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THE KORAN AND MoHAMMEDANIsM.
Article No. 4..-ResurrectiOn and Day
of Judgment, Continued.

SPIRITUAL, no more tnan the returning 0l tne
soul TO the place whence 1t first came; others
who regard man as consisting OF body only,
say that 10 will be merely cOrporeal. The gem
eral opinion, however, Ia. that both soul and
body will be raised. Mohammed taught that
every part of mans body would be consumed
by the earth. except certain bone; that this
was the first formed in the human body and
would remain uncorrupted till the last day as
seed from which the whole was to be renewed;
I hat the resurrection would be effected by a
forty days rain which God would send, and
which would cover the earth to the height Of
twelve cubits and cause the bodies to sprout
forth like plants.
The time of the resurrection, the Moham-
When Mohammed asked the angel Gabriel
about the time. he acknowledged that he did
not know 1t. However, they think that the
approach Of the day may be known from GER
tain signs whicn are TO precede 10. These
signs they distinguish into two sorts: the less
which are eight, and the greater which are
seventeen. Among the less are the decay Of
filth among men, the advancing Of the mean
In the world, so that n man when he passes by
another's grave shall say. "Would to God
were in his place" Among the greater signs,
they mention the sun rising IN the west, war
earth, an eclipse OF the moon. the discovery
of vast heap of gold and silver by re-
treating of the Euphrates,, (which will
be the destruction OF many), the speak
The immediate sign of the resurrection
will be the blast of the trumpet. 1t is
supposed that there will be three blasts
the first blast, the blast Of consternation. at
the hearing of which all creatures will be
struck with terror except those whom God
shall exempt from 1t: the second, the blast of
examination, when nj living creatures shall
die or be annihilated, except those whom
God shall exempt from this common fate; the
third, (forty years after the secoDd), the blast
Of resurrection, when the trumpet shall be
sounded and the dead shall be raised. Ac-
cording to q tradition Of Mohammed the first
the second blast the writer of these articles
has followed the translation. He Is of the
opinion, however, that "examiDation' ~ q
mistake Of print, and that "exanimation" is
the proper word. This latter word seems bet.
ter to explain what takes place at the second
blast than the word "cxamination."1
AS to the length Of the day Of Judgment
the Koran. in one place, says 1t will be =
thousand years; in another, fifty thousand
Commentators endeavor to reconcile these
Some say, that they do not know what meas
urc Of time God intends In these passages
Others, that these forms OF speaking are not
to be taken strictly. but are figurative and
the day; others, that by these Is meant, the
difficulty of the business of the day.
1t is commonly believed that the rcsurrec'
tlOn will be general, and extend to oil cren
tures-anges. genii. men, animals-but the
passage In the Koran which has been ad
duced 10 prove the resurrection of brutes has
been Interpreted another way. Those who
are destined to be partakors Of eternal hap
piness will rise in honor and security; those
who are doomed TO misery. IN disgrace and
under dismal apprehenSions.
MOhammed Is said to have taught, tha,
when mankind shall be assembled at the last
day, they will be distinguished into classes
LIST believers. whose good works have, beer
few; 2nd, those who arc In greater honor
with God and more acceptable to him 3rd
the ungOdly. These last named Shall be di
vIded into ten sets Some Of these VIII be in
ricious and have enriched themselves by pub
lie oppression. Some will appear with thcil
head reversed and their feet diStorted-usur
cry. Some will wander about hlind-unjus
judges. Some will have their hands and fec
cut Oti-those who have injured their neigh
bors.
Mohnmmcdans generally believe. that ir
some part of the earth the people Will be aS
sembled, but In what part. IT Is not agreed
The object of the resuri ection they believe Il
that men may give account of their actions
and receive the reward of the same. Thns'
who believe that irrational animals rs wei
as men will he judged. believe that the weak
will take vengeance OH the strong, until ell,
tire satisfaction be given TO the injured
When mankind are brought to Judgment
angels will keep them in their ranks and or
der. AT the day of Judgment, both Just ant
unjust will suffer greriOns tOrmentS; but tht
StIIeflnnS OI tic JUSI VIII uc IIsHU COluptlct
with the sufferings of the unjust. The suffer
ings Of the just will last no longer than tht
time required for them TO say the appointed
prayers Mohammcd will undertake the o.
flee of Intcrcessur. God will come In th'
clouds, attended by angels, and Will produce
the books In which the actions of every ont
are recorded by angels, and He will commant
the prophets to bear witness against those Il
whom they have been Zee reSpec,ively vel sent i,,t
everything that he has said or done IN TIM
life; not because God needs any information
I'm these matters, hut to oblise the person Il
make public confession To Gods justice
They shalt give account Of the manner ir
which they acquired their wealth and tht
manner In which they spent 1t in what man
ncr they employed their time; how they eX
ercised their bodies; what use they maze o
their knowledge and learning. Contrndicto
ry TO this, IL is stated. that no less than seven
ty thousand of his followers shall be permit
ted to enter paradise without any exainimi
tiOn.
The time for the attendance OF mankint
will taccording to the opinions Of Mohamme
danS) bc long, yet the trial itself Will not, &c
cording to some, occupy more than half
day; according to others, 1t will be over II
less than the twinkling OF an eye: Each per
son will have delivered TO him the book u
which all the acts of his life are recorded
the righteous receiving thpirs in the righ
hand, and reading them with great Satlsinc
tion the ungodly being obliged to take tnelr
III their left hand which will be bound behln'
the back, the right hand being tied up TO IN
neck. Scales, large enough To hold HEAVIER
and EARTH will be held up by Gabriel. som
Mohammedans understand this only AS fis
nrative represer tation or God's JuSuce, IN
more ancient and orthodox opinion IL that J
Is literal. The righteous will be rewarded 81
their balances will be laden with good works
the ungodly cannot complain or not haVln
their good works rewarded, for they nav
been rewarded In this life. After the eXaml
~, hog nncSnA n,ntnol YntQlIntt0n Wll
follow. The man who has many good work
will have some of these taken from him, ant
put to the credit OF the one whom he has III
jurcd. After this, !f there should remain u
the iniurer good works of the weight of ~
ant God will in his mercy double 1t; but Il
his good works are exhausted and only eVi
works remain, and some who have been III
jurcd have not yet received satisfaction, Go'
will order that an equal weight Of their sin
he added to his and he be punished i'll thri
stead After the trials are fully over, TN
saved will take the right hand, and the loSt
the left but both Will walk on brtuge owe
the place OF punishment. which bridge u
finer than hair and sharper than the edge
of q sword. This bridge Is beset on eacn Slat
with hricrs and thornS; but the good VII
pass over 1t easily and swiftly; the wicked
however, will be rntanSled ana 1all heaulout
into the pit bencah.
The place Of punishment they believe ha
different apartments; one below, and that 10
different classes Of the wicked; the hrSt o
least severe, Tor MOnanlmcuans correeSI ~
filth, but wicked in life: the second, fo
Jews; the third, for Christians; the fourth
for Sabians the fifth, for maglcians; TN
sixth, for id0latrrs; the seventh, Tor loweSi)
for hypocrites. The first of these classes vii
be released, after IL long period OF suffering
by the mercy of God, at the intercessl0n q
Mohalnncd and the good. Those whose bod
les have contracted any sort Of filth in th'
place of punishment will he immersed In ONT
of the rivers of paradise. called the river
i,.I, Inn tpn will w.lSh them while
than pearls Moltummcu has been pnrticnu
in the Koran fully to describe the various
kinds of torture that await the wicked. tn
mentioning OF which would he cnclihcr prom
able nor necessary. IL. W. HllLDE-N'
, Abbcville, >. G..
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