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While the husband possesses the power of a divorce  absolute, immediate, unquestioned  no privilege of a corresponding nature has been reserved for the wife. WHILE THE HUSBAND POSSESSES THE POWER OF A DIVORCE ABSOLUTE IMMEDIATE UNQUESTIONED NO PRIVILEGE OF A CORRESPONDING NATURE HATH BEEN REVERSED FOR THE WIFE
prayer, lustration, etc. But although the minuteness of detail with which these are enjoined tends toward that jejune and formal worship which we witness every-where in Moslem lands, still there is nothing in these observances themselves which (religion apart) should lower the social condition of Mohammedan populations and prevent their emerging from that normal state of semi-barbarism and uncivilized depression in which we find all Moslem peoples. For the cause of this we must look elsewhere; and it may be recognized, without doubt, in the relations established by the Koran between the sexes. Polygamy, divorce, servile concubinage, and the veil are at the root of Moslem decadence. [Sidenote: Depression of the female sex. Divorce.] In respect of married life the condition allotted by the Koran to woman is that of an inferior dependent creature, destined only for the service of her master, liable to be cast adrift without the assignment of a single reason or the notice of a single hour. SAME IS THE CASE WITH ALL THE RELIGIONS OBLIGATIONS OF ISLAM PRAYER ILLUSTRATION ET CETERA BUT ALTHOUGH THE MINUTENESS OF DETAIL WITH WHICH THESE ARE ENJOINED ENDS TOWARDS THE G JUNE AND FORMAL WORSHIP WHICH WE WITNESS EVERYWHERE IN MOSLEM LANDS STILL THERE IS NOTHING IN THESE OBSERVANCES THEMSELVES WHICH RELIGION APART SHOULD LOATH THE SOCIAL CONDITION OF MAHOMMODAIN POPULATIONS AND PREVENT THEIR EMERGING FROM THAT NORMAL STATE OF SEMI BARBARISM AND UNCIVILIZED DEPRESSION IN WHICH WE FIND ALL MOSLEM PEOPLES BUT THE CAUSE OF THIS WE MUST LOOK ELSEWHERE AND IT MAY BE RECOGNIZED WITHOUT DOUBT IN THE RELATIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE KORAN BETWEEN THE SEXES POLYGAMY DIVORCE SERVILE CAN COMBINATE AND THE VEIL ARE AT THE ROOT OF MOSLEM DECAENS IN RESPECT OF MARRIED LIFE THE CONDITION ALLOTTED BY THE KORAUN TO WOMAN IS THAT OF AN INFERIOR DEPENDENT CREATURE DESTINED ONLY FOR THE SERVICE OF HER MASTER LIABLE TO BE CAST ADRIFT WITHOUT THE ASSIGNMENT OF A SINGLE REASON OR THE NOTICE OF A SINGLE HOUR
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