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The following examples are simply meant as showing to what excess it is possible for the believer to carry these indulgences, _under the sanction of his religion_. THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES ARE SIMPLY MEANT AS SHOWING TO WHAT EXCESS IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE BELIEVER TO CARRY THESE INDULGENCES UNDER THE SANCTION OF HIS RELIGION
nviable 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. We are told that, as a matter of simple caprice, he exercised the power of divorce seventy (according to other traditions ninety) times. When the leading men complained to Aly of the licentious practice of his son his only reply was that the remedy lay in their own hands, of refusing Hasan their daughters altogether.[63] Such are the material inducements, the "works of the flesh," which Islam makes lawful to its votaries, and which promoted thus its early spread. [Sidenote: Practice in modern times. The Malays of Penang. Lane's testimony concerning Egypt. The princess of Bhopal's account of Mecca.] Descending now to modern times, we still find that this sexual license is taken advantage of more or less in different countries and conditions of society. IMSELF 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 WE ARE TOLD THAT AS A MATTER OF SIMPLE CAPRICE HE EXERCISED THE POWER OF DIVORCE SEVENTY ACCORDING TO THE OTHER TRADITIONS NINETY TIMES WHEN THE LEADING MEN COMPLAINED TO ALI OF THE LICENTIOUS PRACTICE OF HIS SON HIS ONLY REPLY WAS THAT THE REMEDY LAY IN THEIR OWN HANDS OF REFUSING HASN THEIR DAUGHTERS ALTOGETHER SUCH AS THE MATERIAL INDUCEMENTS THE WORKS OF FLESH WHICH IS LAMB MAKES LAWFUL TO ITS VOTARIES AND WHICH PROMOTED THIRST ITS EARLY SPREAD DESCENDING NOW TO MODERN TIMES WE STILL FIND THAT THE SEXUAL LICENSE IS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF MORE OR LESS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND CONDITIONS OF SOCIETY
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