LOL
Thatâs why you see it as an insult. (In fact it was a very deep sort of remark that was sarcastic and biting yet humorous at the same time. Partly a joke and⌠partly not.)
But when I think of polygyny, âumpteenth wifeâ is certainly not going to come to mind. Because in Islam, men can only marry four women. No more than four wives at a time.
I also think of today, 2008, and not the 7th century.
I also think of righteous pious men who recite the Qurâan regularly and are fluent in Arabic, students of Shariâah.
I certainly donât think of pedophiles⌠canât imagine why anyone would.
I donât think of epileptics, either.
And since war is only allowed in certain just situations, I really donât think much of warlords. Anyone who loves war is certainly not anyone Iâd marry.
Vs. Sam who you say is a ânice man?â
Now, Iâm not stupid (at least I donât think I am) so I perceive you are attempting to allude to Muhammad (who was not an epileptic pedophilic warlord with umpteen wives). And Muhammad was the prophet of Islam. So if you are asking me if Iâd rather marry Muhammad than someone else⌠anyone else? The answer is without question ABSOLUTELY YES!
But I was actually thinking of someone today, a gentle middle-aged man who has taken another wife and has children but also wants anotherâand has the means of supporting another. He would have to provide me with my own home and means of transportationâeverything he gives to the first wife he would have to give to me as well, so there would be fairness between us. I imagine marrying someone who really understands Islam and wants to practice it as earnestly as I do.
And the other option is Sam⌠a ânice manâ as you put it.
**But in fact, Sam is something else. Thereâs a special word for what Sam is. If you ask him a question about himself, heâll give you a cryptic answerâone for his âfleshâ and one for his âsoul.â Is this dichotomy indicative of multiple personality disorder or something of the like? I donât think so. What Sam is is a man who is proclaiming to be a pious Muslim on the outside, while inwardly holding contempt for Islam. Heâs not Christian, or a Muslim, but he pretends to be one (or the other.) **
And the word for such a person is a munafiq.
And a munafiq is someone who will be punished in the deepest level of hell.
And you think I would rather marry him⌠?
A munafiqâa liar, a traitor, a hypocriteâover the messenger of God?
I hope I made myself clear.