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Acceptance of the faith not only stayed the enemy's hand, and conferred immunity from the perils of war, but associated the convert with his conquerors in the common brotherhood and in all the privileges of Islam. ACCEPTANCE OF THE FAITH NOT ONLY STAYED THE ENEMY'S HAND AND CONFERRED IMMUNITY FROM THE PERILS OF WAR BUT ASSOCIATED THE CONVERT WITH HIS CONQUERORS IN THE COMMON BROTHERHOOD AND IN ALL THE PRIVILEGES OF HIS
tails of life; the inculcation of prayer and other religious duties; the establishment of a code in which the leading principles of morality are enforced, and the acknowledgment of previous revelations in the Jewish and Christian Scriptures, told not only on the idolaters of Arabia and the fire-worshipers of Persia, but on Jews and Samaritans and the followers of a debased and priest-ridden Christianity. All this is true; but it is still not the less true that without the sword Islam would never have been planted even in Arabia, much less ever have spread to the countries beyond. The weapons of its warfare were "carnal," material, and earthly; and by them it conquered. [Sidenote: Alternatives offered to the conquered nations: Islam, the Sword, or Tribute.] The pressure brought to bear on the inhabitants of the countries overrun by Saracen arms was of the most stringent character. They were offered the triple alternative--Islam, the Sword, or Tribute. The first brought immediate relief. Y OF AN ABSOLUTE SUBMISSION TO THE SAME THE RECOGNITION OF ESPECIAL PROVIDENCE REACHING TO THE MINUTEST DETAILS OF LIFE THE INCULCATION OF PRAYER AND OTHER RELIGIOUS DUTIES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCORD IN WHICH THE LEADING PRINCIPLES OF MORALITY ARE ENFORCED AND THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PREVIOUS REVELATIONS IN THE JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES PULL NOT ONLY ON THE IDOL LETTERS OF ARABIA AND THE FIVE WORSHIPPERS OF PERTHSIA BUT ON JEWS AND SAMARITANS AND THE FOLLOWERS OF A DEBASED AND PRIEST RIDDEN CHRISTIANITY ALL THIS IS TRUE BUT IT IS STILL NOT THE LESS TRUE THAT WITHOUT THE SWORD ISLAND WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN PLANTED EVEN IN ARABIA MUCH LESS EVER HAS READ TO THE COUNTRIES BEYOND THE WEAPONS OF ITS ARVEH WERE CARDINAL MATERIAL AND EARTHLY AND BY THEM IT CONQUERED THE PLEASURE BROUGHT TO BEAR ON THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTRIES OVERRUN BY SARACEN ARMS WAS OF THE MOST STRINGING CHARACTER THEY WERE OFFERED THE TRIPLE ALGENETUE HIS LAMP THE SWORD OR TRIBUTE THE FUSS BROUGHT IMMEDIATE RELIEF
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