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PART-TIME MARRIAGE
THE FULFILLMENT OF ISAIAH 4:1
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SEE FOR YOURSELF - THE FULFILLMENT OF ISAIAH 4-1
And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, "We will eat our own food and wear our own apparel; only let us be called by your name, to take away our reproach." (NKJ)

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PART-TIME MARRIAGE - THE RAGE IN EGYPT
Article taken from The Straits Times, Singapore, Monday - 12th Oct 1998 
Article posted into Patriarchy Website on 15 th Oct 1998

Unorthodox but legal, this form of coupling provides solace and social status for women who would otherwise remain as spinsters

CAIRO – Egyptians seeking to tie the knot but not too tightly, are opting increasingly for "passers-by" marriages in which the husband visits his wife occasionally but never stays the night.

"In traditional marriages, the bride leaves home to live with her husband, who must meet all the financial needs of the family. In this union, it is the opposite," said Cairo attorney Selim al-Awa, who specialises in Islamic law.

"The husband is exempted from any financial obligation and visits his wife periodically," he said.

This unorthodox coupling, which has grown in popularity in recent months and become the subject of much debate in Egypt, appears to get around the age-old problem of eligible women turning gradually into spinsters when no man asks for their hand.

Said the attorney : "Tradition calls for unions to be made within the family circle, and this limits a girl’s chance to find a husband. As a result, many become old maids."

Being married also gives women a higher status in an Islamic society.

Ms Nahid, 46, formed a passers-by marriage to become the second wife of married man. She said : "The concierge, the grocer and the neighbours show more respect towards me now than when I was single. It suits me fine. I have to travel a lot because of my work, and not having a husband at home means I’m not tied down and can move when the job calls."

The interpreter said she sees her husband three or four times a week.

That kind of convenience is appealing to more and more Egyptians of both sexes.

Newspaper columnist Salah Muntasser said that after she wrote about a woman looking for a passers-by marriage, she was deluged with letters from readers.

"Most of the comments I received were favorable," she said.

Popular preacher Sheikh Yussef al-Qaradawi, whose opinion is followed widely, said recently he would tolerate the passers-by marriage.

"This marriage is lawful even if it is not accepted by society. I do not encourage it, but I cannot prohibit it."

And, perhaps even more in traditional unions, passers-by marriages include their fair share of compromise.

Said Ms Nahid : "A normal marriage would have been better but sometimes you don’t have a choice. I worked hard to build a career and this was my priority. But when you get to a certain age in this society you must make a concession."

"Marriage is a form of protection for women."

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NOW SEE FOR YOURSELF - THE FULFILLMENT OF ISAIAH CHAPTER 4

This polygamous marital form marks the emergence of a new era, an alternate life-style that will take the world by storm. Unless the scriptural form of polygamy is properly embraced and thoroughly expounded, the Church is going to be at a loss in coping with such world-wide changes, condemning what is right and condoning what is wrong, as in the case of Biblical Polygamy vs homosexuality (which I term "Homogamy").

The should-be monogamy as strictly God's only acceptable standard will be brought down. This idol will be ripped out of her bosom against her will and trodden underfoot in the coming turbulent times when the Church and Israel will going through very thorough judgement, cleansing and purging by the spirit of judgment and the spirit of burning. And they that survive shall be the branch of the Lord, holy, beautiful, glorious and well blessed with the fruit of the earth. Almost at the same time, and soon after, will come the judgement of the world when the assemblies of the Lord would be led and protected by the Holy Spirit in the tabernacle of the Lord which shall be a refuge and a shelter from great calamities that shall visit the earth.

Isaiah 4:1-6
1    And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, "We will eat our own food and wear our own apparel; only let us be called by your name, to take away our reproach."
2    In that day the Branch of the LORD shall be beautiful and glorious; and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and appealing for those of Israel who have escaped.
3    And it shall come to pass that he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy-- everyone who is recorded among the living in Jerusalem.
4    When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and purged the blood of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning,
5    then the LORD will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a covering.
6    And there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the heat, for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain.
(NKJ)

Israel CS Lim
Patriarchy Website
15th Oct 1998

see also:
POLYGAMY COULD HELP MOMS WHO WORK
POLYGAMY - The Ultimate Feminist Lifestyle
LEE KUAN ON POLYGAMY FOR NATION BUILDING

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