Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-03-22

and teach men Gods will. The new
ly commissioned Prophet, was con-
Quoted down through the seven Heav-
ems to Jerusalem where, mounting
Alborak, he was at home in the twink
ling of an eye.
The false Prophet then proclaimed
the sword to be the key Of Heaven
and He'll. He told his followers they
must fight for the truth, and that
single drop of blood shed in his cause,
would be of more avail hereafter than
months and years of fasting and pray
er. If wounded their wounds should
shine with the splendor of vermilion
forever. Thus taught, it is no wonder,
that for 500 years, the history Of No
hammedanism was one OF conquest,
Now all Arabia has embraced the
Moslem faith; and the delusion has
spread eastward taking in Persia,
Tartary, great part Of India, and
thousands in China. The Holy Land
is in their hands, and a Mohammedan
Mosque occupies the very spot where
Solomon'a temple stood 3000 years
ago. In Egypt two-thirds of the peo-
pie are Mohammedans. They live on
the banks of the Nile, and repose
under the shadoW Of the pyrami9s.-|
Marching westward they have over
run all Northern Africa, Morocco, AL
giers, and TuniS, are theirs. The
people of Asia Minor, and of q large
part of Turkey in Europe are believ-
ers in the false Prophet. CONSTANT
nople, Alexandria, Cairo, Jerusalem,
and Damascus. are Mohammedan
cities One hundred a0d seventy nil
lions OF The human family, are to-day
deluded by this great imposture.
Let us inquire into the faith Of the
Mohammedans. What do they be-
lieve? Respecting the natural at
tributes of God they have just and
true notions; but these are taken
from the Holy Scriptures. They be-
lieve IN good and evil Angels. Ofthe
good angels four are particularly men
toned. lst. Gabriel, the Angel of
Revelation. I'd. Michael. the special
friend of the Jews. Sd. Azrael, the
Angel of death. 18th. 4srafl, who will
sound the trumpet of the resurrection.
About evil Angels, the Mohammedans
hold many dark superstitions. They
attribute most Of their troubles to
the agency Of wicked spirits. They
believe that the Koran was treasured
up in the seventh Heaven from all
eternity, and was revealed to Moham-
med, from time to time, by the Angel
Gabriel. They say the pentateuch
was delivered to Moses, the psalms
to David. the gospel to Jesus Christ.
and the Koran to Mohammed. They
believe that 20Q,Q0G Prophets have
u.ppCol "a Ul4 OoA UIr, anu ailIOn5 UnooO,
six are pre-eminent: viz: Adam,
Noah, Abraham, Moses. Christ and
Mohammed; each one being greater
than the preceding ones, and Of course
Mohammed the greatest Of all. They
believe in the resurrection and the
Judgment. They say that as soon
as the body is buried, the Angels come
and compel the person to sit upright
in his grave. Then they ask him who
was your God, who was your Prophet
and what was your Kebla ii. e. place
toward which he prayed.) If he an,
swers, Allah was my God NOLAN,
med was my Prophet, and Mecca was
my Kebla, then all is well. But if
he fail in either Of the questions, then
the Angels beat him with an iron mace
ana seven dragons each with99 heads
are employed to torment him. Ac
: cording to the Koran the Judgmen
will last thousand years. The un
believers will then be sent to Hell
t and the faithful to Paradise, wher,
r the very meanest believer is promised
+ 10000 servants and 70 wives of tn
- girls of Paradise. There he shall b.
/ served in dishes of gold, 300 of whic
e will be set before him at once, eac
y containing different kinds of food.
e AS to religious practice, the frs
e duty is prayer. Five times a day tn
n Muezzin from the top Of the Minare
!. chants in a shrill plaintive tone th
j. following words: "God is great, Go
It is great, there is no God but God, an
e Mohammed is his Prophet. Come
II prayer, come to prayer, prayer is be
IS ter than sleep, come to prayer 4
d this call, some enter the mosques, son
,r spread their carpets and kneel whe
d ever they may chance to be. hay
le seen them pray on the deck Of steaI
n. ers, on the wharf at the landing,
10 the streets Of the city, and even am
s the confusion and hustle of the ra
ne way station. On Friday, their Sa
a. bath, they spend an extra halfho
as in prayer in the mosques. Anoth
en- duty Of the Moslem is fasting. Du
". ing the entire month Of "Ramadar
es the Turkish ''Lent' a rigid fast is c
rs joined upon the faithful. From ST
IN rise to sunset no one is allowed to et
tb drink, smoke, enjoy the fragrance
as a flower, or crafty any appetite VIII
he ever. But from sunset to sunrise th
ID may eat and drink as they please, IL
IS feasting by night while they fast
of day. At two o'clock, the watchm
es. of the cities 60 about the streets
nd awaken the people, SO that they n
hit. prepare for their days fasting.
,ed third duty is the giving of aims. "Pr
his Ell" says the Moslem, ''brings II
BILE half way to God, fasting brings hin
ach the door of Gods palaee-but
nth aims he enters in; A fourth dut.
pue the pilgrimage to Mecca. This is