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Encyclopedia > Nikah Ijtimah

Nikah Ijtimah (English: Combined marriage ) is a form of polyandry that existed in the Pre-Islamic period in the Arabian peninsula. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jahiliya (Ignorance) refers to the time of pagan Arabs preceding Islam. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ) are an ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ...

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Definition

Ths form of marriage, according to a Hadith narration attributed to Aisha, involved ten or fewer men marrying the same woman. If the woman became pregnant, she was entitled to summon all of them and nominate the man of her choice in order that he could accept the child as his own. There are several Hadith regarding pre-Islamic marriage forms. ...


This form of marriage was forbidden by Islam.


History

Controversial Muslims sources claim Muawiya I was conceived in a marriage of this type, and Abu Sufyan acknowledged paternity after receiving compensation. There are contradictory sources regarding if he was in the list of people believed to be Muawiya's father [1]. Muawiyah I (602 - May 6, 680), early Muslim leader and founder of the great Umayyad Dynasty of caliphs. ... Abu Sufyan ibn Harb was the leader of the Banu Abd Shams clan of the Quraish tribe, and was the chieftain of the entire Quraish tribe, making him one of, if not the most powerful men in Mecca during the lifetime of Muhammad. ...


The Mu'tazili scholar Ibn Abu al-Hadid included in his Sharh Ibn al Hadeed the following: Mutazilah (Arabic المعتزلة al-mu`tazilah) is a theological school of thought within Islam. ... Izz al-Din `Abd al-Hamid ibn Hibat-Allah ibn Abi al-Hadid al-Mu`tazili (d. ... This is about the book by Abd al-Hamid, for other uses, see Comments on the Peak of Eloquence or Sharh Nahj al-Balgha. ...

"Mu'awiya wrote a letter to Ziyad, the contents of which included the words 'O son of Sumayya' [2].Ziyad replied to Mu'awiya with these words 'Mu'awiya you called me by the name of my mother Sumayya, so as to mock me, well if I am the son of Sumayya then you are 'Ibne Jamaat'[3] as you was a product of Nikah ijtimah".[4]

Muawiyah I (602 - May 6, 680) was founder of the Umayyad Dynasty of Islamic caliphs. ... Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan was born in Taif to a member of the Banu Fuqaim, of unknown parentage. ...

References

  1. ^ See Abu Sufyan ibn Harb and Shi'a view of Muawiyah I for references.
  2. ^ Amongst the Arabs there was a tradition that if one's ancestry was questionable, then that individual would be called by their mother's name. In the same way that Imam Hasan referred to Marwan as 'Ibn Zurqa' — Mu'awiya sought to mock Ziyad by calling him the son of Sumayya.
  3. ^ "Ibne Jamaat" means "Son of a congregation"
  4. ^ Sharh Ibn al Hadeed Volume 4 page 94 under the Chapter "Mun Kitab Ziyad Ubayya"

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Shia have lost no opportunity to vilify Muˤāwiyya. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ) are an ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... Marwan can refer to: Marwan I or Marwan ibn Hakam (623-685), Umayyad caliph Marwan II or Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan (688-750), Umayyad caliph This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This is about the book by Abd al-Hamid, for other uses, see Comments on the Peak of Eloquence or Sharh Nahj al-Balgha. ...

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