The Approach of Ahmad Hamdi Akseki on Polygamy (Taaddud-i Zavcat)

In the late period of the Ottoman Empire many social and economic issues have been discussed by scholars of that time. Polygamy was frequently mentioned among intellectuals. Proponents of Westernization and Turkish nationalists criticized polygamy, but Islamists supported it. In this context, Ahmed Hamdi Akseki argued that polygamy is permissible in Islam. But according to him, the justice among women absolutely must be considered. Also the state must inquiry the man who want to marry more than one about fulfilling the justice between his wives.