[3] Eul., "Lib. Apol.," sec. 19. [4] Koran, ch. iii. 40. [5] Koran, ch. ii. 81, "strengthened with Holy Spirit." [6] Kor., c. iii. 59. [7] Kor., c. iii. 45. [8] Kor., c. iii. 50. [9] Kor., c. ix. 33. [10] Kor., c. iii. [11] This is a mistake of Eulogius. See Sale's note on Koran, ch. ii. 81, note. [12] Kor., ch. v. 110 ff. [13] Koran, cc. iv. ad fin; xliii. 59. Alvar is much more unfair to Mohammed than his friend Eulogius, and he even seems to have had a prejudiced idea[1] that the Prophet set himself deliberately to preach doctrines the opposite of those taught by Christ. It would be nearer to the truth to say that the divergence between the two codes of morals was due to the natural ignorance of an illiterate Arabian, brought into contact only with an heretical form of Christianity, the real doctrines of which he was therefore not likely to know. According to Alvar, the sixth day of the week was chosen for the Mohammedan holy day, because Christ suffered on that day. We shall realise the absurdity of this when we consider the reverence in which Mohammed held the very name of Christ, going so far even as to deny that Christ Himself was crucified at all.[2] The true reason for selecting Friday, as alleged by Mohammed himself, was, because the work of creation ended on that day.[3] Again, sensuality was preached, says Alvar, because Christ preached chastity. But Mohammed cannot fairly be said to have preached sensuality, though his private life in this respect was by no means pure.