For centuries, Christians and Muslims have successfully coexisted in Russia. Since each religion imposes its prohibitions, it is not surprising that the first can be what the second cannot. And vice versa. Everyone knows that Muslims have quite a few bans. But at the same time in some matters they are allowed much more than Christians.
If you believe the historical monuments, already in the 15th century the Muslim diaspora increased and strengthened in Russia. Tatar aristocrats enjoyed the same privileges as Russian nobles. However, even ordinary Muslims had a number of rights that religious canons provided for them.
Subtleties of nutrition
We all know that Muslims should not eat pork. However, few people know that they successfully replace her horse meat. Of course, much depends on the religious movement to which the community belongs. But Sunni Muslims who lived in Russia could eat horsemeat.
But the Slavs prefer to eat meat of less noble animals. Of course, in Christianity there is no direct ban on horse meat, but due to national traditions, Russians often eat pork, chicken or veal.
Wearing a beard
Facial vegetation was welcomed among the Slavs, and therefore only the buffoons did not have it. Only in the 18th century did Peter I begin to struggle with this tradition. But the Muslims were more free in this matter. Religious leader Shamil Alyautdinov wrote that Muslims have the opportunity to shave facial hair or trim their beard.
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Nomadic lifestyle
Since the 11th century, serfdom existed in Russia in various forms. It was canceled only in 1861. It was then that the Slavs got the opportunity to move from place to place. But Muslims had even more freedom before that. They could travel freely and choose their place of residence.
This is mainly due to differences in mentality. Nomadic herders who once came from Central Asia did not have a tendency to settle. Wise princes did not try to force them to change their way of life.
Proximity and polygamy
It is known that Orthodox priests tried to control the intimate relations of spouses. So, physical intimacy was prohibited on certain days. For example, during the fasting period.
The position of the entire Christian world was described by Archpriest Maxim Kozlov:
The charter prescribes abstinence from matrimony on the eve of Sunday (that is, Saturday night), on the eve of the celebration of the twelfth holiday and fasting Wednesday and Friday (that is, Tuesday evening and Thursday evening), as well as during many days of fasting and prayer days - preparation for the adoption of the Holy Christ Mystery. This is an ideal norm.
Fortunately, modern clergy are more discreet, and therefore do not impose a ban on sexual intimacy.
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But Muslims were never forbidden to have sex during fasting and other significant religious days. One Islamic official noted:
In intimate life, prohibitions concern only conjugal intercourse during the menstrual cycle, in the postpartum period, in the state of ihram (a state of ritual purity during pilgrimage). The rest - time, form, frequency - at the discretion and mutual consent of the wife and husband.
However, polygamy, which Muslims previously actively practiced, is particularly interesting from the point of view of study. Today, the number of polygamists has somewhat decreased due to the fact that not everyone can support 3-4 spouses and their children, but in any case it is permitted by the Quran.
It is noteworthy that not only men but also women believe that there is nothing wrong with polygamy. They are sure that their husbands should be happy, but responsible for the spouse's happiness is a very big responsibility. Therefore, it is better to share it with another woman.
Of course, this opinion is very controversial, even many Muslim women do not agree with him. But the fact that they relate to marriage in a completely different way than Slavic women is obvious. Perhaps this view has its advantages, because we spend too much mental energy on what seems to the adherents of Islam to be the order of things.
