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... at its practical hopes and fears in this modern nineteenth century , and above all at its reality as a moral force so that if I had not exactly come to scoff , I certainly re- mained , in a certain sense , to pray . 6 THE FUTURE OF ISLAM .
... at its practical hopes and fears in this modern nineteenth century , and above all at its reality as a moral force so that if I had not exactly come to scoff , I certainly re- mained , in a certain sense , to pray . 6 THE FUTURE OF ISLAM .
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... morals . This is called Islam . 4. A belief in the Koran as the literal word of God , and of its inspired interpretation by the Prophet and his companions , preserved through tradition ( Hadith ) .1 These summed up in the well - known ...
... morals . This is called Islam . 4. A belief in the Koran as the literal word of God , and of its inspired interpretation by the Prophet and his companions , preserved through tradition ( Hadith ) .1 These summed up in the well - known ...
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... moral teaching is held , and I believe justly , to be adapted only too closely to the taste of its chief supporters . It is accused by its enemies of having given the sanction of its toleration to the moral disorders common among the ...
... moral teaching is held , and I believe justly , to be adapted only too closely to the taste of its chief supporters . It is accused by its enemies of having given the sanction of its toleration to the moral disorders common among the ...
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... morals , and those who profess it are undoubtedly the most fervent , the most fanatical of believers . They represent more nearly than any other Mussulmans the ancient earnestness of the Prophet's companions , and the sword in their ...
... morals , and those who profess it are undoubtedly the most fervent , the most fanatical of believers . They represent more nearly than any other Mussulmans the ancient earnestness of the Prophet's companions , and the sword in their ...
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... morals he is severe where the Koran is severe , indulgent where it indulges . Wine with him is an abomination , and asceticism with regard to meat and tobacco is often practised by him . On the whole he is respectable and respected ...
... morals he is severe where the Koran is severe , indulgent where it indulges . Wine with him is an abomination , and asceticism with regard to meat and tobacco is often practised by him . On the whole he is respectable and respected ...
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