Polygamy: A Critical Approach to the Reports of Qājār Period Travel Writers from the Perspective of the Holy Qur’an and Hadiths
Subject Areas : Quarterly Journal of Research for the Studies of the Ahl al-Bayt
1 - Master's degree from Shahid Beheshti University and PhD student of "Islamic Studies Teacher", Tehran University of Qurگan and Hadith, Iran.
Keywords: Polygamy, Iranian History, Islamic Perspective, Qur’anic Verses.,
Abstract :
The Qajar period is one of the most prominent periods in the history of Iran and the peak of the presence of missionaries and travel writers in Iran. In this historical period, European travel writers visited Iran as personal tours and sometimes as delegations from European superpowers. Travel writers, each with a special motivation and insight, investigate the social, political and cultural situation of their travel destination, according to their spirit and cultural and social aspect, and while carrying the culture of their land with them. In their reports, they have pointed out the violation of women's rights due to polygamy, for example, they have reported reports of polygamy among the Muslim community of Iran during the Qajar period. This research aims to answer the question, is this accusation and misrepresentation of travel writers of violating women's rights true? This hypothesis is followed that the travel writers, first of all, have expressed these reports with malicious purposes. Secondly, by reviewing the history in the past periods in Iran and the rest of the world, especially Europe, it becomes clear that polygamy was prevalent among many nations before Islam, and it is Islam that organized this phenomenon through laws such as establishing justice among spouses. To prevent women's rights and dignity from being violated. The purpose of the author in this research is to clarify the purposes of travelogue writers in distorting Iranian and Islamic culture through Islamic foundations, especially the verses of the Holy Quran. The method of writing this article; Descriptive, based on the reports of Qajar period travel writers, and then analytical method, based on Islamic principles in response to misconceptions.