Well, I stand corrected, but I thought 5 wives was the limit? 

Jabou

In a message dated 2/29/04 1:03:03 PM Central Standard Time, 
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> 
> From http://www.observer.gm
> 
> News
> Imam removed for having 5 wives
> By DO
> Feb 28, 2004, 15:09
> 
> 
> Drama unfolded at a small mosque in the KMC area Wednesday when an imam was
> removed by his congregation from leading prayer for allegedly marrying five
> wives instead of stopping at the legal Islamic limit of four.
> 
> According to reports reaching Sunday Observer , the imam was summoned by
> elders in the community to explain the issue of the fifth wife as they were
> informed by sources they considered reliable that the imam had taken a
> fifth wife in Mbour, Senegal during his visit there a few months ago.
> 
> The imam denied the allegation and was given a period of two weeks to prove
> himself or else be removed as the imam.
> A three-man team was then dispatched by the mosque committee to Mbour to
> investigate the matter. On return, the committee members reported that they
> found out that the imam had indeed married a fifth wife in Mbour. The
> community elders then ordered him to cease being their imam.
> When contacted by Sunday Observer Friday afternoon, the imam (name
> withheld), said, “Who told you this story? It is not true, it is fabricated
> by my enemies because they do not want me to lead, that’s all. I don’t want
> my name to appear on the paper. But everything will be cleared and we will
> know whether the allegations against me are true or false.”
> 
> Asked what he will be doing now that he has been deposed, the imam
> said, “Well, I am leaving for Friday prayers now and I cannot tell you the
> steps I will take but I will do everything to clear myself.”
> 
> © Copyright 2003 by Observer Company
> 

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