43.1Abu Hamid al-Ghazali on the Etiquette of Marriage
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Chapter 9: The Islamic World 600–1400
Quiz for Analyzing the Evidence: Abu Hamid al-Ghazali on the Etiquette of Marriage
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43.1
Correct. The answer is b. As Abu Hamid al-Ghazali put it, “The begetting of children . . . is the essential basis upon which marriage was instituted, the purpose being continuance of procreation so that the world should never be devoid of humankind.”
Incorrect. The answer is b. As Abu Hamid al-Ghazali put it, “The begetting of children . . . is the essential basis upon which marriage was instituted, the purpose being continuance of procreation so that the world should never be devoid of humankind.”
Correct. The answer is b. Since the offspring of such marriages would be slaves, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali believed that such unions should be avoided in most, but not all, cases.
Incorrect. The answer is b. Since the offspring of such marriages would be slaves, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali believed that such unions should be avoided in most, but not all, cases.
Correct. The answer is a. According to Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, men who were dominated by sexual desire should marry more than one wife in order to avoid the sin of fornication.
Incorrect. The answer is a. According to Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, men who were dominated by sexual desire should marry more than one wife in order to avoid the sin of fornication.
Correct. The answer is c. Abu Hamid al-Ghazali warned that a husband should “not be too overjoyed at getting a boy, nor unduly sad at getting a girl, for he is not to know which of them will prove the greater blessing to him.”
Incorrect. The answer is c. Abu Hamid al-Ghazali warned that a husband should “not be too overjoyed at getting a boy, nor unduly sad at getting a girl, for he is not to know which of them will prove the greater blessing to him.”