Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-03
MOSLEM HOLY WARS

A recent neaee from the Turkish
Nationalist capital. knEora, repcrrS
that the King OF Hed5az~ ruler OF the
new AoSleE1 STATE which arose in
Arabia il the world WAY, a pro-
claimed q holy war. The prcctana-
Greeks, but contains a general appeal
for the Preservation Of ISzm As the
Two holieT Sh-ines OF Mohamnedan-
ism lie within the territory Of He'd
JAZZ There is given [ o this appeal more
significance than to many previous
p~TcclaratnoUS OF so-called holy wars.
Orders from either Mecca or Medina
VIII reach in the shortest possible
tiuae mos Of the SOC. oso, coo Aoham-
rnedans throughout the world.
4 holy war or the jehad has not
iafreluentiy been successfully en-
ployed IN h collection OF the forces
OF Islam in q struggle against o
OF an opposing religious faith l. IS
a recognized religious and historical
Institution OF Mohanmedanisn: the
Prophet himself for the fist time
ordered il when his uncle. Abu
Dahl, the Noslela Father Of Ig1o.-
aace, led a revolt against then We
religion. The order called TO the
holy standard a force Of men and
women who fought the battle OF
Mara which ended il the complete
oefeat OF the PhoPhec's enemy. The
no standard was unfurled IN the
battles cd Bedir. Eaybe and EonEne
and carried M~ohauu,ed's forces 10
victory.
/: After b Prophets death claimants
seeking his Eaouors and rank fought
for his Standard, and each one ~ho
G1nsc! to win warriors and sup
po-teTs- AT h time of the C-usades
Sultan Saladin brought forth from
the place where ii had been Sc
cTet2y hidden for centuries his &-
cred standard and carried II in the
wars against the Christian invaders.
II was raised again when the Turks
felt that their power in Europe was
endangered by the advance OF the
Christian forces under the command
of John Hunyadi, the Hungarian. and
again il carried Islam to victory.
Sultan NahDaoud Ali raised the a-
cred standard when he sought TO rid
Turkey Of the Jaaisaries. He mott
fled these troublesome trocps that the
Prophets banner was flying at the
court Of Sultan Ahmed. When they
rushed TO answer the call of the flag
each one was killed as he entered the
gate, AS the Janisaries numbered
only $4,000. and as the flag, according
to an old uad>--on, could be furled
only after 10000 heads had been for
feited. the extra $1,000 were supplied
by clipping Oft the headsHcnes on
NuSsulmanS graves
I The sacred standard was not again
unfurled as a signal for a holy war
until h entrance OF Turkey into the
world war. A holy war was not
! called. as has frequently been stated,
IN the Russo-Turkish.. Italian or Bal
"a wars It was largely through
German Influences that the weak.
1 seniie Moharnmed v. brought in the
ProphetSSstarda-d from Eyoub and
raised IL It the Seragiso gates In
fConstantiuople as a signal for a Mos
lem holy war. To much OF Islam the
act was looked upon as a lowering
Of the CalHph'S Office to serve a po-
Eacal purpose and as the dissertation
OF a holy symbol II brought no
Moslem allies TO Turkeys aid. It
WAS used by the leaders of the r
bfan rev~oIutioaaries as an argument
for transferring the Cahphate from
! Censtantinopie to Niece
| Soon after the Na1ionalHts eSab-
I ifshed their Government at Angorx
their Sheik-ui-Isfan proclaimed
holy Wal n included among Isfayn's
enemies the Consnantinopie Govern
aent The proclamation. issued with
OUT the Caliph's authority or the sup
port OF high religious officials had
the effect OF driving away rather than
attracting supporters to the Nation
alists cause In fact all recent at
terapts TO invoke a Mosaem holy war
have been signal failures. II Is not
that the .ekad IS no longer a sacred
Moslem institution that they have all
failed, but that the deyout Motram-
Hedan refused to follow the false
prophtes in ~self-9eekiug
Besides, he has been rubbing IN
acatnse the world recently enought TO
cause him 70 hesitate about accepting
"a purely Musle-n rule il substitutes
Tor the government under which he
is comfortably IHfng-N. II Hera5d