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Brief Report of Work for Islam in America During the Last Year

NO" Polygamy "" " A Verse from the Holy Q l i r a n Virgin. Birth Islam Defended A Page fromthe Master-Prophet's Sayings

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prophecie s made by - ' : - " " " " , " " " A . F " • " Tile M A S T E R - P R O P H E T M U H A M M D

(on whom be peace and blessings of Al lah) .

.About tile appearat~ce.of':a Messiah a n d Mehdi in the la t ter-days out .0f) the Mos lems : . .

1st Succes so r to the Promised~Mess iah~-His t laz- rat Maulve Hakeem .NUR-UD-DIN; .o f Blessed. Mere- ory ( a l l a h be pleased w i t h h i m ) .

P regen t Leader: of the -Ahmadia - C o m m u n i t y : - - His Hazra t Mirza . B a s h e e r u d - D i n M A H M U D A H M A D . - .

Head ()uart:ersl. Qadian ,~ 'Punjab , India. B r a n c h e s : A l l ov.er India, Burma, Ceylon, in

China,.Austt-alia; Mesopotamia, Persia, Arabia, Egyp t , Eas t Africa, Maur i t iu s , W e s t a f r i c a , E n g l a n d and Uni ted S t a t e s . : : . . . . : - : . ' : . - " :

Mis_~ionaries. ~ L0ndon,:63 .~lelroSe Road Si W . 18. M r . F . M.7 - saya l ' Mi A., Mr. Mubar ik All B . A . .

Wes t Africa:-~Sal.t:-P0nd. Professor A.i R. Nayyar ' P h i l : B . " ---~ , " ' " ." : . • . . : i

Australia.: H . M. Khan": ! Maur i t ius ' M a u l v i : • Hafiz G h u l a m Muhammade B. ,~., and Haf iz Obaidul-:

: America.: Dr. Muf t i Mul i ammad Saitiq. : : - • China:----Mr.: Ghulam Mujtaba. :Mesoi, , , tamia-:

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'. (2) A n d all. tl{e men as w e l l a-s the" i~'omen,, who be l i eve i f i God;"I-!is A n g e l s , H i s M e s s e n g e r s - a n d the Day- o f : . J u d g m e n t ; . . - - . .-

( 3 ) A n d al l tlie. men as w e l l as t h e w o m e n Who o b e y rhe i : ommand- . " m e n t s of God tha t come d i r ec t t o t l *envor . t l a rough H i s M e s s e n g e r s ohl and

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(4) A n d all the men a s well: a s : t i m W o m e n w h o accep t the t r u t h . • fo l low the t ruth , :keel~ :company wi th the t r u t h and be t r u t h f u l , " " :

• . (5) ~ A n d a l l - t he men-as-x~geli as t im w o m e n Who p a t i e n t l y b e a r al l t ha t comes t o t h e m in their- a d v a n c e to 0ae fin~! ,~0al. w h o a r e n e v e r d i s c o u r a g e d o r disappoint~ed b y . a p p ' a r e n t f i t f - l u re s ,bu t g o on s t e a d f a s t l y anti t hus t h e y a re pati~ent men and p a t i e n t womem- . "

(6) A n d all the nmn a s w e l l a s , t h e w o m e n w h o a re l m m b l e in h e a r t " and m a n n e r s and me l t in-'Zprayers wh i l e i n the p resence of Al l all ;

(7) A n d all t im men as well ~aS the W0men"wl m •give i n : c l m r i t y to the poor , . the n'eedy~ t h e s t r a n g e i - s an d t l ie anim.a.ls; ._

.~ (8) :And al l the n i e n as wel l : a s . t he : iwomen" xx:ho i n ' l m ' , e for the i r . L o r d , fo rge t all e a t i n g a n d d r i n k i n g - a n d the lux.uries o f l i f e i n t h e i h 9 n t h of R a m a z a n and thus~kee p t h e i r f a s t s r e g u l a H y : " . ". - : : - . • ..

.(9) A n d a l l t i m ' men as well as t h e . w o m e n (vim k e d i i their , c f i a s t i t y ' p u r e . a n d s a c r e d ; ' - . , "- ' "

(10) A n d all . the m e n ' a s x{'ell a s . t l i e w o m e n "~}~ho. r enaember G o d lhuch in p r a y e r s a n d in all t h e i r d e a l i n g s ; - . ° .

G o d l ias p r e p a r e d for a l l s u c l i . m e n as well. as t he {~:omen.I-I is-gracious -. a n d free f o r g i v e n e s s . o u t of t I i s v a s t : T r e a s t i r e s which n e v e r d 'ecfease, a n d a -

i g r a n d m i g l l t y R e w a r d . - " . " N o t e : - - S e x m a k e s no d i s t i n c t i o n ' i n the r u l e s " f 0 r t l a e . a p l i f t of the s o u l t0 h : g h e r :-e~lt.as-oj p.urity, c a l n m e s s and union w i t h - A l l a h . . Mefi aud womcn-=-we, a re a l l -ch i !d . ' en of God. T o Hi f l l w e - b e l o n g " a n d t o H i m we re turn . . T h u s saya t h e H o l y Book EI. Quran . " " : - " : .

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I r_ , I rE "vVHO is not: affectionate to,-G0d's creati~res and to his o w n - - : &-I children, God will not be affectionate, t0 him." Eve~ . Mos lem:who

clothes t h e . n a k e d will be clothed b y God in t h e green .rObes of, .Paradise." . . . . . -" ' / ": " x Y h e n God created the ear th , i t shook and . t rembled . unt i l !He ' p u t " " "

• mounta ins upon it to make it f i r m . . T h e n the angels •asked, O, God , i s therd finythi.ng in T h y c rea t ion •stronger thar t these mountains? And iGod r e - plied, I ron is s tronger-than: the mountains,• for it breaks-•them.i "And is tliere a n y t h i n g in T h y creation Stronger t han i ron? ' : / .YES i. fire is ..s~ronger ~

, than iron for it melts it.' ' I s t h e r e . a n y t h i n g i n Th,;, Creation stronger than .- • " f i r e? ' 'YES, wateri for it quenches fire.J ' O . LOrd, is there a n y t h i n g . i n . . : -

. .Thy creation s t , ronger than water?: 'Yes; wind, : for i t overcomes water " and puts i t in motion. ' . 'Ol! .Our Sustainer, is there ~anytl!ing i n -Th y c r e a - tion s t ronger than wind? ' 'Yes , a g o o d man giving'~a!ms, i f he gives , with

- l!is-right h a n d a n d conceal it from his left, he overcomes all things. ' " . - . . . . -

-. .His: definition o f charity, embr~iced the wide.circle o f kindness ; " E v e r y • g o o d a c t , " h e would say,. "'is . c h a r i t y . .YOUr smiling :at y o u r brother is

charity ; all exhor ta t ion addressed to your fel lowrrien to do vir tuous deeds " " :i'is equal to a lms-giving. Pu t t ing a wa:nde_rer in the right p a t h is char i ty ; - - -ass i s t ing the b l i n d i s a char i ty ;" r emov ing stones and thorns and other

obst ruct ions: f rom the road is char i ty ; g iv in~- the"wa te r . t o tlm th i rs ty is charit'v. A man's t rue .weal th :hereaf te r is t h e g o o d - h e does in this world toh is ' f e l low-men. \ v h e n he dies~ :people will ask; VVhat proper ty h a s h e - l e f tbehmdhlm" i " " ? But. the a n g e l s . . ~ h o examine. -,, h i m in tl~e g-rave,~,;¢ill, -ask, " \Vhat good deeds hast thou s en tbe fo r e thee.¢ ~-= ..:~ . . :~ " ! ! . . . . "

" " " 0 Prophet !" .sald_ on~ of "lfis disciples, ' . 'my mother,-Uiiitii-."Sad, i s : " " t ~ • . , - . .. ;. ". :. ~ . • . ~

dead ; .w lmt ,s the best a l m s I can g~ve awa2~ .for the good of her soul . . . . : ~ "'VVate~r !"."repliedMohammed,:beth[nking himself of t h e pant ing h e a t s : o f "

• the degert. "Dig a Weli for her, and ~ive water tO t h e t h i r s t y . " Th e m a n - " i " ( " - " " " ~ ' " " * ~ ' ' ¢ " * " r - hgged a well m hts mothe r s .nam(;:and.smd; Thin ts for my mother , t h a t . . ! its b l e s s ingsmayreachhe i " s0ul~ '~ . ~i:-..: " " :.. . . "~ . * " / . ~' • . . ,

" "Clmri tv 0f tlle tongUe,"t says Irving; " that .- most impor tant and least . . ) ' . cnltivated: o f charities, .was,:tikewise ea rnes t ly . incu lca ted bv Mahomet ." ~

" ,~bti Jariya, an inhabitant 9 f B'asrah COming t o Medina, . and b e i n g c o n - " vinced o f the apostolic off iceof lXfohammed, begged o f him some great rule .of conduct. ~ "Speak • evil tit .no' one , " answered ' the P r o p h e t . ~"From t h a t

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/ t r a m ; ' says-Abu[ .Jariya,."I never abused anyone, .5~:hether freeman or , . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . - - . . . . . . , ,

"Bear. wroi ig , p i/tie'ntly, :x:erily b e s t : i t Will: be :fOr t h e pat ient ly en - . . ]1:"

• i :: Xy,hen a n ' idOi,~'orshipping pat'riareh sef i t a message t o t h e : M a s t ~ - • P r o p h & t h a t h e Was soon to m a r c h to extermhmte .the- P rophe t : and lois :

people.hisl ca lm;reply full:Of t rust and f a i t h Was: "Go d i s enough t o r us, - - i a:good guardian jS He." ; " I a m nei ther desh-ohs of r iches , nor ~ambitious " . !

: ~ of d i g n i t y nor Of dominion ; I -am sent b~ - God, ~,Vlm has ordaine:d me :to_ i: " announce glad t i d i n g s u n t o you: : I g i ve you t h e words of. mY Lord. ' I .. - . !

• ad'monish You. I f :you accept the.mi~ssage.I brinff-vou, GOd Will,be favor- . .~. able.to :you.l,0tli in th is World and the-next i if y0urejeCt / r r ly admbnitions, " I shall be.patieflt . :andleave G6d to . judge bet .ween3;ouand me," " i

6 THE MOSLEM SUNRISE

A P A G E - F R O M T H E W R I T I N G S O F

" (The Promised Mess iah and-Mehd!) L e t right "discretion b e y o u r g u i d e .

. r , . . , , , , ,,ooks praise those who are poor,, meek-and lowly, a s We.ll as those who 'are perse.cut-ed 5rid resist no't t h e e~:il, but t he Holy Quran adds .for you tq know tliat humil i ty , trieekness imd. non--

resistance of evil are ,1o doubt Conmmndal~levirtues, but; if 'displayed o n the .wrong occasion, these are evils. Your/gdOd deeds Shohld~Be marked by the propriety.of the occasion:'.for every virtue degenerates into a vice

. if hot shown on the proper occasion. ~ain is beneficialif it.:comes in-time. but untimeh" rain is pi-oductive of tosS. Mildness and Se'~,eritv, forgiveness

7 " / " " " " , " " " and.%etaliation] hlessit{g and:cursing, and.all other .moral a c t i o n s m u s t be resorted tO as the occasion arises for them. Be meek anOhutnble but show

• not meekness or humilfi.~, ou t 0f place. The :Holy Quran, moreov.er, teaches you. thaf: truly excellent iuoral qlialities, not l eaveped .wi th ' the p6is0n o f

elfish desires, are 0nly the gift of. the holy spirit froin above: Y6u canhot .. - .= aequji'e them by your endeax~ours Until they,are best0x~'ed.upon you f r o m

hea~,eh. Anyone who claims morality independently of f!le heavenly, gift . granted through the •holy ghost, p u t s forward a false claim. There is mud-

and dirt beneath the sui'face of his Water, which Come up upon the 's l ightest agitation caused by selfisli passions.- Seek-agsistaocg fr6m God every mo-

• - riaent that your water m a y - b e cleansed f rom this mud and purified by m e a n s of tlie holy. spirit, iTrue and" pure morali ty, is-the-miracle; of the.

.. righteous, in which the evil-doer.s h a w no sliare, for .those. who are not ' • devoted to .God are not .granted power from on high, m i d i t is impossible

t h a t t h e y sho~fild at anv ' t i tne acquire high inoral q~alities. Pur i fy your • CoiinectionJwitilG0d. - Give up vaifi tu0dk~ry, derision, vengeance, ahs'i:i~ne :

ladguage, avarice;: .lying; J wickedness.- evil gl'ances, .wo~ldly-_mindedness, vanity, disdain;~ self-approbation and all other iniquities, a n d y o u . w i l l . g e t -the assistance o f H e a v e n Which will iti~,est you with; t ruemorals . . : Unless you get the power from above whic l i can dt-axx,,,;3:0 h. up, and :unless tile. holy spirit enters in to y o u :which .~ives- life,- y o u are. w e a k a u d groping

• - . i n darkness. I4p to that t ime y o u are,dead "and the re i s n o 1ire in you.', in'- '~, : th i s state you can.neithOr witl{stand any adversity, n6r .can You Save y o u r - , selves .frot{a Vanity a~d prj.[de if ~ou are ' in well-to-~lo/circumsi:ances, and a re - under(the control o f - s a ~ , and "3'our carnal desires. Y o u r d e l i v e r a n c e - c a n ; • not be~effected except tlie h01y .spirit., which come~s from 3,our God, should - turn .y&ur. faces t o v i r tue an~l-rigliteousfiess. : M a k ~ l r s e l v e s the sons bf

• " heaven,and not the children of earth; a n d b e the inhei-iforsof.lightl not the. - - lovers of darkness, that you m a y b e safe from..the ways of Satan, for Satan- • =comes out in the night and-cannot venture to make his appehrance-irr the

"day. He is the old/thief:who w~lk~ in darkiiess: -- . " . . . . " / - J • , " . [ - . " - . ." .

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I : " ne i ther doa l l p u b l i c n o r all in. secret. You" should good your deeds in %Vhen y~u cons ide r i t pr'ofitable to v0ur o~(n Self to do a deed in s, ec re t ,

• - . y o u must do ' i t i n secret:; But when.you consider"it beneficial t o t h e pub.lie i t o do a de4d inpuh l i c , . vou must do it before men flint t h e y m a y see: you , . and be thus" incited to f'ollow ;~-oiar example and do good deeds like you. "

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A h n m d i a M c / s l e n a C o m m u n i t y , a d d r e s s e d t o t h e y o u n g

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D r : M : M . S a d i q a n d M a d a n l R a h a t u l l a h ( E l l a M a Y G a r b e r ) " " • . . . .

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. T o . y o u I h a v e s o m e t h i n g t o s a y ; . T h a t a M u s l i m s h i n e s m o r e , b r i g h t P r o v i k l i n g m y ~ I e s s a g e " . - - : I f he, m a k e s a p i l g r i m a g e

. . M ~ y f l a sh n o t a w a y . ) / ~ . - T O t h e H o l y . l L a n d o f L i g h t . " -

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:: A d v i c e I w o u l d g i v e . - - " " L e t ! z i k r b e y o u r h a b i t • T o t h e N a t i o n ' s y o u t h ; : " • R e m e m b e r i n g G o d i n p r a y e r - ..

" T h a t t h e y m a y n o t s a y , .. ~ . . . XYhen t h e B e l o v e d i s k e p t i n m i n d I W i t h h e l d t he T r u t h . . : . I t is i m p o s s i b l e H i s n a m e n o t t o d e - -

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W / h e n w e p a s s a w a y , t h e b u r d e n s - -" : - 13 ' " O f l ife, y o u w i l l h a v e t o b e a r : L e t n o t R ~ a s o n . b e t h e r u l e r : i " .

So b e n o t s e e k e r s o f i d l e r e s t " - O ' e r F a i t h w h i c h i s ' s a l v a t i o n " B u t . d o a n d - d a r e . " . . . . " : B l i n d . is t h e r e a s o n i~ i t b e no t .

" - ~ " : G u i d e d b y t h e S u n ' o f R e v e l a t i o n . 4 -

S e r v e t h e F a i t h w i t h th.e h e a r t . : " " . . . . - 14 - F i l l e d w i t h G o d ' s s w e e t g r a c e - C l i n g f o l a d l y t o a l l t h e T r u t h A n d -let n o t a - t h o u g h t o f c o n ~ p e n s a t i o n . . . . W h e n e v e r a n d w h e r e v e r y o u f i n d ' ~ "~

C l o u d . y o u r f a c e . " " " • - r F o l l o w n o t t h e i m a g i n a t i o r ~ s ~ ' • ~ " 5 : : " ' ~ : ' C a l l i n g it k n o w l e d g e O f t h e m i n d .

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L e t y o u r e y e s f i l l . w i t h t e a r s . . : . . . . :. 15.- ~ ":. • A n d y o u r h e a r t b u r n w i t h l o v e " T h e b e l i e v e r s w h o 1 0 r e M u h a m m a d P

L e t y o u r s p i r i t a s c e n d - b e y o n d :. . B e n o t a n e n e m y t o t h e m I s l a m " s m e r e . n a m e ~ f o t h e " - r e a l m s " BUt k e e p y o u r s e l f a l o o f f r o m t h o s e ~ "

" a b o v e - - W h o w o u l d t h e P r o p h e t c o n d e m n :

- . i . - 6 " " " - . " . . . 1 6 " - " ;

" N o b r a g g i n g i n t l ie h e a d , " ' : : L i v e in p e a c e , t a i d n g n o p a r t " .i. : ) . ' . " " N b t h u n d e r - o f w r a t h in t h e e y e , . '~ W i t h t h o s e . w h o t r o u b l e c r e a t e ; - -

N o d e s i r e f o r r e v e n g e , n o c u r s e o n t h e C a u s e . n o a n x i e t y - n o r d i s t u r b a n c e ~-: . , l i p s . " ' . -Fo r t h e r u l e r s Of t h e . S t a t e . -

. "~Vhich ~v0uld c~fuse t h y ' b r o t h e r t o s i g h . . :- " 17 " : " - .

, B u t c l i n g t o t h . e r i g h t . " ..: . . ~ - : ~ 1 1 8 . • . • • . . - . . . • . , . . . , , : , - • . .

. . . . " 8 " 'T " ~ i . . B e a u t y i s g o o d in. a l l - c a s e s - " Be. f r e e f r o m j e a l o u s y ' . . , . - ~ B U t s e e k i t w i t l t g r e a t c a r e ~' •

: A n d c o n t e n t m e n t c r e a t e , ' . " : ' - - - M a y b e t h a t . y ' o u t h i h k " ' ~ ' '~ ' . . . . ~I M a k e a i o t g o l d ) , o u r b e l o v e d , . " ---:'" " .. ' T o b e a g a i n . i s a _dnare. :- . . -

N o r . s i l v e r y o u r c h a r m e d m a t e , ~ " , - - : • . . . . . ' " " 1 9 "

: ~ 9 - ; . . . . ": "~ s h O U l d y o u b e c o m e a • S t a t e s m a n , : . :i. ~ ' i t h fu l l a t t e n t i o n c o n t i n u e . " . A G e n e r a l o~ a P h y s i c i a n ; - : . ? . -. • o f f e r i n g p r a y e r s a n d k e e p i n g f a s t ; , .'. I f your - h e a r t i n . I s l a i - h : i s n o t s t e e p e d , ~ ~ " 0 b e y i n g . G e d ' s c o m m a n d m e n t s . . . . " ,.: Y o n w i l l n o t p l e a s e u s w i t h y o U r : p 0 - - " - i . W h i c h w e r e - w r i t t e n iti t h e pas t~ ~ . : : s i t i o n . . ' . , • • : .

i f , , o u h a v e w e a l t h b e c h a r i t a b l e : .. - K e e p S e l f , r e s p e c t f o r b a d i t i s ' . .: • . . I n g i v i n g a l m s t o t h o s e - w h 0 n e e d " T o l a c k d i g n i t y o f m i n d ; . - • F e a r n o t t h e d a y s of ' f r o u b l e ' . '- ~ B u t : a l s o t o o t h e r s ~ b e r e s p e c t f u l

I f t h e n e e d y y o u w o u l d f e e d . " . S i n c e r e a n d kihd~ .. "

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T H E M O S L E M S U N R I S E

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\ V h e t h e r . i n p r o s p e r i t y o r p ~ e r t y - . V e r y h a r d i s t l i e t a s k " ~ I n r i c h e s o r n e e d . T h e g o a l i s f a r a w a y - - - -

N e v e r c e a s e f o r a m o m e n t . ~ 0 m y f a i t h f u l O n e s , B e n o t : . .. I n s p r e a d i n g I s l a m ' s s e e d . I n d o l e n t ; ' b u t . w o r k - w i t h o d t d e l a y . " . "

22 . " " • 2s • " I f y o u c o n q u e r , t h e w o r l d . .- . I f s t e p y o t i w i l l u p o n t h e p a t h -

. Y o u h a v e g a i n e d n o u g h t - . : O f . S i n c e r i t y a n d L o y a l t y .- . I f t h e w i l d a n d t e r r i b l e g e l f . . . T h e r e w i l l b e n o d i f f i c u l t y w h i c h , y o u

Y o u h a v e n o t s u b d u e d a n d t a u g h t : c a n n o t - - " . . " , - - . S u r p a s s . e v e n t o t h e R o y a l t y ~ ' "

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t h e f o u n d a t i o n . " " Y o u r i e s s o f i s , b e h a l f - d o n e , f o r : ' Y O U r o w n s a k e : : .~: . .

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F o r g e t n o t t h a t d e l i c a c y - " - \ \ : e a r e c o n t i n u i n g ou~r W o r k . " " I s t h e w o m e n ' s s h a r e • , S o m e h o w o r o t h e r . - - , : - -

H e i s n o m a n w h o s e b o d y i s a s r o s e - l e a f B e c a r e f u l , l e s t t h e M o v e m e n t , - A n d c a n n o t h a r d s h i p s b e a r . . . . " I n y o u r . t i m e m a y s u f f e r .

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"Justinian prohibited it: S t . Augus- . 't\-.'i~h all t h e s t r i c t Laws and Stat- tine declared, tha~ po lygamy was not- u tes 'made b y t h e U n i t e d Sta tes :Gov- a crime where ' i t was the !egal ' inst i - .crnmen'.t against t h e . p l u r a l i t y : . 0 f tution 6f a Country, Ahnos t all the w i v e s ~ t h e autimrlt ies-could n o t h e l p Ho ly Prophe t s w h o m the:Chris t iaus" all0(ving, po lyg-amy i n "at least one believe used to have more than' ,one ca'se la te |v r ep6 r t ed / in . t h e T r ibune wife. A n d G o d wass6 , pleased ;,yitli. '0fAl~rfl ~0th, 1921: ... -. them tha t H e used to speak face t o . " . . . . face with them, an lionoi- whicli has ' " 2 W I V E S ; W, I L L K E E P . B O T H ; i' n o t i:;een ex tended to any Cltristian " "" COPS L E T IT,= GO A T T H A T in these days.. BUt in tim d e v o t e e s . . . . . . . of I s lam there still are t l i o s e t o Ak.'ron, O . , A p r i l 29.--(Special)-~.2 w h o m God speaks like H e - u s e d to Guisep~pa Sarimil~i:{~ilt.l~h a l lowed4o : speak to the Prophe t s of the Isi-ael- : k k e p Iris two wives and .tliree chiL.

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I f t h e ' D e t r o i t c lmrches are not open for me to p reach in I 'do no t care a bit. No Moslem h~re cares to see me p reach in t!le churches . Moreover the c]mrches are no t su i t - a b l y furnished fb¢ our services~ M y cha l l enge ,was to the brpa.d:minded- hess of tlm Chris t ian p a s t o r s i n c o m - paris9n with tl iat sh '0wn bv our ho ly Prophet . . I was sure "tha¢ the Chris t ian " L o v e y o u r enemies" .xx:as on ly to p reach atld no t to practice. But] I wan ted to ge t it out of tlieir mou ths and .I Imve g o t it. N o w

n e a r e r to Is lam. Tim day . i s no t . f a r .-tlmt t he c louds :of the misunder - s t and ings aga ins t I s l am will dis- perse and the c o u n t r y will see m a n y Mosques . and -Mina re t t e s " .w i th t h e .

"people Worshiping one God and.liv-~. ing . t h e i r re l ig ion, itistead Of onl)" " pre/tclfingit.. . " "

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don ' t worryz.please. I :do , not Wahl, ta t ion ' - for hosp i t a i i t~ , . .Those lix;ing a n y of y 'onr clmrches. I have never, in the:-Villages arid t'hc deser ts m a k e ~ heard of any Shaikh A b d u l I-Iaq~. wr i t ing so b-itterly a g a i n s t - C h r i s t - : b ig botTfires at nig~ht t o g.uide a

s t r ange r to-tlaeir l l o u s e s - t o r e s t , for ians I 't m a y be a fictit ions propa=- - -" ' " " " e, " " • " " . ' - " " • - . 4 pro tec t ion , lO(lglll~ a n o boar(l,- a l l ganda a~,amst I s l am hke man 5 ot • . b " " " - ' ' free. T h a n k s Al lah i h a v e m e t e x - the A r m e n i a n stories. A n d m a n y amples of th i s lmspi ta l i l ;y riglat here such thing~ ar~ be ing s a i d just. tO" i n A m e r l c a in the ;;,enerable p'erson .- embi t t e r [l'le f e e l i n g s - a g a i n s t t h e Moslems.": Bui H i t i,s right:, t h e n t h e alities of Mr.. m!d Mrs: Res tum, Mr.

Sbamee o f Detroit , . Mr. and M r s . said S h a i k h migf i t .h t t~e ]net- s o m e Kar r0ub ; M r . S . A . Zehra 0 f H igh - : Chris t ians of t h e t y p e 0 ¢ Our wr i t e r " iapd Park , ~Mr. and Mrs. F. A l d e e u a b u s i n g l l is I~rophet and all Mos lems : o f ] D o w a g i q c , Mr . a n d . M r s . Neffeu i wh ich migh't h a v e .furried - the of M i c h i g a f i . C i t y , M r and M r s . ~ M . • Sha~kh mad tO retima such words . : H a s s e n a n d Mr . A l l a w a y o f S i 0 t i X '

I s sues C h a l l e n g e - Falls. Mr. G h u l a m A h m a d A h m a d i Wel l m y dear C h r i s t i a n w r i t e r i f and M r . L . R o m a n ' A h m a d i o f Chi-

" . " r ; - - c a 0 you h a v e any genu ine proof ~ l t h . . , . g . " J aza ho mui la h ~ i . k h a i r fid~ y o u of w h a t you say aga ins t . I s lam emma ~-al akhirah.- " _ an~l Moslems be t te r c o m e fo rward " : T h a n k s a r e due t o Mr. A.l!eff Riz.a

for a r r a n g i n g m y lec tures m Det ro t t - • in an Open meet i l !g to hold a debate ~ " : " me wi th n n eoual t ime f o r and M r . ' S a m H a a g e fbr a.qc0mpany-

- .wi th of u s and I[:~'ill -~,rove b" fa~ts • ing me tO I 0 w a and Sout-h". Dak0 ta " both . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . f rom h i s to ry tha t the ~:IoslemSlands State . . : .= . .' " . i " " -. :" compared with the so-called G h r i s t - ian count r ies have_ ahvays -lived a: . :. be t te r moral , sober, : intellectual a n d - .-.. _ . . . T h a n k s . -. social life and t h a t ou r P r o p h e t is ~ i - m u s t acknowledge m y t h a n k s Co-- the m o s t P e r f e c t M o d e l E x a m p l e r ' the. fQ.Ilox~ing Clerf fymen arid Scene- and Idea l in all the phases of life. tames o r M a n a g e r s Of varmus- Here is y o u r chance a n d y o u m u s t Churches and Hal ls~who invi ted me not lose it . . . . . " ,~to Speak in t h e i r Churches , etc,, on

• W h e t h e r you accept m y chal lenge xar iouS. ,days- . M r . R 0 b e r t . D o w n i e o r no t I a s su re y o u " o f one t h i n g - - o f Un i t a r i an Church , D e t r o i t ; Miss even . a m o n g . your," Chr i s t i ans " in ' M e l h a d o and .Mrs . A d a M a c D o u g a l l Amer i ca tim .number o f t h o s e w.ho of :prac t ica l ,psych01ogy, R e v : Ci-aigg. dO no m o t e believe in .the .dBrinitv o f C h u r c h o f Cl i r is t , D o w a g i a c ; "

- of J e sus a n d his a s c e n s i o n - t o / H e a - E lder of Church of Christ,. :Detroi t ; ven i s more than .tho.se of s t r ic t ly -"Mr." H.~ Wi lcox , " .£ounder o f t h e or thodox and is a lways inerefi.s!ng C h u r c h of L o v e :Mission, C h i c a g o , and t h u s tile people are c o m i n g etc.

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A m ' i n - ' (bar=at - law-) , - S e t h M u h a m - r e e f " H u s s a i n o f H e d j a z ( A r a b i a ) ~ • m a d G h a u s , : C h a u d h a r i . S a d a r A l l , . t h e fo l l o~v ing h a s b e e n r e c e i v e d : " H a j e e M u s a - K h a n , . P r o f e s s o r A b d u ~ " . E l D e W a n - e l H a s h i m e e ,

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m e n t : S o m e l i t e r a t u r e h a s b e e n ' - i ( S d . ) M e z h e r - N e d i m , • s e n t t o th i s b r o t h e r f o r d i s t r i b u t i o n P r i x a t e S e c r e t a r y o f H i s M a j e s t y . " ~n c e n t r a l A m e r i c a . - "- : :

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I m e t ia l a d v i n C h i c a g o n a m e d " . M r s . T a t u m , - x ( . l i o t o l d m e t h a t s h e ~-2 : E m n r e s s - M a r v " ' " h a d . s e e n m e m o r e t h a n t w o y e a r s ag6 i n - h e r d r e a m j u s t w e a r i n g t h e T h e f o l l o w i n g l e t t e r Was r e c e i v e d s a m e t u r b a n a n d I n d i a n d r e s s . I n : . f r o m H e r I m p e r i a l M a j e s t y Q u e e n , on ,, E m r e s s M a of E n g l a n d , : e o f h e r le.t . ters : s l m , w r i t e s : I / ~ p . . r y • in r e p l y h a v e e n j O y e d r e a d i n g 3,our w o n d e r - t o m y c o r r e s p o n a e n c e : " - . .~, . :_: fu l p a m p h l e t s - - - i n t l a a t d r e a m I h a d ~ ( - I n d i a Of f i c e , s'e~n y o u w i t h y o u r a r m s f o l . d e ~ - W h i t e h a l l , srrf i l ing, b t i t s i n c e r e , t b e l i e v e God. " L o n d o n , S. W . I . , ~. s e l L t ~ o u h e r e . ' . . . . " - - - 5 th '~AugUst, 1920. " ' -

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: M a r r i a g e i n t h e ~ W e s t : . S i r : " ~" i a m d i r e c t e d b y t h e S e c r e t a r y • M r s . H a r t l e y i n h e r b o o k . " W o m e n ' s : o f S t a t e f0 i- I n d i a t o i n f o r m y o u W i l d Oa t s , " . says tha t m a r r i a g e is n o t h a t y o u r l l e t t e r o f 7 t h . J u l y tO t h e " l o n g e r a : r e l i g ion w i t h u s , i t is a sport : Q u e e n h a s b e e n l a id b e f o r e H e r

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M a j e s t y , who has g r a c i o u s l y ex- C a r d f rom the P r e s i d e n t of P a n - p r e s sed her t h a n k s f o r t h e c o n g r a t - a m a : - - . . -- n l a t ions of the A h m a d i a C o m i n u n i t y T o : M. M u h a m m a d Sadiq . in A m e r i c a on the e scape o f H i s El ~ r e s i d e n t e d e f a Repub l i ea , . Roya l H i g h n e s s , . the ' P r i n c e of

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Sacred. messages were:. a lso epist led to P r i l ~ e Cas inf i r L u b o m i r s k i - of P o l a n d and Pr ince : M ic ha e l of Sa.~-

o n v a~ad the" c o m m a n d e r - i n - c h i e f .of the Br i t i sh . a rmies .

A l e t t e r . o f s y m p a t h y o n - b e h a l f . - - - - 2 " - of A h m a d i a B r o t h e r h o o d w a s .writ- . . -" " " Ce leb r i t i e s

ten t o Mr. "Deschanel , e x - p r e s i d e n t Let te rs and L i t e r a t u r e w e r e s e n t t o of F r a n c e , on the occas ion of h i ~

many famous pers6ns - in and out of r a i l w a y a c c i d e n t in acknoxvledge- Uni ted .States t a k i n g advan tage 0 f . m e n t of which he sen t me his au to= erefi ts and oizcurences about t h e m ~ g r ~ h e d thn~ksS°dno~fisP~.S°s~aL~ard. : ? including.Thomas A. .Ed i son , tlie f a m h

• , - - • " : o u s I n v e n t o r ; Rev.- Russel H Beady sen t a l e t t e r o t t h . a n ~ : s . . . . . . :- w h o i s c o n s i d e r e d to be the mo6t

- - - - . . .. popu la r .Min i s t e r . . ' . L e t t e r fr~om the K i n g o f B e l g i u m : A-let ter : :of , a p p r e c i a t i o n With Mos- ' " " . . . l e m L i t e ra tu re was sen t - t0 A t t o r n e y

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h a e n t 3 ' H i s I - ~ z r a t M a h m u d ? ' (d ) Mr. R . . S h e i b e ~ - - ( L o n d o n ) ~ W i s h i n g you good luck, I am, .~ -. " Y o u r re l ig ion must appeal, especially

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M o s l e m c e r e m o n y , b u t j~Ist to Tespect - ( f ) Mrs : . P r o b s t h a i n e - - " I f the a u - t h e J[eelings of the pebp le i n w h i c h . w e , t h o r i t i e s • ( i n " Amer i ca~ o n l y . h a d " Izay# / to Work, I wro te N e w year's ? k n o w n w h a t a n acquisitiot~ you~are tO-. G r e e t i n g s - which w e r e . tu rned : • in to a n - - c o u n t ~- the- w o u l d have w e l

Verse . b y t h e l e a rned M a d a m : R a h a - ' c 0 ~ e d -'ouY ias a y .c : t izen to ~ract ice • t u l l a h ( M r s . . G a r b e r ) ; a n d p r i n t e d i n i . . y • ..~/ . . .v: ,, g r e e n c b l 6 u r , . i t Was sent. a l o n g wi th i •y°u r , aee t tS r~eme~vY:on~ .fl::rnldYe'r "oi " some l i t e ra tu re on I s l a m io a l l t h e i,g) .2~ y . ,

K i n g s a n d Pres{dents i n the W o r l d , the Mis s ion o.f L 6 v e c h u r c h ' w r i t e s : . the officials a n d no ted m e n find w o m e n Dr . 7VI.' Sadiq , " " " ) i n U n i t e d States , special ly in Chicago. _ Chicago. Feb . 7th, 1921. - . . - : .

F o l low ing is a c o p y o f t l m t M e s s a g e : M y Igear Bro,~o~t.her S a d i q : " " . " : " . I " ' . . • : . . "

I - . w i s h you all happiness i u the..-New. - i I _ c _ a m i 0 t t e l l yoit h o w del ighted I - " "i • " Year; : -..~t.~: : "

" And . may. you attain • all".tl{e Blessings,-- have been a n d how pleaseff t he Mis - • .. ~nay.dear, " " sionl of. L o v e C h u r c h has been wi th • Which. AIlah..the Gfaci0us has ~ ordained t h e lec tures t h a t you have d e l i v e r e d

- - . to send, . . . " - " - • " Thrtiugh Ahmad, t h e Guide,: the Pi'ophet, w i t h -me Sunday.. m o r n i n g s . Y o u r

" the Fr iend . - . . . . . . p r e sence a n d .work has g iven a g rea t And his .Master and Teacher .Muham- s t imu lus to th is m o v e m e n t fo r World =-

- mad I', the E l e c t w i d e h u m a n •bro therhood, a n d I do ~,Vllo wa~ the I~rophet, the most perfect.

n o t k n o w w h e r e .we could have Ob- ' - . ~~. " . . . . ~ I - 7 - . . -~- , : " " t a ined s u c h : a s s i s t a n c e had you n o t so ~" -" "

l~,ilffS ~,.v o t rr o t x~on tmorency , 1~'~"~-- ..,:~_t_ 2_2,_ - . ~ ? ~ ~ k i ~ d l y i ~ree ly a n d chee r fu l ly rendeired _ra..t:c,-' wuo~e. .- p r o p u e c y • ma t . jesus: it.'" : . - : • • - " " Chr i s f fwi l l be r e -bo rn i n the .present . , , , : , , ' ; . " - " s e d " " a v e " yea r ha~ s u d d e n l y a r6used . the :g rea t e s t ? - vv.e.~ vm" at=,~eSnDee~p~aot r ~°e~ i n " i • in te res t htnong, r e l i g i o u s " w o r k e r s all ~. y o u ~vlm u . . y - .. . over Fra.nce,. h a s b e e n i n f o r m e d by m e "ehned : . ;,-, : 'i., , . . . . tha t the P r o m i s e d O n e . h a s a l e r a d y ap~ ~ ' " - " v e r y s m c e r e / y y o u r s . . . .

" peared in Ind ia . " ~ - - . ~. ( 'Sd.) .!qIenry. S . W i l c o x . . . . " .

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(h) F r o n t : Miss Mary" Amel ia H u n t , AurOra Poe t L a u r e a t e and au- thor of " T h e Uni;,;ersal Bible," '!Sol- entitle Life," etc:

• T o : : . The Edi tor Ri~view o f Religions,

Qada in , India• " Dear Sir : . . . . - '

(i) Mrs. Zeineb Eldeen, D o w a g i a c ~-our let ters are ahvays x:ery wel-

come, as f r o m them y o u r own excel- • lent persona l i ty em.anates: 'You are on a Glor ious Mission and Allah will no t let y o u fail.

A h m a d i a M o s l e m M i s s i o n N e w s . ,

A b r o a d - .. . ]

Having 'a t tended s o m e Of the -lee- O U R Missionar ies in L o n d o n - a r e

tures delivered in Chicago. by the m a k i n g good p r o g r e s s i n secur- learned :and eloquent speaker. Dr. . - . . . .

. . . . - • " - mg new converts ann spreamng Muft i Muhammad Sadtq,-on the Re- ~h" "" . . . . . . ~ " " " • • " . t e- ~ r u t n o y Lectures m their hgaon of Islam, t h e Great P h o o h e t . . . . . . _ .

M o h a m m a d t', and .the famous Cl{am- - Mosque , c i ty b ranch and parks., l-'r01- pion of Mohammadanism, the .Pro- fess0r Nayye r in Western Afr ica has phe t A h m a d o f Blessed , M e m o r y ; I ~ained 4,000 n e ~ souls for the Blessed feel it m y du ty to s e n d . m y thanks Q r d e r . . H a f i z Ghialant M u h a m m a d to the Ind ian Moslents - . for send- has created a strong, we l l - i n fo rmed ing so brilliant: attd able Miss ionary to our land. Dr . :Sad iq explains the fai th of I s l am jut.such a reasonable : wa, y, and in s o - l u c i d and forceful l a n g u a g e , tha t an iittellectual per-. son feels well satisfied a n d - q u i t e en joys h'is" talk. I n wr i t ing t h i s " I ' am expressing-- the feelings "-~of

f o r c e of A h m a d e e s in Mauri t ius . O u r Ansti :al ian Missionary, . Has san Musa Khan , has sent a Message to the noted persons on the Cont inent .

• Ne w Miss ionar ies . a r e . be ing sen t .= from" H e a d q u a r t e r s to Chinal . )apan, . ' Greece. T u r k e y and :Ai 'al) i~i . . ~i'he " numl)er- of those be long ing :to . the Ahm ad i a M o v e m e n t guided by t l le i~ Head at "Qadaia.n iS n o w :about 700,=~

grat i tude f rom fire American- l i terary public who :has llad the .opportunity o f hearing t l i e ' D o c t o K I n h i s , s e v e r a l 000 a l l oye r the World. s p e e c h e s / d i d r io t 'heaCa s ingle 'word A c c o r d i n g t o - t h e latest news our with WhiCh I, could not fully agree, dear br0ther, noble Mr. F. M. SayaL

Some o~f the. Title. s o f ;his popular . . . . a f ter two-years, of illustrious work. in Lei:turers and Serrnons are'..---' :"un:*-,,y ...~'~'¢kand. . ~.ms called back to I n d t a and • ~ Au~I . . . . . . . r r..; . . . . . . 1 c~:_:2 ~c . Was t~saf l f rom England on June 11, " I s lam"; 'q~Iohammad, : the Master lyZl.: 51r. ~ayat gamed a g0oa num-

ber of able and learned persons to our . P r o p h e t " ; "Zoroaster o f Pers ia" ; faith, but the b u i l d i n g o f a n A h m a d i "Confucius of China" ; "Ki' islma of

_ India" ; '~Aiimadl the Prophet , o f . t he Day" ; "Quran the Complete and Final . Law . . . . . No Religious ~Vars"~ "'-'o . . , k ~ U ' :

tinuance of. Revelation" ; "Live and _ l e t .L ive" ; "Serve -God and .Human-

ity,,; "Keep your faith above the world" ; "Be Brt)ad-Mindi~d" ; ~'Practi~ cal and Practicable Religion" ; " J e s u s

• Christ 's tomb in Ind ia" ; " N O ex-- elusive son of God:"

Hoping that you Will kindly publish. flais letter in your valuable J o u r n a l - - I • am) . :

Moslem Mosque i s tile specially grand work of his second a~isit to the British " I.sles. He was . t im foui ider - 'of the Ahmadia Moslem Mission in: England dur ing the days of his first-visit to that kind. M a y Al lah • protect him and ;• keep him safe and succeSsful~x herever " lie goes. : " ' .

A d v e r t i s e m e n t s :in P a p e r s

. In addition, to t!te articles and re~ ' :por ts paid ad~ ertisements o~[. Ahm/idia . M o v e m e n t , :Bureau of M o j e m I n f 0 r - nlation, ffeekly LeC{-ures and school 6 £ Sincerely, yours, - • -

• Oriental L a n g u a g e s We're. inserted (Sd.) Miss ,Mary Amel i a Hunt , .. • K . . . . . ' . . . . . . f r o m time to . t ime :in severaldai l ies ,

• lmbark Ave., Chii:ago, • ' weeklies; mofl{hlies: and annual pUbli-. M a r c h - l , 1"921. / i " ' c a t i ons . " "

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Virg in . , B i r t h x~,.

A L M O S T all the Laws o f Nature have their exceptions and Special

. phenomena. There are~ rules within-rules and no-one can claim t0

-know all of them; There was .a time -in-thehistor) o f the pl~net,.when there; wag, rio [0rni of man!Festaiionof.life '

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subject and as a ruler, as a priest 'and " --as a statesman, as. a son and as a

father, as abachelor and as a husband, as a.husiness man and as a Coma mander;of f0rces~" therefore he is th.e_-.. greatdst"of all-~(Allah's blessings be upon. liifll, and.., al'l~lte~.. Prophets). " "

N E W S A N D - N O T E S on: eartli,. Whence came the fi.rst f o r m s 0 f life! From the word .of . " : L o c k . U p Churches God, wht~ has all power to generate.-: A S reporte~i in the Ne~,- York .']'here a r e two laws" o~" Creation a t - . . ~ : " " " \¥~Orld-of Feb. 28, 1921-, t w o ; -least. Tile male a n d feniale principle , c lergymen, Alfred \V . Martin- and law of Partenogenesis or produc- and L; J. Kopaid, pleaded from their. tign by ax, i rg in . In zoology a patten- pulpits for t h e l ock ing up of ogenetic-fenlale~produCes its:kind fo r - churches: " A l l the people of the. one or more generatmns without o r d P ear th have sought to find God, but nat S sexuM intercourse. A n d such i n tile way of eacli a~d every one has some women. Tliere have beenmany failed: Tile way of the Jews has bdrn of v i r~n recorded in. file sacred f a i l ed . . "i'he was;: of the: Christ ian histories of different-religi0ns. ~ has failed. The:.way of the Catholic

Tiffs sy s t e m prevails n.ot only in" has failed. The way of the Pro.test- men . and animals, but e v e n in " t h e ant has failed.• T h e y . h a v e fa i led, Vegetable kingdom. AmOng birds, : a n d f a i l e d i~ iob ly . " " heil s:are seen l@ing out eggs w i t h o u t : Certainly they•have faile& The lmavingbecax with a rooster. -" fu tu?e hope o f the wor ld now lies

A m a n i s not good Or bad holy o r i n the Spiritual powers granted by profane On accoufit Of;the way he i s : A l l a h t 0 the New Dispensa t ion of

• born.- Man is responsible' f o r h i s ' - I s l a m in t h e Ahmadia Universal actions and.not f o r t h e tliings'.out o f ' :Br0therhood.

'!!is c o n f r o l . Vv~e .ai;e not sinners be=: " - / .-..-- -. t - cause we a r e b o r n . o [ sinful pareh ts . . i • . H e l p . .Help!.! . " l~very ~-child"is .born . s inless and a : !. Rel ig ious- propaganda against Is~ natural b i r th . -Exef i i l iegt imatechi ld- lain and Muslim nations in this~ r-en a re .as good :iis others;. ~;s the.sin countrx~ require a s t r o n g defence by - - lies with tl m parents and not,with t h e - "l~ublislling a n d free dis t r ibUtion of child.. It . is not ;thelconceptioO or birth " Islainic .pamplilets" and. leaflets :in

, th~tt m a k e s one Divine or,,/Devilish, miliions:all over the country, i can- All .the .men including Pr6ph~ts..JestiS :- n o t do'all I Want to do and I ought , and i\Iuhanfmad, gradually awakened t~ d'o for Want'~of.funds, May Allah to their! d0nsciousfless~ in. whatever inspire some'go0d hearts to help me.

.-way their.birth Was~ < . . - . ( E d . ) ': ~. " . " • Prophets a r e -o i : two k~nds. " (~1) . . ~. • ~ _ ~

Those who bring a. code Of life like . MOSES and Mtihamnlad P. (2) T h o s e " A L I B E R A L S O U L " x('ho do not bring a newLa 'w but fol- . All the :MoslemS genera l ly and .low, support and fulfil t hep rev ious Mr.. Muhanunad K a r r o u b specia l ly .imeL-su~h were Je susand Abroad As ." x ; e r y highly a p p r e c i a t e the help

, . .regards-the. P lrb;hethood, riley, are.all.. r endered b3; • . . . .Mr Theodore H. D e - " ~'msed by G0d. so we do not-make any. ge f iha rd t the/Cofi tractor arfd Build- ~lifference in tl~'em. All inust be.be- er, o f : 13~38 \Voodward Avenue. lieved andrespected. ]3ut ixs t~egards Highland Park in the building w o r k . -

:their works, Mul~annnadPhaving been o f the Mosque. - Mr. Degenhardt ! .the Per fec t -Exampler in .all pliases"": has taken gr~eat interest in' and of life in p0verty.and richness, as a worked vet\, hard for the Mosque

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w i t h o u t t a k h l g a n y a 'cmt inera t ions .Moslem devou t c o n t r i b u t e m o n e y for t h e w o r k done by l f im, .as he con- for c h a r i t a b l e work on t h e fes t iva l

• - s i de red i t his s ac r ed d u t y to a s s i s t day . . • . ' • .in tlae bui lding, o f t h e s ac r ed tern'pie.- - ~.lufti Mt f lmnmutd c a m e to .De-

" of I s l am. \,Ve t h a n k h i m . a n d hope t r o i t s eve ra l n i0n ths ago to o r g a n i z e and p r a y t h a t G o d the . - \ lhfig!uy iil the lo~:al Alos lem c o m n m n i t y a will g r a n t h im r e w a r d for this . ' c o n g r e g a t i o n of the A h n m d i a move- . . . ( - - . .. ment . Which h a s a s i ts l ec tde r - the

I'ropl~et. A h i n a d of Q a d i a n , ' h a i l e d - " F r o m D e t r o i t Dai ly . News , June. as t he p r o m i s e d m e s S i a h , . n m h d i a n d

5~ 1921. " . . . _ h i , I v re f0rmer . T h e p r e s e n t h e a d of . the" mox ' emen t is l - / a z r a t M a h m u d .

M o s l e m s C e l e b r a t e F e a s t o f T h e MUfti Con:es f rom I n d i a as a • . , - . . .

I d : , u l - f i l t r . nns s lona rv - " ' " • _ . . .

M :~ )SLEMS"of D e t r o i t wi l l ob - : - . . . . . . • . " se rve T u e s d a y as t im f i i ' s t . F r o m Det . roi t Free• P r e s s o f J u n e d a y of i d - u D F i t r , w h i c h c o n - 8: 1921.- " "

t inues th ree d a y s , " a n d is one o'f the - - • " - " " mos t so l emn f e s t i v a l s o f M o h a m - " Mohamnaedan i sn l . h a d i ts d a y . in m e d a n i s m . A p a r a d e a-t~! P- m. f rom I l igh. land P a r k :Tnesda;),. : F r o m 74 V i c t o r avenue , to t h e M o s l e m ea r ly in t he m o r n i n g , when seve ra l "

• m o s q u e a t 949 V i c t o r a v e n u e led b y . h u n d r e d o f the fa i thfu l k n e l t i n . Mu' f t i a ' luhan"amad Sad iq , .Mo.~ielh ' p , : a y e r . . i " . . : t~ : . " .i - - . ;

sheik , wil l b e p a r t Of t h e p i c t u r e s q u e • - T h e p a r a d e ).was ~ h e - o u t s t a n d i l l g • ceremonies"al~ t l i e" fes t iva l Opening. fea ture : T l i e - h a l f / ~ h 6 u r of p r a 3 . e r

T h e l ine of m a r c h wi l l . be on- \ : i c t o r was c o n d n c t e d bv Dr . M u f t i : M o - ' and W o o d w a r d a v e n u e s a n d John hanalhed .Sad!q,"a_n_d..HfiS w a s f o l - '

- R s t ree t , in t h e ~,,icinity 6f . the n~w- lowed .be_ a s e r m o n bs~ Hussien, ly d e d i c a t e d mosque , C o n s t r u c t e d I Q i r 0 u b . ~. bv ' M o h a n a m a d K a r o u b , . :weal thy " . " " ~ "

- l ~ i g h l a n d p a r k r e a l e ~ t a t e man: " . ". . : P r o h i b i t i o n " " . - " ' .

i. I d - u l - F i t r . is a p e r i o d of- re joicing. Resolut ions )-. f a v o r i n g p roh ib i t ion : a m o n g Moslems,- .whelal a l l M o s l e m s -were re jecfed by the Angl ican ;Cl i r i s t -

• a re bidden, to a s s e m b l e for p r a y e r ~ a n S ) n o d ' i n "Australia... D u r i n g t h e - . a n d t i s t e n to the teaching:s f rom t h e debate Rev . \ \ r a lke r - sa id : / 'P r0hf l~ i t ion

K o r a n . , T h e pra:ver ritu'al iS Shoi:t, i s anti~claristian and the idea 0f 'Amer i - ' • ~ • - " ~ • . " • • " ' . ) ) r - - o " • elnef ly c o n . l s t m g 'of s'~lent p r a y e r s . can cranks. \ t ' e s)anpat luze wtth Rev.

led b y the imam, , o r pra.yer l e a d e r . - " k V a l k e r as w i t h t h e gospels in l his ¢~. s e r m 0 n by" Muf t i ~adiq fo l lows hands c0ntainii~g the Minic le o f ' J e s u s the p r aye r . A q u a i n t , c u s t o m of . turning. water into ;wine to make the

• hand: Clasping is o b s e r v e d d u r i n g people e n j , ? : dr inking he c o u l d not the d i s p e r s a . l of the-, c o n g r e g a t i o n , x o t e f 0 ¢ . pr.ohibitio n. . P r o h i b i t i o n

- q r h e renminder~ Of t l l e openi:ug, fes t i - - really or iginates : With . I s lam . w h o s e val day is spen t in "feagtit]ff a n d . bool~--contains anexpress command-• merry-ma 'k i t )g . . : -' m'ent aga ins t -d r ink ing . ..

. A t 5 a. m. T u e s d a y se rv ices wi l l .- - "="=" . ' " b_elleld- in t he con ip l e t ed pai- t o f ± h e " • : A S e c r e t o f L o n g L i f e . . .

- nex,. m o s . q u e : A: f e a s t w i l l f o l l o w Charles B e n d e i : of G r a n d ' Rap~cis;~ tl.f.e serv ices . T h e feas t is to J~e p r 0- . 1 0 3 3,ears 01d d o e s n ' t feel more aged v lded bv ~.[r. K a r o u b , the b u d d e r of than h e did' 40 ' years ago ' "Rough t i l e mos,iii.e. : . . . . , - - " l iving" says he, " i~ougl i l iving. T h a t ' s

T h e fes t iva l i s - s o t n e f i m e s called, the th ing that makes a man sti-ong a n d I d - i - R a m z a n . the f~s t ing . f e s t iva l , o r h e a l t h y , ; q 'hat is what , h a s . m a d e m e

. . " I 1 ) ) . I d - S a g h i r ; the l e s s e r - f e s t i v a l . T h e • live so 19 g. / . - .

, t -

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" D E A T H - L I K E F A I N T I N G the p l a t f o r m o f a na t i ona l "assembly where he pres ided over the meet ing. -

Corpse for. 14 Hour s , P a s t o r Comes H e w a s h igh ly educa ted in t he w e s t - to Life ern qol:e land was a g rea t a u t h o r i t y

Dea th Cert i f icate I s s u e d and B u r i a l !n the civil l aw o f . t h e d a y , b u t no t h - . . . . mg-~ou ld , m ~ h im cover his f e e t . - -

P l a n s Made W h e n S w i s s Here in- A m e r i c a I Occas iona l ly" R e v i v e s -. come across a p a r a g r a p h . i n the d a i l y . g

Geliev~t; March 20/ A . . c a s e .of . .a papers t ha t a m a n was fined $12.00: " man 's - - laear t ceas ing tO bea t for 14 (Rs. 50) beea~lse he was found bare- " hours antl then r e s u m i n g work i s . f°oted s i - t t ing0n the grass. H i s feet .

repor ted f r o m - B e r n e , Where a- pas- d i d . h u r t a n d t6 ge t a rel ief f rom the ..td'r of tha t ci tv, Rev.- Mr. B a u d e n - p a i n h e I m d j u s t t a k e n off his b o o t s

bacher , a f t e r b e i n g official ly declare'd a n d socks. B u t this ~xas cons idered dead, s u d d e n l y aw0ke.i by the police an~l the j u d g e as dis-

Re;¢~ B a u d e n b a c l i e r , aged 5 0 , a n d o rde r ly conduct . I k n o w one bo}~: . . . . . " . . . . . . . . was sen t to p r i s o n for u n c o v e r i n g su t t e rmg~t rom nea r t t r oun ie o t l ong ,-. , . " _

• ; . \ , , , ' • ~ - . . . . . . m s tee t in t h e pa rk a t m i dn i gh t , al s tanf l lng-~el l . Sel lse l~$s-~r laay ~als - .... . _.: . . . . . • " • - ' ~- ' ,. • - . . . .--;- - . • t h o u g h there- w e r e no o the r v is i tors pnys lcmn\ l ssue~t a ¢ i e a x n - c e r t m c a t e , . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . "

a r r a n g e m e n t s were made for t h e at m a t r~me. ~ ,vnat a con t r a s t of • , i d e a s I n India. a decent g i r l m u s t ' funera l .anti S a t u r d a y s n e w s p a n e r s . - • " - . .

, , - , - . , - " - , . . . . . . " - keep her face vei led aga ins t t h e p u t m s n e a eutogles oi ram, l n e p a s - . . - . . .. -'. - ; • , - • . . • - .stranr~ers, b u t h e r e t t is the fashion" • t o t av.oKe a t te r 1¢ nours , suEprlsecl • " . ' . o : . . . . _

"" d " " ' " • > , , - , . - - , ,, " ot the day to t the g i r l s to e x o o s e • t o | i n 1 i l l s . D e ( l r o o l l l l i l l e ( l - X V l t U . n Q x . v ~ - . . . t . ° . . -

e r s , .wrea thS , d i sconsola te relat!on~ e~ae~i the=tr neck and uppe r pa r t of - and frieu~ls. H e s a i d we-tklv-.- My : " '.t. as:xxelL ~ " -. call hag n o t ~ct conaeY " - .Divorce" -

:~ Tl ie funeral , h a s . b e e n pos tponed , . " " indefi! l i tely, ' -as t h e d o c t o r saicl t h e T h e chaml )e r .b f deput ies in P e r u

approved a l aw which wou ld legalize " c le rg3 man mi f fb t li3,e mani3; 3 ; ea r s . d ivorces i n . tha t • c o u n t r y . T h e " . (De t ro i t F ree •.Press,. March 21,- c h u r c h / a u t h o r i t i e s are b i t{er ly o p - . _ t921). " " - - . . " - • p o s i n g . t h e bill.". B u t the sena te m a y "

M a n y occur rences l i k e t h i s , . . r e a d , m a k e divorce lawful d e s p i t e Church. every tlow and t h e n iu the. papers,-. -Oivorce laws in the Chr i s t ian re l ig- so lve .wel l the pro l f lem of Jesus ' : re= ioi:~:are: n 0 t So p rac t i cab le as the); v iv ica t ion a f te r . ' lhe ' apparen t d e a t l i aide.in I s lam. T h e l w e s t e r n wor ld o n - t h e c r o s s . - - ( E d . ) is, in m a n y pract ica l t l i ings , l e av ing

. . . . . . . . ' ' Chris t iani ty . lJehind a n d a d v a n c i n g " - - Con t r a s t of ' Ideas. . . to'wardstT-Isiam. Nine{een . lmndred

The major i ty of. people i n Sout'h In - divorc'.es were granted, in Chicago in dia walk bare foo ted and they n e v e r . - t u : o i n o n t h s , . j a ~ ; and F e b r u a r y . . .wearany sot't of Socks o r s t o c k i n g s . . . . . . ,.~ l t a v i n g n o t i c e d t h e Schoolboys s t a r t . . . . ; M a d W o r l d - i ng to: c o v e r flaeir: feet . unde r tlae . . . . . :Rev. Hi r shberg s a i d i n his last "New.

" • - - - " . . . . r - - c t • • " E u r o p e a n inf luence, they have s ta r t , .~ ear Sermon It ~s more difficult to be • _ o . . t • . .

.ed a . reffular m o v e m e n t whose m e m - rdecent. h'on.estand vir tuous in Chicago hers x:ow . t l m t t h e y will .ever walk - a n d ~New~.York than .in a n y of the. barefooted, as 0 n ! y in thi=s way, theY. smal l towns. Th e people of the cities t h i n k . . t b e i r l J o d i e s , can -coilstantl3r: a r . e living! in at t age of luxury and ex- r ema in i n t e u c h With electric p.gw~ "-.-tra~'agance. Tlie World has seemingly ers f rom t h e fn-0ttier" earth, i?'he:' go/ae' mad. I n Our own best society ticed a j u d g e of h igh COtlrt ill ~la-".-va-ee..is ignei~ed to such an extent tha t dras, an I n d i a u k n i g h t o f the. Order* it .geeln~ to hav~ been stamped with " o f . the S t a r - o f I n d i a , w a l l d n g Ui~ appro.val. T h e modern system o f edu- barefooted- f rom his a u i o m o b i l e to c/ltioh-is a dire and dismal failure."

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