“And then, when one regards the strife of tribes, the tumults and rebellion in this world, is it not well that womanhood should be kept sacred and aloof, respected in the strife of Muslims⁠—the ark which bears the future of the Faith?⁠ ⁠… Then, even as it is, much crime is caused by love and jealousy. What would it be if women went unveiled? I say not, in her land where men’s blood may be more equable; but here.⁠ ⁠… Just Allah! Youth would be a curse. If marriageable girls were barefaced, what could preserve them from atrocious accidents? We guard their youth and train them to be lovers, child-bearers; we send forth healthy boys to serve the Faith.⁠ ⁠…

“Tell her that I myself, by Allah’s visitation, have lost all my children; yet, thanks to El Islam, I am not desolate. I have her Yûsuf and a score of others for delight.”