large/12430/twooldfaiths_1901_librivox_64kb_mp3/twooldfaiths_09_mitchell_64kb_4
large/12430/twooldfaiths_1901_librivox_64kb_mp3/twooldfaiths_09_mitchell_64kb
English
12430
] The object of these few pages is, _first_, to inquire briefly into the causes which led to the marvelous rapidity of the first movement of Islam: _secondly_, to consider the reasons which eventually stayed its advance; and, _lastly_, to ascertain why Mohammedan countries have kept so far in the rear of other lands in respect of intellectual and social progress. THE OBJECT OF THIS FEW PAGES FIRST TO INQUIRE BRIEFLY INTO THE CAUSES WHICH LED TO THE MARVELOUSOUS RAPIDITY OF THE FIRST MOVEMENT OF ITS LANGUE SECONDLY TO CONSIDER THE REASONS WHICH EVEN JULIE STATE ITS ADVANCE AND LASTLY TO ASCERTAIN WHY MACMANE COUNTRIES HAVE KEPT SO FAR IN THE RAY OF OTHER LANDS IN RESPECT OF INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL PROGRESS
ne in its origin. THE RISE AND DECLINE OF ISLAM. * * * * * INTRODUCTION. [Sidenote: Islam pre-eminent in its rapid spread.] Among the religions of the earth Islam must take the precedence in the rapidity and force with which it spread. Within a very short time from its planting in Arabia the new faith had subdued great and populous provinces. In half a dozen years, counting from the death of the founder, the religion prevailed throughout Arabia, Syria, Persia, and Egypt, and before the close of the century it ruled supreme over the greater part of the vast populations from Gibraltar to the Oxus, from the Black Sea to the river Indus. [Sidenote: Propagation far quicker than of Christianity.] In comparison with this grand outburst the first efforts of Christianity were, to the outward eye, faint and feeble, and its extension so gradual that what the Mohammedan religion achieved in ten or twenty years it took the faith of Jesus long centuries to accomplish. [Sidenote: Object of the Tract.  TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DOT OR READ BY SAINTILLA DU TEMPODI DALIS TEXAS SEPTEMBER TWENTY EIGHTEEN WHO OLD FAITHS ESSAYS ON THE RELIGIONS OF THE HINDUS AND THE MOHMMEDANS BY MARIE MITCHELL AND WILLIAM YAR INTRODUCTION AMONG THE RELIGIONS OF THE EARTH ISLAM MUST TAKE THE PRECEDENTS IN THE RAPIDITY AND FORCE WITH WHICH IT SPREAD WITHIN A VERY SHORT TIME FROM ITS PLANTING IN ARABIA THE NEW FAITH HAD SUBDUED GREAT AND POPULOUS PROVINCES IN HALF A DOZEN YEARS COUNTING FROM THE DEATH OF THE FOUNDER THE RELIGION PREVAILED THROUGHOUT ARABIA SYRIA PERSIA AND EGYPT AND BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE CENTURY IT RULED SUPREME OVER THE GREATER PART OF THE VAST POPULATIONS FROM GIBRALTAR TO THE OXUS FROM THE BLACK SEA TO THE RIVER INDUS IN COMPARISON WITH THIS GRAND OUTBURST THE FIRST EFFORTS OF CHRISTIANITY WERE TO THE OUTWARD EYE FAINT AND FEEBLE AND ITS EXTENSION SO GRADUAL THAT WHAT THE MAHOMMADANE REGION ACHIEVED IN TEN OR TWENTY YEARS IT TOOK THE FAITH OF JESUS LONG CENTURIES TO ACCOMPLISH
large/12430/twooldfaiths_1901_librivox_64kb_mp3/twooldfaiths_09_mitchell_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/12430/twooldfaiths_1901_librivox_64kb_mp3/twooldfaiths_09_mitchell_64kb.flac