Wartini, Atik2019-09-252019-09-252016-04-302013-12http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/238125This paper attempt to explore about polygamy in perspective of Islamic jurisprudence and national law in some Muslim countries. The author states that the spirit of polygamy in Islam, based on Al-Quran, Hadith and practice of Muhammad, is humanity and helping each other. In some Muslim countries as Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Somalia, they have different law of polygamy. In addition, the author assumes that in this era, the practice of polygamy is very difficult to be applied with some considerations such as standing alone of the wife, security, and others.indWith permission of the license/copyright holderHadithAl-QuranIslamic LawPolygamyPolitical ethicsEthics of lawRights based legal ethicsReligious ethicsSpirituality and ethicsMethods of ethicsCommunity ethicsSocial ethicsFamily ethicsJournal volume