Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c7.s3.t3.40

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c7.s3.t3.40

The orthodox people, and the theologians in particular, were naturally annoyed at this freedom of social intercourse between the two sexes and the whole atmosphere of light-heartedness and jovialty that characterized these congregations. Commonsense, however, was very slow to listen to these wise-acres and as the author of *Tarikh-i-Tahiri* remarks, ‘the custom has so long prevailed among these people and what time has sanctioned, they never relinquish’.² Thus the sanctity of usage over-rode all other considerations.

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