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Let us come down a couple of centuries from the time of Mohammed, and take the reign of the tolerant and liberal minded sovereign, Al Mamun. LET US COME DOWN A COUPLE OF CENTURIES FROM THE TIME OF MOHAMMAH AND TAKE THE REIN OF THE TOLERANT AND LIBERAL MINDED SOVEREIGN ALMA
 the intolerance and caprice of the day, by different dynasties, it was, and (however much relaxed in certain countries) it still remains, the law of Islam. One must admire the rare tenacity of the Christian faith, which, with but scanty light and hope, held its ground through weary ages of insult and depression, and still survives to see the dawning of a brighter day.[52] [Sidenote: Continuing inducements in times of peace.] Such, then, was the hostile attitude of Islam militant in its early days; such the pressure brought to bear on conquered lands for its acceptance; and such the disabilities imposed upon recusant Jews and Christians. On the one hand, rapine, plunder, slavery, tribute, civil disability; on the other, security, peace, and honor. We need not be surprised that, under such constraint, conquered peoples succumbed before Islam. Nor were the temporal inducements to conversion confined to the period during which the Saracens were engaged in spreading Islam by force of arms. THE SO CALLED CALLED OFF OMAR ENFORCED WITH LESS OR GREATER STRINGENCY ACCORDING TO THE INTOLERANCE AND CAPRISE OF THE DAY BY DIFFERENT DYNASTICS IT WAS AND HOWEVER MUCH RELAXED IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES IT STILL REMAINS THE LAW OF HIS LAND ONE MUST ADMIRE THE RARE TENACITY OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH WHICH WITH BUT SCANTY LIGHT AND HOPE HELD ITS GROUND THROUGH WEARY AGES OF INSULT AND DEPRESSION AND STILL SURVIVES TO SEE THE DAWNING OF A BRIGHTER DAY SUCH THEN WAS THE HOSTILE ATTITUDE OF HIS LAMBULTANT IN ITS EARLY DAYS SUCH THE PLEASURE BROUGHT TO BEAR ON CONQUERED LANDS FOR HIS ACCEPTANCE AND SUCH THE DISABILITIES IMPOSED UPON RECUISANT JEWS AND CHRISTIANS ON THE ONE HAND RAPINE PLUNDER SLAVERY TRIBUTE CIVILISABILITY ON THE OTHER SECURITY PEACE AND HONOR WE NEED NOT BE SURPRISED THAT UNDER SUCH CONSTRAINT CONQUERED PEOPLES SUCCUMB BEFORE HIS LAMB NOR WOULD THE TEMPORAL INDUCEMENTS TO CONVERSION CONFINE TO THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE SARACENS WERE ENGAGED IN SPREADING HIS LAMP BY FORCE OF ARMS
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