Dear Brother Musa Pambo,

Thank you very much for the information. I am familiar with this Soora but I 
have no idea where I got the idea that the limit to the number of wives was 5.
Thank you for your ongoing effort to educate about the deen..

Jabou Joh

In a message dated 3/1/04 2:51:56 AM Central Standard Time, 
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> 
> My dear Sister Jabou,
> Thanks as always for  your contributions to the burning
> issues/questions of the day.
> If it can be proved satisfactorily that the Iman has
> breached an injunction of the Holy Quran,then in my humble
> opinion,he should be relieved of his duties.When all is
> said and done,He is a pillar of society and a
> functionary,people look up to for the correct
> interpretation of the Holy Quran.In short,He is the
> Custodian of the Holy Quran in his locality.
> The limit is four as stated in Surah Nisa(Chapter 4) verse
> 3.This is what is stated:..." And  if you fear  that you
> shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls then
> marry other women of your choice,two or three,or four;but
> if you fear that that you shall not be able to deal
> justly(with them),then only one or (slaves) that your right
> hands possess.This is nearer to prevent  you from doing
> injustice."
> I hope this helps.
> The very best of Salaam,
> Musa.
> 
> 
> 
> --- Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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,
> > [log in to unmask] writes:
> > >
> > > 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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