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he was, if the harem life or passions overtook him? There
are many other points that can be raised. The matter is not so
simple as to be interpreted in terms of manly love and desire
for women. It calls for a serious and honest consideration.
Reviewing the marriages of Muhammad individually
one does not fail to find the actual reasons behind these mar-
riages. They may be classified as follows:
1
.
The Prophet came to the world as an ideal model for
mankind, and so he was in all aspects of his life. Marriage in
particular is a striking illustration. He was the kindest hus-
band, the most loving and cherishable partner. He had to un-
dertake all stages of human experience and moral test. He
lived with one wife and with more than one, with the old and
the young, with the widow and the divorcee, with the pleas-
ant and the temperamental, with the renowned and the hum-
ble; but in all cases he was the pattern of kindness and con-
solation. He was designated to experience all these variant
aspects of human behavior. For him this could not have been
a physical pleasure; it was a moral trial as well as a human
task, and a hard one, too.
2. The Prophet came to establish morality and assure
every Muslim of security, protection, moral integrity and a
decent life. His mission was put to the test in his life and did
not stay in the stationary form of theory. As u suai, he took
the hardest part and did his share in the most inconvenient