| (kitabiyyah) who believes in a heavenly or revealed religion which has a kitab or revealed book. He cannot, however, marry an idolatress or a fire-worshipper. A Muslim woman, again more controlled in the exercise of her options, can marry only a Muslim man.” [1] One can observe a way in which he “explains” the causes of prohibition of polygandry in Islam: C. “Because of the patrilineal social structure through which children belonged to the male's family, a Muslim woman was only permitted to marry one husband at a time so that the paternity of her children could be established.” [2] And what was the need to mention the issue of half feminine witness in transaction issue while discussing the witness process of nikkah?: D. “Essential to the marriage is the offer (ijab) of one contracting party and the acceptance (qabul) of the other…In Islamic law, by Quranic provision, the place of one male witness may be taken by two female witnesses…(2:282). The higher social regard for men as witness in worldly affairs is reflected in the above regulation. This higher regard for men results in granting them more extensive rights in the laws.”[3] About khiyar al-balugh her wrote: “the option applies to all marriges contracted by anyother than the father or grandfather, including the minor’s mother, who, as a woman, may be “deficient in judgement”.[4] Adaptation of Contemporary Style to Defame Islam After describing the basic realities of marriage in Islam such as to deny mockery, safeguard for chastity, and engagement in life-affirming activity etc he wrote: “Marriage is central to the growth and stability of the basic unit of society, the Muslim family, the means by which the world is populated with Muslim to concretize and realize |