family households. It is not
required or Fard and it is not for everyone.
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