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] On the other hand, the license allowed by the Koran 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. ON THE OTHER HAND THE LICENSE ALLOWED BY 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
ntiment (though eluded in some quarters) supported it. The embargo upon games of chance was certainly unpopular; and the prohibition of the receipt of interest was also an important limitation, tending as it did to shackle the freedom of mercantile speculation; but they have been partially evaded on various pretexts. The fast throughout the month of Ramzan was a severer test; but even this lasts only during the day; and at night, from sunset till dawn, all restrictions are withdrawn, not only in respect of food, but of all otherwise lawful gratifications.[60] [Sidenote: Little that is unpopular in these ordinances.] There is nothing, therefore, in the requirements and ordinances of Islam, excepting the fast, that is very irksome to humanity, or which, as involving any material sacrifice, or the renunciation of the pleasures or indulgences of life, should lead a man of the world to hesitate in embracing the new faith. [Sidenote: Indulgences allowed in the matter of wives and concubines. OR FOR BUSINESS THE PROHIBITION OF WINE IS A RESTRICTION WHICH WAS SEVERELY FELT IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE FAITH BUT IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE THE UNIVERSAL SENTIMENT THOUGH ELUDED IN SOME QUARTERS SUPPORTED IT THE AMBARGO UPON GAMES OF CHANCE WAS CERTAINLY UNPOPULAR AND THE PROHIBITION OF THE RECEIPT OF INTEREST WAS ALSO AN IMPORTANT LIMITATION TENDING AS IT DID TO SHACKLE THE FREEDOM OF MERCENTILE SPECULATION BUT THEY HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY EVADED ON VARIOUS PRETEXTS THE FAST THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF REMSON WAS A SUPERIOR TEST BUT EVEN THIS LAST ONLY DURING THE DAY AND AT NIGHT FROM SUNSET TILL DAWN ALL RESTRICTIONS ARE WITHDRAWN NOT ONLY IN RESPECT OF FOOD BUT ALL OF OTHERWISE LAWFUL GRATIFICATIONS THERE IS NOTHING THEREFORE IN THE REQUIREMENTS AND ORDINANCES OF ISLAM EXCEPTING THE FAST THAT IS VERY IRKSOME TO HUMANITY OR WHICH AS INVOLVING ANY MATERIAL SACRIFICE OR THE RENUNCIATION OF THE PLEASURES OR INDULGENCES OF LIFE SHOULD LEAD A MAN OF THE WORLD TO HESITATE IN EMBRACING THE NEW FAITH
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