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The page has the word 'Polygamy' in the title, but has several 'polgynys' in its body. 'polygyny' is the more accurate, correct term for what Islam permits, but few people use the term, and I doubt many who are looking for information on this issue will search for it. Do we stick to 'polygamy'? Or could we include a note in the lead explaining the difference between 'polygamy' and 'polygyny' and thenceforth use the latter? [[User:Flynnjed|Flynnjed]] ([[User talk:Flynnjed|talk]]) 10:12, 21 March 2021 (UTC) | The page has the word 'Polygamy' in the title, but has several 'polgynys' in its body. 'polygyny' is the more accurate, correct term for what Islam permits, but few people use the term, and I doubt many who are looking for information on this issue will search for it. Do we stick to 'polygamy'? Or could we include a note in the lead explaining the difference between 'polygamy' and 'polygyny' and thenceforth use the latter? [[User:Flynnjed|Flynnjed]] ([[User talk:Flynnjed|talk]]) 10:12, 21 March 2021 (UTC) | ||
: I think the article should be titled what people are familiar with. But clarifying the terminology early in the article and then using it correctly would make sense. | |||
: Question re: my edit - you say that men can marry 'two, four, hundred or even a thousand wives', shouldn't it be clarified in a parenthetical such as the one I added that while this may be the case, Islamic law restricts men to four wives, but that they can also take an unlimited number of concubines? It would be misleading if it the paragraph suggested men can take more than four wives 'in islamic law' (as this page is titled). [[User:IbnPinker|IbnPinker]] ([[User talk:IbnPinker|talk]]) 17:45, 22 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
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The page has the word 'Polygamy' in the title, but has several 'polgynys' in its body. 'polygyny' is the more accurate, correct term for what Islam permits, but few people use the term, and I doubt many who are looking for information on this issue will search for it. Do we stick to 'polygamy'? Or could we include a note in the lead explaining the difference between 'polygamy' and 'polygyny' and thenceforth use the latter? Flynnjed (talk) 10:12, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
- I think the article should be titled what people are familiar with. But clarifying the terminology early in the article and then using it correctly would make sense.
- Question re: my edit - you say that men can marry 'two, four, hundred or even a thousand wives', shouldn't it be clarified in a parenthetical such as the one I added that while this may be the case, Islamic law restricts men to four wives, but that they can also take an unlimited number of concubines? It would be misleading if it the paragraph suggested men can take more than four wives 'in islamic law' (as this page is titled). IbnPinker (talk) 17:45, 22 March 2021 (UTC)