Islam and Missions: Being Papers Read at the Second Missionary Conference on Behalf of the Mohammedan World at Lucknow, January 23-28, 1911Elwood Morris Wherry, Samuel Marinus Zwemer, C. G. Mylrea Fleming H. Revell Company, 1911 - 298 pages |
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Page 14
... followers of the prophet of Mecca are to - day enjoying the blessings of British rule , and the total number of Moslems in the British Empire is 5,000,000 in excess of the Christian population of that empire . As Dr. Jones points out in ...
... followers of the prophet of Mecca are to - day enjoying the blessings of British rule , and the total number of Moslems in the British Empire is 5,000,000 in excess of the Christian population of that empire . As Dr. Jones points out in ...
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... followers will doubtless break away and leave them be- hind . The period of decadence of Islam has ended with the deposition of the three absolute monarchies , and here- after there can be no tardy or indifferent recognition of the ...
... followers will doubtless break away and leave them be- hind . The period of decadence of Islam has ended with the deposition of the three absolute monarchies , and here- after there can be no tardy or indifferent recognition of the ...
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... followers number twenty - five thousand and who is overrunning the province . He preaches the old religion ; by his authority liars are punished by the pulling out of the tongue and thieves by the amputation of the hand . The conflict ...
... followers number twenty - five thousand and who is overrunning the province . He preaches the old religion ; by his authority liars are punished by the pulling out of the tongue and thieves by the amputation of the hand . The conflict ...
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... followers under his banner of reform and return to the simplicity of the original teach- ing of Mohammed . After his death the order has con- tinued in much power and influence , and it is not im- probable that a strong leader arising ...
... followers under his banner of reform and return to the simplicity of the original teach- ing of Mohammed . After his death the order has con- tinued in much power and influence , and it is not im- probable that a strong leader arising ...
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... follower of the prophet in Batavia , recited a prayer for the Queen . He was attacked for doing so , but on February 27 , 1899 , was defended by the illustrious Seyd Salim Ibn Ahmed of Habban in Arabia . Salim affirmed Othman had done ...
... follower of the prophet in Batavia , recited a prayer for the Queen . He was attacked for doing so , but on February 27 , 1899 , was defended by the illustrious Seyd Salim Ibn Ahmed of Habban in Arabia . Salim affirmed Othman had done ...
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Page 8 - And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand : and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries ? And he said, Nay ; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come.
Page 8 - When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
Page 176 - And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
Page 42 - O our God, wilt thou not judge them ? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us ; neither know we what to do : but our eyes are upon thee.
Page 140 - ... you justly claim that your position should be estimated not merely on your numerical strength but in respect to the political importance of your community and the service it has rendered to the Empire. I am entirely in accord with you.
Page 157 - As all forms of religion are and shall be freely professed in my dominions, no subject of my Empire shall be hindered in the exercise of the religion that he professes, nor shall be in any way annoyed on this account.
Page 212 - Their prophecies never come to pass ; and of their secrets, what is true is not new, and what is new is not true.
Page 8 - When the strong man fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace: but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
Page 203 - Musulman should be exempt from the jizya, or poll-tax. Information of this came to the ears of the people at large, and great numbers of Hindus presented themselves, and were admitted to the honour of Islam.
Page 203 - Information of this came to the ears of the people at large and great numbers of Hindus presented themselves, and were admitted to the honour of Islam. Thus they came forward day by day from every quarter, and, adopting the faith, were exonerated from the jizyah, and were favoured with presents and honours.