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"Among the later Sufis, removal (of the veil, hashf) and matters beyond the veil of sense perception likewise came to be discussed. A great many Sufis came to speak about incarnation and oneness." Ibn Khaldun
"Their [Bedouin] religion is merely abstinence from robbery and injustice and from making the roads unsafe. Beyond that, they continue most eagerly to search for worldly goods and for ways of making a living. There is a great difference between looking for religious ethics and searching for worldly (goods). It is impossible that the two things could go together. No religious coloring can establish a hold over such people, and they cannot completely keep away from worthlessness. (Reformers) cannot ever become numerous." Ibn Khaldun
"[Yen Chih-t'ui] points out [in the Yen-shih chia-hsun] that concubinage was accepted in the south, and so they avoided the rancor and bitter quarrels which subsequent marriages caused among northern families. Similarly, the role of women was quite different in the two regions. In the South, women were kept relatively isolated socially, whie in the North, it was the custom for women to handle all family business, to demand justice and to straighten out legal disputes, to make calls and curry favor with the powerful. They filled the streets with their carriages, occupied government offices with their fancy dresses, begged official posts for their sons, and made complaints about injustice done to their husbands...
Yen also claimed that the people of the South placed more emphasis on outward appearance, even at the expense of foregoing essentials, while in the North, no such store was placed on maintaining a front." Mao Han-kuang, 'The Evolution in the Nature of the the Medieval Genteel Families'
"Their [Bedouin] religion is merely abstinence from robbery and injustice and from making the roads unsafe. Beyond that, they continue most eagerly to search for worldly goods and for ways of making a living. There is a great difference between looking for religious ethics and searching for worldly (goods). It is impossible that the two things could go together. No religious coloring can establish a hold over such people, and they cannot completely keep away from worthlessness. (Reformers) cannot ever become numerous." Ibn Khaldun
"[Yen Chih-t'ui] points out [in the Yen-shih chia-hsun] that concubinage was accepted in the south, and so they avoided the rancor and bitter quarrels which subsequent marriages caused among northern families. Similarly, the role of women was quite different in the two regions. In the South, women were kept relatively isolated socially, whie in the North, it was the custom for women to handle all family business, to demand justice and to straighten out legal disputes, to make calls and curry favor with the powerful. They filled the streets with their carriages, occupied government offices with their fancy dresses, begged official posts for their sons, and made complaints about injustice done to their husbands...
Yen also claimed that the people of the South placed more emphasis on outward appearance, even at the expense of foregoing essentials, while in the North, no such store was placed on maintaining a front." Mao Han-kuang, 'The Evolution in the Nature of the the Medieval Genteel Families'