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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. 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
nd, as if this were not license enough, the divine law permits the believer to consort with all female slaves whom he may be the master of--such, namely, as have been taken in war, or have been acquired by gift or purchase. These he may receive into his harem instead of wives, or in addition to them; and without any limit of number or restraint whatever he is at liberty to cohabit with them. [Sidenote: Polygamy, concubinage, and divorce. Practice at the rise of 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.  AT A TIME AND HE MAY EXCHANGE THEM THAT IS HE MAY DIVORCE THEM AT PLEASURE TAKING OTHERS IN THEIR STEAD AND AS IF THIS WERE NOT LICENSE ENOUGH THE DIVINE LAW PERMITS A BELIEVER TO CONCERT WITH ALL FEMALE SLAVES WHOM HE MAY BE THE MASTER OF SUCH NAMELY AS HAVE BEEN TAKEN IN WAR OR HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY GIFT OR PURCHASE THESE HE MAY RECEIVE INTO HIS HAREM INSTEAD OF WIVES ARE IN ADDITION TO THEM AND WITHOUT ANY LIMIT OF NUMBER OF RESTRAINT WHATEVER HE IS AT 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
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