Wives?

[catsrus]

A friend of mine married a Turk at our local Turkish register office and has now left him and returned to the UK.   A divorce has not taken place.    We have now heard that he has married a Turkish girl apparently at the local Mosque.    Am I right in thinking this second marriage is not legal or has he committed bigamy?

[KKOB]

I'm not sure but I don't think a mosque marriage is legal until they've done the official paperwork

[LeeGlo]

If his first marriage is registered, then his second marriage at the mosque is not legal.

[catsrus]

If his first marriage is registered, then his second marriage at the mosque is not legal.

Thanks, that is what I thought

[Dutchie]

Marriage through mosque has no (legal) value.
It is actually against law. You're not allowed to do a mosque marriage without having done an official marriage but it still happens of course.

[grahamturner09]

Is bigamy not a Cristian law is it the same for muslims

[KKOB]

There's no such thing as a Christian Law as far as I'm aware.

There is English Law and there's Turkish Law.

However for followers of Islam the Qur'an says:

Marry woman of your choice in twos' threes' or fours' but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly, (with them), then only one' [Al-Qur'an 4:3]

There are currently followers of Islam living in the UK who have multiple wives.