The efficency of legal provision on polygamy in Malaysia: a critical analysis from Qur’anic perspective

• Main Authors: Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus, Jani, Mohd. Shah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: K Law (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/38000/1/Kanita_THE_EFFICENCY_OF_LEGAL_PROVISION_ON_POLYGAMY_IN_MALAYSIA%2C_A_CRITICAL_ANALYSIS_FROM_QUR%E2%80%99ANIC_PERSPECTIVE_1.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/38000/14/Binder1.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/38000/; http://kanita.usm.my/index.php/activities/conferences/130-kpicgs2012

Islam permits polygamy to preserve women’s dignity and to safeguard the social, moral and economic well-being of wives and their children. Unfortunately, a number of polygamous marriages among Muslims in Malaysia registered at the local ‘Shariah Courts’ are problematic and “misleading” as they do no...