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The weapons of its warfare were "carnal," material, and earthly; and by them it conquered. THE WEAPONS OF ITS ARVEH WERE CARDINAL MATERIAL AND EARTHLY AND BY THEM IT CONQUE
ly fell under the sway of Islam. It is far from my intention to imply that the truths set forth by the new faith had nothing to do with its success. On the contrary, it may well be admitted that but for those truths success might have been impossible. The grand enunciation of the Divine Unity, and the duty of an absolute submission to the same; the recognition of a special providence reaching to the minutest details of life; the inculcation of prayer and other religious duties; the establishment of a code in which the leading principles of morality are enforced, and the acknowledgment of previous revelations in the Jewish and Christian Scriptures, told not only on the idolaters of Arabia and the fire-worshipers of Persia, but on Jews and Samaritans and the followers of a debased and priest-ridden Christianity. All this is true; but it is still not the less true that without the sword Islam would never have been planted even in Arabia, much less ever have spread to the countries beyond.  PROVINCE QUICKLY FELL UNDER THE SWAY OF ISLAM IT IS FAR FROM MY INTENTION TO IMPLY THAT THE TRUTH SET FORTH BY THE NEW FAITH HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ITS SUCCESS ON THE CONTRARY IT MAY WELL BE ADMITTED THAT BUT FOR THOSE TRUTHS SUCCESS MIGHT HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE A GRAND ENUNCIATION OF THE DIVINE UNITY AND THE DUTY OF AN ABSOLUTE SUBMISSION TO THE SAME THE RECOGNITION OF ESPECIAL PROVIDENCE REACHING TO THE MINUTEST DETAILS OF LIFE THE INCULCATION OF PRAYER AND OTHER RELIGIOUS DUTIES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCORD IN WHICH THE LEADING PRINCIPLES OF MORALITY ARE ENFORCED AND THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PREVIOUS REVELATIONS IN THE JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES PULL NOT ONLY ON THE IDOL LETTERS OF ARABIA AND THE FIVE WORSHIPPERS OF PERTHSIA BUT ON JEWS AND SAMARITANS AND THE FOLLOWERS OF A DEBASED AND PRIEST RIDDEN CHRISTIANITY ALL THIS IS TRUE BUT IT IS STILL NOT THE LESS TRUE THAT WITHOUT THE SWORD ISLAND WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN PLANTED EVEN IN ARABIA MUCH LESS EVER HAS READ TO THE COUNTRIES BEYOND
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