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HAZRAT SULTAN BAHU'S FEATURES, FAMILY AND CHILDREN.
The Saint had four wives. The first wife was from the family of Hazrat
Makhdoom Bahu (RA), who was one of the `Khalifas of the great Sufi, Hazrat
Sheikh-ul Islam, Sheikh Bahauddin Muhammed Zakarya Multani (RA). His second and
third wife was from his own tribe and family. His fourth wife belonged to a
Hindu family of Multan and was given in `niaaz' (marriage) to the saint by
Hazrat Sheikh Bahauddin Zakaria(RA). Sultan Bahoo(RA) had renounced all worldly
pleasures in his early years, yet he was obliged to marry more than one time ,to
honour the `Sunna' of the Holy Prophet Muhammed(PEACE BE UPON HIM). The
permission for having more than one wife is based not on conditions of lust, nor
on any benefit accruing to the marrying male, but on the principle of sacrifice.
The permission is conditioned by ones ability to deal equitably with his wives,
which even at the formal level is an extremely difficult condition to fulfill
except for those who are thoroughly disciplined, stick to spiritual and moral
values above everything else and enter into marriage for spiritual
considerations - for the sake of obtaining Devine Pleasure. So in Islam the
institution of marriage is a religious matter rather than a worldly matter only
and is based on the principle of interdependence of man and woman in ensuring
fullness of life for each other through mutual affection, mutual confidence and
mutual protection as husband and wife. As the Quran says by using a metaphor of
profound beauty:
` They are a garment unto you, and ye are a garment unto them '. (11:187)
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