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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VII BELIEFS AND SUPERSTITIONS "TN what consists Islamism?" Mohammed was asked I by the Angel Gabriel, in the guise of a Bedouin. "In professing," replied the Prophet, "that there is but one God and that I am His Prophet; in observing strictly the hours of prayer; in giving alms; in fasting during the month of Ramazan; and in making the pilgrimage to Mekka." "It is so, in truth," responded Gabriel, making himself known. These main tenets of Mohammedanism are figuratively termed the "Five Pillars of Practice," and comprise all that is of supreme importance in the religion of Islam. The Moslem confession of faith is thus expressed, "I believe in Allah and His Angels and His Prophets, in the predestination of good and evil by Allah, and in the resurrection after death. I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, and I testify that Mohammed is His servant and His Prophet." The term Moslem signifies "resigned"--resigned to the mysterious decrees of an irresponsible Ruler who, though He has revealed a certain moral Law for the guidance of His creatures, is Himself above all law and morality. This view of the Almighty as "the only potentate, Lord of Lords, and King of Kings," recurs all through the Koran, and is curiously illustrated by the formula of devotion, termed the namaz, instituted by Mohammed. In Islam there is, properly speaking, no ritual, no sacrifice of horned beasts as in Judaism, nor of the Mass, as in Christianism; there is also a marked absence of sacerdotalism, for the Ulema form no spiritual hierarchy, and the Imam, who is also a legal functionary, lays claim to no priestly rank, but merely for convenience sake leads the collective devotions of the congregation in the mosque. The mosque itself is indeed merely a convenience, for so l...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 021748896X
- ISBN 13 9780217488969
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages78
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