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To recapitulate, we have seen: [Sidenote: Recapitulation.] _First._ That Islam was propagated mainly by the sword. With the tide of conquest the religion went forward; where conquest was arrested made no advance beyond; and at the withdrawal of the Moslem arms the faith also commonly retired. TO RECAPITULATE WE HAVE SEEN FIRST THAT HIS SLAMBERS PROPAGATED MAINLY BY THE SWORD WITH THE TIDE OF CONQUEST THE RELIGION WENT FORWARD WHERE CONQUEST WAS ARRESTED MADE NO ADVANCE BEYOND AND AT THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE MOSLEM ARMS THE FAITH ALSO COMMONLY RETIRED
e is too much reason to apprehend that free social intercourse might otherwise be dangerous to morality under the code of Mohammed, and with the example before men and women of the early worthies of Islam. So long as the sentiments and habits of the Moslem world remain as they are some remedial or preventive measure of the kind seems indispensable. But the peculiarity of the Mussulman polity, as we have seen, is such that the sexual laws and institutions which call for restrictions of the kind as founded on the Koran are incapable of change; they must co-exist with the faith itself, and last while it lasts. So long, then, as this polity prevails the depression of woman, as well as her exclusion from the social circle, must injure the health and vitality of the body politic, impair its purity and grace, paralyze vigor, retard progress in the direction of freedom, philanthropy, and moral elevation, and generally perpetuate the normal state of Mohammedan peoples, as one of semi-barbarism. ARD DECENCY THERE IS TOO MUCH REASON TO APPREHEND THAT FREE SOCIAL INTERCOURSE MIGHT OTHERWISE BE DANGEROUS TO MORALITY UNDER THE CODE OF MOHAMMAH AND WITH THE EXAMPLE BEFORE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE EARLY WORTHIES OF HIS LAND SO LONG AS THE SENTIMENTS AND HABITS OF THE MOSLEM WORLD REMAIN AS THEY ARE SOME REMEDIATE OR PREVENTATIVE MEASURES OF THE KIND SEEMS INDISPENSABLE BUT THE PECULIARITY OF MUSSULMAN POLITY AS WE HAVE SEEN IN SUCH THAT THE SEXUAL LAWS AND INSTITUTIONS WHICH CALL FOR RESTRICTIONS OF THE KIND AS FOUNDED ON THE KORAN ARE INCAPABLE OF CHANGE THEY MUST CO EXIST WITH THE FAITH ITSELF AND LAST WHILE IT LASTS SO LONG THEN AS THIS QUALITY PREVAILS THE DEPRESSION OF WOMAN AS WELL AS HER EXCLUSION FROM THE SOCIAL CIRCLE MUST ENDURE THE HEALTH AND VITALITY OF THE BODY POLITIC IMPAIR ITS PURITY AND GRACE PARALYZE VIGOR RETARD PROGRESS IN THE DIRECTION OF FREEDOM PHILANTHROPY AND MORAL ELEVATION AND GENERALLY PERPETUATE THE NORMAL STATE OF MAHOMMEDAN PEOPLES AS ONE OF SEMI BARBARISM
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