The Light of the Holy Qur'an — Page 154
T HE L IGHT OF T HE HOLY Q U R’AN—NUM BE R T WO T HE L IGHT OF T HE HOLY Q U R’AN—NUM BE R T WO 154 of Yas u ‘ was not aroused by the caress of that prostitute? Alas! Jesus did not even have the option of going to bed with a wife of his after having cast his eyes on that prostitute. What sensual desires must have been stoked by the caress and mannerism of that vile prostitute! The rush of sexual desire must have worked to its full extent. That is why Yas u ‘ could not even tell this adul- terous woman to stay away from him. It is proven from the Gospel that she was from among the prostitutes and was notorious for her adultery in the entire town. The Seventh Objection Permission of Mut‘ah and its Subsequent Prohibition The Reply : Ignorant Christians do not know that Islam did not promote mut‘ah, rather it reduced it in the world as much as possible. Before Islam, the practice of mut‘ah was common not only in Arabia but in many nations of the world. It was a practice whereby one contracted a marriage for a specific period of time and divorced the woman at the end of it. One of the reasons why this practice was so widespread was that people who went to other countries with armies, or who stayed abroad for long periods of time for trade, needed time-limited marriage, or mut‘ah. Sometimes the cause was also that the women of foreign lands would inform beforehand of their unwillingness to return with them; therefore, the wedding was contracted with the intent that divorce would become effective on a specific date. Hence, it is true that some Muslims also acted upon this ancient custom on one or