‘Not one iota similar to the Christian version of marriage.’
Didn’t imply that it was. If high status Muslim men have dozens of children, and monopolize the most desirable women, and similar American non-Muslim men have one or no children, and you continue this for centuries, you get the transformation of the Eastern Roman Empire into the Caliphate.
“If high status Muslim men have dozens of children, and monopolize the most desirable women, and similar American non-Muslim men have one or no children, and you continue this for centuries, you get the transformation of the Eastern Roman Empire into the Caliphate.”
Yes, that’s assuming no other conditions.
I know birthrate has a big impact.
But polygamy does not work, mathematically. There are not enough wives for the men within a generation. The boys get essentially thrown out.
Also, practicing Muslims marry their cousins a lot and that creates many problems.
Also, the use of houris and lots of homo sex makes STDs rampant, which of course result in death and sterility.
Also, the jihad mentality means a lot of men get lost in war.
So there are other factors than just the high status Muslim.