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Polygamy in Muslim personal law misinterpretated, its 'heinous' says Gujarat HC

In a strongly-worded order, the Gujarat High Court said the Quran was being misinterpreted by Muslim men to have more than one wife and the provision of polygamy was being misused by them for “selfish reasons”. The court called for the abolition of polygamy in Muslim society in India as it’s a “heinously patriarchal” act. The High Court also stated that time has come for the country to embrace the […]