Islamic worldview on justice and polygyny among contemporary Yoruba Muslim families in Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Hussain-Abubakar, Sherifat | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-12T14:57:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-07-12T14:57:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In Islam, justice ('adl) denotes fairness in dealings; equilibrium in the distribution of rights and duties; a moral virtue and rectitude. Allah, in numerous verses of the Qur'an, unequivocally commanded mankind to be just in all dealings, while He also vehemently condemns any element of injustice and oppression. The legality of Islamic polygyny is unambiguously premised on justice. Ability of prospective polygynist to be just among his wives has enticed universal debate and divergent positions among Islamic scholars in particular. Some Islamic/Muslim countries outlawed polygyny on the ground of inability to do justice among wives; others permitted it through regulations, while some left it to personal discretion. Nigerian Muslims fall into the last category of subjecting polygyny to the hand of men. This study explores the Islamic concept of justice in Muslim Polygyny in Nigeria, putting into perspective the benefits, harms inherent in the practice and the implication of regulating Islamic polygyny rather than banning or leaving it to individual discretion. The study is descriptive. Interview is the major research instrument used in the study. The study reveals that while some Nigeria polygynous Muslim men abide by the Islamic provisions, others apparently disregard justice through their reckless and indiscriminate practice of the institution, the resultant effect of which is disintegration and destabilization of families; breeding of persistent acrimony, chaos etc. Recommendations that will enhance the practice of justice by polygynous Muslims in Nigeria and other Muslim societies are given in the paper. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hussain-Abubakar, Sherifat. (2016). Islamic worldview on justice and polygyny among contemporary Yoruba Muslim families in Nigeria. In Wanita Islam kontemporari: Isu-isu, cabaran & amalan terbaik (Contemporary Muslim women: Issues, challenges & best practices), Badlishah Mohd. Nasir, Asmak Husin & Nurhafilah Musa (eds.), 29-38. Malaysia: Persatuan Ulama Malaysia | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 9789832306238 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/1531 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Malaysia: Persatuan Ulama Malaysia | |
| dc.title | Islamic worldview on justice and polygyny among contemporary Yoruba Muslim families in Nigeria | |
| dc.type | Animation |