1) Young Muslims - The Message

• Brings violent deaths on the highways• Destroys family life and increases crime• Has no germs or viral causeAlcoholism Is Not A Disease – It Is Satan’s HandiworkAllah (swt) in His infinite wisdom has warned us against this snare ofsatan. Islam is called the “Deen-ul-Fitrah” or the natural religion ofMan. All its injunctions are aimed at preserving the natural state ofman. Alcohol is a deviation from this natural state, for the individualas well as for society. It degrades man to a level below that of thebeasts he claims to be superior to. Hence the consumption ofalcohol is prohibited in Islam.Why is a man allowed to have more thanone wife in Islam?1. Definition of ‘Polygamy’’Polygamy’ means a system of marriage whereby one person hasmore than one spouse. Polygamy can be of two types. One ispolygamy where a man marries more than one woman, and theother is polyandry, where a woman marries more than one man. InIslam, limited polygamy is permitted; whereas polyandry iscompletely prohibited.Now coming to the original question, why is a man allowed to havemore than one wife?2. The Qur’an is the only religious scripture in the world thatsays, “marry only one”.The Qur’an is the only religious book, on the face of this earth, thatcontains the phrase ‘marry only one’. There is no other religiousYoung Muslims, What they should know about Islam Page - 128