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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. 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
elves to account for success. I speak rather of the effect of the indulgences granted by Islam, on the one hand, as calculated to attract; and of the restraints imposed and sacrifices required, on the other, as calculated to repel. How far, in fact, did there exist inducements or hinderances to its adoption inherent in the religion itself? [Sidenote: Requirements of Islam: prayer. Prohibition of wine, games of chance, and usury. Fast of Ramzan.] What may be regarded as the most constant and irksome of the obligations of Islam is the duty of prayer, which must be observed at stated intervals, five times every day, with the contingent ceremony of lustration. The rite consists of certain forms and passages to be repeated with prescribed series of prostrations and genuflexions. These must be repeated at the right times--but anywhere, in the house or by the wayside, as well as in the mosque; and the ordinance is obligatory in whatever state of mind the worshiper may be, or however occupied. ER LIES BEYOND MY PRESENT PURPOSE WHICH IS TOO INQUIRE WHETHER THERE IS NOT IN MATERIAL CAUSE AND SECULAR MOTIVES ENOUGH IN THEMSELVES TO ACCOUNT FOR SUCCESS I SPEAK RATHER OF THE EFFECT OF THE INDULGENCES GRANTED BY SLAM ON THE ONE HAND AS CALCULATED TO ATTRACT AND OF THE RESTRAINTS IMPOSED AND SACRIFICES REQUIRED ON THE OTHER AS CALCULATED TO REPEL HOW FAR IN FACT DID THERE EXIST INDUCEMENTS OR HINDRANCES TO ITS ADOPTION INHERENT IN THE RELIGION ITSELF WHAT MAY BE REGARDED AS THE MOST CONSTANT AND ILL SUM OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF ISLAM IS THE DUTY OF PRAYER WHICH MUST BE OBSERVED AT STATED INTERVALS FIVE TIMES EVERY DAY WITH THE CONTINGENT CEREMONY OF ILLUSTRATION THE RIGHT CONSISTS OF CERTAIN FORMS AND PASSAGES TO BE REPEATED WITH PRESCRIBED SERIES OF PROSTRATIONS AND GENUFLEXIONS THESE MUST BE REPEATED AT THE RIGHT TIMES BUT ANYWHERE IN THE HOUSE OR BY THE WAYSIDE AS WELL AS IN THE MOSQUE AND THE ORDINANCES OBLIGATORY IN WHATEVER STATE OF MIND THE WORSHIPPER MAY BE OR HOWEVER OCCUPIED
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