The Sultan and His PeopleOscanyan, C. (Christopher)
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The Sultan and His People
Oscanyan, C. (Christopher)
Turkey -- Description and travel; Turkey -- Social life and customs
The Arabs too, were anticipating the birth of a Messiah of their own,
who was to descend from the sacred guardians of the Caaba; so that
circumstances seemed to point out to the precocious youth, this road
to greatness.
Well born, of insinuating manners and graceful address, noble and
majestic in appearance, Mohammed became the object of affection to
the wealthy widow Khatijeh, who married him, and thus riches were
added to his facilities.
The great crowd of pilgrims who assembled in Mecca, afforded the
Prophet constant occasions for the discussion of various systems of
religious faith, until Mohammed resolved to announce himself as the
completion of the revelation of God to the Jews and Christians--the
predicted by Moses and Christ, who coming after them, should be the
greatest of all the prophets.
To the idolatrous Arabs he proclaimed one God, omnipotent and
imperishable; to the Christians he revived the unity of their Maker,
and recalled to the Jews the Jehovah, whose worship they had so
corrupted.
The confusion of the Asiatic states, rent with wars, tumults and
heresies, wonderfully favored the spread of Mohammedanism, even beyond
the warmest anticipations of the Prophet.
Arming himself with the sword, and promising the joys of paradise to
every soldier of the Crescent who should die on the battle-field,
he led on this wonderful prodigy of a religious faith, conquering
and to conquer.
At this day there are no less than 200,550,000 Mahommedans! The Koran,
or the written, is the compendium of the faith, practice and civil laws
of Mussulmans, ingeniously compiled by their great Arabian Prophet, and
is styled by the Faithful, The Light of God, Sole Guide to Paradise,
Divine Director to Heavenly Glories, and in common parlance, The
Eternal Word--Kelamu-Kadim. They acknowledge the divine origin of
the Pentateuch, the Psalms of David, and the four Gospels, and upon
these books, with the Koran, their oaths are taken.
The Koran declares, "Verily the true religion in the sight of God
is Islam," which is the proper name of the Mohammedan faith, and it
signifies resignation or submission to the service and commands of
God. It consists of two principles, Iman, or Faith, and Din, Religion
or Practice.
IMAN OR FAITH.
The great article of Faith is called Salavat, and is expressed in
these words:
"La-Illah, Ill-Allah, Mohammed Ressoul-Ullah." There is no God,
but God, and Mohammed is the Apostle of God.
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