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From the stiff and rigid shroud in which it is thus swathed the religion of Mohammed cannot emerge. It has no plastic power beyond that exercised in its earliest days. FROM THE STIFF AND RIGID SHROUD IN WHICH IT IS THUS SWEAT THE RELIGION OF MOHAMMAH CANNOT EMERGE IT HAS NO PLASTIC POWER BEYOND THAT EXERCISED IN ITS EARLIEST DAYS
r to find. Islam was meant for Arabia, not for the world; for the Arabs of the seventh century, not for the Arabs of all time; and being such, and nothing more, its claim of divine origin renders change or development impossible. It has within itself neither the germ of natural growth nor the lively spring of adaptation. Mohammed declared himself a prophet to the Arabs;[71] and however much in his later days he may have contemplated the reformation of other religions beyond the Peninsula, or the further spread of his own (which is doubtful), still the rites and ceremonies, the customs and the laws enjoined upon his people, were suitable (if suitable at all) for the Arabs of that day, and in many respects for them alone. Again, the code containing these injunctions, social and ceremonial, as well as doctrinal and didactic, is embodied with every particularity of detail, as part of the divine law, in the Koran; and so defying, as sacrilege, all human touch, it stands unalterable forever. ECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THE REASON IS NOT FAR TO FIND ISLAND WAS MEANT FOR ARABIA NOT FOR THE WORLD FOR THE ARABS OF THE SEVENTH CENTURY NOT FOR THE ARABS OF ALL TIME AND BEING SUCH AND NOTHING MORE ITS CLAIM OF DIVINE ORIGIN RENDERS CHANGE OR DEVELOPMENT IMPOSSIBLE IT HAS WITHIN ITSELF NEITHER THE GERM OF NATURAL GROWTH NOR THE LIVELY SPRING OF ADAPTATION MOHAMMUTH DECLARED HIMSELF A PROPHET TO THE ARABS AND HOWEVER MUCH IN HIS LATER DAYS HE MAY HAVE CONTEMPLATED THE REFORMATION OF OTHER RELIGIONS BEYOND THE PENINSULA OR THE FURTHER SPREAD OF HIS OWN WHICH ISUBTFUL STILL THE RITES AND CEREMONIES THE CUSTOMS AND THE LAWS ENJOYED UPON HIS PEOPLE WERE SUITABLE IF SUITABLE AT ALL FOR THE ARABS OF THAT DAY AND IN MANY RESPECTS FOR THEM ALONE AGAIN THE CODE CONTAINING THESE INJECTIONS SOCIAL AND CEREMONIAL AS WELL AS DOCTRINAL AND DIDACTIC IS EMBODIED WITH EVERY PARTICULARITY OF DETAIL AS PART OF THE DIVINE LAW IN THE KORAN AND SO DEFYING AS ACRILEGE ALL HUMAN TOUCH IT STANDS UNALTERABLE FOREVER
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