The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-08

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relation to eastern M~ohammedan
countries. Being a Turk and a writer
by profession, l am gratified to speak |
on the history and importance OF the
subject.
While Mohammed was establishing |
the Islamic religion his uncle. Abu-
Djahl. Ca name given by Mohammed.
meaning Father of I~gnorance.) gath
cred a number Of his followers and
started war on Mohammed with the
intention Of killing him and his new
religion. The great prophet, seeing
the impossibility of mastering an
army to resist the invaders who were
beSieging the fort of Mara. was
obliged for the first time to order a
Holy War for all the Mussulmans On
this occasion every able-bodied man
and woman joined the army of Mo-
BANNED and crushed the enemies
troops. After this experience Moham-
med ordered his followers to declare
a Holy War whenever the Islamic
world would be IN danger.
Three years later, in the battles Of
Bedir. Haybe, and Honine. all the
Mussulmans again gathered under the
flag Of Mohammed. Mohammed's
"ao ukNAoCa IN thltC SCloIIlllS,
the one in the centre being command
ed by Mohammed himself, the right
wing by one of his relatives, S. S. All,
and the left wing by S. S. Osmap,
who married MohanTned's two daugh-
ters (Hist, of Hoch-Sham. Vol. -.
These We're all religious battles, and
were fought for the safety of the Mo-
hammedans. Afterward Mohammed
made the following laws:
/. To declare a Holy War when ad-
vantageous to the Mohammedan re-
ligion or to the fatherland. Moham-
med will call under the Sanjack
Sheriff (sacred flag all Of his fellow
ers, men and women, to defend their
religion and fatherland, and, after his
death, the ruling Khalif shall follow
in Mohammed's footsteps.
2. When the sacred flag is hOisted
the khalif shall send his representa-
tives TO every part of the country
with the fetva given by the Sheik I'll
islam, calling all Mohammedans to
Join in the Holy War. These wars
are waged against all the attacking
enemies, and it is the sacred duty
of all Mussulmans to safeguard the
interests Of non-combatants, without
taking their nationality into consider
alton.
During the war the Khalif shall
be Commander in Chief Of the Mo-
hammedans. History of Hoch-Sham,
Vols. l and IT; History of lshakk'
Vol. g..
After Mohammed's death two great
battles tools place, the one between
S. s. ALI, who married the Princess
Fatima, eldest daughter OF Maham-
med. and Moaviye, Mohammed's head
secretary. Both sought to supplant
Mohammed. S. s. All issued a pro-
clamation to his army declaring g.
Holy War. Both sides fought a bloody
battle near Kauffe. During the bayo-
net charge Moaviye ordered his off-
GERS to have their men put each q
page of Tho Koran OH his bayonet.
After this order was carried out Moa-
Wye cried out to the soldiers or All:
do you not see the Koran on our
bayonets? We are followers or the
faith, how dare you kill us?' AIRS
soldiers. dismayed, left the combat.
This was considered q victory TOT
Moayiye. who made himself khallI,
but Mohammed's flag was not IN Moa-
viye's possession, being secretly pc
ing secretly put away by a relaove'
Egyptian Hist, Vol. 81. -.
Very shortly after this incident All
died. and after his death the Moham-
medans were divided into two parties
one proclaining Yezid Khalif and the
other the eldest son OF All, Prlnce %
Hassan, who was invited to hau1le :.
be appointed Khalif. When tne NV,
reached Yezid that Prince Hnsseln
and Djaffffar and Abba were on tneii
way to Kauffe with their 1a1ni,ies a '
their sacred troops, he dispatched I'M
mediately a strong army 10 at.HCr
them. He even brought cavalry fron
Persia for any emergency. bu'
knowing the fidelity Of Persia TO MO
BANNED and to Ali, lie deceived mem
telling them they were going 10 &
Christians. The army OIL ie%iu ~.
Prince Husseim near kerbella, now
Turkish possession. a spot very sacret
to Persians. Yezid defeated ana ols
persed his enemy. On the annivefsaI
Of the days which correspond 70 -,
month Of Moharrem every Mussul
man drinks less water and aDst'
from pleasure, especially IRON 49,
to- the 10th. OF the month OF Monal
rem During these ten Gays the fer
.ians nnnrrn their loss. going even g