The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-06-19
The Mohammedans.

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Il c4urot f,a sapg.eset. that our Younger
realers have stuffed tAs question. their
usi rstan :Ing of conversation, ncws-
n tpeT a. dos and daily history for
: m, me ,, come. will ke tgrofn 1.t-s! bv
esen a. mach keow edge q can b. Goa
dense. lsts = cslunc.
M.5.atut,. J wh0 founded a6d gave
name 70 the Nusseifuan religion. had
enough r,r,taue. in his history ~ ren-
der ,,s l,fs interesting on is owa Sc
rouett Born 4 ID. SIN. or 51l. of poor
bnt higl1f- resnaetatis naref,ts whose
lineae... /. fr.,ft - T,hnaeI. fathsrle.s
san it,f,u. =, b,!iy afflicted with
s,,asnls that his uurSs threw hiru up as
Possessed. At two, riotseriess j, SIX.
banded sDo.r from grandfather - uncle
after uncle. with whom he Travelled IS
merchant aud solder; becomingi at
twenty i've shepherd, then \ linen
. trader. then the servant of the khadl.
jah. a we'll 10 do widow. fifteen years
his senior. ho married him for his
honesty, aud by whom lac had a family
The commissions continued; he fell into
tue way Of mopiag III "A cave, aai hav.
ing VISIONS ~ d boy lie Censor =
with Ncstorian Christian. aud as u
man. with hi, wifcs cousin. who knew
the scriptures. and who certified tina,
the visions aud revelations Mshammcd
bad were from the Angel Uabriel. 30
they were dictated, written out, aud
make the Koran, l. E. the oook, ar
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medans. It consists OF III .>"ToN or
chapters, divided into verses. which,
like the chapters. are often without con
pectiou, a. the visions ran over thirty
years, and were dictated, for the froph-
Ct never could write,1 as they were re-
qulred. II Is not proiane TO say that
the Koran, rs any one caa see by the
translation, like the Book OF Mormon,
takes It's shape and style from tue
Bible, md that 1t is hasa OF the MaSi,
the Ialmudists, the early Christian tra-
d.tions. the Jewish and Christian
scriptures. VIII. coplous infusion of
Arab legend, the whole adapted, h2e
the Book ot Mormon 10 authorize and
regulate Il community. 1t Is perhaps
very well tor Nohammeds literary rep
Htatlou tutt his wsik "a, revised after
hIs death Rol"rIl, Ross, and Sale
have ali translated Sale Translation
being the most generally Known. 1t
has been frequently reprinted
Mohaame,l convinced his wife Of his
prophetic mission. then his relations,
but his public claims were secuted, and
his sensible unole, who was very pow
eriul, Lad 10 protect him III castle
uear Mecca for three years for outiawry.
His fortunes then tiuctuated; X hadijah
died he married many times; had some
success with certain pilgrims from
i"lhreh, VINO sheltered him Wien lie
BAD aga'n 10 nee ano among whom De
"1iit mosque c"i-ed Tue place Mediha,
81 tue clty OF the fFophet, oeseFiped
BIS f'iio"ers As believers, ana pro
Cla'ti'et war against tns unpeiieEefs
" here petty. ptunderinS wars ragged
constantly, he VAS able To noid his own,
now vanquishinS caravan, or a jew
isa clan. now vangnished, uH ne was
able 10 negotiate with The petty Kings
AROUND hiin, and ny force, fraud. disci'
phue. aud we'll used tnaiieai zeal he
o'"t'".'e" a'"''a ii'' n','''tlS
Va '.''i "'"V, ". ~ "'s : - 'o"' ,I"'o'e ~
III ~ '"t'' =, ''e'-Se''N -
'a"a'i 'i0it' "'t "i'ItiouS 'an =
"Si'0't" '"at Tue Vn'i JuS'i''o ~e
means was iaSottd ny 'he anarchy o'
'he times the rotten state OF society
a',d the c"ftup''oh "i 'hris'iahi'E'
N"ltn /" 'Ha''y p'aees :" 8 80 "eS'""ed
'hst Mos'th''sm was Il" improvement
upon It,
Some curiosity l. natural "a Is what
manner "a h'h M''ha',i'ii'u was iI7
i "SScf,Vc'i ~ '0'i- peafoe"' haho some,
81 "'i"'e SIZE, enormous bh!'icai
s'tv"St'' '.'t" "''"Nt"'''''"S cpi'cP''e ms
WHICH, as /" many paris 81 tue ""''d'
gave h''i supernatural CHARACTER III
"t"e' "S'S hc was e'"tueh'' Capa
,''' e""'" eee"'' anu l'a "7,ic, he .'''
,' o"e ."''u' fa,''li@' An''e F''i's
,'Sa'"' az '''e' ',' nave - ,'e''" ','''e
,'e''N',t,'''u, ~ '"e l".'' All te''"N
"'''' -, ~" -
'.. ...1'''' "'''' '' "N''S' - ''' ''' ''''N -
W.
Islam tie N"hanlmsdans owh hame
ios taciF religion OWNS "ie uol, claims
so bc the rstislon 81 Abraham reformed
and desnshds 'ha' Jews abandon Moses
ana 'hriSsans ,hFist IL ieiI III Win
~" S'''1 N""'H,' '""Us"!' ""n vas
l'S''"'u 4" s''ao NSstee =! .as .so pe-
iog hiNue "t ishssos u! 'ue oh'is'l'hs