Which to choose......

snowyowl
By snowyowl

from yahoo7 news:

An 84-year-old Nigerian man with 86 wives and 170 children has accepted a decree issued by Islamic authorities that he must divorce 82 of them.

The BBC, quoting a local emir, reported that Mohammadu Bello Abubakar agreed to the mass divorce at the weekend.

Abubakar, a former teacher and preacher, faced the death penalty under Sharia law, which was reintroduced to the Muslim-majority Niger state in northwest Nigeria in 2000.

While the death sentence was lifted, Abubakar still faced eviction from his home.

Nigerian media and the BBC interviewed Abubakar several weeks previously, when he claimed there was no punishment in the Koran for having more than four wives.

However, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs said that Sharia law clearly limited a man to four wives.

By King Edshel• 3 Sep 2008 10:48
King Edshel

was not enforced before there or I don't know how did he married them, maybe locally or between him and the families. So when they enforced it they asked him to have only 4, don't know what was this guy plan to marry 86 women :S

One is enough ... I just want one and only one to love and cherish for the rest of my life ...

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. (Gautama Buddha)

By sentibhim• 2 Sep 2008 16:00
sentibhim

Law must give him to make century

"Drink Beer Save Water"

By QT• 2 Sep 2008 15:41
QT

and should be left alone! lol

By tallg• 2 Sep 2008 15:38
Rating: 4/5
tallg

Perhaps he married them before the law came into force;

"Sharia law, which was reintroduced to the Muslim-majority Niger state in northwest Nigeria in 2000."

By dragonfly212• 2 Sep 2008 14:43
dragonfly212

why the imam let him marry too many wifes at the beginning??

Everybody is right everybody is wrong, it depend where you stand

By t_coffee_or_me• 2 Sep 2008 14:41
t_coffee_or_me

170 kids but how many was his really

 

 

 

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By anonymous• 2 Sep 2008 14:27
anonymous

"Abubakar claimed there was no punishment in the Koran for having more than four wives."

"The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs says that Sharia law clearly limited a man to four wives."

Why does Sharia interfere with Qur'an??

By mjamille28• 2 Sep 2008 14:21
mjamille28

ooopss, sorry my bad.... (whispering: hey MD..)

By anonymous• 2 Sep 2008 14:18
anonymous

mj, quiet, Brutus is around ,,,

By mjamille28• 2 Sep 2008 14:17
mjamille28

lol... hey MD.....

By anonymous• 2 Sep 2008 14:15
anonymous

Thanks, snowyowl, now everybody knows that I also care about these kinda stories. In fact I was "fascinated" by the pure logic of this man. Thanks for keeping us informed.

By 666• 2 Sep 2008 14:13
Rating: 4/5
666

170 kids........ The man has been busy...

By snowyowl• 2 Sep 2008 14:03
snowyowl

This is orginal posting about this guy on here,

http://www.qatarliving.com/node/163908

 

 I may be blonde but I am wise

smile lots laugh more

By someonenew• 2 Sep 2008 13:32
someonenew

The 86 wives story was posted here before I think it was abt him goignto marry another one or something like that.. shud ask britexpat he usually has the know how abt these kinda stories:)

I dream of a better tomorrow where Chickens can cross the Road without having their motives questioned - Unknown

By owen• 2 Sep 2008 13:29
owen

how he managed to marry 82? i thought there are certain docs allowing them to re-marry, after 4, they (Sharia court) should be asking right?.. just confuse here..

[img_assist|nid=12867|link=none|align=left|width=|height=0]Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

By brutus_ceasar• 2 Sep 2008 13:28
brutus_ceasar

HHHmmm..... and also the 1st wife should have agree to let him marry before he can.. HHmmm.....

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Heard your wife left you,

How upset you must be.

But don't fret about it...

She moved in with me.

By Gypsy• 2 Sep 2008 13:20
Gypsy

Wow.....:S

Visit www.qatarhappening.com

By Hokey-Pokey• 2 Sep 2008 13:18
Hokey-Pokey

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By mjamille28• 2 Sep 2008 13:11
mjamille28

86 wives??? whew!!!

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