Plural Marriage Overview, & Comparison of LDS and Islamic Polygamy

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Islamic Polygamy:

• Scripturally sanctioned in the Qur’an: up to four wives if they can be treated justly.
• Still practiced in some Muslim countries today.
• Bound by laws of inheritance, support, and equality.

LDS Historical Polygamy:

• Introduced by Joseph Smith in the 1840s.
• Taught as a divine commandment for exaltation, not mere social practice.
• Abandoned officially in 1890 (Manifesto by Wilford Woodruff) under U.S. legal pressure.
• Today, mainstream LDS Church rejects polygamy, though some fundamentalist sects (not affiliated with the Church) still practice it.