The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

dams. and teach English. French German
and the modern sciences as well as the
maxims OF the Koran. By that remark
he uncovered the great defect Of Moham-
medan education. which is purely re-
ligious. with the exception of single in
stituticn in northern India.
The conservative element OF the MOslem
population holds that a knowledge Of
reading. writing. and arithmetic is sufTl-
Gent for members Of that sect: hence IN
most OF their schools they teach Moth
ing except the Koran. which is the book
of books the law OF laws. and contains
knowledge sufficient for all mankind IN
der all circumstances. Some progressive
Mohammeudans 80 a little too Tar IN the
other direction and would ignore all
Arabic literature and leave all eccIesias-
teal affairs 10 the priests.
The Arabic and Persian languages are
rich I'm learning. poetry and general 1T
erature. But trey are not cultivated. and
are almost unknown to the Moslem
priests who arc the school teachers Of
that faith TO-DAY. They have left the
revival OF Arabic bellies letters entirely 70
foreigners. and conane themselves 70 the
been prepared upon f. II IS asserted
that one Ian learn rnore OF Arabian and
Persian literature today 81 london. OK
ford. Paris. Berlin or Zurich than Is
known in Constantin0pie or Cairo or any
other Molpnmesan city and that Prof
NIX Muller ~ Oxford has done more 70
errourago e. study thar al TIE NOLAN
nedan priests and professors ia exist
srce
At almost the same tine. although 81
another place several 81 the leading
thinkers and scholars ~ TIE Brahria
caste were discuss.nR the same subject
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