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In the great plague which devastated Syria seven years after the prophet's death Khalid, the Sword of God, lost _forty_ sons. IN THE GREAT PLAGUE WHICH DIVESTED SYRIA SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE PROPHET'S DEATH CALIPH THE SWORD OF GOD LOST FORTY SONS
he means and the desire to take advantage of it there need be no limit whatever to sexual indulgence. It is true that adultery is punishable by death and fornication with stripes. But then the Koran gives the believer permission to have four wives at a time. And he may exchange them--that is, he may divorce them at pleasure, taking others in their stead.[61] And, 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.  THE KORON BETWEEN THE SEXES AT LEAST IN FAVOR OF THE MALE SEX IS SO WIDE THAT FOR SUCH AS HAVE THE MEANS AND THE DESIRE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT THERE NEED BE NO LIMIT WHATEVER TO SEXUAL INDULGENCE IT IS TRUE THAT ADULTERY IS PUNISHABLE BY DEATH AND FORTIFICATION WITH STRIFES BUT THEN THE KORAN GIVES THE BELIEVER PERMISSION TO HAVE FOUR WIVES 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
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