The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-07-02

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HIM IN the seventh heaven Loh.--
med ~Az received - Abraham and
there he net the Deity himself Al
this time uAnv ~ the doct-ars ~ fhs
Koran we're gwen - s&r. ard among
others A requirement that ats prayers
should be made daily % al true ee-
levers
As Aohamme1 dropped Gown from
the seventh heaven he met Soses =
Moses asked him what the Lort had
required The prophst replied thai
God w4nted mankind 70 make atty
prayers ~ day. Moses told 40
haIamed that this sas impossible, as
he kaes from his own experiences with
the children Of Ir-sei. and hat he
had better return and ask ne Lord 10
reduce he numb- The Der was
cut down 10 forty. Moses Gen; him
back again and again. NIL = sss a.
last made only i've Moses thought
this uas too many. Mohaur1cc repitea
that he had already asked the Lord :
indulgence until ne was ashamed. ard
so the prayers made by Mohammec2as
are Eve every day
some Features of Paradise.
In ms M-ohaInmedAn heaven the
ground Is Of the finest wheat -four
strewed vith pearls and hyacirths IN
stead of sand and pebbles The ar
is fragrant With perfume. and II Is
cooled b. spurk ling fountains Some
Of the streams are pure water. ruEntns
between green bank cnameled VIII
flowers. while Others are q milk and
honey a wing over beds Or musk
Among the trees is one who's ooushs
are laden with every variety ~ fruit
and whose shade IS 30 great that ,
horse might run FOR a hundred years
and not cross IL
ne Inhabitants or heaven are cloth
ed In raimeHt sparkling With jewels
They have sumptuous palaces and vol
uptous touches. Every believer vii
have hundreds OF servants, who Nil
bring him the most delicious OF foods
and drinks in dishes and goblet@ q
gold, anu he VIII eat as long as h
wishes without being fun and drinh
without growing drunk
As to his society. he viii have ths
learned II mankind 70 talk with him
and the great Of all time 10 anus.
him. He Will have the wives that h'
had upon earth in their full beaut,
when they were brides. and he VII
also be allotted seventy-two black
eyed hours by whom he may haV'
children or not as he wishes Thu
MohammedaNs are fond Of children
and this is an important part OF theii
heavenly dreams.
Another curious idea is as to tn
age of men when they reach heaven
As they rise from the graves they vii
regain the prime OF their manhood
Every one viii be thirty. and he VII
have tn. stature Of Adam, who. ac
cording to their belief, was over fit,
feet high and perfect in form.
The Mohammedan's hell is as horri
Bile as his heaven is beautiful. 1t !
composed Of seven stages. one beloV
the othsr. varying in the intensity o
their torments. The first viii be de
voted to atheists, the second 10 III
idolaters of the time OF Mohammeo
and the third % the Brahmans. tn
Jews win have their quarters in tn
fourth hell. and we Christians are con
fired to the fifth. while in the sevent
and lowest Of all are those hypocrite
who profess religion, but practice
not.
The ammedan Sunday.
The M"OnanfneQdn odDDdlN - o
; Friday, at which time every good be
: lever attends mosque on that da
the bazaars are nearly all CLOSED
There is a sermon by the imam O
priest. and the people go out durin
the day to the cemetery and pray q
the graves.
The Mohammedans have their Len
which is known as Ramadan. Tn
has taken place during my stay !
| North Africa. 1t lasts for a mont
/ and for that time a strict fast is OF
served. The Mohammedans the
eat nothing at all from daylight unit
it is so dark that they cannot dis
I tinguish q white thread from a blac
I one. They viii net drink nor smok'
/. and the most sanity Of them Will nc
even swallow their Spite. | had
draeoman at Constantine who Wa
keeping Ramadan. Some of our DAY
: were full of hard work and he Spok
! again and again of how tired an
hungry he was and how glad he woul
be when the night came. At the en-
of Ramadan is Bairan. or the time
rejoicing: This is a great festive o.
; casion, corresponding somewhat I
! our Christmas or New Year. Parent
[ then give presents to their childre
and friends make calls upon on
2 another. Every one comes out ]
new clothes. and the whole Mohan
2 medan world gives itself up TO hol
day feasting.
! FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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