Motif
Religious lawgiver regulates marriage and divorce
religious_lawgiver_regulates_marriage_and_divorce
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Family and Kinship Order. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) THE KORAN. / PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE / SECTION I. / SECTION II.; lines 2510-2555 confidence: medium
The passage discusses accusations about Mohammed's love of women and says he permitted plurality of wives with limitations among his followers, in a context where polygamy was not counted immoral in Arabia and the East.
The passage says Mohammed permitted plural wives with limitations and adopted laws relating to marriage, divorce, and special privileges in the Koran.
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