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The command, imposed thus with an iron rule on male and female, young and old, operates with excessive inequality in different seasons, lands, and climates. THE COMMAND IMPOSTERS WITH AN IRON RULE ON MALE AND FEMALE YOUNG AND OLD OPERATES WITH EXCESSIVE INEQUALITY IN DIFFERENT SEASONS LANDS AND CLIMATES
t shape its votaries, nor even suffer them to shape themselves to the varying circumstances, the wants and developments, of mankind. [Sidenote: Local ceremonies: pilgrimage. Fast of Ramzan.] We may judge of the local and inflexible character of the faith from one or two of its ceremonies. To perform the pilgrimage to Mecca and Mount Arafat, with the slaying of victims at Mina, and the worship of the Kaaba, is an ordinance obligatory (with the condition only that they have the means) on all believers, who are bound to make the journey even from the furthest ends of the earth--an ordinance intelligible enough in a local worship, but unmeaning and impracticable when required of a world-wide religion. The same may be said of the fast of Ramzan. It is prescribed in the Koran to be observed by all with undeviating strictness during the whole day, from earliest dawn till sunset throughout the month, with specified exemptions for the sick and penalties for every occasion on which it is broken. RLIEST DAYS HARDENED NOW AND IN ELASTIC IT CAN NEITHER ADAPT ITSELF NOR ITS SHAPE ITS VOTARIES NOR EVEN SUFFERED THEM TO SHAPE THEMSELVES INTO THE VARYING CIRCUMSTANCES THE WANTS AND DEVELOPMENTS OF MANKIND WE MAY JUDGE OF THE LOCAL AND INFLEXIBLE CHARACTER OF THE FAITH FROM ONE OR TWO OF ITS CEREMONIES TO PERFORM THE PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA AND MOUNT ERAPUT WITH THE SLAYING OF VICTIMS AT NINA AND THE WORSHIP OF THE KABA IS AN ORDINANCE OBLIGATORY WITH THE CONDITION ONLY THAT THEY HAVE THE MEANS ON ALL BELIEVERS WHO ARE BOUND TO MAKE THE JOURNEY EVEN FROM THE FURTHEST ENDS OF THE EARTH AN ORDINANCE INTELLIGIBLE ENOUGH IN A LOCAL WORSHIP BUT UNMEANING AND IMPRACTICABLE WHEN REQUIRED OF A WORLD WIDE RELIGION THE SAME MAY BE SAID OF THE FAST OF RUMSAN IT IS PRESCRIBED IN THE KORAN TO BE OBSERVED BY ALL WITH UNDEVIATING STRICTNESS DURING THE WHOLE DAY FROM EARLIEST DAWN TILL SUNSET THROUGHOUT THE MONTH WITH SPECIFIED EXEMPTIONS FOR THE SICK AND FINALTIES OF EVERY OCCASION ON WHICH IT IS BROKEN
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