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Thus, with the mass of Mussulmans, the obligation becomes a mere formal ceremony, and one sees it performed anywhere and every where by the whole people, like any social custom, as a matter of course. THUS WITH THE MASS OF MUSSULMANS THE OBLIGATION BECOMES A MERE FORMAL CEREMONY AND ONE SEES IT PERFORMED ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE BY THE WHOLE PEOPLE LIKE ANY SOCIAL CUSTOM AS A MATTER OF COURSE
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. 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. 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 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
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