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These women have been divorced, married others, and had children by them." Regarding Egypt, Lane tells us: "I have heard of men who have been in the habit of marrying a new wife almost every month." THESE WOMEN HAVE BEEN DIVOUCED MARRIED OTHERS AND HAD CHILDREN BY THEM REGARDING EGYPT PLAIN TELLS US I HAVE HEARD OF MEN WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE HABIT OF MARRYING A NEW WIFE ALMOST EVERY MONTH
nety) 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. 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_. Of the Malays in Penang it was written not very long ago: "Young men of thirty to thirty-five years of age may be met with who have had from fifteen to twenty wives, and children by several of them. MITED 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 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 OF THE MALAYS IN PANAC IT WAS WRITTEN NOT VERY LONG AGO AND MEN OF THIRTY TO THIRTY FIVE YEARS OF AGE MAY BE MET WITH WHO HAVE HAD FROM FIFTEEN TO TWENTY WIVES AND CHILDREN BY SEVERAL OF THEM
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