Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-02

second proscy,e aaa slave, whom he Of once freed
from bondage. fr: iouf years he e"i'snuea 10 ie,ie
oacn to the cave and to prsy snd fast. at the end Of
which time he gained only nine disciples Al last, tha
:, MIGHT obtain more followers, he gave all entertain
men, 10 his friends md relations; bni FILLING out took
psce among Of The younger Of the company, and
!, the assembly broke Up IN disorder.
fIe soon however. gave another fast, a. which he
announced his mission and called upon all To take oa.
Of allegiance ard become his followers. But they de
rded he sentiments. ind tadng his Sorts were vain.
they all LETT him He then untertooA 10 preach in PUB
4 lie, and met with bu. llt.c success.
e pretended receive the Koran, chape. by CLAP.
ter, fro,n Heaven, and re:ard il by peccnca TO The
multitude
j lie SAID that he saw the original Qrom which his
pies sefc n,udr) every year. II descended from
The seventh Heaven Tie FIRST. and bound with
silk, and covered with gems jewels and gold
4 HIS idea Of Paradise az contained iii The Koran, IS
extremely rich. lie represented II as most luzaranl
and gorous country, with rivers IN which to@cd va
ter and wine, and clarified honey; trees bearing the
most iuxuriant fruits and coucbes of Incidence and
ease; beautiful youths for walters, who retain their
youh end beauty forever; and lovely and fascinating
daInseIs whose grsces and cherms are transccndan-
Above all the wine caused The head to ache
! the reason 10 be disturbed.
! In the 18th year of his preaching, company of
veny persons brcame believers. and in the year 02
aud The third o. his p public ninian raised
apainst him and he obliged to fly 10 Medina. Al
iast he became victorious his enemies aud returned
in riu oh 10 Mecca where he psced al the head OF
State affairs and became thus suddenly the monarch Of
| the land
Al this time the Koran, which had hitherto scrupn
lousy enioned peace lis followers, changed lis
tone and commanded 10 the knife on al nfdels,
and decraed that all must embrace s docIines suffer
death or pay tribute TO Mahomet
Embroidered by success, he soon made incursions
into ueighhorng States, and al one time captured
very rich caravan, which, though defended ny nine
hundred and fifty men, was ultimately obliged 10 yield
TO Mahomet with only four hundred. Snoa after the
fight commenced, Sahonet, perceiving that the num-
ber of the enemy greater than he supposed, and
,ha, he was hcmned in all sides, prayed aloud to
Heaven that Gabriel should come 10 his assistance
with three Thousand angels This PRAYER had the de
sired effect for it either frightened his opponents,
else so animated his men, that they continued ihc hat.
tie with rcdou5ed efforts, and obliged The enemy TO
turn and Hy leaving great spos III the hands Q! the
Warrior Prophet,
Constant war and early bloodshed followed, and
cycrv new triumph gave additional zest to Mahomets
followers, 10 all OF whom who died on the field OF battle
he promised an eternal paradise.
Conquest after conquest followed hnt his earthly ca
rceT nearly finished, and the pretended pro.
phet, who had waded through Of blood In the
highest pinnacle of worldly glory, died in the 63d gear
OF his are and The tenth OIL fight from Mecca. To
the hour of his deceuse he persisted in The truth Of his
doctrine and then declared that he angel Of dfa,h
would approach Til he gave the notice that he was
ready. lie gave his permission anu Died
The chapters Of the Koran when compared together,
continually contradict each other, this singular
when we consider that Mahomet pretended to receive
them at different times, md that each chapter apr
at the very period at which lis contents were The most
applicable and timely.
The first principle incu!ccted in the Koran, ia the
Unity Of God and the great doctrine preached by the
mposior and this day, in the mouth ofevey Nussu
man. is-"Ther, is but God-God lie great, and
| Nlahomet is his Prophet" The next principle laugh,
that all Omissions necessary ;ndes, and that his
followers dong God service when engaged in
their slaughter and determination.
Again the Koran sets forth that our Saviour only
an apostle that both he and iahomet foreold in
the Bible, IN; tina! ilahomet was announced &c the
greater oil tie tao.
It has been supposed that the Koran declares tina,
xonen had no sous-bu this is error, for Mahomet
preached the salvation of both men and women who
were believers. The Koran only allows three or four
wives to each man. but i. appears that the great pro-
pact himself had fifteen twenty, which privilege he
reconced to his people by informing them Tint he, by
a specal dispensation CT Providence, allowed
Srea,er number than they.
One striking difference between the Koran and
Holy Bible is the degradation of woman By the former
and her elevation by the latter. The Koran al time
ranks them only as slaves of lover order OF beng
q an man, while christianity holds woman up the
guide and esenp!ar for man, and teaches HIM 10 love-
honnr aud project her.
another p..nciple in this strange religion, (!or
and virtue alternately incu!cated IS The necessity
Of constant prayer, which is commanded should always
Re public; and at certain hours Of the day when Ike
zeal! 10 prayer repeated from the Hnarris of The
Mosques every alrssuman, however, or whoever en-
pnred uncoyers his head and knces in prayer, end
scrnpulons are they in their nrms, that when they
travelling, or any distance from Mecca, the Holy
City they pray with their faces turned towards it, if
they can possibly ascertain the points Of the compose.
After careful review Of tie principles and doctrines
of this religion, it would appear that il wss all great
plan of impos,Ires conceived and carried out by Ma
homet TO the end Of his aggrand2pment, bat it is
astonishing TO consider how vast portion Of the world
is still under is sway, and how many wise and
deep thinking philosophers haze embraced its tenes
and lived aud died in s fath with the bright
gh, Of Christianity shining in their path. Aye, thai!
n,en wiio hevc even studied into the cnims Of the
ipon of Jesus, bat have yei remained unconvnced,
and spurnng the cross, have kneeied before the cres
cent and preferred the life, and the hope of
snail paradise, given by Mahome to the peace the
Christians earthly career and his high hopes Of hap.
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