As'salamu Alaikum everyone,
Was Islam's Muta (temporary marriage) Law immoral? What does the Bible say about it? Please visit:
http://www.answering-christianity.com/was_muta_immoral.htm. It's a detailed article.
The sections of this article are:
1- Was Islam's Muta Law immoral?
(a)- The Covenant of Marriage in Islam.
(b)- What is my position?
(c)- So what about متعة Muta (temporary marriage)? Why was it allowed? What was the wisdom behind it?
(d)- Prophets in the Bible were given authority to permit certain things.
(e)- The Morality Law must first exist in the Bible in order for it to be ok in Islam? Says who??
(f)- Muta was never a legalized prostitution!
2- What does the Bible say about Muta?
3- The Bible's different variations and even favoritism in Morality Laws.
(a)- Variations in the Morality Law.
(i)- GOD Almighty Himself Causing and Legitimizing Prostitution with David's wives in 2 Samuel 12:7-12.
(ii)- GOD Almighty made David's son suffer and die from sickness and pain for David's sins in 2 Samuel 12:7-19.
(b)- Variations in the killings and punishments of the enemies in the Bible.
(c)- Punishment for men is much lighter than women.
(d)- Variation in allowing priests to whether marry non-virgins or not.
4- The Laws for female captives of war in Islam and the Bible.
(a)- In Islam.
(b)- In the Bible.
(c)- Does any of this really disprove Islam??
5- Prophet Muhammad was thoroughly prophesied in the Bible.
6- Islam is the previous Scriptures' Original Religion.
7- The Glorious Quran's Overwhelming Scientific Miracles.
8- Conclusion.
Take care,
Osama Abdallah