The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-08
TODAY IN HISTORY
The Death Of Mohammed.
WEDNESDAY,. JUNE q. I!

Twelve hundred and acventy-eight
years ago today the founder Of the Mo-
hammedan religion died at Medina IN
Arabia. Each day now his followers In
all parts OF the globe bow their heads
IN prayer and call upon God in the name
of the prophet.
nizcd MS ono OF The nine or ten great
careers In history. 4 son OF the desert,
born with keen poetic and scDsuous
nature, his early life was spent In dreams.
visions and medtatIons.
Gradually there dawncd upon him tho
conception OF the unity Of God. In his
Aoth yenr his work OF proselyting be-
gan. Prosecuted by the older religions
hc barely escaped with his life and fled
from his birthplace. Mecca. to the city
Of Medina. Rapidly the new faith gained
Hdhorcnts; the forces Of Mecca were de-
tented, and by the time OF his death the
whole Of Arabia had been subdued and
an army was setting forth 10 aasail lhe
Roman empire of tho east Exactly 100
years after he died his standards had
been planted. 10y his disciples. across the
Pyrenecs mountains and on the plains Of
India.
Like all great mon his death was
moving and impressive The night after
bidding farewell to his troops as they
started for Syria he WAS seized by Nio-
lent pain and vertigo. and bctook him
self To, tho house OF his favorit" VIE.
Aycshn: In the second day Of his Ill
ness. while tormcntcd by n burning fever.
he badc his slaves carry him 10 the
mosque. and there. after dcvoutly pray
Ing. addressed the congregation. IF any
OF you, he said. have lugbt upon his
conscience. let him speak IT. out that |
may ask Gods pardon for him. \ man
who had passed for - dcvout Moslom
stood forth and confessed himself a
hypocrIte and weak disciple.
out upon thee cried Omar. why
%f o to ana rcma N@S%% Gh@ But But Mos s
h@mmed turned rebukingly to Omar
II to blush in this world than suffer I'm
the next" Then lifting his eyes TO
heaven. and PRAYING for the accused. %,
tudc and faith. and take from him all
weakness In fulfilling such OF thg COM
mands as his conscience dictates"
Again addressing The congregation: is
there any ono among you he said,
whom ! have stricken, here * my back,
let him strike me I'm return. Is there
amy one whose character | have asPcrsCd,
let him now cast rcproach upon mo Is
there any ono from whom / have taken
auSht uuJUstly. let him come forward and
be indemnIncd." Upon this man
among the throng reminded Mohammcd
OF debt which ne owed him and was
instantly repaid with Interest. Much
easier Is it suid he ITO bear punish
ment In this world than throughout
eternity"
Ills maody." says his bIogr1phcr, Irv-
ing. increased from day to day, appar-
entity with Intervals OF dcllrium. for he
Spok" OF receiving visits from the angel
Gabriel. who came from God to inquire
after the stat" of his health. and told
him that 1T rested with himself TO fix
his dying moment. the angel of death be-
ing forbidden hy Allah TO enter his pres
enc" without his permission
\, last. on juno .. G3@. \. D. after u
temporary recovery. his end came while
alone with Ayasha. Feeling death ap-
proaching. he gave orders that all his
slaves should bC restored TO freedom, and
all the money In his house distributed
among the poor. then. raising his eyes
60 heaven, he exclaimed: God be with
mC I'm the last struggle
! on Junc s Is the birthday of John DO