%0 Journal Article
%T THE PRACTICE OF TACADDUD AL-ZAWJAH UNDER SHARICAH AND NEO-IJTIHAD CHALLENGES AMONG THE CONTEMPORARY MUSLIMS
%A Kazeem Adekunle Adegoke
%J Ilorin Journal of Religious Studies
%D 2011
%I University of Ilorin
%X The practice of Tacaddud al-Zawjah (polygyny) among the contemporary Muslims has been criticized by some scholars of Islam in their juristic exercise of neo - Ijtihad despite the fact that the practice is permitted under Sharicah. This study aims at having a critical look at the practice of Tacaddud al-Zawjah in different Jahiliyyah societies, religious circle and under Sharicah during the time of the Prophet (S.A.W.) and the first generation of Muslims. Then, the study examines neo-Ijtihad legal exercise of some scholars of Islam and its influence on the contemporary Muslims.
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