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The embargo upon games of chance was certainly unpopular; and the prohibition of the receipt of interest was also an important limitation, tending as it did to shackle the freedom of mercantile speculation; but they have been partially evaded on various pretexts. THE AMBARGO UPON GAMES OF CHANCE WAS CERTAINLY UNPOPULAR AND THE PROHIBITION OF THE RECEIPT OF INTEREST WAS ALSO AN IMPORTANT LIMITATION TENDING AS IT DID TO SHACKLE THE FREEDOM OF MERCENTILE SPECULATION BUT THEY HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY EVADED ON VARIOUS PRETEXTS
ver state of mind the worshiper may be, or however occupied. As the appointed hour comes round the Moslem is bound to turn aside to pray--so much so that in Central Asia we read of the police driving the backward worshiper by the lash to discharge the duty. Thus, with the mass of Mussulmans, the obligation becomes a mere formal ceremony, and one sees it performed anywhere and every-where by the whole people, like any social custom, as a matter of course. No doubt there are exceptions; but with the multitude it does not involve the irksomeness of a spiritual service, and so it sits lightly on high and low. The Friday prayers should as a rule be attended in the mosque; but neither need there be much devotion there; and, once performed, the rest of the day is free for pleasure or for business.[59] The prohibition of wine is a restriction which was severely felt in the early days of the faith; but it was not long before the universal sentiment (though eluded in some quarters) supported it. HE ORDINANCES OBLIGATORY IN WHATEVER STATE OF MIND THE WORSHIPPER MAY BE OR HOWEVER OCCUPIED AS THE APPOINTED ART COMES ROUND THE MOSLEM IS BOUND TO TURN ASIDE TO ARRAY SO MUCH THAT IN CENTRAL ASIA WE READ OF THE POLICE DRIVING THE BACKWARD WORSHIPPER BY THE LAST WHO DISCHARGE THE DUTY THUS WITH THE MASS OF MUSSULMANS THE OBLIGATION BECOMES A MERE FORMAL CEREMONY AND ONE SEES IT PERFORMED ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE BY THE WHOLE PEOPLE LIKE ANY SOCIAL CUSTOM AS A MATTER OF COURSE NO DOUBT THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS BUT WITH THE MULTITUDE IT DOES NOT INVOLVE THE IKESAMENESS OF A SPIRITUAL SERVICE AND SO IT SITS LIGHTLY ON HIGH AND LOW THE FRIDAY PRAYERS SHOULD AS A RULE BE ATTENDED IN THE MARS BUT NEITHER NEED THERE BE MUCH DEVOTION THERE AND ONCE PERFORM THE REST OF THE DAYS FREE FOR PLEASURE OR FOR BUSINESS THE PROHIBITION OF WINE IS A RESTRICTION WHICH WAS SEVERELY FELT IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE FAITH BUT IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE THE UNIVERSAL SENTIMENT THOUGH ELUDED IN SOME QUARTERS SUPPORTED IT
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