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There are, moreover, so many privileges and gratifications accruing to the higher classes from its maintenance that (excepting under the strong pressure of European diplomacy) no sincere and hearty effort can be expected from the Moslem race in the suppression of the inhuman traffic, the horrors of which, as pursued by Moslem slave traders, their Prophet would have been the first to denounce. THERE ARE MOREOVER SO MANY PRIVILEGES AND GRATIFICATIONS ACCRUING TO THE HIGHER CLASSES FROM ITS MAINTENANCE THAT EXCEPTING UNDER THE STRONG PLEASURE OF EUROPEAN DIPLOMACY NO SINCERE AND HEARTY EFFORT CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE MOSLEM GRACE IN THE SUPPRESSION OF THE INHUMAN TRAFFIC THE HORRORS OF WHICH AS PURSUED BY MOSLEM SLAVE TRADERS THEIR PROFIT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TO DENOUNCE
cause, of all the most important reforms and philanthropies that now prevail in Christendom. The principles thus laid down contained germs endowed with the power of life and growth which, expanding and flourishing, slowly it may be, but surely, have at the last borne the fruits we see. [Sidenote: Examples: slavery. Relations between the sexes.] Take, for example, the institution of slavery. It prevailed in the Roman Empire at the introduction of Christianity, as it did in Arabia at the rise of Islam. In the Moslem code, as we have seen, the practice has been perpetuated. Slavery must be held permissible so long as the Koran is taken to be the rule of faith. The divine sanction thus impressed upon the institution, and the closeness with which by law and custom it intermingles with social and domestic life, make it impossible for any Mohammedan people to impugn slavery as contrary to sound morality or for any body of loyal believers to advocate its abolition upon the ground of principle.  THEY HAVE BEEN THEMSELVES REMOTE TO IF INDEED THEY HAVE NOT BEEN THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF ALL THE MOST IMPORTANT REFORMS AND PHILANTHROPIES THAT NOW PREVAIL IN CHRISTENDOM THE PRINCIPLES THUS LAID DOWN CONTAIN GERMS ENDOWED WITH THE POWER OF LIFE AND GROWTH WHICH EXPANDING AND FLOURISHING SLOWLY IT MAY BE BUT SHOWEDLY HAVE AT THE LAST BORNE THE FRUITS WE SEE IF FOR EXAMPLE THE INSTITUTION OF SLAVERY IT PREVAILED IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE AT THE INFLICTION OF CHRISTIANITY AS IT DID IN ALABIA AT THE RISE OF ISLAM IN THE MOSLEM COURT AS WE HAVE SEEN THE PRACTICE HAVE BEEN PERPETUATED SLAVERY MUST BE HELD PERMISSIBLE SO LONG AS THE KORAUN IS TAKEN TO BE THE RULE OF FAITH THE DIVINE SANCTION THUS IMPRESSED UPON THE INSTITUTION AND THE CLOSENESS WITH WHICH BY LAW AND CUSTOM IT INTERMINGLES WITH SOCIAL AND DOMESTIC LIFE MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY MAHOMETANE PEOPLE TO IMPUGN SLAVERY AS CONTRARY TO SOUND MORALITY OR FOR ANY BODY OF LOYAL BELIEVERS TO ADVOCATE ITS ABOLITION UPON THE GROUND OF PRINCIPLE
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