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In reply the Christian wrote an apology of singular eloquence and power, throwing a flood of light on the worldly inducements which, even at that comparatively late period, abounded in a Moslem state to promote conversion to Islam. IN REPLY THE CHRISTIAN WROTE AN APOLOGY OF SINGULAR ELOQUENCE AND POWER THROWING A FLOOD OF LIGHT ON THE WORLDLY INDUCEMENTS WHICH EVEN AT THE COMPARATIVELY LATE PERIOD ABOUNDED IN A MOSLEM STATE TO PROMOTE CONVERSION TO HIS LAM
rprised 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. 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. [Sidenote: Evidence of Al Kindy in second century of Hegira, A.D. 830. Speech of Al Mamun.] Among the philosophers of all creeds whom that great caliph gathered around him at Bagdad was a noble Arab of the Nestorian faith, descended from the kingly tribe of the Beni Kinda, and hence called _Al Kindy_. A friend of this Eastern Christian, himself a member of the royal family, invited Al Kindy to embrace Islam in an epistle enlarging on the distinguished rank which, in virtue of his descent, he would (if a true believer) occupy at court, and the other privileges, spiritual and material, social and conjugal, which he would enjoy. NS 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 LET US COME DOWN A COUPLE OF CENTURIES FROM THE TIME OF MOHAMMAH AND TAKE THE REIN OF THE TOLERANT AND LIBERAL MINDED SOVEREIGN ALMANU AMONG THE PHILOSOPHERS OF ALL CREEDS WHOM THAT GREAT CALIPH GATHERED AROUND HIM WAS A NOBLE ARAPH OF THE NESTORIAN FAITH DESCENDED FROM THE KINGLY TRIBOVE THE BENNIKINDER AND HENCE CALLED AL KINDI A FRIEND OF THIS EASTERN CHRISTIAN HIMSELF A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY INVITED AL KINDY TO EMBRACE HIS LAMP IN AN EPISTLE ENLARGING ON THE DISTINGUISHED RANK WHICH IN VIRTUE OF HIS DESCENT HE WOULD IF A TRUE BELIEVER OCCUPY AT COURT AND THE OTHER PRIVILEGES SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL SOCIAL AND CONJUGAL WHICH HE WOULD ENJOY
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