Muslim Polygyny

One explanation of Muslim polygamy can be found at this blog by SirAj. It’s always polygyny, with men limited to having up to four wives at a time; the wives are never considered married to each other (same-sex marriages are not recognized). It isn’t considered a group marriage.

The Qur'an states that you shall marry only up to four women: "If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with orphans, marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or that which your right hands possess..." (4:3).

I would like Muslims, like anyone else, to have a right to practice marriage in this way everywhere in the world; if someone wants to live this way, they should be allowed. Unlike the limit of four wives for a man and one husband for a wife, my proposed marriage equality amendment would allow a man or woman to marry as many consenting people as they want. That isn’t incompatible with the limits Muslims adhere to in their practice of their own religion.