Imams’ multiple arriages, Causes and consequences

The mankind goes through their route of accomplishing their goals following their models and samples that trust and accept. From Shia Muslims’ approach, the holy profit of Islam and his respected family are the best models when it comes to following the way of salvation and growth. However, when following their lifestyle, some questions come to mind and sometimes the very questions are asked by their opponents as doubt which needs to be appropriately answered. One of these questions and doubts is the issue of the multiple marriages of the Imams (leaders). In the present document, reviewing the history of multiple marriages, it will be shown that this was not Islam’s invention and also it has been common among other different religions such as Judaism and Christianity and also in different countries such as Iran and Bedouin Arabs. Moreover, the idea that claims Imams had multiple marriages for the sake of pleasure is a new accusation that is not true. It is mostly a result of the analysis a previous event on the basis of today’s life’s defaults. Some of the probable reasons leading in multiple marriages of Imams are: the attention to the multiplicity of Islam’s army, the multiplicity of Alavis, protection of women from depravity, support widows, honored marriages, the eligibility of some women to be in the position of the next Imam’s motherhood, advised marriages, protection and revival of the temporary marriage, protection of Imams dynasty while the next Imam’s being hidden, to make role models, and some social reasons. Also, Imams’ marriage with bondwomen (or slaves) has some reasons. The following reasons might be some of them: correction of the ways in which the slaves were treated, to protect the dignity of bondwomen, to show the religious equality of bondwomen (or slaves) and their free counterparts, to protect the next Imam’s life, to develop a relationship among all of the races with the last Imam, and to encourage others to marry bondwomen (or slaves). Of course, the multiple marriages of Imams sometimes has had some consequences that of the most serious ones are the martyrdom of Imam Hassan and Imam Javaad (peace upon him) by their spouses as well as the development of multiple sects in shia.