The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-29
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or :Jesus Christ and OF Observation-Disclosures
ben AfiEinn and hts Doctrine.

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ben NiEinm and Hts Doctrine.
The following description OF the legends and
opinions Of the Mnhammedans is by a writer
who hos spent much time in Turkey:
The ~Mohammednns, says this writer. arc
true and Jealous worshippcrs of lisa ben Mir
Jam, Jesus, the Son of Maryland blasphcmy
against him is punished with thirty lnshes.
Numerous legend ARE related about him. One
~alleGory tells the story of three men who
walked a long distance across the country. aud
on the way found a treasure, and resolved that
one should take n little of IL, go to the city.
aud buy meat for their dinner. This was done.
But the man who was sent To the city poisoned
the ment. that those who ate OF 1t might die
and he remain sole owner Of the wealth. When
he returned to his companions with tho food
they killed him in order not 10 be Obliged to
divide 1t into tlrte portions, ate the poisoned
meat, and died.
Thus the world serves all who seek its
treasures" says Issa ben Miriam.
The world came to Issa ben Miriam In the
form OF IN old woman, who wanted TO marry.
and Issa talked with her and asked how many
husbands she had had. 80 many. Master,
that | could never number and name thcnl."
1esa ben Mirjan tIen asked Did these hus-
bands die. or did they cast you Off"
They did not cast me Off, the woman nm
wered."I myself strangled. murdered, crushed
them"
Then" answered Issa ben Miriam, u mar
vel that YOU obtained new lovers, since they
saw how you treated the Others"
Here is another legend: God wanted to give
the world. which had fallen into misery and
sin, a delivcrer who. in love. wisdom. and cir-
tue, would illumine the dark path for man.
kind, to lead them from error into the right
way. And God said to Gabriel: Go down to
the earth and see II thou canst find mortals
who are worthy of n son who is to enliglten
the world And Gabriel did as Col com
inailded. he ,earche,! tue world from end TO
end, Till he found Jussuf and his wife Mir
Jam. When lac told God OF them, lho Lord
gave him His commands.
That night Gabriel entered the house CT Jus
SUI. where Miriam. lay asleep alone. Jussuf
from sabbath to sabbath. The ANGEL Gabriel
laid a rose which he had gathered In Paradise
by Miriam. and when she awoke from. her
'Christirhs SO say the NOLAN medans. pray
to lssa ben Miriam and celebrate the great
those who call themselves Oy his 1 n ne do not
understand him. cannot correctly understand
therefore not akin to them. but a good Orien-
tai whom only an Oriental can truly compre-
bend. interpret, and follow. 1t is not diiicult
to obey his teachings. TO live according to his
will; Il good man does so Voluntarily.
But to the christians" so the Moslems say y.
this is not a matter CT course, for they act in
all RESPECTS, contrary to their own prophets.
abandon and Kill each Other, and hate those of
Mohnm o'edans say. The Cnristtans must
have another prophet. a false one. besides Issa
hen Miriam; Ailsh knows who i is"
lisa ben Miriam tells them: But | say unto
you that We resist not evil. but IL any one smites
thee on the right cheek turn to him the other
the Mos!ems. ANY Greek. or Catholic Ar
meniant or even an English missionary?
Never. Not within the memory Of man ao:
Neither among u. nor In their own country.
This II ust he because they do not obey lssa ben
Miriam. but the second. the false prophet.
who teaches: Avence every insult, avengc it
douhly, and trebly., Wash out every ofenso
mand it. Require ten-fold comp nsation Tor
every insult II 1t is not instantly granted
far as your marvellous guns will fire. For
what else do you have thenI:",
lssa ben Miriam also says: Love your enc
mics. do good to those who hate you and per-
the Christians listen. says. TO forgive is weak
forgives makes himself dshonorabIe, c-ntemp-
tiole. and ridiculous"
lssa bon Miriam seeks the company of pub
Leans and sinners because he has pity on them
ners from you. that you may not be defled. re-
pulse them utterly. Maintain your dignity.
whI have once been led into any sin! Woe be.
tide him who does not i.old aloof. who does not
S SsesTs among afGHSG the ou,i as h'nself shall be num-
Issa says: Behold the fowls OF the air. they
SOW not. neither do they reap. yet your Heav-
enly Father teedeth them"
The false prophet. whom the Christians
love and whom they obey, says: wv hat are you
doing. you slugCards. YOU idlers. Go to work
from morning till evening. You must cheat
and toll to gather together as much rs possible.
And the more Won have the more you must try
10 get" Whoever has not been caught has
people say OF him., He went through the worli
honestly. 4 self-mRde man. A man OF honor
There is no higher goal
Yes. the Christians. ii is true. call them
selves by Issa's name. but only because their
real Prophet has no good one which they could
bear. They celebrate the day OF Issa's birth,
because they do not exactly know, or will not
c )nfess, the origin of the other. the false rro-
phet. On lhe one day. Christi mas, on which
the Christians celebrate tho birth of the good
Oriental, lssa ben Miriam. everything which
he latter ever said and taught usually seems to
revive. The noisy false prophet then keeps
silent a few hours, and lssa has his full power.
But how different everything IL at on, e in
the villages. the cities, and throughout the
whole land. Everything se-ms changed. ev-
cry one wants 70 give and bestow. Peonlc be-
come Kind. genie. loving TO one another. The
poor are remembercd and sought. MANY a
nan feels an impulse TO forgive. and goes so far
as TO speak n kind word 10 his foe. All this
! appons during tho few hours when Issa ben
Miriam is master In the land. speaks, and is
obeyed. What n people the Christians would
he IL they did not have tho other, the false
prophet. They would then be almost as good
as We ourselves!