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THE JONAH OF THE KORAN.

THE JONAH OF THE KORAN.
If the Bible Story is Hard to Believe
What Shall be Said of the Moslem
Version?
The Koran tells us that "Yunus Go
nas) was of those who were sent
when he fled into the loaded ship, and
they cast lots among themselves, and
he was condemned, and the fish swal-
lowed him, for he was worthy of
blame. Chapter xxxvil.
The Moslems have their ancient
Scriptures, giving a history of the
world from Adam down through their
great prophet Ibrahim (Abraham).
Professor Edwin Johnson of London
undertook to prove, in his Rise of
Christendom, 1892, that the Hebrew
Bible is a hundred years younger than
the Moslem Chronicle of Al Tabani,
which was redacted about A. D. 900.
and that the New Testament was com
posed after A. d. 1900.
According to the Moslem Scriptures
Jonas, prophet of the children of Is
rael, was sent to a city of the territory
of Moussoul which embraced Antioch
and several other towns, all given to
idolatry. The people refused to believe,
and Allah threatened a chastisement
should they not repent. On the day
appointed Jonas departed, and Allah
sent a red cloud filed with fire, which
lowered over the city in the night. The
King and the people gathered together.
The King said: Seek for Jonas, that
we may believe Allah, for what he has
told US is the truth
When Jonas heard that they sought
him, he said in anger: why do they
not believe this day." So he would not
return.
The King caused all the people to go
forth out of the city, with their quad
rupeds and birds, There they covered
themselves with dust, and the King
said; ooh, Lord, though Jonas, Thy
prophet, be gone, we lose not confidence
in Thee. We believe on Thee, Allah,
and Thy prophet The prayers and
sobs of the multitude made the angels
in beaven vean and Allah hardened
the citv
p,,+ Jopas ,,,s not tbare ue had
e,,hor,,ad nm a naseine vessel and was
far o,,t ~ coo Auab caused bip fish
to stop the vessel. The crew prayed
and wept and prepared for death.
rrbor Tomas knew that no had commit
ted Gin and he said to the sailors "Tt
IL r whom, tha fish desires. east rne IA
- wben tbev knew he was 4 nronh
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