ABSTRACT
The question of polygyny in Islam is a matter of great concern, not only as an argument against Islam for non-Muslims, but also for many Muslim women who dread the prospect of their husbands taking a second wife. Badawi writes in his book, Gender Equity in Islam, that ‘associating polygyny with Islam, as if it were introduced by it or is the norm according to its teachings, is one of the most persistent myths perpetuated in Western literature and media’ (Badawi 1995: 26).
