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Title: The empire of India
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Fuller, Bampfylde, Sir, 1854-1937
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Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown, and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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of no speculative refinements. Images, whetherof men or animals, are prohibited, and Mohammedanarchitectural decoration is purely formal. No priest-hood is recognised : its spiritual leaders are preachers,not priests. Beyond circumcision, no ceremonies areused of a sacramental type. Prayer is obligatory—forthe individual, wherever he may be, at stated hoursof the day, and congregational in the mosque onFridays and festivals. The teachings of its founder—known doctrinely as the Prophet of God, but generallyaccorded still higher honours—are set forth in theKordn, which is held to have been dictated by divineinspiration. Fidelity and zeal wiU be rewarded inParadise, not by joys which are spiritual and indefinite,but by gratifications which are appreciated by thesensual man. The future of women is less clearly indicated.Before the majesty of God all men are equal; Moham-medanism is essentially democratic, and the highest willacknowledge the lowest as his brother. From influences 168
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MOHAMMEDANISM that might soften rigidity of belief the Mohammedansare protected by special distinctions. They are markedoff from the Hindus by differences of dress, and also bydifferences in their system of nomenclature. A manconfesses his faith by the name he bears; indeed, Moham-medan names not uncommonly express a doctrine ofreligion or an attribute of divinity. Thus distinguished,and meeting one another in public worship, the Moham-medans never forget that they belong to a brotherhoodapart; and they are isolated sharply from the Hindusaround them. Mohammedanism—or the faith of Islcim—^is, likeChristianity, derived from Judaism. The Kor^ hasborrowed very freely from the Old Testament : theJewish patriarchs and prophets are held in great respect,and their names, hke that of the Prophet, are often givento children. Christian influences are also conspicuous.It may possibly be held that the teachings of Mohammedwere a protest against the icons and metaphysics of GreekChristianity.

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