Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-15


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the Jews. derive ali Law from ~ 3 49,
book or books, which have been given 10
men by God through the mouths OF The
prophets. The germs or principles from
which is developed the whole corpus asrss
are to be found in the Koran.
The three great divisions OF the subject
matter of the law are:
l. Things of worship which appertain to
the future or spiritual welfare Of man. This
is the religious law, which includes all lit
uals and ceremonials, such as prayers
fastings, pilgrimsges, alms-giying, purifica-
tions, ablutioHs, circumcision, feasts, saeri-
fees etc. We would call 1t theology.
>. Matrimony. This includes marriage,
divorce, minors, conssnguinitg, Inheritance
and, in general, everything appertaining to
the relations of husband and wife, parents
and children. We would call It the law Of
status personals.
3. Dealings of men one with the other.
This is the law civil In the widest sense OF
the word. It includes the laws of war and
of peace, the law Of real property and Of
movable property. We would call 1t the
law civil, merchant and marine.
Under the third branch comes a subdtvt-
sion which treats Of punishments temporal.
This Is what we call the criminal law.
El-Urabi was therefore taught, first Of all,
the theology Of the Mohammedans, In all
its subtleties, as a divine and revealed reli-
gion, of the only true religion taught by the
greatest OF all prophets and the last Of all
apostles, and afterwards the civil or worldly
law.
But, said Rusnah, ell. Urabi did not liks
Students life. He preferred life of deeds
to life OF reading at the hands Of the pro-
fess0rs. / remarked to our hostess that the
son of Midiani whose forefathers came
down of old upon the land of Israel like
locusts with their cattle, the descendant OF
the modern roaming Bedawin, could rot
bear to be housed up among musty books.
Husnsh continued. He left the mosq 10
OF ell Azhar. aud entered the army OF che
Khedive of Egypt. At this time the nation
OF the Franks, called the Melikans, were in
war against their black tillers of the soil,
who refused to plow and SOW and plant cot
ton for their Mellkan masters; for which
reason, said Husnah, cotton rose greatly Ia
price throughout Egypt, and el-Urabi
grew rich by the cotton raised on his estate
near el-Wjjh, which he had received from
his father.
Urabi was not greatly favored by the then
Khedive of Egypt, Ismail Pasha. He did
not rise above the rank Of Major. Hts
ambition had led him on three different o.
easions to endeavor to obtain the rank Of
Bey or Colonel. But Khedive Ismail had
replied to the General advocating the cause
OF Urabrs promotion, with the words: "If I
create him Colonel, he win create a revolt
in the regiment under his command in less
than six months" !"
But the foreordained purposes of G,d
could not be defeated, not even by NIGH y
Khedive. Ismail was deposed bv our
master OF the Sultan; and soon after
Tewfik, his son, came to be ruler of the
Egyptian regions; he bestowed upon Arabf
the rank and title of Bey He is now a
soldier and scholar. learned in the arts OF
war, and we'll grounded in the doctrines Of
our divine faith. He is beloved of the army
as bold and fearless warrior, and has the
good wishes of the religious body of law
doctors, for they are sure that he will use
bis worldly sword for the honor and glory
OF God, and to the great good OF the Arab
Moslem world, even as is denoted by his
name, Ahmad ei- Uraby; that is, l praise
God, l, the descendant of the true Arab.
1t was nearly luuch-time. So l left Mrs.
Abbott to extend the hospitalities of her
table to the lady guests, and went off q
much wiser man as to the real source Of the
power and popularity that are enjoyed By
the hero Colonel Of the Nile.