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] This ordinance and the practices flowing from it must survive, more or less, so long as the Koran remains the rule of faith. A THIS ORDINANCE AND THE PRACTICES FLOWING FROM IT MUST SURVIVE MORE OR LESS SO LONG AS THE KORAUN REMAINS THE RULE OF FAITH
 the various rivals crowded into the royal harem. From the palace downward polygamy and servile concubinage lower the moral tone, loosen the ties of domestic life, and hopelessly depress the people. [Sidenote: The veil.] Nor is the veil, albeit under the circumstances a necessary precaution, less detrimental, though in a different way, to the interests of Moslem society. This strange custom owes its origin to the Prophet's jealous temperament. It is forbidden in the Koran for women to appear unveiled before any member of the other sex with the exception of certain near relatives of specified propinquity.[77] And this law, coupled with other restrictions of the kind, has led to the imposition of the _boorka_ or _purdah_ (the dress which conceals the person and the veil) and to the greater or less seclusion of the harem and zenana. [Sidenote: Society vitiated by the withdrawal of the female sex. Mohammedan society, thus truncated, incapable of progress. The defects of Mohammedan society. R OF THE DOMINANT CLASSES IS SAD THE BODY POLITIC BECOMES WEAK AND LANGUID EXCEPTING FOR INTRODUCE AND THE THRONE ITSELF LIABLE TO FALL A PREY TO A DOUBTFUL AND CONTESTED SUCCESSION CONTESTED BY THE PROGENY OF THE VARIOUS RIVALS CROWDED INTO THE ROYAL HAREM FROM THE PALACE DOWNWARD POLYGAMY AND SERVILE CONCUBINICH LOWERED THE MORAL TONE LOOSENED THE TIES OF DOMESTIC LIFE AND HOPELESSLY DEPRESS THE PEOPLE NOR IS THE VEIL ALBATE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES A NECESSARY PRECAUTION LESS DETRIMENTAL GOING A DIFFERENT WAY TO THE INTERESTS OF MOSLEM SOCIETY THIS STRANGE CUSTOM OWES ITS ORIGIN TO THE PROPHET'S JEALOUS TEMPERAMENT IT IS FORBIDDEN IN THE KORAUN FOR WOMEN TO APPEAR UNVEILED BEFORE ANY MEMBER OF THE OTHER SEX WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CERTAIN NEAR RELATIVES OF SPECIFIED PROPINQUITY AND THIS LAW COUPLED WITH OTHER RESDICTIONS OF THE KIND HAS LED TO THE IMPOSITION OF THE BORCA OR KUDA THE DRESS WHICH CONCEALS THE PERSON AND THE VEIL AND TO THE GREATER OR LESS SECLUSION OF THE HAREM AND ZINAN
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