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We are told that, as a matter of simple caprice, he exercised the power of divorce seventy (according to other traditions ninety) times. WE ARE TOLD THAT AS A MATTER OF SIMPLE CAPRICE HE EXERCISED THE POWER OF DIVORCE SEVENTY ACCORDING TO THE OTHER TRADITIONS NINETY TIMES
 Islam.] A few instances taken at random will enable the reader to judge how the indulgences thus allowed by the religion were taken advantage of in the early days of Islam. In the great plague which devastated Syria seven years after the prophet's death Khalid, the Sword of God, lost _forty_ sons. Abdal Rahman, one of the "companions" of Mohammed, had issue by sixteen wives, not counting slave-girls.[62] Moghira ibn Shoba, another "companion," and governor of Kufa and Bussorah, had in his harem eighty consorts, free and servile. Coming closer to the Prophet's household, we find that Mohammed himself at one period had in his harem no fewer than nine wives and two slave-girls. Of his grandson Hasan we read that his vagrant passion gained for him the unenviable sobriquet of _The Divorcer_; for it was only by continually divorcing his consorts that he could harmonize his craving for fresh nuptials with the requirements of the divine law, which limited the number of his free wives to four.  LIBERTY TO COHABIT WITH THEM A FEW INSTANCES TAKEN AT RANDOM WILL ENABLE THE READER TO JUDGE HOW THE INDULGENCES THUS ALLOWED BY THE RELIGION WERE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF IN THE EARLY DAYS OF HIS LAMP IN THE GREAT PLAGUE WHICH DIVESTED SYRIA SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE PROPHET'S DEATH CALIPH THE SWORD OF GOD LOST FORTY SONS ABDUL REHEMMAN ONE OF THE COMPANIONS OF MOHAMMAD HAD ISSUED BY SIXTEEN WIVES NOT COUNTING SLAVE GIRLS MOGHIRA A BEANSROVER ANOTHER COMPANION AND GOVERNOR OF CUFA AND BUSSORAH HAD IN THE HARIM EIGHTY CONSORTS FREE AND SERVILE COMING CLOSER TO THE PROPHET'S HOUSEHOLD WE FIND THAT MOHAMMUTH HIMSELF AT ONE PERIOD HAD IN HIS HARIM NO FEWER THAN NINE WIVES AND TWO SLAVE GIRLS OF HIS GRANDSON HASAN WE READ THAT HIS VAGRANT PASSION GAINED FOR HIM THE UNENVIABLE SOBRICATE OF THE DIVORCER FOR IT WAS ONLY BY CONTINUALLY DIVORCING HIS CONCERTS THAT HE COULD HARMONISE HIS CRAVING FOR FRESH SNUPTIALS WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DIVINE LAW WHICH LIMITED THE NUMBER OF HIS FREE WIVES TO PAUL
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