Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-18
LIGHT UPON ISLAM.
.soLp DEFENSE OF THE DOCTRINES
OF THE KORAN.

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-. foundations the Biblo and the
v.r,p--Isiam Democracy.
~ vismor could not know the cast |
-, boiter than he does II he had been I
s ny. morn. and we copy from his new /
~ ',a,o souvenirs du Monde Mussul-
van few novel views aud conhdcra-
,l,,,' addressed especially to statesmen
ST Tbo Greater portion Of the preccptS OF
a. Koran have a meaning which es-
- ma. because that meaning Is NJ
',fi,,ce with our ideas and our man.
~ and this IS what gives rise TO po-
r.ieal errors Of an incalculablc reach.
ma Mussulmnns do not fail 20 return
,be attacks that orc made upon them.
c,,ccding 70 us thc advantage in ma
,.-oi and scientific point Of view they
s,Li that tho riches and learning Of tue
~ do not mako the happiness Of the
,s,py. and thoy claim superiority for
,5sir moral and social constitution.
Essentially democratic in It's origin,
liam has sumptuary law which puts
a,axof gli por cent. upon the jewels OF
,.o,oen aud upon all objects Of luxury.
r.i,ii money has served for centuries 10
.rsi,t poor tradcsmen and TO buy thom
FOOLS Thanks 90 tho prohibition of
vino and spirits, tho social problem Is
,,lvcd for them. ON seeing tho dangers
,h,t hover over our civilization. tho
Nps,nlmans compare II 10 the smoking
r-mains Of burned tent. They think
that n II should disappear In the imes
AZ anarchy for want Of an organic prin-
eils (, would bo incapable Of rising
again from its ashes, while thcir faith
Maintains order IN everything, tlc con-
d.fan sine qua non Of progress
sYou accuse us." they say, cot being
dfrmycd. Arc You less 10, you who
keap up perpetual urgioi IN your great
oHes. expose YOUR half clad wiyca aud
daughters 40 balls and fcnat', and allow
hcm 10 b. whirled around In the arms
q anybody and everybody: You re-
rroach %, for our ignorance. In order
iomes through life with honor y0nr in-
t,fucti0n g. not 30 good ls ours. Thanks
% the pfoyortr and tho rulr7 " wisdom
that u-s taught 90 our children, thoy
conduct Themselves like lit.lo men.
With you tho mon. md oven tho
harmed. conduct themselves lil'o
lsue children. You charge our
ianctionauc with yonHlity WHO
contributes 10 it, establishment II IL is
10. tho vulgar herd of traders of every
class that Europe has scattered oll over
iao eas'f You cry down our judiciary.
Wct0o havou Iightto accuse yours, Nou
CHARGE us with faialim. Fninlists We
fro. inst like your learned men and yonr
philosophers. who h7so their calculations
urou ihe immuabiliiy Of natural laws.
Resigned iu the face Of plaques. cata.
olyEms and death, we fly 1t was writ.
ten. For tho rest We follow tho words
Of the prophet
some day tho prophet asked nm Arat
viitor what he had dono with bis camel.
Tho Arab replied, i have loft him ui
thy gate Hast thou tied himr inquired
the prophet. No. have left him 20 tn,
caro- Of Cod Thou hast done wrong.
tlii Mohammed. Thou shouldst first
havo tied him, and thon hnyc recon
mCnded him 10 God
Tho Christian doctrines Of prcdesti
nation aud Of grace are more dcpr,s sin.
than our fntnlism. Your ignorance o
Islam makes you confound Mussulmai
slavery with ancient slavery aud TIM
which existed until recently in Russii
md In Brazil. With the Mussulmm
thoro arc no slave. IN are brothers
not in the Platonic sense OF tho Bible
but actually, having the same laws ani
the same positive duties according q
the terms Of the Koran Unlike Chris
tianity, Islam has mover treated az sal
able things, trnusmisshc with the lnud
troops of men who profcsscd the com
mon faith, as was done with tho SORT
Of tho Middle Ages, the moujil,s O
Russia. and the negroes OF your COLOMBO
Prisoners OF war are tho only slaves tina
Il recognizes, but their children are Dor
free. aud they themselves can bec0ih
20 by embracing Islam.
1T Is tho custom from timo iinmcmC
rial In certain countries for parents {
part with thoir children for money, 4
order TO ward OF poverty and open u
20 themselves u career Of fortune. u
virtue Of Mussulmnn equality this ca
fcor Is limitlcss in the east. How man
slaves have become pashns, general
md ministers? Almost all tho sultan
have been .Lc sons Of slaves. The blac
slaves taken from central Africa find I
Egypt and in Turkey fate incompai
ably superior to that OF tho slaves {
your colonies. Slavery a. for sayag,
the first stop toward civilization.
their recruiting md thck tranlportatio
giyo rise TO well founitd protests, I'll
fault Is not with Islam. Neither N
Bible nor tho Koran Is responsible (,
ubuses.
Tho Musgulmnns proclaim the sup
tiority Of their Allah; but thcy acknow
edge Moses as prophet aud Jesus
Rouh Allah, the soul Of God. The
venoration for Jesus extends 10 Il
mother. Tho immaculate conceptio
introduced into Catholicism by Plus /.
has been for twelve centuries a Mussr
man belief
TO tho extreme simplicity OF q
dogma must DO added tho positive onjo
monts which the paradise Of Mohnmm
opposes 10 the platonic joys Of u
Christian paradise, in order to comp
bend tho resistance Of lslam TO all 9
tompts NJ conversion, christianity
. menace, lslamism n PROMISE "A
Napoleon |, and his opinion Is wort
Of meditation. Paris Figure.
Eating Boforo Sleeping.
Scientific men now delaro iliat oatii
before sleeping Is Of great benefit, NJ
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