The sun., 1900-12-02
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- nnpHhaaht bni from Tho hergafs point -
Wow '"uld ih'N' ~h- on author hn'" hc''or
NO men "iI"inh"' ''uT borne he r.'.p
'"'' ma 'Ni'l"d 'i'uhe NJ 'n' lu'urtn.' m.I .N..
''ud'a l'N'.'9 IL " NOT n''" l''.tN' .rf'r.
"'linR and lucrative to ~ h"sTius NJ sroct
'"ru'ia th1h ~ D." tl" innn'" NJ ''nr'nlIs
institution on" thins be- certain. No,'cm
'"efafs nov"r sisrvo N'I'lor is Islam want
IN nof" ir''l"'tunl"t'"n"nc"s lf''or'd
h' Nfipbch OF ~ hIhloia'fy, ara " tie fnisl
oonhe' uoh between religious ard aecnlef INV
'olId y" severed. tho manly simplicity ~ ~
''rhlnh doctrines, i'' CAIN h't"i'Hr" ~ ITO
e'rnhs orhet "i IN" world, fbInt superior 10
"'plahationS based On emotion and.'"ntiinrrt,
ana n' dignln"d rctisnaiion 10 tho viii NJ God
must command our approval and sympathy.
Ihose WI" nav" devoted adequate ard impartial
attention u" the lfc and work Of the Prophet
mostly adnlt that feeling 81 admiration and
respect dofninh'"s 'h"lr most critical estimates
~ him and VIII not refuse 10 loln IN the modest
henedlcton which generally accompanies his
name -dod bloss him and grant him peace"
our author thinks that any estimate of the
influence ~ Islam In Turkey would be mis-
ieadihs without reference 70 an important
phenomenon To Wit; the dervishes The Por-
sian "oru nervish appears TO have meant
orsinahy oegGihG monk, though not neces-
s"riy or usua'ly cehbdte, but II II now often
loosely apph'n 10 the members o' any re-
glous cohfra'ernity' lhns the Followers OF tho
Mhhhi ana OF The Sheikh Senusi are often
'tvied dervishes' hlthough their peculiar tenets
seem 70 consist chiehv IN nm attempt to return
70 the pr1mi'lve conditions OF the Moslen
su''e' ana they nave nothing N common with
me .raitA ana 'enets OF the Turkish dorvishes-
vi lne la''er mere are several orders. the
most nnpo'uAn' h"ing the 'ekasals' the New
\. nlmai
commonly known 10 Europeans M danoins and
howlins derVshes' they all possess certain
common recui'aiiieS' Inc specific ritual, or
,iie'non oi hhparunS Hysuoai doctrines prao-
usso oy any oruef Is called iS tdr'a' or road.
anu '"o ii'ein"eI' are sNu 70 FOLLOW snoh ana
ouoh 'oau in iufAey' siae py slde with
V ,'s''ou' VI 'i'AS VI mo Mohahs' hs
uo' ~ '''"eo eupp'9 VIC eicrneiit OF mystery.
.eieihony anu eAcI"ineht "hich the popuiace
ioNo anu "n'oh A'laihtneo proo'piy would
ha'e uiS'ihen ihey app"h 70 the highest
anu io"eS' 'orihs Oh 'ehsIoHs sentiment Edu-
ca'eu minus n'u perire IN ue panthei'lo
spo''h"io'' VI 'he re'e''n poem chiei inc
heSne''' "i'ie "o'uer WORKING SAh'S hoIy
oihos' SihS'hS' uahcihs '''u quaSi-inaglca
ceremonies piease 'he Vu!sT' Inc dervisaes
are iai from oene'ihs Win Mohsininen ana
l,'' o''npuoA ioho"ers 'hal uoo mas reVe'.ed
'he .ruth In a piaih book For them tho
''iS'pu' ii'' i' NOV 80 ,huch oenoVer ns
see"e' "''er rum ana ms mo journey
'I'ouxn ee'erai Stages, Oh "Anch 'he iast IL
ao'o,P ,PNo" i'''o 'hie be''S' iheir reheloHs
so' o''"'ios! 10 Jun vi euch eNp'e7siohs as t!e
'o"'euse ui" "No vi "ou' WHICH, however,
= I"oo 'l', "",. 'e'' po' 'o'''i nie ~
'''s lna,, we a'''oi. !" ~ our author eT-
p'e''en N,e op''n'" 'ha' hohanmed would not
.'Aou Wv p,.' anu anu "ou'u cer,aliy