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. 1st S u c c e s s o r t o the . P r o m i s e d hiiessiali -His H a z - rat M a u l v e H a k e e m N U R - U D - D I N , : o f Blessed M e m - ory (A l l ah be p ieased with~him). : " : . . - . : . I~"

• P r e s e n t Leade r : of t~he A h m a d i a : C o m m u n i t y : ' : z ~_]i His H a z r a t Mi rza . B~shee rud - D i l l M A H ~ { U D " ~ " A H M A D . -i.. " . . " . i : . ~ : ' ~ . " i. : . ~ . : H e a d QUarters : - Qadian , P u n j a b , India . . ' :i.

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t ransgress ions and errors__]Ae rai~sed"n'm ici dr:iw it from fhis s t a t e .o f de" " g r a d a t h m and c~mmandcd file to preach t h e t ru th aml rccktim t h e w 0 r i d . from thc evils i n t o which it hgtd fallen: S0 ex,~;:tlv at the ;dn{e . \vhen thc

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tlm'tem/~h cen tury ended." "1 am infi~rmed in-c lear - i tnd plain rex;elations l r o m the Divine Be ing that ] a m the xe D- Messiali who had be6n p r o m i s e d - frc:}m the beginning. ' for t h e - l a s t - d a y s , aL.~l t h a t I . am alsi[ the Mahdi w h , , was ordained to appear ;,t a.ti 'me wheff Is lam ,/x:0tll~l be in ,decline alld er - {'r°rs ..w°uhl" ~ .1~revail.mml. . who. 1)ein~ guided in the :r ight . :path l ~ A l m i g h t v

, , d Ihmse l f , was destined t . offer heavenly t ru th ane~v .to tht wor ld i : " ".. :"Listen 0 l~arth! a n d hear witness 0 Heaven! that I hax;e receix:cd

inst*iration from on l f igh , and have found access to the D iv ine mvste.ries. " "I have been sent in the e a d v par t of th i s cen tu ry in order that l i n a v |x:- s tore "Islam to its original lmri ty, ar id as a . j u d g e remove the {lifferenccs lha t are t ea r ing a.sunder the Moslem sects. .- ind hni led xx:ith- the wea imns ~,f lieg)venly, signs, d e s t r o y all (alse priiiciples, and bring, a!;0ut ~a:.~pirj.t.ual Irallslorlnatlorll ill tile. whole-world.. " " " ' . " "i. : .-? ..

" N o one can take yon t0 -hea~:en bu t h e : w h o comes fr~ltr hea,('en, lf?- .v,u knew that the' f resh :and cer tain \ V o r d ,0f God, i s the tru'e rem{idv fin. y , ,ur diseases, you would not h a r e rej~'cted l i im w-ho eame-xqitl'l this 1;l~'~s- - in..,.i~T t h e , ~ beginning. " of the. cen tu ry . " . , . . ._- " . . "7" :: :i " " ~\ ( ; Ior ious l~rophet c a m e into tile World for. the ~-egenerat ie i fot mare kind. 'i. e., the l Iolv P r o l ~ h e t , M u h a m n m d ~ nia,~- G o d ' p o t i r His chomest ii :,:~[~gh:a:s Ulti,:l l f n , . a'n,, he called ,:er,pi,; to t he ]p'atl":of' the ' r u e an , l li~,,,ng

• , 7 e w i r M ha'd finite i 'urgotten aild f0rsaken; lmi..in th.'. 'liresefit ;tge he has been held in such c b n t e m p t ' a n d disdain ;tn.d abused to t such ;,,5 Y " ex lent tha t lhere is no pa ra l l e l tc it-iii a l ly-0~hcr pe?iod 6f: his:orv~ "-A1-."': migh ty {;0d has moreove r sent in the comlnel lcemen ' t .of the 14th century= , ,,f I le.taira, a serva n t o f Ilis. i . e.,- t h e writei" tha t he m a y bear Witilegs t:o' th 'd '"

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ts the reason of th~ Calamities that :have.befallen .the wo~-ld in this ~ge:-: : - • "i am a P r o p h e t in accordances_, yvith t h e decrees of P r o v i d e n c e : it w i l l . "

be a sin to deny this fact." " / • " T h e r e Was nex't:r" :my P r o p h e t i:n the world xx:httse, hattie h a s not been "

given ti~ me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I a.m .Ad.am:A a m N~ah , I am :.\ln-ah;(m ;' I. am l saac :" I am Iacob : I am I s m a e l : . [ a m . M { s e s : I am I)avid:.l.amaJesu.d.. son of Mary. : l ;~m M o h a m m a d ~ :--:-but spir i tual ly as ~tht.ir ba ruz . . . . . . . . . . . t ;~,d has s;,id i f f hie . . . . . . . .:. the 'Ap,~stle o f G o d i n t h e clothe 's ( , f a l l the P rop l i e t s . I have consequenth- inheri ted tlie dis t inct ive q u a l i t y of cverx: Pr,,lfl~ct. : \ r i d it is thr0.ugh me aml in m e thfit tilt" tlraits ,,f e'ver(" .'~p6stle:.s : ' character_ha.re been maile m:mife~t:'" "

- - "Let the whole world bear ~vitness .that I prophecy i n t h e name o} the Lord of earth and heaven t h a t ~ e ' w i l l spread my followers in all Countries .

• and make them-overcome e~g'ery other people by ireaSons and arguments, The days are approaching and are Very n e a r w h e n the religion preached, by me,.will be the ofily religion, that will be. regarded withho'nor upon the face, of the earth. • A lmighty God wil l bless :this religion and this system in. a

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13. \Va l a - q a d a - t a i - n a L u q - m a - n a l h i k - m a - t : , : a - n i s h - k u r t i l , l ah , wa m a n y a s h = k u r fa i n , h a m a r a s h k u r u l c - n a f - s e - h e c , w a m a n k a - f ~ - r a f a in- n a l - l a - h a g a - n i y - y u n ha=meed . °

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15. ~,¥a .was - sa i -na l i n - s a - m i b 'e- ; ,va- le-dai-he ha -n l ,~ - l a t -ho Um~m6-hoo w a h : n a n a - la w a h - n i n wa f e : s a - l o - h o o " f e e a-;imi'-n~+ : , - n i s l l - k u r - l e e wa. le-wa- l e - d a i k a i l a y - y a l mavsee r . - -

16. ~Va in j a - h a : d a - k a a - l a : a n f u s h - r e ; k a b e e m a la i - sa l a - k a be-lfee • i l - m u u fa- la t o - t e : h o - m a w a s a - h i l i ~ h o - m a . f id-dunL~ a m a - r 0 o J a n : a ~ a t - ~ / t - b e s a - b e e - l a m a n z l - l l a - b a e=lav-va , s t i m - h i a e: : la3:-ya 'nlf i r - je .o_ku-nl , iaLo_nab _- b e - o - k u m b e = m a k u n - t u m . t a = , n a . l o o n . " . . . . -

17. Y a b o - n a y - y a i n - n a ; h a in t a - k o m i s - q a q a hab- ln t=t in l ra in kha r - d a - l i n f a , t a - k u n fee s a k h - r a - t i n au t]s s a - m a - w ' a - t e a u fil-a~-=ze-ya-te: be -ha l - l a - h o i n - , m l A a - h o l a~ tee - fun k h a - b e e r . . . . . . ' . . . . -

8. , ~2 a b o - n a y - y a a - q e - m ~ s - s a - l a - t a w a - m u r b i l - m a - r o b - f e . w a n = h a a-nil m u n - k a r e w a s - b i r a- la m a a - s a - b a k i n - h a z a - l e - k a ra in a z - m i l O-moor .

19. W a la t o - s a - i r k l m d - d a - k a l i n - n a - s e x~'a la t a m - s h e f i i -a r -ze ma:-ra- h a ; i n - n a l - l a - h a l a - v o - h i b - b o kul=la n m k h - t a - l i n f a - k h o o n : . " :

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EXPLANATORY- FREE TRANSLATION .... :-- " L u q m a n ' s A d v i c e T o H i s S o n -

• T h i r t e e n Comt~aandments . " ' ~.. : . " And surely we gave .wisdom tO Luqman an(~ taught" hi,u thus: ( I ) - B e grateful to Allah. And whoever i.s grateful is ou ly gratefu| : fo,= his

own soul (if we be good i t .does n0t advhntage God, and i f w e be ba'd i~ d0es not burt God. All is to our own advantage or disadvantage)• A n d if.any, b e ungrateful :then certainly Allah is self-sufficient and v;;orthy of all praise. " "

And when Luqman.sa id to his son While he wdrned him" (9) O m y s o n do not associate anyone with Allah mos t surely Po ly the i sm ;~ .~ ~ . , )k -:..:k..:,. ~ -,-, '

• - - - -- " ' " " " " " " T . . . . . . . . ~ n , - - % t t t I l l l q U l l L y . " J. n o S e %vno oeheve in one God as Jews, Muhammadans , L~nitariau .Christians arid Spiritualists. = • are called m o n o t h e i s t s . Those Who he];eve in more t h a n One God a sCa tho l i c s , . P ro tes tan t s and Idol-~.V0rshipersare call-ed Polytheis ts . " . . : : ~:' : - .

4- (3) A n d we have: c o m n l a n d e d man c0ncerni:ng his parent'S. : He should c o n : -sider/ their obliggtions on.him. ::His motliet- bears h i m x 'hth faintings upon faintings, and-she .suckles him for two years. SO it i s -my Comntandment tlfa[ be ~rateful t o m e a n d to both of v0ut: parents ; to me have V o u t o return. - . • . .~. " "

. (4) But i f .your parents t ry to prevail o n y o t t .to associate w l t h . m e what you have no knowledge of ahd become a ploytheist , .obey them no i~h this resPecf. R e - gard your duty to Go.el as the h i g h e s t of all However keeI~l~0mpafi wi th " our pa ren t s in this worhl "reasonal, lv and: t rea t" ih4m "kindly" and I (5)- f o l ~ w the3:Ca ' o f him, wbene~er God raise~ an ins ir " " " " " • - Y • . ' . . p ed Teacher. ,t is t h e duty of t h e m a n to fo him. (Such Teacher of this age i s - " A H M ~ D " - ~ T...*:- : . . . . -: - . - II°'a,"

' • " - - - u * . t * t u l a i V l l O S e n l l S S l O U i S nOw let, and guided by his successor M A H M U D and taught anti promul ated in this .c0untrv = by SADIQ.) VVho sincerely tnrlis to. Ate t h e n to A t.` :- g ; " • . tc Js your return; and then will I tell you of all your doings. : - - .

0 my1 son, surely All.~h will b r i n g e v e r y t h i n g t o .liglit: verY. weight 0 f the g r a i n - of a mustard-seed, even t h o u g h it is hidden in t h e ea r th ,A l l ah will b r i n g i t to light;. surely, Allah has clear-s ght and. is ,~ware of everyth ing ..

:(~) Omy son,.keep:up prayers: ' " ." = : . , . : ,

: j , rxnd comm.~nd t h a t w h i c h i s r ight aud (8) forbid . i h a t w h i c h . i s , • andS9) ' bear pa t :ent ly t jmt which hefalls i 'OU, surely this is one nf *h,; ,,_.k_ W rong . por tant aria steaclrast artairs. . . . . . " . . . . . d r n e s t , 1111-

:(10) And do n o t turn 3'our face " " " " " " " " " away f r o m p e o p l e in c0ntetnpt2 (11) n o r g o about in the land exult ing overmuch, sutSelv Allah d o e s no t love any self-c0neelted valn-glorious persom (12) And pnrsne the middle •course in your pace and (13) lower )-our voice, surely the most hateful voices i s the braying of asses

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!~ S A Y I N G S O F T H E M A S T E R r l ~ R O P H E T M U H A M M A D ~. . J "~! t ' ~ t l F faith o f a .M uslin-does not becolne perfect.nnle"ss he: l]tces for him- " ' ~ i l l . self wha t he likes for his brothets~

He wfio is not kind::to GOd'S c rea tures and to h is0xvn chilclren, God. : will not be kind to liim. , " . . . . ""

~ f e e d the hungry;_ visit the. s i c k and free the cap t i ve ' i f he'i.~ un jus t ly .- i buund . " . . . . . . . '

Think not t h a t any g o o d act- is c6ntempt ib le , t hough it be bul: your. ' Iwother's coming to y-on with an open cbun tenance and goo¢'i hnni0ur .

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; " Veri ly it(-is be t te r for one of y o u to take a.rc~pe and. br ing 'a . 5tindle of wood upon h i s back and 'Sell it; in'xvliich ease h e g u a r d e t h his honour , t han tq.beg o f people,, whe the r they g ive him. o r no t . " - :

• . T h e liberal man: is. ne/~r: the p l e a s n r e o f / G o d a n d i s n e a r Pai'adise,. " i wh.ich lie shall enter int0., and- i s near tl]e. hear ts of men as &:fi'iend, and

he:is d i s t a n t f rom hell ; b u t t h e n igga rd is ar t rom G.od s. p leasure and :from pa rad i se , and far f rom the hear t s of men, and near the F i re ; and ~/erily a n ignorant, but l iberal man is 1{mre belove'd Of God tllan a n igga rd ly wor- .ship'per. - . . . . : " " -

T h a t . w h i c h Es.lawful bu t m o s t . d i s l ~ e d by. G 6 d i s divorce. " ' " - ] - _ : - . - . . , -

. ..A Than /~sked the H o l y P r o p h e t w h a t Was: t i m m a r k w h e r e b y a man m!ght- .know:the real i ty oqf his faith, :.H:e said,- :"If thou- .der ivest p leasure fr6m tlm good which t i t a n has t d o n e , and: be g r i e v e d for th~ ev i l -which thou has t :commit ted . . lhoU:av t a t rue bel iever." T h e m a n Said. " \ V h a t doth

.a sin really cons is t in?" T h e P r o p h e t Said "&Vhen a n v t h i n g p r i c k e t h t h y eonscmnce , forsake it. ~ ' " , . . " . .

" The~ fa i th Of a man- is no.t comple te ~unless. he" loves m e m o r e than any- thing else-in t h e world. . -- . " :: . . . . .

i . G o d sa l th : whoso~ doth o n e g o o d act.. for h im a r e t e n r e w a r d s , and I !a lso :g ive mor-e io Wlmmsoever I ~ Will; and w~-oso doth: ill; i t s - re ta l ia t ion is

eflual t o i t , or e lse r forgive h im, :agd he xyho seel{'eth tO approach Me one cilbit.- I ".will s e e k . t o approach h i ~ h o m s ; and lie w h o . w a l k e t h t0{vards Me, - I will r u n t o w a r d s h i m ; and h e w h o eometh be f0re Me w i t h ;,s m a n y s i n s as: may.f i l l the earth; but(joineth n o p a r t n e r to :Me, I Xvill " come l~ef0re hida.With an eqtial f r o n t o f f o r g i v e n e s s . . : . : - = . : " .. - . - -: , I f a keei{er of: f a s t s :db f l ano t a ba nd6n ly ing hnt[ slandering.: God 'careth " not ah0ut . l r is l e a v i n g ~ f i ~ t i h g and 'd r ink ing ; • : . 7 ~ .. "

Forg ive thv. servail t s e v e n t y t i m e s a:ida • : " 1 . . Fear G~d i , i respect: of animals.,"rlde then, {,-h"en the , , late f t ( t o beri]d & - " den. and ge t Off when they a1:e. fired. • ." " ! ", " :: . . .

• He.is no t S t r 0 n g o r power fu l who dlr0-ws people down, b u t h e is s t r o n g . . . . . " who wi thholds hiniself fConi anger . " "

• He w h o desireth {hat: God should r e d e e m h im "from the so r rows antl : - 'difficulties of the d a y o f - t h e Resurrec t ion , n m s t d e l a v i n callie/g-on p o o r debtors; 0 r - fo rg ive the debt in .par t o rwh01e . " " : " - . ". •

.. ! Do. no t be ex [ ravaga~ t t in i~r~/isinE nae, as the C h r i s t i a n s a r e in prais- . . . .

.rag J e sus .Mary ' s :Son. by calli~j~-'lfini"God, ant] t l ie s o n of G o d ; I am- onl - " " the Lord 's se rvant ; T h e n cal l /n 'e the-servant of G o d arid His 'messenger . . ~

• e rdv one o f . y o u ~S a m~rror to h~s b r o t h e r : .Then if he s e e s ~ vice in hjs brother h e m u s t tell •-lfim to ge t rid of i t . " " \

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A P A G E F R O M T H E : W R I T I N G S O F " A H M A D " " (The Promised Messiah and Mehdi) . : ~A M O R A L S E R M O N _

ABUSV not, even when ~'on are a b u s e d . Be lmmble, forbearing, well- intentioned and beneficent to mankind so tliat xou may: be'aCceptal~le. Many there are x'vho make .a show of forbearfince, yet th.ey are wolves

in disguise. T h e r e are mare ' who show an outward pol ished surface, :yet they are. serpents at hear t . "You can .neveyq.nake yourselves acceptable in His sight ut l less your-out i ( ' ; t rd appearanere :harmonizeswi th 3;our inward feelings a nd hidden motives.- Sihcerfty should be the keynote of your c0n- :duct. Being-placed laigh, y o u should be comp,-issi0nate towards .your.sub- ordinates or those that are: younger . thai i ~'ou. " Hold them not in derision. If you a re a rich man sei'ye thepo~r l and bel~ave not towards :them djsdain- .fully. Fear -God and let r ighteousness-be y o u r watchword. Do :not wor- ship His creatures. Sever away from the world and t u r n towards your Creator. You should Wholly become His. L iv e for Him a n d ha:re every ,sin and pollution, for His sake, for He is l?ure, and liOlv. Eet every morning bear witness to your passing tlle previ0u~ n igh [ -x~h ' t he fear of G o d . Fear not the curses of the masse s . ' The3~ just: rese.mble the smoke which in a littte time ends ill nothing. They can .nex:er turn day into night. Fear the curse that descends f r o m h e a x ' e n - and dooms its ~.'ictim to eternal perdition. You can never save x~onrselves by duplicity a n d dissembliiig, for your God seeg even the innerm0stre:cesses of 3"our heart'. :Can you xleceive Him? No! Hence l ead an upright life. Be p'ure and i:lean a n d f ree ' f rom every d.upljcity and dissembling, T h e r e should b e n o t a spe.ck. of darkness in you, otherwise a s'mallest grain of it~wonld overspread )'our" light. Beware" lese the little X:ou h~ve-done s h o u l d d e c e i v e you.[ "God.

-wishes that a complete transforma(iO!a'~i~iy, I,e effected iii y o n r l ives . He requires of you a death after Which I i d Will qtiicken v0u with a newli fe . Such a" death is bel~ter than l i fe itself. Make peace among yourselves and fbrgive the ti'espasses of .yore: bt~other: Villain is he-who is not # i l l ing to make peace with.his brother, l:le will be ct~t Off[ for lie sows discord. Iseaye, selfishne'ss, . in. all its. f0rms. ~,-and. gp,[ses.: and forego . . . . . . . . . . your in terna l dis- cords -and dissensmns. Le~ive ax~'av the .fatness o~ self, • f o r the door bv whicl.r you a r e cMled in is narro~,v a n d s~raiglit wh ich a . fa t man c;in not- pass. Unfor tunate is the wretch who l i s t en s not to these Words of advice a~ld adopts them not as his ' r i i le0f, t ife[ Thdx;are tiae[ x¢:ords of God which hhve found expre~si0n i ! l m e : : i f y o u wish'fll/it-: vgur Lord~ in" heaven .be pleased,with s~0u, become one a s : t h a u g h v 0 h a.re of t h e s a m e parents. The noblest ana0ng you i s h 9 iw,ho forgives his Ibrbt.her. most'.: A n evil-d0er.can- not attain His nearness. He Who.is.in fire. for .His sake Will be 'saved from fire. He who weeps onH:is:aceount" wilt laugh~ I-I'~ who breaks/~wav from " the x'vor!d f o r Ii is sake Will find.Him. ALake friends wi th Him :wi-th'a tiLue sinceri ty and earnestness that He. may reciprocate vour )~eelings. Become truly H]S so that He may become roars . -No-calamltV:or~misfortune befall~ : this ea r th unless instruction to "that effect is i ssued-f rom heaven. No calamities 'can be aver ted o r removed .unless Heaven sends 'down tlis

~mercy." So wisdoda lies not in catc!aing h01d of a bninch:or, spray otit of the trunk. You are not forhidden to use medicide or other means ; .bu t you must not put too nmch reiiance~.in..them, because wh,4t God-has ~tecreed only that ,will c o me to. pas s , So 'this absolute reliixnce i n God is .the. best renledv I can recommend. Am'one' who has- the power, capability and

should cultivate it. \ aspiration for' it ' " " "

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-Views O f a n Austral ian Musl im A f t e r - F i f t e c n Years" Res idence in the :~; -. : . : Uni ted States

i . . ~ T I [ E N Cardina! Gibbons~ d e- l ;his try an d essentially, and no tor - V V". ceased, was in l the . . l and . of . iously A m e r i c a n . - . : " • • .

" ' - - -t!~e lis-ing, ilieTpublicly gave, ~ T h e . pena l .: and m l s d e m e a n o r !~ : .u t terance to the f o l l o w i n g s ta te- c o d e s r e spec t ive ly of ci ty , c o u n t y , .

. lllt'llt : . : . : - s t a t e a n t i . n a t i o n , clearh" define cer- v ! . am intui t ivelv, persua 'ded, tha t , r a i n -o f fences : and p rox ' i de pun i sh -

i " ;l:ohibition can":nes:er b e , e n f 0 r c e d . • nient f o r ..their. c6mni iss ion: : T o I ¢~ is ca lcula ted t o : m a k e lix:O0cr'ites: evade .the. provis ipnS of a n y o n e 0[ • a n d io lead to the n a a n u f a c t u r e o f , the laws, b e he Cardina l , B rewer , or

i ~ illicit• whis-kv, . r ep lac ing t h e good " a B6b t l egge r ;. a y e . e v e n - t h e D o c t o r s mater ial wi th bad. whi le :a t the. s ame of Div in i ty or the/ n u m e r o u s admin - t ime robl~ing t h e X h ~ v e r n m e n t 0[ a . i s t r a to r s Qf the laws. cons t i t n t e s a le.~itimate tax. Proh ib i t ion xvitl c r i m e an.d the e \ : a d e r t he reo f ' is a ncvcw be enforced in ianv "Chris t ian .c r imina l . no .more , nole:ss. c 0 u n t r v . - i t c an .be enforced i n : . M o % , 51"he m a j o r i t y i~)f A m e r i c a n cit i- fi;tnimedan c c ~ m l t r i e g - b e c a u s e - . f l f f ~ zeus have a r r o g a t e d to t l i emse lves

• M . f i a m m c d a n s ob jec t t o the m a n u - the- p r e r b g a t i v e Of s e l f - d e t e r m i n a - facture . "oi" " Whisky.. b u t :. not .else-: : tion as to jus-t-- w l f i c h laws. of ' the Where/" - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . land aplflX~, to themse lves : A prohi-. "

~'\s a c o n s e q u e n c e - a l l R0ln~nis ts bit ion law h a v i n g bee~l pronaulgaked and o t h e r s par t ia l . t o . ; . t h6 i r f f rea t . and, cour t s es tab l i shed for its in ter-

:faith f i d l o w e d s i i i t i u - t h e i r a t t ' i t u d e p re ta t ion a n d a g r ea t a r m y o rgan- aRaii ls t pr~dlibition, as-w~ts a lso tha t ized- for its a d m i n i s t r a t i o n the re ,,f the ~ venerable" R o m a n Ca tho l i c shoUldl~e nci st)ch abo r t l ona t e th ing -.:

" prt 'late: : I f the fidi0ved Cardina l as ind iv idua l d e t e r m i n a t i o n e i ther a s - h;hl ~ t a k e ~ a , s t a m l : f 0 r a l ) so ln te pro- to mer i t and ju~;tification of t ha t lawl

! hibifi0u L ins tead , of e x c n s i n f f the,, a):r a i{y-discret ionary, ap~plication of ' causes of tile fai lure to e n f O r c e H i e i t s p rov i s iohs e x c e p t ~ ' h rough the.

ht'w: know~. .as YThe Vols tead Act "' " court .~. T l id -p resen t "Cr imina l E r a " i n . M I p robab i l i t y the xvet • fo rce / " is ~:lie p r o d u c t 6 f - n o obs t ru se nor in- would h a v e . go~e do\vn t~.nder tlxe -:volved psvcl iological p remise . I t ~s

• c,~mlfined opt~osition 6f P ro tes tah tS t h e i n e v i t a b l e i-esult of t w o Sithple and ( ' a tho l ics . . I f tliis country, were a im defin-ite.ci~-cumstances, o f which under Molmmnaed;in rule. t o m o r r o w the first is the:inadeqttacy" of ou r re- that V.olsteat[ : , \ct .wouhl be : enac t ed .!iffions Organiza t ions to p rac t ica l ly ,,r cari ' ied :¢~ut t o the let ter , a im the :. teac!~ morafitv. Or s.elf-'control to the whole na t ion woMd c h a n g e immed i - niass of the peop le and . the re fo re ateh-: for it .u, buhl be el i forced f rom ,help- to. check a n a t i o n a l pe r i l such

tht*.Tpoint of the pen . to t h e t i p of.tl~e as the d r ink . t r a f f i c " i s . ' a l i d in addi- .¢wt, rd i n s t a n t l y . as -Mohammedan.~ . t l o n to uphold the a d m i n i s t r a t o r s of .

- know how. ' t f i a n k God. In t h i s '-the law and tlie seconil is the d e - c~m~;trv we upho!~l, f i !e- ter in "?evad- " t e r io ra t ing in f ln6nce which honle ih~. the l a w . " / w h i c h qui te e r rone- life. as it" is i n - A m e r i c a , h a s upon ,,uslv i m l ) l i e s : t h a t t l lere m a y b-e w o m a n k i n d and t h e . c h i l d r e n m o s t l y s,,me tMddle grouf id b e t w e e n "zorn: en t ru s t ed , to t l i e i r -personal up- mitt inff a c r ime and no t c o m m i t t i n g bring~nff. • a crime.. As ;( m a t t e r of cold and . T h e hope aim fu tu re of t h e nat ion unsy'nCpatlaeti~z tac t . t h e - t e r m e :ad- , r eposes in t h e : p n r i t v of its \ \ ;onaan-: in~. t h e l aw" is one Of sheeres t so- hood and . the sol~riet,v of i ts Man-

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ho.d . the lirst a physical guarantee for succeeding generations, tile lat"

.: . ter. under prohibition, const i tut ing the fundameutal of its economic ex- istence. Despite these incontrovert- ible facts, our American ~religious leaders, Senators and Congressmen and fraternal o r g a n i z a t i o n s of all kinds, the most adx:aneff¢l in :the world, generally ignore J)oth the above considerations -and m a k e

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absolutely no provis ion for develop- ment .and protection even in respect to fighting to the dea th the Drink .Cnrse, Cardinal Gibbons' sfatement at the head o f this article -speaks for itself• for. if one will earefuII)( r e ad . between, those lines, it. will be. ap- . parent thaf his u t t e rance is a Con- :

-donation of tlie bootleg'gers. How different that s ta tement would have

Mr..Gustave: Pabst , a great brewery owner, and the Keverend Dr . -Al l - - - ' sot],/a 15uweHu! :advocate for Pr0hi- bm~u. My attention .at tlmt tiine u~as more- par.ticularly .drawn to the remai-ks therein contr ibuted(by Mr:

'~Pabst wherebv he a t t a c k e d the.." s tanding, of m:,', co-religionists, t h e Mohammed~ms~:. H e Said-. "Among Mohammedans, the Turks especial- ly, we can study, t h ee f f ec t s of legal t{rohibitiOn. • I t seem&l ~\ise to their " propbet to substi tute an~i'on:. Law ' . for.. the Hunian \Vill..- \Vhat, f i gu re • . do the M.ohanunedans cut in the World today-?"

A t this later da re in g~,~'ing answer " to -tlae above interrogative para-- grfiph, I Wi l l n o w also take : the op- .- por tuni tv tci answer, the Cai-difial s statementg as well, and add: my "own

appeared and been ac'ted.upon-. . . b3, s ta tement o r solution of t h e ' D r i n k . the hundreds of thousands o f ' t h e problem Of Prohibit iot iwlaich i s . the - followers of his faith i n America foundat,.'on .0f . the controversy t h a t had he taken the stm{d which the"- the entire count ry i s . in te res ted ' in

:great nobleman of :all American presidents, Abraham Lincoln, did,

'When he gave forth the fQt,10wing message, 3vhich will live fo rever in the minds of the people: "Le t rev- erence for the laws bec6me 'the po-

todav. W h en Mr,'Pabst asked that..~ . . , . .

the Turks .esPecially be studied as an. exemplary" : people obeyiiag -the mandates of...the, prophet of Arabia~-< l~e chose upon a r ace -who . - in the ? eyes of their co-religionists ifi Ara-

litical:religion of the Na t ion . " - And bia, ER3"pt, India. mad elsewhere, a r e how differently would t f i ings:have con-sidereal far f rom t h e T r u t h which "

" happened in favor of absolu.te prohi - Mohammed ~" directed his. followers: Ntion h a d t h e Cardinal ordered/tiie, toward'. ,Briefly to ld . the=injunct ion . thous~lds of the Knights 0 f Colum- not to drink--:any ihtoxicating bev- bus "to have buckled on their . erage .was delivered bx~ .ttae M a s t e r swords and go forth throug!iout the PropheL as:follows.: ";1"heY will ask length and breadtll of the Un i t ed thee concerning w i.n e and lots - States and cut off the headS of the Iffanlbling) : answer. ;In both there b0otle.,~gers." who since the passin if' is great gin.,' AJgo: "O.. true. .be- of t i le Volstead Act have-iffosp.ered- lievers.-- surely Wit le arid. lots a n d instead, more than ever they d i d be- images, and[di~ifiing ~rrows are an fore it became a s t a t u t o r r - l a w , abomination of- the w o r k of Satan-; Every Mohammedan in this l a n d " therefore: a v o i d ' t h e m , ' t h a t ve may- and in all pa r t s ' o f the world today" prosper. Satan seeketh to , sow dis- is laughing at the 'American GoVern- sension-ahd hatred, among-you , by ment for its failure in being able. to~ " meaias of wine andlo ts , and to divert adm'iniMer its own tai~,s especially: ~ you from remembering God ' an d Some years a g o ~ I think i t w a s i n from prayer ; will ye not , therefore. the May "Cosmopoli tan" of-'1908-~ 'abstain front th~m,?,, I have em: I read a discussion carrle'd on in i t s phasized the very words which I be- columns then upon the s u b j e c ~ 0 f ' lieve to be the solution 0f:the Drink i "Tehlperance Verst s. P(ohi~;ttxt~nel ~ " "" Q.uestion. and as being the O N L Y It was a li terary ~leb way to overcome the sin, Sickness .,

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and.death caused by using ,any form I will subst i tu te T O T A L A B S T I - :,,f iutoxic.ating..]i~luor. The reader N E N C E ; and as I believe N O can: 9ercelve at a glance tha t the M A N can save -h imse l f except by Mohammedan ' s .abstention f r o nr t h e efficacy of : S E L F - C O N T R O L "\Vine". (mean ing s t r o n g drink) in: -.fr0m temptatiOnS, I would ask Mr. eludes .any o the r f o r m . 0 f "Gen t ' s . Pabs t :a l so to giv_e these a trial.

: \Vet Goods" tha t m a k e a man .feel . -Regarding the • temperance lee- good, bu t xx;hi~h conta in thatsul3t le tures delivered by the unholy an- 1,ower .that. cannot be : t raced: in the " -cient order of Brewery Agents , who • i Iumafl o rgan i sm and ye t it creates - are, I ". presume, all devout Doctors

" T l a o u g h t " ; and thought moves the of the Divifli~v. which shapes Booze " : • - . . i

m a n or woman who imbibes Sucli ,di uors to begin a n d continue in de- q . - . -

, baucherv and excesses of evei~y kind. If Air. 15abst were to live in Mohatn- medan c o u n t r i e s l i k e I have .done, su~ch as ill Egypt,.. In~dia, Burmah. Straits S e t t l e m e n t s , - S o u t h Aff ica and o t h e r Musl im lands, he :will-not find dr ink ing or g a m b l i n g saloons

- n o r t h e i r ~ proteges , i. e., feminine

F igh te rs ' ends,- and T r u e Fol lowers . .of ' the commands o f - J e s u s Christ

( t h e W p a t t e r n ' - W I N E Maker ) , I mus t say af ter readinK the i r proposi- tions.. . for Solving the. question, tha t t h e chemical nature o f them i s ve ry appet iz ing-b and convincing • and

• :would befit any professor of sc ience. more so t h a n they do these wine -

:tefichers and descendants of the- prosti tntes, n o r l icensed brothels. " H o l y - O n e . BUt When they. quote the outc6me o f the drink c raze . . . the ' . appa l l in f f advice of the famous amongst men- , fo r , wine .and-woinen . .Sa in t Paul. in 1st of T imo thy , 5th necessar i ly become a. m a n who be- . - Chapt., 23rd Verse's. " T o take wine

~ t ieves in debauchery in preference - f o r t h y s tomach's , s.ake," p re fe rab ly : .tO G O D ' S service. (Vide the evi- to the Vqay, t h e ' T r u t h a n d the Life dence in the recent pub l i c tria_ilfor which Jesus r e a l l y directed a s the

.~murder o f F a t t y - A r b u c k l e , - a notor- R I G H T k i n d t o follow, then I th ink " ious Anierican movie actor.) : " " :: -it m y d u t y tO object t o t h e Reverend

In M61iammedan couutr ies , which Booze Doc to r s ' a rgumen t s a s being . .1 have li~-ed and passed thr0ugh,- the : unsound because t h e y are no t t rue .

I". tonversion o f t h o u s a n d s upon thou: Christian. NOthing is Christ ian sands of H.xtman lives is p rogress ing which is. not in-accordance wi th the - =

" su re ly every yea r , because every ..... precepts o f - the Lord ' s prayer-- -one - " " .convert is.~Yon"by reason , and; a f t e r ~ ~of w h i c h .says, " L e a d us not. into learning the - t each ings of .The Ko7 temptat ion, ' , but-~which the disciples : ran, adopts , them: not as a n " I r o n and Jesus did a l s o n o t follow to the _ - Law,!' but because a common-sensed- letter. Nor did his teachings con- MAN who .called himself a warner , : c e r n i n g wine drinking contain any " t01d:Hlem t h e T r u t h and showed words r ecommending to ta l abst i -

: them the. .way, out of Misery a n d nenee.to. His . fol lowers . IgnoranCe (the gister condition.~ ac- ~The Gospe!s represent Jesus N O T .

. - c o m p a n v i n g Drunkenness ) . :. only a s u s i n g wine bu t also as mak- . : T h e . s t a t e m e n t 6f M o h a m m e d ' , : ing i t (in t l~ is all the brewers are .

' - tlie prophet of. I s lam ( t e a c h i n g our . more ChristLlike than is Credited to " surrender to God) , : w h i c h I h a v e them). A n d . t h i s i s t h e s u p r e m e . d i f -

- q u o t e d above, is one I beg ' t o submi t : ficulty which- the C h r i s t i a n s h a v e to " -,'i~being grea ter than an.y 0 the r [ tha t " contend with in all a t t empts to up- imay. be produced b y the: hired artil- root the e v i l . . T h i s i s perhaps t h e "

lery of the dist i l lery men. I do. hot ' reason tha t all ef for ts in this direc- a~ree at all x(,ith M r . : . P a b s t ' s i d e a l t ion have signal ly failed. T h e diffi- that Temperance , and individual cul tv would not have. been so g rea t : .

" w i t l power , and no tp roh ib i t i on . can if tlae- Chr i s t i an Scr iptures had as- 'solx. e H iep rob l em. Iu p.lace of such. sumed silence on this question. But

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wllat, say they. shall wi.. ~1o With the . Jcstls arc far from being-perfei:t, and p}ain text in wliich J.esus-hinaself, hmna| l i tv " " " ~ " stands 111 need ot some who is looked upon as -more tla;m-a o t h e r exemplar lil,~e ;tlie Promised perfect nian '~the ver~" G o d 0f very ..Messiah.: To gee:who that exempla r : (;otis) is represented a.6 maki i lK.and i s . ' Christ ians nnist first b id .ad ieu to

• using wine? . *Attempts have been : tlle::prejudice and hatred which they made to explain away such texts entert;iin aga ins t the greates t bene-- and it is soug.htl t o be. proved t h a t fitter or benefactor of Mankind~th~Y the wine made and used by J e s u s p r 6 p h e t Mohammed"7. the" first was ..not fermented wine but the U N I T A R I A N . x3,Jm. With-.a..siligl-e " " ° e r N - " ~ " t ~ . , " fresh jmce of ~rapes. Unlor tunate- word A V O I D , - -s~Fept -off the h: :scripture ns~:s the word " W I N E " migh ty evil o f dr ink ' f o r e v e r f r0m. }~tid no} "grape juice." M a r k 1 4 ~ 3 . . amo, tg" l - l lS f011iS._y~rs! Ti le word } 2 5 . 2 7 verses, and the .wc~rd ' : W I N E" this man s p o k e has: been . t i le. l ife ; literally means "f.erntented juice of, g u i d a n c e tnot a:n Ir0n Law, .Mr. grapes and of other . f rui ts ." E\;er,~,-: Pabst) . n o w o f : abou t t w o hundred one knows what a "xx;ine bibber""iS millions of men for: ov~i-- thirteej1

" and unfernaented juice would; never hundre.il.years; T h e s e ,nilli0n~ were make him THAT-! " made b~ ' .God as-well .'is We Ameri-.

Ever'c professing Christian -secret- . c a n s . .~\ grea ter . nmnber o f ' .God ' s Ix" f e e l s tha t Jes~.is Chri.st: himself " 'crea~it¢es b,.qiei;c! in M o h a m m e d ' s s£ i;tt~h:t never to ha-re had t o do with " w 0 r d a t - t h i s Imur }han .i:.n adx." 0il{er- wine; as the facts siuc~di.4closed b y word whatever , and.-.becaus/~ also. the gospel laistorv.are not helpful t o his: r-iwn KI-.;XSON tells hiin- .6oi the realizati0n.ofi.:prolajbition. T o : e.rerv sincere Musline has abstained. tal abstinence is therefore not onh" and does still .al~stain. from i n t o x i - not a Christi;.m virtue, l i n t , i n . t h e - catin~ b e v e r a g e s . - " ' W h a t figure do language of a: Christian iti2-is un-. t h e Mohammed;ms_c.ut in the world Christian. If Christ" t augh t the . today?" . - : \Vha t figures-do the Chris--z makiug and use of wine by .h i s t~w,i " tiahized -F.nglis!~r speaki, lg people example, so ough t t h e I~ewl. Drs. cut in tlte-:worldi today on acc0uht of Divini ty and all the .o ther prehch~ of. the NaHoual 4)rink" Bi l l of each e r s o f total a l~s t in imce .muong tile count.rx-?. -Look ~.t t h e i m m e n s e sum Chr | s t | aus . who :are m a k , n g a de- . w h , c11 . t!le. d,~.mk bill ammal lv : par tu re f r o m H I S F A I T I L "-It i gn0 t aniount.¢ t(i-in (~hristian l'~ng!.3nd'! Jesus, their e t e rna l ;ind ever- l iving I n . t h e United States of America :

. . God whom they foi low,: l~t : the con- imagine what would be tile C0n~li2 c lus ions of .mortal-~ m e r e / f r o m Stl . " t i o ~ ( o f the ,nasses t,:,dav Weri~ ~tlie Paul down to ~the Rev. lililh- Stm- money expended~ on drink dix-erted day. Milch. also coiitradi.ct {he..ex-: into channels thiit wouhl follow out - amples o f Jesus . ' The~ doctrine of the tea clfing.~ . o f the p rophe t l M e - : accomnmdat ion a'nd si:ience anil hammed ~. tlms." "Serve ~(;i:,l.. and chemis t ry are b rought in io a s s i s t ass0ciate-n0crea. ture \vith Him-: and

.iu ge t t iug over thedifficulty;. I r i s a . s l )ow .- kindness. :unt ° i;arents ~tnd fact that the use Of. int0xic-ati{~g relat ions ' and oq~h,'i,ls.and the poor liquors, especially; Whefi it !ms b~.~u and ,x:our neighl~or wlio is o f kin t o Carried to excess, l'ms pr0ve('l .mo~t 'you ;rod alsO)" f o u r neigldmr Who is a- rui ,mus to the, moral l i fe :of m a n . s t ranger , a n d ' t o . y o u r famil iarcorn= a u d i t is for tl~is reason tha t all x~:eII- p~uion- and the travelle, ~ and the cap- wisliers Of humani ' t¢ have condenm- :. t ives : .whom :-s:0u.r r i g h t :ha,id.:shall ed it. I t . is s t range ' tha t :Jesus was ...poss6ss: for . (;0d. loveth n o t . t h e

.- unable to gee the evil .effect 9f wine prottd ;or .<'aiugl0riou.4 or the covet-" upon moral i ty -x('h~,i the t i rophet ous. who rec.ommend c o v e t o u s n e s s M o h a m m e d ~: could do so. " If" tl{i~-iS mite. men! ~.ndc0nceal th-at of :which true. tile teachings a|~tl exampl'es Of ' t;od-{n H i s ' l m n n t y lmth 'g iven t hem.

i i >! ii!i, ii i,: • • • " ' . • - . ° . ~ " • . . . . - .

• T h a t s i t ) M r . - P a b s t . m ' a l n l t s h e l l . M 0 h a t n m e d - \ b d al H a o t • I . .verv m c k e l s, p e n t o n . l a g e r b e e r is " ' " - " I " ' - i ~ . "¢,' "': " - , : ~.~ , . . . . - i ~- . . . . _ " . . . ~ k . ; ; " . ' ~ e ~ . q " r . l . . . , l l t ) ) "

• I~11:' .'11111 t l m t (2Vel'V l l l ~ l n l lZlS t o . s p a r e . - : . . - - , " ,.. "- ;,-, . . "- .- " f 6 r : l T . . :Bx7 p r 61~ i l f i t l o l i 6v temper-- . : ": ": " : 3 : - ~ . n s t r a n a n i s i u s l u n . . . :

an t ic , w i l l ~ l ; o w e r o r s e l f - c o n t r o l , y o u . . . 1 0 c . t : . l s t . : 1 9 2 1 . . : . • . ' : i . • c a i i n o t o n h " t e a c h a r o a n ' t 0 . : ~ \ r 0 1 1 ) : . C a l l l o r i l l a ~ U : ~. A. • !

.~e t t in f f d r t r e k , l ) u t ' . v o u , ca i i f r o f u r - ' " ' : : . i" t h e r . . a n d t eac l r -h i i a l C h a r i t v . a n d h o w

. . . . i s t of . B o o k s t c t : b e L e n t a n d "' : t o g e l : d a e h a b i t o f G I V I N G . h i s - ] " . n l i c l ~ t q s I ~ ( h i c h i i e c a n s p a r e ifi~¢ . . . . . F o r S a l e : " -

b e e r y i t c c o r d i n f f t o t h e v .e rv . w o r d s " : H o l y Q u r a n ; . P a r t 1.. A r a b i c T e x t a n d " " • -,~" ,q;:",c h , l l n b l ¢ ' . ,~ ,~,ro,)hetl, j o f " _Ar_t;l~n_t : - E n g l i s h Translatioha... . o f the. S a c r e d B o o k •. :

' " " 4; " " ' " : " " - ' : ; "" " o f I s l a m w i t h "0nganal a n d e x h a u s t i v e - , ' 1 W I 1 0 ¢ l l e l S O t O a l l n l s K I l l 1 a n ( l K i n ) . n o t e s , C o m r n e n t a r y e t c , e d i t e d b y a

. - • . o .

i n t h c J u a n ! i t r q u o t e d a b o v e . - , c o m m i t t e e o f M u s l i m s c h o l a r s in Ind ia . • "In c o n c l u s i o n . l e t m e ad f l a l i t t l e . . . . . - . . . . . . •

. .: . ' - .. • . . . m i g h t y ~ igns o t t h e L i v m g ~ o a . p r o v e r l ) m l l ) h f l c s s o p h v f o r t h e e d t f i - ° • - -

. c ; t t i (~ l i .o f : H o m e B r e \ v e r d ; 0 t - w h o l i l " . o . A h m a d t h e , W o r l d R e f o r m e r . .

i l k ' r e a r t ; n o w ; : n i i l l i 6 i ~ s at:-.x(-orl4 p r i - C 0 n f u t a t ; o n : i ) f A t h e i s m ( b v a M u s l i m

x a t c l v n r t h e U m t e d S t a t e s . - . . I f Sa in t ) . - . . . . - . ~ - - -

: v o n r " c h i l d / t e i i w a n t . . s h o e s , t h e t / . : I s l am v e r s u s Civ i l iza t ion ' " " " "

:~makc '~ a " f o o l 0 u t o f a ' n m n , t h e r e i s . . : , , : - . -: ; _ ; . . ' : , . . . . " . : . - ; : " • " "' .-" . ' . . ~ e v l e w O ! l ~ e l l g l o r l s " ~ a m o n t h l y m a g - " " • •

k ~ i o j f l e r w h o m a k e s ~ a m a n o u t . o f a ' a z i n e ) - , - " ~ " . . . . - " ~..whe~i~e-go6sDt~'."AstdpfoS:: :" " . . " ] . , ~ . -. • " " ~ . . " '

i l i i b i t i n g P r o l ~ i b i t i o n , 1 3 v o u l c t - s a y t o - Bistnillah;-- I s l a m . . in A h m a d i a : M 0 ~ / 6 , . : . . . . . - - ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,~,~ - • . - • m e n t . •

: all- p u b l i c l e e t u r e r s , f . " I f . y o u w a n t . . . . . • - - : , ~- - . i p e o p l e t 0 k n o x x ~ l i 0 w l i t t l e y o u k n o w , i Q a d i a n andi: t h e A h m a d e e s . " " " ,, " "

j u s t : k e e p o h " t a l k i r t g ! . B e c a u . s e :a : • I s l a m i c • M o d e o f W o r s h i p ; - • l o n g t a l k e r ts u s t i a l l y a n u t t e r - - : .. - i d i o t . " . " " " , . . , " - - - i'.~ . . .... - " . " " "

F i n a l l y a n d in a l l S e r i o u s n e s s ; : m 3 ; R e v i e w o f R e l i g i o n s . " " " ;

d i r e c t i o n a's t o e n f o r c i n g ' . p r 0 h i b i t i o r t T h e o n l y ' h m g a z i n e of- i t s k i n d : i s n 0 t b ~ . v p r i n t 0 r s p e e c h o r v 0 t e , b u t " p u b i i s l l e d " in I n d i a e v e r y m o n t h : :

b y t h e p o w e r t h a t b o t h J e s u s a n d d ~ a l i n g w i t h i m p o r t a n t , r e . l i g i o u s M o h a m m e d " k n e w : t . h e u s e o f , w h e n - o u e s t i o n s , o f f e r i n g a f a i r . a n d i r a - t h e f o r m e r i s ! r e c o r d e d :as . h a v i n g l ) a r t i a l • r e v i e w o f t h e p r o m i n e n t r e -

q i ~ . ~ • a tl. i c a m e n o t : t o s e n 4 pe,'ic.e bu_t l i f f i 0 n s o f the : w o r l d a n d r e m o v i n g a . w o r d ; . t h e f u l f i l l m e n t : o f w h i c h m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g s a b o u t I s l a m . p r . o p h e c v w a s e n t r u s t e d . b y AI=: S u b s c r i p t i ' o n , $ 2 . 0 0 0 e r a n n u m , f o r : m i g h t y G o d t o t h e l a s t a n d f f r e a t e s t " f r e e • s a m p l e C0p~" w r ~ t e t b T h e M a n : ¢)f a l l . t h e p r o p l i e t s - - - r th.e g l o r i o u s , a f t e r . R e v i e w o f Re.li~i, o n s , Q a d i a n , - M o l i a m m e d ~ w h o u s e d i t , a n d ' m a d e : P h n j a b , t n d i a J - "" "

60 t '

Some Truths About Mohammedan-. i sm or .Isla~m

By J. A. Nejem

p E R H A P S a l i t t le his tory would ot be amisS:just .now. Fi;om

the .Xlarmaralt . ea t u Slyanl there are eleven different' races a d - hering to Islam, and they have been following the wavs and customs of the Moslems f o r more than 1300 years. From Amnaan, East Arabia, to Mesopotamia and south of the Red Sea and ~ll-gver the Nor thern part Of Africa, there a r e six .nations of Arabian descent. Ak~bia, Syria and Egyp t are eonsideiSe6 to be the

• most progressive"0f " thesei six. C H A R L E S M A R ' F E L L BAT-

T L E : 735 A. D: I t is a well-kno,xn historical fact : tha t the Moslems have never organized aga ins t the

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Chrtst |ans. and It Ig a.n error to say t h a t Islam has threatened flie Chris- tian nations on any previous occa-. sion. The Arabians as. A~oslemS were once asked by a major i ty of the Spanish/pe0ple, including~, many Jews, under the leadership of Prince Yolyan, who was a big leader then:

-- it] that country, to: Come intO spain :

T H ' E - M O S L E M S U N R I S E '~ "

T I - I F H O L Y WAR:. 1096 A. D. Peter . the H e r m i t , preached t o the people of Rome that"ithe Christians' should: take .Jerusa lem away f r o m the"M0slems and collected a large a rmy from all :over Ent;6pe to ac-.. complish his purpose- to take away Palestine f r o m the Moslems. ' T h e Christians surrounded an army of Sixty tliousand .Moslems, and • the Moslems fi t iding-themselves about

t o be defeated, asked for peace~ • Fif t~,f l iousaud of them were killed.

A celebrated. F r e n c h histerian. Charles D e Forsayle, said! ."I saw " the blood coming out Of a door of a mosque ahnb-st, the d e p t h of the. l~nee." Subsequent to this. Chris- t ians"made three a t tempts t.o •take

. Mecca. anothei- Mo s l em sti-onghoid, h u t w e r e ahvays unsuccessful. F in -

._ M l y , t h r o u g h the Moslems organiz; Ang under Salahud: Deen . (118/'..~. D.), the~: droX'e ttie European Chris- tians o u t ,Of "LZ, sia. The "Asiatic Christians r e 'ma . i n e d peacefully there as eX;er. " " -

V I E N N A B A T T L E : In 1651 the T u r k s m a d e their fit:St a t tempt tO take Vienna and again it/ 1683;

and rule over it; Th is_caused a alld weresucce : s s fu i each time. In g r e a t wor ry t o the 'people of Rome- -bo t l i of. fl lese-battleS only a v e r y

because .Rome a t tha t . t ime was, tile small ft:actiou of the A{oslems be- . . . . . , ~ ' . longed to the Turkish army. When c e n t e r of Chr |s t tan | ty and cont ro l led

i t s re l ig ious thought . T h e Arabians the Persians were a t t empt ing to g e t .d id go to Spain and much good re~; .Mesop0tatuia f r o m t h e -Turks,

suited from tha t . invasion. They Egypt was endeavoring to throw off founded many manufai : tur ing insti- t h e T u r k i s h yok e. NO one-in India tUtions, including t h e paper indus- volunteered to fight. t ry , and in the scientific world, the B O L S H E V I K I S M : T h e : - h i o s - - first chemistry house was built .bye: fe rnsare very opposed. to . t l le :meth- them. / Rome-'became jealous of the ods o [ theB01shevikists:_ In the sec-: Moslems' work in: Spain :and the prevailing of their religion; and or- ganized the C13ristians to combat it. T h e Christians from all. the different par ts of Europe fought :th e battle of Tours . Those who fought against t h e / C h r i s t i a n s in .this batt le were Arabians .x~!ho w e r e in s p a i n .and " Some from Morocco. The:number ' . - of the l~{oslems in' . this batt le wag about four per cent of the entire ]kIoslem arm3,. "

0nd century after Christ, Many, who was the original Bofslievikist, s t a r t - ed his teachings nor th of Persia, a n d his-teachings lived, for fi;~e CentUries and were finally ended b y Islam. The second Bolshevikist. by . the n'ame, of Mazda, s t a r t e d - a n o t h e r Bolshevikist movement wh ich ex- isted but a short, time. Th e Mos-- lems put them out o f commission. If . t h e Islam:.and Bolshevikist of. Asia ever .joined f6rces i t - w i l l . b e

THE M O S L E M SUNRISE 6 1

, rely to take the. advan tage 'oL driv- ing the ]~urot!e,a{l f o r c e s o u t of Asi- atic terri torv. O t h e r w i s e Islatir does. not . approx;e the teachings of the Bolsheviks to depr ive 'all of their

the Moslems, a l though he wrote (vith prejudice, against Iglam. Mr. .Gladstone has wri t ten against the thi-ee hundred fifty' million Moslems . :.- because of the political action of

-individual r ights , only Six mi.llion T u r k s against the : T h e .Moslems do not oppose t h e Armenians. Christ ian Govecn~nent fo r ' their be- - I t a~us.t not . :be. forgot ten t h a t

• ing Christians,. but: rather" becaus e , t h e r e / r e ,more t h a h th ree :hundred • the follow?ys.of I s l a m . w a n t to .have fifty /mi l l ion ~toslems. whi le - ont3r

: r the i r -own governments . T h e .Mos-" six million Of these are Turks , and- . Ictus-: believe in ! :The0c ra t i ca l sblf-~- ohh~ one mill ion wh9. a te falsely.

government~- The fact tha t . the r ight charged~with oppress ing t h e Arme : of self-government i s fouglit for by . .nians. Even this ~,lerv .small per- the. Moslems. should . in-no .way ~be /:entage 0 f .Tu rks w h o ' a r e MCoslems considei:ed as a fight against the re- did .not :fight.-with the A r m efi.ians ligion Christ ianity. "If, f o r example,. . .becausi~ they. were Christ ians but to-

:-- . some South Afric,'/ns now wan t .to keei~ tliem under t he -gqve rnmen ta l withdraw.fi-om Bri t i sh and to es'tab- cont, rol.- W e feel t h a t i f the people':

: t lisih a se l f -government . for their peo2 kne;x ":the facts: the5; would not - ple, they would not .be charged 'wi th b l a m e : I s l a m in general f o r the po - .

" tl~reatet~ing-~Christianit:y.: ~ " l i t icalwai 's of t b e s t a t e s m e n on both-" . . .

I t is t he belief Of the ufipreju- sides. " -: -diced "thinker t imt the p r o p a g a n d a ~ - . . - .

. tha t . i s be ing s p r e a d i n this count ry " " : " " a g a i n s t t h e Moslem wor ld h a s i t s in . . . . . "

ception in Europe . Eve ry t ime a : : : . .Moslem count ry asks~f0r freedom, a :~ i - Ra inbow Club ": p r o p a g a n d i s p r e a d s out tha t I s lam-

is . th rea tening Chris t iani ty or is go- - ing. to.. T . h e M o s l e m s did n e v e r

cause the war , .but it was tl~e ~dea o f ge t t ing more te r r i to ry by t h e E u r o -

: pean Christian nat ions f rom the

- . • • . .

RainbOw cor respondence .C I u 1~ has been s ta r ted t O introduce people of different nationali t ies and coun ~ tries to each Other. K e e p i n g aside:-

and conssder- the racial "prejudices ' ~" Moslems that• a lways precipi tated hag. all as children 0 l o n e G0cl, the : m u c h . o f the trouble. H a d it b e e n members" of t h i s club will corres- true.? ~ a t Moslems assisted the. pond on t h e . s u b j e c t s in which they: Ka i s e r . the ' War would have s t a r t e d - a re interested. A numbei', is given long before it did. The people wlfo to each m~mber a n d the" address are interested and wish to - -d raw r e s e r v e i l i f f t h i s 0ffice. ~ Member, e in- "

-. r igh t and correct Conclusions, ought : t0 , i00k Upon botil sides of this ques- : fee. •first y e a r $L00, 4/_:.~.~;-;....~ t ion,-and for .:reference tO the point " Rs 4 / - - ( I n d i a ) afterxv~ q~' . . . . u-= o[ of View .of i s lam We r e f e r ' t he re ad~ ":per a n n u m . " ers to Gustave Le Bon. a present 6. Mrs . ]3 . 'Alber to e c e n t . e v e r y French wri ter ; Lepeaq, K r e m e r , I ~ : k e t ) ~ ' ~ " "America and A[filier. S. L a n e p o o l e ~ i b b o m Assk . . . . ' . . . . . ~ " . .~ Tavl0r . .Washington- '~rving, De rwy , - -.5. -A. young Mosler Progress of. Cedmo. David I rkhar t , T h o m a s C a r - England "slaould so IChers" Stud~,-

: : Ivle.%Viliiam Jat te . English'. French municate with ei ther a and . German wr i t e r s~ and " L a n e s is ter 0f I s lam in Amer id md Moslem Rosh, wh O spent fo r ty years bf his thiS is 0 h e way of k

- life among . t h e . Moslems. Read Brother-and S i s t e rhood ¢ w h a t Lord Cromer has said about gether ." "

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60 T H E M O S L E M S U N . R I S E ".

S o m e T r u t h s A b o u t M o h a m m e d a n - T H E J-1OLY Xv-AR: 1096 A. D. ism o r - I s l a m . I 'c ter . th~ t:-Ierm~, preached to the

By J. A. Ne jem " " - people o f - R o m e : t h a t t h e C.hristians : " should fake Jerusa lem a u a y from.

p I E R H A P S a l i t t le-history would . - the M0slen~s a n d collected a; large \ not be amiss j u s t now, F rom - ' a rmy from :,all over Europe to a-c, the Marnutrah Sea to Si3,a~u .com'ptisll..his purpose to take a.way .:

there are e l even different races a a - . "Palestine . f r o m t h e Moslems. The hering to I s lam, .and t h e y h a y e been Christ ians surrounded an a rmy of following the ways a n d c u s t o m s of the Moslems for more ' than 1300 years. F r o m - A m m a n , Eas t Arabia, to Mesopotamia _and s o u t l i : o f the Red Sea and all over the Nor thern par t of AfriCa. there are s ix nat ions.

s ix ty th0usand Moslems, and=the :Moslems f ind ing . flaemselves about to b e - d e f e a t e d . asked for peace. F i f ty thousand of them ,were killed. A c e l e b r a t e d F.r e n c h historian, Charles De Forsavle, said: " I saw

of Arabian desebnt. Arabia, Syria the bl0od co~ning out 6 f ' a door of a ahd E g y p t ' a r e c0nsidered t o ' b e t h e m o s q u e ahn~st the: depth, of the most progressive of these six. knee... SubSequent to tins. Chris-

,. / / C H A R L E S M A R T E L L B A T , t i a n s made three a t t empts to take T L E : 735 A. D. I t is a--well-known. Mecca . . ano ther Moslem stronghold, • his tor ical f a c t ' . t h a t , the -MoMems but were a h v a y s unsuccessful Fili- '

- have never organized a g a i n s t t h e ally,, t h rough- the Moslems ovganiz-. Christians, and it, is an error to say ing .und/~r Salahud Deen (1187 A. tha t I s lam has thte:atened the. Chris- D.); they drove the European Chris- . t ian nations on. any previous occa- q - r s . . . . . r ^~:_ The Asiatic

, , 1 , - 1 " . " t i l . 1 . ¢ l . } t l L H i " , " ~Kb l , ~L2

smn' J.. "lhe~ Arabtans. a s . Moslems. . - , ~'~hris"'uanss r e'-m a ~"a~ e d peaeef ld ly were once asked b.v a major i ty ot i t h e r e a s ~ e r . : " "

-the Spanish ~people, ' including m a n y " " : ]ews, under th~ leadership of P r ince . V I E N N A . B A T T L E : .. In 1651

:Y61yan, w~9 Was :a. b i g leader then i the T u r k s made t!leir f i r s t . a t t empt - ill t l i a tc0unt rv , , t0 conic into Spain .... to t a k e . \ r i e n n a autl again in 1683.

, and ru l e over it. "Tliis ' c a u s e d - a and were successful 'each time. I n -great w o r r y to. the people of R o m e - b o t h of these ba t t l e s o n l y a very

Small fract ion o f the Mos lems-be - because R o m e at f i m t r i m e ' w a s . t h e longed t o t l~6ThrMs l i : a rmy . When center of Christiml~tv and cotltrolled its reliMous th0utrht ' . . The:. 'Arabians the Pers ians were a t t empt ing to get ~ d i ~ o - S~*i1~ a11d m u c h - 0 o i t r e Mesopo tamm f r o m : t h e - - T u r k s , _ Q g t u ~ p t t ~ ; . " ' - - ' - " : . . " , - . 2 • - -

' , E g ) p t was enf leavormg to throw ott -Stilted '{ ronl - that invasion. : T h e ) ' " ". : , . . . ' . " the Turk i sh ~oke No one m Indm founded m a n y manfi factur ing insti . . . . " . " " • " .

tLltions;~.inclUdiug:thi~ paper ind.us- volunteered to fight. - . " t r y , and . in the scientific wor ld - the - B O L S H E V I K I S M : The Mos- .

• first ch 'emistrv h o u s e . w a s built bv lems are very opposed • to the meth- ihe'm." Rome "beCanle jealous of the " ods of the Bolshevikis-ts. In :tlae ~'ee-:

• . M o s l e m s ' w o r k . in :Spa in a n d . the ~. 0nd cen:tury af ter Christ. ~ lan 3 i who preyailinff 0 f . the i r religion~ and or- .u:qs t he orig!nal Bolshevikist.. s tartr ganized the Christ ians to combat it. " ed lais teachings north of Persia; m3d. T h e Christ ians from,all t h e d i f f e r e n t " .hist teachings lived, for five Centuries

" ~arts" of. Europe ifougflt the . bat t le a n d - w e r e : f i n a l l y ended .b~;. Is lam. o f Tours . Those who•fought aga ins t . .The : second Bolshevikist," b y the • th~'.:-Christians :in this - b a t t l e were - n a m e of M a z d a , s tar ted :-another '

Arabians who w e r 6 i n Spain an'd: B01shevikis t m o v e m e n t xvhich ex L some. from 'Morocco. :The n~lmb:er i s t ed-bu t a short time. The Mos- o f the Moslems-'. in this lbattlt~ was . lems put them Out of commission. Moslemab°ut fOUrarmv.per-cent. _. :°f .the: .entire

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only to take the adVantage .o f driv- ing the European forces out of Asi-

:a t ic terri tory. O t h e r w i s e - I s l a m d o e s not approve tl.ae teachings of. the Bolshei;iks.--to deprivei all of their

= in.dix;iduM rights. The Moslems d o n o t Oppose the

Chmstmn Governmen t for their be- ilxg Christians, but ra ther because the ' fo l l0wers of Islttm•-want to have their Own :g ov e rn men t s . The Mos- lems b e l i e y e - m Theocrat ical self- government . The fa~zt tha t the r ight of se l f -government i s - fought for by t h e Mos lems . shou ld in no xx~ay: be

the ~Ioslems, "although he wrote kvith pre judicea .~a ins t Islam. .XI(. Gl.adstone .lias wri t ten against t h e three; hundred fifty million Moslems b e c a u s e of the political action of . only six milliofi Tu rks against the Armenians: "

:It mus t n o t be forgot ten tfiat t h e r e a r e more than_ three hundred fifty, million Moslems, while only six million o f these are Turks , and on ly one" million who are falsely charged~.with dppressi~ag the Arme- nians. Even this ve ry small p e r -

- c e n t a g e c f T u r k s w h o ' a r e M o s l e m s . . Considered as a fight agains t the re- did not fight with t h e Armenians " l i g i o n ' C h r i s f i a n i t y , If. for example, because they were:Chr is t ians but to_

s o m e Soutll Africans now wan t to keep themxunder the g o v e r n m e n t a l Withdraw from British~an~l t o e s t a b - control. ~,'~re f e e l t h a t if the people

• . l ish a se l f -government-fo th r~ ,~ p e o - . k n e w t h e " facts they would not " ple, the3- wou ld not be Char~Z-d x,.ith i b lame I s l a m in general for the po- t h r e a t e n i n g ,Chris t iania" - litical wars ,of . the s ta tesmen on b o t h

-It. is the~belief o f . - t h e unp re j u - s i d e s . : ." • " . ) " d iced thinker tha t . t he p ropaganda . . " .~,- ' : " . " - : . " " : - .

.-. " tha t is be ing-spread i n t h i s count ry .. . . . ; ! . - ' - ~ ~ - " ~igainst the Mo s l e m world has . i t s in-. " " -" - . - - -

:: ception in Europe. EVery t ime a . . . . . ...- - • Iosl~m cou:ntry.asks for f reedom, a . R a inbow Club propaganda spi 'eads-out tha t I s l a m . _ ...

- . is th rea tening Christianity. or is go ~ ~? RainbOw correspondence C I u-b . ing t o . T h e : 'Mos l ems . )d id"neve r ' Ilas:beefi s t a r t ed to: in t roduce people cause . the .war , but i t .was/ the idea .o f of'- d i f ferent .nat i0nal i t les and coun-_ ge t t i ng m o r e t e r r i t o r y b y the Euro- tries to each other. Keep ing aside pean Chl" i s t ian na t ions , f r o m - t h e the- rac ia l prejudices and cons ider-" MoSlems-. flaat ~alxvays p rec ip i t a t ed . ing all as children of o n e God, the -_ much of the trouble. : H a d i t been *. members of this club will corres-

~. t r u e . t h a t - M o s l e m s . assisted the pond on {he subjects in ,which they Kaiser , the war would have s t a r t e d are interested, --A number is

" long hefore ' i t did. The people .wl{o t o e a C h m e m b e r and the address are intei-ested anti; wish to draxv reserved ifi th is office. Membe~ r ight and cort:ect conclusions, ought to 10okl.t lpbnbotlasides of this .ques- .fee first yea r $I,00, 4 / - ~ tion. aud for reference to the point Rs 4 ~ m ( I n d i a ) afterw~ / of~xdew of I s l a m w e .refer :the read- , pe r . annum. - ~ " ers.: to Gustave .Le Bon. a present 4~. M r s . B. Alber to

-.French wr i t e r , Lepeao, . .Kremer, Dr . ket) . " ' i Muller. S. I Lanepo01e,Gibbon' , Assk - . . . . " " - " : Taylor , . ' \Vashington I rv ing , .De rwy , ~. A young Moslet I

. " Cedmo. David I rkhar t , T h o m a s Car- England °"sfiould: so I ~ lyle. Wi l l iam-Ja t te . English.. Frendh'~ 'municate"~vi th ei ther a

1 and German x~riters, " a n d - L a n e . s i s t e r of I s l am in Americ Rosh, Who s p e n t f o r t y years of his th i s ts one w a y , of k life a m o n g the M os l e m s . R e a d B1'other and.Si~sterhood

• w h a t Lord Cromer. has said about get!aer."

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A m e r i c a n G a t h e r i n g in A u t o - W o r k e r ' s H a l l , D e t r o i t , o n F e b r

R e q u i r e m e n t s F o r A d m i s s i o n I n t o T h e A h m a d i a .

M o v e m e n t 'in I S L A M "

,¢hire l)ut 9he Go(I~ believe hl the hngels of ~ (;otil honor and-respt

and sacre(l books of all religions, accet)t Mruhamnlad as the .Mast(

Ho ly (~uran as the:final Book 0fe(;od. }\hma(l.as. th~ Promise([ 3I(

hdi aml t h e latest expounder of the. Revelat ion from God •anti H6

a c h e r a n d the P rophe t of file day. " " " : .- - "

LSav tiv¢~" p r a t e r s daily,/keet¢ the m6"iith of F a s t . g i v e Charit_v in ah

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tlic needy, l ' e rhn 'm vour ' l~i l~rima'ge to .Mecca T e m p l e of God. follow t h e i n -

• uc[.ion~ of tl~e l ieadl (ff t he"~IoVement ill Rel igious and Secular q'uestions o[ ••, " i ( I . . - . % , 2 - " -': "

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Application~--~Sulsscril)e to the F u n d s of .'(l~ovement - :~it ~ leiist one cent eve ry

,11th reg'ularly wri te every: now' and t h e n - t o the Misgioner in Amer i ca and °

' l tbad Qua r t e r s at Qadimf to r e m - ~ m i n touch ~with the .Spiri tual P rog re s s o[ - .

' M~;vement. Make a hab i t 0 f .p raVing to G o d f o r v0urself~and others . S t u d y -

~ran a(ld t h e wr i t ings of t i i e 'P rop l ie t Ahmad . Rev iew 0f Rel igion and Moslem

n r i s e : TrY to br ing o thers to the fo~[~l of Alim~ad. : . _ _ ~i

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B r i e f R e p o r t of t h e . W o r k , in new Genera l of l rh i l ip l f ine I s l e ; Sul - A m e r i c a : . t an of Z u l a ; ,She ikhu l I s l a m of

A z e r b a e j a n . etc. • : . "

N a c c o u n t o f 3:ertain f iuancial " 1..800 c i r c u l a r l e t t e r s w i th l i t e ra - diff icul t ies I lmvc no t heen- tu re we re m a i J e d t 0 t h e P r i n c i p a l s ahle to a c c o m p l i s h much thw-- and Gox~ernors ' of Unix~ersit ies and

inff th~ las t q u a r t e r . B e i n g inv i t ed se lec ted co l l eges all ove r t h e l.~'nited to G r a n d Rap ids . Mich'. I de l ive red S ta tes . a seri/es of l e c tu re s the re , t he Sy l l a - bus of which is g i v e n b e l o w in P ress Not ice . 1 a l so s ecu red !0 N e w C o n v e r t s t o I s l a m a n d new c o n v e r t s to ou r F a i t h t h e r e : A h m a d i a B r o t h e r h o o d wllose nan les a r e p r i n t e d in.tl3e list . " (Since the last report) B r o t h e r and S i s t e r A l b e r t o , Bro. ,Xlf[ Houston Green; of 'Chicago (Has- Russel l and Bro. J a c o b h a v e b e e i i san). - "

flew c o n v e r t s and " Laurene Green Do.' (Hussain). busy in s e c u r i n g - t : - . . '- the m a j o r i t y of those e n l i s t e d lit t h e Airs..Gddie Evans, Florida (Umama). l a s t q u a r t e r c o m e s t h r o u g h the i r °:,Xtrs. Cora. Lafern Olsen, Tampa efforts. M a d a m R a b a u l l a h sends (Hafsa).. • • the n a m e s o f t w o new c o n v e r t s f rom - Airs. Jose M. Martnez," NEW:' York N e w YOrk: . T h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s . (Abdui Qadir). r r ece ived for the q u a r t e r e n d i n g Mr . M. Head[ Florida (Ahdtd }qabb). O c t o b e r were 700 and f lmse ties= pa t c hed 3.000. . I r . Y u s u f K h a n and .Mrs; F a t i m a A v e s h have been he lp - inff me in the w r i t i n g work .

"]:hank~ a re due to Air. a_nd ~Its. . Brown , Air. and Mrs . K e l l y and o t h e r f r i e n d s i n G r a n d R a p i d s for t he i r g e n e r o u s hosp i t a l i t i e s . I- a m nmch ob l iged to R e v . F l o w e r , Mr. Fe l l ows . ' Mrs. E. g . C a r p e n t e r and S e c r e t a r y T h e o s o p h i c a l S0¢ ie ty for i n v i t i n g me to speak in t h e i r c h u r c h e s and hal ls . S ince t h e l as t r epor t , 1 have d e l i v e r e d l . q l e c tu re s m - d i f f e r e n t p laces , g a v e i n t e r v i e w s to n tanv a n d d i s t r i b u t e d a l a rge n u n t l ) e r o f l i t e r a tu re . . - - .

A le t te r of Congra tu la t io~ls for his success fu l c a r e e r as P r e s i d e n t of Czacho- - -S l avok ia was w r i t t e n to Dr . M a s a r y k d r a w i n g h i s - a t t e n t i o n to tl~e b e t t e r m e n t of ~ I o s l e m s in t h a t land. Mr. L l o y d G e o r g e , t h e Br i t i sh P r e m i e r a n d the P r i n c e o f "~Vales / h a v e r e s p e c t i v e l y " t h a n k e d . m e for rnv. ep i s t l e s t o t h e m men- t i oned in the p r e v i o u s i~sues of th i s m a g a z i n e . M i s s i o n a r y E p i s t l e s and M e s s a g e s of I s l a m were" s en t to m a n y ce lebre t i e s , includir~ff V ice - P r e s i d e n t s of U n i t a r i a n A m e r i c a n B o a r d : A m e r i c a n Ju 'dge. in, the .League of N a t i o n s ; G e n e r a l \Vood .

Mr: :James Dunn (Abdu ! Ali t t~) . ~Ir. George Powell (Ahdul Basi t t ) . '

-ML GeOrge ~hurchill.((X.bdui Samee): J esee MecliGraL Ill. (Abdul Razzaq)~ Mr. G0van f): August, CMcago (Abdul

l lalCim). " : - " Minnie Krueger, Canada . ( F a t i m a .

,Ayesh). Mr. Arthnr Brooks (Akbar) William L. scott, Ch!ca.go (Abdullahi. T . W . G a n t ¢ . I11. (Abdur R a h m a n ) .

• John Q. \,Vilfiams, Chicago: (Othman) . . Mr. 'Randolph Bonnell (Ali) . Mr: Railey Groham, Chicago (Onia.r).

• M r . David Sti~iby ( F a r o o q ) ' .

Mrs: Emar"Salineh-(Aesha_): Mr. Thoma H. Cop (Aboo Bekr): _, Miss F lorence ~,VitOzap; Grland Rapids

(Amina Khateeb~) , , - • Miss Inis Smi*d* (Abdo) Grand R/tpids

~Aneesa)..- Mr. Wilmer J. 'Green (Abdu.l Mannan), Mrs. Lex]a J. ?Green (Kareema). "" Mrs. A. J. A'." Sirangfiam, Penn.

(SMeha). - . . . . Pro'fess0rJ. H.,1,Vatkins, Tenn. (Abdul

Jaleel)." - . i {" . . . . Bessie Shepei'd (Br0.w-a-)Grand R~pids

(Saeeda): . . . . - : •

Louisie Clahssen "(Kaled) Grand RaP, ids (Mariam). . " " ' -

Mr. ~,V..F. .Phil l ip, Chicago (Abdul . - . -

Aziz). Mr..E[ M. Phiilil~, Do. (Abdt/l Ghaffar).

:Mr~ "W.' G. Edxvards, Do.' .(Abdul Ha.raged). - ' - . ~->... " " "

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Mr. J.--~.V. S~arreals. Gr.and Rapids (Muhanimad Yusuf).

Mrs= L. Sarreals, Do. (Sikeena)." Mrs. Elsie Saide. Do, (Aisee). Mr. XV-illi:tm N. Main (Nasir) -.Mrs. Mill Main (Nusrat).

Miss Anna C. Pi:ttit (Berket); Mr..Harry Fresh. Tampa (Ameen). Mrs. Mamie Virdyke. Do. (Surly).. Mrs. Claira Shears (Kubra). - Mr. F.-R.. Mondel. Central America.. Shaikh Abdul Ghaffar. Tele, Hc~n=

diwas. " -o Mr. Jamal Bey. Chicago. •. . -.

like. t l{e Christ ian 's cree~l. T h e Mohammedan family with whom he tarried wl~ile in the ci ty a l though of humble c-ircumstances and with no' pretensions to Culture, showed a kindly poli teness to all visi tors Who s0ugl:lt)0ut the learned man for con- terence tha t would put to s h a m e ' t h e breeding of fashionable Collinffwood Avenue . Never 3luring his s tay did his hostess allow any individtt'al to. enter and ,leaVe her house, wi thout

o f f e r i n g from a t ray refres 'hment in. "the f o r m of a beaut[f~l,~sweet liquid.

P R E S S N O T I C E S " - specially iced antl refreshing indeed .- - m.- these heated days, since no

( i ) The EgDrptian .Gaze t te :of Mo!mmmedan wi l l ' a l low any one t o A l e x a n d r i a (July •28. 1921) has pub- pass his th resho ld without" tas t ing " l i shed a ' 19_ng -ar t ic le headed :-a~ o f his hospitali ty. "

.~;Mosleni ,Missionaries ahroad - - Those - xyho m e t . D r . Sadiq made - 'A[aking converts in U~ S. A." quot- a fr iena t h e , will long remCmber. -

. i n g p r o f u s e l y from The Moslem With" all-hi's7 depth of learning antl Sunrise about our work antl t h e h i s al~most occult Wisdom he

i ~writin.gs oi / P o l y g a m y . " possessed to an unusual degree the .- (2) ~ T o ! e d o Club ~#otO'~an, AugUst, . .saving sense of humor, l ightening ---

192!. tile heaviest .of his discourse with : its sparkl ing shafts.

. A gentle-souled olil M o h a m m e d a n miss ionary p a i d . the f a i th f id in (3) Grand Rapids News, Oct. 4. " Toledo a visit recently anti So whole- 192t.

- Some w-as his pl¢ilosophy anti so Oct. 6. '2f~ .~br0ad and farseeing his "outlook. . - . . . . . .

• t~0n ' l i f e that he left an indelible im- : I S L A M M I S S I O N A R Y H E R E : "Pr '~ss ion-of :deep friendliness Upon Di i ' " ~'" " ' ; " ' , ' - i f , ^ "

the c i t y in his ,bl- ief s o j o u r n antl .,~lvlUttl m u n a m m a a , ' ,au,q of t a u g l i t al l '.who came in con tac t With . India to Give Lec tu re Series

.him :anew the pr inciple tl!at not lal l Dr. Muft i . X~uhammad Sadiq of good - i s em:ompass~d • in :any- one India will. deliver a series of lectures

• land or: religiqu an~l t h a t - - a Saint fin Church o f T r U t h . Shelby street, :- may blossom u p o n - t h e b 0 s o m of a near DivisiOn i avenue, S . , ' a t 7:30 "

. C o n f u c i u s o r a M a h o m m e d , giveq : p. m . . i - . . !the rig-ht elements mixed i n a man: Oct. 4 - -dFuesday - - "The Object of '

For. Dr. Mfifti M u h a m m a d Sadiq, -Man s '~Life and H o w to Obta in I t . " • Moslem lecturer a r i d m a n of leters. " Oct. 7 F r i d a y - - " M o s l e m Sys tem

with his picturesque green u r b a n - o f P r a y e r s ; Silence and Meditat ion."- and hi s"smal l , gest~Eulatln~ hands O~t. c l i ~ T u S g d a y - - " B u d d h a ~ the---: . . . . and piercing eyes,.t.hose.who, sougla t Great Teacher . "

" h i m o u L found to be a m a n ' o f l p a r t s Oct. 14- -Fr iday l"Ah m a d- o f with tearning t)i-0found, f i t associate India, t h e P rophe t of India ." for saint$ and sages of this or any , .Mufti Muhammad: Sadiq is t h e -

o t h e r day." . ' f i r s t mtss ionary of I s lam to this > / - I is -6wn visi t ing .card, with its country, visit ing: the city, He is "

q u a i n t Arabic" Characters, bore an stavin~'SaCt 51~.Fairview avenue. H e • " i i lscrip~or~voicing his helief in G o d has been delF~ering lectltres in New

and man,x~h, ich read like. not un- York, Chicago. Detroi t and other C x

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c i t i c~6n lshml a'nd o r i en ta l sub jec t s . I h-. S;tdiq be longs t o i~te Re fo rmed ' ( ' h u t c h of ]s lant . fi~tfllded b Y Ah- ma~l. w h u c l a imed t o tile-prt)ml".d,~.'d . \ lessiMl and p e a c e f u l .Xlehdi ;m.d had l ) rophes ied al)out war and de- t h r t m c m e n t of t i le . c z a r ' o f .Russia ]0 xcal-s t)eMre the occt l r l 'e l lces . . ; l ) r . ° :

Sa0i'q ed i t s the quart t ' r l .v magazh l t ' : Xl', s tem . ' ;unrise. He is t r a n s l a i i n g

~'o]~mizat(on o f t i l e \ \ "es t t . r l l Worhl. '~ I f you will w o r k wi th the" s a m e lox't ' . . z0;]l.i S incer i ty a n d lt~x-altv a.~ ' they

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did y o u r h o n o r at.ld . rcst~t-ct ;1lid u a m e .'xx:ill- Iw : stfl] g r e a t e r than the i rs , as you ¢vil . l :have ln~,reovt't;

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specL "l 'ht=ir-wo.rk was tentl~t,r;tl bu t n 6 w , .my- dea r lh't~tht 'rs and "Sjs~ ters . A l l ah the ~Xlni;glity I{as made x-oi~ the .l ' i~,~eers i i i . the- spir i tu: t l ?

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1-1 ( .)utah. t l ie .'Xloslem hible:" i i l to the R e w a r d at the l . a s t l d;(v and" the 1-n~lish ]alt.~t!a~e. t h e first, pa r t . . \ l l a h ' s p.lc'asur¢'i.:tlie" .~ra'ndeu!" and ~,f w h i c h has ah'eady- bt.~en . p i i b - bea t t tv o f i v h i c h no olit; can eslilffa'te l ished. " h e r e in tlii.~ W o r l d .

: .. M h ' z a M a l i n l u d / . \ h m a d ~ " -

Mr. H.. Alberto (Mubar ik )

We have pleasure of giving on this . page the photo of ourbro ' ther Mr. A1-

-berto ~ {Mubarik)-of Tamp a . F I a . .This" good..IJr0ther and hi.~ wife. _our, siSier_-

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" 'Th~n~ 's lllll~t be)')~td ill .-\!llel 'iCa. \Ve Ila,rt- h~n.t2, s u s ~ e c t e d tl~:tt .thert" w 0 u h l he no harm6hl t r y i n g Chr i s t - i a l l i l X " ~ l s a r e m e d y for ( l l l I " n l a l l V

ills. l=lut s ince we :ire S l o w ' t o di~ this . t ,ur need has been dj.-Icovered a b r o a d and now w e have a fu l ly ac- c r ed i t ed r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t h e A h m a - dia M o v e m e n t m I s l am 1 ,ca ted amon.~ us. H i s lmme is Dr . Muf t i ~'~[uhanltned Sadiq ;,tnil his a d d r e s s is 27 1.a Belle : \ v e n u e , l t i gh land Park . Mich igan . A m e r i c a can now a d v a n c e u n d e r his l e ade r sh ip to a pos i t i on a m o n g t i l e . g r e a t / n a t i o f l s d o m i l l a t e d l)v ; ,Xlohalilmed ~ u c h . as "l:larkev. Egi:i~t. P e r s i a and A?fghani- " Stall.

A n d m o r e . the re is a specia l mes- sage of g r e e t i n g f rom the A l l m a d h imse l f . He is the second succes so r to the P r o m i s e d Mess i ah and M e h d ] and :the p r e s e n t L E A D E R of ~he A h m a d i a M o v e m e n t ill Is lam.) H e a d o f - f h e w o r l d - w i d e M u s l i m iXfissi6n of PeaCe. T r u t h a n d U n i o n wi th God. Th i s is his m e s s a g e to Al l t i le Aane.rican M o s l e m s ar/d m e m b e r s iof the A h n t a d i a M o v e m e n t ill I s l a m .

• A s s a l a m o ~ 0 - A l m k u m - ~ .."

G r e e t i n g s . -

: " T h e P i o n e e r s in the Co lon i za t i on of A m e r i c a n land a re a h v a v s looked back upon wi th ~ rea t h o n o r a n d re-

Berket (Mrs. B.. "Alberto) "llave: heen "-. zealously t ry ing eve~ sini:i~'th.e.v joined our faifh to bring" others to the fold of " :\lmlad. the l~eformer of.the day. They haCe sect_fred t e n . n e w converts .duringl

l a s t three months and are_.e~deavoring to convince many others .to _the sacred truth. ,May God bless tllem both and their friends ever and ever.

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AHMADIA N E W S " ABROAD

H/~ssan M usa Kh an

Ahm; td i s secnred~,hv hinl ou t of the Mos lems . t i l e r e t~ -the M e m b e r s h i p of o u r M 6 v e m e n t , T h e y have con- • t r i b u t e d ' ab~,~'x,$400 to the l a m p s to lie fixed on M i n a r e t - e l - M a s i h T o w e r a t Q a d i a n and t h e e x p e n s e s of the l ea rned P ro fe s so r .

Throu.qh the k i n d n e s s \ o f B÷other A h m a d u l l a h w e have l~een~,able to read the r eco rd of his and o t h e r w o / k e r s ' : e f for t s in E n g l a n d to p ro - m u l g a f e - t h e p r i n c i p l e s of I s l a m i~r -.x- t h a t ' c o u n t r y and we a re .g lad to no t i ce t h a t our" v o l u n t e e r s a r e no t . t~lv d o i n g exce l l en t K'0rk in p r e a c h - " i51g" t h e . M o s l e m . F a i t h . bu t a r e . m o r e o v e r , m a n a g i n g , t b . e a r n - t h e i r b r e a d and tbtfs (lo not w a n t a n y re , m u n e r a t i o n s f rom the MissiOn l~nnd.

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T h e y h a v e 'set a g ° ° d e x a l n p l e " " and we hope t h a t o t h e r y o u n g men . : " wil l fo l low the i r p a t h . ' T h i s wil l be one of those m a n y g~'eat : w o r k s - Which a r e maki , ! ff t l ie h i s t o r y of t h e d a y s o f . o u r p r e s e n t L e a d e r M A H - " M U D . K h a l i f a t u l M a s i h I I . ::

M a u l i v i M u b a r i k Al i A h m a d i a ,: Mis s ione r . L o n d o n w r i t e s : . . ' i

• ' ; T h a n . k . G o d ! MoSlem Sun r i s e is • a g r e a t success and the c r e d i t is - s u r e l y due )ent i re ly to you: "

T h e ce l eb ra t i on of' the F e s t i v a l of

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i ( ) u r w, ) r thv Missi()ncr in Aus - ~]. t r a l i a Mr. 1l. Mtisa K l i a n is (loinff "

his best. to ~ive the mes.s:iffe of I s l a m 'in A h m a d i a S love inef f t to t h6 ,pe0p le

[. {here. - Recen t ly he" hlas senk a ch'= Cnlm- c 0 m m u l l i c a t i o n to the. P r e s s offci-i.n.q, the wh i t e p e o p l e ' a n a s s u r - " :race that . t h e r e i s n o real d a n g e r f o r - - I d - u z - z u l m i n o n r L o n d o n M o s q u e them . f r o m - t h e ( l a rk ! ) r e th ren o r " was a g r e a t - s u c c e s s . P h o t o s and .Moslems "in ffeneral and t l i a t i t is ~t a c c 0 t m t s have been n n b l i s h e d in all .~'t|0d l i ews ~ tha t t h e ~ ' l i i te l i eop le i t : ' t he l e a d i n g L o n d o h pa pe r s . N e w

- I"-uroi~e an ( l A01er ica have l iegnn to c o n v e r t s a re j o i n i n g ou r fa i th o u t o[ • u n d e r s t a n d I s l am b e t t e r and con= which the n a m e s o f M r . B a c o n and

s i d e r it m o r e f ; tvorahh- . t luf f i th i}v- : M r . A l a c r o e m a v be s t a t e d . T h e i r ustpl t6. ' Mr- K h a n - i s a l s o he lp ing/ ; M o s l e m n a m e s ?are O m a r A l i and

" • tht] M o s l e m s t h e r e in p l a c i n g t h e i ' r : s a l a i m a n , r e spe c t i ve ly . 3 l a y !G0d . - -Mt~ 4 ue o n a souml legal ' l ) r~si t i0n= lilesg t h e m all . " " " " "

' . A l so he l m s s t a r t e d ptibli.41finff a. " .- . . m o n t h l y ha f idb i I l . . en t i t l ed t h e " M o s -

• . ] • ~ , , ~ . , , • .

e m Sunsh ine . c o n t a i n i n g e x t r a c t s : . N o V. P . . S y s t e m . . f rom. th is . m a g a z i n e and t-mr Revit~w F o r the i i f fo rmat ion of o u r r ead= .. - f Re l ig ions . " ers. a b r o a d we b e g t o s t a t e t h a t t he re

~ . - -is :no V . P ~ ' s y s t e m b e t w e e n I n d i a P r o f e s s o r A . R , , N f f y y a r . o u r ener - , and An lb r i ea arid all Orders. for

c r " , " - " ...etm M m m oner m c h a r g e of wes t : A m e r i c a n b o o k s and t h i n g s n m s t be Coas t A f r i c a i~. m a k i n g g o o d pro7 ac.com.i~anied wi th t h e a p p r o x i m a t e g r e s s in " ddnCati i l~ '15.000 z!ew . p r j c e .

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. CALLTO PRAYER See the Moslems gravely:on-devotion,intent , While from the Mosque the s o l e m n s o u n d i s sent, . -. . . ..

"There is n o GO d but" Al lah" calls muezzm far and wide .- • Whi l ; ~ i n k l i n g lights from mitnar:t th:'rich and p:~r guide(. ] ' .

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Hierophant from India

A L I T T L E Magaz ine n a m e d : " T h e Messianic Messenge r"

issued 'by t h e Universa l Mes- sianic B ro the rhood a t Occeanside , Cal.. conta ins an article by .Mr.. Z'~

D . . R u d h y a r , f rom w h i c h . w e quote some lines hop ing I tha t they will in- teres t our r eade r s :

" V a r i o u s denomina t ions have-beeu

L "A AV : S and the H i e r o p h a n t . R U L ~ E S of E ' F I I I C S and of dis- cipleship. ' . . . .

H u m a n i t y s tands to -day at, the end ' o f tlie first m o m e n t df t h e ex~01uti0nary per iod of the D i v i n e mani fes ta t ion tha t coincides .wi th the en t rance 0f the Sun i~ the zodia-

E . M ffadliflg.. ( U m m e Salaam) i

so_that they may botla:be said t o b e .. "\Vorld-Teaclaers. . .... Howevei-,. t h e Ruler Will preZenainently ffi v e

g i v e n . t o these agen t s of. the : L o rd , - cat s i g n ; ' A q u a r i u s . ' A s . t h e : e~,'oh!-.. D ivitle Messenger is t ru ly the i r • • . . - - _ ~ . t m n a r v oer tod shall end.., then the ,~enenc name But as each of them ,r ~- " . . • " 2 . _ . A quar~an age x,:ill h a { ' e : b e ~ u t i i a n d ' ~s m a m f e s t m g a special aspect ot - • , • " - h u m a n i t y wi l l have been laun~ched the Divine Essence , each one is en- .upon a n e, w and glor ious pa th o f -

• -co-operatixe .and more harmo1~ious realization. . [ . Ere seven :,¢,ears p iss , b o t h the Supreme Ruler iand the Great Hieroph,hnt sl~all have ' : m a n i f e s t e d their mi s s ion thro.ugh' .no, dispht,~ble s.igns.. " " . • . .

T h e Supreme Rifl.er" sliatl ' come out of the Jex~'ish" Race. : . : . . ~T,he Great Hierophant shall come. from tlae great reservoir"of wisdom and Of sp i H tua l iW: ' I nd i a . " -~ . " ':

T h e )'ear, 1.921. and esnei:iallV" tlae ' g r e a t as t rological :con.junctio, h " o [

Jupiter . Sa turn a n d Mercury , (Sep- ember 7.) "ushers in .culminatinl~ 7

perio'd of the Divi.ne. manifes ta t ion . • T h e t ime i s slaort, and-great : the . task

tha t conff.on,ts eve ry one o f u s . L ~ t us Cherefore make s t r i i g h t the..-way

• o f the Lord . '~ .. -.. "..." new rel igious and inys. t ical Order . E d .~ - I t sounds- l ike . the com.iiaff o f . He shall s tr ive to unite the rel igions tlie Messia.li" and Mehdi b o t h a t , t h e and mys te r i e s of the past , a f ter that . same t ime 'as s ta ted in Mos lem

• 9 , " " * ' PY trt led to a .pec~fic name. Aya ta r , ' " s T "Mess iah . " "%V o r l d-Teach~r .

" W o r l d 2 R e f o r m e r . " - - a n d all the~e- names cor respond to def ln i te ' rea l i z ties.

As th? Sp r ing of H m n a n i t y be- gins. as Hie life of a new racial cycle

- is bt t rsf ing fo r th into h u m a n forms. there appear a m o n g man two g rea t figures which t ru ly : i n c a r n a t e re- spect ively the two aspects~ of file hidden L 0 r d ~ t h e Rule r and t h e H i e r o p h a n t

Their- respect ive miss ions m a y be s ta ted thus :

The Ruler is the one who estab- l ishes the founda t ions of new social and political .Order.

T h e H i e r p o h a n t is t h e . o n e w h o establ ishes the foundat ionS o f t h e

books; " B u t .a . t h o r o u g h "stu~ly'of the -Subje~:t has :a;t l a s t shbx'vn -.that t h e y are both personif ied in Ond. " Jews . ~' " F a t i m i t e s . ' : e t c . . in s u c h prophecies_ c o n v e y the mean ing .o f those chosen 0 f 'A l l ah .

effort shall have been "made f rom within each of t h e m to. res tore tO their respect i \ 'e ri tes and symbols their t rue esoter ic significance.

Both the Ruler and the Hiero- p h a n t will ev ident ly have t o t e a c h

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K e y - t o t he Puzz l e : the soc ia l :o rder , tha{ she -~hould be "'Froiia-flae G u l f . o f Bengal to the there . " d e c l a r e d Mufide Fer id H a -

farthest limits o f Morocco, the Mu= . nero, .the N~t iona l i s t , nove l i s t anti l iammadan world is in a f ennen t wife of A h m e d F e r i d Bey, ex -min- The new fe rment in the M u h a m m a d a n ~ i s te r of f inances, to , the co r r e spon - world b e a r s - n o likeness to that I s - - d e n t - i n all in te rv iew. " T h e h a r e m lanfic natioflalism of which alarmists make so much.

• Pan-Is lamism, nat ionalism and bol- shevism are not power fu l enough in themselves t o unite flint g rea t mass. ot divergent .and confl ict ing peoples

g r e w - o u r o f t h e in te l l igen t unde r - s t a n d i n g o f - the - m a r r i a g e rela t ion. I t r ep re sen t s the. w i s d o m of the East~ "

• "'I a m a reforn led w o m a n ' S ) r i g h t s a d v o c a t e , " she cont inued . " I used

which we call .the Is lamic world. "Why to y e a r n fo r t he . i ndependence of the tl!en i i s tha t whole world in a . fer- 7kmerican and E u r o p e a n woman, b u t ment? A g l a n c e a t the m a p is enough. . n o w I be l ieve the mi s t r e s s of the for an a n s w e r . . E v e r y M u h a m m a d a n h a r e m is a Super ior p roduc t to ' the nation is governed, or ' threatened.With - s p e n d t h r i f t Rus s i an w o m a n , the government by a Christ ian power. Al l i- senf imen ' ta l Aus t r i an . t h e n a g g i n g of them h a v e been filled b y t h e w a r - E n g l i s h w 0 m a n find tiae ca lcula t ing, , with an a rdent longing for jUstice -self-centered A m e r i c a n ~ w o m a n . _

• mid fair play. T h a t is the key to the ' " T o t h e s e : w o m e n , . w o m a n ' s r igh t s puzzle. VVe need. not. seek it .in the m e a n s tile r i g l l t to spend m o n e y o.u

...shade.. 0f. the..mosques. and the tunmlt..... foolish. . f inery, to m a r r y la te anc! be ~'l~Putbl[cmseaelt'nrgeSse~fi~meS~ml ! find ,t. , n chik~ess . The) , : l i v e f o r the s tore

. . . . . . . • . , . t a t l o r e l g n anti. t'h~ thea te r . T h e v a r e resoon2 i control, In m e umversa l desire t o sible f0rX3a g o o d deai 0 ( f a c t o r y l abor i f i a v e a s h a r e in t h e w o r k of re-build- _~xpended i n u s e l e s s di rect io ,

mg the wor ld a world Which S h o u l d ~ - ~ . . . . . t,~ . . . . . . . . . . . ms. T h e y . wont t- ~ o r K wl tn the i r n a n u s to hold for th equal promise, a n d hope

fo# t h e - w h o l e human: , race " ~ I a m a k e the i r c lo thes ; the i r m i n d s a r e " filled with" fashions , nox:els and can- i Revue Mondia le . : - •

dies. : e n - n a v e o e c o m e the i r s laves

! A " V i s i o n o f T r u t h a n d y o u call t h i s w e s t / ~ r n civi l iza- . M r . . . [ o h n D. B a g l e v 0 f E . Je f fe r - t i on . - . " : son ~ t : D e t r o i t cit~" .~'h0 had n e v e r ,, r . . . . . . . . . V~ e N a t t o n a h s t s a re m favor , of

before heard of.",~l~mad" of Ifidia" ahol ishinff the t h e o r y o f . p o l y g a m y . had a vis ion of h im on .July 26 . 1916. - t h o u g h in fact. i t . l o n g since ceased

, ..A m e s s a g e w a s . g i v e n . t o h im on as an ins t i tu t ion . Bu t we are sure " " t l l a t d a y by o n e who: told llim .he w o m a n ' s p l ace , i s the home , and the

~ Aeas p r o p h e t A h m a d and said " G r e a t 'l~est w a y to keep. he r the re .is the " - :. ~ m n g e s .are comin 'g o n ~the eat;th." . harem. : which~ g ives her,, m u c h lib-

-re alw~ivs wondered .who t h e P r o p 2 e r t y b u t n o t license. ~ Grand ,. " het A h m a d w a s a n d h a v i n g k e p t a " Rap ids S u n d h y H e r a l d ; Oct . 2. " - note o I the m e s s a g e he s t ioke-0f t t f i~ E d . - = N o , I ,~hanam. we need no t recent ly t01Mrs. S h a r m a n , an A m e r i - abol i sh anyt l f ing . O u r sacred L a w can lady, w h o k n o w s me and of m y is .ever t rue . T h e wes t e rn people Work arid- thus w e came to m e e t a r e g r a d u a l l y unders tanding land 'each o t h e r a n d have a n i ce t - ime in adop t i ng I s l amic Sys tem of life: t a lk ing on Spiri tual exper ienees . : " - "

Says a T u r k i s h L a d y - :. I n PraiSe of D e t r o i t ": " T h e fa te 0 f ' A i l a h caused y o u to /"

A n g o r a . O / : t . l ~ " T h e seclusion . 10cate in t h e m i d d l e 7~Vest Of this of t h e . h a r e m is bes t adap t ed t o cont inen t , and D e t r o i t bY all de- Woman ' s na tu re a n d it: is bes t f o r . coun t s I have h e a r d a b o u t its civic

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pride will in t ime res |umd to. .vour Miss ionary work. L~nprbceden:ted g iv ing f o r g.reat ph i lan thrqpic . h u n m n i t a r i a n , educat io |ml ~ind evan- gel is t ic causes has m a r k e d its fame tlurhLff the pas t 10 -vea r s . ' - ' - -C . .F . Siev,,-rigl, t. Los A,~eh:'.-.'..

S m o k i n g Smokin.~ t hough not qui te pruhi - '

b i ted in t h e M~slem Code has ahvav~ been discouraged" and de-

spise-d bv tlie re l ig ious tea6hers. T h e t ! rophet A h n m d . - h i s COn/-.

l?anioirs and Successors neve r in- d u l l e d in tobacco/. To m a n y of thoge wh'o have jo ined the A l m ; a d i a M p y e m e n t i t is now a discarded t h i n e and we of ten no t ice- in :klfazal. ( the l]i-\\ 'eeklx" o rgan of o u r Com- m u n i t y ) a list of tho'se. Who a r e - f reein~ the~msellves o(" tim Jmbit. Theref0re . i t will riot" be ou t of place to t luote a few l ines o u t . o f .an in= terest inff art icle. "q~obacco ! A Bra in ' Igoober . . lmbl |~hed m I . i a h o n a .the l:.lders lou rna l :

"'Dr. Ayres ha~ m;i¢le a careful s tudy of thi. ~ cduca t iomd s tandinff of

T H E M O S L E M S U N R I S E .~.--~. - . • . . °

South C;tr011na; fi.ftl~.in tobacco, 48th in educat ion . -

Of lifty-ei.~lft collt.'gels a nd tfni- v e r s i t i e s in our countr~x:. Only six are in fhe t o b a c c o b e l t of t h e Sonf l lern S t a . t e s ~ o n e 'in \'irgini.,'tl three i n

• "Femiessee: one "in . . \ lalxmm a'nd :olle ..ila Georgia . : -XrOrth Carol ina . K e n - {ttckv a n d South_ Cafolil~a: tirgt, second and .fifth in tobacco: .lmve: not one Stlch hastittition.. ":- .-

Not on ly '.is~ the . .d is : is t rous effedt ' of tlm Weed shown upon those.c{un- pel led to l ive iu a n ieo t in izeda t{nqs - . phere, bu t tmoil ithe. indiVidtmI user wherex~er ft;tmd, " Keen b u s i n e s s men are begin!{ inf f to i'ealD.e this

'more . 'fhaj| t : v e r b e f o r e . . A N e w York. M e r c h a n t says"

' ."Seve~tl o f o u r lead ing banks arid: m/ercantile houses are m a k i n ~ ' : a n al~soltlte rule to cn.~age n o c l e rk who smokes.: w h e t h e r pipes, ci.~trs or c igaret tes . The- y'otmff f e l low Who t a k e s , t o smokinff; t , : t kes to 1)ltmder- ~

. i n g . . I f :he do.esn't give up tob..acco, we give h im Ul)."

l)r. \ \ ' . H. L'oppin. -the w e l l . k n o w , educa tor , sff_vs.: "Txx!enty-three x°ears

all t lm Std tes . a n d i n a pulf l ished re- 0f'm~,; life h a v e been soent in -Imsi- port sa.vs t ha t Mont;mit heads the . - , , . . , - , ; . . . . . . ,. _ -'., - . • - " " _ . ,-.- . : " ;hess College worK, all(l i sav ~.Vltll(lllT. l l S t ),,Villi. /3 per eenl7 • el l lclenev. , - . --.. ., . • • " ,

, -, *o ;, ,~ - , . • : . , - , ". - nes~tatmn .that tile c tgare t te llas wnHe ~ o u t n ca rcmna zs at t he -mo t , " . . . . . wi th onh" 29pe~ i :ent eff idencv. Hi s ~:ause~l.m6re . fa i lures on the par t of..: ratinff i s b a s e d On the p¢o lmr{ iona te - . Im.vs t lmn a n y .other thinff I can

• " . ~ . - " . . . . " Illen'tiOll.'" ' - . : n u m b e r of ch | ldren a t t endmff school. the .progress made. salar ies of teach- . Mr: F.. F - \Varner , C)hi0:: S ta te ers. a m o u n t inves ted in' buildinffs. . . l l i g h : S c h o o l I n s p e c t o r . r e c e n t l y COltill)merit. and so fforth., sen t a qt~est ionnaire to higl i scho0!

T a k i n g G o v e r n m e n t fi.gui:es as I:o the n u m b e r of acres devo ted , to ,to= bacco .in di f ferent State.~ last yea r : and comt)aringf witfi l ) r . Avres ' table. -xx'e-have this ' s . tar t l inff record of the baneful , bli.~hti6g effect of tobacco upon the min.ds of i th.ose who are compel led to live i n . a - t o - : bacco-soaked .a tmosphere :

Nor th Carol ina , first i l ) t o b a c c o . 44th in educat ion . .d"

K/:nt i tcky. second in tobacco. 41st i n . educat ion .

Virff inia th i rd in tolmcco..aStla in: educat ion .

" Tennessee . fourth in- t0bacco, d0tll in educat ion .

teachers o-f his s tate, i n q u i r i n g as. to: t h e cat~se o f t i a e d e t e r i o r a t i o n - o f

scholorshipg, s~. no t iceable in .Ohio as x~:ell as i n . 0 t h e r Sta tes- 3 [anna .of

. t h e ...................................... "Che cause ~f fa i lures . . . .

. \Vh eta boys (Irop out Of school.lie'- cause : o f t h e hand icap tobacco has p l a c e d upon ~heir bra ins , t h e y find themse lves handicaplmd, i n the lmsi- hess world. \Vi th t h i s comes a - 10wei'ing' 0f ideals and ".ati o p e n i n g o f - t h e g a t e w a y .to creme: E i ~ h t y - cme per. cen t Of t h e . c r i m i n a l s in t lw, l_}nited Sta tes neve r g r a dua t e d from

. f f rammar school. T o b a c c o . - the hraiu robher , should he .outlaw¢rd

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with jus t as much f irnmess as th,. " h i g h w a y m a n or the t rain robber ."

W h i t e S lavery ~ . Mrs. Jenfiie • . harples, Sec re t a ry for the wor ld s p u r i t y : f e d e r a t i o n anf i0unces : that the .v ice of whi te s lavery in Unitek] s t a t e s h-,s in.creased 300 pe r cent .in

" • recen t years . Rev." Dr. S t ra ton- f requen t ly at-

tacks . dancing , s t a g e and s h o w p i c - tures of vice c r i m e iri his Sermons," bu t who listen to h im w h e n t h e s,'icred books, of the '.Christian g i v e s l l im 'no t~extto a u t h o r i z e his v iews , H e i g . no~. iasked bx; Some to resign. P o o r D r f i S t r a t o n " We sympath ' ize with him.

A N A H M A D I M A R T Y R . S A Y E D * A B D U L L A T I F

(Of B l e s s e d M e m o r y )

I will licre' re la te briefly the s to ry 0f One-of the m e m b e r s of ou r c o m , mun i ty which will show h o W G o d has

s t r e n g t h e n e d - t h e hear t s o f . t h e sin-. ' c e r e m e m b e r s o f this b ro the rhood ,

Moulv i - syed . A b d u l L a t i f was" one

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is t i m day of lily Passover . W h a t w a y it is you wou ld have m e . g o ? I t .- is the c o v e n a n t o f G o d tha t I a"~n to- day g o i n g to fulfill." ~,,Vhen all means fai led- t o ' pe r suade ' h im to re- n o u n c d the t ru th , then the~ cruel ly : s t o n e d him- to d e a t h . B u t even u u d e r the s t o r m of s tones he showed

- no t the !bast s ign of pe r tu rba t ion . ' . Th i s event will s h o w the na tu re

• o f the faith the~ Profiaised Messiah h a s implanted i n the m i n d s of his fol lowers, a n d tha t no t in the hear t s .of un le t te red m e n who somet imes ven tu re upon such deeds t h r o u g h S h e e r f o o l h a r d i n e s s b u t i n t h e m i n d s of l e a r n e d men, like Moulv i . Syed Abdu l Lat if , w h o are w o n t to a c - Eep t op in ions .only a f t e r . t h o r o u g h del iberat i0n and reseaych. O u r be- loved S a y e d i s no t dead and gone, bu t . h i s s p i r i t is ,still w o r k i n g to b r i n g his c o u n t r y m e n t o the truth• M a y h e res t in peace and bless ings ever and ever.

- J e s u s H a s C o m e

of the leading men Of Afghan i s t an . E v e r since-Jesus said, This genera- A Moslefii Ki f igdom Situated b e - tion Shall n0 tpas s , till all these things

. . . . b e d o n e i there have been h u n d r e d s of t w e e n i n d i a and Russ ia .He was f i x . . . . . . . . . . . " ' " " " ' " - " t h -rag.tim aates about me secono corn- held m sucn m g h respec t t h a t a x e ifi f t h e ~1 is . . . . . . .

• " " " " "" " "- "h " m i g ° ~ l r . t , ant~ ne never c a m e c o r o n a t m n or rl~s ~uajestv t e 2~ r "n - - --- -- - . - - ' , - • , .~ - . . . . 1 m e wa y mey m o u g n t ne woum, Hab lbu l l ah Khan , 1~ was ne w n o

• " ' so" all the dates b rought , disappoint- Was selected to 16erform the func- meat af ter d i sappo in tmen t fo r the t i o n . H e heard a b o u t . t h e P r o m i s e d Christian ~W0rld. Now Rev. John H. M e s s i a h ' " A H M A D " founder 'of the .Rutherford o f the Interriational Bible A h n m d i a M o v e m e i l t a n d c a m e d o w n Students ' Association proclaims that tO Q a d i a n to . see h i m W h e n he : re - -, e~us . . : i i . . . . :_ m-~= • "- . I ~ ,~, ~ o . , c , . ~ o . W e l l , 1 9 2 5 tu rned to K a b u l . he was m e t by a . ~s not Very. far,- on ly four years more

• powerfu l oppos i t ion . T h e A m i r and a l lwi l l see t h a t i t wiU be noth ing was obliged t h r o u g h t he o u t c r y of better than/all the previousdisappoint-

= tlie Pr ies t s t o place him u n d e r . c o n - inents . L i s t en to me, my dear friends, f inement. H e cha l lenged all t h e - do not fool yourselves a n y more with

. P r i e s t s to .meet. him: i n . . . . a d i scuss ion t he hope of His appear ing lik6' an . . . . ~ ' ° - " r ega rd ing the clam~s of the P r o m - plane. . H e has already c o ~ e and yoti ised Messiah, bu t n o b o d y v e n t u r e d did not know.h im. Did h e not say to accept the challenge. A t last all the Pr ies t s p r o n o u n c e d aga ins t h im the decree tha t he should be s toned to death. M o r e than once the A m i r u rged him to renounce, a t le;ist ou t - wardly , his opinion bflt h e r e m a i n e d .

• s teadfast . Again. at the t ime of the execut ion the A m i r repea ted t h e re- quest , hut lie on ly replied. " T o d a y

that his s e c o n d coming was t o be like that of a th ief? W h o knows in the clark night when all are asleep that• a thief i s a l r e a dy in the house? So wake u land waste noimore time Ah- . ~ mad i s -you r .Messiah, your SaViour and ) 'our Gu ide ; accept h i m through

h i s apostle Sadiq and his successor Mahmud.

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I N D E F E N S E O F I S L A M m a n y times the 1~umber of .the nms- A N D M O S L E M sacres, done by otfier n a t i 0 n s . . . T h e

Christians have invented a n d have: The -folio.wing article was sent tO been ':uSing arid are~ always mantifac- ' "

the Americ.~n papers i r t t:epiy -to one .' luring iI{strutnentg fqr the d e s t r u c t i o n attacking Islam and "Moslems : ...~ itrf tlle hu~nan life iia silch a h u g e q/aan:. ~.

.' Even to abuse an-enem 3 one nmst . " t t t y" tha r t the Mosleiais, .Hindus and have some r e a s o n and. Af t . Theodore B.t~dhists have never drefimed of. T h e - - Geasimos has chosen a ~,,ery curious Ch.ristiarfs have occupied, by for6e of~ reason _-to abuae the T u r k s .of An£;" arms the M0slem 6ountries'- 0 f . M o - .~

roceo, Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, E g y p t t o l i aand blame them w i t h a l l s o r t s o f - P 1 " • . r . . . . . . . ~" ev i l ne s s . . " .The T u r k s have been re- " a estjne, Syr ia , Mesopotamia, As ia pea t ing c rue l t i e s . i n .Furope and tl iey Minor/etc.:-, With. all t h i s w h e n e v e r should be driven o u t u f Eur0pe," this a Christ ian takes up his l~en t o w r f f e . .. is t h e r e a s o n says Mr. Geasimos w h y on :fiistory the firSt woi-ds: that d rop the Greeks are, fighting against Ttlrks. our: of his refined l ips a re i" the p~ace-

. b wonder if' -the gentleman i res /ever "fu ! Christi/mity is suffering from mill- seen a~ map Of the counteies, iil the ' .i tafit I s lam." . . Wllen the Moslems ad- : . East or stfidied, any geography. / Es-" r a n t e d i n p01ific.~l ..3v.ars {lacy. , v ~ r e " ] kishahr antl Anatolia are not .:in. Eu- . ~called tinjust':and:'dirt)~ heatlieiis and / ] rope, but in Asia Minor These places ; when-the. CllristiaIis~_fouud:bpportuli- .... " l are not the homes Of Christiarrs~ "but It5 to u su rp other s . , l a n d s t h e y . w e r e o f -Turks and Moslems:. Tile ' -few ca i ledpi6nee i -s 'o f civilizati0n,-justice " : ' (3hristians ; thei-e ha~;e "always been aii dmeekness . "~Vli.en the Mtil;amma~ . quite free {in "their "rdigi6us ]ha t t e r s . dans ~ prev--C~ed o~,ei--bther countries i t . - /-tad all the stories of the Turks ' . at , .was .only 0n-aceount of their s t r eng th . . " rocit iesbeen t rue long ago there ' ~¢'oul61 *--of sword,--bUt when. the Christians not have been left ~a sing, le Christiam conquered Otlier continents it is looked "'~ . {];reeks. no~: far a~;,,av from : thei r upon as a pr00f of . thei r religion being

homes . hax, e gone out t 'o.fight.against, t rue aud righf. Ah! No o h e l i k e s ' t o . the Turks and" drive, thet[a away froni . be so measured ' l iv .as h e m e t e s o t i t their very heartfiS and homes. 2"hey" to others~ ' -" " " are not ai all justified jn tl~eiripresent ' ~ lapanese is reported to have said ". - advance into a foreign l,~nd. The i r / " ~'We'followed the. Western people in act 'is just like- the lapa;~ese i,f:?tlie ~. educa t ion ,"bpened Schools. -colleges latter .take a fancy to 'c ross the ocean" ~ a n d un-N, ersities a n d our. educati0rial and fight against, the Americans f o r conditions were n0thing .short" of Eu- Calif°rp.iaLtnere!Ybecause,o'ft!le.JaP: ropea n staa!dards,i but. they never/..-...~ ,t ~ese, l iving there./ ~ ne ~ urns. ,W~0, ackn0wledged 'u~ t6 b e a civilized n a - ~re .so-despised b3 y o u today-fo~" de, . tion.7 Then we made .a :grea t progress . enttmg their lands and places; had i0 , industrY and comm.erce, but.:.tlie- -

brought the first to rc l f .0 f light and Christians eontinned to ca l l us no{h: civiliztttion into Europe: They:ahvays.. l ug b e t ~ t ' . t h a n h e a t h e n s . . But we gave full independence to the i r . sub- j e c t s . . I t is a pity that Mr. Geasimos- claiming to be a (~hristian, coul'~l u ~ no better words forka million of Mos- lems living in .this country arid who are as good citizeus as any one else/

Justice

lm(l to:fight aga ins t Rtissia and ' came )victorious out of it then: and onl,,; ~heil the-voice rang Out through' Em:0pe that the Japanese are a civilized na-

i ° I . • - " " . t on.- Af te r my lec tures on Is lam m iliis counti-y one Of. the ques t ions0f t en a s k e d is ! :'.If I s i a m i s of : Such ivalue as you.-s l )eakof why:did the Moslem

. . . . . : - P o w e r decline ?" ~.~?ell, they have de-" The so-called Christian na t i0nshave " clined because_,Moslems a r e n0 .more

massacred i n )wa r theii ~ 0wn~ p e o p l e ' the Moslems~oeold days Of real lo~,e. anti the peoples of other religions, : s incer i ty and deVotion-for Islam. I f

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the M a s t e r pun ishes his s e r v a n t . w i t h • a s t ick, t h e ' s t i c k does no t b e c o m e his f a v o r i t e T h e s e r v a n t wi l l f inally t u r n

• to his L o r d and be a c c e p t e d . bu t the final p lace f o r ehe st ick is the pi t o f

• •fire. A l l a h • t h e Gra~:ious has ra ised a: ~ G r e a t L e a d e r f o r I s l a m in t he se days, .

w h o s e p r a y e r s and sp i r i tua l p o w e r s - will once m o r e t u r n the M o s l e m wor ld to G o d and m a k e them sit in H i s l ap .

? as .tliey u s e d . t o i n t h e e a r l y cen tur ies . . o f - I s l a m i c h i s t o r y . . . .

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• ' " 'Mosfem. S u n r i s e , i s . t h e o n l y p e r i 0 d i e a l in t h . i s C o u n t r y t 6 de't 'end

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p a n i o n s .of file P r o m i s e d M ~ s s i a h a r e M. A; C r u z a t (B ro . S h a r e e D , N, Y . ~ exI~ecfed to do.

I t is a g r e a t p l e a s u r e f o r the to ' b e , H . M . K h a n , Au~t ra l i a - -~ -Mos lem S u n - l o n g to a m o v e m e n t w h i c h t a k e s t he i 'ise is t h o r o u g h l y e x c e l l e n t in f o r m a n d p r o b l e m s of m a n k i n d a t h e a r t , . a l w a y s spir i t . . - ' " " t r ie~ to b r i n g h a p p i u e s s to h u m a n i t y in G h u l a m ' N a b i , U d h o w a l N o w o r d s the p h y s i c a l p l a n e as well a s t he sp i r i t ua l . , c a n - e x p r e s s . t h e . j o y I fe l t fit t h e s i g h t

M u h a m m a d A w a l B. A b u b e l h ' , L 6 t i d 0 n o f t h e M o s l e m Sun r i s e . - " " - - I m u s t c o n g r a t u l a t e y o u on t h e s p l e u - H a k e e m M. \ H . Q u r a i s h i ; L a h o r e ~ did w o r k y o u a r e d o i n g i n t l ! ~ c a u s e o f . S t a r t i n g a n d e d i t i n g M o s l e m S u n r i s e . a l l I s l a m . P l e a s e e x t e n d m y s a l a a m s to all ." w e l l - d o n e m y l J r o t b e r h u n d r e d s .of c o n : o u r s i s t e r s a n d b r e t h r e n o~ter ti~ere.' May. g r a t u l a t i o n s . " . " - A l ldh s t r e n g t h e n t h e m i n t he i r fa i th . M r . T . F . G l e n n (Bro . A b d u l K a r i m ) , • • T h r o u g h A l l a l f s g r a c e we ai-e g e t t i n g - C h i c a g o L - - - " M o s l h m S u n r i s e is t he b e s t s o m e g o o d c o n v e r t s he re . " ' - : • " m a g a z i n e . I h a v e e v e r r ead . i t c o m e s o u t .

Si s t er H a m i d a , W o k i n g , E n g l a n d ~ of t l ie w i s d o m .o f G o d . . I s l a m i s t h e T h e b l e s s e d n a m e of A l l a h is o f t e n ill g r e a t e s t w i s d o m , i ts s t u d y m a k e s m e feel lily t h o u g h t s , for When 0 n e r e a d s o f l~is" s a t i s f i e d a n d . h a p p y . " " ' w o n d e r f u l w o r k s , a n d p r o p h e c i e s , i t i s h a r d for a n y h u m a n sou l w h o is a f o l - l o w e r of I s l a m to t u r n a d e a f e a r to h.~s p l e a d i n g s a n d call a n d w o n d e r f u l t e a c h z lugs . A s t i m e g o e s on .I p r a y ~to see t h e Whole w o r l d f o l l o w e r s of I s l a m ' a n d t h e t e a c h i n g s o f M u h a m m a d a n d A l i m a d of Q u a d i a n , t he P r o m i s e d R e f o r m e r o f t h e l a t t e r - d a y s w i t h w h o m be t h e b l e s s i n g s o f A l l ah . :. . "

Mrs. A. A. R e s t u m , P e t o s k e y , a f t e r h a v i n g s t u d i e d s o m e p a r t s o f t he Quran" w r i t e s - - - " R e a i l y t h e r e n e v e r w a s n o r e v e r . will be a m o r e w o n d e r f u l book . "

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• B r o t h e r I b m h i m Fe i th , L o n d o n ~ I - c o n g r a t u l a t e y o u on y o u r s u c c e s s . i n p u b - l i s h i n g a . m a g a z i n e i n ' U . S. A . . , I h~tve

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• b r o u g h t m e m o r e pa t i ence , s e l f - c o n f i d e n c e , w i s d o m and. be t t e ; - - luck . - N o t a :

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